ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1467, 15 June 1912, Page 13

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL.

Tlio 'first .rpiitid. of f;h# W.eilmftor;. Rugby Bcniß.r civiinvpionship ivi.l.l l>o brought to a. close to-day, when tlio principal nxhifes are Ath'-lfetip v. 'St. ..Tam.pg.,. to bo playdt at Atlilctip Parjc, .nnd Jfeh roso v. Pctoii'cj to l>o (iccitfed .o:n. tiio. Petono Kccfcafioft. GrdnniU Other fixtures are: ©rienr'a] y, Soiltlicrn .(■A.fiilof.'ib. Park Xo. :2),: ,i>iid A'ictciria : CoTlors v. Poiidlco (Karori], 1*lio: }Ve|lingioit Ipnm, which has a. bye,, v-ill journey to Jliramar to meet a ; tinni f.r.pnv H,i[..:S'. I'ioiiepr , .

LEAGUE GAME

, J. Barber' leafps by Mβ Aitcklnhd' «- prP53 this nittr.ning; to join the. .si ; .cw floa* land LcagilQ- t'.eam for Australia , , vice Webb, of A-uckiaitd;.

GOLF.

HtfiT' GLTJB DRAW, The follow.jng. !3 tiie;<'li:i.TF fotf .ttie; 'jhe-tlal (silver to l>o. , '.play.e.d to-day:—R. :0, ■GJiesney , v,'}f-. Rpbicsb.n, L. ]). Hurst v. N.' ,Di iiiderspny.'Tv U. Dawspn v. .Cf..'. : S. ; ..rfiiigl6, J... P.. Jliitphy v:.. J. L. Climie , ,. , W i Pitt K P.'. 8 , . Kasthainy. H. S. Jranhing ; .\f. Dr.. B.ucki R }'. Wall's r. X. M. Chestioy, : K t. Kirk *-..<J ; C. Schmidt, T, y: Q' % ■Allain.j.. R. Callender. '.aii<l iiinfltiiei- , . P.oet .enSHes will bo received up'tp :2. p.-iiv

Tom Balli iplaying'^th.. Vetialleajet!.' Cjoli Ball, wa3;:im/spiendid.'form:'oii'; : Ap'r'il. 6th, when h.& ■yisitedj '%flept; .aiii.'played' two r(nuids:':,w;ith', .'Mr:. : .Waklpy:: !Hp'..c-oiu, pleted botli,roimd3: ,i i'ii es'., T/hq (Sompetitipn. records are:.;(amate"ur): : M.r..; S. ■llure..'l,erguson 70, a'nd;tprpf.pssio'nay .A-i Herd,. % All the leadiap .'amateiirs.. ,and : pf.pit-ssion-als play witli Golf' Ball. —Advt. ■" '■': '■■" '. ' ' ' ■

ATHLETICS,

.■EyESit. (By .-' The OtagojCentje'. pf /ZcalSivd Athletic Assbpiatipn- has jdoci'dcit. Ib , .send a team to'.Wpllingfoii/ciii- Augus.f, lO; -i'pr the Now Zealand■■:crp's's , -c6uiitry ■chanipidiiship. ■■ ■ ' :*

BOXINQ,

WELLINGTON V^SOCUTION

TEXIf ;.3PKEGTEP; A meetir;g:.;.'of ithe Management Gbmmitteo of theuVl'ellin&tpn troa was Kj-ld las.t flight, the piiesiilent (i)r. A. W. Iziird) ; •being; in the cbair. I here were also.jprespnt:. Messrs. G.. I. Kyan, N. Cqffey.-.'g;;: Si>mpsoni>J: Dayi \\k Pordham, ESBliiiHlelli Ji E.'. Staples, >V, W. Cook, CV-JE^Bndgc,:-and. : 'W..-.G-; , ;a'albbt (hon. Bccrctary): ',-.. ■ ■". ; It was decided;. W.. Sampson fors-the.-.positioii. bfl'rgferee. at the. forthcomingJJifew? Zealand:' ChampionV ships, to bo'ihel.d: :p'ii : : July- ■ ,ig :; ; ;arid : 17: Jfcssrs. ■VV.-?Bcatichamp r Elatt3Tana ; ' "A:, P,. Whatman ara-itq'^be.in'omuiat.cid'.-ns.i'.j.ndgesi , Messrs. J^E.' ; 'S.tap!eii: : iand : .JVV?.. ;BeaiK clmmp-IMatts''jrcro.'!'a'pp'o'iiited i to the conference"- , .tovlbe/.diold;: .pa) , : july:J;ilG. in connection^,witK! , \tKe> i . , .' i lJesi''-VZe|ii{ari;d , ' championships/; ,, iy.' : l^-C : ~-. ■■■!■'.■."■■.■'" : ' -' '.i'.v:!-. .

