ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1887, 23 October 1913, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

SOCCER FINALE. THG WIND-UP OF THE SEASONThere was a brave army of silver cups at the Tiilin Inst-evening on tho occasion of tho Football Association's annual smoke which was hold for tile purpose of presenting.tho trophies won during the past season. Mr. J. Patau (chairman of the W.F.A.) presided, and was supported by Mr. Williams (secretary). Mr. Hoberts (Diamond F. 0.), Mr. Ilmdlo (Kaiwarra), Mr. Bovco (Marist Bros.), Mr. Wall ('lechnical School), Mr. Bennett (Karori), Mr. M'Ardlo (Thistle), Mr. Duncan,. Mr. .Shields, Mr. M'Keowen, Mr. Digby, Mr. Morris, and others. What Referees? Mr. Duncan proposed ''Tho Winning Teams," remarking that tho players had got into another rut. Thistle), who were tho only team to train properly, had. won the Leagilo for thd first time, and Diamonds had-also won tho Second Division for tho first time. The school teams played at a disadvantage, the Techincal team being too good nnd having a runaway victory. Mr. Duncan . then made somo stroiig remarks as to tho selection of referees. Heforees ,wlio ' had no right to be selected took chargo of First Division matches, whilst bet- . tor referees stood on the bank. Ho hoped that iiexfc year tlloso on tho Appointment Board, would profit by this year's lessons. 1 Teams That Achieved. ■- The'chairman, in presenting tho varidus'trophies, remarked that Marist .Bros. 1 School had won the Fifth (A) •Division Cup live times,, and it now becaiiio their absolute property.' In addition, Mr. ; Boyce, oli behalf of tho Marist Bros.' team, took two other cups' away with him. South Wellington,- who won the Sixth Division Cup, scored 65 goals, and not a single point, was-registered against tlionii Tho Winners wero as. follow:—First Division, Thistle; Charity Cup, Hospital; Second Division, Diamond j Challenge Cu£>, Kaiwarra; Third Division, ( Y.M.C.A.; 'Henderson Memorial Cup, • Marist Bros.' School; Fourth Division,- : Marist Bros.' School; Foiirth .Challenge Cup, Y.M.C.A.; Fifth (A) Division, ■ Marist Bros.' School; Fifth (B) Division, Karori; Sixth Division, South Wellington,'-Thistle Cup (schools). Technical ; Six-a-Side (A) Medals, Technical; J Six-a-Sido (B) Medals, Karori School; Scouts' Banner, Kolbufno* . ■' / interesting Point. ] ■ Mr. Shields, in proposing "The NfeW 1 Zealand Football Association," said j thero Was likely to bo o great change 1 ■in all bcidics Which governed sport. It 1 was not'right that the same teu men 1 who represented, the Wellington Foot- f ball, Association, should also represent l tho New Zealand Football Association 1 and. also the Referees' Association. It ] 1 was like the same Judges sitting on tho Supreme Court, .the Appeal Court, and the, Priv.V Council to hear, the- same case. He was an original 'member of the. Wellington Swimming Club, which was the first to be formed, and the j ! swimming clubs had taken tho start in I that direction, though had a similar motidn bei'ol'e the Wellinjfkm Football Association. . 1 Mr. M'Keowen, , in response, said J that they endeavoured to cultivate in- j terest amongst> yoiihg fclloWi), 'aft' it , was the boys who made the game,, and they, did what neither hockey iior Rilgbj clubs , did—they gaye footballs away. , He . remembered, when jiot one school played soccer, but now thero were more soccer teams than Rugby. —r.-ii—r CRICKET. t ' ' , •: ~.v • ti !ALTERATION-' OF : SECOND ROUND, * Owing to a misunderstanding as to the t plac'o'Of Meeting oil TuCsddy flight the j : .weekly nlcotihg of the Welliiigtoh Cric- c ket Association was understood to have t lapsed , for .'want of a ' quorum. Tho jmeeting,. howoVer, .was held, there be- p ing'presentMessrs. 