ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. RUGBY. TEAM TO MEET CANTERBURY. ' ' Mr. H. D. Thomson, , the Wellington Rugby Union's selector, has chosen tho following team to play against Canterbury at Athletic Park on Saturday next: —Pull-back, Evenson (Athletic); * threequarters, Jas. Ryan (Petonc), Mitchinson (Poneke), Grace (Old Boys); five-eighths, lunvig (Oriental), M'Leod (Orieiital); half, Roberts (Oriental); wing, Avery (Old Boys); forwards, Hills'(St. James), Irvine (Athletic), Leahy (Poneke), Rapson (Athletic), Perry (Oriental), M'Kellar (Wellington), and lir.ico (St. James). It will be seen from the, above that tho team is the same as"that'which defeated Ot'ago except, that Grace replaces iiis club-mato Dawson in tho threequarter* line.. The new man. is equally at home on> .tho'wing or nt centre threequarter. ; ' '■ ; U.S.S. COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES. ■ Leaving for 'Lyttelton on Friday night by tbo Maori, a representative team, from the- local office of. the Union Company will proceed to Christchurch; where they play, 'the representatives of the head office staff. The tßunedinites; .will come lip to Christchurch by Friday's express; Tho-follow-ing will represent Wellington:—Pickering, Young, Patterson,. M'Keegan, Gilbert, Aicken, Siinon, Cable, Hansen, Douglas, Todd, Hutton, Gruy,, Wright, and Boyes. Emergency,; Bender.. ,' ■ The team' will return, to Wellington, by the; Talune on September 18. ' ' .

>.Ciyii.SERVICE'MATCHES.-; v The drawings;...for. Saturday's- Civil Service matches, are as follow.—Government ■ Life -Insurance -Department v. Rail-' ways, at Polo No. 2; Public Works v. Public Trust,.at Polo No. I.' "'. i . : 1 ■"■'• - ' ' ■' ' • ■ OLD BOYS' MATCH. , 'On Saturday next a: team' representing the Napier; High'. School j Old Boys' Association; -'will;, try conclusions with the Wellington branch ..of .the .'association, at Newtown. Park. The. following, will. re-, present the Wellington- branch:—Dyett, Dobbipj' E. J. Enting, A. Hi Bogle,: Mangin, Lovell, P. M'Carthy, Ruiidlc, \T?orne, G.' G.„ Smith, ■ Riissellj Girdlestone,"; Patter-'-son, _Neal, Sullivan. Emergenciesbacks, Millier. and. R. Bnting: forward,' Gilberd." The' .visitors ■ will .bo entertained ,'in theevening', at '..a "snioke" ' . at : : the Hotel Windsor, commencing at ; 8 : p.m.'!. ; ■•' v THE AMATEUR STATUS!. ' ; By Telegrapli—Bfesa Asso'ciatibn—Copyrleht'.- ' ■ '.; Sydney,' September 13. . Tho," New';.South;'Wales 'Rugby; Union" .has decided,. to : accept'' the! definition .of "amateur" recently adopted by the Metropolitan Rugby Union. / • Preriously:^^iivl'New,South Wales;a pror' fessioiial boxer," runner,- or;'' tiny;' otherprofessional /athlete-, could-. pluy ,: 'Rugby Union' football, provided ho - did not in-' fringe-thu laws vof professionalism; relat-'. ing to 'Rugby..'.Union football;' .. 'At the same. time,', however, a man .who;was, an': amateur '.at. 'all .bther ; sports ? would,by joining tho , Now Soutlr"'Wale3 .'Rugby. League,, forfeit ?his; status ;■,.in' thoso-isports, exiiept- in the-.case of ; the■ Amateur Athlejic,'Association; :: - The're-' commendations :-will. debar, the-.' professional' athlete who , may- previously; have been an; amateur,;as far .as.-Rugby .Unionfootball was. concerned; .from'playing- the Rugby' Union' game, and' will . go . to' strengthen the .bonds of 'amateurism.. : ; :.

ASSOCIATION. 'BOYS' REPRESENTATIVE TEAM.'. The, boys' - Association representative team, which-, is ; f-Q, play.- Qtngo • oi : - Satur-' day 'next, .leaves^-fo»: lJunediu' this evening by the Maori. „ ; . HOCKEY. 1 ' ' RECEPTION OF THE HAWKE'S BAY TEAM. (By. .Telegraph.—Press. Association.! ', ~ Napier, September 13. ■ . The" ffawke's, Bay'; ladies', hockey team/, winner' of tlio: championship, tourriament. at Nelson, returned homo- by' the, Haurofo to-day,.'arriving' at Napier early: this .They, were' met by the '.icting-,: Mayor (Mr.:,'W,,*;Plowma'n),.;severiil bor-. ough councillors,'i;'arid - municipal:, officials,' and -nilso ;-,byi -members : ;'of. the:%Hqckey As; 1 sociation. '-'They ' received: a, ..-very; ; enthiis-: iastic welcome, and were driven, through the' -towH'-'this -'ibeing :followed'- by'-the entertainment. qf".the; .teaih, :.to afternopri; tea. -''vl;,":.

