ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1964, 22 January 1914, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET^gI^vA^,;; UNIVERSITY ELEVENSjgffi|I BIG LOCAi^sqqßE^^;;v-i|| : For about seven isLsCol-Ji lege has been unable ours ol Canterbury, College but how it seems'as''though tlict-repr'e-* sentatives ot the Wellington "iiistitri'-V lion are well on the ..'road to victory:The annual lrmteh between the.- si-two colleges was ' commenced on the* Wellington College ground yesterday; 7 '; and', when stumps were.drawn in .the'even-, ing each side . had completed its'; first': innings. Canterbury batted first;' and made 115 runs. Victoria College replied with 306. . ■■..;■,■:■ ■:"■::..:- ■M^.^i The wicket was easy, and it ed as the day wove. on..'.' When..!,the Christchurch players were at the crease it at times showed signs of 'recent watering, but there can be little excuse for the poor showing.the south-' erners made with the bat. The. howi T , ing of Dempsey and Morton was Fairly good, but it was the fielding -which was', (he feature of the local side's play. Not 1 a catch was dropped, and almost ..every"; uppish stroke saw the, return; ol'.;' ; a. Christchurch man to the pavilion.; iXoi fewer than-seven of the.'visiting'team', were caught out. It can be Jecn,lrom the detailed scores that Wellington's: 1 big total is not by.any means chiefly'. the result of some great lone-hand el-'.' fort, as big totals too often are. Seven" of the team made double figures, and four of them passed the forty marl-:/ The' Christchurch bowling was painfully weak, particularly in the late stages of; the innings. At more and Griffiths gave' the best display of batting seen dui 1 -.'; ing the day. The former, played lively, cricket, with ample 'big hitting. '"- Fanning was expected to stir up .the loose, bowling considerably, but he' opened with a little more care than' ho- usn-: ally takes, and just when he appeared; to be getting set and preparing to hit; out ho was given out l.b.w. to Thomas.; Broad was, painfully slow. He took, three hours to compile his o-l, and only, struck two boundaries.- Finding it almost impossible to get hint to nit out, Thomas treated 'him to some"- 1 underhand' deliveries with plenty of break, on them. Even- this .did "not'tempt'' Broad, who however,. poked feebly at them and succumbed to the third'ball, which was spooned up.' J;'. Martin wasat the wickets a long while for 18, hut kept up his end, while C. Joplilt made runs. Joplin was the surprise of-the match. Without any reputation for batting prowess he went in : when the eighth wicket fell and gave, -the' visitors' howling what it deserved..' His second scoring stroke was a • mighty-, sixer, and then he rattled off sevenconsecutive fours. He was caught out: (when he had- made a hurriedly-com-' piled 45)' through, banging at. a.-ball which he should have let go. .-'t :■■■• ■Victoria College were without Howe' and I''. Joplin; both of whom are chosen to play for the Saturday Association against the Wednesday Association today. It is understood that' the" Saturday Association authorities did not give the pair an altogether free hand to plav tor their college. The scores in detail follow:— -~;.-;.:. r-J;\-Canterbury College, ';;*'"*'"7' : -'i. : Luttrell, c. Griffiths, h. DempsevV.-A&'O Thomas, 213112, c. Griffiths,-: b'.v#ts s Dcmpsev ; Hollis, 131121, c. . Morton,;;b^'a ' . Dempsey .':.,.