ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 981, 23 November 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET.

TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. The following players will- represent* the Y.M.C.A. Wednesday Crickct Team versus Post and Telegraph, oil No. 4 Hasin Reserve to-day Austin, Slack, 1 hint, llolfon, Kitto, .Paget, Attneave, Phillips,: Ornorod; Holmes, ll'Kay. Emergencies: lung and Scott.

AUCKLAND SHIELD "PROBABLES. Il)y Teleeraph.—Press Association.)

Auckland, November 22. Tile selectors of the Auckland Cricket Association have selected tho following sixteen players to practise, with a view to inclusion in the team which will tie fend tho Pluriket Shield against the at tack of Wellington, at Christmas:— Olliff, Kale, Anthony, Howden, Hndtlen Hush, W. B. Smith, Gumming, Tayloi (Eden), Heinns, MacCorraiclc, Mason lloi'spool, Sneddon, Taylor ('Varsity) and Wallace; '

Cricketers 6hould not fail to &eo the stock of cricket requisites at Laws and Manning's, Courtenay Place.*

BOXING.

ANOTHER WIN FOR D. SMITH. One of tho largest audiences seen at a Brisbane, boxing contest assembled at the new Olympic Stadium on Saturday night to witness a, match, best' of 20 rounds, between Dave Smith (who recently dofeated A. Cripps) and Ted Whiting (who a few weeks ago won from A. Scanlan). Twelve rounds, of fast : and exciting milling took placo before Smith was returned the winner, and it was of championship quality throughout (says the "Referee"), indeed,' it may ho said that no battle could possibly have given moro complete satisfaction. Smith proved tbat he has. lost' none of tho speed, tho clever foot-'* work, the. graceful carriage, and .judgment which have characterised his previous battles in ' this State; but he was up against a tougli proposition in .Whiting, a fighter of rare pluck Smith's contest with the American, Papko, has .been postponed indefinitely, owing to Papke being ,ill. -

. LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPION. , Writing from Chicago, on October i, acorrespondent of the London "Sportsman" had the "following to say of the accident to the world's light-weight champion:— Tom Jones, manager of Ad. Wolgast, is back from Cadillac,. Mich., where an X-ray examination was made of the lightweight' champion's arm, which was broken in tho 'fight "with' "Tommy" M'Farlaud in Fon-du-lac, Wis., ,last Thursday. Jones is dow;ncast over' the injury, which is far more serious than at first anticipated. . ' . Close friends, of Wolgast fear that , his days as a champion aro ended, for in his last two fights: he has broken the same arm twice, each time in a different place. Even Jones admits that Wolgast will not be able to fight for 4 four or fivo months, and that he will remain at his homo until thoroughly recovered from the injury.

"TOMMY" BURNS. The {allowing cablegram. was received in Sydney recently:—'"Vancouver, Sunday.—'Tommy' Burns is at Calgary, in Canada, quietly getting into 'shape for his approaching-visit to England, where he vrill meet tho best British boxers prior to liistnatch.with Laiigford. Burns has purchased,'a property ;in the centre of Calgary,-, for which he. is said to have given £12,000." X A COMING CONTEST. According to* the "Sydney Referee," great interest is now being taken in a proposed match between "Uughie" Mehegan, Australian light-weight champion, and the American, "Cyclono" Johnny Thompson,., who recently, defeated R. Unhojz in five rounds'in Sydney.

THAT £300.

Al-INST' GIVES AN EXPLANATION.' In. reference to tho, dispute with-Guy. Nickalls as to the question of .'expenses, Arnst (interviewed at 01iristohui;cli) says that ho .wrote to the London -papers explaining. his view : of the. position. He states he was allowed .£3OO for expenses for tho trip, to the Zambesi, and ho accepted on the understanding he and his party wero . to get,every 'facility ..while there. When .he .landed at Livingstone he .found that Nickalls had sent word • to the Government and made, arrangements for. catering at 12s.' a- day. 'Arnst says lie and his party naturally thought the. Government, was paying for this, and that they.'Tyere tho guests of the Government. But when .signing articles before the race,-lie inquired if this was the case, and was-told it'was not so. Then lie objected., to tho arrangements made, andi at onco made arrangements himself, by which all members of the party were catered for at ss. each ,per day. Arnst then demanded that Nickalls' should pay tlie extra expense incurred by the larger amount, having .been agreed to, or else give him ,£IOO. to', compensate him for, the loss. At 12s. a day for each man it would have cost Arnst .£l5O, and then ho would have had only .£l5O to meet all .other expenses, lie points out that ho 'did not sign articles accepting .£3OO on tho conditions that were arranged for liirii without his knowledge, but simply wired accepting tho J2300. When lie found living was so expensivo there, he considered himself quite justitied in asking more.

PORT NICHOLSON CYCLING \ v CLUB. .

