FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16584, 25 July 1919, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

1 TO-IIOKROWS MATCHES AT THE SHOW GROUNDS. The fjninr championship competition will 1.0 resumed to-morrow, and the two matches of chic' interest will be played at the Show Ground* Aldington. On the oval Linwood v.-i:i plcy Christchurcli, and this'gajne will j-o doubt, attract a large attendance, in view ol the greatly improved form shown bv the Jitter torn of late, especially in their recent puino with Mariste. This game eliould very (aaz and even. On the adjoining vrmmd Old Boys will play Mariste, and thia should also provide a very iotereeting coni'if.l. The other eenior games are Merivalc v. Sydenham, at Sydenham Park, and Albion v. 'Varsity, at Carlton corner. All gainca i.'i'.l commence at 2.15. OLD BOYS' CLUB. Stniorn v. Marists, on Show Grounds —C, ,T>ac.«, CV Zimmerman, R. E. Boaj, A. A. 'Thompson,. C. E. Guir.ey, P. Mehrtena, F. JJ. Blnckmsre, I. C. Gray, H. Sparrow, F. ■'.''ith«l3, G. Ghryslall, -Ft. Simo. W. M. 11. McMeekan, H. .Otley. EXCELSIOR CLUB. t Juniors v. St. Albans, Wooteton Park— Cummins, Watts Hart, Muirson, Whiitington. Hunt, Wliit.a, Whitla, O'Neil, O'Callntihin, Gillespie. Third gritdo v. Lin wood, Linwood ParkShort, WoJ'h, O'Flaherty, ' Hartley, Trcraliridge, Brownie, Ditchiiold, Neweome, McI.cod, McLeod. lIOETTBY LEAGUE CLUB. President's v. Woolston, ,at St. - Albans Park—Vivian, Kent, Newman, Moore, Cox, J.lauhiro. G. Lennos, Sturgiss, Booth, Barnt'on, Pattaraon, Bryco, H. McGregor, Coulior, Biabo, Bucktin, Waites. Juniors v. YVoolnton, at Woolflton Park— S. Lennoa, Collander, D. Lennox, HcKnight, AY. Davis, O. Lennox, L. Hamilton, Seibien, K. Davis, A. Johansen, E. Peoroe, L. Pearoe, I''. Horwell, .E. Wilson, .McNamara. " Seniors v. Linwood, at Hornby—Evans,' Dobson, S. Smith, A. Cos, Keenan, S. Pitt, SiH. Hoflatt, A. Moffatt, B. Smith, Shaldors, X. Freeman, Fine, G. Moffatt, Lodge. - STDENHAM LEAGUE CLUB. Juniors v. Linwood, at Linwood Park—H. Kin?, L. Walker, G. Graffcm, R. Pooro, W. LuUmne, G. Merrirhnn, L. watt, E. fc'ollett, I£. Baker, D. McAlistor, Woodhouso, K. Wilson. L. Drujy. Third Grade r. Avon, ei Beckenham Park —A. Williamson, L. Teague, N." Young, R. Tr.ylnr, H. Roberta, W. Main, C. Kowe, F. fcraitli, W. Cunningham, L. Lewton, A. Clark, H. Johnson, K. Johnaon. Fourth Grade 11- v. Addington, at South Park—J. Coomber, R. Goldien, R. Moire, L. Greenwood, H. Banfield, G. Joyce, L. Lilly, H. Hall, A. Davie®, J. Sciitham, D. Brown, S. Clegs, B. Diamond. Fourth. Grade A v. Linwood, at Linwood 3'ask—T. Dnvideon; J., Luft, H. Cox, •W. Piitohard, H. Stevens, T. Forreeter, P. O'Conmrr G. Main, M. Collins, C. Rhodes, ■ Harris, McCaw, BorrelL Scniora v. Avon, at St- Albaa® P«k—T; Coomber, D. George, W.'Smytho, L. Wilson, J. Younj, F. King A. Marshall, ."W. King, "W. Lyes, W. Brunaden, A.' Bench, F. Hill, S. Trudgeon. AVON LEAGUE CLUB. v. ' Juniors v. Addington, at fit. Albans Park— Stevenson (2), McLoclblan (2), Litten, Barker, 'Sawtoll, Barkle, Muachamp, Kirton, Xiyons, Uobinson. Pitt (2). Third Grade x. Sydenham, at Beckenham —McKenzio, Bos well, Carney, Pitcher, Johnston (3), Hawkins (2), fowell, Witt- 1 rr?, McGibbon, Emms. Taclier, Moir, Kirton, llich, Coombes. CANTERBURY REFEREES' ASSOCIATION.' The annual meeting of the Caoterlraiy Hefereee' Association was held on Wednesday. Preoont—iJesers C. Richardson (in the chair), Black, Matbeeon, Mahon, .beiravai*, Wooli, Gray, Prco, Froggat, Wellum, and E. Davcy (acting cocretaiy). ■The following officers w«ro elected:—Mr Rich&idson, pTcaido&t; vice-presidents, Mcsam Williamaon, Davis, English, Bunt, MacLocblan,' Romaey, Bagrie; committee, Meesn Black, Davey, Woolf, Wellum, Free, Mathe••jan; secretary and <treaeuier, Mr Froggat; to C.F.A., Mr Froggat. Mr Dttvcy, tho late secretary, was thanked lor hia past eerjiccs. The annual report and balanee-eheet ware i to-iived and adopted. Mr Free moved that a recommendation be oynt to tho C.F.A. for .Use simplified rules, und that pamphleta already supplied be procured and distributed to all playera.

A Hnll marine fireman, D. J. Lynch, lately a prisoner of war in Germany, claims" to have set up a world's "ro»jord" for continuous club-swinging. Ho swung clubs for 12 consecutive hours, tlio number of revolutions being recorded as 125,2(50, averaging 73 per minute. This, it is stated, breaks the world's "record" by SO revolutions a minute. Lynch claims to have swung Iho clubs for 30 hours while a prisoner of war, the German doctors describing 'him as a machinp. Sir F. Aston, supervisor in the telegraph offico at Greymouth, has received uotice of his. promotion to be supervisor of tho telegraph office at Invercargill.