ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2172, 10 June 1914, Page 4

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

iV J ~T, 3 • I^UGBY, ■ ,';

I u , s I'JBA'si; »•;: ?';;;. ttnio following ioam will represent! Petono' to-day:—Trcssider, Bennett, Cijrson,, Madden,: Coitzen'sj Nunn, Evi- • sffli, , Dfiig, \filh'aihsoiir Rigby, and ilagan.

| ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL "

iilio riisiar.Joi'tniglitty meeting"of'tfie Ellington Association Football Referees' Association was hold in tho YijU.C.A. last ovening. Mr. H. G. Mayor.presided over/a fair-attendance. Mfc. Fordhaiu was elsct.ed.to .iilL.tho- va-. cajicy "dtf"th'6' v Mftrfaism<?fit' 'Committee' trausforof Mr.-llood' tcr Anekland., ,• •; . , (i ; 'Messrs/ nincT'Coic-' nsn TOrc.vcTddtcfUniembers 6fXtli&'ak'soci#ionA »;as ~Qjfi<;t<;d, reporter for tho association. ■It, was'decided'.to"; give a''Jectiiro'.'to : boys, at a time and place to bp dccided on) on "The Laws "of tho .Game, and How to Play, It." , .

| UNIVERSITIES Af;PLA£

■t CANTERBURY. V.-OTAGO. - ii (By TcleeraDh.—Press Association.) , a- Chrlstchurch, Juno 9: Thb annual, match Jjfetse'Bii-thb Ca'tf-'-terburv and Othgp. Ifjihrprsity fifteens was played at Lancaster' Park this afternoon. Otago were-the'first to score, Harris being responsible,-j- Some,minutds later ho' again 'scored! thus making ths scores rOtago7T;6 ;• ~Canterbury, 0. The oxhilpi.tiqn.'.Qf ,Rugby. J >y l as ,not,cif, the, best, plfiy 'for'the' most part being; lifeless!. <Busli.!scored-from 'a-loose rush* foE;Canterbury,.and„Dorretk convorted:r 'Aq^lialf-tiriio sounded the scores were : Otpyo, 6,''Canterbury,Ws.''' Otago'scored' again in tho second, spell, and tho-match. ended: Otago',' '9'; Canterbury's. Copt for a-Bhoft-'perio'cVm tlio'cloSing" tho standard of play was not

BRITISH FOOTBALLERS IN AUSTRALIA

tPEESa COMMENT ON THEIR. . r DISPT AST. ByTelegr&ph— ■ K .' . Sydney, June,,9. 4. Forty-eight thousand persons attendedi'ilio Second fo"6tl>a 11''inatciTt" (reported: yesterday) between tho English Northern! Union team and tho New South . .Wales representatives. 4 - Tho "Sydney Morning of :the match: —"Though 6hojcd to., mo.rp.,. advantage.. than stilt -wore moat' ,disapS : pointing,,"'foco aft',;; Their position V. £'"% .v? '.'she ©fttfy "The game demonstrated* that, when .Wagstaff has into coMbination it will do much hotter." % visitors'wero-lKinguoted'.after'the mafih. Mr* -Gfifforcl, tlio manager, : '.sai<il; the.iplayeriSworo 'siot ssefc. tfibr<>lJghly7 i hardened. tlfc?yi?'.!sro'tiifil('6d fl'oiii.;. Queensland they would show wltatfchojf wortjmndo of. , , , Dr. Thacker thai! tho visitors should consent"'to" re-pla^^sjju»ti^«lr;ontt'hS^eW-;i. > fiiilirS to do so was causing comment. New 'South Wales'did not beat a full team.

HOCKEY;

FIXTURES FOR' SATURDAY. '" a Fixtures for Saturday next are:— ' SENIOR. : Wellington v. M.Y.M'J., Karori Park, No. 7: United v. Insurance, Karori Park, No. 2; Karori v. Metropolitan, Karori Park, No. 1; University, a" bye. junior. - : St. Augustine's v._ United A, Hutt Pattef Karori v. Kilbirnio Anglican;: Karori Park, No. 3; Hutt Valley v. Wellington, Wakefield Park j University, A, vv,.United B, Karori'Park, No. 8; University By, Insurance; Metropolitan, a bye. 'J' <• ' : THIRD-CLASS. Pirates v. Wellington, Karori Park, No. o :'Wellington A v. St. Augustine's, Hu'jit,Wellington B V-.-Hutti-Val-' lejj ■,'Wakefield Park; Insuranco v. M.YfSI.I., Karon Park, No. G; United v. .University, Karon Park, No. 4; Wesley, a [i/;^. ' WEDNESD VY <ASSOCI VTION 1 Tho following "will' represent. Petone Wednesday Hockey Club m its' match' against Pakeha'"'to-dayCareen, ..Bos-, wiok, Dolling, Hartley, i Parrant, Pointoii,' Howe, Cavell, M'Ewari]Tallin. Emergencies: '

1 • ' BOXING V

By ; - ; London,rJune 8. At the National.Sportirig.Clul), Keliar beat Denis Haugh rounds. jSJ'i.'V

•: ' ' LAWIf TENNIS

HARD Cdosjs, CHAMPIONSHIP; By Aeeoclation—CcfrijrttJfM • i, • .••'-Paris, Juno'B. ■ In tho final of 'the hard courts championship Wildihg-'dcfeated Salm,: 6—o, 6—2, 6-4. | In the final doubles, Dccu^'s and Gemot beat. Corn and'Kingscoto, 6—l, 11—9, 6-B>!6—2.

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

By TolczraDh— Ae^ociation,—ConyTiEht London, Juno 8. In the match against "Worcestershire, Susses lost four' wickeW'fdi-'526 runs (innings declared closed).' ,' JUpp contributed 217 (not out). \>r."'