ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2174, 12 June 1914, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

.— t .— RUGBY RULES. THE INTER-ISLAND MATCHES. CAPTAIN'S CHOSEN. ; Tho Executive of the Now Zealand Kugby [anon met last night. Mr N yalbraith presided. Captains of the North and South Island ■teams for next week's matches were appointed as follow :-North Island. f!.,V« (Taranaki); North IsL md ,A Carroll (South Auckland); South •Wand A, J. Cuthill (Otago) v te°rbur 0 B » 'Coekroft (South CanAdvice was received from Greymouth to tho effect that O'Callaghan, who was selected as a wing-three-quarter for ■the South Island A team, would not bo able to take part in the match. A telegram was ieccivcd from Nelson expressing disappointment at the of Nelson players in the bouth Island A'team. The Appointment Board reported that M- J. irancis had been appointed'to' referee m the A match, and Mr K Fordyce in the B match. Both'aro Wellington- referees. The Wellington Union's application L +^ aj " \l ""tain-raisers to tho B match on Wednesday next, was agreed to on the condition that tho matches uiould conclude .by 2.40 p.m.

Other Matters. Messrs. R, M. Isaacs and J. H A ■1-aughton woro re-elected members of ThiWiT 11 *. B ° ard for this season. nf? d «sired to have .their watch with 'Jaranaki this season regarded as a Shield match rhe sum of £200 was voted to school districts as followsr-Wanganui, £12•• £19 ra « aP ? 1 , , £1 r l South C'anterbun-; £12; Southland, £12; South Auckland *n ; E ar ' bo / - r ,°"2 ll > £9; Bush Districts */}>' Co as ', JEOfs Taranaki, £12; Aolson, £9; Bay of Plenty, £8; HoroT ) I ' en " ! !' £ 6; Auckland, £10; Wellin™ %d r? J C t ant « b » r y, £10; and Otago, «&. Grants of £8 for Manawatu a°id l I ,p overt y B ay were recommended by tho committee, but these were S d hZ,ff l rSS. OfeXPenditUre-I,a--boough it was. decided to state that a disqualified player cannot referee in n match. All Blacks' Manager. Ms asked by the Executive of the New Rugby, Union to undertake the management of tho New Zealand representative team which will tour Australia shortly, has obtained tho necessary .leave, and will accept, the position aa manager of the team. '

CLUB SELECTIONS. The following fifteens will represent urduy'-- ,g y Club 3 hl matbhes °°SrfAthletio Club. .Seniors v Petone, at Athletic Park, ivnnf, m '7 pUnmn s, am (2) ' Midden mZT' n T S> y ,lso " (2).■ Robinson ■ Wellington Club. Senior .y., St .James, at Polo No. L H' fi?, ad Z KOn > Grace < backer, Beard, roth, 1, Courtney, Drake, Irons M'NaT' r ' ° Wn, Cotter, M - Vers ' Oriental Club. Senior v. Poneke.-Shaw, Poarce U egden, Owles, Sullivan, M'Leod, Little, Gair King, Thorn, Pearce, kvne St. James Club. fitf^M'.r* 11 " , " Th P m as, Grifhtns, Mlnerney, Crowes, Dwan. Middleton, Hawker, Brown, Minns, JohnWri'M ' rim, Desra <»"] ) Barry, ' Poneke Club. Senior v. Oriental, at Athletic Park wi' 'i ßt > 2 t™ P- m -- Walk ", Fisher, Edwards, M'Taggart, Tilyard, Alfiar Spillane, Jacobson, King, Dennehy diner o ''' Mahoney, Ke y> hedges, Garl Petone Ciub. _■ Seniors versus Athletic—Jos. Rvan Dennehcy, E. Ryan, Boltou, James Wyan, Hindmarsh, N unn , Lindsay, iisher, M'l'arlane, Tancrcd, A. Parker omitu, Ready, and Price. PUT OUT Kill LIFE. ; PLAYER STRIKES A REFEREE. (By Teleoraph.-Preßs Association.) Tit' 11 , l Auß hland, June 11. lhe Auckland Rugby Union disqualified for life and warned off tho playihe grounds G Craig, a member of the Ponsonby fourth team, who admitted having struck the referee in a match last Saturday It was also resolved to notify the Rugby League and other sports bodies of the circumstances, and to institute.Court proceedings charging Oraig with assault. .

