AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18585, 18 December 1923, Page 12

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

MANUREWA Y. PAPATO.ETOE. 1 The match between Mdnurowa and Pupae toot is (tie second gxad>» competition, under the auspice of 'the Auckland Crioke'i Association, vras played at Papatoetoe on Saturday. - The following are the, results:—* Manurevra. —First innings: ' 131. Second innings: 101 (Taplin }fL Wrightson 18). Bowling for Papatoetoe: Secqnd innings, A. Swaffieta ' took nine wickets for 63 - runs, i 3. Korr one 1 for ;8. Papatoetoe.— ijinin/cs: 45 run*. Second innings: 143 ru.nr, (H. J'waffleld 15, J. Henderson 72 not out, W. Coppins 20, £. Stephenson 20). Bpwlitur for Manurewa: Seoond innings, C. Whi'»o took live wickets for 63 runs. W. Peebles two for 25. T. Taplin two for 87, F. Kneo* bone none for 18. Manurewa won by Si runs 8-point win. >

WAIKAIO MATCHES. [BY '*KLEGBAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Monday. Frar.kton secured a three-point win in its cricket match against Old Boys, which conoluded on Saturday. Frankton compiled 850 runs in the first innings, played the previous Saturday. Old Boys replied with 126 (Senior 84. Fraser 24, Sneddon 18, Hockm 11. Gilmore 11). Old Boys followed on and scored 164 runs in the second effort (Johnstone 78, Allen 82. Hockin 24. Fraser 10). When Old Boys paid the first visit to the wickets. Shepherd secured six wickets for 15 runs, Menzies one for 10, Carter one for 36, Lentfer one for 29. Menlies took four for 62 when Old Boys returned, Lentfer two for 22, Shepherd one for 11$. Warwick continued its second innings, opened on tho previous Saturday, and compiled 206, the chief contributors being Barnett 69, Dufty 84. arid Money 82. In the first innings Warwick had scored 142. Bowling for Hamilton. Taylor took seven wickets for 68, Hughe# one for 6. Williams on© for 43. Hamilton replied with only 92 in the second innings (J. Pomeroy 81, Mannering 17, W. Pomeroy 12. Shepherd 11). The team had scored 3,4'.' in their first innings. Going took eight wickets kr 44 runs when bowling against Hamilton. Warwick won the match by 348 runs to 239. GOLF. AN OPEN TOURNAMENT.* THE' MAUNGAKIEKIE CLUB. The Maungakiekio Golf Club has decided to hold_an open golf tournament at the Titirangi links. New Lynn, on January 8, 4, and 5. All members of affiliated clubs, men and women players, will be eligible to compete. Particulars will be published tomorrow morning. v

FOOTBALL. THE RUGBY GAME. DOMINION'S UNIONS AND TEAMS. The extent to which the game of Rugby prevails in New Zealand may be gathered from the following list of unions and the teams contained in each :— North Island.Auckland, 182 teams; North Auckland, 84 teams; Thames Valley, 56; Waikato, 92; King Country, 50; Bay of Plenty, 70; East Coast, 32; Poverty Bay, 25; Hawke'a Bay. 116; ffar&naki. 69; Wanganui, 83; Manawatu, 61: Bush Districts. . 25; Wairarapa, 40; Horowhenua, 32; Wellington, 120 teams. ~ Total: 16 union®, 1137 t6sni9i South Island.Canterbury, ISO teams; South Canterbury, 64; Otago, 180; Southland. 104; West Coast. 25; Marlborough, 25; Nelson, 91; Golden Bay. 23; Buller, 23. Total: 9 unions, 645 teams. . . The grand totals for the Dominion are: 25 unions. 1782 teams. • An Imperial conference will be held in London when the New Zealand team visits England next year. Delegates will discuss matters of interest, particularly uniformity of rulings and interpretation. It is held that the scope of the International Board should be widened by the inclusion of representatives from South Africa, Now South Wales and New Zealand.

BOWLING. INTER-CLUB MATCH. Th» following are the results of the inter, olub bowling match, played between Edendale and St. Holiers on Saturday, _ the names of the players of the first-mentioned team taking precedence:At Edendale: Neilson. Davidson, Chambers, Clements 25, v.. Smith. Trice, Philip, Hill 8; Baker, Smith, Gast, Miller 19, v. Walker, | Miller. Diamond, White 20: Martin, Swales, Doyle. Dee' 17, v. Holder, Hayes, Diamond. Russell 22: Culpan, Jenkinson, Palmer. Frost 16, v. Laurence. Holdsworth, Dann. Wright 23. At St. Heliers: Ritchie, Bradshaw, Birch, Brown 12, v. Campbell, Phelan, White, Brookfield 30; Cronin, Double, Avery, Freeman 23, v. Blomfield, Hart, Crawshaw Norris 17 Youngman, James, Smith, Torshaw 18, v McLaren, Civil, Chambers, Porter 22; Stilwell, Waite, ! Horsnool. Bleakley 8, v. Drower, Bradshaw, Cahill, Knight 45. Totals: Edendale, 136; St. Heliers, 187.

