ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1543, 12 September 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

. -—i —c —_ , RUGBY TRIP. THE "BLUE" MEN FROM SYDNEY DUE HEBE TO-DAY. Tho New South ,Wales Rugby rep« sentahves, who' are to play a series o matches in California, nro duo to-dn from Sydney by the. Moana en route t gaa. Francisco via Rarotonga and To t>" f k* s ' s occns i° n ' °n w hic' iu Rugby football team. has been orgar •aie-d oni this, sido.,ef the Pacific to pla matches in America only, and tho torn therefore, has an historic interest. T p.ew Zealand, tho tour is of,especial in torest, for it will be remembered thn tho seed of Rugby wits sown ,by the vie torious "All Blacks" in California on it . return from England in 1005, and th grnm thereof is now to bo reaped b the AValors. Accompanying the team as manager i '' •;, H.° 'Bohrsmann, of-Sydney, who with Mr. W. Hill, secretary of tho Nov aoutn Wales Union, has been given ful power to confer and settle tho different . existing between tho New Zealnhd am New South Wales Unions in regard t< the financial deficit on tho tour of thi Californian University team. .The team will bo met at the steamci this mornmg by tho chairman (Mr. Nei faalbraith) and tho Executive Council o .the Neir Zealand Rugby Union,, and thi: evening, they will bo entertained at din ™r- at th« Hotel Windsor., The Atb .letic Park has been made available foi the team for practice purposes durine ■the two days that they will bo in .Weilmgton." , The full party-who «ro travelling to Ban Francisco with the New South Wales footballers «ro:-Dr. Otto Bohxsmann (manager) Ward. Prentice '(captain), T. J. Richards (vice-captain), ff„W. Hill (secretary of the New South Wales Rugby Union), G. W. Graham (vice-president of Metropolitan Union), 3. Mandible (a ■"■ember otv tho Eastern Sitburbs Club); and the following members of the team :— h. Dw7er, A, 1L Dunbar,'D. B. Carroll, H. Jones, L. W. Wognri.R, W. Adnmson, (L Miebusch, W. G. Tnsker, J. Flyrih, A Walker W. T. Watson, T. S. Griffon E. Kent> H. George, J. darken, G. Pugh, ...E. Fahey, R. B. Hill, J. Wylie, P. cSnaingham, M. Ffaser, and W. Murphy. . THIRD-CLASS REPRESENTATIVES. ~ The following third-class representative team has been selected to represent Wellington against Marlborough at the Athletic .Pork on Saturday next at 1.30:— • Peake (Southern), Packer (St. John's), Fawcott (Waiiretu), Hampsun (Wellington), Baker (Exchange), Wynward (Petoiie), Georgo (Wadestown), Osborn (Athletic), Pearce (St. John's), Smith (Wel- - I,S?lfn)'lf n )' Aldersley (Waiwetu), Longhurst (Victoria College),. Brown (Marist Bro- .' thors)i Lai-kin (Selwyn), .Miles (Southern); emergencies, forward Davis (Petone), back Robinson (Athletic). - WELLINGTON'CONTROL. The Wellington Rugby Union's Management Committeo met last night. Mr. £ O. Hales presided. ' The Melrose Club was given permission to play the Waiotahi Club at Picton on . It .was decided that the charge for admission to Athletic, Park-on September 21, when the final between Athletic and Petone is to.be played, shall be Is. Messrs. . ii. Little, J. Barns, and D. Weir favoured a charge of sixpence, and those who voted for the motion to make the price .iS;.were:.Messrs. Hales, C. Atkinson, D. Kitto, -W.-Hornig, and W. Hardham. ., OTA GO BEATS WANGANUI. (By Telegraph.-Pross Associa.«on.) mu -o i ] - VVartanMUi,.September 11.' ■ Ihe Rugby representative match be■ftwton Otago-and Wanganui was played 'if,? to-( ' !l s r -; ■ l ' ne attendance was fair. . Ihe match throughout was of a forward jßature,- with the result that the display was very ordinary. Otngo beilncd Wanganui up, and then, within threa' minutes of the start, Woorirow.scrambled-over near ;■ tho coMcr. Otngb, i 3; Wanganui, nil. "After -rtsuiafligi'--otajro/•"• had,'-ItVo-good ■'openings,• but the-ball did hot-got out Ipast the second five-eighths. After a shot by Shee'han, Otago' were'compelled .to force quick siiccession.'but at I jlast Wangamu's elfotts we're rewarded, • I'akaraugi getting -awiiy from the line-out ;and passing to 11, Leahy ; who kicked •across the lino and.stored. Three all. 