ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1584, 30 October 1912, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET,

.SOLE fiET.EOTOK .AI'I'OIXTKI). Tlio Management Coniniittco of (ho Wellington Cricket Association nipt last iii/rhl. .Mi'. M. .1". Liiekio presided. It: was decided to depart from the llirccselcctor sy.stom, and Mr. C. Ci. Wilson was npjioinled sole- solcetor. The. WncMown Club communicated with (ho association to llio olt'ect Unit it was withdrawing from tlui junior com-polil-ion. The rrasoii given was 11ml there was no corlainiy of being al)lc to gut a full team <'vci-y week. It was resolved lo request. Canterbury and Auckland to supply their proposed proKi'niuniDS for t lk; season. AUSTRALIANS IX CANADA. waiJAdoo—uopupossv eso.i,i_i[(li;j3oiox if! (Hoc. October 21), fl.is'p.m.) Vancouver, October 28. In a mnlcU between tlio Australian cricketers and a liritish Columbia fiftcM-ii, (ho homo team in its first innings made 110 runs. Matthews look six wickets and Kcllcway seven. Australia in their second innings have lott eight wickets for 230 runs. INTEHSTATE MATCH. Dy TclccranU—Press Association—Oonrrleht (Kec. October 20, 1.25 a.m.) Adelaide, October 28. In tlio inter-State cricket match bstween South. Australia ;tfid West Aus. tralia, tho former mado 270 runs in their first innings, and -110 in thoir second innings. Moycs'mndo 101, tiooden 102, and tiehrs 119. West Australia made 09 and 2JC.

BOWLS.

WEIjLIKGTON V. NEWTOWN. Tho followiiifj rinks will play for WelClub aßaiust Ncwlown in an cight-rink friendly match on Saturday next-.-

On homo green— J. Muir, Jennings, A. Laurcnson, Nicholson (s.); Ramsay, Manz, Corliss, J. J. Roberts (s.); Ncilsoii. llouldcr, B. B. Alien, Still (s.); Hyams, rhclps, Thompson, Webb (s.). On Nowtown green—Burns, Blake, O'Sullivnn, Ballantyne (s.); LiiWlc, Bennett, A. J.. D. Miller, Ballinger (p.); Ledger, Gibbes, Crane, Dall (s.) i Gcddis, Knapp, Kelly, G. Brown fs.). The following loams will piny for tlio Ncwtown Club:— Oil homo (,'i-eeii—Alpe, Roberts, nigginbollom, I'rinco (s.); Crengel, Gallic, Brackenridgo J. 11 , ., Price (s.); 'llayo, Luke J. P., Sexton J., Laughton (s.); Lesiliy, Clnxton, Underwood, Richard 1 ; (s.). On Wellington green: Road, Flygor, Pollock J., Powell (s.); Brackcnridge, Ranson, Rcott, Trevor (s.); Chitloy, Salmon, Bniloy. Bland (s.); Haycroft, Warwick, Dull', Pollock (si.).

BILLIARDS,

THE CRTSTALATE CUP. ' Tho two semi-finnl games for the Crystalate Cup were played at Alcock'g Rooms, Baker's Buildings, last evening. The first (jamo between Farrell and Keys commenced at 7.30 p.m. and did not finish until after 9 p.m., and as the time (for a game of 300 up)- 1 indicates the play was on tho slow side. Farrell showed rather better form 'than his opponent, and registered breaks of 24, 22, and 20 during tho game. Key? mado no break worth chronicling. When Farrell (tho winner) ran out Keys was 2">3. Fordham and Wakem -.bowed slicker form, both playing rapidly and with very fair judgment. Wakem was the faster scorer of tho two, and played excellent billiards throughout The balls ran badly for Fordham at times. At the conclusion the scoro stood: Wakem, 300; Fordham. 2!)7. Tho winner's best break was 21, and Fordham made breaks of 22 and 20. The final between Farrell aud Wakom will be played at 8 o'clock this evening,

BOXINO,

LARGE, AUCKLAND PROPOSAL. (By Tdl'eErapJi.—Press Association.) Auckland, October 2D. The Northern Boxing Association' has arranged for Mr. Bris Doyle to visit Australia, America, and England, and arrange matches with tho world's champion boxers at Auckland during the Exhibition of 1913. It is intended to erect a stadium to accommodate 5000 spectators. It is proposed to arrange six or seven fights, each for a purso of JCIOOO.

YACHTING

TE RUEU CLUB MEETS. Tho annual general meeting of tho To Rum Sailing Club was held in the City Hotel on Friday evening last, "Mr. 1\ luernnn presiding over an attendance of 30 members. , The report and balance-sheet (already published) was road and adopted. Tho question of making suitable-ar-rangements for an opening day, and. also the question of tho selcctio of a club badge, was left in the hands of the committee, which meets on Friday evening next. . .

It was mentioned at the meeting that Mr. T. Clarke, of Scorching Bay, offered to place his whare at the Bay at the disposal of tho club for week-end social even"Tt'was resolved that Mr. J. Firth's valuable trophy would bo given to tho most successful yacht of tho club. Tho election of officers for tho ensuing season resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr, J. ,J. Firth; president, Mr. F. Kiernan; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. Brooke-Taylor and P. Elliott; committee, Slessrs E. Ihinnnn, — Christeson, — Pratt, F. Kicrnan, jun., and W.' Moran; secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. F. Ncwbold.