ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1524, 21 August 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

—«—- — RUGBY CODE. ' ' THE UNION'S ARRANGEMENTS. Representative .Games. ] ..Wellington v. Marlborough, at Athletio 1 iPark, at 3 p.m. ,011 'Saturday.- j i Wellington Juniors v. Horowhcnna, at '( Athletic Park, at 1.30 p.m. on Saturday. 1 ; Victoria College v. Canterbury College, 1 i'Bt Athletic Park, at 1.30 p.m. on Satur- . day. . Special Cadets' Competition. Y.JI.C.'A. v. St. Vincent's, at Newtown 1 Park, at 2 p.m.; Mr. C. J. Gwynne. 1 Technical College v. Brooklyn, at An- 1 Vlerson Park, at 2.p.m.; Mr. L. Cozens. Petone v. Kilbirnie, at Kelburno Park, 3 p.m.; Mr. H. J. Scott. Boys' Institute v. Mount Victoria, at' ' j Kelbunve Park, at 2 p.m.; Mr. A. Keau. 1 J Newtown v. St. James, at, Newtown ' 'Park, at 3 p.m.; Mr. C. Ingram. 1 Scout 3, a Lye. ' Special Third Class Match.' Wellington Representative Third-class >~v. Oriental, at Anderson Park, at 3 p.m.; ! Mr. T. H. Jones/ " Special Fifth Class Match. , Fifth-class Representatives (A) v.'Fifth--1 class Representatives (B), at Polo Ground ■No. 1, at 3 p.m. ■ U.S.S/CO. V.. COMBINED "SHIPS." The annual football match, between reipresentatives of the Union Company and the Combined Shipping Companies will take place at Seatoua Park on August 31. The (Jnion Company have granted the "use. of the'Terawhiti to take players and guests to the ground. The.annual dinner prill be held in the evening at the Hotel I Windsor. Mr. A. D. Kennedy will preside; The Hon. F. M. B; Fisher, Minis-' Iter fpr Marino, has promised to be pre- ' "sent.- •- •> '" • ' ~ ASSOCIATION..: WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. .'The Management Committeeof the Wei-, [iington Football Association:.met last, reverting, ; Air. H. M'Keown presiding.. . [ It was'reported, that Brother Justin :liad selected, the .following .fifth-division team, .to- play Auckland at Newtown Park •on Saturday, August 31Goal, Nesbit (Institute);. backs, M'Anally.. (Brooklyn),I Casey (Mai-ist); halves', Thomas (BrookI I.vn);-'Marshall-' (Marist), captain; Parrant \(Marist); forwards, M'Carlie (Institute), .Hanley (Brooklyn), Bowden (Marist), / 'Swenson-• (Johnsonville), Keeble (Brook-, lyn); reserves, Aainodt (Institute), Mather ■•(Brooklyn), and , Moore (Johnsonville). It' was decided, on .theftsuggestion of-the ■Manawatu Association, to arrange for tho ,fourth division representative match, Manawatu v. Wellington, to .be played as a curtain-raiser to the WellingtonrAuckland fifth division representative match 1 )at Wellington 'on August -31. - • -> •• The Senior I Selection Committee ' was : | authorised to select 17 players'to f/o into . training for tho Brown Shield rejpresenj'tative'match team. ' ,' Considerable discussion arose over tho, •truestion of the Hospital team ploj-ing its' Charity Cup fixture on a'city iground, but it was pointed out that the reeulaI'tions of the . Mental Hospital placed a difficulty in the' way of' the members of the team , being . granted leave to absent themselves, from, the vicinity of the Hospital for. ;apy-length of time. Tie draft : of fixtures gave Corinthians a match with the. Hospital team. On ,-tlie.. moftion for the adoption of the fixtures, Mr. Lewis moved ,an amendment to tho-effect that the Hospital team should como 'to town, lut -this was defeated. I It,-was stated' that very. satisfactory and \ complete arrangements had l>enn. made for itlie social gathering which is. tji be held [at Godbor's, Cuba Street, this /evening. Tho secretary reported that the' following would constitute the third division, representative termite play Shannon on., August'3l (Johnsanvh'Up), goal; C. Robinson l , (Br«(klyn)'''and:'Jr''Fcrg?(iis'6n , (Johnsonville), 'backs;- J.