LAND AND WATER

Otago Witness, Issue 3523, 20 September 1921, Page 37

LAND AND WATER

ATHLETICS. BRITAIN BEATS FRANCE. PARIS, September 12. (Received Sept. 12, at 10.25 p.m.) There was a record attendance at tile Franco-British athletic meeting. Great Britain beat France by 123 points to 113. Reuter. BOXING. VICTORY FOR BECKETT. I/ON o ON, September 12. Beckett defeated M 1 Cor mock in the twelfth round. It is unlikely that this result will bring about another meeting with Carpentier in view of tho manner in which the Frenchman triumphed in the previous encounter. Beckett’s victory strengthens Cook’s position in regard to Carpentier.—A. and N.Z. Cable. The ne\*«papers declare that the honours of the fight went to M’Goimick, who was the superior boxer and displayed great pluck, hut he was unablo to knock out hi 3 heavier antagonist, who apparently eva-s not affected by the punishment. Beckett was much below championship form. lie was ponderous, and seldom delivered a straight blow, while his defence was weak, allowing M'Cormick many opportunities to reach his jaw.—A. and N.Z. Cable. GLKESON BEATS MURRAY. INYERCARGILI/, September 14. Gleeson beat Murray on points in a 16round bout to-night, the former having a decided advantage in all but the first and second rounds. BOXING AT PORT CHALMERS. The Port Chalmers Cadets’ Boxing Association gave an exhibition of boxing in the Garrison Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr Gillies, of the Otago Boxing Association acting a-3 referee. Mr ,1. Cramond has had the class under tu. i during the winter months, and i.;e display on Wednesday evening showed that considerable progress had been made. Mr W. Morgan, in a brief introductory speech, sard that Lieutenant Montgomery, the military officer in charge at Port Chalmers, had accomplished good work in the physical training of the young fellows in his charge. Tho first two combatants were evenly matched, and gave a good display. They were followed by two youths not so evenly matched, ai d in the second round one of them was knocked out end carried front the hall. The third bout was the most interesting, skill and resource being displayed, but tho fourth was of short duration, one of the contestants being put out early in the first round. The fifth bout was the final of the tournament SiTics. The winners of the various bouts wereP. Herurn, C. King. 11. Souter, C. Nelson, J. Levin, and G. Newsom. Mr Morgan thanked tho spectators for patronising the tournament. LAWN TENNIS. AMI.iHC \N CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK. September 13. A Philadelph t< legram states that And< r son defeated Hawkes in the third round. 10 a, C —o, 6—3. The matcher cn Monday v.-c-rc postponed on account of rain. September 14. In the fourth round of (lie National Sm-des Championship at Philadelphia Tilden defeated Johnson.” 6 -4. 7 5. 6- 3. Lowe defeated IV;n>on. 6—2. 6 3. 6- 3. Anderson (Australia) defeated Hunter .ri the fifth round, 6 —l, 6 —3, 6—4.

