ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18552, 9 November 1923, Page 14

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

m ....LAWN'.TOIS. ' NOTE* AND COMMENTS. THE AUCKLAND/ASSOCIATION All clubs were a hive of industry on l\ J . " Saturday last, and the beautiful weather 5 V -J/ lent itself to the gaiety of the various i> functions organised for opening day. Rom now, on serious attention will need 8; be paid to practice by those seeking V cbamnionship honours at the New Zealand meeting, which starts on Boxing Day at Christchurch. ■'■-.-. -As inter-club matches do not start until November 17 Saturday will provide-an-. . ' other opportunity : for membersof the Stanley Street court* to play. A number of new members were elected this week, but the list is not yet full. It is surprising that these courts are not better patronised by members of clubs located over the water, or in the more distant, parts of Auckland's suburbs. The opportunity for singles practice of an evening should be a great inducement to these players to join. Members have the privilege of taking visitors for play on pay- | ment of a small fee. j "The monthly meeting of the Auckland j Association was held on Tuesday evening, : Mr. Hugh Thomson presiding. The interclub scheme, for senior grade competition, arrived at as a result of a meet- ; ing between the inter-club sub-com-mittee and : a representative of each of the senior ■ clubs, was adopted. All the inter-club matches for all grades start on November 17. The exhibition matches played by. the Australian Davis Cup team showed a profit, after dividing equally with the Australian Association, of approximately £40. HH Wilding Memorial Shield. * Correspondence was read at the Auck- j land Association's meeting in connection With Auckland's challenge for the Wilding Memorial Shield, which is a competition between teams from the associations affiliated to the New Zealand Association. At present this is held by the Canterbury Association, and both Wellington and Auckland are anxious to play for it while ■their teams are in Christchurch for the championship meeting. The rules provide that challenging shall commence from. October 1 in each year, and the Auckland and Wellington Associations both had theirs in on that date, the former for Christmas and New Year's Days and the latter for New Year's Day and . the . "day following. "'".•>.■■'.;:■ ■"...;. \ ■-" ■:'■"■ ♦i ; Some misunderstanding •. exists over the interpretation of the rule governing the method to be adopted in tendering challenges, which , the. rule ... states must :be sent (a) to the secretary of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association and (b) r 'ia the secretary of the defending association, so that it shall reach the latter 21 dear days before the date- on which it w 'Proposed to hold - the match. The Auckland Association complied with section (a); of the rule, and waited acceptance by the New Zealand Association before ; fulfilling flection (b). '?. This has now been done, and all is in order. t < The Wellington Association, however, obtained an ac<?eptanc*i of their challenge from the Canterbury Asso-' '} ciation on September 29. This is ultra • vires, as the rules provide that the right to challenge commences on October I. The New Zealand Association : is having diffi: r '.jstfty in i deciding which shall have the' ■'•' first match. Auckland's chances seem the Hbetter, for it- v has complied with all the . : regulations, and its first date, Christmas Day, is prior to that asked for by the. ! „ tWellington Association. l. The distance bejEveen Auckland and Christchurch, ; entail ;iag heavy travelling expenses, is another factor which should have every consideration. ''' ;• ?i-" :".