LEAGUE RULES TEAMS FOE SATURDAY. The following team will represent tho League Football Club in their match against Suburbs at Newtown S Pencer, Strickland, Marshall Collins Godwin, M'Ardle, George, Murdoch, Bott, Cartmer, Cooper Ferns, Hoare, Bensemann, J. Spencer, Sullivan. Tetone Club. Seniors versus Athletic—C. Findlavs B on ; R: f eiading, A. White, J AS, B.AUitley, J Johnston, J. Barber, J Ashton, B. Clulds, J. Guthrie, M. Miles, J. Stewart, G. Ffaser, J. Davis. Hutt Club. The following .will represent the Hutt Juniors versus . Suburbs, at Duppa f.trect-.T. Pukutapu, France, S. Pukutapu,. Abbott Collctt, Clapham, Sorenssen Smith (2), Puni, Barlow, Roband H. oorensscn.,

ASSOCIATION.

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL MEETS. PROPOSED ENGLISH VISIT. Mr. C. E. Fordham presided at a meeting of the Now Zealand Football Association last evening. The following delegates wero preesnt:—Messrs. J (Wanganui), J. F. Atkins (Taranaki), T. M'Lareh (Auckland), 11. Salmon (Southland), R. Hutchoson (Marlborough), W J. H. Reynolds (Poverty Bay), R. Y. Wall* (Wellington), B. L. baJmon, secretary, and A. C Kr-rr treasurer. ■ ' The secretary announced tliat arrangements had been made for the Hawke s Bay-Canterbury Shield match to be played at Christcliurcli on-Satur-day, June 27. A communication was received from the Poverty Hay Association askin.r v/lietlier Association players should be allowml to play under the- auspices of the Rugby Union without first obtainins tho permission of tho local Association, [he letter stated that seven players who wero members of Association clubs, had taken part in a seven-a-sido laigby tournament at Gisborne on June 3, for trophies.—Tho action of the secretary in advising the Poverty Bay Association that the matter was outside the council's jurisdiction was confirmed The Waiiganui Association forwarded a very satisfactory report on the progress of the game in their district. A letter was received from the Canterbury Association stating that the financial returns of tho Bronu Shield ,-patch, Canterbury, y,. .Wostland (played

in had we-atlier -oh Jimo ft), s'kwml a considerable deficit. It wa » decided to inform the Canterbury Association that tliero was no reserve fund providing lor such loss, and, i'utUier, to request it *o forward a balnneoslioot and 10 per cent' oli the takings in aceowJaut'o with the usual procedure. It was uko d«'oid«i that at the conclusion «{' future nialdloa the southern associattau bo instructed to forward a per cent, of the &,t cceds, to bo lieW by tlio Now Zealand a 6 rcSem hmd * galnSt hs *

The AVellington Football AssgciaHoil um ta ?" cl o?) n S » motioa a* Mtavs": That the W F.A., bring of tjte H iw m . mous opinion tlrat tho 'disijualiflcatioa of Mr. 1. Grouch is against'the wc-mhfc of evidence submitted. Uits assciatioft requests the New Zeakud- Council to reopen.idifi wKofe question with n view to having the disqua-Hficatien removed " Mr.-II Y. ■rt'aiis movCil: -"That Sbo case bo reopened." This was- seacaidwl o.v ilr. H. Salmon,

,'■ . m, efl an amoEdment: 'ihat the coun-ci! cannot see its way clear to opett tho esso'. but" it understands that the Wellijigtoji A? SO . ciation_ desires tho foißoTai of the bit!anco or the suspoitsroa, and upan ra - ol a letter to that offset will give tile request its fa-vourabte eonsidera-

Tho amendment was seconded by Mr a. L balmju, and carried by live votes to three. •

The secretary of the' Km South nales l'ootball Association \srotc stating that as the present season's programme had been drawn tin. the question or an inter-State team's visit to i\ew Zealand tiiis year couicl iiot be entertained. . ;

A letter was reeeived frem tJie Marlborough Association, stating that it was probable that a match ivosi.d be plare-i against the '\dsou Assootation «t :\ reison this season. It, was ako stated that it was the intention to send a le ••« to play in Wellingtoji slwrtly. Mr. T. M'Laron.having resigned'the position of trustee o.f tlie New' Xeoland I'ootball Association, Sir. W. J H Reynolds was appointed to fill the vacancy.

