ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 934, 29 September 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. .WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. ; - 31 meeting of. the Management Commiti toe of-the Wellington Rugby Union was held last night. ' There , wero . present: Messrs- S, Brown (chairman), A. B. Wil- , : eon, J. Burns, W.' Hardlmm, W. Perry, J. F. O'Sullivan, J; Sweeney, and W. U. ..." i ITalbot (secretary). ', A letter was received from tho Can- ;; fcrbury Rugby Union, expressing thinks A fox . the': treatment. accorded; to . the" Can-, /.. . - terbury'representative team - during; its 'Btay in Wellington. ;.It was resolved to 6upply caps to the twenty, boys.: who had ... represented the . .Wellington. Public - Schools • in , matches, - Against; Manawatu and Wairarapa .this year.;-■■■yj. ; ; .. The secretary was instructed .to write ■:; to Mr.-:M.- Hogan to ' thank him foi' liis . ■ Services to the Wellington: representative '. teams; during the past year.. ' ;''••••'• Thev third-class championship -yyas de- :< clared closed, and :the • Petono . Club |"j awarded the championship. i SOUTfEBRN 'FOOTBALL CLUB. ■ ihe annual-smoke.concert of tho South?j -'. fern -FobtbaU;Club' 'last'night. .-1 "• ilr."J. P.'Luko, M.P., ptesided, and there Ii: ; . .' , was a . large attendance of - members', and 51- their;friends.;'- The : toast' list 1 included i . "Tho King," Rugby Union .and Rujtwr • . Football," proposed; by Mr. E. J; Fitz- :!: gibbon, ai)d responded to by- Mr. J- F- : ; o'Snllivan.; , "Kindred Snorts," ?•_ proposed : | ■■ : : by Mr: P.: H. . Smith, ana responded to by -Jtr, J. Monarty. Musical items.were. pro-. V : vided by Messrs. C. Hickmott,: Hawthorne, .; R. M'Clay, Tavendalo, W, Macey, Fraser, ; Moore,- and E. Reade. During the evon- •; - . ing'.tho medals - won during the year; were presented. A presentation .!of : an! ink- !.■;;., stand and a spirit; flask was' also -made to Mr.'H: Mortensen, secretary, for services .'. rendered to, tho club. ..- I : .UNDER. NORTHERN UNION RULES, r - (By Italegrapb..-.Pr«ss Association.) ■ Invercargill, September 28. .;' ; - Tha - match '' between the, Auckland Northern Union representatives and i Southland 'was. played ,to-day_ in perfect t • . vreather, • and ' before ' about -1500" - people.. i. . . Auckland, whoso backs- wero - superior, r I.- and who: generally showed^better-.-Jcnow- .. ledge of .the game, won by'l7 points, tp t 12. Play was very fast and exciting, and ~ the scdro at half-time was'only G to 3 i in Auckland's favour. .- With 1 --a . few i minutes to go Southland was only two i' . points behind, but the .Auckland backs. e :v. got -. over. the;;line again just.; on. time, s 'Xho special feature of . the game- was the '! I ;;lvi teck,: : ,Trho placedi-'fpurfgpals-;out':bf;,four. J attempts—somo;from-. difScult, angles;,' ■ ! ; .The Aucklanders 'were ,- entertained . to- ; iiight, and leave ■ in : the' morning ■ for •' Duneain,i where ■ they play a combined '*■: .->■■■ Otago'and Southland team' on Saturday, 1 ASSOCIATION. ' . MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. - : " A', meeting of the' Wellington • Football ! r : ■ lA^ciation, v swas': I .;held; laat,":;eyepiig, :; - Mr.; :' if.-,N.' Holmes.presiding. . .'. . ', .' ~ It,.was decided that,' the• cups won by . tho Ivarioiis "clubs; during . tho;;past: season, bo pretented at a.meeting to be held, in .'theMYiM.C.-A.- on Octobor-19 at-7.30 p.m. .' .' A'team chosen, by the Wellington selee- : rv tors ' will meet Swifts seniors m. o match: , in\.connection -with;; the. Boys'. Institute 'j 'r ;;- ;Athletic:Parkyon October.;B.;". ; -. •.A letter was. received. from;. the . nian-'-!t;V I % henn recently, complimenting . the- team r : '. on, its • behavioui".while on tour, and- also. • • ' ' thanking Messrs.'-Churchward and Motti-,;:;;';.