TO-DAY’S SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 144, 14 March 1931, Page 9

TO-DAY’S SPORTS

Big Athletic Meeting CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS What promises to be one of the biggest athletic meetings yet held in New Zealand will take place at Athletic Park this af-' ternoon, beginning at 2.15. It will be the second and last occasion on which the Wellington public will have the opportunity of seeing the visiting trio of American amateur athletic stars in action. George Simpson, of Ohio, one of the world’s greatest sprinters, is on the scratch mark • in tliree special invitation handicap sprints. Against him will be C. H. Jenkins; of Wellington; Valk, of Otago; Pierson, of Invercargill; and several other leading performers. , The mile event promises as many thrills as all three sprints, combined. Rufus Kiser, of America, is to meet Gordon Bayne, of Petone, brilliant- mile national champion ; Randolph Rose, well-known record-holder, and MacDonald, of Wairarapa. Harlow Rothert, the American captain, will take part in the javelin, discus and shot-putting events. In the two last-named he has bettered Australian and New Zealand, records. An entertaining programme of events provides the rest of a wonderful afternoon’s sport. Admission to the ground is 1/- and admission to the grandstand 2/6. Cricket. Some interesting cricket should be seen this afternoon wlieu the games in the penultimate round of the senior championship competition will be concluded. Two matches will be iu progress at the Basin Reserve, and both shouliFprovide interesting finishes. Old Boys have 174 runs on for the loss of six wickets, in response to Hutt’s 206, and both teams will strive hard to secure' an outright win. . _ ' , Midland, with 40 on for the loss of one wicket, will set out to overhaul Kilbirnie’s modest 202. . An 8-point win may be obtained on Petone Oval, as University have five wickets down for .-83, in reply to Petone s 14". , , Institute, with 280 on for the loss of six wickets, will continue its match with Wellington on the Kilbirnic ground. Lawn Tennis. The competition for the Anthony Wilding Shield, which was commenced on the Miramar courts yesterday, will be continued to-day between ’Wellington (holders) and Auckland (challengers). Yacht Racing. Races for first-class keel yachts (Mills Cup) and second-class kepi yachts (Te Ruru Cup), and also • for ■ centreboard boats will be held this afternoon by the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club.