ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 977, 18 November 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

■a;,, v .-..vCR»ICJiCETI-.- ,-.'" SOUTH;AFRICANS' TOUR. . 'f\ -■ '■' : . .\yELCOME'iN SYDNEY. ';■ . "ByTc!eßra.ph— Prpss'AEsociation—Copyricht. ft? r '- "'•'■'•■\!-?(Eec.;November 17,..8,45 p.m.) ■ J 1 :.;. <■-■.-■ . ••' '; Sydnby,' November. 17. • ■;*•:'.< The South. African cricketers arrived ;.:•'! ~ to-day and were. officially welcomed by O: the'-Xord Mayor at the Town: Hall. Tho Lord; Mayor said the welcome was :.' ;a. particularly heartfelt one, because tho ■''.'■'■'' occasion meant another ■ chain which bound tJo Empiro tbgother. They had ;'. .•'.. , "come to a country .full of love and ad-miration-for the sister, dhildren of tho '.■•.! :Motherland, and if they .won, a, feeling of keen admiration .'would, .bo aa'ed to - ."' the-.bond: of kinship. , . .' The speeches; in response eulogised the •hospitality of the Australians and their lEportsmanlike qualities. Subsequently" • tho" South". Africans were Welcomed by the New South ..Wales Cricket Association. ... •Mr. Percy Sherwell, captain of the iSouth: African team, declares-that, the (Australian,.cricket grounds are the Best, ' 'he nas.ever seen. "■ ' ; '•'■•; '.'■-, The weather .is. fine arid hot.and a fast , Vicket ( is ', promised";' for., to-morrow's match. .'. ; ■ . ■ '■ ~ ; |'city gkound fees increased, , < . ■ , The superintendent of. reserves, hiving Reported that the. cost.,,of preparing ; «ncket pitches on/the'various city re-, l6erves is considerably ,in, excess of the 1 .'."'•. (amount.charged: by 'thocouncillor their ' jnse, the" charge,is. to .be. increased from .: Sen "shillings to £l .per month after the '..:■','..; tad -of "this month. . ■ "■/

;!J0 ; ; : / JIANAWATU; ASSOCIATION:;' ; i'.i' :Wednesday championship games wen ! .■')! "-'commenced on the Palmerston .'Sport: Grounds this week in' fine weather ■; though the pitches were decidedly sofi ,■• ; „ .from recent rains.■. Scores in the, first in aings; in the : .garao ] between Manawati ," ■ ; ■ Club ,and City were >ery close,' only ,on< ,' iuri; separating- them, Tho,. first-namec team made.4,l andi the latter 50. 'For th< . City,.eleven... (Turner IS.' and "Mitchell, 11] ;were. the only . double-figure 'scorers [Adams and Hammond making 14 each or ~.' -the otier .side. In. the. High SchooliPhoenis .match,-the latter team put or : ■ ■ >99, 'of which ' 0.: Clelaiidi contributed S Vell-pliyed'3o, Hammer 19, Cockcroft 12 : ; : Wnd-Watchofi 11. being the other double figure' scorers.."-High'' School 'responded ■•with : ''s7 ; (Hodden 17i Coombs 16). !A' meeting" : 'of ;the"Cricket Associhtior . Kvas- ; 'lield. on Wednesday night (Mr. C, : , ,!H.;.;Warden','in...t.he chair). The Wanganui V i .(Association wrote that'it was improbabh •'. [that '.it could'take part in the proposed ;.'■'..• ttournamerit at ,Ghristmas time. In con- ' luection with the cup. presented by Lord : (Hawke, for competition between ; second./^raileyassociations, the Taranaki' Associa- ■ tion. wrote that it'w'ould support the pro- ■■.•'••■■'■ rposal :'>to bold the - competition for -th( .?• ';'". North''lsland in.Palmerston. It was decided'to engage Mr./ W.; Bull, the Not- ; ' Jtinghamßhiro' professional! to prenare.'tlK tpitches.for the: Wednesda- and Saturdaj ,JchaihTjionships. A"vote of thanks, was (parsed to' Mr. : D. Buick, M.P., for a "do- ..' nation to the association's fund. ■ '; Cricketers Rhould not fail -to"see 'the .- tetocki.ofcricket requipites at. Laws and ':'- lManinne'6, *C6irrtohay' Place.*' ; •■' •-

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.-. . \ ■;. 'WEBE-PEAECE; RACE.„''■/• ' ,;' ■■:',.-"' (By" Telegraph.—Special .Correspondent. , ) . ■':, i TV ■"' '": WanpanUi, November. 17. " jVlfficonnection, with the ' match with , ■■' [Webb, on, H .B6xing Day, Mr. '. L. "Scifert, backer of-Peaice, the, A-nstralain Ecnller, ; - : thas:.put tip the': deposit, 'malrins ' far oa his mail's.behalf. ' Mr. ; i ■ „ ■ Seifert.has also given his aDDroval <io the ~ articles .'as drawn up.;:' Mr. T C. A. Bjirtgn '■ ' las; Veen appointed referee,. and Mt; - "E: ■■'; : Das"jndg«.. •••"■ ./■.-; .'■■'. "■..;-,-: -

