ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2016, 25 March 1914, Page 4

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

,-V:- j;;x;; CRICKET, ■ : '■ \ f :■. AUSTRALIA & BL4NAWATU. .'•. ;;Bi!MORE:BIC SIiORfNGV! : ' ..',, {By Telescrtph.— Press Aijoeiatlon.l .£ './■'"■ Palmorston, March 24. exception, of a few shops thej'business people.of Palmerston ob-. .. ' served-"a , half-holiday ■ this-•■'•after-'-nooni and,.in consequence, there was a * largo attendance for'tlio secoiul'day'of .the:;ma.tch,; Australia y. Mana-watu. ,. A. ; strong wind was blowing, but any discomfort to -the s))cctators was ooinpen..■'•sated by tho excellent exhibition .of . ■'■■ battihg given by the visitors. '■ ' ' ; ' ' Cody, and .Collins 'vero tho'.opening Datsine'n; and Greer opened the bowling, sixißcing got offjiis first,over,, but a. . little later tho sanio bowler got' Gody ' with' a good-lenglh-;ballv olidlling wasnext, and Collins presently hit Grcer for foin'.to the on, bringing 20 ■fip.' Dolling woi{t out to Ongley and missed, but Cornish lost the opportunity to stump . luniy In his next over, however, Qjiig- ■' .ley the. Spiith Australian. .. . M'iu>nzio came in, aiid 40 was soon up. M'K'eriiiio thnngot two fours off Greer, to the off, arid, with souio■smartly-run 'singles, 60 wont up,- 70 soon following. Elliott went on in Grcer's place at the top'S.end, and ,Cn!lins got three.off his first'! delivery. With SO ii'p M'Kenzio wasjjjowlijd by Ongley with a loose one whieji he* triedl'to-liook.,but missod.'Tlie ■■■'.. totaj : wftS'-tlien.-96.i1/^ 7 aday(. tlio nest ~ '■'.; mail,' soon :■ got■'going, ..-and, .100 ; ,was Thp^scorinp;' was now very : , ( fas.^ : Emart]y-riiTi singles'aiid-fours bdinjr"" ' whs'given a trial- : witliithp.ball in;place of Pnaley,. and G. ■■.':: Grew prespntly caught Waddy, whp had ■'■'..■ nevijr been comfortable. Trumper li'acl a Teception'as ho came put to bat, .'■ . C^rnisb;;w%ns>;iioj;''takjn.s'-'-Bartiet.t very■' . ■■\rall^-. : »rifl-.ievmKWfi.'Vwo-.\yiiicli',.ivent" for- .;■■'■ Cplliiis," but ■. ■'.- CoriiisK;.JnisSfd '.stunipinij 'hiin, and El-.' ;•■■ .liottfiiatjly;missed long-on. | Onoj-hundred.'aiicl' ninHty'>was-notvlons .. in. coiniiig,\:'an(jSati'tjint , ; stagii■•-Elliott wa^Jgivjßn^a^t'rial: iifVilhpo. of."Ba'rtle.tt, .■ , off his.own bWling ■ Collins niads " . by : ■fiWe:Vcricket: ; 'Armstrong -folldweu. ...andS2oo' : .went .up. : . ;At 220 ■' Brennand 'wasj.put,-.on- in,. -Elliott's- place, ' and I .'.' M'Vicar .renlaced; Greer against' the -.■■■ ■ windy-vliis -first '•delivery, being hit "for foiif.-vby' .■Armstrpnp. . Allihgham •.■■■' just"A-misse'd.-. catching .'Tnimperi. . Tlib * bßtsn\ehV.ivero"-,]]ow : 'well'; s'»t;;' and .the score -moiinted rapidly; Trumpor at length' mishit one. and Luxford made a good catch.at- fine-leg. -Tlie'.Sydney" niaii had played a splendid innings. : Crawford >camo in,, and. Bartlett. was civen another' chance with, the'/wind. . ■ Tlireo hundred were soon registered, hnti . at 1310 Allino;bnm was put on against tho'jwind, 'and Hodd<>r at the other end. With the scoro at .320 Crawford should have been- run but. but tho w'eket- , ; keeper badly missed. the ball. Greer now r ;, went on against the wind, and -. howled Crawford. , .•■',- Armstrong was 68 at the tea adjmifnmeh'tj.and resumed'" with M'Gregor.. ' Soon after restarting,Greer,Beautifully ; caught; and bowled M'Grogor. Mailey followed, sand,-.Webster■■•■■ missed Armstrtfng at long-on off Greer. With a four to leg off Ongley,.Armstrong reached his, century, bringing 41tt #."'Four hundred and forty soon went up, the fiold-ing-;now being very slack. '' When the , score was 450 the partnership had put on/100 runs. At, 460 Brennand and Luxford were, put on, and M'Lean ■'-■ caught Armstrong at. long-off with the score at 484. The batsman received an, ovation. Layer was tho last man, and .. tho.« fielding was now going froni bad ( to -worse. .Five hundred went iid, and : some timo after Luxford clean bowled Mailey. Scores:—

