ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 805, 30 April 1910, Page 13

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. ENGLISH ASSOCIATION FINAL. By Telegraph—Prose Association— Oopyrielit London, . April 28. In the presence of 60,000 spectators, Newcastle Onited and Barnsley, replayed, at Liverpool, the Association Cup final, the previous meeting of tho teams having resulted in a drawn game —one goal each. On this occasion Newcastle TJnited proved the superior team, winning by 2 goals to 0. i . RUGBY MATCHES TO-DAY. '.The Wellington' Football Club's teams for to-day will be: — 1 . Senior v, St, James, at fearori. — Wyinks, Sellars, Burns, Durie, Lambert, Hurle, Irons, Wallace, Hurley, Turner, Johnson, Kirlcwood, M'Kellar, Paul, and Weir. Drag loaves Royal Oak at 2 p.m. Junior v. Old Boys, at Polo No. I.— Bridge, Bennington; Broad, Hill, Sheridan, Arthur, Frasfir, Thompson, Irons, Hume, M'Lean, Peart, Gray, Bridge, and Irons. Emergency: O'Meara. Third A v. St. Patrick's College, at Duppa Street.—King, Forne, Smith, Ronaldson, Morris. Bond, Smith, Webb, St. George, Walton, Harvey, Clarke, Nichol, Toner, and Mitchell. Third B v. Karori, at Karori.— Aitehison, Lawson, Hullbert, Lambert, Malcolm, Tanner, M'Kay, O'Meara, Cooper, Westerman, M'Caw, Hobson, Anketell, Richardson, Chapman, Warner. Drag leaves Royal Oak at 2 p.m. Rugby enthusiasts should have plenty to keep them interested to-day. The chief attraction will be the meeting of Athletic and Poneke at the Athletic Park, although there are other important fixtures in Melrose v. Oriental and Petona v. Hutt, both at the Lower Hutt. ' The Athletic team haß a very strong lot of forwards, much improved since their meeting with 1 Oriental in the first game; while the Poneke team .is i said to be as strong as that which ! won the championship last season. Tho rivalry betweerf Hutt and Peono has always been - keen, : and considerable local interest is being taken in the meeting of tlao two teams representing the two boroughs. Two popular players, whom Wellington would badly miss, make their re-ap-pearance to-day in the persons of Fred Roberts and Frank Mitchinson. Next Saturday tlio games will be played under tlib amended rules. , To play under these alterations this week was regarded. as somewhat too soon to give players an opportunity of getting acquainted with. them. i ■, A ineetins of those interested in the formation of a junior grade for the ' Wednesday Rugby competitions will be held at the Beehive Chambers, Courtenay Place, on Monday evening," at 8 o'clock. HOCKEY. . The following hockey, teams and players will represent their clubs to-day:— Wellington Club, v Senior v. Metropolitan, to be played on Kelburne Park:—Morpeth, Morrai, Barty, Dobson, Smythe, Smith, Clere, Thompson, Hollis, Rundle, and Caldow. Junior, v. Karari, to be played at Karori. Brake leaves Royal Oak Hotel at 2.15 Mj'ers, Schlaadt,': Dyson, Tewsley, Gill, Lynch, MacDougall, Dunn, Bay, and Turton. Third v. Victoria CoUege 'A, to be played on Y.M.C.A. Ground, Miramar. —Price, Hannay,.Pickering (2),iAshton, Haigh, Kirk, Dilr.er, Huntingdon, Thirkell, and Walker. Y.M.C.A. Club. . ...' ' Junior v. Victoria College A, to-be played at Day's Bay.—Anstico, Lay, Higginbottom,' Rickards, Fossetto, Bruce, Eyres, King, Murrell, . Page, and Hagan; emergencies, Tomlinson, Brock, and Coad. Seniors, a bye. Karori Club. 1 ' Senior v. Victoria College, to bo played at Day's Bay.—Davies (3), T. Spiers,, Campbell (2), Putnam, Oram, Pope, Murphy, and Gendall. Juiaior y. Wellington, to bo played at Karori.—T. Bailoy, Cole(3), B. Lewer, Hunt, E. Aickin,. E. Atkin, K. Spiers, ■M. Spiers, and L.. Brooker. ■Third v. Gregg's, to bo played on Vivian Ground, Miramar.—E. Eagle, A. Cox, L. Williams, .W. Evans, R; Cathie, Lovoll, F. Tarr, and W. Cooper. ■ The following will represent Y.M.C.A. juniors in a match against Victoria College A' on Day's Bay No. 4: —AnAice, Lay', Higginbottam, Richards, Fossctte, Bruoe, Egnes, Hagan, Mnrrell, Page, King; emergency, Tomlinson.