ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1389, 15 March 1912, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

V SWIMMING. TARTAKOVER REINSTATED. By TolcirraDh—frvaa -Cu:iyri2h» London, March II). Uu tho Oder Chili's application, the Southern Counties Amateur Siviiimiiiig Association has reinstated, Tartakover, (lie oxNew South Wales swimmer, who has been iii England for four or live years, and who committed a breach of the amateur swimming rules. SWIFTS Chilli CARNIVAL. Despite unprupitions weather, training operations are in full swing among; the swimming members of the community in anticipation of the carnival to be held by the Swifts Swimming Club, at the Te Aro Baths, to-morrow afternoon. The programme (according to the carnival committee) is the most ambitious ono ever presented locally, the star attraction being the mile championship of the club, which will be contested by three young swimmers, each of whom succeeded last Saturday in beating the club standard time of thirty minutes for tho. distance. B. Newman, a recent arrival from Otago (which province he represented at the recent New Zealand championship meeting), will be pitted against S. Murrell and A. Crowther in this race. Forty schoolboys have entered for the Provincial Schools Championship, two distances of which , are to be swum. The full width of the bath is to be utilised, so that events can he got oif simultaneously in both the outer and inner portions. An obstacle race, which promises to be really comic, and several handicap races, help to complete a first-class programme. BOXING. AFTER THE FIGHT. GRIFFIN STILL UNCONSCIOUS. (By Telegraph— Spooial Correspondent.) Hastings, March 14. "Jim" Griffin, who was defeated at Waipawa last night in his boxing contest with Ireland, was in a, bad way after. Ho was apparently suffering from concussion of tho brain. Late in tho day he was said to be still unconscious. OLYMPIC GAMES. Bj 'felaerapb—Press Association—Copyrleht (Itec. March 15, 0.30 a.m.) Sydney, March 14. The Australasian Lawn Tennis Association has received a cable from its London representative stating that he has entered Wilding-and Doust' for the Olympic Games. BOWLS. THORNDON V. KHANDAf.LAH. The following have been selected to play for Thorndon at Khandallah on Saturday next in friendly match:— Dumliell, Petersen, Conlin. Munro («.); W. I. Clark, Freeman, Coombs, Kerr (s.); Spencer, Ronoldson, Gamble, J. T. King (s.); Stanford, Greening, Hogben, Corliss (s.). SENIOR PENNANT FINAL. The following teams will represent Te Hiwi against Newtown in the final for the senior pennants, all games to be played on the Wellington green on Saturday next:—Johnson, Martin, Gilmer, Lock (5.),; Robertson, Haybittle, AViggins, jun'r., Purata. fs.); Smith, S. Hill, Campbell, E. J. HilJ (s.); Tovey, Remmington, Cohen, Whittle (s.). Tho following team from Knrori will compete for the Edwin Feathers against Khandallah to-morrow:—Bennett, M'Lsniiaii, Smiley, Crawford (s.). ' ■'■": CRICKET. i -, ~ TEAMS. FOR SATURDAY. . The following Victoria College teams have been, selected to play on Saturday in the games indicated:—Juniors v. Y.M.C.A., at Kelburne Pari;:—Martin, Broad, Bruce, .Mackay, Joplin, Duncan, F.gley, Miller, Graham, Sraintoh, O'Shea. Thirds v. St. Mark's, at Kelburne Park: Paul, Dilution, Ada mson, Evans, Longhurst. Cox, M'Mahon, Stuart, Edmonds, Melody, Macartney. HOUSE MATCH. A cricket match will take place on Kelburne Park at 2 p.m. to-morrow, between Messrs, Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and Messrs. W. M. Bannntyne and Co., Ltd. The following will represent Dalgety and Co., Ltd.:-C. F. Macintosh, A. J. Staples, P. V. Hackworth, J. Campbell, C. G. Robinson, A. D. 'Thomson, J. Wilson, L. H. Ronnthwaite, B. Webster, C. E. Holmes, J. D. Jameson. On the subject of house cricket matches, Mr. A. E. Kcrnot made an interesting announcement at the complimentary _ staff dinner tendered him at the Empire Hotel on the eve of his departure for England, the other evening. Ho stated that if it were proposed to continue house cricket matches in tho future he would donate a shield or cup for competition amongst the house tennis on terms to lie arranged by tho House Teiajs' Management Committee. The matter will be dealt with at the next annual meeting of the House Teams' Association.