GOLF.

THE WELLINGTON CLUB. 1 .Tiie.'captain's prize (mixed 'foursomes) will tie played for. on Saturday,',Septem-' ber ■ 17. Players may selecttheir ners'. . 'Entries. closo at- -Tisdall s/ at 5.30 : p.m. on Thursday next. , t V/;, ./.,. ■ ';■ y;/ ; CRICKET. SOUTH ALBICAN TEAM. ' '.\.B J ssociatiiMv . ; 1 * Cape Town,/ September 12. > : The '■■' South ',' Afncaii cricket -'team; will ' sail .from Cape Town for, Adelaide :on ~Oc- ; tobci' 7. '■',/■'. /' ■■•'■...>''■'■;■■ ~ -'■■ ,' /.. The team includes »:;• .(}. - /-'A;/■ I 1 aulkiier . /(Transvanl), 1 A.iE.';fVoglor':ffran'svaal),/'A. /D. Nourse (Natal), J.-W. Zulch,- J; H. Sinclair (lninsvaal), B. 0.-Schwaiz (Transvaal), T. Campbell (Transvaal), M.- ; Cornmaille (Western : .-Province), L.. 'Strieker ' .(Transvaal),- .-Llewellyn,- and Wearse. ! ': '- / : ' C;'.;.; In-ia; previous 'message' the names.'.'Of Peglor, and .Snooke 1 were included in the : list ' as/ certainties,!; but' they have /-apparently dropped/out,; arid;,Strieker;-.Llewel-lyn,randWearso substituted.--'. ; Commenting,, mi/tho, .previous '..-'fcablc,' Clem Hill, of South Australia, who tbnved, South' AJrica. a fewyears ago, stated that '.the' names,, of tho? Souths/African :-.* team formed a solid backbone of a'sound 'side.' all' the' South; African . stars, were included, /and' tho remainder .of the team" would be' selected from the promising young cricketers : w'ho abound in South Africa. .'■.' ■'.' .'' ■' "Any ■ sido,". lw said", "which included Faulkner, Vogler. 'Nourse,' Snooke, and l Sehwarz should he regarded as thoroughly representative of South African firstclass cricket. . -/ '• • "Faulkner; is - regarded by tho South ; Africans as the, finest all-round cricketer to-day. They consider him superior :to Armstrong' and /Noble, and place him above Hirst, and other all-round English champions. It may be, therefore, that the coming watches in Australia, and the triangular, contests, the year after next, in England, will decide the all-round championship of the world." . ■ WELLINGTON SOUTH CHIli. ' At a, meeting' of the Management. Committee of tie Wellington 1 South District Cricket/Club held on Monday night, Mr. W. A; Parton was' elected honorary secretary and Mr. H. E. Burton honorary treasurer of -the club, vice Messrs. Suckling. and,G. Howe, respectively/ who have filled the positions temporarily. ■ Messrs. Suckling and Howe fill the vacancies on. the committee. ,; , . COACH FOE AUCKLAND.. ■ i (By Tclcffraph.—Press Association.) . ' , . Auckland, September: 13. ' Lord Hawke has/appointed F, .Pear'bOd, of Worcester, aDcuacli to'tho Auckland Cricket Association. .. ... -CATHOLIC CLUB. ; The annual mooting of tho Catholio Cricket Club was held 'in St.- PatrickV Hall last- evening, Mr. J. M'Gowan being in the chair. Tho report and balanco-shect as pre- : sented by Mr. Finncgan showed tho - fi-' inances to be very satisfactoi-y. For tho i coming season it was decided , to' affiliata i with the Wellington Cricket Association. 'The following officers wero elected:— , .Patron: Rev. Father O'Shoa; president, iMr. Stan, J,

Messrs. Casey, M'Gowan, M'Govern, Dee, Callaghan, and O'Kane; captain, Mr. L'. Leydou; vice-captaiu, Mr. T. O'Sullivan; practice captain, Mr. L.-''Carroll;'secre-tary, Mr. M. P. OFirmcgnn (re-elected).

A TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. - The New Zealand Cricket Council' is considering the .question of sending a representative team to Australia in November. It was at first proposed to send a team after Christmas, but, following on the visit of the South African representatives'' to Australia, the New' Zealand' games would / have- attracted ■little interest,. It has therefore been decided that if a New- Zealand team makes the journey it had .'.better forestall the Springboks.

