ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2239, 27 August 1914, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. j Tho Management Committee of the l Wellington Rugby Union met last night. There were present: Messrs. E. 0. Halos (in the chair), D. D. Weir, A. E. Dawson, A. E. Wilson, W: Perry, 6. Howe, H. Buck, and W. Hornig. A letter was received from the New Zealand University Football Club stating, that it had just received a cablegram from Sydney to tho effect that the tour had been cancelled owing to the war, and asking the Wellington Union to cancel all arrangements made in connection therewith. "Our secretary has gone to the war or we should have notified you earlier," concluded the letter. It was decided to give effect to the request. A telegram was received from "Mr. E. M'Kenzio suggesting September 5 or .September 12, instead of September 1, for the junior representative match. —Decided to fix the date as September 5. Notification was received from itho Wellington Rugby Referees' Association to the effect that the annual mateh between Canterbury and Wellington referees had been cancelled owing to the inability, through the war, of the '°rmer to send a team.—Received. ' Mr. Hornig informed tho committee .Wat it was impossible'owing to the prevailing crisis to proceed with the mid-week competition. It was decided to.bracket Petone and Oriental, the .two leading teams, for top place. HAWKE'S BAY" DEFEAT ' WANGANUI. ~ . " (By Telegraph-Press Association'.) •Ww Napier, August 26. the Wanganui-Hawke's Bay representative match, played on the Recreation Ground to-day, resulted m a win tor Hawke's Bay by 11 points (three tries, one of which was converted) to 3 (a penalty goal kicked by Atkin). The game was not* a spectacular exhibition, the backs on both sides showing poor combination the -Visitors especially so. The forwards were fairly evenly matched, but the hqme pack were faster and frequently broke away. In the first spell Bailey scored for Hawke's Bay, and m the second spell M'Kcnzie aud Bogle were successful. SOUTH AUCKLAND DEFE4T MANAWATU. Palmerstori North, August SO. • Man&watu wero defeated by the South Auckland representatives by 24 to>ml. Manawatu had a very, weak team-m fact, they had difficulty m getting a team on the field, as most of The representative team have enlisted for the war. Tho try-getters WO r*: Symes, Boles "(2), Shaw, Morris, Kay. Lenard, and Flynn. ,

ASSOCIATION. .

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE., The usual meeting' of the Management Committee of the Wellington Foot..ball.•Associationwas held last evening,. Mr. A. E. Wells presiding. - Arrangements have been made for the schools representative team (which is to "trr l - t0 pla - Y a mat « n against .a, I'lith Division -team en .Saturday, September 5. t?' ,f*f ctaT ? of " the ' Canterbury football Association wrote'stating that a visit of a, Wellington Fourth Division ■representative'team, could not be re- : epived this swson. , ■An inquiry' was held into the case of a flayer who, had .beon.:ordered off the ield;by & referee last'-Saturday. After Hearing the evidence of the player in question, it-was decided to 'adjourn the case"_ till next Wednesday.. J l r i -,'. L: R «a'rfo forwarded a gold medal which he asked the W.P A' to present to W. Dalrymple. In Mr Keade s opinion, Dalrymple 'is the best wing forward, playing in the Sixth Division Championship this year. The medal was accepted with thanks. Letters were received from the Tramways, Diamonds Second Division, and St. David's Third and Fourth Division teams, stating that, on account of their ranks having been depicted by several .of thou- players' having left; for active' ■ service, they had 'been compelled to withdraw their teams from the competitions, It was decided not to send a Fifth (Division representative team to Auckland this season. '• ' ' A SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. _ Following are the fixtures and referees for Saturday's Association games:— ' First ■ Division.—Hospital v. Corinthians, Porirua, Mr; Yeoman; linesmen,' Messrs. A. Wells and P. Pye-Smith. Y.M.C.A. v. Rovers, Basin, Mr. R. S. Lithgow. ' Second. Division (Cup, semi-finals).— KiawaTra v. St. David's, Petone, Mr. R. Hutcheson; Newtown iCWgregatioiial v. Brooklyn, Association Park, Mr. Leddy.' : Fourth Division (Cup).—Section 1— Island Bay v. Brooklyn, Duppa Street, Mr. S. M'Lean; Marist v. Institute', Duppa Street, Mr. Duffy; Y.M.C.A. v. Petone, Anderson Park, Mr. Astill. SeetiW2—Karori v. Seatoun, Association Park (1.45 p.m.), Mr. Leddy; Stars v. Swifts, Basin (1.45 p.m.), Mr. R. M'Lean; Y.M.C.A. R v. Marist B, Association Park (3 p.m.), Mr. Claughton. Fifth. A Division.—Karori v. Petone, Petone, Mr.. W. S. Webster; .South Wellington v'. Marist, Association Park, Mr. Martin; Seatoun v. Institute, Seatoun. (3 p.m.), Mr. Holt. ~ Fifth, B Division.—Amokura, v. Newtown Congregational, Association Park, Mr.. Claughton; Y.M.C.A. v. St. David's, Anderson Park (1.45 p.m.), Mr.'Astill; Wadestown, a bye. Sixth A Division—Marist (H.) v. Marist (T.), Kilbiniie Reserve .(1.45 p.m.), Mr. Anderson; Institute v. South Wellington, Miramar {5), (2 p.m.), Air. Bell; Seatoun v. Kelburne, Miramar (4), (2 p.m.). Mr. Bethell. Sixth B Division.—Y.M.C.A. v. Marist (T.), Miramar (3), (2 p.m.). Mr. Manley; Island Bay v. Congregat'onal, Dnppa Street (1.45 p.m.). Mr. S. ■M'Lean; Swifts v. Marist (H.), Duppa Street (1.45 p.m.), Mr. A. Webster; St. : Thomas's, a bye.

JOCKEY

" ■ ' ' MID-WEEK MATCHES. The mid-week competitions under the management of the 'Wednesday Association, wore advanced another stage yesterday afternoon, when two games wero played at Karori Park. Pakeha. v. Rambler A. From the bully-off Pakeha broke away and carried play into Ramblers' circle. Spiers cleared, and Ramblers shifted play over the half-way line. Pakeha forwards, -taking .charge, soon had Ramblers on the defensive and Robinson finished up a forward rush by scoring. Play until the end of the spell was very oven. In the second spcl| Ramblers, playing with better combination, were petting all.tho bettor of the game, but poor shooting and off-side play in the circle lost them many chances of scoring. Tho game ended without any further score. Pakeha winning by I'goal to nil. Mr. J> C. Ousack was tho referee. Horeawa v. Ramblor B. Horeawa easily defeated Ramblers by 14 goals to 1. For tho winners, Kucli (4), Pullen, Caterer, and Schauer (2 each), Henderson, Ellison, Cole and Trilford (1 each) were the scorers, and Pearco (1). for the losers. • ' Mr. W. Cooper was roferce. Petone won by default from Hui Mai.