ATHLETIC NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 145, 20 June 1891, Page 2 (Supplement)

ATHLETIC NOTES.

COMING EVENTS.

June—Sullivan v. Dutch. July 7—Stan bury v. McLean. July—Amateurs' Road Race.

FOOTBAI.E. FIXTURES

June 27. Juniors.

North Shore v. Victoria; Grafton 11. v. Jer vois; Native Ross V. University; Gordon 11. V. Pousuuby 11.

Tiiikd Juniors. Parnell v. Newton: Aroha v. Ellerslie; Excelsior v. Terrace II.; White Rose v. Athletic 11.

FOOTBAIIII.

The inatch&a this afternoon will conclude the fixtures arranged by the Union for the Senior Cup and for the Second Juniors. Thero will bo an off Saturday before the matches between the district clubs begin. Tho First Juniors do nob get their rouud finished before next Saturday.

There is a good deal of speculation as to which of tho district teams will bo tho strongest. It is claimed that the City will have n vory etrong team. North Shore must be very Rood, Graffcon aro nob to be dospisod, and Parnollshould be good enousrh for most of the others. Then Newton will have a very strong lot of forwards. The names included in the Suburban lifcb read very strong. And '.who will venture to say fchab Ponsonby'a team will bo a weak one ? It is "clear to my mind that there will be some very interesting and exciting matches under tho now arrangement. Tho man who can predict tho winning team deserves to get a leather medal for his ability. Last Saturday's match between Gordon and Grafton was rather poor as a display of football. At times the play was really brilliant, but such times wore conspicuous by their infroquency. Both sides seomed to be playing lazily, almost as if they cared nothing about tho rosult. Grafton would get a score, and then Gordon would do tho same, jnst to leb tho others soo that they were not absolute duffors. Tho referee was the bost we have seen in a match this season. Vory few breaches of tho rules went unpunished, and so far as one could judge thero was hardly a single wrong decision.

There was a very great deal of knocking on ab the throw-in during tho match. Players do nob acorn to try to catch tho ball properly. They hit ab it like children might do. Whifco played tho best game ho has done this season'for Gordon. MclNlinaman at full-back played a fino game but for tho mistake that gave (Jraftoa the last try. Dave Smart: was even bettor than usual, and Cantley deserves credit for tho way in which he Btopped Smith's dribbles,or rabher attempted dribbles. Creagh played an excellent gamo for Grafton, and so did Kisaling. McKenzio and Smith were tho best of the forwards. Gindera did a lob of work, but he made a number of mistakes. The Gordon second men protested against the decision in their match with Nativo Ropo, on the ground that one of the empires had money on tho Native Rose. If they can prove their contention, the Union should take the strongest action possible. Betting must be kept out of football as far as possible. I have been told of a charming decision givsn by the delegates belonging to one of the junior unions. One club had a strong load for the cup, and of course the representatives of tho other clubs wished to see that lead reduced. The leading club played another and won. But the lo3ers protested. The matter was brought before the Union. Both umpires and tho referee were heard, and without hesitation said that there waa no foundation for the protest. "Foundation be hanged," said ono of the delegates. " Let's ballot ou the question." And they did ballot, with the result that the protest was upheld and the match was given to the other side. Footballers and cricketers and athletes all round will join in wishing Jack Arneil every happiness in his married life. He is not only a good all-round athlete, but a good fellow as well. ' I believo Bob Lusk will soon bo back in Auckland, and ho will be welcomed with joy in the Grafton district. The Helensville team visited Henderson on Saturday week to meet the local club. Theweather was bitterly cold, and incessant; equals of hail and sleob made things particularly pleasant for the umpires and referee, at "the same time slightly inducing the players to move around to koop warm. Helensville played with 13 men and Henderson with 14 men and a boy, andthe same boy has the makings of a player. To see him try to tackle "Poland and Donovan was a aight to mako his mother tremble and his father ehout for joy. Maynnrd captained the visitors and Potter the locals. Helensvillo won tho tose and elected to play with the wind, and two minutes after play commenced Maynard gob over the lino and secured first try for Helensvillo. After this the game was never in doubt. In tho first spell Helensville scored 10 points to nil, and in the second spell they brought their total up to 16 points, Henderson failing to score. The thrashing tho Helenaville boys got at Ellerslie the previous Saturday appeared to have done them a world of good, and their passing fairly bewildered their opponents. The forwards played a rattling game, and gave the backs plenty of show, which they were not slow in fraking advantage of. O.io of tho forwards kicked so hard that he lost a brand-new pair of boots, while a prominent back, who is of a scientific turn of mind and who brought a little black bag for carrying specimens, such as bits of shin bone, tufts of hair and such like, found at the conclusion of the game that his little black bag had gone to join the boots. It would probably, however, only hold one. After changing clothee in Mr Potter's shop there was a longtime to wait for the train, and, as the boys were getting hungry,a visit was paid to the Temperance Hotel in search ol rofreshmenb. The Ellerslie team is expected to visit Helensville on the 20th. Mr J. Hunter, of the Alexander Hotel, Parnell. has presented the Parnell District Football Club with a handsome silver cup, to be given to tho player who scores the mo?b tries in the forthcoming district competition. MISCELLANEOUS. The running at tho Zealandia Rink for the last Sheffeld Handicap was better than had before been seen there. The men were going fairly for the money, and they were so well handicapped that the finishes were all close. It waa rabher a pity that tho dissatisfaction arose over the decision in the final, for ib spoilt an otherwise pleasant evening's sport. The following are the statistics of tho Paruell Cricket Club :— BATTING AVERAGES. Name. Runs. H.S. Inns. Avgre. I. Mills 342 103 9 33 W.Gardiner .. ..317 147 10 31-7 C.B.King .. ... 122 66 5 242 D. To3tro SO 43 5 73 G.Walker ~ .. 104 34 8 13 R. Knlle 65 16 7 9"2 .T.Carson 59 14 8 73 H. I-iawson .. ..70 22 10 7 T Vouns .. 12 19 7 6 R. Smith 35 7 7 5 S. Ryburn .. ..32 10 S 1 BOWLING AVERAGES. B.R. Rns. Wkta. Avrre. H. Lawson .. 1.716 372 31 12 I. Mills .. ■• !.0"° g>7 j3 IJ-4 .T. (".'arson .. 6<17 201 17 12 R.Holle .. .. 377 132 12 11 b. Testro.. .. 115 JO 4 7"2 W. Gardiner ..145 43 6 8