RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25202, 15 May 1945, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES RESULTS IN THE SOUTH Following arc the results of the latest series of senior championship matches played in the main southern centres: — Wellington.—Jubilee Cup: 01(1 Boys, 14. Army, 5; Hutt, 8, Poneke-Oriental. 0; Petone, •_"J, Alarist, 7; Athletic, 14. Wellington, 0. Hardham Cup: Eastbourne, 10. Navy, 10; Johnsonville, I*l, Seatoun, 10; Onslow, 12; St. Patrick's Old Boys. 11; Taita. 13, Miramar. 3. Christchurch.—Harewood, 16. Christchnrch. 3; Witrram, Army, 0; Sydenham, 14. Technical. 3; Manst, 4, Linwood 3. Dunedin.—Southern. 9, university B, 3; University A, 16. Pirates, 3: Dunedin, 0, Port Chalmers. 8; Union. 9. Zingari. 3; Air Force, 6, Alharnbra, 0. ADVICE TO REFEREES A general talk on the course a referee should follow if he aims to reach the top was given at a recent meeting of Wellington Rugby referees by Mr T. G. Taylor. The speaker said it was a sound policy for a referee to carry a law book with him summer and winter. When it came to taking the field the first thing was to look like a referee—to be as well turned out as the teams were required to he. Then he should endeavour lo enter into the spirit of the game. Be should ignore the spectators completely and remember that he was there neither as a policeman nor as n father and mother for the players. He should endeavour to see that the laws are fairly ami correctly applied, but remember that the game should only be pulled up when a le;un is likely to profit by one of its own infringements. Mr Taylor advised young referees to study the leading officials and model themselves upon the best characteristics of each. They should take the rough with the smooth when it. came to appointments to matches and remain loyal to their association and to their fellow-referees. GOLF COMPETITIONS Grange Ladies. —House Cup: Miss Dix beat Miss Wilson, .5 and 1; Mrs Nicholls beat Miss Muir, 1 up; Miss McCotnb beat Miss Hickman. 4 and 3; Mrs M. Skinner beat Miss Hynes, 7 and 0; Mrs M. Henderson beat Miss Hemus, 3 and 2: Miss Wilcock beat Mrs A. Henderson. 1 and 3; Mrs White won bv default from Miss R. O'Louehlen; Mrs Kelly won by default from Mrs E. Skinner: Mrs Gillard beat Mrs Amodeo, 1 tip; Miss M. Hilt won by default from Mrs .leavons; Mrs Wallace beat Mrs Nicholas. 2 and 1; Mrs McComb heat Mrs Palmer, 6 and 4; Mrs Enwright beat Mrs Poll, 2 and I; Miss Bryant beat Miss Wills, fi and 5; Miss E. .Hill heat Mrs Hunt. 3 and 2; Mrs Knight beat Mrs Paton. C grade medal: Mrs Stitchbury. Remuera Ladles.—Medal competition, weekend ladies: Miss C. Stewart, 110, 35—75; Mrs B. Johnston, 105 20—79; Mrs P. Burton. 99. 19—SO. Whangarel Ladies.—Second round of Spalding Cup: Mrs Laird. 2 down; Mrs Sheen, Mrs Stewart, 3 down. Bogey match.- Miss J. Stewart (A division), all square; Mrs Sheen. Mrs Ward (B division), 1 down, Mrs Sheen winning on a count-hack. Whangarel,—Bogey handicap: W. ,T. Orr, jun., 3 down; .T. Crosby, S. Weston, 4 down. Hamilton. —Second round of Bell Cup; C. Kendall beat A. E. McDonald, 2 and 1; H. F. Morton beat O. Jackson, 1 up at the 20th. Consolation handicap: T. George beat F. H. Taylor, 3 and 4; W. R. Beattie beat A. C. Penney; L. .Terikins beat G. H. Bindon. 5 and 1. Stableford match: J. Alexander. 43; F. W. C.roome, 37; T. A. C. Taylor, J. Gamble. 31; O. Jackson. 33; L. Champion. A. M. Fahey, 32. Rotorua.-—The best cards in the qualifying round for the Kirk-Winde.ver Cup were: I. T. Webster. 82. 15—07; D. W. Smith, 79. 10 —09. Eclectic competition: Smith, H. Taylor. 07. Smith won on the count-back. Schoolboys' Championship.—The annual championship conducted by the Remuera Golf Club for schoolboys attending either primary or secondary schools in any part of New Zealand will be decided on the club's links tomorrow. The first round will commence at nine o'clock and the second about 12.30 or 1 p.m. BOWLING TOURNEYS Mount Albert Club.