ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 893, 12 August 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. ' THE INTER-ISLAND MATCH. Management. Committee of the New ■ [Zealand Rugby Union decided last evening that.tlio North v. South Island match, should bo played. this year" at Chriet- . ■ 'church on Soptember 24, subject to ground ■ Sterins:being found satisfactory. Selectors (were appointed as follow-.—North Island: [Messrs. D. Gallagher. (Auckland), A. Humphries (Taranaki), and'H. D. Thoni- :: j6on"(Wellington). South Island: Messrs. |S. F. AHlson (Canterbury), H. Harris HOtago); and R; Galbraith (Southland). N.Z. RUGBST UNION. 1 "fho Management Committee, of the New ■.Zealand / Rugby Union met last evening. :>. -There -were present Messrs. G. .Bism '(chairman), I'. G. Walburton, R. Jl. ■Isaacs, H. Kelly, N. Galbraith, 11. J. • • 'Crombie,' and J. D. Avery, -secretary... . ' The 'Marlborough Union:- complained tliAt-. it was not receiving justico in the selection of players for South Island representative - teams. It was decided .to .: orejily''''that the -union liaa. a -scheme;- in .when put : in . oporatiuh, iwauld enable the'selectors .to soe-players .attached to the smaller unions.- ■ The Otago Rugby Uniou forwarded u ' paragraph which had appeared in a Uuiiedin paper tp the .effect, that a. rather ' unlisiiuL; rumour "ivGS'iil circulation cuu'oerniug the alleged*"payment for loss- or ; ftime of.'certaiu members of-tile Now Zealand, team recently .in Australia, ljl'i .. : «oi'etary was i nstructed to reply that tiny Btatehteiit was incorrect; no payment, thlid-bteii made citht* for loss of umo or-fin'-'th'e way of daily allowance. ;Thb Union .forwarded "an application by the Teildiug Club that -.their* appeal iu-connection with* a match ■against ; Old lloys' be submitted •to . tjltt .'Appeal Council. ' It was decided-that tuo case be sent on.' ■; ' . .The.;,Dticeiis!nnd Rugby Union - wrote , .stating that the'''professional gamts vin.4 ■betomiug popular with tho Ausi.rnllnti ipubiic. and they foulid it absolutelj.aiecessary .to amend tile rules ill order tn lii'rtke - their gnme attractive. It was to- • cidctl 46 1-eji'y. that the Now Zealand -Union -had 110 intention of nlakinrany alterations in .the meantime; apttrtfr'itii ithbse, recently sauotionod by the Australasian Conference and tlie 'English Uugby . (Union."" ; '.- 'I'Ke Hawke's 'Bay • Union forwarded nn •application- by tlie Hastings Hub-()imi>i -. for A loan of .EIBOO. It wis vcxplallil'rt thki -itlii; sub-union-had ; expended <£2.109 ■ ,'ih:purchase money' and .improvement* of the Ridge gfniind fit Hastings.' ' Tliey .were'paying 6 per-cent;'on ,all .overdraft ' jof i'iliaotl. ; :The . secretary, -was instructed jto ■; reply that . the.. union has no funds ; available for this. purpose. Loans have •been-already, promised lo Wairar&pa anil •Otago. •• " . ;' The Taranaki Union stated, that it had !beeu dc"Sids"l t!int" 0«» .-"Hswljf" Memo 7 rTial. Scholarship should ,be for .'JBIO-. per I-fiririiim and free tuition, .'-'Funds in hand • amounted to .£160..- This.it was. hoped to ' increase to <£2011 and by further, sums an- . nually.". Five .pounds a year irouM be granted % each of the Education 'Boatds Taranaki and V/angaimi. The .uliion was.asked ? to foHvitrd'its grant of - as-soon .as possible. It was agreed rtnat; ft : eJjcque-(or tho amount be . for- . warded. -

