ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 940, 6 October 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. ■ iTHE SENIOR MATCH PROGRAMME. The',-following 1 : aro tho Wellington V" | Ctiblcet-i.Assooiatidn, senior:.championship; ifixtures:—. •-• .V'- : "' First round.—Saturday,'.October 8 and. ■ '15.*r-Victoria Collego v.. Hutt (Hutt); Wel- " • linßtott North : .v.- Wellington East' A (No. • ' 3 Basin: Reserve); Wellington Central B v. Wellington East. B (No. 2 Basin Ife- / serve); 'Wellington - South v. Wellington ' Central A (No. 1 Basin Reserve).

. " Second '' round.—Hutt 'v. Wellington South'; "Wellington'- East A v. Wellington Centrali'B; -Wellington North \v.:Wellington Central -■ A; . Wellington East, B. v. Victoria College.

Third v.; Wellington B; ■Wellington South v. Wellington East A; 'Vidtoria-Collego, r.Wellington 1 : ■ North; jWelllngtoii'.East B; v.."Wellington Central A. : : 'Tourth.' round;—' Wellington Central B ' ' V.'Wellington North; Hutt v. Wellington - East B j -Wellingtoh Central Av. Victoria . 'CollegOfWelhngton' East; B v. '.Welling-. tott|S.outh. . : .; Fifth round.—Hutt v... Wellington l ;North,r Wellington t..-Wellington , ; Eafet^4. : ;?. WellingtoiifSouth- : y.. : : Victoria College j 'Wellington,Central-A y. Welling- ' Central B. Sixth^round.—Hutt v.-Wellington Cen--tral'A East B v. Welling- -: 'ton' North; Wellington-South v.' WeHirif?- -. ton'iCentral -BjvVictona .Collego v. lington East A. Seventh round!—Hutt •' 'v. East B;-Wellington'East. A v. -Welhngton Central A; Victoria Collego v. Wellington 'Central. B ; Wolhngton - South v. " ';. Wellington-North. v i: Criclcotors should not. fail to see'- the; stock of cricket requisites at; Laws and ;•:■;,: Jlaiming's, .'Courtenay, l'laco.*

' FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION

. THE BENNETT BENEriT. '-A •'.meeting of the Management' .Gqra- ; ,mitteo; of tho .Wellington Kiigby "Union :: : jThere : v/ere; .present; • Messrs'.' S. S. Brown (chairman)* A. r B. Wilson, J. Burns, W. Hardham, J. ■ Sweeney;'. J-. i!'. 1 ! O'Sulhvan, and.- W. G, i-Talbot . .. -.; .- A" letter • was received from the - Ben- . nett s Benefit Committee asking . for - a , v ;>.- donation ?frdm the proceeds of the Charity. Cup.^match. In. reference to -this,!-Mr. ; Sweeney;'asked-how tho. match. camo to bet abandoned.;.,■'■■•.■iWJ^i;fhio,.:lefti.':thei : -last' -., 1 ;V■; committee*! mbetingV-.he ,;;\was;" : , of;, opinion > . that the match was' to bo played, no. Si mStt6r.A|what .I - the ,' circumstances;, were.'. . ..n<)...thmight it - was .bad . policy to have, abandoned it., _ ■;j ;^ >,'Th.e'?fchairiHan. -'stated that: on Friday ".. .it •'ty-as.;.found. get teams; -^'ahdi{therfcwas, really nothing- '.left-.but'to. declare' it oft; Perhaps a match , could i:: . beV arranged at . .the beginningyof «next seasoa,:l'Svhen;' tliesresult: : ;;shbuld :be'. far, better • than-if. a :matcli ',wero.'played. at the end! of this , season.' . . . ■ Messrs. O'Sulhvan, AVilson,. Burns, and -. ; -expressed:,:regret.'.'thai -the :; : -: ..ma.t'ch::Sfras' l ribt.:;played, ' ; and' considered that \ a special'committee should have ,'iiVteek-'calledjvTyhen- it.',was .'found:' diSicu.lt to ; get.; the. teams. ; . It; showed a very bad •' ■. • spirit .•'•among., the players if; ; they were V^•>'■'^ot': : mUing.M',;turi,.b.^t'.>in';'s^^cll^ ! 'a cause. ;■ ■•;!As far'as' playing the match 'next sea-wn.Viwas'J.-cpncernea,';the'- present; cominit--ted right to leave- a burden, for. .. .'the : incoming, committee. • . The chairman said ho would <havo; to >''4vt^!}t}J^VhbleYTe^^biU!gr,f--for;iie6li»r?'; ; , ; oif-;tHe understood; that ; it,k s "Was.Cintentioii T of: jthe committee.;to' ■,-i put-%\vo i ys^bng;: i-Teprftentative teams : and when tho. selector: ; to' fill it seemed that -therevwas^^onlx'^oiie^pui^e^peh.';:^! ■ Sir.. Sweeney - proposed: that ,in .view -of ■[ - /'exceptional i circimst"ances, l vthe,Eiigby : 'i; tFriibh::dpnate,a"'sum; ; of.;'>Elo,' : to;;th6.-Benr. jiettlf.Bonelit iFund.i./It 'was eventually ■ ,(3!at-rtie:matter,t'lw':lqt; statfa'v\6sei£ nntil/ the-, next co.mmitteo. 1 meeting. AFTER TWENTT-TWO YEAES."