-■'V ' " • -"■ _•■* ,""*.. Encouraging Junior Players. ■—Messrs. Hickscn, Ohlson, and Thomson, '■, have > been 7 ; elected 's a 'sub-committee to ■'-. j foster junior tennis at the clubs. .The ,sscheme suggested; is to induce i; clubs to appoint sab-committees to take-an interest , in the 5 juniors,, obtain for ? them practices .■-..;■, *;•' against senior players, correct their faults, .; .ensure ; their study of. suitable books,,on : .'■ ;■■ the game, and to arrange interchange of . ■'■ iYisits with other clubs, and possibly with other associations, eta The age. limit for classification as 7 a junior was fixed at ~- yonder 21. Clubs are recommended to inS. clude one or more ladies" on their sub- ' •committec, , so}. that the girls* side shall si so have encouragement. ; * *. >" "Messrs. " Angus, Hickson, and {Thomson jwre^elected'i a sub-committee to'-, organise ;'-•;•'•■. ■'... the country i clubs and . sub-asscciations Under the jurisdiction: of the Auckland Association into districts. It is proposed; that each district should be - * : ted to -,-.: send a team to compete at a country : tournament immediately following •. the :■ -Auckland Association's annual handicap y : tournament at Christmas time?; This would ;: enable ; country players |to : enter for , the, ','jocal tournament, then follow on with jtheir)district',' matches* ;'- : i : ;)i *!i 'r. Christmas Tournament. ' ;:/'■> It was decided toehold /; a handicap •...;■■;■ V tournament : during Christinas week, and ; the following "sub-committee ■' was ap- ■"'";■■';■■ pointed :—Messrs. Corbett, Goldie, Hicki i son, ■- A. *C. Johns, and Tonks. The association's nine courts at Stanley .Street are to be used;4bir this tournament. Already .-. challenges set* being made for places, on ■.; r the ladder,"Jhe, players on. which ' finished at the eni^^fjihtst : ' season as follows :— J ; ; Men : E. K. Griffiths, Bobson,' , Page, ; Frances Webster, «' A. C. Johns, Fotheringharo;'Ohlson, ..: Brinsden, Goates, Y. R. Johns; Tailiss, Morrison; Horne, R. •"-' B. Bartleet."•- Ladies : Miss MacfarJane, ; Miss Knight, Miss Payton, Mrs. '*.:Scbtt' Watson, MtsvHogben, Mrs.: Hodges, Miss ' Hi MacCormick,' Mrs. -Marshall, Miss VinU'ison,' Miss Ramsey, Mrs. Richter. , v^-.'.. .;-':■" I: 'As 'Messrs. Page and .France are absen- • tees this year, and R. ,J. Coates has re- , 'tired; from the: .competition,- there are ■■'■'. f. three J. vacancies. ; Members of clubs de- . sirious of filling one of these should make ' application before November 17, after : which the Selection Committee will fill "Hthe vacancies. > ' ,'v ■\£j"- Visit of New South Wales Team. -Arrangements are pending between the •* New Zealand: and the New South Wales : - Lawn Tennis Associations in respect to a ...'.•, visit of a representative team of men players from overseas, starting in December. } The Auckland Association has had submitted to, it! tentative arrangements for , a match against 7 a; local team on Friday and Saturday, .December 14 and 15. A special meeting is: being called for Mon- : ' /day to consider the proposals. ■ :'.v£,!i- - ■'■■''"■ —-i'i- ;.' '''" "i ~ '-.;.'--- : '"-i|. ':' : f GOLF. . g ROCKY DOWNS CLUB. [Mi TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.! ;gf ".' '■ MATAMATA. Thursday. f • A general meeting of , the Bocky Downs (Matamata) Golf Club was . held on Tuesday evening, principally, to conr<i.der isletter from the Matamata club suggesting a meeting of delegates to discuss the amalgamation of the „ two clubs'. It 'was : decided that three -'members • of "the' com- ' mittee meet the delegates of the Matamata 'V club, the foundation of the negotiations to : :■-««-'■• that the Peria Units be ohoscn ■lax ;: : ...\ .-..