SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18170, 15 February 1921, Page 8

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

BILLIARDS. vFRY RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 13. S.' Fry defeated Symes in the final of the English amateur championship, scoring 3000 to Symes'o 2591. Fry established a record by winning the championship for the seventh time. RUGBY FOOTBALL. ' SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM'S TOUR. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. CAPETOWN, February 12. The South African Rugby team will sail on May 7 on its tour of New South Wales and New Zealand.—Renter. LAWN TENNIS. DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Pbb United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 14. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association to-night it was decided to apply for the dominion championship meeting to be held next Christmas. It was claimed that it was the turn of the South Island! to have the •championship. » —j AMATEUR ATHLETICS. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. (Feom Otjb Own Cobbespondent.) WELLINGTON, February 14. At a meeting of the council of the New Zealand. Amateur Athletio Association tonight it was announced! that the championship meeting will be held at Auckland on the arranged date—March 6 —and would not be postponed, as was rumoured. Applications for-' reinstatement were received from G. H. Weir (Bawera), J. K. Hooker (Hawera), J. Rice (Auckland), and C. Read (Auckland). Weir's application was declined, Hooker's was granted, and Rice's was ordeded to stand over for three years from the date of his last professional performance. Read's application was not entertained. . • BOWLING. DUNEDIN v. SEACLIFF. Three rinks from the Dunedin Bowling Club paid a visit to Seacliff on Saturday last, and spent a most enjoyable day, as the members of the Seacliff Club dtid everything in their power to make the visit a pleasant one. The home team won by nine points. Following are the scores:— S. D. M'Giath, Dr Lee, Duvie, Ireland .. 25 Paiue, Sanders, Pattillo, Smith .. Glenday, Aitchison, Wiley, Miller 21 Briggs, Carter, Bolwell, Neill .. Strain, Edminson, Cowie, Swift ..21 M'Gregor, Miles, Dow, Forrest .. Totals .. 67 58 BOOT MANUFACTURERS'v. BOOT RETAILERS. A most enjoyable game was played on Saturday afternoon on the Mornington green between teams representing the Boot Manufacturers and Boot Retailers, the game endling in favour of the former. .During the game play ceased for refreshments, and in the interval Messrs Scott and Penrose, on behalf of the Retailers, thanked the Manufacturers for the enjoyable afternoon they had given them. The thanks were responded to by Messrs Neill and Frame, and a vote of thanks was passed to the ladies who had provided) afternoon 1 tea. Following 'are the results:—

M. R. M'Kinlay, Frame, Frew, Frame ..23 Taylor, Simon,! Scott,. Penrose .. Collier, Moffat, CleghoTn, Neill ..-18 M'Donald, Henderson, Collie, Robson Patterson, Doaeett, Eoy, Ebidge 37 Penrose, Murray, Ford, Summerell Totals v .. .. 78 55 RIFLE SHOOTING. A series of competitions by the Beuoe Rifle Club was commenced on the Milton range en Saturday afternoon, when the <weather was ideal for shooting, and one or two good scores -were registered. Following arc the conditions: —Match No. 1: Two competitions, 300 and 500 y-wds (optional sighters), Mr A. Stewart's prize; scores to count in aggregate for match No. 2; handicap limit 65. Match No. 2: Two competitions 300, 500, and 600 yards (optional sighters), Rifleman. Peattio's prize; handicap; iimit 95. On account of finishing late at 500 yards No. 2 mftch wan not completed. Tlie following scores indicate the position of members in Ko. 1 matth:—

300 500 yd!s. yds. Hp. Tl. J. Keen .. 33 30 2 — 65 A. Paul .. .. .. .. 28 28 9 — 65 "W. Wilson ' .. .. .. 2623 14 — 63 T. Moir .. 33, 29 — — 62 C. Nioholla .. .. .. 26 34 60 M. Paul .. . .. .. 28 31 59 John .Adam .. 22 29 6 — 57 J. Newbigging .. 29 25 2 — 56 0. Pollard .. .. .. 24 29 2 — 55 Jj. W. Potter .. .. .. 30 23 53 J. Cuff .. 24 18 10 — 52 J. Boyle .. .. .. .. 27 22 2 — 51 G-. Coutts .. .. .. .. 26 20 5 — 51 P. Baker. .. 17 24 10 —51 K. Chalmers .. •• ... 17 20 14 — 51 0. Shaw .. 17 18 ' 14 — 49 J. H. Balemai! .. .. 18 16 10 — 44 W. l«yall .. 19 19 5 — 43