".CHAMPIONS AT BANQUET. Thb.t.Orientar,^Football,-:,Club;.-has .-been-

/VtoVesistonce.: twenty-two years, 'butithis> year/iS/'the first : : itt;-.wliich:it.;'haswbn v .the. ; championship. ■'•; : The.Jf atty of. 'y being, the ■ y.i '■ annual:, siiibke ,;conceft ,:ofv.the, ,olub:Avhioli ..■Vwßs^field , 'Hvtlie:'-B.6.nlcbtt-' Street, Hall..last; ' ,'^There'";were .about' : lso present.:: -Mr'.'W. 1 •:. H.-Ninimo, . president of the club, was m : thf; chair. Also present.were; Messrs G. S.-Hill, L. B. Jordan, J. Curtis, G. : Lorimer, E. G. Dunn,'all participants m ;'yvy the *founding' of;' the ■ club; also . Messrs;', C.'' . i - Bush;and Edgar. Wylie, both; old ' members. ',Mr; -Dunn had- journeyed from Dannevirke to attend the function. ' The-toast; of tho. New. Zealand- Rugby •••.-'.(who, on/rising, was- greeted with; 'Tor He's 'a Jully Good Fellow," heartily ;• /.;. sung),;^ iunion had endeavoured to keep Now-Zea- :-/'• land'in the forefront of the world. of ■■■:■)i.-Rugby. • ','yy■ V "SV-.' ; ■ i Mr.: E. Wylie, in proposing "Old. Mem-. y;iy-bers'y said-, that the . club-of ;'.tp-day yawed; v'.-V..- avffceit*defel-'t'o"_thejßbbd""foTiiidati6ris.-laid : ?":^' , 'in";.i®i : i'6i£vMßrch'- I .7!ibf/: : yhich--year::'Mr.;. .called Hhe;; : ': ■Messrs Hill, Lorimer,- and W.: Woon replied. < J-''.' , v|.::!pthet. : .ttasts>weT6l ; /{TKe : - :. ■ ciation;". "The .Wellington' Rugby Union," • "OUrr Opponents/' and ; "The ■ • Oriental „ Club."

N.U, MATXH AT NELSON. 1 '„ .(By; •Telegraph.—Press Association.)

