TO-DAY’S SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 143, 13 March 1937, Page 7

TO-DAY’S SPORTS

Inter-Faculty Athletic Meeting CRICKET, TENNIS, BOWLS The annual inter-faculty sports will be held by the Victoria University Athletic Club on Kelburu Park to-day. Cricket. The Wellington Cricket Association will begin the final round of its senior championship this afternoon. Kilbiriiie, which is leading for the championship, with 41 points, will meet Karori, on Karori Park. Hutt, which is second on the championship, with 33 points, will play Institute on the Hutt Recreation Ground. Wellington and Midland will oppose each other on the Easin Reserve, and University and Wellington College Old Boys will try conclusions on the Kllbirnie Recreation ground. . , The Wellington Mercantile Cricket League will continue its grade championship competitions this afternoon, •vvlien the following A grade matches will be decided: —Customs Agents v. Amalgamated Bricks, Athletic 1 ; Taxes A v. Jasco. Wakefield 7; Sargoods v. Moc-1-worths, Newtown 1: Taubmans v. Rnseneath, Athletic 2; Working Men's Club v. Prestige, Newtown <. , . The Hutt Valley Cricket Association will continue its grade competitions this afternoon, when the following A grade matches will be decided: —Graeeneld v. General Motors. McEwan Pgrk No o; Eastbourne v. Taita, Eastbourne; Empire v. Todd Motors, North Park No. - : Gear United v. Bell Park, Hutt Recreation Ground; Trafalgar Park v. Meadows, Trafalgar Park No. 1. , . The Wellington V omen s Cricket Association will play the following jumoi fixtures this afternoon: —Aitkens v. Y.W.C.A.. at Emerson Street No. 1 ; Lower Hutt v. Kilbiriiie, at Nairn Street; Hannahs v. College Old Girls, at Tanera Crescent; Technical Day Girls v. Technical Old Girls, at Emerson Street No. Bowls. The semi-final stage in the Wellington Bowling Centre’s penant competition will be completed this afternoon. Thorndon plays Hataitai and Kelburn plays Victoria, two rinks from each club phiying at home and two playing away. The final of the junior pennant competition between Petone and Lyall Bay will be played at the Thorndon green this afternoon. ■; Intei'-Clul) Tennis. Following is the draw for the interclub matches to bo played under control of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association to-day:—

First division, men: Thorndon v. Island Bav, Wellington B v. Newtown A. Wellington A v. Varsity. Brougham Hill a bye. Seatoun v. Newtown B. First division, women: Newtown v. Thorndon. Wellington A v. Brougham Hill, 'Wellington I! a bye. Second A division, men : Karori v. Wellington. Ngahoa v. Seatoun. Newtown A v. Technical B. Roseneath a bye. Second B division, men: Miramar v. Newtown Colts. Byall Bay v. Technical A, Island Bay a bye. Second division, women: Karori v. Miramar. Technical v. Island Bay, Seatoun v. Varsity, Newtown a bye. Third A division, women : Wadestown v. Wellesley. Fourth B division: Miramar B v. To Rama A, Bawhiti v. Rintoul Street. Roseneath v. Miramar A. Byall Bay a bye. Swimming. The Wellington Swimming Club will hold a programme of races at Te Aro Baths this afternoon, commencing at 2.30 o’clock. The Golf Card. The Shandon club will open the 1937 winter season with a mixed foursome today. The Manor Park club will open rhe .season with a mixed Canadian foursome bogey to-day. play commencing at noon. The Tui Glen club will open the season

to-morrow with a medal round for both men and women. Yachting. All Wellington yacht clubs will continue their club racing programmes’ thio week-end, the inter-club .14-,footer teams race and the Idle Along Challenge Shield race, postponed last week, being carried over’ until next week. Swi mining. Secondary schools’ relays, both girls and boys, primary school relays. Walker and Hall trophy inter-club relay, oOyds. centre championship. Wellington club 1 OOyds. championship, besides several other races, will be swum at Te Aro Baths this afternoon commencing at 2.30.