ATHLETIC SPOt

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1712, 1 April 1913, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPOt

CRICKET. WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. The mid-week competitions will be i tinucd to-morrow. On the Basin Rese. the matches will bo: Oriental v. Artillei and Rivals v. Union. Vivian have decide to default to Y.M.C.A. Tho junio. matches will bo St. Patrick's College v. Oriental, Union v. Chemists, and United v. Artillery. THIRD-CLASS MATCH. Potono secured a three-point win from St. David's on Saturday. St. David's mado 71 and 77 (I'arrant iO and 11, Thomson 32, It. M'Connell 21). Petone scored' 139 runs in their first innings, and passed St. David's total in their second without • the loss of a wicket. Wynyard, fourteen Wickets for 57 runs, bowled best for Petone, and J. M'Connell two for 22 for St. David's. LEG-BEFORE-WICKET RULE. j *r Tel«gr&sh—Fresi Asioclatton—CoDyrllhi London, Marah 30. The "Globe," in commenting oji the proposal to (liter the leg-beforc-wicket rule, Kays that Australia has always loyally rooognised the Marylebone Cricket Club's authority, but it would bo a graceful act if the Marylebone Ciub informally ascertained how tho proposed alteration of tho legbefore rule was likely to affect Australian cricket. It would be unpleasant, the paper wkls, to find that'llio. Australians wcra BOWLS. \ The Newtown rink to play against Victoria on Wednesday for the Hill Pina is as follows:—J. Martin, Porter, J. Brae- ' kenridgc, W. Wjlie (s.). \ In the final for tho Hutt Club champion pairs on Saturday, Macaskill and-IMght beat .Barlow and Hogartli by 24 points to 17.

LAWN TENNIS. DAVIS CUP PRELIMINARY. By Tolcstaph-Presß Association—Copyright , Sydney, March 31. America, has cabled guaranteeing thnc-o thousand dollars (.£600) for the Davis Cup tie, Australia v. America, if the. game is played in New York on June 0, 7, aiid 9. MR. DIXON ON THE RECENT TOUR. _ *1 London, March 30. ~ ,* r .f C. P. Dixon, who captained tho Bri« tish Isles team that won the Davis Cup, in reviewing in the. "Standard" the 'toui of the team in Australasia, says tho result should dissipate any doubts respecting tha success of future tours.

POLO. PALJJERSTON NORTH TOURNA- • MENT. (By Telegraph—Prose Association.) Palmerston N., March. 31. The Aow Zealand polo tournament -\vaj continued, to-day in beautiful weather, l'he Saville Cup was advanced to tho final, which will be -played to-morrow between tho hard-riding To Awaniutu players, and the headier Gisborno team. The latter aro'picked to win at long odds. The Gisborno ponies aro 6uperior. Today tho Handicap Cup was advanced a, stage. The results ot to-day's play.arq us tollow:— Saville Cup!—To Awamutu defeated Hawarden- Bby 9 goals to 1. Tho play was very one-sided. Mangahoia (Gisborne) defeated Hawke's Bay li by 3, goals to 2. . Handicap Cup.—Parawanui (1 goals) beat llcmuera (12 goals), 18 to 11, To-morrow's drawings iro:— • Handicap Cup.—Kaugitikci play Hawar* den A, Hawko's Bay play Hawarden B. Saville Cup (final),—Maiigaheia play; Te Aivamutu. On;. Wednesday there ■will bo a gymkana. meeting, and on Thursday a. polo ball in. the Town Hall;: Tho annual meoting of the Now Zealand Polo. Association was held to-night, yMr. It. Si Abraham, presiding. Tlte balance* sheet showed a, credit of- JEBl>..' l'hroa now clubs had affiliated during tho year, which shows polo to- bo on the increase. Tho election of officers resulted as follows:—President, his Excellency the.Gov* ernor; vice-presidents, Mr. A. E. G. Rhodes (Christchurch): lion, secretary and treasurer,-Mr. P.' L. Levien, Palmerston) committee, Messrs. A. Elwortliy, H. A, Russell, G. L. Rutherfurd,. M. Murphy, and G. M. Reynolds. . It was resolved that .it bo a recommendation to tho in--coming.- committee that tho 1915 tournament bo held at ; Auckland. Auckland and Christchurchdclcgates put in a claim for next year's tourney, tho voto,-13 to H, being in favour of Christchurch. It was resolved that the date of tournamonts bo announced before each Christmas. An invitation from Victoria to send a team across was left in the hands of tho com-" mittee.