ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1697, 13 March 1913, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. ' OLD BOYS' CLUB. "Soma evil genius," stated to have pursued the Old Boys' i\iotball Club last season, gained special mention .in tho report . submitted at the fifteenth annual geueial meeting of members held last night. There was au attendance of about thirty members, Dr. AV. Young presiding. The annual report and the balancesheet were adopted.' Regret was expressed in tlio report tint . tho committee should have had to record tho most disastrous season that it has been the fortune, or rather misfortune, of the club to know. . "We expected to at least start off with a fairly strong .senior team," said the" report, "but some evil genius, which pursued us without meroy throughout the whole of the season, got to work before the first match .was played, with , the'result that two of our best men, Messrs. Pool and Gilbert, were laid aside by accidents, and could not play at all. So it, went on, Saturn«y .after, Saturday, with painful monotony, until at last, when wo were drawn to play, against Petone, we could hardly raiso six of the men that we thought with ordinary luck would see the year out. The result was inevitable.' We had to withdraw frout' the senior Tanks. But one team then remained in tho field; the "Glorious Fourths," who did fairly well, as the following record will • snow:Matches played, 12 j won, G; lost, 0. ; Th» total membership on the roll is—l lite, 50 active,"73 honorary. If • our playing record is not"a satisfactory one, at least our financial position is, seeing that; we have a bank balance of .£17.125. 6d„ and our liabilities are nil. ■ In the disou&aion of tho report, several members deplored tho lack of 'interest evinced in certain quarters. On the motion of Mr. R. Hannah, it was decided to instruct the incoming committee to write , to prominent mdmbcrs, urging them, 1 to evince greater 'interest in' tho club's welfaie. It was decided to donate tlio sum ot £> ss. to the Wellington College ground fund. Six new members were elected. Tho election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mr. J. P.. Firth; vicepresidents, Mr. 11. O. Barnott and Dr. W. Young;'club captain, Mr. A. Wilson; hon. secretary, Mr. F,. A. Morris; 1 \ on. treasurer, Mr. A. P. Stace; lion, nuditor, Mr: W. It. Jlorrah; management committee/Messrs: L. Gilbert,. M. P. Pool, Pv. Hannah, C. Fordham, anil A. J. staples; delegates to - the ,A\ellingtoji Paigby Union', Mr. A.'E. Wilson; cbisitication committee, Messrs. A. V. Stace, ■ C. Fordham, and L; W. Gilbert. Owing to pressure on several;club Teports have been unavoidably held over.-' CRICKET. " \ ' JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. -The following are .tlie junior champion- . ship fixtures for. March 15 and 29:— Victoria. College ,v. St. .'Marks, Basin Reserve No. 3. Central v. Wellington College, College Grounds. Y.M.C.A. v. North, Kolbutne Park. Hutt, a bye. - ATHLETICS. A general meeting of all amateur ath- ; letic clubs in Wellington in connection with the big Easier Carnival is to be held in the Sports' Federation Rooms (Civil Service Club) this evening. ■ BOWLS. . CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS RINKS. ■■■■. Owing to the .wet weather,, yesterday the champioft'iqf olteropiops ; rink -tournament ••■'did not take place. It. will be held to- ' jnorroiv if the weather is favourable' ■'.;' ;.KELBURNB' V : . VICTORIA. ''' • . The following will play for Kelburne in a friendly match against Victoria on - Saturday :—Away : Manley, M'Call, Home, .■.'Gray,; .Meadowcroft, professor .Kirk, Williamson: At. home: Hamerton, E. C. Gannaway, Marquis, Duguid; Hutchison, Widdop, Hart on, Knowles. TH HIWI CLUB. V . The Te Hiwi Club will be represented by Benzie, Gilmer, Lock, Parata (s.), in ; tlie champion of champions rink tourney: In the match, To Hiivi v. Johnsonville, on Saturday, Ithe following will represent Te Hiwi at Te Hiwi:—C. Hill, D. ,1. Nathan, Benzie, Look (sj, Jeffrey, Hulj bert, E. J. Hill, Whittle (s.). At Johtison- , ville:—Robertson,''Piriini, Gilmer, Parata (s.), O'Reilly, Matthews, Shallcrass, Leigh-: ton (s.). Train leaves Thorndon Station 1.20, p.m. HILL PINS. ■ A game for the Hill Pins, played yesterday by rink's representing the Hataitai nnd Victoria Clubs, resulted in a victory for the holders. ' Following are details:— Victoria, Club'(holders): Tucker, Hatch, . ' .Varcoe, S'naddoii: (s.), 25. *• Hataitai (challengers): Williams/ Galvin, Pryor, Gniar (s.), 18. WELLINGTON REFEREES ASSOCIATION. • ANNUAL MEETING. . U'he annual meeting.of the Wellington Eugby Referees' Association was held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms last evoning, Mr; 'I). M'Konssie presiding. , /Moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet (already summarised in ■ H'heDojii.n-ion), Mr. M'Kenzie said that tho meetings last'year had been poorly attended, and th<> active iuembersliip of . the? association was not strong eiiough to. enable it to properly fulfil its obligations to the Wellington Rugby Union.. The association was ini a satisfactory financial position. i Mr. S. Brown (presidertt)'congratulated the association on tho way in which it had carried out its duties during the past year. The Rugby Union should get as many members as possible to act as referees. A percentage of' (he players who dropped out every season should help .. the same by taking on refereeing. The thanks of 'all engaged in 'the game were due to tho referees, and he hoped that' the Rugby Union would assist the asso- . ciation in every possible way. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Officers for the ensuing year were clected. as follows:—President, Mr. G. C. Fache; vice-presidents, Messrs. S. Brown and A. Campbell; chairman, Mr. D. M'lienzie; vice-chairman, Mr. W. J. Meredith; hon. secretary aud treasurer. Mr. L. Sicvers; Instruction Committee, Messrs. L. Simpson, R. I'ordyce, J. Francis;., Classification . Coiumilteo: Messrs. ,T. ' Francis, W.'.T. Meredith, and R. Fordyce; vice-president New Zealand Referees' Association, Mr. L. Simpson; delegato to'the New Zealand Referees' Association, Mr.' D..M'Kenzie; nuditor, Mr. J, F. O'Sul•livan; representative on the Appointment ■Board, Mr. L. Sievers. . The chairman, in a concluding speech, asked those present to do all that they could 1o secure additional members. When the business of the annual meeting had been disposed of ordinary business was transacted. _ A letter was received from the 'New . Zealand Referees' Association stating that the conference and annual meeting of (he association would be held at the Town Hall, Wellington, on Mnrch 21. ■ A number of b.v-lnw nnd other remits which are to come up for discussion at l ,he annual conference were reviewed. HOCKEY. WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE. Tho ManaKeroent Committee of tho ' Wellington Hockey Association niefc on Tuesday evening, Mr. C. N. Cathie presiding. Tile. Grounds Committee, it was decided, is to interview the Karori Borough Council's engineer with regard to laying out the grounds at Karori Park. It was resolved to defer tho matter of affiliating with the Amateur Sports Fed- . eration, which is to bo quartered at the * Civil Service Club, until tho annual meeting of delegates. . On-condition that all its matches were played at Miramflr, the Miramar Club wrote stating that it would be prepared to enter one team during next season. It • was decided to inform the club that the

iiieomiiig committee would be the proper body to deal with the matter. It wag dccidcd to arrange a public opening of tlio season at LCnrori Park on the Saturday prior to tins coimucitccnient of tho fixtures, probably April 12. The propamine will includo field ■ events,, in addition to which nn inter-club scven-a-sido tournament will bo held. Kntries for tlio tournament are now being received.

/ The sub-coiumitt-.'o which had been appointed to go into the question of hockey in schools reported that it would bo possible to inaugurate a competition this year, provided tho services of smtablo men could be procured to supervis; matters on Saturday mornings. It was resolved to circularise all the associations affiliated to tlio New Zealand Hockey Association placing before them tile views of tlie Wellington Association respecting the engraving of names on the shield. ' Wellington was of opinion that only tlio name of tho province holding tho shield at tho end of tho season should bo the name placed on it, thus marking tho. real champion province of New Zealand. The proposal that each association' that beat the holders during the various contests in each season should have its name on tho shield was not favoured by Wellington, as it would teiul to lessen tho value of the trophy, and not indicate tho champion team of the year. WELLINGTON CLUB. The annual meeting of the Wellington Hockey Club, was held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms last evening. Mr. W. G. Morpeth, club captain, was in the chair, and there were about 30 members present. ' Twenty new members v;ere elected. The chairman, moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, congratulated the club on the very satisfactory position the report disclosed. He hoped tlio coming season would .be a successful one, and the indications were that it would be. .. „ , The elcctioiKof officers resulted as follows:—President, Mr. J. H. B. Coates; vice-presidents. Messrs. E. D. Bell, A. o. Biss, R. G. Reed, and D. R. Menzies; captain, Mr. W. G. Morpeth; deputy captain. Mr. W. Morrah; secretarj - , Mr. H. A.-Schlaadt; treasurer, Mr. R. S. Pope; management committee, Messrs. I. B. Gow, A. Gill. G. Hnigh, J. C. Paul; auditor, Mr. C. W. Carroll; delegates to Hockev Association, Messrs. F. C. Cray and H. Schlaadt; selection committee, Messrs. W. Morrah, A. Gill, and the captains of the various teams. L It was (locidefl . that the delegates to the. association be instructed to support the appointment of three selectors in preference to one selector. 1 • Messrs.- E. ,T. fieid and H. Preston.were clected life members of the club> and Mr. Griffiths an honorary member.