ApplicaHqns' , ,f6r ; mfttchos:Wer6;..rec€iyed : from Jaek ; Gms v : D,ovitt, : .,i}d>v'; of Sydney.: ,v^TheMO^vcre: i\hold;''i , o.ver ;,, ; i tor. future considcratjoriiilVJjjvvivAvi' "■; ['~■'•'"':,' Mr.- J. Barrjprrotelfrom'-iSydrioy.v.Mpepf--. , ing the position^ sentativo of.>tln3v; ; lpcal:: , ::_assqciation. , ' , :s , .He , : , reported haying■.en't^redvinto*negotiations: with Frank-'-J?it!!Jolin' , re , gardijig. , ' : thev , PTQ , r. posed matcK«intta]?Hcgai;ty;-':.!pfi" , ',TmmrMi. to be fought'iundeV' ; -ofthe Wellington*:Associatiori;.'*. '■}'" Accountsiin: connection-■.>vith;:thp: , Teceiit;; , Wellington ;■ chanipionshipsi, , were.:' pjesen tf cd. A handsomß?;; : credit';:;balance! /-'yas , shown to have'beenUhe.Tesult.. , .. , : , .-; '■'.. ;■

A matter:.brous;ht;Hindor-notice,was'..the. retirement of;X,'Tim"/.;TTaqy;"from ■■'active 1 participataoni'in^thei.spor.ti'-'Aftoßjjappre , -' ciativc comment ofiTracy'as , a-spprtsTianf' , the committee,■'vbtedya.'sum. ;pf." s£lo' ; 10s.. towards tliol'.piir.ch'ase;., ,^^. . a , '.,..^suitable , , memento lington AssociaiAqn; , ;;, Tli'a'.-'tfresentatißn. is to Lo m i ade L ':atHlie ,^p3vnv'Hall, -ipn i .the,h'rst mghtSof i ': , ):liov.Nevr ,, ;;Z,ealanj4 : *:ipl}a' i m- ! pionships. l ;^'.S'-'., '~S':. , i'- ,, X , .. ■= s , -..-.' , ' Jk-'- - Prelimina iryS-'arranjements'*'';inj,.ccnhec:i-tion with th'e.New.-Zealandf.onarap'j.onshipaf were consideredv;.!i.?Messrs;*., , .'ralbqt;-,fßrunr dell, and Hyan'TOro?i!,pnbintodc:?in;':iidyeri tising to. report at aMaterAneetingA 'M.' , . ■;'....' ,- . , "' '. The president? (DK .': Izard);,;rip'tifi*d: .his ; . intention of presenting ■.a.<trophy. ; for : " , the' most Boientiflp).;displayvi)f::l)bxing:;;at vth'e coming championships; , .... -.two trophies for.Stl)dKsame;i;purpQs6!.werp'-'re-ceived fromr;tho".';.yice-presiden , ra^pf;, , .:the: , : association.^*";^::::;;?;-rf'. : ..;A; : '^' r " :^.Zr<\ '

Tho Wollihgfonjirep'reSeniative/feam-. jt;aa! > then selectbtlv. , ai3.Tfpllovrsi I TJ v ..,■ ■ ■ I. ■ Kutner; emergency.'-Mii .-Maicmorran , .' ,,, ■■ roathcr-weight^rC^^/eary'-aiidfil/; , ■ art; emergency,vMack.', .;V )< -'''■.... s.. / Light-weight'-—ESStevrart fand/Si.iPorter. \VcHer-weiglit^;":KMufnhyr : iiicd: '&<■ Minifie. V.ij'i.^:'- , -.'.--* ■■ . ■- J- . . Middle-wei<tfit:~G> Einiiey, .■•andprpnast' and 0. J. Parry? (aUtry :'pnt|, '''■■" -.■"" HeavT-vreißhfcrirJ... GpHgrjton.. . Mr. G. of tho teami.'i.'.f.■■■■';' vl-'"'. I ".' ■ ."?.. ■ ■'■

.■ , (By Telegrjtph.frl'jess , -.Assoclaiijjm , .)' ■ ■ '''Uμ*-' , '& i.Neispri;!' Jiine:.;l4:.. At tho N0150n;...;-Bdxing : ■■"'Associati'k'a , tournament-' D.uiin (Nelson) defeated:'Cnliiari; ■~ tho fifth roui!d£;aEcV.JSehior/toyostpo^t). ; knocked out''Harris■■(ifclsQn). 'in .the'.first, round. '■'..■■■ ■"■■■■. '"■ '■ -■■ '

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

[BT "iIEBCUHT."]