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. . MEET'-Ml&>vV'- ; *'.-■'. -j '■• '<By*3piiesiaib;~l? rosa. Aswclatloniv"'.' / '■'.-■' •;-.'..-: :.-. . Auckland;-November 17. '; 'la-.TeSponse-'fo the invitation extended : fo,Eaiding ( -of vNapier, by tie'; Auckland . .-■: lAma*enr Club-to-*fiieet G.- H. '•■■ -'<■ {Hill;;: of ■ Auckland, orer a distance of • ; '■-, (1000 .yards at the, club" carnival "oil , De•ceinieM, Haiding las wired tha the, did . tot-think he'epmd obtain' tie necessary ..'•■".:■ fleoye.\- - The matter was: taken: in.'hand ■ ••'■ P 5?! $W "lib, , aid- representations, were ;■.■.", lmade;b3' ! Mr.:M. one'of the . .. fvice-presiSentß to ■ the Minister of Lands, ;■ jwffi the; result that'the .leave has now .-• /r (been'-Ranted.- /.Harding -statesthat he . psanrsplendid form, arid as Hill is doing a ; ; fthorOTgh preparation,, the; of the '. '. JtjKCcisU!ka:sh<iuld : be , <a.,ineni6rable one'.-' -..: ] ■'■'S' I'dlvJilNlwfysi'OETS MEETING-i ■ t" 'wellielected prograinmij iwas enbmit■stjthe' first'evening sports njeeting oi -■Port Uichoison Cycling Club, "held Wednesday evening. Results 'were as Handicap.—Dunn (3yds.), ■ ■■■-.. ll;'-'.Oyerend (sydsJ, 2; Dawson (ljyds.), 3. lime; 12 '■ Two ' Miles Amateur . , JCycle Handicap— (120 yds), 1; Shaw . lOSOyds.), 2; M'Pherson (150 yds.), 3. Won , r . [by half a wheel. Time, .7mih. ssec. On? :'■■ \ BEle 'Walk;Handicapr-P; Tracy (175yffi.), . vflj.G. xUtner. (55yds.)» 2; D. Cashroan . . (sct.),, 3.. Won..,by five , ; -yards. .Time; •'.■-■ Tinriu ssec. .'• Orib IMo Boys' Cycle Han- ; : (100 yds.), 1; iHnch (90vds), ■ ::. te; .Freeman (50yds:),." 3.. Half-mile ' Flat IHandicaifeßolto. (40yda.), '1; Pollocl: ;• jC3syds'.),.2;'.Binnie (sor.),. 3. .Won by. a . ffew'.yatdsj.second, and- up. ..•..■■'■ "Bine,v.2min;,i7-,1-556c,. '; " '. ' i /; :: ,,;::v;5-;'v-BOWLS.;' ; ' ;;:.-:'-. - _ - : -;'■'_:._ftrerPV..THOENßOK, ■■■-> '■' V"Tour- ; Tanks fioni. the Thorndoir' XHub '. . Iplayeia match' against Hutt.on Wedries- "'-..--' day , .- :'■: Hntt,'in tie aggregate, scored 78, ■:'• to Thbrn'don'sC The scores are as fol- •.■ vkw~- , -;;.- ; '.-■'■ ■,-:. '.' ■■''. .• ; '■ "■••' ■■Tionidon: Jay, Gamble, Hendry, Hogfben (s.), 15. Hutt: Parker, Mowbray, Nicholson, Bollard (s.), 26, •'■ Laishley,. Spencer, Slater, Dimock (s.), ',' \SSii iraenzie, Ki6hwor|;h, Palmer, Eadie .'■• !(s.), : M. : ' . ' .-..'■ : i MnTdoch, Monaghan, Hatch, llTSldowney ■ (5.),-16; Judd, Casey,.' Baxter, Hodgins : (5.),.25. ... ... ' ..... ■ \ ! Lewis, (two ■ others), and Pliinmer (s.)i >?; Johnston, Sinclair, Cudby, Jones \s.), 13. ■■-:.■;.. ■~ .'The following rinks will represent the :■ rHiitt Clnb on. Saturday, against' New- : itown:—Cndby, M'Kerizio, Treadwell, O, ■ Stevens (s.); Callender, Eishworth, Judd. [Barlow (s.); -Seymour, .Purdy > .. i Palmcr; ', placaskill (s.);. Hodgins, Cuff, P. Hendrj ■ (s;)rand-Sinclair,' Alport,. Mowbray, Nick '•'■':' 'tilson ;".r ; t •..-.. ' \ ,'' ;■, ,KELBt!ENE. CLTOS,. The following, are the. Kclbur'ne toara; jto play, in the Senior Pennant matel on, Saturday.:'Away: Manley; White, Hill,; and Blan '■' :chard' (5.).; Drury, Marquis, Gnnnawaj ■ ! (jun.). and E'outley (s.): At homo: Wad dell, Johnston, Williamson, ,-and Knqwlc: .'.. ,»(s;)rM'A'rthur, Gannaway.(sen.),..Miller : " W-Eclley (5.).. .• " - BILLIARDS. ,'By Tcleeiiapn— Press Assoblation-Corrriirht ':'. .. '; .' London, November IC. • In' the billiard match between Georgi >■ Gray,.,-tho Australian,, and Cook, Graj '■* conceding his-opponent 2500 in 3000 up iGray--bas scored 3022, including a. breal ■'.'■:' 'of 861,' and Cook 3174. ... (Eec.;. November 17, 8.45 p.m.) : _ .'. London, November 17. Gray's score now stands at 4501, in tluding'ii break of 427. Cook's score i 1373. ."■ .