SPORTING.

Southland Times, Issue 16843, 20 September 1911, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE RACING COMMISSION. TO RECONSIDER PERMITS. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 19. The Racing Commission will sit again to reconsider the allocation of racing permits. LAKE COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB. (From Our Own Correspondent.) A meeting of the Committee of the Lake County Jockey Club was held in Arrowtown on the 9th instant, when the chair was occupied by the President (Mr G. D. Baird). A letter was received from the President of the New Zealand Racing Conference asking for support to the New Zealand Sports’ Protection League, recently formed to guard the interests of all legitimate sports from the interference of restricting and harassing legislation. The Committee were unanimously in ’sympathy with the objects of the League, but a motion was carried that the secretary be instructed to reply that the Club was in sympathy with the objects of the League, but that on account of the expense of having to remove the place of holding the races from Arrowtown to Frankton, the Club was not financially able to subscribe to the funds of the League at the present time, but would have pleasure in doing so if the race meeting in December turned out a success. It was decided that the training fees chargeable for training on the Arrowtown course be fixed at las for the first horse and 5s for evert' additional liotse owned by the same person. The secretary was instructed to write to the Wanaka Jockej' Club, pointing out that the dates of their meeting will clash with the dates of the Lake County Show and asking them, in tho interests of sport, to try and alter them so that the locally trained horse would hate a chance of competing. RUGBY FOOTBALL. CANTERBURY v. SOUTHLAND. Great interest is being- displayed by the Southland public in the interprovirvCiwt Uwgbv contest, Canterbury v. Southland, to be played at Rugby Park this afternoon. If the weather conditions should hold good, the gate receipts promise to ecVvpse V\ve total reached, on the occasion of the Taranaki contest, some few weeks ago. . From present appearances the game should turn out quite as Interesting as any decided on the local convincing aTea so far this season. Canterbury have played two matches on their southern tour, against South Canterbury and Otago. Writing of the Can-terbury-Otago game, the “Star” has the following;—“ The visitors were a young side. ‘Their backs tried passing In the first spell, when they had much the best of the game, but they lacked combination and system, and the ball seldom found its way out clean to the wings. They had a good scoring wing In Guthrie, but he never got the ball when in anything like a position to score, otherwise he must have gone through a weak set of tackling backs. Their forwards played a hard game. They revelled in the thick work, and played with plenty of dash and determination. They were a much better pack than they were given credit for, and had the Ked-and-Blacks put thenbest all-round team in the field they must, on their day’s play, have snatched a victory from the Dark Blues, who showed no improvement in their play. Doell played a great game for the visitors at full-back. He was the mainstay of their backs. The way he stopped a forward rush in the second spell was one of the finest pieces of play ever seen on the Caledonian Ground. The Blues’ forward; were coming down on him with the ball at their toes. He did not wait for them to reach him, but made a plucky dive forward, snapped up the leather, and rolled himself up, in ball shape, right at their very feet. Then, again, in the first half, as the Blues Charged a lofty kick, Canterbury’s crack back jumped high for the ball, took it cleanly, and was given a mark that few players could have taken under the circumstances. Pie played a rare game. He is also a very fine line kick and a player who looks for work all the time.” Today’s game will start punctually at 2.45, and Mr A. Derbie will referee. The Garrison Band will be in attendance and will render selections during the afternoon. Following are the teams: —Canterbury Full-back, A. E. Doell (12.4): threequarters —D. C. Guthrie (10,8, A. R. Jacobsen (11.10), D. Wilson (11.12); five-eighths—L. W. Tosswill (10.10), H. Watson (11.7): half-back, H. M. Taylor (10.4): forwards —E. Hassell (12.4), L. Carroll (12.0), W. Morgan (llo), W. Menzles (12.9), W. Maxwell (11.8), C. T. Humphries (13.10). —. Fitzgerald (12.2), W. Brown (11.8) (winger). Southland— Martin: McNeece, Gunn, W. Forde; McLennan. Smith; J. Forde; Biggar, Ridland, Knight, Mitchell, Muir, Sutherland. Miles. Ivemey (winger) (captain). Emergencies: R. Norrie (back), P. Scully (forward). —Southland v. Otago.