-■;*, .Slay, i >^j ; After the meeting, ' the members and : '■'-■: ' f aK??T? ' 7 er -fr the euesta :of - the president, ' :; '- • -mj "'■'* • Moore-Jones, to a social evening -'-■■.-■ ••-.. J!?ffi/supper. ' ""■ %ss£&£.* M lowim S trophies .were awarded.— •I <■ EdUa?d- M T S T. T A te ', medal lft y: Mrs. V. D. :;-,:!(«, TpitV- ««» U r. M ,?- •'Lambourne. bogey; " Miss M feSSf^^'i 4 "- Johnston, L.GJJ.; bourne!- Sdi? Bo £ , G l tT* m Jr tch: T*K Lftml eclectii; <Mr£! SifeffiL, Mrs - , Lambourn*. *&t £*£* 'L.G.TJ,.' K a Mrs jjfi!! A ' Robinson, medal ::: Johnston, «s Dt o,s£!* on ' . onVclub; Mrs. s■■ ' wmm 5 l »?*■ .putting; Miss '■*• ', ■ bogey. Mrs 0n8^1D: MiBS M. Monahip; fiG? • f*. r »v*~wards, sen chaml «*rd. Igea- S" ?i a . n s oura «' best Lg TT beU. bogw- Jr. medal- J rw "°». medal; J. <V3gSl d >ursomes; S W] lac*? boiey?^* o^^ m'atch SWS SSm^-.tnmiit ■■VjVi lace( l Y *akee^toS' UKregate foursomes- w w m> Johnston

- ■ * CRICKET. - •, ■V 1....;- <':.- : y ■'■?.:',"-,.: •-■■'.';■>"(",; :';■:■.': .-\ ■..■-\r- .' '• '~'-. ■.-'-';. ■;■■.'..;■." AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. I TEAMS FOR .TO-MORROW. , The '■■ following : teams ; have . been selected for matches to >be played .under the, auspices of % the,.? Auckland Cricket Association to-morrow:— : % v '-~.- THIRD GRADE. > W.Y.M.1.-G. C; Ridden.. S. Webb, G. McCullough. H. Southern, 1». Walsh. C. Kasper. F. Skeates. F. Chapman, E. Chapman -V. Cater, E. Attwell. Jij i - Y.M.C.A.-S. Smith. Hunt, A. KirkPatrick, F. Paton. - W., Banbury. A. Birkenhead. D. McMiken. R. Irvine. A. W. Riddolls, R. H. Biddolls, G. Jonsort., S; North Shore.—Hipkins, ,Wynn; rSibbins, Colebourne. T. Smith. H. Smith. G. Jay. Kirkcaldy. Jackson, Stokes, Stoupe. I fonsonby,— Warneford (capt.). F. D. Evans, J. Ash, P. Jamieson. 0. R. Kemp. S. Draffin, A. G. Saxon, D. Cullerne. A. F. Amodeo, L. Seamer. Parris. Davis. Emergency: H. C. Stenersen. - \- ,<■ Eden.—L. Whelan, D. Gillespie. Langley, Twentyman. McCarthy. Johns, Kmsells. Mills. Neill. A. Angell.■•':.-. . v „ Parnell A v. United (at Domain).—P. Hoxapool. C. Seed. J. D. Huddleston, G. P. Murray, C. R. Ho'llis. L. Keat. J. Reeves. J. K. H. Biss. W. 6. Johnson, H. H. Fitzherb«rt, W. J. Dinftison; emergencies. S. Fletcher. R. Aubin. J. F. Kenny., / Swanson.—Robertson. < Wood. Anderson, Thompson, Jones, Kennard. Wilson, Waugh, Colebourn, Akehurst. Townscnd. C. Mettam. Telegffaph.— McGaw, McAni aulty. Leary, O'Connor, Brett, Hamilton, Roger*. Smith, Chiplin, Somera, Butler. Purcell. Heald. , „ „. % . _. rI««AJeJ>.—C. 0. KavanaKh. R. Nmkie. R. Ninkie. jun., W. E. Hall. W. E, Reeves, J Dunsmuh-. B. Ball. R. H. Exton. F. J. McCallum. P. Hartno.ll. W. J. Thompson, A. .McConnell. A. J. Rowe. ; ,- * '; FOURTH GRADE. Nor*h Shore.—Davis. Wilson. Pike. Bartley, Lipscombe, Archer. D'Authreau. Burdett. Mouut. ; Hales. -_ Fantham. >*jis y.ir.O.A. A— W. Tredrea. S. Hunter. E. Coleman, W. Cleghorn. P. Tombs. A. Miller, A. Owens. T. Taylor. L. Wolfenden, F. Bridges, T. Courtenay. .. ~ . , ■ v , Y.M.C.A. B.—H. Polwm, G. Swmton, G. Pearson. W. Wilford. S. Hislop. N. Reid. S. Bell. E. Bell, E. Sutherland, R. Bach. A. Hod.':inson. -' •■' ,>.- L . _ t'onsonby.—i.. Warneford (capt.i.Cr. H. Jones. E. Commons. G. Pieese, J. V. McDonald, . S. W. Smith... W. E. Dobson. V. E. Cook. A. H. Laing, R. Francis. C. Edwards. Emergencies: Xi. H. Jones. W. J. Smith. W. Groom. . , ~,»; ■ , , Attwell. Cox. Wright., Boreham, r'orrmgl'am. Simr«on. Boulter. Benjamin, Wood. Berridge. Clark. Skein. Swsnso".— (iv (3). Taylor (3). .Mettam, Hutaon. Hall. Thorpe. , Perries, Ross. Wrig- ! ley. "- ; ; .'" ' ■■/% ■' ■' ?" telegraph —Fielder. Kerr. Walters, McVpma->». Mitchie. Somers. Peters, Campbell. Edmonds. Preston, Clark, (Leonard. Telegraph B.—Barlow. Harris. McKeown, Peters, Youne, Edmonds, Simpson, Jones, Cook. King., Waugh, Gunn, Pearce, Labbe.

