ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1037, 28 January 1911, Page 13

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

. -4 ',/"'\ CRICKET.

';■' THE NEXT TEST MATCH. •'.' , THE AUSTRALIANS.' NEEDS. By f olograph— Press Association—Copyright. (Roc. January 27, 9.25 p.m.) . Sydney, January 27. Much interest is,being taken in the selection of tho Australian team for tho next test match. There afo many supporters of Noble's contention that the attack, needs strengthening. Trott .urges the need of a good slow bowler, SOtJTH AFRICANS AT HAMILTON. A PLAYING A DISTRICT TEAM. (Reo. January 28, 0.5 a.m.) ~, - Melbourne, January 27. The' South Africans have commenced a two-days' match against a team oi ■sixteen.representing the Hamilton dis■Hamilton in it's first innings made 59 runs; Tulloch, 19, being tho chief scorer. Schwarz capturad seven wickets for lo runs'. . ,'-•,,. ~i The' South Africans have lost eight wickets for 188. The, chief, scorers were: Strieker, 07; Nonrso, 24 j Campbell, not out, 23.

MEW SOUTH WALES V. VICTORIA,

iINAL. SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH

(Rec. January 27, 8.55.p.m.)

•'■!"■■'.' Sydney, January 27. . ;.: The final Sheffield Shield,match of the season was hegun to-day. New South Wales made 337 runs in ■; its first : innings—Bardsley, 78;" KeUeway, 24; BarlJour, 26; Waddy, 36; M'Blhone, 101; Hordern; 27; and Cotter, 22 were, the'chief scorers. ' ' . ■■"' .Victoria has'lost no wickets for" 7 run's.

> ■ . ■ ■'. took three

• In the-bowling-Armstrong — wickets for 55 runs: Matthews, three for' 85;.Laver two for 70; Kyle,, two for 90. The weather was fine, hut the wicket was a bit soft.' Bardsloy played a fine ohanceless game, and M'Elhone put in' a brilliant punishing innings.. Macartjjey contributed another ."duck,"

IATJOKLAOT) t AND .CANTERBURY. 1 : (By TeleerapbV Pr * ss . Association.)

Auckland, January. 27.

; Th'e weather does not look very .promising for the Canterbury-Auckland .match Which,'begins tomorrow.'.'After .a'lorig ; succession .of sunny day's there .'was a storm this afternoon, and' for half: an hour soaking rain fell'.' The Canterbury .eleven will not. be finally chosen until-to-morrow morning. If the' weather is fine probably Crawshaw will stand '.dpwn. . Messrs. - W. ; O. Ger 7 rard arid'A. Sandp will officiate as -urn: -piresi - - '''";'. : ;;VvTEAMS FOR.TO-DAYi : ../. The 1 , following elevens; will play,; in icity-i arid suburban matches torday,:— ■'Victoria College Senior.v. East A-.— jfpnaghan, Burns, Dempsey, Staintpn, iSauiders, Berendseh,: Caddick,; De Ja iMare, Burbidge, Ward, Fanning; emergency, Salmond. Third-class v. • Central,- at; Newtown Park:—Rountree,; Rigg, Jameson, Sprott, Grey, Ryan, ; Robinson, Brosnan, Biss, Collins, Egby; iomerge'ney,.Burgess.- ..• .\/ "iWellingtori East, junior - eleven,'.; at. ' Petenei-TrKiTker,. .: Watson, :.";Ciirriey ' Baierp-MfCardell, ' iConnole, -.-Bevan,-' -/Humphrey, ■-■$&**•■-■ , Third 'eleven -vi Templars, at- College, > Ground:—Flint, Spence, Browmanj Fpr- :'■ rester'/.'Edwa'rds, Prain, .Kennedy, Gray, : Clarke;. 'Kelling./Fraser.' .'. ~j :i ';.,•.- '.' Catho\ic 'Club '(third-class) V. Welling-ion-North, at College No.-. I—Leydon,, '> Q'Sullivari, Carroll, Warner, M'Grath ;, (2);-O'Dowd, Casey, Toms,/. Jephson, Mpran. : ' ■]-. . -'- y " :.'.:'.;- :•: "Templars v. Wellington East; at.Col-. ' leL'e Ground, No; 3, 2 p.m—Templars' •team: Wright, Brown, Blenkinsop (2), Dobley, Lambert; Pat'■:terson/| Pooley.Rjan;;:/emergencies, iM'Kenzie,; Drydeli. '■'"'■■ . " !: - Weliington South (thix'drclass) against %M;O.A:, at Basin Reserve,. No.' 4 wickets—Kindell, Nees,',Pndney, Suckr ■ .ling,-' Little,' Nelson, , Robinson, -Webb, il« Creri,. Paften, -Ryan,' Wright... .'.,.-- , .The. following''will fepr^scnt,-Thorn-; don (junior Assobiation) against: Evan's' at Anderßon' Park 'to-day .—Black, Buck,- Caldwell, Cornfoot/. Makin; Mar- : 'tin-.. Roberts, ■B6Dinsqn'::(2) I ''Wightpn;: Wilsonrr. :' : -•: "-.-.■,