— The Southland team for the Otago match will be chosen this evening. The team will travel to Dunedin on Friday and will meet Otago on Saturday afternoon. Any of the above mentioned players unable to make the trip are requested to notify the selectors not later than 5 o’clock this evening. THE AUSTRALASIAN TOURING TEAM. LONDON. September 18. Th(j Australasian footballers held a preliminary practice at Fulham. The men are all in good condition. Mr Barton Smith, on behalf of Mr Joynton Smith, of Sydney, banqueted the footballers. Mr Cnghlan (Agent-General for New South Wales), Captain Collins (representing the Commonwealth), Burgess (the Channel swimmer), Mr Cooke (president of tire Northern League), and Mr Platt (secretary of the Northern Union) were present. Mr Barton Smith proposed “Success to the Team.” Mr Coghlan, in supporting the motion, said that Australia could have no finer advertisement than these stalwarts. Mr Ford (captain of the Kangaroos) thanked Mr Joynton Smith for entertaining them, and said it was largely due to him that the Northern League game was now dominant in Rugby in Australia. He was confident that the team would maintain the best Australian Rugby conditions. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. MATCHES TO-DAY. Celtic v. Y.M.C.A., on Queen’s Park annexe. 3 p.m. Referee, Mr Prentice,— Celtic: Buchanan (2), McEacliran, Pratt, Skinner, Liddel, Reid, Rudolph. Hue, Fryer, McGregor. Srnada, MapletolT, Howie, Allan.—The Y.M.C.A. team will be picked from the following players: Wylie, Evans, Struthers. Wallace, Mitchell, Morrison. Leckie. McKay, Kay, Gray, Baxter, Le Hoyles, Willoughby, and Hamilton. Invercargill v. Bluff, at Bluff, 3 p.m. Referee, Mr Hall. Invercargill: Allen, Hope. Mncklam, Leggatt, M iddlemass, Greenslade, Wilson, Simpson, Lee, Hunter, Baillie, Guthrie. Brookes, Kelly. Players to be at the station at 1.35 p.m. sharp. LADIES’ SWIMMING RACE. " THROUGH LONDON,” LONDON, August 11. Tho ladies’ “Through London” swirnTting race last Saturday was shorn of a good deal of interest by the absence of the two Maori entrants, Meri Wiara and Kara Paota. In some quarters it was stated that these belles of Rotorua decided not to swim, because sumo members of Maggie Papak lira’s party had had “a vision” of an alarming nature, but the truth of the matter seems to be that some doubts arose as to their amateur status, so. instead of swimming, they had to be content to be spectators of tlie race from the May Queen, which accompanied the swimmers. Perhaps it was well that the ManrilanderH abstained from attempting the 15-mile swim'from Richmond to Blackfriars. Some enthusiastic friends of the two visitors spoke of such a swim as being merely "child’s play” to Meri Wiara and Ham Paota, and talked glibly of their remaining in the water at Kotorut for ”9 or 10 hours at a stretch.” But even if Meri and tiara are in the habit of spending a third of their lives In the water when at home, there is a vast difference between playing about in

the shallows of Rotorua and swimming steadily for 15 miles in the river Thames, even with the tide under you. That means, according to the state of the tide, anythin}; between Hla and -1 hours’ steady plugging for the finest long-distance swimmers in the world. Keen to compass the course a swimmer must be in the pink of swimming condition. For untrained men or women to undertake the task is sheer folly, and it is admitted that neither of the Maori entrants had done any swimming worth mentioning since their arrival in the Old Country. Their defection loft 1G ladies to fight for the honours, and of these 10 finished. As was anticipated by Those familiar with the deeds of the competitors, the contest speedily resolved itself into a match, between Miss Vera Xeavo, of Enfield, and Miss Olive Carson, of Leicester. The latter led almost from the start, and at Hammersmith Bridge tCH miles) was 50yds ahead. Cramp soon afterwards troubled the leader, and at Fulham Miss Xeavo caught and passed her, and held a lead of nearly 50yds at Battersea Bridge. More trouble with cramp caused Miss Cai'sou to fall further and further behind, and swimming strongly to the end, Miss Xeavo won by fully 200 yds In 4hr 9min -tOscc. Miss Carson finished 314mins later. The third to complete the journey was Miss. Shipley, of Leicester, who was some ISmin behind the winner, and the last woman home came in well over an hour after Miss Weave. HOCKEY. REP. PRACTICE MATCH. The final practice game of the SouthBand representatives prior to their match with the Otago representatives at Dunedin next Saturday will be played on Queen’s Park at 2.45 p.m. to-day. The game to-day should be an interesting one as the opposing team consists of a representative eleven of junior hockey players specially chosen by Messrs Pound, McKinney and McGregor at the request of tho Hockey Association. The teams are; — Juniors (White): Martin: Battin, Aitken: Adamson, Grelg, McXatty; McGoldrick (captain), McLean, Timpany, Clothier, Ryburn. Emergencies: Grant, Dobbie, Searell. and