Our Sports Summary

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 16, 26 April 1923, Page 33

Our Sports Summary

DUNEDIN. The St. Patrick’s Harriers held their opening run on Saturday afternoon week from the Bungalow tea rooms, St. Kilda, as the guests of the president (Mr. G. E. Pollock). The trail led along the Queen’s Drive on to the Lower Portobello road to Waverley, and across some rough country towards Tomahawk, returning via the Cemetery road past Taliuna- Park. A fast run home resulted in Bradley being first home. CHRISTCHURCH. (From our own correspondent.) At a largely attended meeting of the M. 8.0.8. Association held recently (Rev. Brother Phelan presiding), the question of the exclusion by the State Schools Teachers’ Association, of the Marist Brothers’ School football teams from the schools’ competition, came up for discussion. A very strong feeling existed among the members of the M.8.0.8. A. to withdraw altogether from the game as a protest against the high-handed and unsportsmanlike attitude assumed by the State school teachers, and the object of the meeting under notice was to decide what action the association should take. In outlining the position, Brother Phelan emphasised the fact that the association’s grievance was not with the Canterbury Rugby Union, which was prepared, in the event of the teachers adhering to their decision, to organise a new competition so that all schools would have a chance of playing football. Mr. G. Payne, delegate to the C.R.U. explained the stand taken by that body, which was favorable to the school ; and was awaiting further information from the Teachers’ Association, the members of which wore holding a special meeting to deal with the subject. Mr. B. J. McKenna moved “That pending information, the Marist Club take it’s place in the Rugby shield matches for the present.” This was carried. Mr. J. M. Coffey (lion, secretary) moved that in the event of the exclusion of the boys being maintained, the C.R.U. be requested to withdraw all grants to the P.S.T. Association. A warm discussion followed, and showed how deep an impression had been made on members by the shutting out of the school boys. The secretary eventually decided to withdraw his motion, and the meeting went into committee. Two teams played on Saturday, the 14th inst.; seniors defeating High School Old Boys by 9 points.to 6, and juniors won from Christchurch by 24 points to 11. ASHBURTON. The annual meeting of the local Celtic football club took place recently, the president (Mr. E. A. O’Malley) presiding over a large attendance of members and supporters. The report showed that the club was only half a point behind the winners in last year’s senior competition, while the 3rd grade team acquitted themselves well. The receipts were £7O. while the expenses incurred on the year’s working amounted to £SG 10sleaving a credit balance of £l3 10s. The election of office-bearers resulted as follows:President, Mr. E. A. O’Malley (re-elected); vice-presidents, 23 were elected; delegate to County Rugby Union, Mr. L. T. J. Ryan hon. secretary, Mr. F. McCormick; coaches: Mr. N. E. Fitzgerald (senior), Mr. E. J. O’Brien (junior), Mr. J. Welch (3rd grade); committee— Messrs. D. Fitzgerald, J. Cowie, W. Bryant, E. O’Malley (jun.), J. B. Meeking. A smoke concert, during which a toast list was honored, terminated a most successful gathering. The club has arranged a series of friendly matches, to be played before the County competition starts, and as a result the senior fifteen played the Timaru Celtic club on the Ashburton Showgrounds on the 7th inst. The game ended in a draw, each side scoring a. try. On Saturday, the 14th inst., the Waihi club from Winchester, played the home team, which it defeated by 13 points to 11. The club arranged a match with the Little River club, which was to be played at the latter place on Saturday last. \ The St. Mary’s Tennis Club ■ has concluded play for

the season. On Saturday week they played a return match with the Tinwald club on the latter’s courts, but met defeat by 15 games. The season has been a most successful one, despite the fact that the committee was called upon more than once during the year to show cause why, as a Catholic sports’ club it should rent courts in a- public domain. 1

THAMES. A very pleasant afternoon was spent by the members and friends of &t I rancis’s Tennis Club on their court this afternoon . (writes a correspondent, under date April U). lie function took the place of a presentation and farewell to Miss Clara Bateman on her approaching mariiage. Many _ interesting games were played during the afternoon. Afternoon tea was served on the lawn after which Rev. Father Dignan made the presentation, ’in his remarks lather Dignan said Miss Bateman had been a member of the club since, its inauguration, and on the occasion of her marriage and departure from Thames the members could not let it pass without making some recognTton of her services to the club during the past years lather Dignan then handed Miss Bateman a, handsome Boulton howl and on behalf of the members of the club wished her every happiness and prosperity in the future Mi. Dan ton returned thanks on behalf of Miss Bateman’ t d’Mr Tl) re r t TV 1 * 8 ”• Bunia,,d - «» Maiinnui; ami All. H. Da ton, of Wanganui.

SENDING A RUGBY TEAM to ENGLAND Commenting on the invitation to send a New Zealand Rugby team to England in .1924-25, the Christchurch Star saxs: I hose who are well informed in the matter will be inclined to agree that the invitation h «s been squeezed out ot the English Union, which seems to have a i- A for , the " th Africans. Tile fuel „f the matter'is thal relations n, snort between tile Old Country and tile Do minions are becoming decidedly strained, ' and it would' prove a salutary lesson to the English Rugby Union if New /calami declined the present invitation. One is stronrdv inclined to believe the great body of Rugby footballers in the Dominion would applaud such a decision.”

The Famous Diggers After a successful season of seven ntehts •>+ ti • -Vasty's Theatre, Dunedin, the Famous Diggers ‘left on !, Xd T S °" th f rn districts ' opening at Invercargill on tbe d inst. Their dates afterwards are • 26th Pivo.t 27t1, Nightcaps: 28th, Otnutani 30th, Muff,’ Maoist’ V Viidham ; 2nd, T apani,i; 3rd, Balclutha; 4th, KaS^ oth Gore; /th Milton; and Bth, Oamaru. The comedy tins time is on the uproarious plan, but is clever and deal. 1-1 aI ;. Jh . e sklt 011 Unionism ” which Joe Valli does is easily the funniest thing the Diggers have ever produced while the Scottish sketch by this clever comedian with Stan Lawson is nightly recalled again and again Frank Moran, the lanky laughter-maker who will be remem on last tour as “the Lighthouse Keeper” and who has just lately lejoined the show, dot's some funny stunts and hit tour fUrt ieiS the bl S Popularity which he earned on

“Aussie ” PERMANENTLY ENLARGED WITH N.Z. SUPPLEMENT. N7 fl-e f IV 6 pleased to "f Ico,no the first number of the N.Z. Edition of Avssic winch is just to hand. Without losing any o its old identity Aussie has been permanently enlarged with an additional N.Z. Supplement devoted entirely to humorous art and literature in this country. The mod H lld l Whltß WO S in . the nOW feature is Particularly good the humorous Maori types of Mr. Tom Beil, of Christchurch and Mr. Cuinberworth, of Auckland Icing worthy ot special mention. The stories are racv and clever The usual Australian section runs to fifty pages so that Hie reading + PUC are really getting two magazines in one and that at the old price of eightpence. It is the aim'of the proprietors of the magazine to encourage humorous art and literature m this country. Mr. Pat Lawler,-of Wellington, is the N.Z. editor. ° f