■ • ; : . REFEREES' TEAM. ' . : The- following will represent the AVel- . dingtori Referees-' Association against the Muiihwatii Referees' Association, at Palmerston on Saturday,, August 20;— Messrs. Vi;Church; V-Tregear, W. Roberts, Slattery, 'v.'. Card; Ryan, Fordyce, Manning, Gillespie, r v Abrim,. Spencer; -Evensen.lloran, Walker, jaiid-.Mitchell.'. Emergencies: Back, H.' : 'Summerhayes^'• forwards, - Johnson -and Russell. ■ •; ; va SOUTH CANTERBURY.I 2; NORTH ■ /;v,,;.otago, nijl; ;. :■ (By -.Telegraph.—Press Association.). • • Timaruj August 11.. %-'^e?yfirstV^spr^Jitatiye\;.rtatjii. f at North'Otago . and' Soufjli Canterbury': .resulted, in a. Win'.for. .. the Jocalmen by . 12.'points':to .nil'.' Tries were scored by Jones (2), Fitzgerald, .and ; Maze. The. ; play..was principally apioiig ' the {forwards, th6'greasy, ground not allowing .of much: back- play. The 1 last. try was really. • the best of the game,-for,; starting. 'off ;.from- half'wav, tlie ball was passed repeatedly till ■ Mazei on- the wing,Vfeot acioss.^ , ALTERATIONS OF RULES. . - : DISCUSSION. _ • By Telegrapn—Press Association—Oopyrleht '..;r;■ Sydney, August 11. iA: meeting, of ..amateurs, convened'. by v Mr. LV. G. Abrams,agfeed .that';it is im- / operative in the interests Of Rugby fdot- ..; ball'-players and the public that the ; union should" alter .its rules and make ihe game more attractive; also that per-

. etihal' out-df-pocket' expenses. not exceed-ini^teit'shillings-a- day-when away from Is; Lome-should be received without forfeit- : She amateur status. . : Players present pledged themselves to call meetings of their clubs, and vote, only ior,delegates-,-favouring the above ttltera- - ■ tioris. v 'i The question of how the game might be made more" attractive was; not . dis-: . cussed.. Probably' tho, changes would be an the lines of the Northern' Union rules.

CRICKET.

ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. '■ i®j'Telesrap'n—tress AssMiation-Copyrlelu. • London, August 10. ' ; '. In tho county cricket matches to-day, . . . V;# sensation was caused by Kent's defeat /. of j; Somersetshire by ;47 iruhs.' Carr topk, f,< : ,tile,, last; four Somersetshirej wickets 'for one run.'• ..Leicestershire beat Yorkshire by 259 runs.' • ' Sussex beat Lancashire by 11 runs. . : Smith, of Surrey, has taken 200 wickets - this season, averaging 11.6' runs per 1 '.. .wicket. ■ . . . .. INDIAN TEAM TO VISIT BRITAIN. • 'London, August 10. ' . The Marylobono Club announces- that an All-Indian team will tour England in 1911. . THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR. . London, August 10.. ,'.The -"Daily-Mail's" Johannesburg cor- ; , respondent reports :on reliable authority, that the difficulties in the way of a South African cricket team touring Australia have been overcome, and that the , team;- will sail in ,October ; ' ' ' - \ HOCKEY. .- LADIES' MATCHES. ' The. following are the ladies' hockey •fixtures for to-morrow:—Senior: Petoiie, a bye; Wellington. v. Gregg's, at Day's Bay, No. 2; St. John's v. Victoria College A, at Day's Bay, No. 1; Victoria College B v. Hinemoa, at Day's Bay, No. 3. Junior: Celtic v. Hereawa, at Day's • Bay, No. 5; College Old Girls v. Haere;inai. at Day's Bay, No. 4. i,

BOWLS.

.... NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. ' (By Association.) : ": 'y ' Dunedin, August 11. . 'At a' meeting"of. the council of the New' Zealand Bowling Association ■ tonight, the president (Mr. ,T. 11. Gallaway) explained that it was'through a com- : plete ; misunderstanding that Mr. Sidey, AIJ?.. had been asked to voice the aiso'ciation's desire for the exemption of ; A bowling- clubs from payment of rates. Members of the council as a wholo expressed themselves strongly opposed to any such exemption, and it was decided to., notify the Prime Minister according- , iy. The secretary of the' Northern Bowl- ; ing Association wrote asking if its stamp .would ho' recognised by tho New Zealand '• ..'Bowling Ai^ciation/. It was decided to - reply that only- the' 1909 stamp of.-the New Zealand Association could do recog,nisei, ■ - . /