ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2229, 15 August 1914, Page 5

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

■ *— —♦ ; ■' RUGBY REPRESENTATIVE TRIAL MATCH. ' Owing to the large number of Rugby players who have volunteered for the Expeditionary Force, championship matches have been declared closed in all grades, 'and as several of the well-known players are not now available for the representative team, the union has decided to play i representative trial match at the Athletic Park this afternoon, and two very good teams are opposed to each other, although many of the players are new to . big football here. The proceeds are being : devoted-to the War Fund, and; apart from a good game being anticipated, patriotic followers of the game will no doubt support' tho union, so that a substantial amount may be available as a result of : the game. . (By Telegraph—Preas Association.)' Auckland, Augustl4. Tho weather promises to be fine for the match Canterbury v. Auckland tomorrow. The visitors arrived yesterday, and practised in the afternoon and this morning. The following team has been ohosen to represent them.—Watson, M'Lcod, Boag, Cade Gray, Crawshaw, .Amodeo, Carnegie, Hasell, Hegarty, Jordan, Fanning. Richards, W. Cummings, .Sim'©.' Mr. A. Murdoch will act as referee. . ASSOCIATION ! MATCH IN AID OF PATRIOTIC IFUND The Wellington Football Association, having been granted permission from' the City Council to charge for admisison to' the Basin Reserve-to-day, has decided to hand over the whole of the proceeds from a match between the two leading teams to a fund for the relief of distress in the _ city resulting from the war. The contest between Corinthians and Hospital should attract a large crowd of people, who will, no doubt; see some of the best exponents of the Association code in New Zealand. "~""golf i.'. ;■,'':'".'. , The winner of last week's medal competition at the Karori Golf Club's links wasvD., A. who has peen play- ■ ing consistently of.late. To-day's medal match will' be a qualifying round for the championship of the club. '~' englishicrlckei' ByTolegmph-Press Association-Oopyright ' (Rec. August 14, 8.25 p.m.). London, August 18. l '. 'Playing against Yorkshire, Surrey has , yiree wickets down for 434. Hayward, 116 j Hobbs, 202. ' MY MOTHER USED IT. '.'When only four months old our little baby Frank was attacked with a terrible croupy■■ cold," says Mrs. 0. ;j. Smith, Mootwingee Station, Euriowie, N.S.W. "My mother having used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for mo when I was .'a child,' I at once gave it to my baby, and he got immediate relief. 'I have adopted it as our family, Cough Remedy; it has ■•■ never failed me once. I trust people living in the back country, as we do, will benefit by our experience, and always / keep Chamberlains. Cough Romedy in their homes.'-'—Advt.