ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1685, 27 February 1913, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. ; , WAREHOUSEMEN'S MATCHES. Tho following are tho fixtures for th» Warehousemen's Association for Saturday \ Occidental v. N.Z. Railways, al; Anderson. Park; Sanders Bros. v. "N.Z. Times, at Duppa Street No, 7; Ocean v. United, at Duppa Street No. G; A. E. ;Kcrjiot v. Electric Light, at Kclburnc Psrk; Levin, and Co. v. Union S.S. Co., at Kclburno Park; Dominion v. (iollin and Co., at Newtown Park west; Whitccimbo and Tombs v. Telephone Exchange at New. town Park east. !

JUNIOR ASSOCIATION. Fixtures for Saturday March; 1 and Sab. urday, March 8, aro as follow i—, ; , • Seniors—Evans Bay v. lCilbirnio No. 1, at Newtown Park; Catholic C.C. v. Athletic C.C., No. 2 Wakefield Po.rk; Thorn, don v. Miramar, at Mirainari(lst only); • Thorndon v. Wadestoirn, Anderson's Park. (Bth only). i ' ' '• Juniors:—lCilbirnio r. Evans Bar, No. 4 Duppa Street; Berhamporo |v. Thistle, No. 3 Newtown Park) Harbour Board v. K.Y.M.1., No. 2 Ncwtowp Paik; Kirkcal. dio v. D.1.C.,' No. 2 Anderson Park; Union-, 1 v. Athletic, No, 3 Duppa Sheet, i

BILLIARDS,

By Tolcgrnpli—Precs Association—Copyright , , . London, February 25. In a billiard matchwith Newman, ivory balls being used, Melbourne Inmau A made a break'of 894. ,l %• , ' . HEAVY-WEIGHT WRESTLING. ; t ZBYSZCO OUTCLASSED, '- By Telegraph—Press 'Aesoclation—Copyright i, i Chicago, F-sbru&ry 25. In a heavy-weight wTest'ang contest, Lemarin outclassed Zbyszco,' whom hov •' throw in 24 minutes. Tliis is tho first J timo'Zbyszco has been beaten since Gotch ' defeated him. >

' , SWIMMING. .;.[

( BREAST STROKE CHAMPIONSHIP,, .1 By Telegraph—Prem ißßOciation-Oopyrlihl 1' Mclbiurno, ijebruary 20, '■ Finney and Blunt, of Victoria, won tho two preliminary heats of tho 220 breast ! .stroke championship of Australia. j PRESENTATIONS TO OFFICIALS.. _ , : i;' A pleasant function took plac.b et tho Amateur Sports Federation rooms ; last : , : evening., when, tho ..chairman-of tho Wol» I. liiißtoii Swimming Centre (Mr. J. F, At. kins) made presentations on behalf o£ the centre to several who ljad clitertoined tho .' Sydney swimmers during jtlieir recent , visit 'to Wellington. Tho presentations -i took the form of enlarged photographs of .< the executive of tho centre! and also in., eluded photographs iof Messrs. T. Solo, i mons, S; Ridaington', and H. Hay, mount- i ed in brown stained oalc. Tho recipients j were: Messrs. T. Ronayue, J. E. Henrys, R. B. Grange, A. Levy, and D. K. Blair, i In making tho' presentations, Mr. At*. I kins referred, to tho visit of 'Sydney "cracks," which he considered hdd aroused a great deal of interest in the sport' Duping, their visit the team had been thg guests of the above-named |[entlem&n who Vhad done a great deo.l towards making their fndividuLily' returned , thanks. >i .if •• | ■

FOOTBALL BETTING;

. REPRESSIVE MEASURES. , ' By Toleerapb-Prcer! ' vliondon|liPebruory 25 1 . Tho Management Committee ot tho Northern Football League has decidcd to warn players; that;; it is . determined to.-w suppress',betting. . • - Northey 'Smith, a bookmaker, ot.Eduiburgh, was fined .£IOO, irl'default two months' imprisonment, foij football .oou. Son betting comp«titions,;!and WiUwrn : [odgson.wns similarly, fine! for tho same ,• offence. ,i ~ • r • • .

BOWLS, j

HILL PINS MATCH. ; : | Tlie following Will represent ;<Victofttt ! i in a match agaimst ICarori for the Hill Pins to-morrow: —Tucker, Hatch, Varcoo, ; and Snaddon (s.). ; ,|.'i THORNDON CLUB. , ■ ; On Saturday next a friendly match will be plaved by Thomdon A|tajnrt Johnson- ; ■ villc, the team for Thofncjon selected are- . as follows:— • ■ '!' At Johnsonvillo: Murdoch, Arden, L • Clark, Plimnier (s.); Stanford,-Halo,Wil,> laris, M. Clark (s.);. Phelps, Monaghan, ■ Ramsay, Hatch (s.). ■ _ .v At Tliomdon: Collins,. Jones,'J. M. King (s.); Konaldson,i AV.. Freetb, Munro (&.); illlen/Hanlon, D. Y. , Wilson, Chittey (is;).;', i. _ i ■ TIIE IIiLL PINS. v -jl-j. A match for the : Hill Pins was. playwl: yesterday nftornoon with tho following l'<v Victoria-r1 I 'i'ckoT, Hatch, Yarcoo, Stiad- , 'don (s.), 19; ICarori-liewcr, Dryden,; Bum, Cooper (s.) A 18. i , LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY., i ;.% ' ' • EXECUTIVE MEETING. . A meeting of tho Wellington Centre of: , the Royal. Life-saving Society: was hold. last evening, Mr.., G. S. Hill presiding. : A letter was received from the lowa, Clerk. stating that tho City Council had ■, granted permission for,charts^ explaining mothods. of rescuing a, drowning person, . and tho methods of rosuscitation, etc., to bo 'placed on all corporation property close to beaches. A further communication stated'that, permission had been, granted to'school childrpn, who had gain.; ed a proficiency certificate, bronze mod rib lion, or higher awards, of tho society, to use the baths for tho remainder of the season, frep of charge. ■ A communication was received from thci Maranui Surf and Life-saving Club asking the Wellington Centre to take up do» i bentures in tho club. .|Thb issuo is one oil Ifl at i£r each with jvlilch it is hoped. : Ito meet the liability incurred in tho building of tho club rooms at Lyall Bayi The debentures carry interest at tho rat(i ■ cf 5 per cent per,,annum,, payable half; y v curly. They become duo in three years, ; It was decided that tho .'club take ten i'debentures. ' • t . The schools' life-saving challenge shield, recently presented by tho Wellington Con. trc, was on exhibition. ; ,

THE DAVIS CUP CONTEST, j

Australian platers. ' By Teleßraph—Pr«i» Association- -Oopyrfßhl (B«c. February 27, 0.30 a.m.)' , : Sydney,' February 26. ; Tho Tennis Association has- been .ad« vised •by cable that .'Doust will bs available to . represent Australasia in the Davis Clip. Wilding will play if poseiblft

BOXING..

(K«.-February 27, 0.30 a.m.) . Mclbourno, February 28. ; Coghill defeated Fitzsiinmons in thfc fourth round. • : . . ■ ;j