SUBURBAN ASSOCIATION.

'PICTURES FOR TO-MORROW.

The. official opening matches of the Suburban Association competition take place on Saturday at the .Domain .and Victoria Park. Owing, to wickets not being available, the association is unable to place 22 teams' in the field on the opening day, but .has hopes of i obtaining wickets to put all. the (Trades into action the following -week:,- The draw for Saturday is as follows:— Senior?. —Unity ,v. Y.M.C.A.. Domain No. 2 wicket, umpires, Messrs. BoUTKo and Gallagher ; Ponsonby. v. Ellerslie, Domain No, I wicket, umpires Messrs. Abbott and Newland; R.V.*s v. Harbour * Board, Domain No. 3. umpires Messrs. Lutener and Von der Hyde. ' . .-.■>.-..».. ; .. : --' Second Grader.—Harbour Board B v. Unity, Victoria Park; ,Otahuhu - v. Hellabys, Domain No. 4; Onehunga v. Y.M.C.A., Domain No. 5; Meat Company v. Ponsonby. Victoria Park; Tramway v. Londoners, Domain No. 6 Ellerslie v. Green Dane. Domain No. 7; Harbour Board A T. Milk Company. Victoria Park. i."■"; Third Grade.—Y.M.C.A. v. Unity. Victoria Park; Green La"e v. Eilersiie. iiJlewlie School Ground; Gasworks v. Bartons, Victoria Park; r R.V. v. Roller Mills. Victoria, Park. 'f-.il —r> h?:-.<' ■.>*'-■■■■ .•'"•<. - TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. \ • The following .teams have been selected for matches to be played under the auspices of the Auckland Suburban Association tomorrow:— .--•■ "■*'■■ v FIRST GRADE. Ponsonby A.—Dickson. lanes, Robertshaw, Roberts. - - Christian. S.;; f Huston, Ward. :,Da vies, iMackie, Palmer. Meager. : f.• r• "-h,< ■-.;,:' ""■:■ Ponsonby V Robinson, ? Smith, ; Mark- ■ wick; : Ward, -fMaanr-Tonson,? Feaver. : Otter, Avery.: Ahem. Eades,. Adshead;, ; , ■'..; :■,-, Harbour Board.—G. :; Morman. Richardson. Hutchinson, '■) N. Maxtln, Timms, Breese, [ Candy. Wright. , McLeod, ;H. V McCormick. Farrant; " reserve. Rowe. •'•■-•.•-•; ,-.•:--; j Unity.—L. Mauley. A. Leekis, F. Baker, !W. Rabbidge, . A Austin. J. Tubberty, E. White. F. Wright, W. Hendy. J. Darby, 'R. --Forbes,;-- ■-• ,-,;-■'■'■ SECOND GRADE. : ' ; Harbour Board A.—Baxter, Murray. Blincoe. Jaquiery. Turner, =■ J. Morman, 'Norman, Jack. Waldron, Barnes, Jay, Learning. Cottingham.; r - Harbour; Board B.—W. McCormick. Bagstrom, Simpson. Rose, Hendry, Douglass, Riddell. Ilbert, Beach. Thompson, Hughes, O'Connor. Saunders. « . s « Unity,—K. Knight. «R. ; Somers, J. Phillipson, A. Wells. Viscoe. A. McLeod, A. Russell. C. Wright. H. R. Turnbull. C. Ciasson, Barke. Laing. - - . : Y.M.C.A. v. Unity (at Domain).—Stallworthy, : Graham. - Miller. Gorrie. Cox, Perkirw, Elliott.; % Buiason, « Thomaa, Kas;#3rj Elsby. R. Matchel. ■■^-H;;v f ■ &%; R. and W. Hellaby, Ltd.—Houston, Cox, Cowan Williams,;?' AtWn, •,' Rimmer, Mann, Hsweb c Robinson. Pearce, Savage. Reserves: Jarrett.* Leigh, Kelly. -,••:- Y.?«t.C.A. Juniors v. Onehunga.—J. Bell, P.. Tillson. Parr, Carey, McKensie. Cable. F. Bridges,, Tregenna. Jensen, h. Sneers, Beech; emergencies, Millar, Hawkins. --'•?' THIRD'*. GRADE. Unity.