-.v:'iher;.;bf;:Blehh6im,.an'd.:lir;';^ j, ',; ton,- for arrangements iii'connection with | the tour. ' DAVIS CUP CHALLENGES WITH- - • ' DRAWN. - The hon. seorotary of.- the i Davis ■ Cup Subcommittee in 'Wellington...yesterday received ■ a copy of 'a-; . cablegram/ , - for-''';.;.V.:'.'.-''-''-TOiyed'';frdm^heyE^lish'i- l Aissbeianbn'.;t'o'; '\ A the ?iiifttraWim' , ViAßsooiati6jii, .iiotifving "v. fpriher .association's' . challenge for/the.Davis This .means; •' " that' there will not be any Davis -Cup ' .match'.this year, as the American Asso-;. Y.J-; oiiition . witlidroiv' : its challenge., some 'K; v S; ; ';;.we'eks.vagb;v;/i - s';)}:'/!: EnglishvAssociation' l is' no - doubt-'duetto: ; - thenrefusiil;;of :^^the.%'Australasian;;Cpuncil: -. to givo the' guaranteo asked for by the '•:. r .'English' 'Association,'! for- ayteam"'.coinposed : ' : of Lowe, Dixoni ,and jravragordato. The .Australasian Council; offered -. half.; the v:,;;'.; gate'of the.match in New"Zealand, and . ■ ' of such' matches as may be arranged for in Australia, • .: . Before the withdrawal of the -English -Association's, challenge,.'-newswas^.received ,- that the proposed English team, with ; : Doiist, of Australia, had .arranged for a tour 'of'• South {'Africa, and that a guaran>:teß;" of(>£Boohad been offered theinThis I ... '-. • news,, if -true, : no • doubt . decided'-' tho ; .-English-Association. ; V .. -. '-. . •• . The English team would not .have been , a .strong one, and this fact, and tho ab> ; 6onco - of an ' American team, would 'liavo i. V: .; robbed: the. match of. much; of its ' interest ;: ;:v ; ; - 60 : perhaps New Zealand' is better off after ;• : all, ;becanse, .according to tho agreement -, : :W \: ; between.-: the 5 Australian and .New J Zea- ; j land Associations, :t|ie next content must 3 bo held.in New Zealand.-. • :-, I ■ ':?■ *W; CRICKET. ! PHOENIX CLUB, PALMERSTON. •' . • Tho approaching cricket season in Palmeriton wag heralded this week by- the ■ '. Phpenix.Cl^b^hbldirig-its annual; meeting.; . . The.-following 'officers ivere elected:— • - . President, .Air. F. Nathan; vicc-presi- ;•. . dents, Messrs;. J'.';S. Watchorn,- T. and, ■ - J. Watson, S. R Dixon, N. Sinclair, and .; ...-Mi Millar; treasurer,' Mr. W. D. Kinnear; ; ■ . 6ecrotary, Mr. C. J.: M'Hardiej Manage.- ; ~ ment: Committee, Messrs. T. Eyre, W. . .' ; ;Boqn,: ,G. Watchorn,- and secretaryand; v. V- :;. treasurer.- It'- is- expected . (says ; our • . Palnierston correspondent) thiit Wednes-' f -. day 7 cricket. will bo fairly .strong' this .--'.fl^ason..-. ■; .. - Catch' of .: the - Season. Laws and. Man- ; nirig's splendid stock of: cricket materials, i Cciirtenay Place. Repairs. a speciality.* '■.; i BOX^Q. : v,:;'V- ; r- : TOURNEY AT JIYSTERTON ■ : (By Telegraph.—Spccial Correspondent.) ' '' '. Masterton, September 28. ;;;; There was a large jittendance at the ; . .Wairarapa, >Boxing • Association's 1 cham- '.] ■ ■' pionship meeting- to-night, .visitors being presbnt from all parts of the , district. ' Results were hs; follow,:—Bantam-weights,. G. Barr; 'feather-weights,.. G; L. '■ Grey. .-; . - (Eketahuna); light-weights, P. Smith;, welter-weights, .M. Iggulden; heavyweights, C. Welch. . KAUFFMAN V, KTJBIAK. Y By Telegraph— Pres3 Association—Copyright New York, September 27. '■V Kauffman* fought Kubiak, of Michigan, eix rounds at; Baltimore. No ' decision' ,; .- was:;given, though- Kauffman outclassed his opponent ;;: The. polico refused to interfere. ' ' r-;; GOLF. - TASMANIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. , . Hobart, September 28.. ;; Pcarco .retains. the golf-championship ; of.- Tasmania.- : He defeated Archer by 6 up and S to play. MOTOR RACING. AMERICAN PERFORMANCES. m (Rec. September 28, 10.10 p.m.) i •-•'•New York, September 28. | Mr. Barney Oldfiold, who holds the Ai-'i , . worlds 'motor-car record -for"a mile, at *A , Milwaukee covered 25 miles in 23min. 47 •f- Bee. He also travelled, Gli miles in an ,< hours race. - --. '