—The annual silver cup competition drew an entry of .50 teams. These were divided into eight sections and five games of 11 heads were played. Section winners were: Delich (Carlton), Firth (Mount Albert), Sharp (Mount Eden), Rowe (Auckland), Harland (Remuera). Cairns (Avondale), Twomey (West End), Stamp (Balmoral). Inter-section play: Firth beat Delich;Sharp beat Rowe; Harland beat Cairns; Twomey beat Stamp. Semi-finals: Firth beat Sharp; Harland beat Twomey, E. Butler, J. Allely, F. Humphreys, F. Firth (Mount Albert) will play* E. Tonks, E. Leaning. W. Whitmore, A. E. Harland (Remuera) in the final next Saturday. Rotorua Club.—Final of first-year players' championship: T. McCombs beat D. Stockwell.

AMATEUR BOXING Glen Atton Club. —A very .successful amateur tournament was held in the Glen Afton Hal!, much interest being lent to the proceedings by the presence of representatives of the Auckland Boystown Gymnasium and of the Air Force (Hamilton). Mr E. Armishaw (Auckland) was referee, and Messrs J. Mitchell (Glen Afton) and D. Armishaw were the judges. Results were:—B. Brown, 3st 71b. drew with E. Giles. 3st "lb; J. Dellaway. 4st. drew with T. Dellaway. -Ist; A. Dickens (Boys town), ost 81b, beat T. Hunt (Glen Afton), sst; E. Gardner (Glen Afton), Bst 31b, beat K. Gallaghor (Boystown), Bst; J. Dellaway (Glen Afton), Ost 51b, beat B. Musson (Air Force, Hamilton), 9st 71b: S. Cruickshank (Glen Afton), Ost 91b. drew with B. Kiddie (Air Force, Hamilton). lOst; H. Candy (Huntly), list, and W. Hoes (Air Force, Hamilton), lOst 71b. save a special exhibition bout, which proved most instructive. BASKETBALL TOURNEY The New Zealand Basketball Association will celebrate its majority year with a Dominion tournament at Christchurch from August '-"2 to '25. Included in the arrangements will he a grand parade, the making of a news film, a banquet, birthday cake and the presentation of a special memepto to all participants and to those who have rendered distinguished service to basketball in New Zealand. Slices of the birthday cake will be sold at sixpence each., the money thereby raised to go toward the purchase of a wheel chair for the Rotorua Military Hospital. The amount will be subsidised by the association if necessary. GENERAL SPORTS NEWS L. Johnson, former Wellington, Hawke's Bay and New Zealand representative fiveeighths, is now resident in Christchurch, where he is coaching the Christchurch Club's senior fifteen. The tatter's former coach, N. P. McGregor, Canterbury and New Zealand representative, has been transferred to Nelson, where his services as a coach are in great demand. Tho Wellington Lawn Tennis Association has received advice from the Wellington City Council that the latter body has agreed to set aside the sports ground at Central Park as a headquarters for organined tennis in that city. Prior to the war the association controlled the courts at Miramar, where many overseas players have appeared, and where several interprovincial contests have been decided. • < Mr C. Brown, of Taranaki, one of the selectors of tho North Island Eugby team last year, is recovering in the Wellington Hospital from an operation to his knee. He represented Taranaki and New Zealand before and after the last war, and was a member of the New Zealand Artn.v team which toured South Africa in 10111. For tho past 20 years he has been coaching t-earns as well as performing administrative duties. ALARM CLOCK IMPORTS The Customs Department has announced that the allocation for imports of alarm clocks from Switzerland has been increased front 7 1 / a per cent to 1.5 per cent of the value of the applicant's imports of clocks, time registers, etc., from all sources, except Canada, in 1938.