- C: ; ./.--i~l2 Moor. 1141114112, st. Ward,'' M-. Dempsey i: ,;1? Guiney, 464114111111, e. Martin,-.b;' s -,- : 'f Dempsey - '..:...."'.v..;':.':??'i>6 Gurney, 2131141414421, b.t. Morton i: 29 Smith, 1121, 1). Morton ...'. ].;.:X 5 Burnett, c. Dempsey, b. Morton\:?-.:0 Corbett, c. Longhurst, b, Dempsey_.'£.o Twynehani, 1, not,out ........ '.ittlTaylor, 2, e. Longhurst, b. Dempsey 2 .Extras ~ ;..-;■ 13 Total '....'.!:..'..'„ : .".'-.':!".':>ns Bowling Analysis.—Dempsey. took seven wickets for 43 runs; Martin, none for 27: Broad, none for 16; and Morton, three for 16. '■' . . -.:■«. Victoria College, Atmore, 43111441.13414434, c. ''"'■'. ney, b. Smith : ';-. ; 43 Birch, 231, c. Corbett, b. Smith •'-'...', 0 Ward, 13, c. Guinev, h. Hollis !.:::v";"4 Broad, 12131141111111111211331411' V 323222. b. Thomas V.:...'..:.-..-' S4 Griffiths, 211242421214223442131241;:,, -. 44, 1.b.w., b. Guinev S.T.-,t>2 Dempsev, 314341214, run "out" .;r.t'£:23 Fanning, 141124412, 1.b.w.,'. 'b.''.' ;i Thomas : .-.-•.•■.■"■2o Longhurst. h. Hollis : ;'.".■.' 0 Martin, 1411443. o. Guiney, b. Moor K 18 : C. Joplin, 26144444442141, c'Taylor,-v"' b. Moor ..'....! ;■... ;.:..;:'?: \ ; 43 Morton, Knot out ■ ...'.'.:■: >'l Extras .........j:........;;7 30 Total :...:;-."...'.'.?.*..'■ 306 Bowling Analysis.—Guiney took two wickets for 79 runs; Smith, two for 63; Hollis. two for 31: Moor, two for 28; Bamett, none for 32; Taylor, nona. for. 17; and Thomas, two for 19. ■' .y*/'- : >- AUCKLAND TOURING Members of the Auckland representative cricket team passed through Wellington yesterday evening on, their way to Christchurch. The team :Will plav the Wellington representatives on January 29, 30, and 31. ■■,;.-■ .;...--> BOYS' CRICKET LEAGUE.' X... The following are grounds and. fixtures for next Saturday's' matches under the Wellington Rnys' League:— .. Senior. —Marist A v. Telegraph, ■ at, Newtown Park; Marist B v. i'lethgdist,at Wakefield Park;- Institute, - v.. Y.M.C.A., at Basin . Eesen-e; '",St: ; Anne's, a bye. Junior. —Marist A v. Naximni, at Kelburne Park; Kilbirnie v. St. Paul's, at- Kilbirnie; Y.M.CA. v. In&titute, at. Basin Reserve; Maris'. B'v. St.Mark's;"' at Newtown Park; St. Anne's'v.-U.: Methodist, at Wakefield Paik/i-^VteglJ THE RIGHT SPlßlT*#||l| HOW GUARANTEE WAS RAISED';! (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.'?"Palmerston N., January 21.. ;" : ; On Tuesday night two cricket enthusiasts guaranteed the £50 necessary to secure a visit to Palmerston from tho Australian team and a match will■ ae-. cordingly take place. The dates are March 23 and 24. News of the gttaranteo arrived during a meeting of the Manawatu Cricket Association when members were discussing somewhat dejectedly a letter from the New Zealand Council's secretary offering dates conditionally on a £50 cheque reaching him that night. Duri:ig the cou'se of tho discussion t\ro me.nheis foH.-ihc meeting a in search of guarantors :. and arranged for the full amount ."''with Messrs. A. J. Palmer and S. Greer. The . money went to Wellington .yes-' terday. Local cricketers are l<cin.-; : ask--ed individually to give 1:1 carh.":'.- ; ';V''''* The Wanganui Association cfteicd to play Manawatu on January 24 and 26 for the Hawke Cup, .Marlborough having abandoned their challenge- for ilir.se dates. It was decided to : - ':ply: :>;(;;- gesling the middle of February ';;.s:..a date. .;*■! '■?- A Wellington 'reri-csentn'iive '.Aim.-.isi to be -.sk;d tj vis-t t ! < h'. February 14 with a \ i4--v i-'vsi unujiii inp;local interest n'uie samo;prijpio.;:(hc' : :! Australian mat:b. ..:^^im;; f -Z&?*-M

