TODAY’S SPORT

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 109, 1 February 1941, Page 5

TODAY’S SPORT

1 Dewar Shield Athletic Meeting CRICKET COMPETITIONS The Wellington centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association will, conduct a Dewar Shield meeting on Hataitai reserve this afternoou, when the leading athletes of the province will be seen in action. The first event will start at 2.15. Cricket. The Wellington Cricket Association will continue its grade championship competitions this afternoon, when the seventh series of games in the senior competition will be completed. MidlaAd, with two wickets down for 95, will strive for an outright win over Institute Old Boys, who fell for 69 iu their first innings. This game is being played on the Basin Reserve. 4 The other match at the Basin Reserve will be between University, who, with 51 run on for the loss of two wickets, will endeavour to score their first win of the seasou against Wellington, who totalled 128 last week. There should be an exciting finish to the match between Wellington College Old Boys and Hutt on the Hutt recreation ground, as last Saturday Old Boys made only 90, aud Hutt lost eight wickets for 65. Karori, with one wicket down runs, will have to bat well to reach Kilbirnie’s solid total of 288 on the Kilbiruie recreation ground. Mercantile League.—The following A grade matches will be decided under control of the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League:—Harbour Board v. W.M. Club, Newtown No. 1; Hannahs v. Customs Agents, Kilbiruie 5 : AVoolworths (’.Amalgamated Bricks, AVakefield 7 ;'Jas. Smiths v. Justice Department, Newtown 7; Smith and Smith, a bye. Hutt Valley Association.—The Hutt Valley Cricket Association will play the following A grade games this afternoon: Moera Stop Out v. Trafalgar Park. Bell Park; Eastbourne v. Upper Hutt, North Park No. 1; Metiers United v. General Motors, Petone recreation No. 2: Empire v. Bell Park. North Park No. 2. Women's Association.—Senior. College Old Girls v. Technical Old Girls, Prince of Wales No. 2; Wellington v. (friendly), Prince of Wales No. 1. Junior: Onslow v. Technical College A, Emerson Street; College Old Girls v. Midland. Nairn Street. Lawn Tennis. The following interclub matches will be played by the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association nt Miramar this afternoon ; — Senior B men: Crawford's team v. Wellington ; Seatoun v. Talavera ; Island Bay v. Newtown. Second division men: Salamanca v. Ilataitai: Lyall Bay v. Broadway: Wadestown v. Technical. Second division wonjen: Varsity v. Broadway ; Wadestown v. Seatoun. Third division men: Crawlord Hill v. Te Ope A; University v. Ilataitai: Miramar v. Seatoun ; Technical v. Talavera ; Newtown v. Te Ope B. Fourth division : Technical v. Broadway ; Crawford Hill v. Roseneath: Miramar v. Island Bay; Te Ope. a bye. The Hutt Valley Lawn Tennis SubAssociation will play the following senior intPi-f-lub inatchru this nftornoon :—

Senior A : Lower Hutt B v. Eastern, at Eastern; Petone v. Txiwer Hutt A, nt Petone; Muritai v. Hutt Bowling, at Hutt Bowling. Senior B: Koro Koro v. Hutt Bowling, at Hutt Bowling; Lower Hutt v. Randwick, at Randwick: Eastern v. St. Augustine, at St. Augustine. The following interclub matches will bet plnyed today by the Northern Veilington Lawn 'Tennis Sub-Association: A grade: Newlamls' v. Oliarin, nt Ohnriti; Kowhni v. Rnnui. nt Ranni; I’oririia v. Johnsonville! al Johnsonville; Makara v. I’limmerton, postponed till February ■-. B grade: Ohariu v. Newlandw, at Newlan'ds; Johnsonville v. Porirua. at Pori-

rua; Glensido A v. Glenside B, at Glenside: Methodist v. Paremata, at Paremat a. Baseball. Till' Wellington Baseball Association will continue its championship matches this afternoon, when the following International League "nines will be decided :-— Webbs Gym v. Hutt. Petone No. 2, 3.30; Ji nkiim Gym v. Ford, Petone No. 1. 3.30: Miramar v. Broadway Demons. Polo Ao. 1. 3.30. . Bowls. In .accordance with n decision made by the Wellington Bowling Centre when it. decided to abandon the pennant matches this season, most of the bowling elubs in Wellington will conduct one-day tournaments today in aid of patrmtiek funds. At some greens play will contniue throungbout the day and at others it will be in the afternoon only. Yachting. Teams raws for 14-foot wntreboarders and an Idle Along handicap event will “■ held at the Royal Port Aieholson lack. Club this afternoou. Ibe L'ans Baj Yacht and Motor-Boat. < lub has declared a “free day” for members this alternoor