It was decided tha.t a speckl awetinc of the Now Zealand Football Association be held on Tuesday. jul:v 14., t<, wnsklw the proposed , alterations, to Brown ■Shield rules.

After considerable discussion tlto secretary was instructed to write to tiw Corinthians Club, Kttgland, Mvitijic them to send a team out to Kew ijfialand next ,ve;ir. It was -.resolved to enclose copies of tlio «e»pspeiJdefice wbiob had passed oetween the English Association and the council o-n Matters connected with an English team's visit to Acw Zealand. A suggestion that fch-o Commonwealth AesoEiatio.ii bo Approached with a viow to soliciting their support in the direction of the Corhithiane' team touring Australia was apjxraved. TEAMS FOR SAfURJUY. The following teams hate fen seleeted to represent the efabs naiaed in to. morrow's Association , ., games :-~ Y.M.C.A, ChtJi.

First Division v. Corinthians.—Bifllips. Goad, Hoarc, mUx, Foete, Carruthers Wilson, ThroadgiH, Eofets, Loate. Mollis. Swifts Cftib. First Division v. Diamonds.--Pcai-liiiKton, Ross, Guise (2), Hart. White, iliiyeU, Gardner," HiAards, ' Tador, Bulks.. ■*" Rovers Club, First Division v. Waoteers.--Heap. Turner, Martm, W. Jiart, Prjbarg, Bck Jin. Nicol,-H. flart.-BBbnl, Forgiiswn, black; reserve, Roberts,

'...,' HOCKEY.

. THE ENGLISH LADBES' T&UB Th Oj initial mooting .«- the BritMi Ladies Hockey Tour Sub-eomanSted was held this week. .The. committee iva-s set up to control the tour of tk British ladies' hockey team through the Dominion this season, fte seeretaTy, Air. A. W. Manning, jjfeeed 'Were tfo moewiig the amounte of ittotey received irom tlio various associations towards I the cost of the tour, and. intimated that seven of the associations had- not yet lonvarded the full a.moujit of tliefr guarantees, in this connection. Hf. banning was instructed to write to the dafaulting associations to the effect that failing payment by Jwro 20 of the balance due, the matclies with them {the associations) -would be- -oan-dW, A draft itinerary of the tottr Was submitted to tho meeting. This was watte out on the assumption that tho sixteen provincial matches applied for would tro played. It was decided that the isistT-h-es uj be played would be eoiitraWcd i»y referees appointed by ill© ioial fe;eK«v Referees' Association. The next meeting of '.he 'font Ceramittoe is to he held on June ftt when the itinerary of the visitors will be finally decided upon. LADIES' FIXTURES. Fixtures.for Saturday are:—. Senior.—Syrens v. Bitmbkr. A, Karon Park No. 1; OJniversafcJ- 9; Girls' f-oUege, Aarori Park .No.' 3, Sir- Dβvd • College Old Girls v. Rambler S Karon Park No. % Mr. J, Geiidafl; St. Augustine s, a bye. .TumorMSirk , ' Collet* v. Technical College, Karon Park No, 1, Jfr. x^