.5; ....,'.';ManaWatUr .■.:;' - ' First innings :v;i ..- i..■,;'......, 177 •■■"■ ■';■';• -■■■ '> '■■'".■ Australia. ■ • Cody, b. Greer ............; 3 Collins, c.-audb. Elliott ."■' 84 Dolling, b. Ongley ~..'................, ', 6 M'Kenzie,'b. O'ngley ..;....:....... gg Waddy,:;6. ! aricjb. Grcor ...;.......„,, 23 Trumper, c.*'Liixford, ;, b. M'Vicar ..'■:'■ 76 Armstrong, b. Brennand 142 Crawford, b.'Greer ; .;;..'.'■ '29 M'Gregor,.c.,and b. Greer .....1'.,.'.'. ' 7 ■Mailey, b.'Lukfbrd ..'...'..".'/......„!.../ 67 Laver; riot:put ..:....;.......• ..;,.'. 17 ' Extras ;.....!.......,.,,.. "' 20 .xotai ...:,.:...... .....:-.;..:;.^ Bowling analysis.—G. Greer took four 7nn $$J°L 145 V™ :--ongley, two for. one for 52; Bartlett. none for tty-.Brenii.an'J,-orib..rfor-54;c:M'¥i(!ar;-one -fpCSS r,A"Hih'glKm7 for' I 3 • Uoclde:-; noncJVir.r; Liixfqrd, one,'forl7; ■■ How tlio Wickets Pell. -I -:- d•! "' 8 ■•• 9ia 13 28|9d, : ]45-;195..2G9-341.35a;484;510 ■ ;|j SENIOR 1 FIXTURES;'"' '■> -Following afVjtlie Senior Cricket" fivtures for March 28. u aud-April 4—P e - t On !w R° r /p % Central •nil n 8 .( 8a . 3 in-No. 2); East A. v. 'SJ^QR^CHAMPioNSHIP. Th&mtclrNoHh Y ;.Old Boys' will continual at.-Arderson...Park, .as.Kelb"r"^P,s*,'?:;»ot.available owing to sports being; held on the latter

~i? ADDITIONAL TROPHY, ,'■ f Mr i; i '? l n !«r was "the •recipient tlie oirc-asmji J«aviiig.Ifiifdo' tlio" lariest" scorp oii;tho-Wc|]mgton side yvheri pJdyjng -against-the Australian eleven. PEOViNCIArpTA T." MATCH. <By-'Tel«grftph;.-?rai ß ■ AMoptation.i '. n \l "i~ Aii'oklantl, March 24 Offine to-ram,, play in-tho cricket p at S)>Jj.otw«eii.representatives of Wei Jington and Auckland Post and-Tolo" graph Offices' was abandoned, and stumps were, drawn at'6.ls p..m Auckland, made 316, and Wellington replied with 203. (Jackson 34, Phillips64 Grace SjvGreig 35, Wilson 13) Following on! (Vellinfiton lost six wickets for 191 (Phillips not out 108. Graca-10. Greiir 10.;SchJater.32). . ~.. ' b ; BOWLS & BOWLERS ' HuiT v. Wellington! ■;■■ A two-rink match was played on the Wellington Club's .green yesterday afternoon between tlie Wellington ' and Hutt Clubs, resulting in a win for , the Hutt men by 10 points. .-The scores were:— ■ Hutt: JOllO3, , Treiethick, Hollarcl; (5.),. 35. Wellington: Potter, Berry, Hondry, Hamilton (s.), 25. Hutt: Calleiidor, Cudby, Hodgins, Stevens (s.), 18. Wellington: Muir; Corliss, Voitch, Moult (e.), 14. ' MATCH POSTPONED. •Tlio' match between tlio building trade employers and tlio Employers' Association lias beon postponed until Friday afternoon on-account of the cold gloomy weather yesterday. Tlie "three-score-and-tennors' " match was also postponed for the same reason. JUNKS FOR FRIENDLY MATCH. On .Saturday rinks representing the Petono Commercial Club and the- Work-ing-Men's Club will try conclusions on Petone bowling green,

