TO-DAY'S SPORTS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21992, 16 January 1937, Page 18

TO-DAY'S SPORTS

.FULL CITY - - : "ifS| GROUNDS SHOULD BE InrHlS GOOD ORDER " L . ''^M

With the fine weather of'yestenfa "I the sports grounds throughout the2»> f | should be in good order to-day, w i? ■ there will be a very full prosa^;of sports. The holidays over, mosttf the usual summer sports have heZ resumed, and in their variety tw provide ample attraction for the ojJ *- tator. With two teams equal, the seventh round of the Canterbury Cricket JU;' sociation's senior competition will hi started. One of the leading team* West Christchurch, after its 4efeatlast week by East Christchurch, will meet Lancaster Park on Hagley Park No. t and will probably provide the most interesting match of the day. Oldßois* and Old Collegians will play oa the next ground, and the other leaaW team, St. Albans, will meet Es| Christchurch at Lancester Park. Bj-. carton will play Sydenham ham Park. ' ~ , ■

The province's leading lawn tenniplayers will be seen in action at Wild." ing Park, when the Canterbury r Tennis Association's inter-club compe.; tition will be continued. As only round remains to be played after %.' day's matches, considerable interest will be attached to this afternoon** - games, which start at 1.30. The draw ; is:—Senior: Opawa v. Canterbury lege, Cashmere v. Cathedral, Elmwood - v. Linwood. Senior mixed: Opawa v Avonside, Woolston v. Waimairi, Sio> ner v. Cathedral, Elmwood v. Peadalton.

After several days' play the Sob_ j " Island croquet championships haw* reached very interesting stages, andthere are likely to be many games at the United courts to-day that wflTbe keys to the finals. For supporters of rowing the chid interest will be • the head-of-the-river races on the .Avon. The events today will be restricted to fours, the following being the events: Youths'fours, light-weight maiden iotas,,. maiden fours, junior fours, and seniorfours. - .i^jri

On ■£&•& Hagley Paik. grcaand -ptJojteams will continue their pracSst l , matches. -J

A variety of events is to be provided.-* at English Park, where the inteMhTb' athletic competition will be The events are: Discus throw, 220 ': yards, three miles, hop, step, and jump" ' 220 yards low.hurdles, hammer throw! women's 100 'yards, 880 yards, pole vault, one mile walk, 440 yards women's long jump. Those will be the events for the A, B, and C grades; ; and in the D grade the events will be long jump, 880 yards, pole vault, -224. j. yards low hurdles. .' in Because many of the players are away at the Dominion championships at Wellington, there will be no nant bowling matches to-day. - - V Yachtsmen will sail one of their:most important races to-morrow, the course being to Port Levy, for the""-* Scott Memorial Cup. Twenty-fire yachts have been handicapped for tie' event, and 21 of these will take part in a race on Sunday from Port Levy to Sumner, finishing between themclej at Lyttelton. ' '", " *""*