FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 240, 8 October 1894, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

On Saburday afternoon, a match was played at Potter's Paddock between team picked from tbe Auckland and Pon.onby Lodges of Druids. The game wasooatesteci: with good feeling throughout, bub w &8 ? rather one-sided, Ponsonby defeating their opponents by 32 points (8 tries and 4 goal.) to 'ml." Tries were scored by I. Mills (3) P. Mackie (3), Newbegin (1), and F. Cowper (1). . Mr. I. Mills captained tha PonaOnby team, and Mr Lewis the Auck> land team. Of. the Auckland.team, Lewiß Mens (2); Hunter, Michaels, and Strathera were tha most conspicuous, whilst M.„ B Mackie, Stone, . Cowper, Coubrough and Snedden, played besbramongsb the opp 03 . - ing players- In *he evening bhe two teams met at So. 'George's Hall, where refresh, menta were provided by Mr Jones, of Newton, aud a rnosb enjoyable evening wag., ' spent." . .'-.- ;■'-"■-■'■r^;.*!;.'The match between the; jPonsoaby Navals and bhe Victoria Rifles, played at "' Potter's on Saburday afbernoon, resulted iar a draw, neither side scoring. Mr Leikh V captained the Ponsonby Navals and Mr Baker tbe Victoria Rifles. Oh Saturday afternoon a football match book place between Sb. Stephen's College1 and Richmond at the College ground, Parnell, and resulted in a win for the former by 24 points to nil. During the first spell tries were obtained by W. Raiti and. R,. ; Tamihana, and a free kick and a penalty kick were converted by J. Te Paa. In the ' second spell tries were obtained by J, - Kiriki (2) and H. Tamihana (1), one of V; which was converted by H. Reweti. X, Hazelman, Brook, Johnston and R, Brown played well for the losing team. • . -