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Evening Star, Issue 18717, 20 August 1924, Page 5

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SOCOEE, ' NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. Tho committee of the New Zealand Football Association last night agreed to write thanking Mr NR L. Richards for arranging tho Rotorua part of the- tour of the Chinese team, which was entertained with Maori hakas and much enjoyed tho programme of entertainment. Hawke’s Ray and Poverty Bay wove given permission to play a representative match on. August 23. The Butler Association sent a. late challenge for the Brown Shield, and Auckland (tho. holders) had replied that they could not accept. The Poverty Bay Association reported that tho following players had boon suspended for misconductT. Hill. 11. Hill, and C. Penny for the remainder of the season, and J. M‘Kay for four playing Saturdays. The Grcymouth Association asked permission to admit school children free to the Chinese matches.--It was decided to admit schoolboys, the age limit to bo fourteen, to all the remaining matches in the tour, including the test matches. Both tho Chinese games at Christchurch will be played at Lancaster Park. THE SECOND TEST. Tho following team has been selected to represent New Zealand against the Chinese in the second test at Wellington oh Saturday : Ewing (Wellington), Anderson (Otago) and M'Kinistry (South Auckland), M'Creanor (Canterbury), Roots (Poverty Bay), and Mecsluim (Auckland), MTbugall (Otago), Dacre (Auckland), Cook (Southland), Lothian (Wellington), and Williams (Auckland). SATURDAY’S MATCHES. Trial match, Culling Park, 2.45. -Second Grade (Knock-out Semi-final). — Technical Old Roys v. Northern, Gardens. —Fourth Grade (A Section). — Maori Hill v. Y.M.C.A., Oval 3; High School v. Technical Old Boys, Littlebourne, 1.45; Mornington v. Ravensbourne, Mornington. —Fourth Grade (B Section).— Normal v. Southern, Oval 2; Taieri v. Port Convent, Littlebourne; Old v. Northern, Robin Hood, 1.45. —Fifth Grade (A Section).— Port Convent v. Mornington, Mornington, 1.45; Technical College v. High School A, Oval 3, 1.45; Havensbonnre v. Y.M.C.A. Rovers, Gardens, 1.45. —Fifth Grade (B Section).— High School B v. Southern, Robin Hood; Y.M.C.A. Swifts v. Northern, Oval !i, 1,45; High School C a bye, RUGBY. EASTERN DISTRICT TEAM. The following players will represent Eastern District against Otago juniors, at Waikouaiti, on Saturday next:—Full-back, Hiddlestone (Dunbaek); three-quarters— Bray (Waikouaiti), Stringer (Palmerston), J. Spillane (Palmerston); five-eighths—Kil-gour (Seacliff), Gunn (Dunbaek); halfback, To Tau (Waikouaiti); forwards—W. M'Lew (Dunbaek), Stewart (Palmerston), M. Spillane (Palmerston), Williams (Seacliff, captain), Quinn (Palmerston), M’Gallum (Waikouaiti), S. Burt (Shag Point), Ilallum (Waikouaiti). Emergencies; Bade, Smith (Palmerston); forwards —Hoad (Waikouaiti), Burns (Dunbaek).

THE PAYNE TROPHY. [Special io ms ‘Star.’] CHRISTCHURCH, August 20. The conditions on which the special train to bo run to Dunedin to allow Canterbury people to see the Payne trophy match between Otago ■ University and Christchurch Old Boys on August 50 were given bv Mr A. Dey at the meetnig of the Rugby Union last night. He sr.id Hat 100 second class passengers or seventy first class passengers would bo necessary, and tho train would leave Christchurch at 9 p.m. on tho Friday and Dunedin at the same time on tho Saturday. If about wO passengers were obtained the fares would be at excursion rates, and passengers would be taken at those rates as far as CimaM. Tho Otago Union ha'd suggested Mr A. Eckhold as the referee. It was decided that, ns the Old Boys’ team approved of tho referee, Mr Eckhold be appointed. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. A Sydney cable states that I rouble, has arisen in connection with the choice of a course for tho forthcoming world’s championship race between I’addon and Goodsell. The former asked for £250 expenses if he came to Sydney and rowed on the Parramatta River, hut as this is not forthcoming he wants the. rare to be rowed on the Clarence River. MEN’S HOCKEY DRAW. The following is the draw for the. second grade seven-a-sido tournament for the Mol lor Cup, to bo played on Saturday next;—* First Round.—City v. Technical Old Boys B, ’Varsity B v. Technical Old Boys A, ’Varsity A v. Albany. Second Round.r-Oity v. ’Varsity A, Technical Old Boys Av. Albany, arsity B v. Technical Old Boys B. Third Round. —City v. ’Varsity B, Albany v. Technical Old Boys B, Technical Old Boys A v. ’Varsity A. Fourth Round.—City v. Technical Old Boys A, Technical Old Boys B v. ’Varsity A, Albany v. ’Varsity B, Fifth Bound.—City v. Albany, ’Varsity A v. ’Varsity E, Technical Old Boys A v. Technical Old Boys B.