—Andrews, Collier, J.', Simpson, D. McKinnon, A. Rogers, White (2). R. Rowe. F. Woods, Crewther, W. Minogue. S. Eddowes. A. Schroder, i ''. JUNIOR GRADE B. Green Lane.— Robinson. J.- Austin, A. V. Beeson, W. A. Beoson: Lemtfer, Phillips, Leach. : Piper, Baverstock, McKay, Lewis. Mac Donald... . JUNIOR"" GRADE C. _ : ' Green Lane.— v Hughes, Carter, A, Blewden. McPhearson. Mitchell, Hay, Thompson, Watkins, R. Stewart. Robinson, Robertson, Guy. ;;/> -^ jfv. v j. ':.'•. '.'■':''''-''.'.■'-'',* ■ "..-■..• ?■■-.,-■-.".' ; "■ ■;■'; >.'■ .'.'i LONDONERS V. TRAMWAYS. The following - team : will 1 represent Auckland Londoners •' in -, their match against Tramways to-morrow Humphreys, Taylor, Gotobed, Cheeseman, Howarth, H. Miller, Hodgkinson, Russell, Archer, Hart, Terry, Jenkinson, GwiUim, E. Miller. HEATHCOTE-WILLIAMS SHIELD. [BY - TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATION.] ; CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. The cricket - match r between tho Christchurch Boys' High School and St. Andrew's College for th'o Heathcote-Williams Shield was commenced . to-day. : High •< School, in the first innings, made 275, the principal batsmen being Mortlock-r (70), . Billcliff (32), Moffat (29).: Hastie (not ; out : 68), Simes (33). Armstrong (18). Bagge took three wicktets for 73. Dowling two for 39, England two for 41. Alexander two for 8, »nd Anderson one for 34. -■'> St. Andrew's replied with 40, 8 being the highest individual score/. Cromb took five wickets for ' 35,: Kearns three for 5, Hastie one for 9. The match will be continued to-morrow, BOWLING. -■;.•-.. PENNANT COMPETITIONS. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. Tihe' following teams from the Rawhiti Club will play teams from the Carlton Club to-morrow: — Carlton:, Macpherson, McInness. Shiplin. ■ Irvine; Wilmot. Burcher, •Moncur, Nooman: Price, Sykes, Oldham, Paterson. / At Rawhiti: • Good,' Stubbs. Thomson.- Haslam: Murray. FMiways, Bennett. McKinlay; Wallace. , Millard. Taylor. . Piper.;; _ : . ; p .:;■■'• ,'.':,-■' I ;-■ INTER-CLUB MATQH. V •" , WEST END CLUB. The f following teams have been selected to 'represent the West End Bowling Club in the inter-club bowling match to-mor-row:— Stanley Bay: Anstee, Tudehope, Latimer, Williams, • Parkinson, Venters, Gribble. Moselen. At Rocky Nook: Cole. H. Hardley. J. McMillan. Morley. At West End: McConnell, Woodard, W. Hardley, Horsley. , ' v ;-; CRYSTAL'. SPRINGS CLUB. Beautiful weather - conditions prevailed for the opening ceremony of the Crystal: Springs Bowling Club. Matamata. . A large number of bowlors and visitors were present. All the.: rinks were fully occupied, and some interesting Karnes were played. The president, Mr. Garland, welcomed the visitors, *nd ; called?upon: Mr. J. W. Simpson to throw the jack" and declare tho green .open for play. :. J ., , .-..^ ; -',j-.,..■;v .■- .•..., >■; ;