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Evening Star, Issue 18030, 26 July 1922, Page 6

SPORTING

AUSTRALASIAN ATHLETIC CHAMPION SHIPS. BRISBANE, July 26, (Received July 26, at 2 p.m.) Tho Athletic Association unanimously decided against the New Zealand proposals regarding Australasian championships. LAWN TENNIS. AUSTRALIAnTIn AMERICA. Press Association—(By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, .July 25. (Received July 26, at 11.10 a.m.) Patterson, Anderson, 'Wood, and Wer- 1 theim arrived by the Majestic. They will piay exhibition matches at the Crescent and Athletic Clubs’ courts on Saturday. They have been invited to practise at Sea- I bright in preparation for the tournament ' there next week. MEN'S HOCKEY. Messrs Les Ireland and E. Gillespie, the ( Otago men selected to play in this match at Nelson on Saturday next, loft for the north by the express this morning.

MINIATURE. RIFLE SHOOTING. A keen match between Railway and North End was fired last night on the central range. The results wero as follow ; North End.—Dolphin and Ogg 99; Cameron and Crimp 97; Wignaii 96; Ruddiman and Gilhek 95; Mil ward and Gourlay 94; Bruce 95 —total, 959. Railway.—Smith 98 ; R. M v Dougall 97; Bain, M’Farlano, and Gillespie 96; Parsons, Ferguson, and Yeoman 95; Wellington 95; Dean 93—total, 956.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. Owing to several players who wore originally picked facing unable to travel' to Invercargill, the following team will represent Otago against Southland on Saturday, the 29th inst:— i Goal, Leaker (Old Boys); right fu.ll- ! back, Anderson (Seacliff); left full-back, Simpson (Northern); right half, M’Evoy (Southern); centre, Dry-den (Northern); i loft half, M'Calium (Northern); forward I —Outside . right, Dunn (Kaitangata); inI side right, Murray (Seaclifi!); centre, Ruddiman (Northern); inside loft, Fraser (Old Boys); outside left, Stevens (Mornington). ,T, Dry dsn has been appointed captain of the team and T. Ruddiman manager. The team leaves Dunedin on Friday at 8.25 a.m.