ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2240, 28 August 1914, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY CANTERBURY DEFEAT WAIRARAPA. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Masterton, August 27. 11l the representative match. Canterbury v. Wairarapa, played to-day, the visitors outclassed the local men ill all departments, and won by 22 points to nil. Although the scoro was large, the game was fast and interesting. Canterbury did most of tho scoring through the instrumentality of the backs, who were much fasten- than the Wairarapa moil. Only six points wore scored <iu the first -half. In the second spell Wairarapa went to pieces. Tries were scored by M'Leod (2), Cade, Gray, Boag, and Cummins. M'l/eod converted one and Gray one. TARANAKI DEFEAT SOUTHLAND. New Plymouth, August 27. Tho Southland-Taranaki ' Ranfurly Shield match resulted in a win for Taranaki by 6 points to nil. The game may best bo described as a game of lost opportunities, Taranaki haying by far the better' of the play,. but failing to make use of very many apparent chances to score. Southland's forwards gave a lino exhibition, and the backs showedgrand defence. Roberts.and Don Cameron' scored for the winners. SOUTH CANTERBURY AND NORTH OTAGO. . Timaru, August 27. South Canterbury 23 defeated North Otago .6. Tile following will bo the teams in tlio fifth class'representative trial match to be played as a curtain-raiser-to the Wellingtont v. Canterbury match: — A. .Team.— Malin, Meiice, Baumber, Tiernoy, Ridgely, Tonks, Roberta, Pole, Scott, Desniond, Ambler, Spencer, Mockbridge, Withy, Marchment, Gilchrist.' B Team.—King, Henderson,- Grey, Wilton, Hicks, Cowie, Nicholls, Flack, Clark, Watson, Familton, Gooch, Forsyth, Mathews, .Mullaney, Robertson. Emergencies—Christophoson, Crawford, Morris (backs'), Boyle, Bramley, Lennon, Haig (forward).

; ] ASSOCIATION \

— l OFFICIAL DISQUALIFIED FOR s LIFE. , .. . < A.meeting of tho Now Zealand Foot- f tall Council was held last evening, Mr. f L. White presiding. ' ' i ■. A well-known local official who, after j repeated applications, had refused to ' produce tho. books of the j Referees' Association, was disqualified ( for life and warned off all grounds under tho jurisdiction of the New Zea- ] land. Football Association. ! ' Concerning the proposed visit 1 of a ' French representative team ,to Austra- j lia and New Zealand next year, letters wore read from M. Henri Gasque- ; ton, the promoter, and Mr. A. E. : Gibbs, New Zealand's representative ill ■ liondon. The secretary of the French Association asked for a guarantee of > ' £2400 tin pay'return passages and all . hotel/and travelling expenses while the team is in Australia and New Zealand. ■Mr. Gibbs forwarded a reply to tho ' effect that there was no chance'of semiring any guarantee whatever. . On ,account of tho present 'international ! .crisis it was decided"to suspend nego- ■• tiations till 1916..

: HOCKEY"

, LADIES' FIXTURES. ; Senior.—Syren v v Rambler A, at ICa- - 'rori:Park No.-1, Mr. CMsack: >IJriiversity. 'v.; Girls! College,,at Karori Park No. 3, Mr. Keall; Rambler B v. St. Augustine's, at Potone, Mr. Bennett: Colloco Old Giris, a bye. , . Junior.-r-Tho' juaior championship has ■ -been closed! .. -' ' :

lacrosse.

• A meeting of the Wellington AssoeiaI ; tion was held on Wednesday night, . when it was decided to close the championship ; and award the . Proud Cup to j .the Kelburn Club. - Capitol are the runuers-up. It was decided to finish off the season with a' smoke concert on . September 9. A letter was received from the New South Wales body 6tating. tliat on account of tho war and the difficulty "of. 6 players'obtaining-leave 'they had : doe. cided to abandon their visit this season, x This letter was sent prior to the receipt of Wellington's cable cancelling { the visit, from this end. 4 ; . ■■