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ENTERTAINMENT^HI

S^UC^ESSFJJLIcOMPL^NTARi?^' ;vJ'TheJ;"b'enefit":*cqii.cert;,- i .Town' Hail widow and - r;x;HVf N;< : Fletcher,. lii, ; ,recogmUpn:]iifJ|liis "enjoyabieness con--trii)utors':.td,'the i ;-;programiiie;.(;ihcludcd Mr.'-' Bernard'. v ;JM"goVMessrs,-; Hamilton ;Hddgcs/¥ a inli.Frank: Johnstone,"''and v poi-foriners^;"3 r The jcoiiccrt.i'was ■ under: the. patronagerofflHis';'?;Worship Mho'. Mayors-Mr,.-Jf , P. : ; ;Lnke^;s;ln -a short speech thanked.- thoso;.present--'for :.their .:•.' at-' tenda nee/lij/. The: late' Mr; Fletcher, said the Mayor,'-.was'tho"Friend of'evcrybody in-Wellington, and had been ever ready to help'Vand-;.forward..with'vhis talents any good : .cait'se:S'f. Ho.had-iiever saved ■ himself- in "this ;rcspect:Sv'lir its' presence, the audience, was paying- .aTribute.tq'-th©,late'gcntle--man. and. LukeVjiJii- conclusion, ; t asketK: thosejlpre,senKTq;:> ■ all-,:tho,se''who:had"-''hclpedsiivi'thd;''evei'.ing's' . function ; eycri;to ilhe ■ ushers,;-: having give'n'thei.r services gratuitously.-' He ; wished,'.further, tp; thank' Mr. Robert Grcange for a donation 'of -.£3O, and ■the Veterans',-. Society.. for. one of £2 2s. ;'-,']::The. programme.'opened with tan organ solo,"."Rove d'Ain'oui'" s . (Felix Corpott), by. Mr.;. Bernard Later, Mr.Page .'received "an ovation for. his masterly rendition of'Vnriations on a Theme of Handel's (Karg-Elert)-.- ■'" Mr. Pago had .to bow and re-bow his acknowledgments. As an encore -number,,-;-,-he gave..!- the., soothingly, melodious', piece' of Lemarc— "Chant Sans Paroles.",.,. The irrepres6ib!a and diminutive Miss Cccile Haines appeared no-fewer-than!>six, times, and' even then,, the audience .was-loth to let ber go.'.?' On.. tlic {.concluding, two ap- ' peatauces s she ..was-, associated with Dr. Norman Hales, in their ragtini" favourite-. "Down the Mississippi." , Mr. Hamilton Hodges sang" most enjbyably in his .vigorous:; fashion ■U"Thy. Foe" (Blumenthal), 'and'wa's'emphatieally encored tor' ..the "same.:-.- -Mr;;. Frank.j : . Johnstone, 'w-hose : v'celio'..-.is,;, : ! sad-.'to -say,' so rarely ■heard.-'in,public',' ; 'gave r witli exquisite feejiing i.;and'*; : fine-round tone.: "Priero"'-(Squire):--WMisses Eileen .Driscoll -and Clara sDcnliard-woro'.: encored Tor' their rospcctiv'b-,y0.ca1.. solos, "'.'Morning and You"'it Ajiward) "arid r-"The'-Promise, of Life T -'- r '{Frer3ericlc.-H:''-'Cpwon).'"'i-'.-M'r.'.,G. J : ." Biaclcie,.- in 'a'tlight"; tenor ' voice, -'of pleasing ■■■- quslity,- gave ■?*-. ■•Rosamond" (Dorothy Foster)."'and was most;deservedlv encored.:'■ The other items were as follow ::Musicalsketch'. "The.Wife Who Sat;.Tip"l.(encored),.-Miss : ?'Ritty Purdom : musical ■ monologue.---. Fallen .Star,"- Mri J." Ctilford Bell:"; dialogue,. v'-'Hanilct'- and;-Ophelia,''': Miss;; Jani? 'P--trie and Mr:--, Norman Aitken.f.song, "The.'l'eomaii's ; Wedding."-:.-Mr.'Chas. Hickraott; -violin '"solo.- "Ave .t-Maria" ■■(Gounnd),'-:Mr. : '-'E.- 8.-Gilchrist r'aud two items bv the Orpheus-.; Quartet.. Mr. D. A. Kenny, was the nianist,'and tho .success of-'a'-numbftr of : the. items'.was to a large extent due'to'his.'acrampani- .

