SPORTS FIXTURES.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20878, 10 June 1933, Page 15

SPORTS FIXTURES.

COMPETITIONS RESUME

rtOTJIILU HOCKEY. AND CROSSCOLXTRV RUNNING.

winter sports competitions will (1 to-clav pftcr the mterspecial King's Birthday StuS. and there is again a big list rf iTSond round of senior Rugby Jion matches will open with the Petition in an interesting position. StaT which is virtually at the rfrf the ladder, will meet Albion It A«oval at Lancaster Park in a game 1 !iich should produce a close struggle !!S» is an improving side, and has . Zv cau«ed more than one surprise. SXe south ground at Lancaster Park Mfcirtic will meet Christchurch. and A *hfwlt ground University will •J?? iiwood University has shown wtpr form recently and is exfuS to extend Linwood. One rte brightest matches of the day a seen at Rugby Park, when * q 4 W i« »nd Old Boys meet. There M^f o bably be Plenty of fast, open *P £n through the game. The curthe oval will be a match SfcSnthe Christchurch and MenStoSderSrt 71b teams, beginning at jjS £m All senior matches begin It 2.45 P-m-Thistle v. Nomads. The main Association football attrac«2We the match between Thistle, S? Unbeaten team, and N°mads. Sf-rfb la favoured, but the Nomads *S if expected to put up a strong '"SJaaa The match will begin at SKtßwigcrs and Linwood will meet yffiwod Park. The teams are fairly £ffy matched, and here again a St and interesting game is ex*2firf The kick-off will be at 2.40 E? 4 The third match will be begL> St. Albans and Technical, at Sort road No. 1. beginning at 2.45 JJ* Western has the bye.

Senior League Matches. Th«» League football game at Sydenli Park will be Hornby v. AddingSf Hornby is at present second on §£* competition ladder and is given S£ better chances in the match. Addtastoa former champion team, has Swed since the beginning of the ■ SEE however, and a good game is ££*<? forward to. Linwood and RicSSf SSTSay on North Park No. 1. ffevood is leading m the competition £S Riecarton is in third place. The XTsenior match will be Pirates v. Jew Brighton, at Rawhiti Domain, Hew Brighton. ~_,_• * All senior League matches begin at 145 P-m. Interesting Hockey. i only half points separate the hockey I teems on the competition ladder, and I to-day's matches are all expected to f to ctosely fought out from start to I Sciih. Selwyn will meet University JoHaaley Park No. 7. Trinity will mietSydenham at Sydenham, and itdcliffs will meet Technical at HagI ley Park No. 8. | Cross-Country Running. The regular cross-country runs will fee resumed to-day. Three of the dnbi will take the opportunity to run j crer the Kennett cup course at Riccarton racecourse in preparation for the nee next week. The Anglican and I Baptist clubs will hold handicap races mar the course, and the Christchurch Gab will hold a packs run, taking in ■ me, and possibly the two laps of the 'i < eoune. The University Club will run s from the Ozone Cafe, North Beach, •', Prwfcyterian will run from St. Peter's ; C&urch. Aldwin's road, and the Metho<!irt Club will hold its annual teams' ' nee from the Durham Street Methods* Church. Winter Tennis. The fifth round of the winter tenSi} competition will be played this jfifmoon at Wilding Park. North Linwm and Fendalton will meet on mats 1, 2, and 3; South Christchurch and Woolston on courts 4, 11, and 12; linwood and Shirley on courts 9, 10, atadl 11; Canterbury College and North Unwood No. 2 on courts 18, 19, and 20. Games for Women. Both'the women's hockey and the bsilwtbaii competitions will be continued to-day. In the senior A women's hockey competition the matches will be:—Training College v. Pukaki, on Hagley Park No. ! J. beginning at 3 p.m.; University v. Ssutijfcrook on Hagley Park No. 5, at 8 psu; West Christchurch v. Aranui, en Hagley Park No. 4, at 1.30 p.m.; and Digby's v. Technical, at Monica ferk, at 3 p.m. senior basketball matches at Sajtfcy Park south, beginning at 2.15 Wl. will be as follows:—Technical A Jjralning College B, on court No. 1; Betkenham A v. Training College A, «ft court No. 2; United v. University & eg court No. 4; Mairchau A v. St. «arjrs A, on court No. 5; and Digby's , Ay. University B, on court No. 6.