HAMILTON V. WHITIORA. [BT TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Monday. Four rinks from the Hamilton Bowling Club visited Whitiora on Saturday. Hamilton won each game played and had a, margin of 17 points on to® aggregate. WHANG ARB! MATCHES. [be TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] , WHANG AREI. Monday. Additional bowling matches in the club fours, played on Saturday, resulted as follows :—W. Delaraore, D. Herr, W. F. Thompson, and J. S. Wilson (skip), 21, be&V A. McLean. A. H. Curtis, R. Sommeryille, and N. McKenzie (skip), 19; R. H. Harrison, T. H. Steadman, H. W. Briggs. and F. Cutforth (skip). 20. beat W. A. Carruth, J. Reid, R. H. Allan, and J. T. Stone (skip), 19; C. Gunion, W. Beehre, 8. Gribble. and P. Judd (skip). 22, beat A. G. MaoKenzie, J. Stewart, H. Hawke. and J. Walker (skip), ,16- 8. Rae, R. Menzies, A. R. Crane, and J.' Donaldson (skip). 24, beat G. Morrison, J. Holmes, J. D. Whitmore, and T. ■ Dick (skip), 18. In the championship single, R. H. Allan (30). beat A. Carter (13).

BOWING. ST. GEORGE'S CLUB.. The following are the t handicaps for the George Cup, single sculling, race for the St. George's Rowing Club:—Scratch, R. Surman, \ Lamb? 6 seconds, P. Hume; 7 seconds. K. Kennedy; 10 seconds, A. Linton, K. Morton, S. Wright, W. O. Lamb: 12 seconds, K. Page; 16 seconds, R. Walker; 20 seconds, V. Hargreaves, G. Spensley, P. Barry, D. Hargreaves, V. Morton, V. Dunne. First Round.—Linton rows , Kennedy; A. Lamb' v. V. Morton; Surnian v. Hume; Spensley ▼. HargreaVes; W. Lamb v. R. Morton; S. Wright v. K. Page: Walker v. D Hargreaves; P. Barry v. V. Dunne. A useful week-end was put in at the clubhouse. Crews were tried out, and the racing plant put in order for the Tauranga Regatta. Several members have taken up their quarters at the boathouse, and are rigorously training.

* LAWN TENNIS. MATCHES IN WAIKATC. [BT JTELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Monday. The Frankton tennis team defeated St. Paul's on Saturday by 14 sets to 4. the games being: Frank ton, 142; St. Paul's, 72. Cambridge defeated Hamilton by 13 matches to 11 on Saturday after a, close and interesting contest, TOURNAMENT AT KUMEU. fBT TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.} KUMEU, Monday. A tennis tournament between the Henderson and Rumeu Clubs was held on the local courts on . Saturday. The results v/erf Men's —Wright beat Boucher, —3 ; Pook lost to D. Irwin, —7; Harre beat F. Irwin, '/— Green lost to R. Gould, 3—7. Men's Doubles.Wright and Cooke beat Boucher and F. Irwin, 7—B; Mackay and beat 'D. Irwin and Gillespie, 7—4; Mackay and Harre lost to Smith and Gould, 6—7. Ladies'. Doubles.Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Baker beat Miss Boucher and Mrs. Phillipson, 7— Mrs. Cook and Miss Carey beat Mrs. and Miss M. Boucher. 7—l. Combines.Mr. and Mrs. Wright beat Mr. and Miss Boucher. 7—5; Mr. Green and Mrs. Baker beat D. Irwin and Mrs. Phillicson, 7—6; Mr. and Mrs. Pook lost to 1 R. Gould and Miss M. Boucher, 3—7; M_r.,Mackay and Miss Carey beat Mr. W. Smith and Miss Garbalino, —6. Henderson won 9 games to 4.

swimming. WAITEMATA CLUB CARNIVAL. The Waitemata Swimming Club will hold it-q second .carnival in the Tepid Baths on Christmas night. A good programme has been drawn up. Entries close at the Tepid Baths to-morrow evening.