ITEMS OF SPORT

New Zealand Tablet, 10 April 1913, Page 31

ITEMS OF SPORT

GENERAL. ; : It is rumored (says a contemporary) that no application will be made for official endorsement of the great half-mile run of lmin 56 l-ssec by Dormer at Auckland on St. Patrick's Day, as the conditions governing records were not complied with. It is stated that just previous to the event in which these, figures were hoisted the sports ground was being prepared for some children's display, and the flags round the running track were removed, thus throwing some element of doubt on the fact of the true distance having been covered. _ The, Caledonian Society held a. sports meeting •. at their grounds, Kensington, on Saturday afternoon. The programme included a number of events for school children. The weather was unpropitious, and consequently the attendance was not as large as expected. The following were the successes : scored by the pupils of the Christian Brothers' School :■ Rodden, who was placed first in one of the heats of the 220yds schools championship, was leading in the final and in a fanway to win, when he stumbled and fell within ten yards of the tape. R. Toomey and J. McCleary were second in a .heat 'in the three-legged race (150yds), and. W. Creed was placed third in the schools championship long jump. The schools championship relay race was won by the Christian Brothers' School team. In the schools championship (440yds), L. McAllen (Christian Brothers) secured second "place. This provided an exceptionally fine race. The whole of the competitors kept close together until they were within 150yds of the winning post, when McAllen went to the front. He appeared to have the race won, but although he struggled on gamely, Cameron, who had been handy as the field entered the straight, after a determined effort secured the verdict by about five yards. The Christian Brothers' boys were awarded 9 points for the shield, the winners being Kensington and Musselburgh with 14 points each. FOOTBALL. In an Association football match, England v. Scotland, Errand won by one goal to nil. _ The Christian Brothers' Club, with the zeal of an institution noted for excellence of organisation, was the first to 'kick off ' with an enthusiastic annual meeting, at which many new members were enrolled (writes •■ 'Left Wing' in the Ota go Daily Times). The Rugby football season opened in Wellington on Saturday in fine weather, the seven-a-side tournament at Athletic Park attracting a' fairly large crowd. Twenty-nine teams competed in three classes, and some very good play was witnessed. The final results were: Athletic A beat St. James by 14 points to nil; fifth classSt. Patrick's College beat Melrose by 3 points to nil; sixth class—St. Patrick's College beat Wellington College by 5 points to 3. CRICKET. * The final cricket matches of the season in Wellington commenced on Saturday. East A met North on the Basin Reserve, and occupied the crease all the afternoon, knocking up 205 runs (Baker, in, 81, Wagstaff 58, O'Shea 20). Casey (four for 47) and Southall (three for 67) were the best bowlers. East B defaulted to Victoria College. South, playing against <*¥lutt, made 165 (Naughton 34, Burton 26, Murphy 26). Rodgers took three wickets for 55 runs, and Hales four for 32. Hutt have three wickets down for 18. • As was expected, Canterbury had an easy task in defending the Plunket Shield against Otago (says the Press). The weather was not the pleasantest for cricket, but it cannot be said to have affected the result. The Canterbury team lacked the services of that reliable bowler Bennett, and Otago's batting and bowling suffered respectively from the absence of Siedeberg and Torrance, but otherwise both provinces mustered their full strength. The Otago score did not, however, really represent the batting value of the

team, and the visitors' collapse in the second innings was, as one spectator remarked, 'just one of those things that might happen to any team.' The result of the match, nevertheless, emphasises Canterbury's supremacy of the season.