ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14511, 27 October 1910, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

.. CRICKET. H AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. / Jollowij is the draw for the gatur- , ! played under the Auckland Association next Saturj,v 1 i day and the following Saturday • FIRST GRADE. Eden v. Ponsonby (at Eden Tark). . - : Darnell v. North Shore (at >orth snore;. ' University v. Grafton (at the Domain). SECOND GRADE. ■" Eden A v. Ponsiffiby (at Victoria Part). Parnell v. Waitemata (at the .Domain). University v. Ural tor. (at Eden B v. North Shore (at North Shore}. third GRADE. A DIVISION'. Ci'ivereity V. Ponsonby (at the Domain). North Shore v. Waitwnata (at Isortta bhore). Eden A t. Grafton (at Eden Park). Eden B v. Parneli (at the Domain). B DIVISION. Ponsonby v. Eden (at Eden .Park). _ • Grafton v. Korth Shore (at >.ort,k Show). Waitemata v. Parnell (at- \ictoria lark). associated LEAGUE. ■ The matches under the Associated Cricket jjeamje will commence on Saturday. .Following f la the. draw for the first matches:— ! Senior Grade.— v. Jewellers (at the Do- > main). Star v. Arawa (at the Domain). . ' Junior Grade. Benedict's v. .St, Heliei? (at \ (St. Helieis Bay), HKBJO.D v. Holy J.nnitj (at the 1 Domain). CHURCHES' ASSOCIATION, The following are the Churches' Association fixtures far Saturday— Senior Grade..— section: St. John's v. All Saints' (at Victoria Park), Brotherhood v. I.M.L.A. (at Victoria Park), W.Y.M.I. v. Mount Eden Baptist (at Domain). B secf.ion: Brotherhood v. Y.M.C.A. (at Victoria Park). St. Peter's v. Ivatilioo. T-fat Victoria Parfc'i, St. John's v. Mount- Koskill I P.M. (at "Victoria Park), Mount Eden i.M. v. Luxcdsior (at Victoria Park). Junior Grade.— Mary's v. Ellerslie (at Do-,-sniin), St. Matthew*! v. St. John's (at Domain), 1 St. Sepulchre's v. Devonport, (at Devonport), S V.T.M.I. * bye. \ In this competition the following players will ; represent Elltrslie juniors against St. Mary's juniors:— Kimber, Matthews, Crowe, Wad- , dell, F. Peek, E. Peek, Brown, McNeill, Gronvall, i Henderson; emergency, Mossman. } . . WAIHiL ASSOCIATION. [3y TELEGRAPH.OWS COERESPOXDENY.] f . WAIHI, Wednesday. ; At ».>meetiag of delegates to the TVaihi Cricket ' Association, Sir: Mcliennan presiding, it -was de•cided that the cup patches commence on Satur- ; i day, November 5; that three rounds be played, 1 with power to add to the number before the last V round begins; that; matches commence punctu- ' «Dy tt three o'clock, and ii any eleven is not pre'spared to start at 'the appointed time the match •Tmy be claimed by the other side. The draw re- .- salted as follows: —November 5 and 12: Waikino f ■*. West (No. 1 wicket), Kianga v. Suburbs (No. m 2 wicket). November 19 and 26: Waikino v ' •7 Suburbs and Kiacga v. West. December 3-and t-JjO: West v. Suburbs and Kianga v. Waikino. LAWN TENNIS. AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. .. '.'A meeting of delegates to the Auckland Lawn 'Tennis Association was held last evening in the I Amateur Sports Clu'jroom. Mr. H. B. Cooke occupied the chair. i "; A letter was received from.the town cleric subi mrtticg the City OwncH's terms for the Domain I tennis courts, vis., ground rent of £20 per annum i «bd 5. per cent, interest on the ooet of the C pavilion, which is not to exceed in all £300, «ad ntlje upkeep and maintenance of the courts, It was ' i stated by delegates that. there were several del fects in the construction of the courts. • It was .'•decided to refuse the Council's offer, and the .I- secretary -wag instructed- draw the attention of ' the councillors to the present unsatisfactory con- ■ dition of the courts and grounds. - Correspondence tu read from the Canterbury i and Otagodelegates with respect to the recent annual meeting. of the 'New Zealand Association, 'when the matter of representation, was dealt with. \ The feeling of the meeting was against the pre- . : -sent system of representation. -A : sub-committee, Z-\ consisting of Meters. Biss, A. S. C. Brown, Cooke, » -Grigson, and Martin, was appointed to eommuni- \ cate with the Canterbury and Otago Associations to draft proposal for future action and to report to » further meeting. . -.Mr. Bias's motion to allow » player, being a > member of two clubs, after having played for one • yof the clubs, to have the right to apply to the & jwjdatsan for permission to play for the other if ' toe 00 desires, was defeated.. ' If'A by-law was adopted mating it compulsory for , 1 5 the' ean*aa bands 'on thei top of nets to be not ; / more* than. Sin deep. . ". Mr. Xi. G. Murray was appointed to fill the vacant position of honorary secretary. It was de- . ' tsided to vote a bonus of £12 as remuneration for * ; service*. : i ' Ihe Papatoetoe CSub ga.ve notice'of withdrawal v from the third grade in the club competition. It was (kidded to. take the Otshahu Club from the I second grade to All the vacancy. This alteration f-. ; { so* leaves four clubs in each of the .three grades: . ; ©t. the inter-club competitions. ; ■- . It m* decided to bold a handicap tournament, subject, to tie necessary permission being .'fniDted. oil December 9, 26, and 27. ' v The following committee was appointed to artttaage lot the , provincial championship contests , Axifi to' act as » Match Committee to govern the ■ iriter-cinb competitions: Messrs. Grigson, Ofilaon, .See, Shepherd, and A. S. Brown. ; . In the event of an equal number of points being < scored by the Auckland and Devonport Clubs in. ° Uthe 'forthcoming challenge match, it was decided : £6 base the result on the number of gomes scored : ■*r the two clulw! : ;. 1 Hearty.votes of thanks.were passed to Mr. T. ,H. Grigam for ids past valuable services as .eecre- : tiry and to Mr. H. X. Cooke for attending the ''manual meeting of this New Zealand Association ' ,wk "Wellington. BILLIARDS. -: ' »' TATTERSALL'SCLUB TOUBNA- V V TATTSRSALL'S CLUB TOURNA- : 'V, : /„ \ ■ ' MWT. ... All arrangements for the tournament to be held ' • k *t- Tattersall's Club ore now well forward. An Al;©ock standard table, which, will, be used for the i Cart time «t the tourney,' is ready, but a few , '.wore detail* will havff.to: bo attended to before • ; the. tournament is coimeooed. Entries closed t yesterday, TO players;; entering. Amongst; the . / reatraats are a number of prominent players, in--dsdßas' J. Ryan, who ' was amateur champion of Auckland two years ago. if. Dovelock, the present ; ; champion, STill be unable to compete, as he is i away from Auckland'. Trophies of a valine of £50 ; Trill be gjvcn.' -comirrised of: First prize, trophy ; (or order) £35. Beobiid trophy (or order) £10, and » third trtofcr. (or.order) £5. -i