THE SEASON’S EVENTS

Southland Times, Issue 20002, 16 October 1926, Page 18 (Supplement)

THE SEASON’S EVENTS

SUMMARISED FIELD SPORTJB. RUGBY. MAORI TEAM’S ITINERARY. October 16.—Somerset. October 21.—Newport. October 23.—Swansea. October 27.—Yorkshire. October 30.—Harlequins. November 3.—Devon. November 6. —Cardiff. November 11. —Gloucester. November 13.—Llanelly. November IS.—East Midlands. November 20.—London County November 24.—Hampshire. November 27.—Leicester. December I.—Lancashire December 5. —Bordeaux. December 9. —Limoges. December 12. —Bayonne December 16. —Pau. December 19. —Beziers. December 26.—Paris. RESULTS TO DATE. The matches so far played have resulted

Summan.'—Played 8. won 7, lost 1; points for, 160; points against, 53. RUGBY LEAGUE NEW ZEALAND TEAM FIXTURES OF THE TOUR. The fixtures of the New Zealand Rugby league footbail team in England for the present tour are:— October 16.—v. Hull. October 20.—v. Bradford Northern. October 23. —v Oldham. October 27. —v. Leeds. October 30.—v. St Helens Recreation. November 3.—v. Salford. November 6.—v Huddersfield. November 10. —v. Bramley. November 13.—v. England (second test) at HuIL November 17.—v. Wigan Highfield. November 20.—v. Batley. November 23.—vJveighley. November 27.—v. Swinton. • November —v. Lancashire County. December 4.—v. Wales, at Pontypridd. December B.—v. St Helens. December 11.—v. Wigan. December—v. Yorkshire County. December 18.—v. Hunslet. December 25.—v. Pontypridd. December 27. —v. Broughton Rangers. January 1. —v. Hull Kingston Roves. January 3.—v. Rochdale Hornets. January B.—v. Cumberland County. January 15.—v. England (third test), at Leeds. January 22. —v. Wakefield Trinity. January 29.—v. England, at Paris. • RESULTS TO DATE. The record of the team in England so far is as follows—

points for 173, points against 132. '" CRICKET SHEFFIELD SHIELD. Sheffield Shield and other inter-State, cricket matches for the coming season have • been arranged as follows: December 6. 7,8, and 9: Queensland v. New South Wales, Sydney. December 10, 11, 13, 14: Victoria v. South Australia, Adelaide. December 17, 18, 20, 21: Queensland v. Victoria, Melbourne. December 17, 18, 20, 21: New South Wales v. South Australia, Adelaide. December 24, 27, 28, 29: New South Wales v. Victoria, M°lbourne. December 24, 27, 28, 29: Queensland v. South Australia, Adelaide. January 1,3, 4: New South Wales 11. v. Victoria 11., Sydney. January, 1,3, 4,5; or December 31, January 1,3, 4: South Australia v. Victoria, Melbourne. January 7. 8. 10. 11: South Australia v. New South Wales, Sydney. Januen* 26, 27, 28, 29: Victoria v. New South Wales, Sydney. February 5,7, 8,9: Victoria v. Queensland, Brisbane. February 12, 14. 15. 16: New South Wales v. Queensland, Brisbane. BOXING. October 18—Reg. Trowern v. Bert McCarthy, at Wellington. October 22—Ern Shepneard, heavyweight j champion, v. Billy Edwards, middleweight champion, for the heavy title, at Sydney. October 23 —Artie Hay v. Charlie Purdy (welter title), at Napier. October 23—Reg. Trowern v. Salvino Jamito, at Greymouth. October 28- Lin. Robinson v. Dick Vercoe (featherweight title), at Blenheim. October 28—Ah McDonald v. Jack Heeney, at Gisborne. October 29 -Stan. Thurbon, bantam champion. v. Tommy Swift, at Sydney. October 30—Dick Elmour v. Harry Casey, at Millerton. October •"'> —Tournament at Tuatanere. November 25—Tom Heeney v. Jack Stanley, at Lyndon. D Pelham, the Maori footballer, who Terentiy won the hundred metres race in 70 sec. at a swimming carnival at Clermont (France), broke the New Zealand quartermile record at Christchurch two years ago. • • • • A. E. Porritt, New’ Zealand runner who is in England practising as a doctor, wiki be playing Rugby this season. He will turn out for the Blackheath Club, in London. • • • • The New Zealand League team suffered its second defeat during the tour last weekend. Warrington were too good for them, apparently in all departments. The second test match, England v. New Zealand is set down for decision on November 13.

follows: — Points Against. Result. For. Against. Burgundy . . Won 27 3 Alpes . . Won 34 6 Grenoble : : Won 29 8 Lyonnaise . . Won 26 9 Languedoc . . Won 8 a Basques . Won 11 8 Central France . Won 16 3 Paris Lost 9 11

Points Against. Result. For. Against. Dewsbury Won 13 9 Leigh . Won 28 16 Pali fax Lost 13 19 Rochdale Won 11 9 Barrow Won 19 16 Widnes Won 15 5 First Test . Lost 20 28 York Won 19 11 Warrington . Lost 5 17 Brantley Won 35 12 S um m a ry—Pl ay ed 10, won 7 lost 3: