ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1611, 30 November 1912, Page 13

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. N.S. WALES TEACHERS' TEAM. At a. meeting of the- Wellington Education Institute held last evening a letter was received from Mr. F. A. Hompleman regarding .the forthcoming visit of the New South. Wales Teachers' cricket team. Tho team is to arrive in Wellington' on Wednesday, December 18, to oominenc© a holiday tour of the North Island. During their stay in this city arrangements are being made for them to play a one-day cricket match on tho - Thursday against looal teachers, and for a two-days' game against the Wellington Association representative team. .Local teachers will also meet them at bowls and probably tennis. The visiting party consists of 21 men and six ladies, and has been officially recognised'by the New South Wales Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association. Mr. Hempleinan has. charge of the New Zealand arrangements. BOXINQ. RITCHIE DEFEATS WOLGAST. By Teloiraiih—Preas Association—Oonyrlght Now York,.November 28. Puitchie has defeated Wolgast in a fight at Daly City, California, thus winning the light-weight ohampionship. The contest was witnessed by a tremendous crowd. Sixteen out of twenty rounds were fought, and Wolgast steadily lost throughout, though tho early rounds were very even. , The men fought like tigers throughout, and bled freely from faco blows, Wolgast's teeth suffering. In the sixteenth round Wolgast hit low and the referee awarded the fight to Ritchie on a foul. Thie decision was generally satisfactory. ATTELL THROWS UP THE SPONGE. St. Louis, November 28. After Oliver Kirk had led for six Tounds of a scheduled eight-round fight, Abe Attel stopped fighting and, announced that he was quitting.the ring permanently. i .RISERS. DEFEATS MANDOT. N»w York,' November 28. At Los, Angeles, California, Rivers got the decision ovor.Mandot in the twentieth, round. CROSS V. NELSON. New York, November 28. Leaoh,Cross outpointed '"Battling" Nelson in a ten-round bout.. Nelson took heavy punishment,, and several times was in a bad plight, but he rallied towards the close, and forced the fight sharply.

FOOTBALL. AUSTRALIAN RUGBY TOUR. i By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright . Victoria, 8.C., November 28. The Australian Rugby footballers were given a great send-off. They expressed delight at tho success of the tour. They had played fifteen matches and won twelve.' They thought the British Columbians were the most difficult to beat of the teams they had met. AMERICAN ATHLETES. VISIT TO AUSTRALIA. By Talegranh—Press Association—Oopyriaht . Sydney, November '2D. The New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association has accepted the visit of the team of American athletes, and has guaranteed a share of the cost of four athletos. Smithson, whom. New Zealand advices mention' as a member of the team, is not mentioned in Mr. Unmack's letter, Duke with a team of native swimmers and divers froni Haivaii, will visit Australia in 1913. LAWN TENNIS. CIVIL SERVICE TOURNAMENT. The opening matches of the second annual tournament of the Civil Service are set down for decision at 8 p.m. on Monday, December 2, at the Nowtown Club's courts, off Constable Street. The first ten games in the men's singles have been arranged as under:—Leydon (25) v. M'Clune (30); Brosnan (23) v. Gill (18); Bridges (33) v. Millier (18); Evensen (20) v; Jones (owe 5); Smellie (16) v. Pratt (12); Douglass (24) v. Wiseley (35); Cooper (20) v. Harding (33); Clark. (10) v. Dunn CiO); Gow (28) v. C. T. Andrew (12); Rout (20) v.. Carter (25). All other players are requested to bo m attendance as early as possiblo, notably Hori Mio, C. and H. Williams.'

FIXTURES FOR TO-DAT. Following are the fixtures for to-day:— Men's Senior.—Newtown' v. Brougham Hill, at Newtown. Men's Junior.—Brougham Hill v..Trinity Church,- at Trinity Church; Wellington v. Rona Bay, at Day's Bay, 7 and 8; Earori v. Newtown, at Karori Club's courts). Men' 6 Third.—Brougham Hill B v. Brougham Hill A, at Brougham Hill; Trinity Church v. Wellington, at Day's Bay, 9 and 10; Island Bay, a bye. Men's Fourth.—Johnsonville v. Trinity Churoh, at Johnsonville. Ladies' Senior.—Brougham Hill v. Wellington A, at Brougham Hill; Nowtown v. Victoria College, at Day's Bay, 5 and 6; Wellington B, a bye. Ladies' Junior—Trinity Churoh v. Brougham Hill, at Day's Bay, 11 and 12; Newtown, a bye. Ladies' Third.—Brougham Hill v. Victoria College A, at V ; ctoria College; Oriental v. Victoria College B, at Oriental; Newtown v. Trinity Church, at Day's Bay, 3 and 4; Island Bay, a byo. ' Note.—All the matches in the men's grades in which. Victoria College teams were to take part have been postponed until the end of the round, owing to military obligations.