.MiipiiTs.v't'Mr. was: stage Messrs.?' Ri.'A'/' Keen an and fJamcs Dykes joint'-'secretaries,, and, Mr.., troas'ui'( ; iv;.;rjj.-..-..^.,.; i -i i^-.;-„W j.. i |^IIIS''MAJESTy;S'\THEATREM;' ; f; ;j v ,y 'bet current; programme, of vaudeville JiitAllis MajestyVTJieatre'-has attracted flarge audiences, nightly. This afternoon Jau'd evening the various artists will in"jtrcdnce a' number, of special turns, : A : word.\of;:praiso- isJdiieiTo.' the' Franco ; Midget s, : ;:'ofywhoiii : '';''th'cro , ' : ' are':''':' three. ,o.t!ier; : iiriists who appeared last even- : ?ing: were;:..X'reiiii-'r'.'and Arnold, Hayman "and'jvAlton?. Straubb Sisters/ Huntress ',a!id.,Co.v-...aiidj:Lepnard' Nelson'.- •■?>%?&< i ?-,i.;F6r' thoipast .three.nights tlie;.oxcel-.j lentijliluisvproduced .at tho. King's'.-The-_atre"- have'.,, been 'witnessed ' byfj large : ■' prpgrainnie.-is.\a' l good oiib;' and 'include^ ; ; a' beautiful mythical fstoi-y ; of;;;'Psyche':*';Otlier picturesfMit thi:r;;ii , iterestiiig-;'pragraniiiie , arc:'-- i: ''Tho Railroad" Inspector's Peril,".. .■#..'.'Wliiclt Way Did He Go!--" and "The Auckland Cup-Meeting." A special matinee will ■;b'e given at"2.30-tliis 'afternoon.'.:■'■ '.'lTie. ■ Ciiitdreirs Hour',- is a picture;,.wlnch all Jchildrca swill appreeiatc.^jiiS^JSa^l-ft IfIi^THEiEMPRESS ■ fi;:The change'of prograninw ?to.-n'ight.;:'.at the .Empress Theatrc'con;tinnoits pictures, will intro.duce'a''s'ensa-. 'tional. A.B,;.Civi) War feature i; drama, v„:The'J3lue or the Gray.',''-,. It is shown '.in-jitliß plot,that although it is_ Christ--iniiis-Eve'in'the South, .the Northern girl'is very unhappy. ■■ A baud of north:eri!.cVs enter her home, among them is;' her finnce:::'J From him protection '.l is needed most.. I; .His rival, a: Southern ■soldier,'comes to her- rescue,-' and.de•mon'strates- tha't'tmcJove' ovcr-rttles'all. ■ The .■.Vitagraph:...Comp:iny's .Wild .->. West 'comedy-drama," ''"'"Old Moddington's Daughters," in'which .six beautiful-girls ■have a. thrilling /advciiturc with -'Redolent .Indians,'but'prove their courage and resourcefulness'- in an unmistakable, jiianner,' will he shown.- -' : A powerful . drama, "The Moonshiner's Task," is a tale of an illicit whisky-maker in an- inaccessible: part- of-the,Southern States of., the United"States.';'. "Fatty Joins ;the'Force.,": a laughable.';'skit by. the '"Keystone;. Company, will be produced in ,tlu*.;COinic section, and some, charming •beauty, spots at Duiikold, Killieerankie.' .Struair, and Kilmarnock.'are depicted in tlie'Gaumont scenic, '.'Highland WaterTails;:' :t-;^:r V: :¥>\,-' ; .'- ; ''.v>/" : ||^vmumNrA%lEATßE^;¥^ : - 0 the last screening of i"Aissa's : :D!-eani" at. the' ' Britannia ■The'airei's'To-day being-a holiday- spc--'i-ial series of pictures will be screened, the-feature drama being entitled "The .Call.',' ..This film is.-from.. the-Vitagraph studio, "iind. is .stated to he the finest and- most-dramatic picture of the year. Supplementary, items on the programme -will;.include :~ "Uaw ' Philmy .Won His '.Sweetheart,'.' !'A Study of.. Flowers," aud-an Edison,'draective-dramn, "On.the Broad Stairway." .-j-'' - ; -:\ '.' :.WIELAERT-PECrHOTSCH;.COMBINA- ' ; ; ;|;:^;,-;i-"" ; ,.;." ,;ti0n.;..,... ?!,;.:;%.-;-.;:,-=;,'/ : : ; liie'-'i---.' AViclaert-Fcehotselr ' Company will occupy, the large Town- Hall tonight, and lovers of music will probably not- miss hearing the company. The Auckland "Star," referring to the company, says:-—"The audiencs were so pleased that they encored every number, genuinely, heartily, and. it must bo admitted, with good cause, for a characteristic of. the programme, as of the company, was its nil-round excellence. That Madame Wielaort takes high rank ns an operatic soprano was conclusively .proved by her brilliant singing. Herr. Pechoisch,-violin virtuoso, is an executant,'of the highest- order, and is proficient in the art- of bowingi' fingering, and pizzicato work' to the highest 'ck'gree. Miss Scecombe. has a rich contralto voie'j, of which there are. so manr imitations. Thomas Harris is really admirable as an entertainer. His humorous songs and recitations won for him the hearty appreciation from his audience. Herr Jolianu Wielat-rt, pianist, plays with artistic effectiveness." Seats niav he booked at the box office. Town Hall. . V. MOONLIGHT MERRYMAKERS. .An interesting programme has been drawn up by the "Moonlight Merrymakers" for their entertainment at Newtown Park this evening, and particulars will be found in otir advertising columns. During the evening a collection will he taken up in aid of the Tramways Band contest, fund.