ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2429, 7 April 1915, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT. LAWN TENNIS CHALLENGE SHIELD AVON BY AUCKLAND. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, April 6. To-day the Now Zealand University tournament was concluded, wlien Auckland University College won tho lawn tennis challenge cup. Of five matches Auckland won three, Canterbury (the holders of the challenge cup) one, and Otago also secured a niatch. The chief match of the afternoon was tlie men's championship singles, in which J. Laurenson (Otago), the prese.it champion, successfully defended his title against A. K. Hawley (Canterbury). The results were as follow:— Men's Singles—Finals: ,T. T. Laureubou (Otago) beat A- K. Hawley (Cantorbury), B—lo, 7—5, 6—4. Men's Doubles.—Final: 6. E. H. Gotz and A. K, Hawley (Canterbury) beat It. C. Abernothy and S\ Parsonson (Canterbury), 6—4, 6—4. Ladies' Singlos.—Third round: Miss D. Garrard (Auckland) beat Miss E. Cook (Victoria), 9—3; Miss M. Bain (Canterbury) beat Miss Applegate (Otago), 11 —9; Miss E. Cummins (Auckland) heat Miss W. Hart (Otago), 9—3; Miss R. Tutton (Canterbury) beat Miss C. Latimer (Auckland), 9—4. Semifinal: Miss D. Garrard (Auckland) beat Miss M. Bain (Canterbury), 9—5; Miss E. Cumming (Auckland) beat Miss R. Tutton (Canterbury), 9 —4. The final: Miss D. Garrard. (Auckland) and Miss E. Cumming (Auckland), is to be played later. Ladies' Doubles.—Third round: Misses Bain and Black (Canterbury beat Misses E. Hare and E. Cook (Victoria), 9—l; Misses Gumming and Moore (Auckland)' beat Misses Ougley and Wilson (Otago), o—3;0 —3; Misses Miller and Tutton (Canterbury) beat' Misses Kenderdine and Worrall (Auckland), 9—2; Misses Sievivright and Cooke (Victoria) beat Misses Daniell and E. Sti'i (Victoria), 9—2. Semi-final: Misses Cumming and Mooro (Auckland) beat Misses Bam and Black (Canterbury), 9 —2; Misses Miller and Tutton (Canterbury) bea't Misses Sievwright and'Couke (Victoria) Final: Misses Cumming and Moore (Auckland) beat Misses Miller and! Tutton (Canterbury), 9—4.

Combined Doubles. —Semi-finals:' G.E. B. Gotz and Miss Tutton (Canterbury) beat E. M. D. Ohlsou and Miss D. Garrard (Auckland), 6—l, 6—l; D. K. Duthie and Miss E. Cumming (Auckland) beat A. K. Hawley and Miss Miller (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—l. Final: D. K Duthie and Miss E. Cumming (Auckland) beat G. E. H. Gotz and Miss Tutton (Canterbury), 6—o, 6—o.

IBy Teleurapki.—PreEs Association,' Chrlstchuroh, April 6. The finals of the Canterbury tennis championship tournament resulted as under: — Men's Doubles Championship of Canterbury—G. D. Seay and W. Goss beat C. A. Cuff and L. J. Taylor, 6 —l, 6 —2. Man's Handicap Singles.—First grade; A. B. Rowland beat G. A. Dawson, y—6. Second grade: C. J. Ferrior beat W. J. Deavall. 9-4. Men's Handicap Doubles.—C. J. Ferrier and A. D. Tench beat A. B. Rowland and S. Keller. 9—6. Ladies' Handicap Singles —Mrs. Biggs beat Miss L. Dalziel, 9—B. Combined. Handicap Doubles. —Second grade: A. L. Borrows and Miss H. Green beat S. L. I'aterson and Miss Haughey, 9—l. . The finals of the other events have not yet been played. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

PETONE CLTJB. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Petone Association Football Club:—Patron, Mr. H. J. Palmer; president, Mr. TV. L. Jenness; vice-presidents. Messrs. T. M. Gilford, M.P., J.. "VV. M'Ewan, C. Wadley, T. Townsend, E. Hartley, L. Stewart, A. Binns. .J. Richardson. Mr. E. H. Home was' elected a life vicepresident. Secretary and treasurer, Mr. E. Bolton; management committee, Messrs. W.. Mudse, V. Curtis, J. Stevens, H. Proobstal, H. Bond, TV. Guthrie, G. Martin; delegate to association, Mr. T. Bolton. It was decided that teams should be entered for the third and fourth-class competitions. , CRICKET lT7mTT.4\m nnr.Ta rr TT a mrwa

AUCKLAND COLTS V. HAWKE'S BAY. (By Telegraph.—Press AssooiaHon.l , Napier, April 6. The oricket match Auckland Colts v. Hawke's Bay ended in a draw. Auckland scored 249 . and 157; Hawke's Bay 360 (Board 172, Napier 57, Bishop 53) and 22 for two wickets. WAIMEA DEFEAT THORNDON. (By Tclesrajh.—Rseolfll OnrreflDonilflnt.l Nelson, April 6. The Waimea District beat Thorndon by four runs, the scores being 89 to 85. 100-MILE MOTOR-CYCLE RACE

(By Telegraph—Press Aran.—Copyright,) Sydney, April 6. The one hundred miles_ motor-cyclo race for the State championship was won by J. Booth, of Victoria. GOLF

(Br Telej!rank.—Press Aswolatlon.l New Plymouth, April 8. The annual Easter tournament of the New Plymouth Golf Club passed off very successfully, with large entries from various North Island clubs. The three days' play terminated to-day, when J. F. Ritchie (Stratford) beat A. E. Ekstedt (Palmerston North), two up and one to play. ROWING

CHARLES TOWNS RETIRINC. Now that Charlie Towns has given up all hope of coming to terms with Alf Felton (says the Sydney "Sun") he is seriously considering an early retirement from tho sport. In fact, unless Webb, of New Zealand, agrees to fix up a race'on the Parramatta, Towns will not tako part in another match race. It is to be regretted that he has to go out of the game without being given an opportunity of wiping out his defeat at the hands of Felton and Webb, because neither of those contests were a truo test of the ability of each man. In his present form Towns is showing better sculling than he has dono in the past, and is a match for atfy opponent. The action of Felton in demanding a stake of £250 is defended in ono quarter, but the majority of enthusiasts do not agree with him. In asking for suoh an amount Felton wants a greater sum than has yet been rowed for when the Australian championship was at stake. The Chatswood sculler, though ho did not issue a direct challenge to the ex-world's champion, promised him a race for a certain amount, and when Towns could not get the Full sum asked it would have been only sportsmanlike For Felton to have raced for whatever the other man could find, which was about £150. # 'Rio matter has now ended, and with it. probably closes the sculling career of Charlie Towns.