ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1668, 7 February 1913, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. COMIC OPERA & ARTILLERY. An interesting gamo was played yesterday afternoon on tho Basin Reserve between members of J. C. Williamson's Comic Opera Company, and a team from the Artillery Club. The gamo ended in a draw. 'Artillery batted first, and made 150 for nine wickets, of which Rapsoii ni'ado 53. Opera Company made 118 for eight wickets, Bartlctt being top scorer with «Well-pkyed 30. I'ollowing are the scores:— ' Artillery. Chapman, b. Onttrim 3 K. Paton, c. Bartlctt, b. Eatcliffe* 5 H. Paton, run out .'.....;...„..;..:,.'.'...'...... ■ 4 Taylor; c. Solomau, b. Eatcliffe 15 Smith, c. Albert, b. Eatcliffe 33 Major Hughes, runout -4 Eapson; retired a 53 Douglas, b. Entcliffo 3 Davidson, 1.b.w., b. Eatcliffe .....,.,.,.., 0 Crichton', not out ............. , r 17 Parker, not out ..,,.., ' C Extras : » 7 Total 150 Bowling.—Eatcliffo took six wickets for ■15 runs.; Outtrim, one for 52; Eoberts, one for 35; Barclay, none for 11. ~ Opera 'Company, , Shortland, 1.b.w., b. Douglas 2 Cashing,'b: PaTker ..'. 1 Outtrim, b. Parker , 5 Eatcliffe, st. Paton, b. Crichton .: 29 Barclay, b. Douglas ...t i Bartlett, b. Smith ' ■. : ..r 30 Eober,ts, b. Taylor 1 Albert, not out ...^^.'.V.V..;...,..... 1 ..,.,.:... 20 ■Soloman, b. Taylor >....... ...'...'..'.... '*■ 0 Wynn, not out ■.;'..;....'.....„ ~.,.. 16 Extras ..,....,........:.;............;....... i Total ....,:.......;:. .'...:.'..■..'. .;. 118 Bowling.—Douglas,'two for 14; Parker, two for 1G; Crichton, one for 21; Slajor Hughes, nbno for 19;" Smith, ono for 2; Taylor, two for 33; Davidson, none for 9. ELEVENS POR SATTJEDAY: : ' '. j . Wellington' North Club. ;'■ North : Third v. Brooklyn, at Karori.—. Webb,; Wilson;. Amodeo, • Etoa, Eosengrdve,; L. O'Sullivaik Pbrtman, Kelly, .Williamson,; Berry,; Shaw,' Cameron. ''-'.:. •1.-Wellington East Club.,;.. East' A.'v. HiiltA Trains'leave at 1.10 p.m. :and, 1.20 p.m.—Midlane, Tucker,. Uibbes, Baker, 31'Girr, Hickson, Grimmett,' Hickey,. Wills, Jolwson, Watson. t I _ Catholic Xoung.Men's Club'..' ■' .'■;'■ Catholic Club v. Kirkcaldie and Stains, at Anderson Park.—Alley, Burke, Finnegan,' Poote, Galvin (2), Carroll, Heaphy, Dayburn, O'Connor, Eende, Sheehan, Coleman, Pouhy. :. i ' /'■•..•'. Karori Club. ■ •;■' ; .The following will represent. Karori v. St. David's,,-';at the Basin Reserve, on Saturday:—Cdate, Edwards, Reed, Lowe, Spiers, Smith, Tarr, Mason, Austin, Cox, Shaw, Russell. ; .Telephone Exchange Club. . Tho. following will represent the Telephone' (Exchan'ge against the ■ Electrio Light Department on Saturday.—Eyans, Parton (2), Pollock, Rees, Webb, Knight, Magee, Pliminer, Hayes, Brogan, M'ln■tosh.' ■ K ■. ' .'■' ■■;',';' UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY. : The following umpires -are to stand in senior .matches' on February 8 and 22 :— North y. Victoria College, onNo. 1 Basin Kes'erve—Jlessrs.'. Varnham and'Gardiner; .Central :v. South, No. 2 Basin Eeserve— Messrs. Lambert aiid D. M'Kenzie; Hutt t. East A, at Hutt—Messrs. Bock and Jenness; Petono 'v. East B, at Petone— Messrs. Rodgers and M'Kenzie., : . '•' WAREHOUSEMEN'S .MATCHES. The following are .the fixtures for the Warehousemen s_ Association for Satur- . day :—Levin and Co. v. United, at ; Ahder-son'-Park; N.Z. Railways v. "New Zealand Times," at Kelbnrne; A.'E. Kernot's v. P. and T. Stores, at.Kelburno; Electric Light 'V.' Telephone Exchange, at Duppa -Street ,N6. 0; • Occidental 7 v.'Wh'itcomba'; aud.Tombs, at : Duppa .'Street' No. 7;' The Doiiinioi.- v. "Ocean, at Newtown Park West; Gollin and Co. v. Sanders' .Bros., at Nowtown Park East.

