ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1821, 6 August 1913, Page 10

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

YACHTING AT COWES.

BILLIARDS.

WELLS BEATS O'KEEFE.

OLYMPIC SPORTS.

BOWLS & BOWLERS.

RUGBY REPRESENTATIVES. AUSTRALIAN TEAM TOR NEW ZEALAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrieht • Sydney, August 5. The Selection Committee of the Rugby Unions has chosen the following Australian team to visit New Zealand:— liaexs.—Dwyer, Cooney, Carr, Wogan, Jones, Sutter, Tosker, i'. Wood, I'lynn, Wiilcoeks. and Meabusch. l»'oiwa.rds.—Watson, O'Donnell, 11. George, l-'ahcy, Wallach, Duffy, Massey,. Reynolds, Hill, Williams, Howden, Murphy, and Lloyd. The team comprises seventeen Now South Welshmen and seven Queenslandcrs. INTERSTATE MATCH. • _ Sydney, August 5. At Rugby, the New South Wales second team defeated Queensland by 21 points to I'. 1 . LEAGUE GAME. THE TRIAL TEAJIS SELECTED, The following League teams have been selected to play a trial match at Newtown l'arfc on Saturday next, at 3 p.m. Mr. H. Hay will be referee:— • A Team.—i'ull-b'ack, M'Guire (Newtown); three-quarters, Strickland (Newtown;, Kelly , (Athletic), Pinlayson (l'ttune); live-eighths, ■ Marshall (Newtown), Whitley (Petone); half, Russell (Nswtown); forwards, l'arker (I'etone), Brooks (Athletic), Weaver (Athletic;, Bc-erc (Athletic), Sullivan (Newtown), Manning (Newtown). This team will play in colours. B Team.—Full-back, Anderson (Hutt); three-quarters, Proebestl (I'etone), House (Petone), Ryan (Athletic); live-eighths, iiradley (Athletic), Georgo (Newtown); half,, Utiuku (Athletic); forwards, King (Newtown), Turner (Hutt), Childs (Petone), Chapman (Hutt), Campbell (Newtown), Wilson (Athletic). This team will play in white. MEETING OF THE CONTROL. A meeting of the executive of the Wellington Rugby League was held at Petonc on Monday evening. Mr. W. Iverr presided. A communication from the New Zealand Council was received notifying that the New South Wales team would arrive in Wellington oii August 20, and that Messrs. Jl'Donald (Auckland) and Brico (Wellington) had been appointed selectors for tlio New Zealand team, which is to play against New South Wales. Letters from the Ilawke'g Bay, Wanganui, and Turanaki Leagues were received, asking for dittos on which to play Wellington in Wellington. It wns decided to reply to the effect that owing to.the,difficulty , in procuring suitable grounds tlio requests must bo considered at a later date. It was decided .to play an A and B trial match next Saturday. After this game the representative team to play against Canterbury on August 1G at Newtown Park will be selected. > The match for tho Northern. Union Cup, Auckland 'v. Wellington,' was arranged to be played on August 23 at Newtown Park. LACROSSE. THE REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. The final selection lias b'cen mode of tho lacrosse team to represent Wellington- in the Proud Shield match' against Auckland at tho Basin Reserve on August 10. Tho team is as follows: —Goal, ; ■'Kershaw; point, Burgh; cover-point, O'Leary; third' man, Ryder; defence wings, J. Renkin and GVuity; centre, R. Kenkin; attack wings, I'ama and Andrews; third home, Leydon; second home, Grant; first home, Estcourt. Tho representatives .will play the next best- twelve in a special challenge match at tho Basin Reserve on next Saturday afternoon. ' -

A WIN FOR HIS MAJESTY. By Telegraph—PreSß Association—Copyright London, August 4. The Cowes Regatta lias opened. Tho Kaiser's yacht , Meteor, with Princo Jlenry of Prussia aboard, is competing.. - The King's yacht Britannia wbn tho Gold Cup to-day.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, August 5. Lindrum and Aiken aro playing a billiard match of-16,000- up. 'ilio scores now arc: Lindrum 1392,-Aiken 788.

IN THE FIFTEENTH ROUND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright i London, Aiigust 4. ' Bombardier Wells defeated O'lieefo in fifteen rounds. With -a splendid punch on tho jaw, Bombardier Wells fulfilled what was <!xpocted of him. All tho same, ho had to fight hard for victory.- Early in the third round, Wells went weak from tho repeated body blows when O'Keefe got to close quarters. Wells's height and reach enabled him to punch his opponent's face almost when he liked, but he did not make the most of his advantage. He fought timidly at times. Ho was at his best in the thirteenth round. Leading frequently with great power, lio brought his right across splendidly. O'Kcefo took a lot of punishment, niiil luckily did not go down ( until the knockout.

FRANCE LOOKING FOR HONOURS. By T«losraph—Pr«s'. Association—Copytlffht (Sydney "Sun" Special, Aug. 5, G.io p.m.) Paris, August 5. The French Olympic Committeo is asking the Government for a grant of ■Si'o,ooo towards t'ho training of a representative team. The Sporting Association is spending .£4OOO annually for three years in discovering and training Olympians. Douin, the long distanco champion, has gone to the United States in order to study American methods.

WELLINGTON CENTRE'S MEETING. A meeting of the Wellington Centre of the Dominion's Bowling Association was held last evening, at which the following were nominated for election as officers of tho Dominion's Bowling Association President, Mr. J. J. Marlow, Duncdiu; vice-president (left ill abeyance, pending tho nomination of the Auckland Centre); treasurer, Mr. Haiicock, Duncdin; council, Mr. T. Bush, Colonel Collins, nnd Messrs. A. Veitch, J. J. Roberts, and S. Undcri^pod. J'ennant matches: The following wero the drawings for the Pennant matches:— Section A: Karori, Hataitai, Lyall Bay, Newtown, Wellington, Kelburne, Victoria. Section .B: Seatoun, Te Hiwi, Hutt, Thorndon, Khandallah, Pctoue. . The following dates were arranged lo hold the Pennant matches onNovember 1. November 22, December 13, January 10, I'ebruary 7.