ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1550, 20 September 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY. The League fixture,? for Saturday' are as followNewtown r.~ Athletic, at Dup-pa-Street, referee Mr. S. Briec; Fctonc v. llutt, at Petone, .referee Mr. J. Wray. Tho following will represent Noivtmvn Club:—G. Spencer,iCooper, Cartine'r, Perry, George, M'Cardell, Bott, J. Spencer, Sullivan, B. King,. W. King,' Boon, Ferris, Collins, Furlong.

The. following will represent Athletic Club Murphy, Burke, O'Sullivnn, Wilson, Kelly, Hamilton, Bradley, Johnson, C'asay, Adams', Campbell, Chapman, M'Callion, Weaver, Wilson. The following will represent Petone • against the Hutt at Petone, the winning team to plav off with tho winner of tho Nev,'town-Athletic match for the • Sigall' Shieldßarber (2), _ Hartley, Glassing, I'inlovson, Kelly, White, Risby, Fraser v'), Richards, Ashton, Hngnn. FINE GAME AT,WANGANUI, (By Telegraph—Press Association.) _ ' Wanganui, September 1!). Tho New South Wales League teuni plnyetl a match with the local men. today. The weather conditions' were vefy jood, and there was ail. attcndiinco of about 30(10. Tho visitors were iieinicr, faster, and more experienced than the local men, but although tho score was 52 points to 24 (ill favour of New South Wales) at the finish tho 'game was a nost attractive one, and utterly devoid /of rough piny. In tho first spell ihe scoro •was 56 points to !). The scorers 'were:— Davis (3 tries), M'Murtie" (2), M'Cuo (2), Sullivan, Gleeson, "Viv" Fnrnsworth, Williams, - and X'ann. ■ Frawley converted four tries, And M'Gregor four. For Wanganui, Bitcklahd ('2) SiddelU, Eobinson, ftud Martin scored' trie,-?. Hogan converted two and Siddells 'one, while Hogan-kicked fi penalty-goal.

RUGBY FOOTBALL

PUBLIC SERVICE MATCHES. . Ths.ECcontl mutch in the Public Service Toutnnmeht • between representatives of the Public Works 'Department and tho TrehStiry and Advances produced nn easy win for the Pubtiij Works men who thus qualify to meet Public • Trust, (winners in 1910 unci 1911) in the final on Monday nest, Dominion Day. For tho winners tries wcro Scored by Murphy (2) and Sothernn, H. Paton. converting two of them, in addition to two penalties, while D. Hay potted a fine goal. For the combined team Morrison was much ill evidence, .scoring a try and kicking two penalty goals. M'Colnislc)' also Securing a try, tho'first of the match. The Public Works were much tho heavier. ' Tho game was played in good "spirit, though a Public Work's man incurred the referee's displeasure in the concluding stages. >Tli'e . combined team' had slightly the hotter of the'first spell,' but their hacks played rather poorly, this being in marked'contrait to their display on Saturday week. , Tho conditions favoured Public Works in .the second-half. Paton found tho vfay " over the bar with four out of'five attempts. Other players who did well for the winners were Murphy. Sothornn,- Put--terson, Brosnnn and Hopkins. Those'prominent.'for Treftsliry And Advances were' Morrison, M'Comisky, King,, and Bradley. Mr. T, H. Janci (Treasury) teas referee. '

ASSOCIATION.

The following will represent the T.M.G.A. Boys' Club in '.a match to lx> , played against the Christchurch Associatifln. W-morrow. The team will also visit Burnhflni on 'Monday, and play a match ' agAinsli that institution ~Smith, Williamson, Nirnmo, Jlabin, Baker, Perry, Cook, Daubney, Webb, Playne, and Porter. Mr. Eyan will act as manager of the team.

CRICKET.