BOWLS.

1 P CAN CHAMPIONS MEET? (By Telegraph.—Press Association.! Christchurch", February G. ■In regard to the proposed match be-' tweehthe rink that won the New Zealand Bowling Championship and the North Island champions, it is stated .that Wolff's rink • would be glad to plav if a match could be arranged dt Christchurch. Several members.of the local rink are-unable to secure ■ leave from' business Ho enable thenr togo'to Wellington at present. ..■''.'. :;■"■' KAROEI CLUB. .-' The following will; represent Kami in senior pennant against Hutt on Satur--day:—Away—Watchman, Spiers, Roberts, Burn (s.); Bead, Harrison, • Sunley, Dryden (s.). At home-Atkin, England, M'Lennan, Cooper (s.); Cox, Bennett, Gregg, Lewer (s.). . . THBSIXTY-FIVEKS* SINGLES. ' The games dn connection with the sixtyfivers'singles;'for which n handsome pair of "White Horse" bowls'(made by Lawrie, of Glasgow) has been presented by Mr. J. J. Roberts, are .progressing satisfactorily. As the players were restricted to the four, chief clubs, it was found expedient for :each club to find the two best men on .its'own green/ This was done, with the following, result:—!. Thorndon—Freeman and Gamble. - Victoria—Anderson and Arrait. . Newtown-H. l'rice and Meyrick. . • Wellington—G.Evans.and Lockie. Yesterday afternoon the two Thorndon men -were pitted against Victoria's sixtyfivers, \with the following result:— Freeman beat Anderson, 23—1 G. ': Gamble beat Arinit, 29—11. ■ ' ' . To-day at 2 pin. Evans (Wellington) will meat Price-(Newtown), and Lockie (Wellington) will meet Meyrick (Newtown). '■- •The winners of these games will play off at 4.30 p.m., and the winner of that game will meet Freeman in the final at 2 p.m. on Monday. The Victoria Bowling Club will play a game against the Seatoun Club at Sea-to-morrow. The i following, players -will represent the Viotoria Club:—Redmond, Tattle, ' : Cray, and MacMorran.

BOXING.

: PICATO DEFEATS POESY, } . By Teleeranh—Pr«s Assootatlon—Oonrrlffttt ,1. ul- c.L ~ Sydnoy. February 6. At tne Stadium last night, Frani Picato, the American boxer, beat Poesy, tho Frenchman, in ; the second round. BERG V. MEEHAN. , Oakland, February 5. Otto Berg,' of Aetoriat defeated "Willie" Meehan, of San Francisco, in a benround bout . ' . ;

FOOTBALL.

AMATEUR GAME IN ENGLAND. By Telegraph-Press Aisoolation-Copyrlght ~ „•„ , Perlh ' February G. Mr. Hill, secretary of tho New South Wales Rugby Union, has returned from a trip to England and America. • ,Ho considers there is littlo to choose between tho South . Africans, Australians, and Now Zealandcrs at football. He attributes tho victory of the Africans over' Wales to splendid:• goal-kicking rather.' than marked, superiority of ground play\.Tho amateur game in England was never of so high a standard, and' there wero never bigger attendances at matches.- In : Mr .; Hill's, opinion .this is, the •• result 'of Itlib visits' of colonial teams to England.

ATHLETIC PARK RATES.

NO BEMISSION. Last night the Wellington City Council passed the following resolution, on the recommendation of. its. Finance ' Com•utittco:— "That the application of the Wellington Kugby Union that the rates for 1912 on the Athletic Park be remitted, be not Kranted,"' ij