Commercial Club:—Carter. Harding, Cooper, Coles (s.); Battersby, Cotton, Rehiiio, Castlo (s.)j Wakelin, Hancock, Jones (s.); Wilson, Arous, Cowie, Molhuish (s.); Reid,' Palmer, Walton; Ross (s). . Working' Men's Club:—Allan,■ Johnson, Andrews, Firth (s.); H. Ryder, .1. Smith, J. Curtis, Wearne (s.): Marsden, Glouston, R. 1 , ,'. Smith, Brooks (s.); Comciti, ■Mathe's, .'Hey, Beynon (s.); Head, Parsonage, Fiiidlay, Wylio (s.). •

Bowlers, bi> up-to-date, fit your hands with Bnsscy's Composite Bowl, sin. (31b. Soz.l, Sin. l-32in. (31b. Coz.), 5 l-16in. 31b, 70z.), R. Houldsworth, Tobacconist, Sole Agent, Cuba Street.* ■ . . ' RUGBY FOOTBALL. ;• BERHAMPORE CLUB. "The first annual meeting of the Berliainporo Club was hold in the Masonic Hall on Monday evening, Mr. A. Whiter law presiding over an attendance of thirty-five. . The report and balance-sheet, which., have already been published, were read and adopted. • : The chairman congratulated tho club on'their'sound financial position for their: first year. •' The credit balance is £10 15s. 10d. . ■ ■ • • i

Tho election of officers resulted as follows:—vPafcron, Mr. ' G'.' Flux; president, Mr. A. Wliitelaw; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. J. Campbell, M'Kenzie, Moir, Beu, Patience, Barton, Hill, Hindmarsb, Nidd, Edwards, D. Russell, A. P. Russell, M. Beck, Brewer, J. P. Luke, M'Doiiald, Watt, Howse, Fisher, Hart, Feltham, G. Peek; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. , S. Russell; assistant-secretary and treasurer, Mr. G. Newton; auditor, Mr. E. ■ E. Edwards; management committee, Messrs. A. Hayes. W. Scott, G. Gray, G. Beu, (L Russell, G. Newton, H. Rudkin. -'. Sixteen new members were elected, and-, it was decided to enter one team in the third grade, and two teams in ther-fourth grade oompetitions. ' Ar-' rangements have been made to send a team-to Danncvirke at Easter to play the Excelsior Club. It is also the rlub's intention to send a third . and fourth team to Christchnroh on June 3 to compote in the seven-a-side tournament. : ■ . i .

I LEAGUE_RULES. PRESENTATION TO MR, W. KELLY;, ',At Hall's Tea' Rooms, Cuba Street, last evening the Athletic. League Football Club • tendered a farewell reunion to Mr! W. Kelly, a leading member of tho club, who is about to leave;, for Sydney. Mr. L. Webb presided at the gathering. , Mr. Kelly was ' presented with a travelling bag, and was heartily accorded the good wishes of tho .club. Mr. Kelly thanked: .his club-mates for the present, aiid said that all he could odd was the wish that tho club' would experience a good season.

ASSOCIATION,

WANDERERS' CLUB MEETING. ,

The annual meeting of the Wanderers' Football-Club .was'held' at ,the Y.M.C.A. Rooms last evening, Mr. J. Mann presiding. ' ■ ' •The afiihlal 'report and balance-sheet, previously. published, were read and adopted. . ' . » ■ The.' election of officers . resulted as, follows:—Patron, His Worship the' Mayor'Vdir.;, J. P. Luke); .■ president, Mr. Ji'M'Grorie;vice-presidents,'Messrs It. A.,Wright, W. Hart, "J. Lewis, W. Duncan. .JV. M'lntpsli, H. Yeomans, R-: Risdalfs, E. Wilsoii/"B. JBohn, G.; Stevens, -N. Liptscott, — Coltman, J. Trevor,' , — Helfivrcll, ■J. Godbor, P. J. Hateher,- Ai. Bolton, G. BoddeH, J. Flockton, S. Hutciiins, C. M'Enroe, C: Cane. J; Charlesworth, C, J. AVard. A\ H. Harbottlo, S. Salek, Cant. Hall, find Drs. A. K. Newman, M.P., F. Bowerbank. aiid R. 0. Whyte; secretary, Mr. P. Kittlewell; treasurer. Mr. 0. Webster; club enptain, Mr. T.Holt; management eommittee, ■■'■ Messrs. A. Webster, R. HiinW, arid W. O'Shen • auditors. Messrs. F. Kittlewiell and T. Holt; delegates to 'Wellington Asso- ; ciation, Messrs. J. M'Crorio, P. Kittlewell, nnd W. O'Shedj solo selector. Mr. T. Holt;.team cantain, Mr...A. Shaw; vice-captain,- iVjir; R.'. Hunter.' ■ ■ .' , Mr.- J.' Mann w.is elected a; life-vice-president of tho club. •■'.■■'■ The "Dally M" Football Boot, worn by leading players. Very light, blocked toe 3, with patent inserted steel spring. Price i*s. Gd. Law? and Manning, Wellington, itTamifacturers and Holders of the Patent

.Eights for : N.Z.-Advt. •- GOLF.