Campbell. Seniors (Colours); Martin; Hinton, Davis; Chas. Lewis, Smith, C. Richards: Pauli, S. Richards, Strang, Gilmour l (captain), A. Kidd. Bannerman (replaced by dfartln) and Gold-Smith (replaced by Davis) are un•,v\Ae Vo get svwwy ter U\e practice match. Otherwise the team to play in Dunedin will be as above. Dingwall and McLean have been unable to obtain leave, and their places in the ivaW-ivacV. \ine \\ave been filled by Chas. Lewis and Colin Richards, respectively. Archie Hamilton, also, has not been able to obtain the necessary leave to visit Dunedin and his place in the forward line will be taken by Alex. Kidd. The changes will naturally somewhat upset the combination that has been sought after so diligently for some weeks past but the team is still a good one and to-day s game will give players a good chance to get to know each other’s play. There is not a passenger in either team and today’s little flutter between seniors and juniors ought to be pretty good. The Southland team of representative hockey players will leave for Dunedin by the afternoon express on Friday. Mr D’Arcy Raymond, of Wyndham, will accompany the team as manager. Last night the members of the team met in the Y.M.C.A. rooms and had a helpful talk over various matters pertaining to the Otago match on Saturday. golf. TO-DAY’S MEDAL MATCHES. Following are the draws for the A and B grade monthly medal competitions to be played this afternoon, A grade starting from the first and B grade from the ninth tee ; A Grade. —Webb and Sommerville. Sale and Cochrane, D. Cuthbertson and Wilson, Ronaldson and Angus, Armstrong and Barclay, Tucker and Lalng, Smith and Gregg, Mackintosh and D. H. Cuthbertson. Gilmour and Dickens, Brown and Stewart, Russell, and Tapley, Brebner and O’Beirne,. B Grade. —Jones and Gilkison, Stout and Armour, Cunningham and Perrin, Pottinger and Hawke, and Spence. Hamann and J. G. Foster, Cruickshank and Macdonald, Leary and Todd, Brebner and Thomson, Hunter and Baxter. BOWUNd. DUNEDIN CENTRE. (Special to the Times.) DUXEDIX, Sept. 19. At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Bowling Centre to-night the following were nominated for election to , the Council of the New Zealand Bowling Association: —Messrs J. Allen (Taieri), J. F. Marlow (St. Kilda), Wm, McDonald <Green Island). C. J. Payne (Kailuna>. J. C. Short (Dunedin), and J. C. Stephens (Kaituna). The annual meeting of the New Zealand Bowling Association is to be held next week. It was decided that representation of clubs on the Centre he on the basis of; Under 40 members, one delegate; 40 to 80 members, two delegates; over 80 members, three delegates. On the subject of the amalgamation of the New Zealand Bowling Association, the Northern Association and the Auckland Bowling Association, it was decided to call a meeting of delegates to discuss proposals, and that members of the Council be requested to attend and explain the position. At the conclusion of the meeting Mr H. F. M. Mercer, retiring secretary of the New Zealand Bowling Association and of the Dunedin Centre, was entertained by members of the two bodies and presented with substantial testimonials for himself and Mrs Mercer. SOUTHLAND BOWLING CLUB. A committee meeting of tho Southland Bowling Club held last night was attended by a full complement of members. The President (Mr R. Galbraith) occupied tho chair. Six new members were elected. Jt was decided to celebrate the opening of the season on Wednesday, ISlh Oct. Messrs W. Wesney, J. Rennie. and A. E. Smith were appointed selectors for the ensuing season. The committee decided, in answer to a question submitted by the Southland Bowling Centre, to support the proposal that there should be one central governing body for howling in New Zealand. SCULLING. ARXST INTERVIEWED. THAMES OFFER NO’GOOD TO HIM. SYDNEY, Sept. 19. Received Sept. 19, 8.10 p.m. Arnst has returned from a visit to tho country, lie slates that tho offer to give a 1 100 stake and £250 expenses to meet Barry on tho Thames is no good to him. Ho wants £750 expenses. The offer to raise his stake in England does not present much inducement. There would be no difficulty in raising the stake hero. He had not made up his mind whether he would meet Barry on the Thames if he challenged or Invite him to row on the Parramatta. if Barry was willing to come he would offer him £l5O expenses. Arnst thinks that Fogwell must have been cracked right up to let Barry beat him so easily. CYCLING. WARXAMBOOL-MKLBOUBXE RACE. MELBOURNE. September 19. The handicap list for the WarnamhoolMelhounie road race includes the following New Zealanders—scratch, O’Shea and A. B. L. Smith; two minutes, Birch; live minutes, S. T, Williams; eigiil, lltimiu and B. .)lartin; 10, Ferry and Tozor; 12. Donoghue and Prehbie; J (I, Waldie; 31, Balchmun. There are 410 entries. Acceptances will close on the 30l!t Inst., and the race will bo held on October 14.

BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. JACK LESTER DEFEATS BILL LAhtCf. FULL TWENTY ROUNDS. LANG BEATEN ON POINTS. SYDNEY, Sept. 10. Bill Lang, the Australian champion heavy weight boxer, went under to Jack Lester, of America, at the Stadium on Saturday. Tho fight was for thcftAtistralasian heavy weight championship, and went the full twenty rounds, the decision going to the American on.points. Very early the crowd was streaming into the Stadium, and by 8.30 p.m. there was an attendance of about 12,000. By the time the men entered the ring tho excitement was intense. The circumstances surrounding the last fight between Lang and Lester were such as to give no clue as to what the Y'ankoe could really do. He came to these shores with the reputation of being a big hitter, and with a capacity to take all he got, and he made good that reputation on Saturday night. Lang did not look as well as he has been on previous occasions in Sydney. There wore suspicions of wellness consequent upon his attack of inlluenza during the previous week, and he did not show to his best advantage in this fight. The contest, however, turned out to be the best and most exciting heavy weight fight ever decided at the Stadium. It was excitement from start to finish. Lester’s style of fighting was so peculiar that lie seemed to have Lang worrying as to what was going to come next. During the first five or six rounds the American was forcing the pace, and was scoring repeatedly with both hands. Now and then he would let go a terrific right swing that would have ended the fight in a moment if it had landed. Lang was, as usual, fairly cautious during the opening stages, and at times Lester’s furious rushes caused the Victorian to break ground. Towards the eighth round Lang seemed to get more confidence and livened up, but he did not at any time put the weight behind his punches that has won him so many fights. That fine right uppercut of his was not used once against Lester. Ho did not put much weight behind his right punches during the last ten rounds and word went round the ring that his thumb had again gone. During tho seventeenth and eighteenth rounds he made up some of his leeway, but. in the next two rounds Lester was as strong )as a lion, and ioughi. like one. YlcAVi fought like demons in the last round. and exchanged punch for punch, while the spectators went wild, and the cheeri ing was deafening. Lang, who was a red hot favourite in the betting, looked bad after the light; he to oh some tewthle punishment, hut never flinched once. He made remarkable efforts to get a telling punch on to Lester’s Jaw during the Inst few rounds, but it was not to be. Lester’s reception after getting the referee’s decision was a remarkable one, and nothing like it has been heard in the Stadium before. The American is very popular in Sydney. The Rounds In Detail. The men circled round for a while in the first round, and Lester was the first to lead; but there was no damage done, though he landed once or twice with the right on- the body. In tho second and third rounds both men mixed it, Lester having slightly the better of things. In the next round Lester, in clinches, brought down the house with “loop the loop” punches, hut there was little sting in them. The fifth, sixth and seventh rounds were noted for hustling tactics by the American. He would rush Lang, dealing out punishment with both hands. Lang seem content to let tho American tire himself out. Lester was “bullocking” all tho time in clinches, and pushed Lang round the ring at times; but he never tired. In the seventh round Lang’s left eye was opened, and in the eight Lester charged, but was met by Lang with stiff lefts, and in a clinch tho Australian put in several fine body punches. This stopped Lester for a while, but towards the end of the round Lester fought as one possessed, and rushed at Lang repeatedly, finally overbalancing and stumbling. Both were hard at it at the gong. In the tenth round Lang just grazed Lester’s jaw with a heavy swing: but the American came back with lefts and rights and “loop the loops,” and, in fact, every sort of hit at’his command. Tho house went wild as Lang went to his corner with cuts over both eyes. The eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth founds were of a less exciting order, but some good punches were exchanged. In the sixteenth Lang seemed to have weakened considerably, and I.ester landed heavily. He came in with right uppercuts repeatedly, hut Lang stopped many of them with the gloves. Towards the end of the round Lang stood up to Lester, and traded punches. Lester landed heavily, but Lang scored to the jaw heavily, and Lester went to his corner rattled. Lang made a great effort in the next two rounds, but he was weakening fast, and Lester, realising this, began to fight harder than over. In the nineteenth and twentieth Lester fairly flung himself at the Australian, and drove rights and lefts homo almost without opposition. Uppercut after uppercut got to tho mark, but Lang was game to the last, and was fighting back in the twentieth, in the hope of getting in a knockout. At the gong tho referee, Snowy Baker,, pointed to Lester, and there was- not a dissentient voice. The decision was greeted with remarkable cheering, which lasted for some time. ' EARL’S COURT BOXING PROTEST. ' PROPOSAL NOT ACCEPTED. [By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright. ] LONDON,' September IS. The Rev. Meyer, who protested against the boxing contest at Earl’s Court, agrees to raise an indemnity fund for tho promoter’s out of pocket expenses, excluding the combatants’ expenses; but the promotor objects to this, as the combatants have already cost him £2OOO.