Our Sports Summary

New Zealand Tablet, 17 April 1924, Page 35

Our Sports Summary

HOLY CROSS COLLEGE, MOSGIEL. ANNUAL SPORTS. The twentieth annual sports meeting in connection with Holy Cross College, Mosgicl, 'was held on the 2nd inst. on the local Recreation Grounds. The weather being very favorable, many fine performances, especially in the jumping and sprinting events, were registered. Rev. Dr. O’Neill, who officiated as starter, is to be congratulated on the way he got the competitors off their marks. Following are the results: —- H. C. C. championship (100yds); G. McLeod 1, F. McMahon 2, S. O’Brien 3. Senior 220yds: G. McLeod (4yds) 1, F. McMahon (scr) 2, S. O’Brien (scr) 3. Sheffield Handicap: W. McDcvitt (10yds) 1, T. Hally (syds) 2, J. A. McKay (Byds) 3. Trem’bath Handicap (440yds) : F. McMahon (scr) 1, C. Robins (10yds) 2, J. A. McKay (scr) 8. Mosgiel Handicap (SBo.yds) : J. A. McKay (scr) 1, J. Fletcher (35yds) 2, G. Daly (45yds) 3. Senior Broad Jump; G. McLeod and S. O’Brien 1, F. McMahon 2, J. Murphy 3. Senior High Jump; G. McLeod and J. Murphy 1, R. Henry 2, M. Uhlenberg 3. Senior Hop, Step and Jump: F. McMahon (scr) 43ft lin, 1, J. Murphy 2, S. O’Brien 3. Junior Championship (100yds): C. Robins 1, J. O’Malley 2, F. Kelly 3. Junior Maiden (100yds); C. Robins (scr) 1, J. O’Malley (3yds) 2, F. Kelly (6yds) 3. Junior 220yds; C. Robins (scr) 1, F. Kelly (Byds) 2, J. O’Malley (6yds) 3. Junior Broad Jump: F. Kelly 1, J. Fletcher 2, J. O’Malley 3. Junior High Jump: C. Robins 1, H. Hyde 2, J. O’Malley 3. Junior Hop, Step and Jump; F. Kelly 1. J. Fletcher 2, J. O’Malley and C. Robins 3. Intermediate Dash; G. Daly 1, AY. McDevitt (scr) 2, F. Terry (4yds) 3. ShotPutt: AL, Uhlenberg 1. .1. Murphy 2, T. Hally 3. Teasing Caber; J. Fitzgibbou 1, AI. Foley 2, P. Hanrahan 3. Siamese Race; McMahon and Uhlenberg I, AY. Herlihy and Kelly 2. Kake Walk i mile: B. Doherty 1, F. Bennett 2, AY. Flynn 3. Potato Race: J. A. McKay I, J. O’Malley 2, AY. I Leri i by 3. Chain Stepping; R. Marlow and J. Fitzgibbon 1. Relay Race: Otago (McMahon, Hally, Henley, and O’Ricily) 1. Officials Race (75yds): J. Gavin (19yds) 1, 11. Magill (Oyds) 2, J. Kilgour (syds) 3. . Consolation. Race: AY. Herlihy I, AY. Skinner 2. A FINE RECORD. The Christian Brothers’ Cricket teams (Dunedin) performed the “hat trick” by winning the fourth grade senior league under 16 years, and the junior league under 14 years competitions. The first mentioned team played 13 matches, won 11 and lost 2. J. O’Connor won the batting average and. B. Lynskey the bowling. I ho senior league team played 9 matches, lost 1. J. McClintock icon the batting and C. Campbell the bowling, whilst the juniors played 9 matches and were undefeated. N. AY indie won the batting average and R. Sutherland the bowling. Six of the Brothers’ boys were selected to represent Otago against Canterbury. The executive of the Boys’ League graciously sent congratulations to the boys on their winning the competitions, and hope shortly to be able to present a shield to each of the winning teams. The thanks of the Brothers are due to Mr. Bond for his valuable assistance during the season. Air. J. A. Brown kindly donated two beautiful gold medals for the best batting and bowling averages for the IV. grade. ' , CELTIC LADIES’ HOCKEY CLUB, TIMARU. (From our own correspondent.) A large and enthusiastic meeting of ladies was held in St. John’s Hall, when it was decided to form a Hockey Club, to be 'known as the Celtic Ladies’ Hockey Club. The following office-bearers were elected: Patron, Rev. Father Hurley, S.M. ; president, Mr. J. Lysaght; vice-president, Alesdames C. Hall,. O’Rourke, and Miss Sullivan, Messrs. /M. J. Doyle, P. Downey, M. Muflin, J. O’Leary, J. Sheehhn, M. J. O’Brien, N. D. Mangos, J. Kelly, D. Pearce, and J. Alolloy; club captain, Miss E. Rodgers secretary, Miss M. Morgan; treasurer, Miss Graham; committee, Misses