A meeting of tho committee of fho Port Nicholson Cycling Club was held this week, Mr. J. ii. Fitzgerald presiding, when- the programme .of tho proposed' sports' carnival for New Year's Day was discussed.'. It was decided that • there should be six ' amateur running events and several cycle events, the total prizo money being about «£<so. The secretary ■ was instructed to" . write to tho Wellington Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A. for a permit-to .run amateur ovents. It was announced that among the other events will be a bicycle, obstacle race, musical chairs, and. races of interest.

BILLIARDS,

GEO. GRAY'S. CHALLENGE.

Geo. Nelson;, malinger in England for Geo. Gray, lias notified through the press that a supporter of Gray is willing to put up .£250 for him'to play any player (bar Stevenson) a level match of" 18,000 up. There are two conditions which must bo observed, .namely: The games must bo played on a new standard table..of the mako of the present one on which Gray plays, and with balls of the same composition us now. . ," * . , .Both Inman and Hnrverson have declined to accept the challenge on those conditions. ' STEVENSON V. INMAN. When the last mail left England an interesting gamo of 18,000 up wiis in progress ■ between H. W. Stevenson, and 51. Ininan for. tfyo Billiards Control Championship and «£2OO aside. The two players met last April in the Billiards Control Championship ut M-aiiuock'g, Inmaii in. a preliminary game. played the week previous having easily disposed of Recce's claims to meet Stevenson. The match on

the ninth day had a very unfortunate ending, the sudden death of Stovonson's wife necessitating its abandonment. At

that juncture the position could not have been more interesting, for only 108 points divided the two players, tho*scores favouring Stevenson by 13,370 to 13,212. In tho circumstances Inman declined to tako any advantage of his opponent, a generous action that was approved by everybody, and with the consent of tho Billiards Control authorities both men drew their stake aiul tho game v;as set aside, being regarded as unfinished. In the ordinary course of events, another such match was not due until April next, but in tho special. circumstances, and at tho expressed wishes of both men that they should meet again, 'permission was given them -to play in October for tho trophv held by Stevenson. When the mail left tho scores Were: Inman, 1500; Stevenson.3005.

LAWN TENNIS,

THE EVENTS TOR SATURDAY, The following are the fixtures for Sat-' urdny next J}*<s A grade: Hnritai v. Brougham W- n , ? rou ffham Hill; Wellington Ist y. \ ictoria College, at Day's Bny, on ai » Hiitt v. Thorndon, at Days Bay, on 7 nnd 8; Wellington 2nd, bye. . . ° Aleusß grade: Trinity Church v. Victoria College 11, at' Bay's Bay, on 1) and ii 5 Collegel v. Brougham Hill l » a t Victoria College; Pctono v. BrougJ! 1 ' ?I, ** Day's Bay on U and 12. J\lens C grade: Kilbirnie v. St. John's, at Bays Bay, on 1; Brougham Hill 1 v. Victoria College, at Day's Bay, on .1; Muntai v. Petone, at Day's. Bay, on i; Oriental v. Khamlallah, at Khandaliaft; Brongham Hill JI v. Lower Hutt, at Hutt; Trinity, a bye. . Men's D grade: Victoria College I v. Oriental, at Oriental courts; Trinity Club v. Brougham liill, at Trinity Church courts. • ■

Ladies A grade: .Thorndon V. "Wellington I,- at Thorndon. Ladies B grade: A '."Ladies' (J grade: -Trinity- Club v.Ivilbirnie, at Day's Bay, on 2; Brougham xjill v. St. John's, at Brougham Hill; Victoria College v. • Johnsonville, at Victoria College; Petono v. Oriental, at "ctone; lihaiidallah, a bye.

THE AUSTRALIAN TOURNAMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyriffht. Melbourne, November 22. _ In the inter-State tennis doubles, New South_ Wales won 5 rubbers, 11 sets, and 95 games; and Victoria, <i rubbers, 9 sets, and 88 games. Ift tho singles, Victoria won 7 rubber?, 15 sets, and 126 games; New South Wales, o rubbers, 11 sets, and 116 games." Against South Australia in the singles, Victoria scored 3 rubbers, 6 sets, ' and 110 games; South Australia, 0 rubbers, 118 sets, and 128 games. ' In the doubles, Victoria scored 7 rubtiers, Insets, and 113 games; South Australia, - rubbers,. 5 sets, and 82 games.

BOWLS.'

THE EASTBOURNE CLUB. The following-.'Eastbourne Club teams will . piny liext' Saturday*:—Versus Wellington, at Wellington green: Burch, W. h. Shortt, Speed; Smith (s.); S. Wright, JVeybpurne, Sanson, Still (s.). Versus Wellington; at Eastbourne green:' Girdlestone, Boyd, Avery, Fleming' (s.); CJhittey, Morris, E. B. Shortt, H. W. Shortt ($•)• Versus Hataitai, at Hataitai green': H. i-oley, ihompson, Wills, T.,Foley (s.). Members arc .requested to be on' the greens in town at-2 pan., and at Eastbourne at 2.30 p.m. . ;