" . THE KTLBIENIE CLUB': r "o r i Thfe annual, meeting of . .the Kilbirnie • Cric.ket; Club' w-as. held iii Thomas's. Schoolroom on..Wednesday,;evening.. The j report - (previously, published) - was. adopted. ' .The election pf..officers. resulted as follows:—President, Mr. W\. Eusselli secretiry,; Mr. 11. 11, Helliwell; treasurer, Mr, P.. Phillips; management committee, i Messrs, C. Hills, K, Murphy, J, Cowan, P. Sailiuols, and R. Anderson; delegates to association, Messrs. F.'Samtiels and J. Cowan"; ..auditors, Messrs. Hatchard and Stewart; club,'captain, T. Stewart.. .- ■ ST. DAVID'S rEtONE. The annual meeting of the St. ; David's Cricket Club, Petone, was hold on Wednesday. evening, Mr. llnggett being in the chair. There was a good attendance and teveral rife\y members were proposed. Tho' report cohgratuloted tlie club on its first year's shoeing, nnd expl-eSscd coniidtnea that this year the olub, would do even better. The financial statement was' presented, aiid' all things considered, wan very satisfactory. In tho reason's batting average Messrs. Powell and Kowley headed tho list and-Mr. J. M'Conilell tho ban'lin* avsrAges., The thanks of the' Club wero given to the patroii;(Mr. J, G. W. 'Altken) and to the president and viceprtsidents for support last ytar. I'he following w-ers tlie officers clcctwi: Patron, Mr. J. ((. W. Aitken; vicc-pati-on; Mr, Kerr j president, the ltev. Jlr. Thomson; vice-presideats, Jlessrs. 11. L. Arcus, J. HaWly, J. Wilkin, A. Ciorrie. T. M' )) ilford. 'J. W. Jt'Ewen, J. Steirart, 11. E.- Haggitt, C.'Williamson, J; Cotton, G. Ladder,' R. Jl'lntyrc; secretary. K. W. M'Cortnell; treasurer, Iltr. I{. Miller; auditor, Mr. H. Orcou; nianageinent ■ committee, Me).«ri<i Thomson, Eobin'son,' Wilson, and -J. M'Connell; delegate to -Cricket , Association, v Mr. I!; W. M'Connell.

THE HUTU CRICKET CLUB. - The annual general meeting of the Lower Hutt District Cricket Club was held in the Town Hall Buildings, Lower Hutt, on Tuesday night. Mr. E. I', Bunny occupied the clmlr, and there was art attendance of about twenty members. 'i he report--Olid balance-sheet published gave'riso to some congratulatory remarks fr6r/i the chfilrman; who urged upon members to stick to their club in the future the saine as they have done in the p:ivt.

The report was adopted. Two r.ew members were elected, and tho resignation of . Ml - . M'olter Pringln was that gentleman.having left tho district;

Officers for the 1012-13 season were p,looted uf; under:—President,'Mr. J5. P.Bunny; viee-preiident?, -Messrs. D. 11. S. Kidditord, T. Coverdale, T, M. Wilford, .1, T. Hawthorn, A. ij.adfield, E. Abbott. M. JWipitton, J. Qnirkj flub enp'xiln, 0. 1". .(add t • h6».; -iMtfctarv, 11. Evm'tonhoi), treasurer, j CI. F. Jtidd; delegates to association, V.'. A. Aldcrsloy, iVYeaU, jiiar., and A. S. Staples; general committee, G. 8. Prinze,. W.. Ooijt, J. L. Climle, I). A<eats, W. A.. Aldcrsley, 11. 'Borland. J. Pilcher, and officers en officio; senior selection committee, W. A. AlderMey, G. F. Judd.-A. S. Staples; representative of rnanagsnOnt committee on association, A.' S. Staple. It ifas ve'Olveil to. open the season next Saturday. '- ' ; BROOiatN - CLUB'S WANTS, Tho Brooklyn Cricket Club is to be informed by the' City Council that tlio council .chnno't undertake to prepare the club a wicket- on the Tnnera Crescent Town Belt Iteserve, but that the club will be allowed to prepare their own wicket.

BOXING.

JOHNSON DECLINES AN OITErT Telesiaub—Prcsa Association—CuDjrrlff lit (Eec. September 19, 1.0 p/u.) New York, September 19. Mr. H. D. M'lntosh, the boxing promoter, has offered Johnson ,610.000 to fight Xanftford anil M'Vea. The champion declares, however, that he has retired from the ring. '