FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18681, 3 May 1926, Page 11

FOOTBALL.

KUGBY_UNION. 0 BOVS VICTORIOUS. ALBION DEFEAT LINWOOD.

I Boys 11 teat Christchurch 6. a BPf jftiOfl 1* beat Unwood 5. 9 Bl'ijftrfTil# 24 beat 'Vanity 9. I Ik «ml. dull weather and the sting I ZJot the ground, by recent ram, the I on Saturday were propitious = ; »nd Christchurch, the unbeaten I F *■" on the oval, before a crowd eUii■' "S U ««eed 7000. After a terrific 5 *si. the former won by 11 l-oints to 6. | #§£. , It in justified (he prophecy re- | gL ti,U team's prospects, made in these E ■ i, v handsomely defeating Linwood I no difficulty in beating CanI Jr,SKA'S Ki™ I , in the senior A Grade compati- | ife. V. U. D. I''- f Pis. £ i£. . » (I 0 67 22 J | orf# 8 /' k 1 0 58 30 2 | , ;; 2 i o 'I s ■ o « o - H • 4,1 0 I 0 a o 22 81 0 I ; JpLjp (11 ) v. CHRISTCHURCH (6). £ t SiL'- tha best game seen on Lancaster I , the clash between Old Boys = * sustained the interest and = « J .roußed the enthusiasm of the = 3 E particularly in, the first .pel . = $ flßS?wasnot so fast after the interval, = 9ftL WM not so much to excite the on- = ) W but Christchurch supporters were S ■» of victory when their fifteen 1 i Mint lead,- and held it for sevi $ Slfttitsi The" hopes were dashed to 5 ? ®4 ihen mistakes by the Red rearWR?? 4 ®. 0 disaster, Brotfn missing a pass, rtff tJinff B R. Carleton away for practii i?ft trV Thereafter the White lino ' '.ftiS n ianger, but thrust after thrust * olf and Old- Boys frequently i iilffrMlltibie drives into Christchurch I >J ' It was a case of the hefty I ' Sffirttelt opening up a gap, and the speedy » Murine through the breach. The ffllK'Veiling never let u Pj however, ; rearguard had really fewer 1 iltlts for combined play than their ' ffSSi Crisp passing took place among » I jteitAnrch backs, but often they reIk MfflsfpJsVat,footed, and the in- ' 1 Si on the opposite side work of smashing up the ■ "bLS2!« It was 110 surpriso to see Old 1/ • a more moderate gait in the Ir ' WFwh- W they made sustained and f with the speed on, for a ; WSWj it the boglnn ng of the game. »»tch with Linwood, Old Boys "jf blow at the Christchurch ffi>Sit ha?o succeeded but for the free- ' »e'' 'he Whites back to the replaced G. Leahy in the n§ lelnwh pack, but Old Boys' team was »n the guide, Harris was a ffll 'Je custodian for Whites, his fiildliir and hefty line-kicks clearing l?F.iw ito». The three-quarters ml vli.s d.jh 8. B. Carleton in particular, iMetators to many flashes of bril- ■ I'JfilfiT Mortlock took Dalley's placo at » time, when the latter was rccovta iniury. In the unaccustomed ' «®t impress, but his work Wm-litfive-eighths . was in Jiis usual __ iM"iial '''"As u6ual, Dalley was the {Ssi:?«tHß'fil»j star, and ho was in oferyWb ■' gm?.TOSli««ni«BS at getting his side out a ! IrailffiwCiiinttlons, opening up passing * • u P those of. his oppon- • • . i uSwfiiaking the crowd gasp with l I 'JBpys* • PWk «» HE St?' Thtff W tbß speedy men, l»ke Nixon, ' ? Eilit {mmi'titi ««d the solid grafters f l|W |||b). |tielt as Baird and Gray, It jfbtP* - forwards who wi.l I spectacular in tho fullJ Ohristchuirch,, and made a ••3- fcave little cause for com: in place of Oowhsbaw > jßfftn must haVe given satisfac- ' •• SHBfettlf':lflectoirs. .