FOOTBALL.
SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Tho weather conditions being all that could be dcviied, and tho giounds ira- ' proved by Friday's rain, tho second •series of games tcok place on Saturday. Tho public interest hardly poems to 1 havo been properly aroused yet, to I judge by tho small atteiidancr-s of tho : various matches, tho taking-*-* at the l gnto at Lancaster Park aiuounting to ' r2() 10-i 9d. On tho East ground, j Christchurch had a comfortable win j against Linwood by 22 points to 3. j Sydenham had a much improved team I against Old Boy.--?-, and eucceecod by 8 ! points to nil. *On tho South ground, j Merivnle, asserted their superiority | over Canterbury College, by 21 points ;to nil. Albion fairly outclassed lva:----1 apoi on the Polo ground, running up I tho large total of 49 points to 3. The j lady supporters of tho Albion Club j served afternoon tea at tho Park, Mesdames Bottle, Thomas, Robson, Powell, and tho Miese-* Laugey, Atkinson, and Allen attending to the waaits of patrons.
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12497, 7 May 1906, Page 5
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