TODAY’S SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 7

TODAY’S SPORTS

League Match Against South Auckland

BASKETBALL TRIALS

Given fine weather today, followers, of outdoor sport should enjoy an interesting afternoon, in Wellington, as a varied programme has been arranged. Representative League Match. A special attraction at Newtown Park will be the-New Zealand trial match to assist in picking the Rugby league team to tour Great Britain and France, fine contending teams this afternoon will be the strong South Auckland thirteen and the Wellington side. Play will start at 2.45. 1 A curtain-raiser will be supplied at I.oU by a match between tw’o Wellington senior teams, City and Suburbs. Rugby Union. The Wellington Rugby Union will proceed with its grade championship competitions this afternoon, /when the following senior matches will be decided: First Division : Petone v. 'Wellington, Athletic Park, 2.45; Hutt v. Wellington College 0.8., Hutt Recreation No. 1, 2.45; Eastbourne v. Marist, Petone No. 1, 2.45; Johnsonville v. Poneke, Johnsonville No. 1, 2.45 ; Athletic v. St. Patrick s 0.8., Anderson Park, 2.45; University v. Oriental, Keiburn, 2.45. ~. , TT ~ Second Division: Huttv. Athletic, Hutt Recreation No. 2, 2.45; Miramar v. Marist, Polo No. 1, 2.45; Onslow v. M eliington, Athletic Park, 1.15; Petone v. Poneke, prince of Wales No. 1,2.4 a. Association Football. The Wellington Football Association will control the following first division matches this afternoon : — Replay Chatham Cup, 2.30 p.m.: Hospital v. Swifts, Basin Reserve No. 1. First A Division, 2.45 p.m.: Technical Old Boys v. Diamond, Keiburn; Waterside v. Seatoun, Basin Reserve Nd. 2, 2.30 p.m.; Petone v. Marist, Petone. First B Division, 2.45 p.m.: Scottish Wanderers v. Lower Hutt, Hutt Recreation Ground: Nada v. Institute Old Boys, Hospital; Miramar Rangers v. Onslow, Nairnville; Stop Out v. Training College, Kilbirnie. Men’s Hockey. The Wellington Hockey . Association will continue its grade championship competitions this afternoon with the following senior matches: — First division: Hutt v. Huia 1, Karon No. 8, 3 p.m.; Karori I v. Karon 11, Karori No. 2, 1.40 p.m.; Huia 3v. lechnical, Hutt Recreation, 3 p.m.: Wesley v. Huia 2. Karori No. 2, 3 p.m. Second division : Karori 1 v. Karon _, Karori No. 7, 3 p.m.; Technical v. We 1lington 2, Nai Nai No. 1, 3 p.in.; Wellington 1 v. Varsity, Nai Nai No. o 3 p.m.; Karori 3 v. Hutt, Hutt Park No. 1, 3 p.m. _ , Reserve division: Taubmans v. Wesley. Nai Nai No. 2, 3 p.m.; Wellington v. Varsity 1. Hutt Park No. 2, 3 p.m.; Island Bay v. Petone 1, McEwan Park >o. 1, 3 p.m.; Varsity 2 v. Petone 2, McEwan Park No. 2, 3 p.m. Women's Hockey. The Wellington ’Women’s Hockey Association will play the following senior matches :— Senior A: Training College v. 1.0. G. (1), Karori, 3 p.m.; T.O.G. (2) v. Hutt Valley. Woburn fl). 2 p.m.; Hutt United v. Varsity, Woburn (1), 3 p.m.: Poneke v. College Old Girls, Newtown (1), 3 p.m. Senior B: St. Joseph's v. Wenerei, Nairn Street, 3 p.m.; P.T.O.G. v. Hutt Valley,’Woburn (2), 3 p.m.; Training College v. T.0.G., Nairn Street, 2 p.m.; Upper Hutt v. Karori West, Upper Hutt, 2.30 p.m.; Hospital v. College Old Girls, Newtown (1), 2 p.m. Harriers. Wellington harrier clubs will hoid their weekly runs this afternoon. Basketball. The selectors for the Wellington Basketball Association desire the following players to report for senior B representative trials at Mt. Cook courts today: — Forwards: C. Pepperill, E. Mclnuess. D. Burns, P. McGoldrick, H. Musgrove, B. Young, L. Thomson, M. Read, D. Barkley, M. Scott,, D. Stephenson, P. Barker. Centres: F. Costello, I. Edwards. B. Urquhart, T. Taylor. N. Potton, L. Dallaston, D. Green, A. Slewart, E. Hawkey, M. Blackwell, J. Firth. Defenders:’M. Shaab. J. Whittle. A. Paulin, E, Simpson, A. Freed, G. Anderson, D. Martin. K. Owens. A. Dailey. The Hutt Valley Basketball Association will continue its championship games this afternoon, when the following A grade matches will be played : Randwick Al v: Randwick A2. Hutt Central No. 1, .1.30 p.m.; H.V.O.G. V. Kia Ora. Hutt Central No. 1, 1.50 p.m.; Convent v. MacDufls, Hutt Central No. 2, l.:;O p.m.; Hutt Aotea v.Upper Hutt, Hutt Central No. 2, 1.50 p.m. Whippet Racing. The Petone Whippet Racing Club will hold ft handicap meeting at Hutt Park this afternoon. Road Cycling. The outstanding event on the amateur road Cycling programme today will be the 35-miie open road race to be conducted by the Port Nicholson club at Island Bay. The race will start from Derwent Street at 2.30, and the course will be two laps to Brooklyn and Lyall Bay, finishing in Derwent Street. The juniors will race over one lap of the same course, the seniors being started first. The IVellington Cash Cycling Club will conduct a 35-mile road race, starting from the Grand National Hotel, Petone, at 2.15 p.m.