ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2185, 25 June 1914, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY AFFAIRS

•THE MANAGEMENT COM&HTfEE. . SELECTORS AND SELECTIONS. The Management Committee of the Wellington ftugbj- Union Riot tost <svcni"«, Mr. E. 0. Males pfesiclirtg. Messrs. D. Weir, A. C. KHto, 1. A. Wilson, A. E. Dawson, G. Howe, H. Bnck. A. E. Little, AV, Perry, snd W. HaftlhaM were also presiHit. Some difcassioii, took place on the methods adopted by the local selectors. Mr. Little stated that complaints had been made that.% jmaics fit' the team to so to Taranafe had not keen notifiedto the union in sufficient tiatb to mitiiy the players. The chairman said that, in a casa where a team was travelling, the names should be in tho haijds of the union a week beforehand. . In the case of the team for Taraaaki, , the selectors had neither handed the names of the team to the union nor ascertainer] whether thj> selected players intended: f:o trarei. One player fi-ha had been sheeted, but who. could not go to Targmaki, had not even been notified that be was required.' MorWer., tite selectors bad only picked fifteen flayers, and had not allowed for emergencies. . It was decided , to write to the selectors, asking them} in future, to let the union have the names of representative teams, togethfer ■ vrith the emergencies, at as early a date as .possible after making their selesti&a* • Wellington, and All Blacks. I 'i'ho secretary amiottweed that ar* raiiEements had been fflado for a match between the ' Wellington representatives and the AH Black 'teem fef. Wednesday, nest. .- The. curtafe-rarser for this match wij.t h.& & contest bfttweort the Saturday jtunioi' represoatatives and ■ the Wednesday senior representatives.■ Eagerness for Chief QfouM. The secretary of the JJoiresa Club wrote complaftiiag of thft treataieHt accorded to the seiJi*r filteee in refcpwfc .to matches oB Atble'ti& far]?. The Setter pointed flujt that -tte team had had to travel to tlie ''■coaiafefy- ,, fire titfies hi succession the commencement of the current season, I During the ensuing discussion it Wats : made clear %gt tiff Mt'lrose seniors ■ had played twice- on tfe Park j the first round of the aenisr champ.io.ri- j ship, but it wis. admitted that tho club J had.been unlucky in the, matter Of enaagemeuts on the Park.' , It was pointed out. however, la : st year, during the first,round, tie.Weffington Chi.b had only, bad one. matoh on the Pftrfe, nM the present pos-jtida. of the Melrese Club could not, be atdidfi. Consider-able-difficulty, was ■ csperießced in tho. drawing- of Biatebe'sj ■ aiuj in «mseouenceof this softiGTOie-kee iuvarwMy suffered to sortseExtent. .. On the'motion of slf. Littlo it was decided to ririw-.np a tefc giving the number of , -games which each senior club : has;played , «i % f»rk saico the cominenccmcret of., the' -season. This list,.'.together svitlj.a feportef the , discussion, is to he- fonvarded to the 3Mrose Club. ... . . BuMcr's invitation. . A letter was Mcerved fr.offl (lift Buller Union, asking tth'tstlier a team frots' Wollincton wßiiM lhfljte a visit, to tijoir district during the ■■s^ama^- It was decided,to holef, thc'njqtkr over pemling receipt of ccpja.in.'-feiffttnmticfl-i froilr the New Zealand Ku-ghy tjiiimt. • , The-announcemeiit was made that Jff. Whitford intoiitM' to p'fesenl 'a'ciip. for committee—lt fin ■' bedded ~to accept tbo' trophy with tba»k§. THE Att &LACKSV WILLIAMS TJgfABLf TO SO. ' P. Williams, tJtie. Otago; fowvij-d, ft'ho was selected :to go ■ t'o. Australia a.s A member of the 'Kβ*- Zeaiajhl'■ Jtugby combination,' is ttnijhle to- mafe the trip. Lindsay, of Soathlniiilj goes inBtead. ' ■ . . ,■ OLD BOYS 'MAteW. ST.' PATRICK'S! PAST & PBESEN'f. The annual match between St. Patrick's College. Old Boys and present boys was -played' on iKtfburuo -I'ftrk yesterday afterndflii, The high, wiiid spoilt play to a great- extent,, bftt a close' jrml rather interesting jnateh cusued, Isi* ttead of two long spells, few sfco.rte* spells were played. 'The- resist was in doubt till tho last'--.few;'nii-m.xtes. The present boys prsrsd to.o good ler their elders by. the- 'siirrow 'jnarg-In of 6 points to'.'3. ■ AIT As points vfCre , the result of tries. SeymoWr and Craig*' ,had. crossed this. litJe wiimejsj and Blake sot tlie Old Boy* , tpr. ; Se.v-i mour's and Craigbcad-'s tries were kith obtained. from toward rushes, ami Criughead's was -tiro result- of a «leve.f qross-tick by played , particularly well all thrpwgh-. ©r, iri-yedy,. Mie oue-time British. intermationaj j three-quarter, tool? part 'in the game, and showed that be i$ not even yet jt back number. : WEDNESDAY MATCH. In the midweek Etigb-v comjpetjtioa at Athletic P-atk Oriental defeated Artillery .'by : § poiiita to- 6-. Ayery (2) and fenfe .scored for tbo winners,' and HtfHffiaii a.Jlti Otties- scored lor the losers; My. W. 3, Meredith was tho .referee. Tramway, \<vn by dela-uj-t ■■ from Butchers. . . ' ' .