SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9691, 15 January 1910, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

(By Hercules).

CRICKET. T. Carlton's 88 not out for Canterbury is the highest individual score registered in Plunket Shield matches this season. Twc "hat tricks" have been qecure] in cap cricket in Wairar,w/fl this saeson by C. Cole and VV. Morris, for S. Matthew's B (junior) against S. Matthew's A and Mauri, evilU, respectively. In all first-class cricket C. Hill has made 40 centuries, for South Australia, eight of these being against Victoria. J. N. Crawford will not be eligible to represent Australia against South Africa next season. In international cricket he can play for England only. The Otago Association had to provide two bats in connection with the Southland match—one for Siedeberg and the other for Macartney—any player making a century in representative cricket being entitled to this attention . Imperfect fielding cost Southland 255 runs in the recent maich with Otago, says "Swerve,"in the "Southland Daily Tjitips. " while only six runs were lost by Otago in the same manner. In Wellington senior cricket Central are leading wit ill points, and South and East A are 'ilose up with 9 points ecch. At present the teams in the championships at present stand t as follow:—Saturday Senior: Carterton 11, Mabterton fi, Carlton 3. Saturday junior: S. Matthew's A 9 points, Cartoon 6, S. Matthew's B 6, Mauriceville 3, Masterton 0. Thursday, Carterton 6, Carlton 4, Rivals 2, W.F.C.A. 0. The Masterton Cricket Association's fixtures for to day are:—Park Oval:—Senior. Masterton v. Carlton. Junior: S. Matthew's Av. Mauriceville; Carterton; Junior M sterton v Carterton. The Otago Ciicket Association has decided not to join associations in providing for an Australian team's visit, unless the pooling system was brought into operation. At a meeting of the Otago Cricket Association this week, the question whether Otago will challenge Auckland in connection with the Plunket Shield competition was brought up for consideration. It was decided to challenge Auckland, provided a fully representative team could be sent. It was also derided to recommend that the match be played in February, 18th, 19th and 21st. Evidence of the good material of the younger players in the Wairarapa was amply shown on Thursday, when G. Barr, playing for Rivals against Carlton, compiled the respectable total of 44. This total included 8 boundaries, three 2's, and 6 singles. A marked improvement is noticeable in the number of players who are now turning out in flannels in both Saturday and Thursday cricket. Skelley, a last year's Manawatu representative player, has thrown in his lot with Carlton this season. TENNIS. The New Zeahnd meeting at Auckland attracted very good entriesmen's singles 29, ladies' singles 16, men's doubles 16 pairs, ladies' doubles 8 pairs, and the combined 19 pairs. The total is 88 entries, and i is the third largest entry for the | New Zealand championship in the last seven years. The New Zealand meeting at Wellington in 1905 still holds the record for the largest number of entries at New Zealand championship meetings The ionowmg is a nst or tne entries dating back to 1903:—Napier 1903, 83; Otago 1904, 63; Wellington 1905, 105; Christchurch 1906, 93; New Plymouth 1907, 62; Nelson 1908, 62; Auckland 1909, 88. I The annual championship tourna- j ment of the Masterton Lawn Tennis Club will be held on the local courts I on January 22nd and 24th (Anniver- j sary Day), and promise to eclipse . former torneys in the number and ! quality of players engaged. j ATHLETICS. A party uf local runners will leave , early in February to .take part in various sports meetinss in the Hawke's Bay district. Included | amongst the meetings to be visited are Takapau. Weber, Hastings and ' Napier. I A number of local youths have taken up running this season, but have not yet met with any success to ' speak of. | The Canterbury Centre selectors ! have chosen the following to go into \ trailing with a view of representing I the centre at the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association's championship meeting at Auckland:— Sprints: R. Opie, R. Gallagher, F. Cook, W. L. Paterson. Distances: M. Dickson, Guy Haskins, E. J. Steele, W. F. Simpson, L. A. j Dougall, and E. Pugh. Walks: P.

I H. Stubberfield. Hurdles; H. St. Murray, H. E, Hamilton and F. A. & Cook. Field Events: C. L. Orbell, F. Robinson, and W. De Thier. The Auckland Committee has definitely decided upon February 26th as the date of the next New Zealand Championship meeting. Local runners were fairly success ful at the Langdale sports on Thursday, K. McKenzie winning the 220 yds, hop, step and jump, and tied for the high jump; F. Kilminster the 120 yds maiden and mile handicap; aud W. J. White 100 yds. SWIMMING. R. Healy C. Brice, R. Nelson, and several others are to represent the Thorndon Club at the Wairarapa Club's carnival on the 24tb inst. January 24th will again see the annual carnival of the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club to be held on the Park Lake. Entries, which close to-night have been received from numerous clubs on both coasts, while | the Wellington centre will be repre- y sented by a particularly strong contingent. I understand that a local swimmer will endeavour to lower the 50yds world's record at the carnival, and the Wellington centre has ap- ' pointed Messrs Shields (N. Z. Consul), Ludwig (President Welling- 1 ton Centre), Harry-Smith (timekeeper Wellington Centre), and E. R. B.;Daniell (Mastarton), official timekeepers for the event. The rivalry between the Swifts and Thorndon Club's water polo teams will be contested on Anniversary Day on the Park Lake, when a seven men aside gam« will eventaute. I HOCKEY. I [ A meeting of hockey players and enthusiasts was held in Rankin's rooms on Thursday evening, to discuss the question of the proposed visit of an English hockey team in the 1911 season. Mr A. C. Major, president of the Wairarapa Hockey Association, presided, and it was decided to offer a guarantee of £SO for a match in the Wairarapa, and to notify the New Zealand Council to that effect. A special general meeting of the Association will be called when an answer is received from the Council. FOOTBALL. Colin Gilray, the New Zeala nd , Rhcdes scholar, is a certainty for his Oxford "blue"' this year in the Rugby football mdtcn against Cambridge. He is playing better than ever. A knotty point in Rugby laws: ■ —A player in attempting to kick off 1 from the centre misses the ball alto- < gether. What should tne referee do? s In a recent Cardiff v. New- J port match the referee ordered a 1 scrummage on the half-way line, j Was he right? It is understood, says the Sydney "Referee," that a very prominent ' member of the All Black team which invaded Great Britain under D, Gallagher's leadership, has received a very good offer to undertake the j! role of Rugby coach to a Californian scholastic institution for a term of two years, with the rieht of option for another season. Owing to home tiea, the New Zealander will most likely decline the proposal. ,