SPORT TODAY

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 176, 20 April 1940, Page 7

SPORT TODAY

Kilbirnie Cricket Club’s Jubilee RUGBY CLUB GAMES Tlie Rugby football clubs of Wellington will open Hie season today by playing a series of matches, tlie proceeds of which will go to club gymnasium funds. The progranmie arranged for this afternoon is as follows: — i’etone v. Poneke. at Petone; Hutt '. Atldetie. al Hutt; Marlsi Bros. 0.8. v. Pirates, at. Athletic Park; St. Patrick’s College Ol<l Boys v. Oriental, al Alhietic Park; Johnsonville v. WelJinglon, al i Johnsonville; Eastbourne v. College Old Boys, at Eastbourne. Kilbirnie Cricket Club’s Jubilee. ’the Kilbirnie Cricket Club will begin its jubilee celebrations today. At 2.15 p.m. members will assemble at Hie pavilion on Hie Kilbirnie Recreation Ground, when Kilbirnie Park will be opened by tlie mayor of \\ eliiuglqii. Mr. liislup. Certificates won by Kilbirnie teams ami players last season will be presenteii, and afternoon lea will be served. At 6.30 o’clock loiiighi Hw club will bold its jubilee dinner al Hi'- Exhibition Hotel. Lawn Tennis. '.Pile finals of tlie Wellington Lawn Tennis Association’s champion of elnimpions tournaiuent will lie played on the Newtown Club's courts this ulternuon. At 2 o'clock Miss Bevan will play. Miss J. Forrester, anti at 3 o’clock N. V. Edwards- will oppose D. G. France. Harriers. The harrier elubs will hold runs this 'afternoon. The Wellington Club will set off from Hie Worser Bay .Swimming sheds at 2.30 and nut from Seatoun Kiosk as previously announced. Tlie Metlio-dis-t Club will start, from tlie Brooklyn Metiiodisi Church at 2.30, ami the Brooklyn Club wi.ll assemble at Hie Lyall Bay Surf Club at 2.45. Women’s Basketball. The Wellington Basketball Association will open tlie season this afternoon with the usual two-life tournament, played in two grades. Senior A, senior B.,and thii'd-grade, will play at Mount Cook, commencing at 1.30, and all other grades will play' at Hataitai, starting at 4 o'clock. Entries will be, received on the grounds, and in order to finish tlie tourney in one day teams should take the held promptly. If the weather is wet, the tournament will be postponed for a week. Soccer. With tlie competition matches starting next Saturday, many of the teams hate arranged practice games for this alternoon. Tlie Petone and Miramar Rangers senior and junior teams will play at Petone Recreation Ground. A bus for the Miramar Rangers’ players will leave the Capitol Theatre at 12.30 p.m. Waterside will play two matches against a team from a ship in port at Wellington, both at Kclburn Park, starting at 1.30 p.m. The Onslow and Diamond senior teams will play at Anderson Park at 2.45 p.m. Teams composed of lower grade players from the two clubs will play at Anderson Park nt 1.15 p.m. and at 2 p.m. a combined Diamond ami Onslow junior team will play a shipping team. Marist and Swifts will also play on Anderson Park. Hie seniors tit 3.15 p.m.. the juniors nt 2.15 p.m. and tlie fourths at 1.15 p.m. Technical Old Boys will practice a Kilbirnie Farli; at 3 p.m., 4th, 3rd and junior grades, and nt 3.45 p.m., seniors.