ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 956, 25 October 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. THE WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION/ •'•■,■.. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. ':'-." A'V special meeting of the'.Wellington Cricket; Association Management Committee.y held last evening, was attended by •Messrs; ll.' Luckie (chairman), V. B, Willis, F. A. Laws.J. Pearce, T. Brodie,. • C..E; 'Hickey,. Brice, : \V. ;A; : Parton, and C.'.A. Stevens, (hoh.. secretary). •A.-telegram.was received from., the Nelson' Association," asking that December 30.and 31 :besubstituted for Decern, '■• uer ■;3l ,, :And January .2 as dates'. for a . match, between teams representing Nelson and''Wellington, at Welliugton.-Consid-eration-was deferred until next meeting. The ."Wednesday , Cricket Association ' wrote in reference to a rebate, of ten per,cent, on ground fees paid by it to tlie Management Committee. At its provious rneeting, the "committee decided tun*, the rebate' should 1 not henceforth bo allowed. The Wednesday Association, in-.. their expressed surpriso at tho action of '< the conimitteo, as the. rebato had been allowed, under , a Standing arrangement, ' for '.a' .long time. ■•" . , : It 1 ; was decided by : the committee to : " (reply,'that. the. rebate .had-.at soniojpast ■•' tirrie-, been- allowed by "one of its officers - without.', authority,; It;. would, however, fallowed .for' the. current Season, .if ac- ■ counts-were paid by the.association with« ■■! in 14 days of delivery..; 1 : .':, The chairinatl announced that h& had received-; from. Mr. W. G. Rylands a first donation' towards the proposed art union, in the,sh&p'a of'li ; handsome panel pic- . turti, "painted, by: Miss Bretida Kannan. The ■ committee decided: 'to tender its . thanks, to,. Mr.-Eylands and .Miss Kan* ''■•'.'■. ' Th'ev'Canterbury Cricket ; Association: 'notified that, tho committee's lbtter re playing . Canterbury, at Christchuroh at :"■■. JNew tYe'ar \wotild bo: ".considered v ,at • a '■■■•'. coinrnittee meeting: t6.be held on Ootob?r :■'■;tey. ;-<.w.•■'...,.'' : ':■;:..".; : ; : j ■u:-" :'."■■ ■The chairman'remarked that quite '":■'■ mossibly: Auckland 1 might: elect, to' play "(Haffkes. Bay at, Christmas time, instead of .'Wellington.:' >In . view . of. this. possi- ■".;. bility it would bo well to ask Auckland '"( if it coiildn'ot play Wellington at.Christ- ' 'ma'S,; to;.play, instead, at "New Year, and - :toincidehtly to ask Canterbury to -play ■ Wellington it. Christchurch on December ; Bi/i26, -'.arid 27, instead of at New Year. '■;' N lt.*::was'decided to write to the two ;; : BSsociationfe : aCcording)y,' asking Auckland, ,i, if .it cOuld not meet Wellington at-Christ- ' mis,':.toi'substitute '<New',Year, and \Can-. .:; ;.ierbury,,^ r if.;.:an •;'AucklandrWellington : match 1 , could riot .be arranged at Christ-; ■'■■; wßSi'.i.to',: meet .Wellington oh' December, ;:'2i^2(S;Va'rid ; ".''.7" :.y:" : '7 :^:;. ; -:-'' '.' The:.appointment'-.of:a.-Selection. Com- -.:•'■• SnitteO; was. deferred .until: next .meeting, 7 .-/• S EEVJVAL7IN:. PALMERSTON. ' .'v.- .:"■[■ The : Palrnerston .'Sports \ Ground '■ was -.•'■ lully.-OcdUpfed.ba'-Saturday', afternoon' •'. . !with.v;cricket "'practice .matches and iet practiceir Among -tho scratch' games" waa : one"'boWcen membfcrs ;of the : recentlyin- .connection with' the Manawatu Clubhand some very good form l was shown. Sides were Selected Try, G7W;: jßttrden and H. F; Gibbons} the latter's team putting" ori 159 for "eight wickets, and tho former's 135 for a similar number of wickots.-"' F. S: Goldingham 73 (retired), A. Barraud 69 (retired), D. G; Moore 33, C. F.-Adams 21,. H. F.,Gibbons. <not out) 17, and F.vH.'Cooko 17 were the jdoublo figure scorers in.bothteamsi:; The ■formation of this,club should' help Palmorston cricket, -which was; rather dead last season. An attempt is.te.be,made to also form a team in connection with the Working Men's Club here. Cricketers should not fail te see the stocky of crlokot requisites at Laws and Jiaiming'6, Courtenay Place.*