- Adarijjs (Brook- : I.vn), D.'Ferguson' (Jolmsonvillel). and 0. Foote (Marist),:- halves;A.- iKeJlaway , (Brdoklyii) 'C': 'Orr (Johnsonville), G-.rßoKl-(St.-David's), C, 'Hill' (Brooklyn); .-and H. "Carruthers-' (Marist Bros;), forwards. , ; ; THE , LEAQUE. ' . -. • ' civic RECEPTION TO-MORROW. ' The Mayor is to accord the Nenv South . .Wales League football team a'civic rccep-' 1 tion at the Town Hall at 5 p.m. to-mor- ■ row. ■ x , ■ TO COMBAT THE "BLUES." . , * At a meeting of the Wellington, Football . League,: held last evening, the ;following players were seleoted to meet at the , : nasrum this evening-for training, in view; ■of the.-mfttch. against ...the New . .South, ,Wales'team on Saturday next.:— Backs—Barber, Bucklnnd, Bradley, Cook, . Kelly, 'Gilmour, G. Spencer, ; Baskiville, ' and Murphy. j Radson, Irvine, C. i King, J. Spenoer, Ashton, Richards, B. King, and Jl'Gill. ■ ■ I The teain, will be. finally selected tormorrow • evening.. ' 1 The- viators'are- due to arrive by the Maunganui this morning from Sydney. LAWN TENNIS. ASSOCIATION'S QUARTERLY • REPORT. ' The . quarterly. nroeting of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association is to bs held on Friday evening^'August 30. The / Management Cominittco's report detailing what has beo'a done since ■ the last ' meeting of the council, held on May 30, is as/foliows:— ■'• ■ " 'Jlyres" championship tennis , ball , has been adopted for the 1912 New Zea- | land and Australasiarf championship I meetings:- Arrangements have been mado 1 with' the agents for: these -balls -to bo indented by clubs throughout New Zealand at 15s. 6(1.. per dozen, subject, to ' Home market fluctuations. The clubs have been notified by circular of this arrangement. ' ■ "The Australasian Association has issued' 1 its- 'anmfal statement. of accounts . to December 31, 1911, and has 6ho\vn the. Davis' Oup Fund Account separately \therein. .At its.noxt meting the Aus- , tralasian Association _ will consider a, re- | quest by your that the whole vof the Davis Cup funds be deposited in , a savings bank. ■ . : " I "The rules and' regulations passed by ' the L.T.A. at its annual meeting- held in ; October, 1911,: have been adopted, by this 'association'. "Your 'committeo has accepted an offer ';by the Anstralasian • Association"' of tho, /conduct of this Australasian champion-' | shipsi 1912j and it is proposed that the meeting be held jointly with the' New ■ Zealand WW championships at Hastings, j'Hawfeo's. Bay,: dunng ; December 20, 1912, and-: January :1, 1913. The Australasian championship' events - are Men's Singles and Men's Doubles'. • ; - "Cabled advice has been received by the Australasian Association that the 'English Association has definitely decided 1 to aoccpt tho invitation to send a representative team to tour Australia and New Zealand. s "Arrangements have been ooncluded Tvith the Hawke's Bay Association to hold tho 1912 New Zealand championship meeting at Hastings. Six grass courts will be set' aside from now, and- bo specially prepared for play. "A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Ebbett, Tipping, Banks, Symonds, Rainbow. Simson, Webber, Mason, Wclhvood, Bowie, Ransom, Aloxander, Bradley, and. Pasley, has been apopinted to act with tho Management Committee in the conduct of the New Zealand and Australasian meetings. "The Hawke's Bay Association has guaranteed your association against loss, and the excess profits over X6O will be divided-with , the Hastings Club, in consideration of tho use of tho courts for t.he Australasian championships, and for the loss of the Hawke's Bay championship meeting. "The Auckland Association has applied meetinfj to-be held at Auokland whilst the exhibition is open there. Coaslderati6n has deferred, pending receipt of further information asked for,"