ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1201, 9 August 1911, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. REPRESENTATIVE MATCH-TO-DAY. How the honest rnggedncss of the country will fare against the linosse of the cities is really the. interesting point today, when the North Island country representatives will meet the Wellington reprisentulivcs at Athletic. I'ark. The match, should bo worth watching on this account. So far Ihe country representatives have played thivo fairly hard Raines —Auckland. Taran.iki, and AYauganui— and it is by r.o lhwins e-ertaiu Hint they were really "downed" in any. If they can reasonably hold their own against Wellington to-day it will be. of course, an interesting light on the tottery lhigby stylo of the cities. If not, they will, of. course, fail through luck of technique. The situation thus so interesting that it is well wortn going to we. As Grace and P. J. I!.van will bo, unable to play for the YV-ellington. team, their ■places'will bo filled by Daly fPetnuo) and Bradley (Southern). The Wellington colours, will bo white, and that of the country representatives black. The following will be the visitors' team:—

Full-back: Jl'ivrnzio (Wairarapa). Three-quarters: Left, N. Winiata (Horowhenua); centre. Darby (South Auckland) ; right, O'Connor (Manawatu). Five-eighths: Outside, Mextod (Bush Union); inside, Morgan (South Auckland). , . . ' ■ Half: Montgomery (Bar of Plenty). , Wing-forward: Carroll (Manawatu), captain. Forwards: Hookers. Barry (Wairarapa), Winter (Poverty . Bay); lock, Bailey (Fawke's Bay); supports: W. Winiata (Hordwhemia), Downing (Hawke's Bay); buck row. Desmond (Woirarapa), Smith (Bush Union): Mr. L. Simpson will be the referee. HOUSE MATCH TEAMS. The annual match between fifteens representing Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. will be played at Kelburne Park to-day, commencing at 3 p.m. The teams are as follow: — ■ Dalgety and Company—C. W. Jones, I\ H. G'. Galvin, J. Hopkirk, C. P. Powles, R. G. Pnrdy, H. R. Levick, I. Jameson, G. B. Macmorran, P. V. Hackworth, IC. B Hann'ay, C. E. Holmes, A. J. Staples, E. Gard,' C. A. Jordan, J. E. L. Lees. Emergencies: N. Nelson and W. R. Gibcon; - Loan Company—K. Shorney, J. Hutcliing's, C. Tiller, R. Ritchie, W. Capper. J. MuWoon, P. Cimino. W. E-rans, A. Bay, C. Moor?. \Y. Waddri, E. Pilcher, R, Fox, H. Everton, S. Sherwood. Emergency: Fred Pitcher. POVERTY BAY INDIGNANT. : (By Telegraph—Prose Association.) Gisboine, August 8. The Rugby Union passed, a resolution urging the New Zealand Union, in accordance with Rule 0 of the concisions governing the Ranfurly Shield matches, to immediately fix a date for a challenge match, Poverty Bay v. Auckland. Members expressed .indignation at the manner in which their challenge, sent in three or four months ago, had been ignored, and a date given tho South Auckland match in preference to theirs. ■ ' AUSTRALIAN MATCHES. By Tel'ceraDlj—Press Associati-on-Oopyriehl Brisbane, August 8. The Queensland Football. Union team defeated:-Now South Wales at Toowoomba by it points to 11. '■; ■' Adelaide, August 8. At the football carnival, under Australian rules, South Australia defeated Tasmania, and West Australia beat Now South AVales. THE AUSTRALIAN GAME. By Te'legraph—Press Aisociatiou-Copyrirht (Rec. August 8, 7.30 p.m.) Adelaide, August 8. The Australian Football Council has decided to spend at least ,£IOO a year in each of tho next three years on propaganda work. New Zealand's share will be .£3O annually.