ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2334, 16 December 1914, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

BOWLS WELLINGTON CENTRE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT Mr. H. J. Palmer presided at a meeting of _ the Wellington Bowling Centre last night. Tho draw for the annual tournament, to be held on January 1, 2, and 4, resulted as follows: — Section A—Webb (Wellington), M'Arthus (Tlibrndon), Hollings (Masterton), Crawford (Karori), Beynon (Petone), Marshall (Wellington), Pollock (Newtown), Naismith (Hataitai), Snaddon (Victoria), Hill (Te Hiwi). Section B—Lewer (Karori), Hogben (Tliorndon), Fossett (Karori). Brackenridge (Newtown), Perry (Masterton), Mitchell (Hataitai), Still Crane (Wellington), Fairway (Lyall Bay), Green (Seatoun). Section C—Parata (Thorndon), Bal-ling-sr (Wellington), Martin (Lyall Bay), Pryor (Hataitai), Saunders (Wellington), Duff (Newtown), Hunt (Victoria), Eoutley (Kelburn), Trevethick (Hutt), Flaxton (Seatoun). Section D—Wylie (Newtown), Munro (Thorndon), Knowles (Kolburn), Fergusson (Otaki), Thompson (JolmsonviUe); Avery (victoria), Laurenson (Hataitai), Hendry (Hutt), Remington (Wellington), Wearne (Petone), Magnus (Wellington), Sievwright (Wellington). Section E—Sloane (Johnsonville, Macaskill (Huntt), Holtord (Hawera , Grey (Kelburn), Stephens (Petone , Hatch (Victoria), Prince (Newtown , Porteous (Wellington), Churchward S r el!iugton), Jackman (Thorndon), ompson (Wellington). The greens have been allotted ae follow:—

Section A—Wellington (lower), Newtown, Hataitai. Section B—Newtown, Thorndon, Wellington (upper). Section o—Hataitai, .Wellington (lower), Thorndon. Section D—Wellington (upper), Hataitai, Newtown. Section Fr—Thorndon, Wellington (upper), .Wellington (lower). PETONE CLUB. The following will : represent Petono against Wellington on Saturday in a social game: —Home: Findlay, Robertson, Firth, Wearne (s.); Allan, Hutchinson, M'Ewen, Molbuish (s.); Walton, Castle, Rennie, Hay (s.), Curtis, E. .Cooper, P. M'Arthur, T. M'Arthur (s.). Away. Cowie, Smith, Jones, Wylie (s.); Doneghue, Gilmour, Fraeer, Fowler (s.); Whiteher, Wakelin, Coles, Stephens (s.); Elvines, Marsden, Henry, Beynon (s.). ——— . j Seatoun teams against ■ Newtown.— At Seatoun—Beeston, Bowie, Alexander, Bradley (s.). At Newtown—Fuller, Webb, M'Girr, Green (s.). Seatoun v. Kelburne, at Seatoun.— Seatoun team—Wright, Richards, Claxton, Lauchlan (s.).

CRICKET

SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES. The Wellington Public Schools representative, team defeated the Hutt Valley representative Heam at Petone by an innings and 111 runs. Wellington scored 134 (Henderson 34, Erskiue 26, Humphries 21, Rhodes 18, Barclay 15). The Hutt team scored. 12 in the first innings, and 11 in the second innings. For Wellington. Farquhar took seven wickets for 6 runs, and France three wickets for 5 in the first innings, and Rhodes took nine for 4 runs and Prince one wicket for 3 runs in the second innings.

NEW SOUTH WALES CRICKET ASSOCIATION.

By Telesrault—Siees A.eeo'oie,tiou—Oosyrlght Sydney, December 15. . Mr. Frank Iredale, the ex-interna-tional player, has been ohosen secretary of the Cricket Association.

BASKETBALL

Y.M.O.A. LEAGUE. The following are ' the fixtures for Thursday evening:—7.4s, Old Boys Av. Residents B; 8.20, Residents A v. Old Boys B; 9, Strangers v. Old Boys A. Matches to be played in Y.M.C.A. gymnasium.

BOXING

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyrlsht London, December 14. Basham beat Summers in the ninth round at the National Sporting Club for the welter championship and £400.