FOOTBALL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 245, 30 July 1935, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

ASHBURTON TOURING MATCHES NELSON AND GOLDEN BAY. The Ashburton Rugby touring team has arrived at , Motueka for its match against Golden Bay to-morrow. The ‘ Bay team will be: Forwards, Hunt, Flowers, B. Ward, D. Ward, O. Hickmott, E. Mytton, Burrows and M. Sloane; half-back, Kinzett; fiveeighths, N. Lutnn, O. Lunn; threequarters, I/ishj Courtenay and C. Win; full-back, A. Smith. Emergencies: Forwards, H. Clark and Kelly; backs, K. Morgan and B. Fry. The Nelson team to play Ashburton on Saturday has been selected as follows: —Full-back, V. Mabin; threequarters, R. Vass, R. Busch and R. Boyce; five-eighths, H. Morris and Keiley; half-back, J. Turley; forwards, E. Thompson (captain), J. Mabin, L. Max, C. Drummond, F. McLean, McKegney, T. Fleet and G. Lusty. The touring team to play Nelson will be: Full-back, Kerr; three-quarters, Stephen, Bradford and Varcoe; fiveeighths, McCormack and) Day ;__ halfback, Oates; forwards, Hawke, McKenzie, A. Doig, Pablecheque, K. Doig, Dolan, Pennal and Dalton.

THE ASHBURTON UNION. DULLER TOURING TI?AM. The Management Committee of the Ashburton Rugby Union met last evening, the president (Mr J. C. C. MeLachlan) presiding. Messrs A. Doig and F. Kennedy (managers) reported on the Town v. Country match, which they stated was a good one. The Town team displayed splendid form in the first spell, but the Country players wore the opposition down in the second half. It was decided to thank the managers and the players. ~Mr E. S. Chambers reported that the country primary school seven-a-side tournament would be played at Mayfield on August 17. Writing in connection with the touring team’s match against Marlborough on Saturday Mr H. R. D. Porter (manager) said the team played splendidly, the forwards being magnificent. In the fixture against the Kaikoura Club, the home team played a hard spoiling game and held Ashburton until 15 minutes from the close. The Buffer Rugby Union advised that its touring team would arrive in Ashburton from Dunedin about 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, August 8. It would meet Ashburton on August 10 and leave for Christchurch on August 11. The team is as followsE. Holder (captain), G. Orman (vice-captain), J. Hill, J. Buttress, A. Strachan, H. Power, J. Stewart, R. Pratt, J. Brown, R. Allan, W. Neighbours, D. Fairley, P. Ahern, A. Graham, O. Prince, S'. Howther, C. Todd, A. Dunn, J. Johnston, C. Robertson, J. Easton, H. Hill and J. Caldwell. Mr P. Ryan (a member of the Management Committee) is the manager. Mr S'. Alexander (secretary of the Ashburton ltrig.by Referees’ . Association) apologised for omitting to arrange for the replacement of a referee to officiate at a match at Rakaia recently. The Ashburton Sports Association advised that applications for closed days in the Ashburton Domain on August 10 and 24 had been granted. Footballs were granted to the Busliside and Willowby Schools and the St. Stephen’s choir boys. Draw for Saturday. Following is the draw for Saturday :—■ Senior Grade —Seven-a-side tournament (Messrs C. IV. Wellman and S. Alexander). Junior Grade—Metliven A v. Technical Old Boys, at Methven (Mr J. Lewis); Hinds v. Methven B, at Methven (Mr L. Hadley); Old Boys v. Mayfield, at Mayfield (Mr A. H l . Guiney); Rakaia v. Springburn, at Springburn (Mr C. H. Miller). Third Grade—Methven v. Allenton, No. 4, Showgrounds, at 2.45 p.m. (Mr A. A. Cox) ; High: School v. Rakaia, at Rakaia. (Mr A. Shannon); Old Boys v. Technical Old Boys, No. 1, Showgrounds, at 1.30 p.m. (Mr J>. Wood). • Fourth Grade —High School v. Technical, No. 4, Showgrounds, at 1.30 p.m. (Mr A. C. Triggs). The draw for the senior seven-a-side tournament is as follows:—.

First Round —Rakaia v. Methven, Old Boys v. Technical Old Boys; Alienton A and Allenton B, a bye. Second Round—Winners of first match play winners of second; Alienton A v. Allenton B.

CHRIST’S COLLEGE BEATEN.

CHRISTCHURCH, July 29. In a fast game th© Otago Boys’ High School beat'Christ’s College to-day by

12 points to 8. Each side scored two tries, and Otago owed its success to superior goal-kicking.

NOVEL KICKING CONTEST.

AUSTRALIAN RULES PLAYER AGAINST MAORI. MELBOURNE, July 29. A novelty has been arranged for the Rugby match between the Maoris and Victoria on Saturday, arising from a suggestion made here that Rugby Union is not as conducive to long and accurate kicking as the Australian Rules game. The Victorian Rugby Union intends asking Nepia or Hemi to participate in a kicking contest against Harry Vallence, a prominent Melbourne player of Australian Rules football.