LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18259, 26 April 1923, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

OLYMPIC GAMES. A scheme to raise sufficient funds to semi) about fifty New Zealand representatives to the British Empire Exhibition sports and Olympic Games has l been placed before tho Now Zealand Olympic Council by a representative of tho Dominion Advisory Board. Tho council has agreed to co-operate with tho board. In view of tbo magnitude of iho scheme, the council is urging all sports bodies in tho dominion not represented on tho council to appoint delegates to that body. Mr .1. P. Firth has been nominated for tho position of New Zealand representative on tho International Olympic Games Committee. —Wellington P.A. message. LADIES’ HOOKEY. Owing to fho condition of tho various grounds it has been decided to postpone matches until May 5. RUGBY. Tho following is tho draw for Saturday: Kaikorai v. Dunedin, BishopscoiuT; Union v. Alhambra, .(Jpoho; Pirates v. Taicri Rovers, Mosgiol; Southern v. University B, Tahuna; Zingari v. University A, Tahuna. SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS, At the itepid baltlis (this (evening iho Swimming Championship Carnival organised by the New Zealand Swimming Association will commence. Mis;; Gwitha Shaud, tho world's champion swimmer, will no doubt bo tho great attraction. Her career in tho swimming world lias been, followed with pride by all New Zealanders. She. in Iho holder of tho world’s record for the j-milo. Miss Minnie Jcpson (of Dunedin), the New Zealand junior champion and holder of the New Zealand record, will «■!»> bo a competitor, and will make an attempt this evening on her own New Zealand tocord. The chief events for to-night arc tho 100yds and 440yds Otago Provincial Championships, also iho Otago Diving Championship, in which will be scon New Zealand’s best divers. There arc numerous oilier inierclub handicaps and schools’ championships, entries for which are exceedingly pood. Tho programme commences at 8 o’clock sharp.