LADIES’ HOCKEY TRIAL MATCH. The following players have been selected to take part in (he trial match on tho Oval on Saturday: —J. Hanlin (Otago), E. Ballantyne (University), L. Guest (Momona), L. Spittle (Training College), V. Johns (University), A. Turner (Training College), D. Coghill (Otago), A. Smith (Training College), M. Thomson (University), P. Guest (Momona), J. Black (University), P. Lawson (Otago), ,R. Andrews (Momona), Z. Morico (Momona), E. Black (University), C. Edgar (Training College), B. Grigor (University), M. Wood (Training College), M. Adams (Training College), J, Parker (Training College), A. Foley (Otago), M. Belcher (Training College 2). ASSOCIATION MEE'I'JNO. The meeting of tho Otago Ladies’ Hockey Association was held on Monday, Mrs Kelson presiding. A letter was received from the Southland Association stating that its team could not play in Dunedin on August 23, but that it would endeavor to arrange a match on the team’s retain from the Kcw Zealand tournament, probably September 13.—A committee was elected to meet the Southland team on its way north on Saturday, and see what arrangements could be made concerning a match later. The South Otago Association wrote stating that it would bo pleased to play a team in Dunedin on Saturday, August 30. The team would arrive at 11 a.m., and return by the 5.10 train.—The Secretary reported that on receipt of this letter she had applied for the use of Caledonian Ground for August 30.—Approved. Miss Hughes advised that the Southland primary schools’ loam would play Otago primary schools on Saturday next. The use of Oval No. 1 ground was granted for this game, at 1.30. The selectors of the junior representative team applied to have all B grade matches played on the Oval on Saturday to enable them to see all the teams in one day.—Tho request was agreed to, provided the use of two grounds could be obtained from the Men’s Association, four matches to be played at 1.30 and four at 3 o’clock. It was decided to close the A grade competition. Otago defeated Momona on Saturday, and thus have a 3-point lead, and hold the cup for the year. The Secretary of the Vihcent Sub-asso-ciation advised that her association had arranged the matches versus the Otago touring team as follows : —Roxlyij’gb, Tues-

clay; Alexandra, Wednesday; Cromwell, Thursday; Clyde, Friday. Mrs Nelson was appointed chaperon of tho team and Miss Whito manager. A letter was received from Middlcmarch asking if the junior representative team could travel cm September 5 and play on September 6 in Middlcmarch, and return to Dunedin on that day, the, billeting of players being arranged for.—lt was agreed to fall in with the proposal, and send a team on .Friday, September 5. Miss Dewar was appointed manager.

LAWN TENNIS. THE AUSTRALIANS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, August 18. At Chestnut Hills Kahns and Crocker defeated Horton and Brown, 10-8. 9-7, 6-4. They will play Brookes ami Sehlcsinger to-morrow.—A.' and N.Z. Cable, WRESTLING. Jawala and Sunni, two Indians who recently had a four-hour wrestling bout without a decision, broke their record at Auckland last night, when, after four hours and a-quarter, the referee announced a draw. ST. CLAIR GOLF CLUB. Tho nineteenth animal report of the St. Clair Golf Club show’s the membership during tho year ended July 31 to have increased from 125 to 156, the latter number comprising ninety-six full members, fifty members of the University Club, two absentee members, one honorary member, and seven junior members. Entrance fees and subscriptions produced £129 11s, and Ladies’ Golf Club subscriptions, while green fees yielded £2l 18s. The revenue for tho year totalled £591 Os 3d, but this amount, together with a credit balance of £251 13s 3d from the previous year, w : as overspent by £124 6s 7d, duo to an expenditure of £540 4s on extensions and improvements to the club-house on a considerable scale. These arc to be followed by tho installation of tho electric light. Despite. the value of the club-house having been written down to as low as £7OO in tho list of assets, these latter show’ an excess of £567 4s 3d over the liabilities. The report expresses tho club’s thanks to Mr and Mrs T." K. Sidey, Captain Knowles, and. Mr 11. F. Sincoelc for donations to the prize fund.