RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1523, 20 August 1912, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WAS THERE HORSE-PLAT? CONDUCT OF THE OTAGO TEAM. (By Telegraph.-Prees Aaiociation.) Dunedin, August 19. . The Otaeo Rugby Union Committee to'nignf; further considered the charge of misbehaviour brought against members of the Olago team which visited lnvercargill' recently. Childs and Ongley, two members of the |team, denied that tljey took any part in tho affair. A number of boarders at the Railway Hotel, whore tho team stayed, said that they .had nothing to do with tho horseplay on the night in question. The president of the Otago Union stated that he had seen a lady who had boarded at tho hotel where the team stayed. She averred that Graham, a member of the Otago team, was running up and down tho passage- with a water jug in his hand, going from his room to the bathroom. She did aot actually seo him, but she heard people calling him by name. It was .decided to ask' tho Southland Union to hold an inquiry and forward the evidence taken to the Otago Union. A HOUSE MATCH. Yesterday afternoon, at the Athletic Park, a football match took place bchveen teams representing the city fruit markets. Ono of the teams represented tho firm of L'aery and Co., and the other was selected from the offices of Messrs. Tcwnsend and Paul, Messrs. Thompson wid Co., Messrs. G. Thomas and Co., and Messrs. Griffiths and Co. The game was a fnst one, and resulted in tho combined team defeating Messrs. Laery and Co. by 15 points to 3. For the winners, H. Roberts, Cunningham, and Thompson scored tries, and Roberts also potted a goal. One try was converted. Blinkenscott scored for the losers. Mr. fr'Sullivan controlled the game. . , DOMINION MEN IN SYDNEY. 1 In the match between the team of exNew.Zealand residents now playing with Sydney clubs, and tho New England team, at the University. Oval last Saturday, a strong side was got together, for the number of New Zealanders now playing in Sydney is striking, The team was: , ; Frazer (Eastern Suburbs), full-back; Armstrong (Glebe), Booth (Newtown), Thomas (North Sydney), three-quarters; Buchanan (Glebe) and Wogan (Glebe), five-eighths; Lomax (Glebe), half; Clarken (Glebe), Ward (Glebe), Walters (Globe-), Daly (Newtown), Wylie (Glebe), R. Wighton (Newtown), M. Frazer (Glebe), and Aarons (North. Sydney),' forwards. Emergencies: Forwards, Pooler rnd.'Wilson; backs, Watson. Wighton..... GOLF. • MIRAMAE CLUB. The Miramar Golf Club's bogey competition was played on 'Saturday afternoon. The best cards were as follow:— J. S. Tennan t, 3 up; B. L. Taylor, all square; C. H. Mackenzie, all square; W. T. Doughty, 1 down; J. A. Cleland, i down;; A. Erslrine, 2 down-. HUTT CLUB. The monthly silver button competition by the members of the Hutt Golf Club was played on Saturday. The best scores returned were those of Dr. Buck, 93—18 — 75; R. Abbott, 87-10-77; W. T. Wynyard, 92—14—78. The .draw for the club championship, which is now in process, is as follows:— Climie v. Abbott, Callendar v. Wynyard, Allan v. Kirk, Balneavis v. Wagg. LAWN TENNIS. ' DOUST DEFEATS ZIMMERMAN, • By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrieht London, August 18. - Doust defeated Zimmerman, 6—4, 3—6, 6—4, (r-3, winning the East of England championship at Felisstowe. He also won the doubles with Hillyard. LACROSSE. , INTERSTATE CHAMPIONSHIP, By Telcera-Dh—Proas Association—ConrrlEnt Melbourne, August 17. The interstate lacrosse championship was won by Victoria, South Australia being second. BOXINO. WILL SYDNEY SEE JOHNSON? Mr, M'lntosh has informed au Australian.writer that in pursuanco of the provisions of tho contract signed at Las I Vegas before the Johnson-Flynn fight, he lodge.d ..£2OOO with a Chicago Bank, exj pecting Johnson to - do likewise, and. I thought he had done so. Mr. M'ln'osh I experiences no concern regarding tho matter, he appears to bo perfectly satisfied Johnson will 'arrive on time. ' BILLIARDS. ASKED TO "DO SOMETHING." "I wish Lindrum would do something," remarked Inman, on Friday night .(August 9), whoa the Aiistralian was striking particularly faultily in all his shots. "He will do something more than you bargain for," remarked ex-Australian Champion Amateur Belfield, who vas sitting within earshot. Tho remark was prophetic, for soon afterwards Lindrnm snook off the "sbakiness" that appeared to lave gripped him, grasped his cue with firmer grip, set his teeth, and went out for points. They came. Slowly at first, as the trickle of the coming flood, then faster and faster, until they assumed proportions of a deluge. Whon the Temark wns made Inman had a lead of 2000, a few hours afterwards he was scratching for points, which would nofc come, and in deficit to the extent of 132. The change was almost kaleidoscopic. Lindrnm had scorod 3191 points to Inman's 12-15 in three sessions. On Saturday 2226 to 715. Ho had "done something' with a vengeance.—Sydney "Bpfereo." .(The cable has since announced that Lindrum won the match.) LINDETJJt V. HAJRVERSON. ; (Rue. August 20, 0.20 a.m.) ... . ' Sydney, August W. Linorum and Harverson havo commenced a uiatoh of IG.OOO up on levol terms.