1 Nelson, October 5. yThe y_first';;.'repiesehtative'.,'matchj : ' ii 'Northern;-^League rules, was. played 'he're y this; afternoon. ;between : : 1 Auckland and - '! y-Nelson', ' and' resulted'-inia' win for . the for./ibr:byy2l)p;oints ;to^3.;-For theiwinhers: ; tries scored.' by. A'sher ; (2), : . r Jackson (2),iCarwall,.;and- Seager.. Of .these Druny nirigjconverted three. ' For Nelson, vjaines '• scored two; tries,y.cbnvertihg : bdth, iind. Doyle; scored one., The visitors' showed 7;inuchabetter '/.knowledgio;. of. tho. finer . points'iof'.the game than /their, opponents, and gavo aitfapital exhibition ot-passing. .'yTherejiwiis only, a small attendance of ■■;,6peotatqrs.;V.y ; . pyi'J/y Association. THE MANAWATU F.A. . At -the .• fortnightly.. meeting . of .-.the. // Manawatu' ;■ Football . Association '■ (Mrj y' Jf. /. yEUis,■■•..'president,iii' / '.'..the. chair) • correspondence • was read from the-' New:.Zealand . Association ..to tho : .effept ; ith'at . ; it - was proposed'- to invito a y 'Nejv.;. South ..Wales: team.; to tour New- Z(ia-,..-lana{iiext year,/and. asked- the;Miniiw/atu, ' 'Association to guarantee a portion of tho • -expense, ylt was' recognised that'the visit of such a team would do much for As-'yeociation.-football, and . would be : of par- : ;;ticular interest; to .Manawatii,' and it was' deftided to call a special meeting to ' fully, into, they matter. , .•; A hearty voto of .' thanks , wis accorded' ; ;the -Wanganui. Association, for 1 its hospi- ; itality to; the'Manawatu'team whilo tlio' / 'latter-was visiting Wanganui last month.

ROWING.

< • v: ; '- ■ ■ WEBB AND; PEAfiCIiDEPOSIT LODGED. ; (By Telesraph.-Press Association.) ' ' Palmerston,; October 5, ■ Mr. G. Seifert has lodged a deposit of : |'j£so with the Manawatu "Standard" in' ■ icorinection with' his , offer to back : Pearce .•to, iow ! (W.. Webb' at'; Wanganui for £200 '.a side. ->•■

GOLF.

-■ INVITATION TO WORLD'S CHAMPION. _ The Sydney "Sun"-has written to Mr. 3ames Braid, golf champion of the world, j asking; him his l terms* for a season in .Australia. Should--Braid: decide to make the trip i(says the."Sun") and satisfactory arrangeftients ;be made .for! his visit, the thou-

sands of enthusiastic golf, players,.'{who"' liavo. sprung up in recent; years in this country will have aii..opportunityof witnessing a class of play, vvliicli will be, un-. fortunately,';no\v; to thiß_. country. Up. to the present .the' game, ill. Australia, has apparently"" failed, to -reach tho stage, of ■perfection to which'it -liaS attained ill Great Britain. Still, there are players in this'country, whose; play;-is. "sound, and ,whose ; judgment is .excellent, judged by -.any.-standards,Vand.'the .visit of such a, raair as. Braid.may l confidently be relied' upon to put a "polish" upoiv these, and at. the' 6ama time raiso tho a'vcrago of the play .considerably.' " ; - ' .It : was tho : ''Sun". which.'.recently- offered : tho',- South, .African'. Cricket' ■ Asso-. ciatioti a-'guararit'de - of 'JB5000; when- tho arrangements for a' visit to Australia look-'., ,ed ;like-breaking down.

... WAIWETU CLUB. / '.'The b'f 'handicap's for competition for tho ' captaili's trophy, to take • place'on . Saturdfay! next,' at 2 o'clock, •is as follows:—L. W. Hawkins 6 plays 0. H. Matthews 12; P.-L., Simpson 12 plays H. M. Fruser 8; F. W. Jackson 8 plays D. J. ...Gardner 10; ;M.'. J. Casey-;20 . plays M. J. 'Hodgins : 20 ;,l ; J. - B. ; Miller 9 .plays K.i Wardrop ,12; A. H. Hancock 16 plays G. Cook 10, and :G. S. Pringlo • 14. • ■i'-V ■' --m'.■'

BOXING.