0.. (J. Wilson (chairman), Midlane, Mason, Fanning, [ Crombie, Goldfinch, Hickson, Bray, Mar- t toil, aiicl Beechey (secretary). A report wiis received from tho com- j mittco Sot lip to report'as to Whether -t there should bd'a Second round, sepii-' a finals, and a final. The committed re- c commended that at tho conclusion of tho ], first'round tlio -ftiiii' leading teams i should play in aii A competition, and • the four remaining teams in a B com- j petition/ ~lh each competition the j highest team is to play the' third team c and the secoiid to play the-fourth. The t winners then to play cacli other and t the 'points' scored_ during the season to s decido tho champioiißliip. . v 'Hie suggestion was adopted and it j was decided to extend the final .match f to thi'ep days, if possible. fc In a letter'from t'ho New Zealand ] Cricket Council it was stated that at the suggestion of tho Auckland Cricket. Association a sub-committco had been appointed to endeavour to arrange a programme of l'lunket Slitold matches, but that owing to tho interchange of visits of the Australian and (New Zealand teams it had been tillable td go into tho matter. ■■ Tho writer considered' that the associations concerned should mutually agree as to tho dates, for this ■year at any rate. i The Town Clerk wrote advising that tho Reserves Committee had received a request from the Public Schools' Cricket Association for the preparation for the present season of wickets on Kelburne, Newtowii, and Kilbirnic Parks. The committee, however, ,\vas of • the opiiiion that the-Wellington Cricket [Association should provide tho boys with crounds on the eastern side of the 13a- j sin Reserve. Before proceeding in tho e "matter 'it'was decided to write to the /- boys asking the number of wickets re- ~ fluircd, , _ . . . g Mr. M. F. Luckie's resignation as a a ■ delegate to tho Now Zealand .Cricket p Council was received with regret. Mr. o Goldfinch was appointed to attend the, >' meeting at- Christchurch to-day with! v the chairman. ® It was decided that tho charge to out- £ side.teams requiring 'a practice wicket „ should he £3 3s. £ Tho City Council is to he asked for q ■the use of the Basin Reserve on Novem- t ,ber 13, 14, and 15, and December 25, b SG. and 27. • Advice was received from Mr. Reese, •lof Qhristchurch, that the dates of the r match between his scratch Canterbury team And AVellirnjton would be Novem- ; ber 13,\1-t, and 1,5. £ It was agreed that matches com- v ' Vnenced. on Saturday be continued on a Monday,.'and 1 if the grounds were unfit ii for nlay, Monday to be treated as a t one-dav fixture. a T,he Wellington team representative J are as follow:—December 25, 2f>. and 27 v. Auckland, 'at. Wellington : £ January 1, 2, and 3 v. Canterbury, at v Christclmreh January 13 and 7 v. South- f land, at InverCargill: January 9, 10, c and 12, v, Otago, at Duncdin.; k REVISED JUNIOR FIXTURES. ' Th« revised junior fixtures for Sat- t tirday 25, aVid Monjfla.v, October 27 (play ' to commence on second day at 11 a.m.) 0 ore as follow: —North v. Central, at ® Kelburne No. 1; East v. Victoria Col- j lege, at Basin Reserve. No. 4; Old Boys j v. Wellington College, at College , Ground; Ilutt v. Brooklyn, at Hutt; t Artillery v. Porirua Asylum, at Porirua : t Petone, a bye. As tile College Ground I will not he'available for Monday tho s match Old Boys v. Wellington College, t cannot be continued on that date. j THIRD-CLASS JfATCHES. The matches for the third-class cliam- \ pionship for Saturday, October 25, will f be tho same as drawn for last- Saturday. \

There will bo no matches played in the third-class grade on Monday, October 27 (Labour Day).

Subursb Club. 500 600 yds. yds. T]. J. L. Turner 45 43 88 H. Hunt 45 43 88 W. M. Jackson - 43 43 86 II. Mitchell 43 46 83 W. A. Isaac 39 43 81 H. T. Pitcher 42 33 75 J. G. Neivton 43 32 75 T. Cummings. ,37 37 74 A. Turner 42 30 ' 72 A. Thompson ......... 40 21- 61 418 364 782 Staff Team. 500 600 » yds, yds. Tl. Rflmn.. Ching 47 44 . 91 Capt/ Richardson 43 38 81 Sergt.-Major Corkhill ? 38 41 79 Rflmn. H. Stephens 38 4f) 78 Rflmn. M'Comish, ....;. 38 39 77 Rflmn. Ryan 41 28 69 Rfljnn. Luekman 33 ' 27 65 Lieut. Parker 28 32 60 Lieut. Lucas 29 26 55 Lt.-SerRt. Thompson... 44 ' 8 52 384 323 707