LACROSSE

DATES FOR/ NEW SOUTH WILES TEAM. ' Mr. P. J. M'Govern presided oter a meeting of the ManageiiWfit Ctovmittee or the Lacrosse Association heM last evening. There were prpseart; Messrs. Proud, Jones, O'Loary, Grant, Eeiikin, I'lrth, and Leydon. Correspondence was received fe>m tire New South Wales and Auckland Asseeiations concerning the tour of. the- XeW South Wale 3 team. The following dates for the principal matches were arranged, subject to approval:— New South Wales v". Wellington at Wellington, Septeinher 5, Auckland v. Wellington., at Atickhml. on September, 9. New South' Wales v. flfeiv Zealand, : on Soptemher 12. New Soutli Wales v. Aijc-Mand, atAuckland, on September 16 or 19, The secretary reported that tte- Basin I Reserve had been secured lor ; ffio New j South Wales versus Wellington match on September 5. The newly-formed Capitol B teaii! wit's registered. The following fixtures were drawn for Saturday next: Kelburn y. Capitol, J?o. 2, Basin Reserve; referee, Mr. Lucrts. Columbia v. Wellington, No. 1 Basin Reserve; referee - , Mr. Jatitke.

x BILLIARDS

ALCOCK'S DINER SNOOKER HANDICAP. The following are the 1-csnits of tins drawing and handicaps fov tlw> first round, and dates of pla.y ;*-S(.oiida.y, Juno 15: W. N. Tucker (owes W) v. A. Corntty (rec. 21); F. A."Roiide'(ser!) v. F. Sewcll (rcc. 14); W, J. Bihnaii (scr.), v. 1-J. li. Porter (ser.); E, .R Jacobscn (rcc 14) v. G. H, fmmnm (scr.). Wednesday, Juno 17: CL Cad* (iec. 21), v. G. H. Bradley (rce, ?); A. 11. Cockayne (ice. 21) v. J. W, Hart f (scr.); F. A. Laws (rec. 23) v. f. A. 1 Xecs (scr.); B. Ingram (sei , .), r.' E- K. Ivelnian (rec. 11). Bves: Slossrs F A. Roscii.grnve (scr.), R. A. Delolour rnc. 10, J. W. Collins (scr.), T, (hmp, \ bell (scr.), W. Harvey (scr.), C J Lockwood (scr.) A. G. Gfattara (« «1), aud S. Cribble (owes 2?) receive J>j:«' ' • ■.■■.!

"INVIJS'CJKLE IN DOU!U,.teS." By T(-J(!grep3s-rMes Aesociation—CapyfiHut I Uneorti' Jane 10, j the BocJicnham rewn 'tenuis tournament Brookes ami Wilding tlefeatwl Bavin and Haysfcn, <3— J, {>—2 t Mid M'Nair and Pretibte, β-l, 6—o, They were never fully extended, aftd alt* regarded as almost im'iicibte when associ* a-ted in.the ttonUes. I>un!op defeated Gnaeu, 6 —l, I —3. Brookes and Wikf'ng aro not competing in tlte sinaJos. ■ (Rcc. June 11, 10.20 p.m.) la the third round of the Chaiiipio'u-; ship Singles at tiecfonham, Hope-Crisp teat Beamish (the holder), <J—l, 6—4. WILDING'S BBILtIAN'r PBPIIi. ; Paris, Jtitto 10, j Mdilß. Suzanne Lcnglen, tfro fifteen- ■ year-eld girl; who woii tlie ladies; hard j cmsrts tennis, championship, learned tnttrfi of her lenais St.nm Anflbcuy Wild- j ing ©a. tho lUvvera l.j?t year. i

ATHMSIICS M OXFORD

By Tolesftiph-Prtes AssoeiaVon-Cbpyriglii London, June ft).' Sp-roul-3, a Jldboiifiviari, has Ws oterted president <-.f the Oxford I v.ii crsity Athletic Club,

AMERICA YACHT GOP

8y Tcfeßraph-Prees Ai-soeidUou-Cepyrigiif- . New Vorfc* Jifflt io; 186 yacht R.osdfite, eno ©f.th©. defenders- fm , t-lio America Cap, won the fifth of tile trial' races 'arranged to d«eicte the selection for the America Oun defender.

ENGLISH CQtJNTt CKICEET.