"TED" GREEN ARRIVES HERE. \"Ted" the Australian::bantamwoight, boxeiy who' has been.- matched against W.Wehaud at' Napier, on Monday next, ! arVived. from Sydney,.by the':Ulima-; ,"roa..-yesterday;..,in company; : with ••• histrainer, . Norman: ; M'LeodV ; : Recently, Green, .'who scales, only; Bst. 21b.,; gained victories,-'over, •. both Carpenter "and .-Barry in Sydney. He hopes ,to beat "Wonand next/.week, '.and' expeots: :to' get Jone' more ! match ~in r New. Zealand; before ,ho. leaves, /preferably; with-!"SaiJor" ; I)uffy, who may j bo in, Wellington shortly. .' -.' ;

' • SUMMERS V. MEHEGAN.• •A.-'driiw...was,-.tho"Treult'.;pf; a-. 20-rouhds contest; fought', in' Sydney last weekbetween 'Hughie ,-Mehega'nj "■ of iVictoria,' and ■Jbhhnj,'-Summers'iV-,lie',;''-visiting English boxer.The' contest,"-.though. billed as carrying -tho- titlo: with-it, did not do'So, for: on'-.'Summeis;'entering.-Ithe'; ring his ireight was given-as 10st.-llb., or llb. over .the, light-weight• limit.W, He: therefore had to '.''forfeit'''-.'the;'■ to' .Meheg;an, : whose'v/eight- was-.Ost.; 71b. By ,tho time ' the, tenth round, was reached, - Mehegan had established a.small,lead;on '.'-points. IrL' the twelfth .rpund, ; Summers appeared - to.'try' to' •' 'push. , ; Mehegan .fi/down; .- ' .■He was vlii':: the -'. fourteenth '■ he ' was again .cautioned. - Right';up,. till the 'niher teenth round Mehegaii;kept;.on'increasiiig his lead. The last round ended -a/ 1 shade of-;Sunimers.';-iThe refereoi 'Mr.' Snowy • Bakeri .'declared,v..'tho'.;contest a "draw.—Sydney.. "Mornihgv'^Horaia.'V-vi.:''...:-.^

PALMERSTOX AMATEUR CLUB. Tlio Palnierston Amateur Boxing. Club has; arranged.' to'-holdia tournament' 'oil; November !S,this 'tournament to be'under the auspices of , the Mariawafu: Boxing Association. Any .profit, from, it. will-go to-. . wards! the ''.furnishing,! of ,: an ,-up-to-dat'e ; gymnasium,. : th'e -need '.ofwhich-'-nas : been' ;greatly,ifelty';SeVeral really Y.'good,! bouts, ;aro. alrtady :'assured. : There- will :-bB fcoh-, tests ; between:. Ellis. . (Wellington) and Shields" (Palmerstoh),; Kerr ; (Nelsonj:.and .Havill. !'fPalmerston)ji Dalziell (Tokbmaru)j and Teed\v',:WaterSj' Treweek v; Bason,.' and -Brown., v. Moxori.! -Besides; 1 the '-foregoing ten competitors have, entered for the novice.: competition (feather-weight).. . ,'V-., , v ;- i.'.: ■ ■ ■:M

v * BOWLS.

■■. Tho' greens ot the 'Wellington, '.Thorn-, don, and Victoria Bowling Clubs are to 1)0 opened for. tho season on Saturday.nfteinoon. Tho Newtown Club, will openits /gifeen- on 'Wednesday next'(Labour Day).

IsHOOTINQi.'- f.

Yesterday.; afternoon-aV-team represent-: ;aefeite.d-. : :repres6htaHv^,df;.\tho' , -^eJlinßr .tonbakers at':the : Healandia irarige; by eight : points: .'.; For'.the , winners :th'e 'following were the. highest 'scores :~Ford, 30; .E05c0e,.,29-Mitchell,'' 28;.' and Best, 27. The highest^scorers 1 , for; the ;bakers' r team' were;Curiliff,. 32; Savage, ■ 29i Broughton, 28; and Wilson, 27. Tho . total scores : were;. Grocers,, 272; V;bakers, .'261, .There were ten men aside! : . . .•