'.'-. The-. following will . represent the ?'Kangarobs'A ■ Cricket j - Club versus Dominion at Kelburne Park -. to-day.— Steel,' •' Woodhead, . Lambert, Vare, Barry, fThomo'sonJ Coi-bett, Spottswoo'd, Cerirtty, Recketts, Gordon. ■. .

' Millig'an's Cricket Club v. Combined TailorsVteam, at Kelburne'. Park.— RichardsOrii';-Vause, : " Jorgenßori, ; Forsyth'e, Muldoon' (2),-Warhej- Moffatt; JJ'Keown,' CraigV-Herrbri...';■'.' ■■; ''■: r '.'- : .-

' .The following' will' repfeseht Albion against Seatoun at ' Seatoun.—Winter, Whiterod, , Farrell, - Salmon] Cunningham (2), Barry, Butler, Lingard, Duff, Clark.-. ~. ;■

■The- following will represent the Vacuum Oil Company against Prouse Lumber,-Ltd.,,.at'Newtown Park this' afternoon.—W. H. Earnshaw, T.' 'A. Butler, P.-.' H. Maysmoiy'S. Jardine, W..-Coleman, A. J. .Wilson, .H.. Andrews,' S. .Lnxford,' W; Wilson,. ■■'N. Scott, : ,R. ,J.' Ashton. . -:. -

On Tuesday next at the Basin Re r servo, the; members.. -of ; Williamson'sDramatic Company, now playing at the Opera House, are to .play a match against a team, composed of the doctors and'chemists of Wellington.-

Cricketers should : not fail to.see- the Stock of cricket requisites at Laws and JUanning'e,'Courtenay Place.*.

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

.WELLINGTON CENTRE.

, .'A 1 meeting of the Wellington Centre Ibf' the New Zealand Amateur Athletio was held at the Y.M.C.A. rooms last evening, tho president,' Mr. ;R. W. M'Villy, being ln-.'the chair. The fcbairraan announced that as a> •result of the deputation which waited ipon the City Council, the centre was granted the use of tho Basin Reserve on February 25.

• Permission was granted the Wairarapa Association to hold a championship •meeting. ■, . .;It"was decided- to accede to the request of the Petono Junior Amatour . 'Athletio Club to hold an evening meetMing on .February-8. -'>A.n application was received from the IWairarapa Amateur Athletic Club forwarding an application from H. T. Mexted," of Pahiatua, for ' reinstatement. . Tho application was referred back for fuller information. .

In connection . with the recent provincial championship held on the Basin Eeserve, a rough balance-sheet prepared showed the expenditure to he £73 7s. 5d., and tho receipts £114 165., leaving 3 profit roughly of £41. On the recommendation of the Selection Committee, it was resolved to advise tho following men to go into training, with a view to representing Wellington at the Now Zealand championship meeting, to be held in March:—looyds., Williams and Berrv; 220vds., Williams, Berry, and Hubbard; 440vds., Harding, J. F. Wilson, and J..Wilton; 880yds.,-Harding Bad J. F. Wilson; one mile, L. Baxter; gkree-mile, L. 1 Baxter and P. Fitzgerald; sac and three-mile walks, H. Kerr arid S. Turner;' Hammer-throwing; Bis Sett and Cartwright; shot-putting, M'Kay,

3issett,. and Cartwright; high-jump, Hodge and Evenson; long jump,. Hubbard and M'Kay; hop, stop, and jump, Hubbard, M'Kay,' ' and M'Kenzio: 120 yds. hurdles, Hodge, M'Kenzio, and Kitto; pole vault, M'Kay and Evonsen. • A sum of £U 14s. was nllottcd for tho purchase of .trophies won at the provincial •championships. "Mr. A. C. Kitto was appointed manager of tho team to represent Wellington at tho Now Zealand Championship meeting, to bo held in Christchurch next March, and Messrs. J. H. Pollock and Short were, appointed delegates to represent tho Wellington Centre at tho conference of delegates to bo held at tho same time. A sum of £30 'was voted to cover expenses. Tho secretary was instruoted to write to the Auckland . Centre asking it to investigate the circumstances in connection with a case of alleged fringing In" at a recent Wanganui meeting, and to withhold the distribution of prizes until tho matter has been cleared up.

