SPORTS IN THE CITY

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22431, 18 June 1938, Page 23

SPORTS IN THE CITY

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAV

International women’s hockey will head to-day’s programme of sports in the city. After a brief spell of bad weather, Canterbury appears to have returned to the better conditions which have favoured whiter sportsmen throughout the present season, and although frosts have prevented spbfts grounds drying this week, they are expected to be in fairly good order ? enthusiasts will need no persuasion to go to Lancaster Pa to see the Canterbury women s team oppose the powerful English touring side. The English players already haVe ShoWh their strength in New Zealand with crushing defeats of Waipa, Auckland, and Nelson. Canterbury is a very strong hockey province, and is expected to provide some of the strongest opposition the touring team will meet in matches other than tests. The match will be played on the Lancaster Park Oval, beginning at 2.45. A curtainraiser between Malvern and Ellesmere Will begin at 1.30. , , Rugby headquarters for the day have been moved to the Addington Show Grounds. The .chief game there will be between Linwood, leading team in the competition, and Old Boys, One of the joint champions of last year. The early match on the mam ground will be between Air Force, at present running second to Linwood, and the improving Sydenham team. Christchurch will meet Merivale on the No. 2 ground, and at Rugby Park University will be opposed by Athletic. Sunnyside, on its home ground, Will meet Albioh. In the Canterbury Rugby League’s senior competition to-day the chief match will be between Linwood and Addington. These capable teams will meet at Sydenham Park, The match Will be preceded by a senior match between Sydenham and Waimairi. The

Hbrnby team will Journey to Rakaia to meet Rakaia. ■ . ... ~ Association football enthusiasts hr© looking forward to to-day’s match between Western and Nomads at English Park. A close game is expected. Thistle v. Rangers, at Spreydon, and Technical v. Young Men’s Christian Association, are the other senior games. Representative trials for all grades ate sOt down for this, afternoon in the women’s basketball programme. The senior and second gtade ttials will be held at the East Christchlirch School at 3.50 p.m., after the following senior competition games have been played:—2 p.m.. Training College A v. Awatea; 2 p.m.j Ngaio A v. University A; 3 p.m., Technical A v. St. Mary s A. The final round of the men’s winter inter-club lawn tennis competition will be played at Wilding Park this afternoon. Linwood, the only unbeaten team, has to dispose of Addington to win the Hawkins Shield. North Beach A v. Edgeware B, Canterbury College v. Edgeware A, and Avonside V. North Beach B are the remaining matches. . Cross-country runners will hold pack rims, the last before the TakaheAkaroa relay race, which is set down for next Saturday.