SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13055, 25 April 1910, Page 6

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

FOOTBALL. ASSOCIATION GAME. CUP FINAL A DRAW. Press Association.—Telegraph.—Copyright. Received April 25, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, April 24. In the Association football cup final match Newcastle United scored a goal and Barnsley a goal, the game ending in a draw. There were 70,000 spectators. The match will be replayed at Liverpool bn the 28th. The Football Association has abolished the wage limit, and resolved to allow bonuses. - WELLINGTON MATCHES. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 24. The Rugby Senior Championship round opened on Saturday, and provided some unexpected finishes. St. James’s wiped the floor, to put it mildly, with the exchampion Petone team. Two other teams, formerly on the “also started” list, came

to light in a manner confounding to their opponents. These were Victoria College, who scored an easy win over Old Boys, and Southern, who held their own after a stuborn fight with-Oriental. Results: St. James’s beat Petone 14 to nil; Athletic beat Hutt 16 to nil; -Melrose beat Wellington 6 to 3;. Victoria ..beat Old Boys 8 to 3; Oriental drew with Southern, no score. > In the Association Senior games Swifts beat Rovers one to nil; Diamonds eat Y.M.C.A. 2 to 1; Thistles beat Ramblers 2 to 1. ■ WANGANUI RUGBY UNION CUPJ. The following entries have been received ’. for the Wanganui Rugby Union’s Cup contests for this season: Senior —Pirates, Wanganui, Eastern, Kaieran. Junior—Pirates, Matariki, . Wanganui, Kaieran, Eastern, College. Third Class—Pirates, Wanganui, College, Eastern. Fourth Class—Pirates, Wanganui, College, and Kaieran. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. |VANGANUI v EASTOWN.

A friendly fixture took place on Victoria Park on Saturday last, when the following players represented their clubs; Eastown—Proctor (goal), Morrison and Stewart (backs), Wells, Walpole* and Robson (halves), F. Phillips, Adams, Beckett, Buck, and A. Phillips (forwards). Wanganui—Eadie (goal), Gillisou and Beckett (backs), Natta. Baloh. and Davies (halves), Verpillot, Malcolm, Puckridge, Bell, and Totty. Mr Wyllie officiated as referee, and gave every satisfaction to, both teams. Wanganui were below their usual strength. Black, Oliver, Bannerman, and Aitkcn- being absent. The game, which ended in favour of Eastown by 2 goals to 1, was one of the fastest and best contested yet seen in the district. Eastown early took up the running, and at the interval the scores stood Eastown 2 goals, Wanganui 1. Adams and F. Prillips scored for the winners, and Beckett scored for the town club. On resuming, Wanganui took the game in hand and had the hardest of luck in not equalising before the call of time. Only the sterling defence and'brilliant goal-keeping; of Eastown saved them. A draw would ■have been a more satisfactory result to a-well-fonght game on the run of play. Towards the finish the Wanganui forwards pressed heavily, and it would only have i-een their due had they scored at least once. Drastic changes were noticeable in the Wanganui team. Gillison and Beckett, in the hack division gave a really firstclass exhibition, particularly Gillison, whose kicking and tackling and clover footwork was quite a- treat to watch. This player was easily the best back on the field, and the Wanganui Club could not do better than keep him in that position. Davies and Baloh were the pick of the halves. Davies being the most prominent la---r in this trio. In the forward divosion Puckridge, Bell, and Malcolm were outstanding, and gave of their best. Eastown were best served by Proctor, Morrison, ami Stewart, the latter being, if anything, the better back of the trio on the day’s play. Proctor, the goal-keeper, was in tiptop form and gave .a great display between the uprights. In the half line Walpole and Robson were the-pick, and proved a great; stumbling block to the opposition. In lh£ forwards Adams and F. Phillips played* very nicely on the right wing together. Beckett, at centre, was always there, hut owing to the great defence of Wanganui he didn’t have a chance to shine-.' On the left wing Buck and A. Phillips had a few runs together, hut Gillisou easily- kept them well in hand and never for a moment gave them a chance tp’he dangerous. This was the opening game of the season. The ground was in grand condition/

GOLF. , LADIES’ GOLF CLUB' The season will be opened next Wednesday, April 27th. Foursomes will* he played I of misel A and B players. President v Captain. Teams will be picked, at the golf house before 2 o’clock. Drags will leave the Post Office at 1 o’clock, and it is hoped that there will be a large gathering of members, both honorary and playing. BOWLING. WANGANUI BOWLING CLUB. It was the intention of the above club on Saturday to revive, if. possible, a one-time favourite match, Scotland v, the Rest of the World. Of late years, however the Sassenach has been taking more and more to the game, and it was "found impossible to muster enough sons of Scotia to compete against the larger number’of those belonging to other nationalities. Consequently tho usual .- Saturday games were played, with the fallowing results: ■No. si.—Thomson, Newcombe, Cresswell, Me Murray ,(sk.) 21; Graham, Greenwood, Pawsqh, F. Jones (sk.) 20. No./2.— Parsons, James, Wilding, Hog?ard (sk.) 28; Mathison, Battle. Collins Kc/sing (sk.) 18. No, 3. J. McFarlane, Bryce, Muir, Howorth (sk.) 21; Brookfield, Stewart, t! Rankin, Perrett (sk.) 12. No. 4.—Braik, Spurdle, Laurie, Milne (sk.) 26; J. Stevenson, Bowles, Bundle Fountain (sk.) 14. No.. s.—Vance, Sherrill, Glasgow, London (sk.) 22; V. Jones. Atkinson, A. McFarlane, Lomax (sk.) 18. No. 7.—On No. 7 rink, a singles game was played, Haase winning from J. L. Stevenson by 33 to 29. The Wanganui green will be- finally closed for the season on. Saturday next.