September 16. In the American singles championship Johnson (America) defeated Anderson (Australia), 6—4, 4—6, 8— 6, 6—3. Tilden (America) defeated Davis (America). 10—8, 6—2, 6—l ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. The annual general meeting of the Otago Lawn Tennis Association was held in Mr E. S. Wilson’s board room on the 13tli, Mr _J. 11. Meek presiding over a large attendance of delegates front the various clubs. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet, stated that the past season had been a most successful one —-a fact which had been amply demonstrated by tho greatly increased popularity of the game. He would like officially to thank Mr B. B. Couston (president of the Junior Association) for the splendid work which he had done in encouraging the boys and girls of the secondary schools to take an interest in the game and to improve their play. Their finances had shown an improvement during the year, and he believed that the coming season would be even more successful both from a financial point of view and from the standpoint of the game itself. —(Applause.) Mr J. Edmond seconded the motion, which was carried without discussion. On the motion of Mr K. 11. Calder, seconded by Mr W. G. Stenhouse, Mr ,T. H. Meek was unanimously re-elected president. The remaining office-bearers were elected as follow: Vice-presidents—Messrs R. S. Black and J. T. Cooper; secretary, Mr E. S. Wilson ; committee —Messrs R. Park, R. A. Wilkie, S. N. Brown, S. G. M'Dougall, J. Edmond, S. Angell, A. M'Millan, A. Bringans, and A. N. Slater; auditor, Mr G. M. Mac Lean: referee, Mr J. H. Meek; vice-president of the New Zealand Lawn Messrs R. S. Black and B. B. Couston were appointed delegates to the New Zealand Association. It. S. Black and B. B. Couston were appointed delegates to the New Zealand Association. Mr Meek .said it was his intention to endeavour to arrange tor a team to go round tho Goldfields at Christmas time, and he hoped that this project would come to fruition. GOLF. LADIES’ GOLF NAPIER, September 15. The semi-finals of the Hawke’s Bay ladies’ golf championship were played to-day. Mrs Guy Williams (Mastcrton) heat Miss E. Brown (Na.pier) at. the twenty-sixth hole, and Mies Gambrill (Wellington) heat Miss E. Bell (Wellington), 5 up and 3 to play. The final will be played to-morrow. MANAWATU CHAMPIONSHIP. PALMERSTON NORTH, September 15. 11l the semi-final of the Open Golf Championship of Manawatu, G. Sanders (Wanganui) beat C. Clements (Manawatu), 3 up and 1 to play; C. Bidwell (Wairarapa) heat J. Goss (Wanganui), 2 and. 1. September 16. The final In the Manawatu golf championship was won by G. Saunders (Wanganui), who defeated C. Bid will (Wairarapa), 2 up and 1 to play, after a splendidly con tested game. The Otago Golf Club held a- four-ball competition on Saturday afternoon. The winners were H. Ramsay .and R. B. Lambert, with a score of !) up. The best scores were: It. Ramsav (3) and R. B. Lambert (8) 9 up II L. Cook (9) and C. R. Smith (18) .. 7 up M. W. Horton (2) and H. E. XI. Aplin (11) 6 up C. Turnbull (5) and H. I). Strcnacb (6) 5 up J. W. Gow (9) and J. 1!. Bartholomew (8) 5 up .1. I! Gici dining (12) and J. Evans (15) 5 up SOU LUNG. TITE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. BLENHEIM. September 15. Fred Wells, tin- well-known cyclist, his !e-Nod I. deposit wiili Ml R. I>. Furness, proprietor of Hie Marlborough R.qu-vs. lo row against IT:,: nan on the Wuhan River for £l5O a-side for the championship of Marlborough. Wells has been trying to locate

Fogwell with a view to a challenge for the New Zealand championship, but without success. HOCKEY. AUCKLAND BEATS WELLINGTON. AUCKLAND, September 18. Auckland defeated Wellington in a challenge match for the Hockey Shield! by four goals to nil. Heavy rain made the ground Blippery. The score at half-time was three to nil. vvellington played a sound game, but the home team was too good. LADIES’ TOURNAMENT. PALMERSTON NORTH, September 12. The hockey tournament was continued today. Results of the morning matches: A Section.—Poverty Boy 3, beat- Wanganui 2. B Section.—Hawke’s Bay B 8, beat Manawatu B 0. Hawke’s Bay 3, beat Manawatu A 1. Taranaki 6, beat Feilding 0. Wellington 5, beat Nelson 0. Otago 4, beat Marlborough 2. Wairarapa and Auckland, byes. September 13. The hockey tournament was continued today. Following are the results of the day’s play: * Manawatu A 1 goal, drew with Wanganui 1. Poverty Bay 4 goals, beat Feilding 0. Hawke’s Bay A 4 goals, beat Wairarapa 1. Taranaki A, a bye. Wellington 5 goals, beat Auckland 0. Otago 3 goals, beat Hawke’s Bay 0. Misses Melvin, Richdale, and Hardin scored for Otago Marlborough 6 goals, beat Nelson 0. Manawiatu B, a bye. September 14. Following are the results of to-day’6 matches in the New Zealand Ladies’ Hockey Tournament: Hawke’s Bay A 2 goals heat Taranaki 1. Wairarapa nil drew with Wanganui nil. Poverty Bay 2 goals beat Manawatu A 1. Wellington 10 goals beat Manawatu B nil. Auckland 1 goal beat Marlborough nil. Hawke’s Bay B and’ Feilding byes. Otago 6 goals beat Nelson 1. September 15. Heavy warm rain to-day militated against outdoor games. Large crowds watched the hockey tournament, -and were rewarded with keen, w<»ll-fought games. Hawke’s Bay A 5 goals beat Feilding 1. Wairarapa. 2 goals beat Manawatu A nil. Taranaki 6 goals beat Wanganui 1. Manawatu B 2 goals heat Marlborough 1. Auckland 3 goals beat Nelson 1. Wellington 3 goals beat Hawke’s Bay B 2. Otago and Poverty Bay bves. September 16. The ladies’ hockey matches continued today in misty rain. The defeat of several of the ladies’ teams was largely attributed to the greasy ground. Results: Section A. Wairarapa. 2 goals beat Poverty Bay 1. Manawatu A 3 goals beat Taranaki 1. Wanganui 3 goals beat Feilding 1. Hawke’s Bay A, a bye. Section B. Marlborough 3 goals beat Hawke’s Bay B 2. Manawatu B 2 goals drew with Nelson 2. Otago 2 goals beat Auckland nil. Wellington, a bye. Following are the positions of the teams: Section A. —Hawke’s Bay A 10 points, Poverty Bay 8 points, Wairarapa 8 points, Taranaki 4 points, Wanganui 4 points. Manawatu A 3 points, Feilding nil. Section B. —Wellington 10 points, Otago 10 points,_ Hawke’s Bay B 4 points, Auckland 4 points, Marlborough 4 points, Ma.ua watu B 3 points, Nelson 1 point. September 17. The section finals of tlie New Zealand ladies hockey tournament were played off to-day. The game, Otago v. Wellington, was j very even, and little separated the teams. i When play had been in progress only a short | while Miss Williams (Wellington) scored from | a hit which bounded off the opposing goalie's j stick. About half-way through the first spell ! Miss Melvin (Otago), with a lovely individual effort, equalised with a short shot. At halftime the score was one all. Probable scores were missed by both sides through inaccurate shooting. After a sustained attack, within a quarter of an hour of time, Miss Martin with a lovely shot gave Wellington the advantage. For the remainder of the gam© Wellington more than held their own, and the game terminated —Wellington 2 goals, Otago 1. The match between Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay resulted in & win for Poverty Bay by five goals to two. This gave both teams an equal number of points, and the game will have to be replayed on Monday. Poverty Bay had the better of the game during the major part of the match, showing splendid combination. Among the forwards Misses Hei, Hill, and Trotter were pro- . mittent. Hawke’s Bay’s defence was not so sound, the players being inclined to bunch at times. Miss Lean and Miss Redfern battled well in the forwards and scored Hawke’s Ba3'’B goals. Misses Hill (4) and Trotter scored for the winners. As a result of Poverty Bay’s win the championship final will not be played till Tuesday. SOUTH OTAGO HOCKEY. BALCLUTHA, September 12. The South Otago Ladies’ Hockey Association concluded a successful first season’s hockey with a seven-a-side tournament on the Balclutha Show Ground on Saturday. The weather was ideal, and great keenness was manifested by the various teams competing. Some very close contests resulted, the competition being eventually won by the Clutba A team, who went through the competition without a los3. Romahapa A proved the runners-up, with Owaka filling third place. The competition was for the “White” Shield. The first season’s championship under the South Otago Association was won by the Romahapa Club, who went through the season without a loss. RIFLE SHOOTING, The Bruoo Defence Rifle Club is keenly watching tho probabilities which may ensue in connection with the proposal afoot to amalgamate the South Island and Otago Rifle Association’s meetings, and hold them in alternate years in Canterbury and Otago, owing to these meetings at present clashing during the Easter holidays. The Bruce Rifle Club claims that the facilities at Dunedin are inadequate for all requirements, being able In shoot up to only l'o't yards on the Dunedin range. Milton, it is claimed, lias one of the best range si’es in Otago for long- • .distance .holing—a distance of over 1000 j yards being obtainable. With the assistance i c f (.he Defence Department and various clubs in Otago the Milton range could be put in first-class order to accommodate 25 targets at an expenditure of about £3OO. The Kaitnugata Club made extensive alterations to its rang© for the South Otago Association’s meeting last Christmas, and extended its ranges t„” 800 yards and 1000 yards, but labours under the disadvantage of the long-distance mounds being located on swampy ground, with a public road intersecting the distance. Bruce H fle Club intends to use every cftoH. I to get the proposed combined association’s i meetings held at Milton.