BOXING;

"WELLS AND SULLIVAN.' The officials of the Wellington Boxing Association report, as follows;— Arrangements are all in order for the tournament on Thursday evening..'/Although there are still some good : seats left, .the'box plan has filled rapidly, and a full house is assured. The training of-the Wo principals' has - been watched each. day. by. admirers, and; these agree; that in Wells, and; Sullivan we 'have;, two very clover exponents,; equal - to giving, one . of. the finest exhibitions yet seen 'here., The eveiaihgV - sport is not to be limited to this one encounter) as the, preliminaries are likely to provide some keen'contests:; la Kerr, Wllington has a, ; very .clever featherweight, while Ellis, although but recently competing as abant am,. is likely to. fully extend-' tne. feather champion. Arrangements have been made to -delay the usual '10.85 , train to, Hutt and Petone until 10.50,-to'.enable 'suburban; residents to, witness the;'tournament, to the finish. '. ' '.'

LAWN,TENNIS;

WELLINGTON/ASSOCIATION'S

ANNUAL REPORT. • i The . annual report, of■'■ the; Wellington' "Provincial Lawn, Tenni s; Association states that during the. past season seven clubs affiliated !with the association, and seven resigned." The number of clubs at present affiliated' "is' 41The names of the ■' cliib's: that V .affiliated: ..are-.—Martinborough, Mungapakeha," "Oriental, Shannon, St;: Johri's, Taihape, arid;VWaitiTO. The' following nam'ed '.clubs;- resigned:—rßerhanir pnr'ft, Aramoho, Goiiyilie, , .Mahoo, Marlon, Taihape,and'., Wanganui.". ' The last six. named : . resigned' to . form the Wahganui; 'Association,' which' has ' affiliated * to;. the Now Zealand body. : " The J total membeiship .of clubs ,iii; i tlio\proy^e;:noTr i ':;ex-, oeeas 2000. . ! At -the 'last; annual general .'rmeeting the- Management: Committee ! ; was-directed to .reconsider' the system .of-: the'.-inter-club' matches. ..The committee: appointed Messrs. - Beere, ■ mul Wflsort its a .sub-committee .to,"go -fully- .into': ; ,the matter. . This, subcommittee was submitted , t0,,'.a./special' meeting of ; .the council, and adqpted. '. The. Managehu nt' Cbmmitee, ;; by . .the' r council's ' .direction;, then, made alterations :in ; the..:cpristitution of 'thesteams and; conditions . of ; ; play;,as follow';T

t, Shield "teariis to' consist; of .six men 'arid six ladies, and each member to play ' a a. : double,'arid ;a .combined doable... .Cup teams ; to consist of-<six.-meni/ana . four ladies,; and each . member to play j< a single arid a double. ■ •Pennant and racket teams 'to'consist' of' four \nieri'.; arid, two ladies' cach, and .each., member.; to play a single, and; a : double... In shield and cup matches;the : .men's singles; arid doubles .to: be the best two out of ;three.straight, sets, : and the;,ladies' singles and} doubles to' .bo two sots' straight.:. Tho - combined, .doubles, in the' shield*-, grade :to be ..the best; two. out;of ;three, straight; sets. ' Inj;the pennant and racket matches .the .men's singles ' and doubles. :to 'be the best.'out. of 'seventeen games, and the . ladies'. singles 'and.doubles .to be'the'beist' out-of 'thirteen games. : Under these conditions the. entries received -i:f6r''Stlie'i'sCompeptionsJ.il»tteMtlthe.ipreeeding. year's.-record. - The: entries .for' the four grades .. .were',: as," folloW:' ■ Shield, 6j cup, 7;;' penriarit,. : ;B; .' rat&et,' 7!(,makirig:'.i»-. , total-- , of i :28;'..',-Thev.re?pet.ti^© ; championships were'wori. by' tW'fofloViiifr clubs Ueams:—Shield, Thornd6n; ;jup, llutt;- pennant, - Newtown;-.racket,. Tri hity. Church., :;, .

The .committee -'de'cidodf,.to 'rerirbv-tlie: Country,., Cu p: competition, /and appointed sub-committees in/each.of the three centres; forming: the, commitees• appointed •in the : : Wairarajia: and - Manawatu centres. Were successful in arousing.' -sohitj /.interest, 1 ;/ahd;V;rcceiVed 'sufficient entries -to/-warrant • ■ thVv com petition being played: - The -Palmerston North and Maste'rton ■ Clubs' were, the ; winners/in. the Miinawatu and Wairarapa Centres '.respectively.' :' The 'final *■ between.; . these two clubs was not played,-because' at the endi of- the season both, clubs /were* unable to get ...representative'■■teams-'./.to travel, -,/', V',;.