ATHLETIC SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1153, 14 June 1911, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS

RUUBY FOOTBALL. MATCHES DRAWN FOR THE WEEK. OFFICIALS 4ND GROUNDS. The''following arc the Rugby matches, grounds, anil' referees lor Saturday next:— . , . Senior Matches., Old Boys v. St. James, at Athletic Park No. 1., Mr. H, C'unl. Oriental v. Melrofo, at Athletic Tarlc No. 2. Mr. A. Thompson, Petone v. Southern, at 'Petone No. 1. Mr..W.;J. Meredith. ' Foneko v. Victoria College,. at ICaron . No. 2., Mr. 11. Fordyce.. Athletic v. 'Wellington, at Polo No. 2. Mr. T. Jones. Junior Matches. Petone v. St. James, Sharpe's Ground No: .1. Mr. C. Atkinson. Old Boys v. Poneko, Polo No. 4. Mr. E. Evenson. , Athletic v. Selwyn, at Polo No. 3. Mr. L. Simpson. Oriental v. Wellington, at Polo No. 1. Mr. F. Laws. St. John's v. Southern, at Miramar Park Nn.' 1. Mr. A. Bott. Victoria College v. Melrose, at Miramar Park No. 2. . Mr. J. A. Jones. Third-Class Matches. ■ Exchange v. Karori, at Karori No. 1. Mr. J. E.' Russell. Oriental v. "Upper Hutt, at Upper Hutt. Mr, T. Quinn. ' > Petone v'. .Wellington College, at Wellington College, at 3 p.m. Mr. A. Neileon. Wellington v. Victoria College, at Jlil'amar Park No. -1. Mr. W. C. Church. Porirua v. Waiwetu, at Young's Ground, Hutt. . Mr. E. Tregeav. St. John's v. Sit. Patrick's College, at Dnppa. Street. Mr. H. Clinkhard. Sclwyn v. Southern, at Anderson Park. Mr. H. Larway. Athletic, a bye. Fourth-Class Matches. Petone v. Oriental A, at Petone No. 2. Mr. S. Standon. St. John's v. Wellington, at Mirumar Park No. 3. Mr. C. Bell. Southern v. Oriental B, at ICarori No. 3. Mr. J. O'Suliivan. Selwyn v. Waiwetu, at Hutt No. 1. Mr. G. Findlay. St. James v. Melrose, at Kelburne Park. Mr. C. E. Ingram. Fifth-Class Matches. Southern v: Hutt, at Hutt No. 2. Mr. C. P. Brocklebank. ■ St!. Patrick's B v. -Wellington College A. at. Wellington College, 1.45 p.m. Mr. F. Martin. . Petone v. Oriental, at Petono No. 3. . Mr. A. Keane. . ■ Ponckb v. St. Patrick's A. at Athletic Park, at 1.45 p.m. Ifr. L. Keys. St. James v. Melrose, at Athletic Park, at 1,-t.i p.m. Mr. J. Slines. Wellington College B v. Athletic, ait Wellington College, at 2.45 p.m. Mr. M. Gynne. Wednesday Fixtures. Athlotic v. Tramways, at Athletic Park No. 1. . . Mr. W. Ilornig. ASSOCIATION. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY, The Union team to play against Hearts B on' the : Basin Reserve to-day will bo picked from the following':—Whittle, Hepner, Spackman, Davey, Eaisbeek; Davis, O'Brien,' Gregory, Crouch, Newport, Jardine, Meddingly, Foster, Dentice. HOCKEY. ' TEAMS FOR ..TO-DAY. Tho .following team.'.will" represent the: '] Hereawa. Hockey Club against Petone B at the Basin Reserve"to-day:—Bruce, j M'Dowall;' Henderson;' Gamble,' Clement- j son,V Trim,- 'Irvine, :.Cragg,- ; Kuchj Jahn; ] Caterer) " i

LACROSSE. . AUCKLAND REPRESENTATIVES. ißy Telegraph.—Fres3 Association.) 1 'Auckland, June 13. The following lacrosse team has be.en selected to represent. Auckland against Wellington on' Jure 22:—Goal, Edwards; point, L. Stewart; cover point, P. Brown; third man, 6. Watters; wing defences, Kelly and Allan Brown; centre, J. Watters; third home, R. Swales; second home, A. Walton; first home, G. Philson; wing attacks, 'W. J. Nolan and W. 11. Fisher; emergencies. C..Halley and 0. Miller. The selectors lir.vo recommended che, association to send one emergency. BILLIARDS. . GRAY LEADS BY 1173. By .Telegraph—Pros'. Association—Copyrlelj! v. .\(Rec. June 13, 11.5 p.m.) London, June 13. In the billiard match between George Gray, the Australian, and Melbourne Inman, the English nlaver—l6,ooo up, level terms, the'score now stands:— Gray 0331 Inman- 4861 . Gray's lead M 73 LINDRUJI DEFEATS REECE. By Tclonraph- I'leis Associatioii—Oop?c!zht Melbourne, June 13. Tn the billiard match between Lindrum (the Australian) and Rcece (tho Englishman), 10,000 up, the former won by 59G0, the scores being:— Lindrum 16,000 Reece 10,040 Lindrum has made five breaks of 800 and over within n few weeks—Boo and 821 against Williams, 830, 810, and 1239 up to yesterday afternoon in his present game with Reece (says "Snooker" in the ''Referee" of June 7). How many more he may make.before this paragraph appears I will not venture to predict, as the youth seems to have them'laid on. They are indeed fine performances, even if made mostly by the red ball medium, and tbo?e of his friends who are prepared to stand the champion even against his compatriot, George Gray, should feel glad, for there is Tio occasion to tell them that the red is only one of the many sides to Lindrum'si skill. As that excellent judge, old Bill Lyons, remarked on Saturday: "They can't legislate Lindrum out of the game. Alter tho rules as yon please, and he will bo as good as the best of them." That just about sizes up the position. Lindrunj is, without the shadow of a doubt, the greatest billia'rdist Australia has ever Dred. BOXING. JOHNSON ARRIVES IN LONDON. By Telegraph-Press Association-Oopyrlght London, June 12. .Tack Johnson, the heavy-weight boxing champion of the world, .has arrived in London. He will give exhibitions in the principal towns. Johnson expects to arrange a contesi with Day, the Canadian. ■ LANG AND SQUIRES. Williams, manager for "Bill" Lang, told a Melbourne reporter that he was not misled in respect to '"Bill" returning to the ring to meet Lang. He has letters from "Jimmy" Russoll, acting on belli-.!:' of Squires, and from Lawrence, promotw, in which Sriiiiros consents to box Lang at Brisbane in August next.

ATHLETICS. TEEMBATH AND lIOUVAY. C. E. Hohvay, the American runner, has stated that lie is prepared to run 'froml)ttth for ,£SO or X 1 DO a-sidc over 440 yards, anywhere, to bp 'mutually agreed tho nice to take place before July IS. The American defeated the -\ : tnv Zealander fomo little time back, and is ;trermred to back himself to do sj for tho world's championship at 110 yards. J