Young; Hickey, Harty; Lynch, and Fountain. It was decided to affiliate with the local hockey club and Misses Rodgers and J; Graham were chosen as delegates to represent the chib at the annual meeting of the Hockey Association. - • ~. Tailteann Games American Athletes Coming to Ireland. Great progress is being made in the United States in the preparations for the Tailteann Games which are to be held in Dublin next August. An unprecedented influx of " Americans to Ireland is expected this year, due to the interest taken in the revival of this great Irish festival, and to the desire of Irish-Arnericans generally to visit the old country now that peaceful conditions have been restored.”’ A banquet was held recently in Chicago under the auspices of the Aonach Tailteann committee of that city. Several noted American athletes attended, and the greatest enthusiasm generally was manifested. Of the athletes present at the banquet, Tom Leith hps recently done 150 ft in the Discus. Paul Kennedy has recently achieved the record of doing J mile flat in 2mins. and the mile in 4 mins 24 secs. Edward Hogan has done 13tfc 6ms in the pole vault. All these men are hard in training to come over and meet the best Irish athletes in Dublin next August. Tailteann Boxing Arrangements. The boxing competitions in the Tailteann Games to be held next August promise to be one of the most interesting of the many competitions to be held during the great festival. I=3 Irish amateur boxers are in training at present, and the Tailteann boxing committee have arranged for contests as follows :—(l) at Cork on the 23rd February-10 contests, (2) at Dublin on March 15—10 contests, (3) at Dublin March 19—10 contests, (4) at Glasgow April 30—10 contests. Some exceptionally interesting bouts will be seen in Glasgow in May next when the Scottish amateur champions will meet the Irish Army champions in a contest in aid of the Scottish Tailteann Council funds. Arrangements are. also being made for English Army champions to meet Irish,Army champions some months before the Tailteann Games. Cheap Transport During Tailteann Games. The problem of cheap and efficient transport during (he period of the Tailteann Games to be held in Dublin next August has been taken up with energy by strong committees in Dublin,. The main transport committee are making efforts to secure very low rates foy transport during the period of the Games, and an interesting announcement on this point may be expected shortly. A local transport committee also has been formed, and at a recent meeting it was decided to approach the Chief Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police with regard to waiving, charges for licensing country vehicles to ply for hire during the period of the Games. A committee was appointed to draw up rates and fares for local country drives, etc. The military authorities are also to be approached for the use of several barracks for the accommodation of motor vehicles. A recommendation of much importance will be made to the authorities by this committee that for the future an enamelled plate showing the fares would be placed on all vehicles licensed for hire within the D.M.P. area. ' All Ireland United in Athletics. At the last meeting of the General Council of Aonach Tailteann, Mr. J. J. Keane, the Chairman of the National Athletic and Cycling Association; made the welcome announcement that the Sports Associations in the North, who had previously refused to join the N.A.C.A., had now decided to come in and take their place with their brother Irishmen in one whole association for Ireland. The announcement was greeted with applause. This importantstep is not without significance, and it will have an enormously encouraging effect on' the Irish athletes competing in the Tailtean Games in Dublin next August. « : Sheehan of Doneraile, who is training hard at present to meet the foreign competitors in the Tailteann 1 Games, has recently done 6ft lin in the high jump, and he has ' full expectations of meeting and’ beating the best of the Irish that other countries can : send* ■ . ■ ■ ' ' ■ •