ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1912, 21 November 1913, Page 5

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

■■■ ———-O- -~ CRICKET.- . CLUB, SELECTIONS. The -folloivihg Will represent Wclline-.ten-East Third v. : College B on theCollege Ground on . Saturday i-r-Hodgo, ik?!?™' „ Th o>npsoii, .Wilson. Lay AI Gru-r, Duckmauton, Tonkin, Webb,. ' Mr lC n' Alhwi ght; emergency, Morris; Wellington North third eleven v.Aaron, at Karori—Amodeo, Huntington;. Rosengrave, Bridgman. • Kitebv, Jamieson, Stockman, Wakelin, Williams, Webb, Whalley. Catholic Young Men's Qricket Club: A team v. Kilbimic (at Kelburno Park) —Loydon, O'Sullivan, Carroll, Car■ruthfers, Comiole, Hopkins', M'Grath, , Bradley, Little,' Newton, and Thomas. v B team y. Wanderers (at Wakefield Hark)—Burko, Cameron, Coleman, Finnegan, Fitzgerald, Gaudin, Gill, Hickmott, Layburn, M'Leod, Paddy; emergencies, Baggett, Keirby. ■ The following'-players will represent Thistle against St. Anne's at Wakefield Park on Saturday:—Aitcheson, 'Loadsman; Chart, Moore, Yeoman, Brownlee, J. M'Cardle, William M'Ardlc, Kelly, Milford, "and Simpson; emergencies, Miller, Gibson. • THE FOURTH ROUND. ' As it is considered that.there is.some, -.;■' "impression . that ..the fourth round of : senior; matches in Wellington is to commence next- a member of the Cricket Association desires to point out/ that the third round "is to be >com- ;. Plot-ed on that day and the fourth round opened'a week later; ~■•', ' CRICKET ART UNION. The arrangements for the drawing of the 'Wellington Cricket/Association's. art union have 'been "eoiripletfl for some, time, hut the dislocation of the mails consequent on the strike made it desirable to postpone the drawing till all returns were in." These iare now all to ■•hand, and tho-drawing takes place at-' the Town Hall at 8 o'clock to-night. RIFLE SHOOTING. ■' : ,KARORI DEFENCE CLUB. The range at Trentham will be reopened to-mowoiv. The Karori Cliib will fire s the'first match in the club .championship series. A special train leaves Lambton station at 1.40 p.m. ; i .'■'■/; SWIMMING. The G.P.O. Amateur Swimming Club will';openv its season on Saturday next at the Te Aro 'Baths. Tho Hon. R. H. Rhodes, Postmaster-General, is to per- .-'. form' the opening ceremony.' '""'.' ,'"•.•; , OVERSEA SPORT.' ALL BLACKS' TOUR. :•'■'.'• BRITISH COLUMBIAN TEAM ' V'■'..,."'■ .DEFEATED. - By Telegraph-PreßsAßSooiation-OoijTisM ;. Victoria, 8.C.," November 19. The AIL Blacks-defeated Victoria by 23 points to nil. This was the first game of the British Columbia series. The Canadians played a defensive game ...throughout.''''..'', . - - •--'! The' All Blacks .play again on Saturday. . •;;.;.•.'■ '; .- ; : _'_'_-. '•■ . ;' ,^BILLIAEpjMATCjrIES."-- : /. ;: '■." November' :: 19.-'.■'•': I» -,the. billiard"match, Gray'v. Haivi versonj tie.scores now are:—Gray, 4501"' • (including; breaks 0f.'326, 44*7, and'"2lß unfinished}; Harverson, 4006." Stevenson'and Inman have signed an agieement to up, beginning-on MaiWi -30' 'lhe shorter game is due to Good Fridav mfcrven.Ulg. • /"; •,y ' ';' .. _ ( • MARYLEBQNE'ORickETERS IX SOUJH AFRICA. ' , , l .'Cape Town, 'NoVemtier 19. In a match against tlie South-Western' Districts'ififteen, tho Marylebone cricket' team lost' seven wickets for. 382 runs (innings declared). Ilobbs scored 107. Tho South-Wcstern ; District fifteen in tlio first innings ,nia<le 15b",runs and in the second 1 136. ' ■" \ In a return match, tro SouthiWeßtern Districts scored in the first innings 104 and in tho second 93. Marylebono's first venture realised 257. CLEM. HILL MAY DROP OUT OF BIG CRICKET. Adelaide, 20. Clem. Plill has been appointed a stipendiary steward by the racing clubs, and his retirement fiom big cricket is anticipated. \- ~ ' , BOXING. - WELLS-CARPENTIER FIGHT. S/ (Rcc. November 20, 6.20 p.m.) London, November The National Sporting Club has resolved to stage tho Wclls-Carpeiitiei'' Sglit on.December 8, whatever the result of the French Boxing Federation' 3 championship decisions may be.—Sydney "Sun", special. '