ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1454, 31 May 1912, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

LAWN TENNIS. ENGLISH TEAM MAY COME. Tho quarterly meeting of tha Council of tho New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association was held last night. Mr. E, V. liedward presided. Tho I,awn Tennis Association, London, wrote statins that regarding tho suggestion (hat Jlr. Wnllnco Myers should wing a team to Australia they had decided to withhold 'heir sanction from any private team. "Wo have proposed fli I'raiico nml to (lie United Stales," continued ihc letter, "that the challengers should play the preliminary ties in Australia, but there does not soein to bo |nu e li hkriihnod of this b?ing arranged, wo he iortunate enough to got tnrougii tho preliminary ties, every effort will, of course, bo made to Rend a representative team out to Australia for the challenge tie. In the event of our team Ming knocked out 111 tho Preliminary tics, my association would wish, if at all possible, to arrange for the visit o£ a representative ollicial team to play a series of matches shcald the Australasian L.T.A. invite us to do so. Negotiations nrp now in progress, and when they wo in a moro forward state we shall he pleased to go further into tho question of a possible extension of the tour to New Zealand." Members remarked Hint tho blocking of privately-organised teams showed a changß . of policy 011 tbo part of tho association. H was pointed out that since tho lettei had fen written, Now Zealand had hac cabled advice that tho preliminary tici were to bo played in Australia. It was reported that tho Dan's Cup contest held at; Christchurch had resulted in a net proiit to the Australasian Asso. ci-ation of JCG2; cCfi2o had been taken. Of that sum .£3lO had been handed to America. Tho Management Committer's report (already published) was adopted. It was stated that tli© Management Committee had adopted Ayres tennis balls for the 1912 championship meetiEg. GOLF. MIRAMAR CLUB. The Miramar Club will play matches against the Mastorton and Eeatherston Clubs on Monday next. Tho team is as follows:—B. L. Taylor, P. C, Freeth, A. Krskinc, W. W. Carter, W. E. A. Gill, A. E. M. Jiliiml. I'. Pilkington, C. R. C. I,'obieson, L. S. Thompson, M. .1. Crombie, W. Hothenberg, and E. M. Doughty. BOWLS, NEW SOUTH WALES TOUR. By Telegraph-Press Association-CopyriuM London, May 21). Tho New South Wales bowlers defeated the Bounds Green Club by 97 to 85. CRICKET. HOBBS SCoIisT CENTURY, By Telegraph—Pres6 Asßociation-CopyrieM London, May 29. In the county championship game, Surrey v. Notts, Hobbs (Surrey) scored 101. OLYMPIC GAMES* AUSTRALIAN ROWING TEAM. By Telegraph—Press Association-CopyrjgM London, May 29. Critics consider the Australian oightooral crew for tho Olympic Games at Stockholm is a strong one, with a stylo resembling that of tho Canadians. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. ARNST IN SPLENDID CONDITION, By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, May 29. R. Arnst, the champion sculler, wlso is to row E. Barry, tho English champion, is in splendid condition. He is rowing long distances twice daily. Ho weight list, lib,