'llali-tlnie soiiiided without further score. 1 urning round, Otagd sObh demonstrated 'their superiority, a mistake by Atkins letting GrahhiA get over the lihe. Otago, 6; Wanganui, 3. The ball was no sooner kicked_ out tan M'Dougnll threaded his - way .tnrotigh a dozen Waliganui players, ■'■ -n-nU scored . behihd the posts. -Sheehan cohverted. Otago 11; Wanganui 3. The Otago forwards now broke away time and 'again, and Urahjin scored his second try behind the posts. Sheehim again cbnj.verted. Otago, IG;.Wanganui, 3. Graham imssod a kick-at goal frolllft penalty, and Alexander missed potting a goal by a narrow margin, but; just on time, Gtahahi 'kicked a beautiful penalty goal from the we lihe, and the game ended. Otago '. B points. Wanganui 3 points. . '•-The foll.btfing team will represent St. Uohns J.B.C. against Kelburne B.C. on 'Saturday next, at Miramar Park:—Whiteman, J. M'Donnld, Lockett, Kelly, Packer: ■ B. HopMrk; Jameson, Eicketts. M'Cal■lum; T. M'Donftld, M'Cnrthy, W. Hopkirk, Webb, King, Hopkirk. , LEAGUE MATCH, ' -ItUGBY OFFICIALS -DISMANTLE STAND. " LEAGUERS REBUILD IT. , (By TeleErapU-Presfl Association.! , Kapieri September.ll. There is beautiful weather for -, the •flawke's Bay-Now .South Wales I.eaguo match. .Consi(lerabl6 interest was created in the town by the' action, of certain Etigby officials in-regard to a special stand erected for the North v. South Island match. The Rugby- Union offered the League the Use of the stand at what was 'considered an exorbitant figure, and, failing an agreement, the Eligby Officials dismantled the stand and carted tho itimber away. The J.eagtie officials started i to work at midnight, nnd* helped'.by the" ivisiting team and many residents whose ;sympathy with Ellglly had been alienated jby the ill-advised tactics of a few, relerected the stand, ond it was .completed long before tho match started. The dog- ' .in-the-mnnger attitude of the union has 'been much condemned. . THE MATCH DESCEiBED. • (By Telegraph-Press. Association.) '.Napier, September 11. In the presence of a crowd of somo 3000 people, tho - League '■ gaiiic, NcW South - Wales v. Hawke's Bay. was played nt the Recreation Ground to-day, in splendid i weather. The exhibition of the visitors . was in many respects a revelation, and llthoiigh they w&h by a large margin of points, the. score hardly indicates the nature of the gartie. Tho local men put up n surprisingly good fight against a superior ..- combination of Visitors, and their tackling was remarkably good. The game Was remarkably free from any element of rough!ness, and was played in an admirable ' 'spirit throughout, Tho score at half-time was: New South Wales, 18 points; - 'Hawko's Bay, .3 poi'nts. Tries were scored for the vieitors by Glccson, David (2), aud Cann, Frawley. converting thfee. John- • eon seored for Hawke's Bay. -In the.second fipell, .Deanc, Frawlcy. (3), Gleeson, <ind M'Cuo scored tries' for tho visitors, ; Frawley converting three of them. Cotterell and Smith scored- foi' the home team, but in neither case did any goal repiilt. The final score was: New South Wales, 42 points; Hawke's Bay, 9 points. - Mr, D. M Cnrthy was rnferee. Haddocks arid M'Gregor sustained tniiior injuries . during, the game, and Thompson had his collarbone broken. Manning (Hnwke't • >Ba.y) also had to retire owing to a broken' thumb. . SPECTATORS DELIGHTED. . (Xy Telegraph.-Sneoial Oorreep6ndeht.) , Hastings, September 11. The' League match at. Napier was wit**si*d by a'crowd 6£ about 4000 people. Tho weather was fine, and tho ground being in perfect condition, there Was every ' opportunity of good footbiiU- being witnesGed. Under the circumstances it is not .mirprwklg'that tho visitors gave a brll- • liaflt exposition,' The local players, too t

> were a fine tenni, find individually showed capital form, but, as regards cleverness and the science of. the League game, they were outclassed. The spectators wore delighted with tho superb passing rushes, and the League game, which was played in «. fine spirit, had a very successful'initiation in this district.