LATE SPORTS & PASTIMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10169, 26 July 1924, Page 5

LATE SPORTS & PASTIMES

LAWN TENNIS. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.10 a.m.) (Reuter). NEW YORK, July 25. Patterson eliminated Sehlesinger in the Metropolitan championship, 6-2, 6-2. Wood defeated Feibleman, 6-3, 6-0. In the Brooklyn championships, sth round, Wood defeated Donaldson, 6-4, 6-4. Patterson and Wood were also the winners in the doubles semi-finals played on Saturday.

DAVIS CUP DOUBLES. (Received This Day, 1.10 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, July 25. In the Davis Cup doubles, Czechoslovakia defeated Denmark 3-0. TRIBUTE TO PORRITT.

(Received This Day, 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 25. The "Standard" says Porritt's achievements stamp him as one of the world's three best sprinters. The Charlottenburg Sports Club has invited the foremost Olympians to compete at an August meeting, paying all expenses. Porritt has accepted.

AUSTRALIAN'S WIN. (Received This Day, 1.25' p.m.) LONDON, July 25. Eve won the National Diving Championship of England.

THE FOURTH TEST. ENGLISH TEAM'S CAPTAIN. (Received This Day, 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 20. Douglas captains the English team to-morrow against the Africans in the fourth Test at Manchester to-morrow.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. ASHBURTON v. ELLESMERE. The annual representative fixture between the Ashburton and Ellesmere sub-unions is being played this aiternoon at Southbridge. There have been two defections from the Ashburton team originally selected. J. -Kobilliard is absent in the north, and Ins place as second five-eighths has been taken by J. B. Nicoll. J. McCormack has been substituted for N las*er, who was unable to travel. The personnel of the team is as |° n^ V 6: McSheny; N. Robilhard, G. Day, Dore; J. B. Nicoll, F. Kennedy; Watson ; Dalton (winger) Le Conite, Scott, Dennehy (captain), L. Cfownall, McDonald, A. McCormack, J. McCormack.

COMPETITION GAMES. Six Rugby competition matches are scheduled to take place in the county this afternoon. These comprise four junior grade games and two m tie third grade. Matches to have been played" on the Showgrounds are : Juniors: Celtic v. Allenton, Ashburton v Mayfield, Rakaia v. SprmgburnMayfield. Third grade: Old Boys v. Rakaia. ,'<,,» a The following match had been decided before the "Guardian" went to Juniors.—Celtic defaulted to Allenton.

ALL BLACKS AT PALMERSTON N

PALMERSTON NORTH, This Day. The half-time score was:— All Blacks I* Combined J

The result of the match between the All Blacks and Manawatu-Horowhenua should be available in Ashburton at about 5.30 p.m., and will be posted on the notice board caitside tho "Guardian" office.

SOCCER FOOTBALL.

POSSIBLES v. PROBABLES

An .Association foo+boll rnfitch }>*- tween Possibles and Probables' teams in the county is in programs on one Domain ground. where a fair crowd of spectators has gathered. The following teams are taking part: — Possibles (Red).— Hardy; G. Anderson, Thompson: Mason, F. McDowell, McElhinney; McGUI, Mulvey, Thompson, Moodv, and G. Brown. Probables (Blue). —F. Anderson ; Temple, Mcintosh; Beauvais, W. AnIderson; C. Dixon; Knight, Stone, G.

McDonnell, Milsom, Wilson. . The Mayor (Mr R. Galbraith) kicked off for the Possibles. Mr J. Wilson is the referee.

ASHBURTON DEFEATS WAKANUJ In a junior match between Ashburton and Wakanui, played as a curtain-.,. raiser to the Possibles v. Probables trial game, Ashburton won by three goals to nil- Goak were scored by £. Johnstone (2) and S. Walhs. Mr G.. Anderson was the referee.

HOCKEY. ;■; .% SIX-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT:, -* Fourteen teams have entered for the ladies' annual six-a-side hockey tournament, which is in progress on the Domain grounds this afternoon. The plaving fields are somewhat damp, and inclined to be slippery. Teams participating are from the following clubs.—High School, Rakaia, Technical School, Methven, Mount Somers, Hinds, and Tinwald. The following matches had been played before the " Guardian" went to press: First Round. Hinds \. Mount Somers 0. High School B 3, Technical School A 0. High School C 3, Technical School C 0. Tinwald If, Methven 1. Rakaia A 1, Rakaia C 0.