SPORT TODAY

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 127, 22 February 1941, Page 7

SPORT TODAY

Wellington Rowing Regatta PROVINCIAL ATHI .ETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS Followers of outdoor sports in Wellington will have a wide choice of attractions this afternoon. The events set down for decision include the Wellington rowing regatta, the Wellington amateur athletic championship meeting on the Basin Reserve, and cricket, interelub tennis, and baseball championship competitions. A special cricket attraction will be the match between a team from Trentbntn Mobilization Military (’amp and im eleven representing the Wellington Cricket Association on the Hutt Recreation G round. Wellington Regatta. The Wellington Amateur Rowing Association's annual regatta on Port Nicholson this aftoriioooii' will be confined, to crews from the four Wellington clubs — Wellington. Star, Petone, and University. War conditions prevented Christchurch and Wanganui clubs from sending crews Ibis year. The programme will open with the race for the Welterweight Junior Fours at. 2 o’clock, and then will follow the Maiden Pairs, Junior Singles, Youths' Fours, Junior Pairs. Maiden Fours, Handicap Single Sculls. Maiden Doubles, and Senior Fours. Athletic Championships. All the leading athletes of the province will be seen at the Basin Reserve today, when the Wellington provincial amateur athletic championships will be decided. Senior, junior, and women's titles will be at stake; the programme will open at 10.45 a.nt., and events will be kept going till 1 p.m., when the luncheon adjournment will be taken. The afternoon racing will start at 2 p.m. and continue till 5 pan. Cricket. The teams for the match between an Army team and an eleven from the Wellington Cricket Association on the Hutt Recreation Ground will be: — Army train Second Lieutenant R. A. Barlow (Hawke's Bay}, Lance Corporal J. A. R. Blandford (Wellington, Auckland. and New Zealand), Lance Corporal G. G. Cleverley (Midland and New Plymouth), Pte. R. <>. Gwilliam (Hutt), Staff Sergeant F. Holz (Wanganui and Mnnawafu), Lance Corporal 11. B. Massey (Manawatu, Wellington, Wairttrapa, and New Zealand). Lance Corporal A. W. McCoy (Auckland and Taranaki), Pte. J. 11. I’otier (Wellington), Pte. G. A. Robertson (Manawatu), Pte. T. M. Sharp (Poverty Bay and Auckland), Pte. A. U. Wiles (Auckland), and Second Lieutenant D. C. Cooper (University and Karori), twelfth man. Wellington eleven: C. K. Pnrsloe (Johnsonville), captain, F. B. Kerr (Wellington), J. Dalton (Institute), W. Burton (Kilbirnie), J. Duffy (Karori), B. Bush (Midland), C. Richardson (’Wellington College Old Boys), R. Buchan (Hutt), A. Riddols (Petone), J. McCarthy (St. Patrick's College Old Boys), R. Wright (Hutt). Play will start at 1 p.m. The following senior championship matches will he played this afternoon : — Wellington association : Karori v. Wellington, at Karori; Kilbirnie v. Institute, at Kilbirnie 1: Midland v. Hutt, at Hutt; Oi l Boys v. University. Kelburn 1. Mercantile League: Harbour Board v. Woolworths, Wakefield No. 7; Hannahs v. Smith and Smith, Newtown No. 7; W.M. Club v. Justice, Kilbirnie No. 5; Amalgamated Bricks v. Customs, Newtown No. 1. Hutt Valley association: Moera Stop Out v. Bell Park, Bell Park; Upper Hutt v. General Motors, Upper Hutt; Trafalgar Park v. Metiers United, Petone Rec. No. 1; Empire v. Eastbourne, Eastbourne. Women's association: —Senior: Technical Ohl Girls v. Wellington, Prince of Wales 2; College Old Girls v. Training College. Prince of Wales 1. Junior: College Old Girls v. Kilbirnie, Emerson Street; Onslow v. Midland, Nairn Street; Technical A v. Trinity. Tanera Crescent. All matches must begin at 1.45 p.m. Lawn Tennis. The 'Wellington Lawn Tennis Association will hold trial games at Miramar this afternoon with a view to the selection of the Wellington team to meet Canterbury for the 'Wilding Shield at Miramar early next month. The following interclub matches will be played at Miramar this afternoon:— Senior women: Wellington v. Brougham Hill, Inland Ba.v v. Newtown A. Thorndon v. Newtown B. Second divinion women, final: Seatoun v. Broadway. Third division men : Crawford Hill v. Hataitai. Miramar v. Te Ope A, Technical v. Seatoun, Newtown v. Talavera. Third division women : Crawford Hill v. Seatoun. Salamanca v. Te Ope A. Fourth division: Technical v. Te Ope, Crawford Hill v. Miramar, Roseneath v. Broadway. Lawn Tennis League.—The Wellington Lawn Tennis League will hold its champion of champions singles and doubles tournament on the Rongotai College courts today, play starting at 9 a.m. Players not available in the morning must be ready at 1 p.m. Hutt Valley association: The Hutt Valley Lawn Tennis Sub-Association will play the following senior interclub matches this afternoon, plav starting at 1.30 Senior A: Lower Hutt B v. Hutt Bowling, Hutt Bowling; Petone v. Muritai, Petone; Lower Hutt A v. Eastern. Lower Hutt. _ __ Senior B : Koro Koro v. St. Augustine, Koro Koro; Lower Hutt v. Eastern, Eastern: Randwick v. Hutt Bowling, Randwick. Baseball. The Wellington Baseball Association will continue its league championship competitions this afternoon, when the following International League games will be decided :— M ebb's Gym. v. Ford. Petone No. 1, 3-30 ji.m.; Miramar v. Hutt, Polo No. 2, 3.30 p.m.; Broadway Demons v. Jenkins Gym., Polo No. 1, 3.30 p.m.