THE WAIWETU CLUB. • Tlio annual meeting of the Waiwetu Golf Club was held on Monday evening. The report stated that 30 new members had 'joined and 11 resigned, the roll now ; standing at 41 men and 39 ladies. A. lease of a portion of the Hutt Park had been secured for five years on reasonable terms. The work of constructing sevcrnl new greens was well in hand, under Mr. Whitehead. I'lie men's championship had been won by Mr. MivDawson, JVIr. H. Jackson being' runnerVup, whilst the ladiee' cham-pionship-was annexed by Miss Turton after playing off with Miss M. Gaynor in the final. The ladies' silver button was also won by Miss Turton. Other winners were:—Silver button stroke, Miss Bodmiii; Mr. (Jackson's trophy for stroke,' Miss A. Gaynor ; stroke competitions for first-year players, Miss Hislion and Miss Rothschild:; men's stroke silver buttons, Messrs. I: L. Simpson and H. Gollett; men's bo"ey silver buttons, Mr. P. W. Jacksoncaptain's trophy, Mr. Macaskill, junr. riio following officers were, elected •— President, Mi-. R. C.< Kirk; captain, ■Mr. Ghaffey; secretary, <Mr. Whitehead;, treasurer,. Mr. Judd; executive Messrs. Simpson, Macaskill, Pringle and Pollock.-: ; ' '.. '

HOCKEY. KILBIRNIE ANGLICAN CLUB. "In presenting the second annual report and balanoe-sbeot of the club it gives mo great pleasure to report that the financed of the club are in such, a good position," says the secretary of the Kilbirnie Anglican Hockey Club. Hie past season was a very' eventful and successful one, the club's third-class team again filling the position of nin-ners-up in the championship, playing 11 games, winning 9, losing 1, while 1 was drawn. lh o total number of goals scored was 87 for and 30 against, F. Uetheral being chief scorer with 26 goals to his credit. P. J. Atkinson was next with 24. The club's best thanks are. duo to Miss Kasson and "Tlio Frivolities ' for the very successful entertainment, which resulted in the mini of £0 12s. lining added to the funds* and nlso to others who assisted tlio club financially: HTJTT VALLEY CLUB. The fifth annual meeting of tho Hutt Valley Hockey Club was held in tlio Town Uall, Lower llntt, Mr, C. Clout presiding. The annual report was read and adopted; tho balance-sheet showed a substantial amount standing to the credit of the club. Tho following officers wero elected:— Patron, Mr. T. M. Wilford; president, Mr. E. P. Bunny; vice-presidents,' Mr H. Baldwin, Mr. E. liiddiford, Dr. Purdy, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Stuart Camphell, Mr. Callender; secretary, Mr. C. G. Seager; troasuror, Mr. R. M'Caw; auditor, Mr. C. Broad; club captain! Mr. C. Clout; delegate, Mr. ft. Robson; selection committee, Messrs. AV. Taylor, C. Clout, G. Lusty. It was decided to enter junior and third-class teaniß.

Mention- was made of the fact that the club has been unfortunate in losing its capablo seeeretary, Mr. A. E. Wcbley, who resigned from office.

AUSTRALIAN YACHT FOR , OLYMPIC SPORTS. Bj Telegreph-Preee Association-OoD.TriEhl •'. ;. . : .Sydney, March 24. A fund has bfeen opened to build a yacht to represent Australia' at the Olympic Games.. The sum of £900 has been subscribed. BILLIARDS; ,/.../, '.INMAN y. REECE. ..' ' Bγ Teleirra'ph—Press Aasociatibn—Oopyrifflil ; ■ ■■■■■■■■,-' •;: -■•' tendon; March 23. In, the championship billiard niatch the scores are—4nman, 10,500; Reeee, 9000. Ihman, in the evening session, scored 748, "averaging while Reece teade 198. ,'' ■ -FOOTBALL. ' ENGLISH ASSOCIATION LEAGUE; Bγ Tdeanupli—Preis 'Aesoclitlon -CoDyrlelii ■:r " ■" : •:-,■ London, Marcli 23.At Association football iii the League contest, Blackburn defeated Sunderland by 3 goals to 1. ' ' RUGBY LEAGUE SELECTIONS. ■ '. . ' LohdonVMarch 23. The Northern Union Rugby League has selected Wood (full-backhand Smith (half-back), who made the previous tour to Australasia: Williams plays wing, Prosser (Halifax) half, Hollands (Oldham) forward, arid Beattie (Wakefield) forward! '■'-.'