[Conttnu^-ftpm-'".^^.-'^;] , AMM^ij^'pEKTH.. Prom Australia.' , come;? eoinetliin? m.'-tßoVnatujrg, (if. .a.'surprise packet. J?liis-?is\tho' flier's..tliat- tliisi:'!city —hitherto aLsoHitelyfjai ."(Ic'atl'cnp" .as "fer gards inter-Staf -'eastually movinj::|ih '..the' '.■(lirepjion. , . , . of ehclea-. vouring to get/Uie "Interrfifional Olympic. Committee toyliolct.-'tlioV.ncxtvGara'cS: (the Sixth Olymp , ia'd i J:' i '.tlierft.. Ijs'.'JillG;/ ..... The reason':toiv"tliis.'.anibitip.u"s project , is to ho foiind; iiV , .'t!ip.';fuct..,thaft,; < it.'.tlia.t time, a Trang-Aiis.ti'.aliau , lExposition,. to: celebrate the-ojjeriihs ■' 61' the , "Trarisr.Cpn.tinental Mri.i.l- : bp:'- 'in , - :Ijilli- sjyljjg. During its currencyv it hag; .ljseii. the jiutention to hoidLa'series'' hi ■c.hiiJn'pipnship'B; in all branches ■."of ,, spcir;t< tion. has .i'dea f and has roa'ched : O.lympic ; :!prqppr.tions;:' ' The secretary' , ■■fpiv'-tne^.lSxppsitijpn , .has , already written , j;p*l;6 , ji;y.' , .i)psborouglif, oneof tho English: ■f.eprpontativessi Pit the Internatiouaj-.-.GpminitW, aud'-tp :Mr>. .'R. Coombes, tlio- -Austr.ylasiaii- jrcpreseiitatiirp thereon, asking";for. tlieir : ■personal, '.eiideayour to bring;.|lip.-nia , £tdr; , .t6 d.'jsub'cessful issue on tho". . r cominittee'. The , hxii iiiijet:' ins of tins fixed, for .next month at StpcKliphn,- yiWn- !t'hV'imatfer of tho locale: ■p?;;the,.l9iG , olyiupi?(d ; will bo up for fcUiemeiit. Tlie Tesiilb of ■th-e/deHber.atipn- is '.lnok'ed upon as a fon-spno : .;t!Jiicl.usibh,- as it has. been Ilierlin ss; to have tho/lli'dpo'iirV-'and' resp'.pnsiti|Sify of conducting .Hie'' next; Gijmos; TV-rtii. tho writer is svill etafled."

Mfc:'{Mail LMyjNQfc Mr. H. Oram,. ;ono;. of the .GaiU«i'biii'..y delpptp3 to■.tiVe; : i i p;ii'nciVpf.~Jl.ii:v JkX.jV;js.£ ; .; is jihnut to )»Kin'tlin"-':j)rii« , 'f)c-p. ,, pr his , .prbt frs-iion iis a :" : J!.n!.b law" iii J'iilnierston North. Siilyiir shortly jso rivjjjjiiing hin iiortfnlii; ;iyiv tlVe:'S.+hloti« MiinStrvl Mr. Oram hiiji pvoyini Jijiiisolf iiii a1)To. legislator, cuinlViiiinfi: «.■ iioiinll -Jfhowltolge ol' tlio sport -witli. ii'tur.li. ■n.bilifv iii. (loljat.e., uml his dPiK|i ; ijii:<:;i th'or.i/fofe, Vi'il'l 11i.alie ;i gnp on tlfo-. coiitcil UVivt iv'ili rcimif.e snnio filling A. EigSEr'S Our local -shot .iiiut linhiiiior ■o.'i.Kuiip.ion:, Alox. HNsei". iliiiS Mt-ii. ijilcMJi/stuiff Ivi-dlSclf .1 groat (leal , »ljil:ijijr tlift- ifl»sP *tas.(in in. workinir up i lipid 'rfw f.p-.Po.nijjijoi> n.lliloHf.s-1.110 ' :f.l>roiyitiß- . i.vf. I'd?. -''Sl'lj. "•ijijhl. Ho. biys wriviJ-ifiu bHHisiv w;|.lh

Amsrt.cn, for tliis gehtio. exercise , , ajp.d i.s. nnxiaiis i'of. cue .of" our sporfa-proitroting plub.s to iiidludo the ftypiit feitlicv n.9 .si qqiiipcttHeii. or aii c.tliihiti.oh) oil its hp.:;,t BtogNttniiiP; .sp -.that ho iittty i-iiirod'-irco fl tq. bill- aihlptrs ami public. Tlio inipl&iiicut fii question i'fl iipfc Uio, ■usual, .sphere used for '"pti-UDviJ," lj.it is s.oinowluyt . In {ho slmpo of a Small f<l.ol - )>iiilj with a liaiidte libq a iiar-i/nii, ; and is: ..nirpwii witli tin v.iU.lP.r-ai.'m pitch..

i!tio event would prfivd liii iKTofiiftTslp. npveil'V oil a sports ■prqgrnimli*, ahU :Jias> .tlio fldv-intngb p,v<-r {lie kindred '.sport of ■tl:rpwih{f-llii>ii.!iti!iiinqr, iiiponiiipii: that:: ij ■crt'ii. lip? carried; o.iijfc umlpr I'Jvo :piil/ljo tsiv vdtiioiit: danger, of dn.iitagb to. n.djncoii.i. li'ijiTis arid biindings. So (To«l)lj ■elulj eom-inittf-Cii will ljrhr JTr. ti.csiro in niiml, arA nd'onl liiin nil. opporiuiiit:.;,*>f ''dpiii.cmslr.a.tijig" during tiiio forth coming soasoii.

BOWLS

ByTet.eg'ra'shVPres's Aeedc-layo.nr-Cnp.YrlEhi. .Tiini). 1.3. At bp.fi-ls, tho , .Nfesv S.Qii.tlv WdlbS' team dfefeatsd St. :T?hgiiiis Wn'W ty to (SO.