ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1018, 6 January 1911, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. THIRD TEST MATCH. COMMENCED TO-DAY. Br Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Rec. January 5, 10.1 p.m.) ... Sydney. January 5. The third Test match will commence at Adelaide ou Friday. The Australian team will bo the same as took part m the second Test at Melbourne. The newspapers oriticise the continued . .-inclusion of Macartney, who has failed against:,the South Africans. SOUTH AFRICANS' TEST FAILURE, . , PIiESS COMMENTS. • By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. . Sydney, January 5. The '"Sydney Morning Herald" says: "No extraneous/ reason is assignable for the. inexplicable collapse of the African cricketers. The wicket and light ■were still-perfect. Possibly the batsmen ■were nervous,'and played too'cautiously. . Whitty bowled finely, put no better than in the first test. '' Cotter, rocked them .home, but has bowled faster. The eshiv bition was just one of those unacoountable ■ rots which set in for no obvious reason, when, oven tho .best batsmen are at the ■ iriokets.'" ' • v ;Tho "Daily Telegraph", sums up: The visitors, in an even_ go, had played over the'Australians'during three days. Pro- - bably if their task in the second innings Aad been a.greater one they would have made a better showing.. They seemed 'carried off their, feet by their success up to , a certain point, and, realising the possibilities, were knocked off their ,ac- '■ customed base. They did not show the ■ " skill which is certainly in them." SATURDAY SENIOR MATCHES. * .- Following are the drawings and grounds ■for the fifth, round of the Wellington Cricket Association: senior'championship • fixtures to be played on' January 7 and 21:—Hutt v. Wellington North, at Hutt; ;Hast B v. East A, at No. 2 Basin Reserve; South. v. yictoria College, at No. 8 Basin Reserve;' Central A' v. Central B, at No. 1' Basin : Reserve. 7. , TEAMS.' FOR- SATURDAY. ' Victoria College, Senior, v. Wellington South, at • .Basin Reserve.— Jlonaghan, Saunders, Burns, H. Griffiths, Stainton, Ward,. S. Miller, Mackay,.De la' Mare, ■ri Salmond, S. J. Castle;, emergency, J am«r . gon. Junior, v. , Petone, at .Petone. 1 Martin (captain), Broad, O'Shea, Sprott, Grey, H. Williams, A. Castle, Egbry, . Macartney, C.; Williams, Jameson; *™erroncics. Brosnon, Engerbretsen. Third Class default to Y.M.C.A.-.-Catholic Club (third class) against Cen- : tral, at Basin Reserve.—Leydon. 0 Sul- ' livan, Carroll, Warne, Torus, M Grath (2), O'Dowd,- Reade, Jephson, Moran. Templars v. Petone' (third-class).' at Petone. Templars: Wright, Brown, BlenY kinsop, Cresswell, Donn, Dooley, Lambert, • ' Patterson. Poole.v, Ryan, and M'Kenzie. Emergencies: Tullett _and Dryden. Train" -leaves ,Te Aro at 1.7 p.m., and Lambton at 1.20 p.m. Cricketers should; not • fail to see the BtocV of' cricket requisites at Laws .and :• -Manning's, Courtenay Place;*,

ATHLETICS. WORLD'S . CHAMPION - SPRINTER. (By Telegraph— Press Association.! Christchurch, January 5. ; C. E. Holway, the world's champion sprinter,. arrived from the south by the, ' first express to-day to fulfil his engagement at the' Christchurcli Cycling and Motor Club's athletic carnival at Lancaster Pon Saturday week, and was '••ijnet a t station bv; a- largs, number o'fMocal- sportsmen, and' ; wolcomed"tt'sthe city. Holway exnressed his confidence of '. being'able to-still further reduce the re- : cords ho established at Timaru last Mon- ': '"day' at 'lanciisfer 'Park "on; Saturday'. week:' "the" local Aground being much, harder and faster. He will remain in Christchurch' till about January 18, when he cleaves.-,for the North Island. .

ROWING. \

English files state that the obstacle that stood in the way. of a match between the holder. of . the • English championship (Ernest Barry), and * . William Albany., (of Lea Bridge) has been removed, and that at a meeting held, at ■which-Barry was represented by Mr. H.' T. Blackstaffe and Albany by Tom Srilivan, it was practically, determined that the two jnen should scull for the title, "The Sportsman" Cup, and stakes of ,£2OO aside. The xace will probably take place in 1 May next./' ' : . , . —

FOOTBALL.

IS RUGBY DECLINING r . JBy TelerraDh—Press Assoclatiot!—Conyright. (Bee. January 5, 10.40 p.m.). ■ Sydney, January 5. Mr. Swaunell,- secretary of the Metropolitan Rugby Union, has resigned, and' Mr. Hill, secretory of tho Now South Wales Union, will do the work of both bodies. This is because the Metropolitan Union is in -financial straits. The "Sun" newspaper says that it'is a sign that the talons of the . league have sunk deeply fato the vitals of the Metropolitan Union.

SWIMMING. ■ 1

' , BBEAST-STROKE EECOED. (Bee. January 6, 1.5 a.m.) Sydney, January 5, ■ In the breast-stroke test race, Alec. IWickham covered 100 yards in , A lmin. 17 2-ssec.—an Australasian record. The previous holder was Atkinson,' of Auckland, the time being lmin. 18sec-

WRESTUNG.

. MAHMOUT V. HACKENSMIDT. . New York, January 4. . Frank. Gotch declares that Yousef Mahmout is tho champion of the world at wrestling. He backs Mahmout against Hackenemjdt, and for this purpose has ■posted the sum of JMOOO.

/ , :—_— BILLIARDS.

GRAY-DIGGLE MATCH. London, January 4. In the billiard match between G. Gray, N tta Australian, and E. Digglo (8000 up on level terms) the scores are:—Grav, 4000; Diggle, 2712. j ' .