SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 5 August 1919, Page 5

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

CRICKET

I BY CABLE-PEESS AssociATlOxV-coPYBIGHir [ Tfc A . r LONDO>. Aug. 2. .the Australians, m their secd&d-inn-!"igs against Surrey, have lost four^ wickets for 260, and declared their innmgs closed Collins made 75, Taylor o4 Willis .(not out) 55. The crowd protested against the slow batting and the late declaration. Surrey in their second innings lost on e wicket for 84, and the match was drawn. * . Surrey's correct score fo r the second KfouT °ne WlCket f°r H°bb* The Australians were greatly barracked for their slow batting, sacrificing a sporting chance of victory in order to make defeat impossible A spectator entered the ring and argued with the umpires, urging that tho crowd was impatient at the uninterest- * ing batting.

FOOTBALL

AUCKLAND AND THE AMENDEDRULES.

WELLINGTON, Aug. <L At a meeting of Jhe Management Committee of the N.Z. Rugby Union to-night, Mr T. H. Jones, who recently returned from Auckland, said noattended a meeting of the Auckland Union s executive, and had been givenr to understand that only five of the amended rules had been played pending a decision of the council. It was decided to send a telegram to Auckland asking how many amended rules were played on Saturday feat, and to hold a special meeting to consider the reply. The New South Wales Union wrote that it was prepared to fa'l in with the suggestion to hold a conference and discuss an International Board of Control. It- was decided to reply suggesting a conference of delegates representing Queensland, New South "Wales, and New Zealand, to be held about themiddle of October.

REFEREES' ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the North Taranaki Referees' Association ' was held last night, when a lengthy discussion took place over various grievances against the Taranaki Rugby Union. It was decided not to make any further appointments until after a conference had been held between the Referees' Association and the Taranaki Rugby Union. Mr McLeod, chairman of the Management Committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union, later attended the meeting and stated that he would endeavor to arrange a conference on Thursday at Stratford. It was then decided to make the appointments for this week. —News.

HOCKEY

The f'-iloiring will represent Hawerav Rivals (men's team) against Kaponga, at Hawera, on Thursday, at 3.30 p.m.: H. • Jacka, J. Vowless, M. Brown, T. Jarvie, G. Gomer, H. Moller, McFadgen, A. Guy, F. Sage, C. Morrissey, F. Simpson. Emergencies: R. Gardi-& ncr, E. Maguinness.

GOLF

The drawing has been made for ths championships in ihe men's club, and. the matches will b<?gin as soon as members wish. The committee ;ask that juniors, in view of the number of entries, to get off their matches as early as possible. The drawing is a» follows; Seniors (first round) —Sutton v.. Lewes, Pratt v. Glasson, Bayley v. Salmon, Page v. Ryan. Byes: Cox v. JpW^ O'Callaghan v. Caplen. Juniors (first round); —Murphy. v; HI - G. Brocjie, Philipson y, Gomer, *T. Tayl lor v. Douglas, E. Smith v. Kururangt, Etheringtori v. E. Marshall, Candy v. MePherson, James v. Bishop, Daniel v.. Suisted, Yinnjcombe v. E. Ferguson, Wallace v. Hutchins, Duffill v. S. A. Chisholm, Gibson v. dimming, P. Brodie v. Tvson, Smith (bank) v. Cuff, T. A. Taylor v. Bolton, B. Chisholm a bye. A ladies 1 team from Patea visited Hawera last week and played a localteam. After a series of close and interesting matches the result was *• draw, three wins each, one match being halved. Results were as follows, Patea mentioned first in each case:-— Miss Gibson I v. Mrs McLean 0, Mrs Thompson i v. Miss Burgess i, Mm Booth 1 v. Mrs French 0, Miss Taylor 0 v. Mrs Kimbell 1, Mrs Pulley 0 v. Mrs N. Caplen 1, Mrs Simmons 1 v. Miss Caplen 0, Mrs Dunne 0 v. Mrs Candy 1.