Permission was given the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club to hold an evening meeting at the Basin Reserve on Wednesday, February 1. Three events will bo got off—a 220 yds. handicap, 880 yds." handicap,.'and walk handicap. The entries close to-day.

BOXING.

RDDD SET ASIDE'FOR THREE MONTHS. . (By Telesrasn-Snecial OorrMpondent.) Hastings, January 27. The sensational ending of the Rudd; Blackmore fight has provided ample food for discussion in Hastings to-day.- The Hawke's Bay Centre wasted no time in investigating. the various rumours of "fake," collusion, -etc.,; which wero freely circulated, and to-night decided to disqualify Rudd for three months. They also decided that there was no. evidence of collusion between the two principals. . STAKES PAID TO BLACKMORE.

. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) '" Napier, January 27. At a meeting of. tho Hawke's Bay Boxing Association Committee,' held at Hastings to-night to consider the result of .the.fight on.tho previous night for the heavy-weight championship of New; Zealand, which was awarded to Blackmore against Budd on a foul, it was decided to pay over tho stakes to.Blackmore, ; • ■•;.'"

SWIMMING.

• SWIFTS CLUB CARNIVAL. •This afternoon at To Aro Batlis the twelfth annual carnival of the Swifts Amateur Swimming Club will he he}d under N.Z.A.S.A. rules. .All the.picked men from the city ', and suburban: clubs will be swimming, andj in view.-of the Now Zealand championships nest week, the performances of Hoaly, Froyberg, Brice, Stranger, ahd.'.othcr cracks will ,be. watched with somo interest. The three principal city- clubs. (Wellington, rhorndbil,' and'Swifts)-have each entered teams for the Flying Squadron Race for the .Walker and Hall cup. On, Wednesday last Freyberg cut out 100 yards in 3-oseo: under Now Zealand .record ..time," this. being 1 2-ssec. faster than the time in which:he swam tho-distance 1 at Auckland last year, when lie won tho New Zealand championship. Although tho Flying Squadron Race somewhat overshadows the remaining events on the programme, these will bo found as interesting,: as usual, tho ..water polo match 'particularly so, owing to its being between A and.B sentative •teams.' . The Tramways ';Ba6a ; will play, and patrons with afternoon tea free of 'charge . .'. :■} Additional heats of the-Swifts Club's, 50> yards, handicap race -were swum at Te Aro Baths yesterday.;, Results:—. First,'second and third heats published: .yesterday. Fourth heat: H. K., Johnston, '9sec.,- 1; J. ■ Stratford and' E. Levy, 2see:, dead heat, 2: : Time, 38sec: : Also started: R. Connor, lOsee.; G. H. Elliffe, 9sec. Fifth heat: J. A. M'Lean, ssec., 1; G: Neal, ssec, 2; P. Grey, 6sec, 3. Also started: W. G. Morpeth, 6sec, Time, 35 l-sscc. Sixth heat: H.. Silver,. 4sec., 1; A. M. Smith, 4sec.j: 2;J.'Hopkirk, 3sec, 3.' Also .started: L. Silver, ssec; W. Hill,' •Isec.; A. Shearer. 3scc. Time,s;32 3-ssec. , The; final will be swum' to-day. .. ...;.. ... ~. __ ;..• ; '.'"■'- '. DOMINION .ASSOCIATION;/ ■'■'■ (By Telegraph.—Press: Association.). •;■• : ;i , : Chrlstchurch, January 27. •At'a' meeting of the Council'of the New Zealand Amateur. Swimming Association to-night, on the motion.of the .representative of the. Auckland Centre, it was decided to 'reinstate W. Fitzgibbons, who ,was disqualified in 1907. The council also' decided to officially recognise Mi E. Champion's performance in 'swimming the 100 yds- Championship of' Auckland, oa December. 23, in 64sec. : as a record. :HALF-MILE RECORD .LOWERED. Auckland, January 27. The New Zealand' 'swimming 'reoord for the half mile was lowered-by'M. E. Champion to-night to 12miu.'8seo.. The former record of 12min. 41sec.'was put up by. "Reg" Healy. ThroughoutChampion swam strongly, showing, that he was in fine fettle. -,-■ "