; By J-onddn, June 10, ihere were very wftt wickets for lie Comity cricket matches. Wawksljire awod 233 and m snfl MtcfdJtfses 278 aiuf 27 for oho wicket, lorraat, m Warwickshire's sseond iamngs, took sovefl wicltets for 81 runs. Lancashire, scoring 475, defcitprl Eart (212 end iIOK H«SdfcsWJ tlw first Miimgs erf Kent, tooik men wickets i»i,Q Ms and in fte second tour far- 3,, while H&np secured two to|£f iSfof4e -

A BOWLiSfi'FEAT, (Rec. June 11, 10.15 p. m .) ™ • . ; Loßrtori, Juno 11. ■Ifayiilg agatnst Jhsrhyshire Rhodes took seven wjekuts for 19 nvhs

BOWLINE atJB

tj^RS;

Bonlfflg Club, to be preseat-ri at the aiuwal aweang.Mstt Wednesday, is es ! pwinlty aitftrestrng this rear "bv rei «n or tho fiwrt that it »ni 'the «^ yew « tho duh'e es i,l over fetort, the- total nmv beiJr 116 w.as«n. Fo«r wfimbws res ened ajud written differing e JUth great regmfc ,V 6 liav.j te wntimi Ws, Messrs. T. J. BeH and G. W ivttriviffl.

BiiOmsiasts who. devoted tlicii- time In--0 erWf, and elt times timir mmj> '*& - parmg rf tbo gfee)l) lv]iQ jn faco i of ■■ many difßealtws strove vigorously to » .bold ttbat t m had wdh, «ho otereame » -all sets-teck and so stcadilv aJjd so surely twgod ahead to sudi cfect that to now , have a fttswlass green, a good pawbon, eftd appurtenoniM. t and a club .ui ft. finaficwl posifckm p ro : f bahly net excelled ■«• wen «rualied by ■ any other.erty club in the Ooteiaion; • to those pioneers and tileif fforthv sue' E lessors .who- c9fricd on thelv woric to - say jg ue tJiciitftiest eredit- fr«ji and 3 the sinfewest tltanks of all presmvt and rawo members <jf tho ebb. • As the ferttt of tho j-ww's β-porations ? your dnsectors are pleased. to rejxfft a 1 substantia i Mf.neo in liajid | outst-and- - ing swbscfMtiott.s are faigo. The rnortgage on tto dub's property -es.)iis-ed in » March last, and yota, director are ' pleased to report flat they' liat-e re . nmved the loan oa terms wliicli nvist be : ■oojisiderod! favourable to the bort inter- ■ ests of fljetsbers. Tmb mwtgace is note ■ 1 a- 'ra-Wcs-' duo instead of a' "flat" ano ■ as hidterte, the extra amount pavaUb IWf attinim Ireing £11 Is. Sil., but ttw aww-ai payments now provide for the complete litjaidation of the ffefet i } ? twenty years. Tito interest k calcij- , Jatod at 5| per *ont., the rfttft p»i<J on the prevjmi-s mortfßigc. Tfe elnh'ljas th«s privilege a paying off the loan after tne cQHijildi-ioji of four year's by »jvhi'» six months' note. Ttiis aitaiigemeftt tints prflvldes far the carrying "wt, of : we roM.iinroei.Hlatio : n of so liitifly aimnal meetings thai the niortga-jto be'redticecl. The question of formulating a workable sfiJi-ei-M k> give- memficra from mow on a tangible share m tiw assets of tho club has beeij disonssed by tile di*e<v tftfs, Isnt the matter ivi.ll "xjf jiGce ?S ;it.y ho- taten iti hand by tlwir successor! in office. As the vahw of each niombevs snare in tl» proi»rty, at. present value, frill be Wtwcwi £-S and £10 wliai tlie mortgage is eteared, tho snbjcct demands tljorougli discussion. Tire ma-U (W of t,?if) 'biirden of rates on bowling dubs properties Isris meowed ooftsMerftbfe attention from officors; during Hie year, and they have been represented on. tfte two depntetions instituted. «5 managed hy tlie Sports Protection icfiijne to the City Cettacil on djj't sijn-j«ct. As tho 'direct, result the directors are plonsed to inform you of as almost -oertein wdu-otioH, by ■bably t-vvo-tlrirds, iti tlie genorai rates paid by this clt*, ,