■ . Although hardly a f has a. good turn of ' t'Mid hla side in good stead on "wl Wfrtl 1 ""'' ' N I m?ny., chances caine ■:i wi'ey'e»i4«»t'y ■ I jut to the wing? as r»p(d)y I I l)iiPe, but .he w*s always m .place for -ft Sfil;M»». *ad' pleftßed with "his straight Jm'fy to* shown to more a - |i ' mir|t,'We-«lghths, betraying an anxiety ■al tictie which does not come SMmM H«t »nd Muflan, the other % BSrtlcularly tha latter, w|i»'oafini|y judgment in line-kicking. -J 1 :jfi|j|Mibs Wit«i/pn)i of tho best defensive Hp Beds have some B™«S'ii«pfra?d»,'arid' Godfrey and Scrim- : uWvdri not shided by "any members of tne wfoflttur 1 ' ft U doubtful whether tho showed as much cohesion- > bi|tb.<Ae|iMtment as did Old Boys, and ; - *Un ikt lsJUr Mtt|ed down, Dalley got his .; tbrf aJbft bkll. Once or twico, when all At JUd|i piuijd it was a case of »1 Pojl ifylag grouud. 'jJJa fe|jMf|ng wire the teams:— I> 8«)r)i4-iT. Ilnrris, B. Carleton, J. Hpij- ! ve 0. Mortlock, p. H»y, W, i i J. Low, 0. Speight, I, I J Clark, D. . ' Nell), J. A. Fyfe, A. 0. ' ' Brown, G. F.-Hurt, V. P; W WroPt T. 'F. Mullsn, H. S. Feast, \V. v wMli- B- Cfodfrey, A. H. Frame, T, 1?. i , U lficon, P. Kirby, Q. BcrimPUy> - faced the pavilion, and the for* Y t likg a tornado op the Bed <• ■ iflHwMiti;hut6h üßed correct tactics iu '' BKKs'r White forwards, until a rc- . |MQCh i nlptd. hut they bad to work). 1 Mrami-Ucw aided them, and at Inst • compelled to force,-after a long ' ' Marks by McGregor HraWUlii Mw tl)fi latter n»ke a weak al--1 PWKftiSCW (?opi ft handy place. Christ- ' 2ssl<* o 4-* scrum, the resulting passing at Bobilliard, 'who was I * shocking Bustling ' th« oppotition, Old Boys MMS# Wnty-five, at which point spec? Wulscd by the grim intentness ' ' I * t , l* ck dog, wh'ch wandered on Hy»WM. Vatche|i tot the ball to eome out the oval did emerge mixed up in some tight T down, to be eventually carried tfnef. made a weak ap exchange.of kicks ended'in cleverly, In the midst of a ; ot, forwards. Back came th; 1 Mt up steady pressure. Fyfe id witK % long punt, and Jtlullan, 1 {tpbilliird handled. At last Ana &iiilan whipped ftHB. He shoi out to the fivo- | si the backs went their supporters became almost speodiij^ i th# revere® pass to Bobifliardr •in a plmcult position. Brown the Onristchurch 8, Old 3xcit«tnent was nm intente, »nd. in the jisccnijant, Christchurch were ssjlgifine. Cheers greeted i he broke thrdiigh cleverly, but » wa;te4i and Obrlstchurch extriwives from a desperate situation acceptable free-kiok, which trahi>itions alipost to halfway. Again, conspicuous by fielding cle7ppnt, He drjbbfed along touch, #l[.ft hpt return at thp twenty? 'Po*s. penned their foes on the u>g all over them, and time after on one man whether the ttld hpld. Godfrey saved once, lorpeth made a great dash, which » y* r d« short. The struggle was f the ireqnent penalties against laWng the Bed lipe. At last, Ipt field cleanly, and in 5 twinkhurch turned defence into attack. TOed immediately, Neill re? seconds later• he failed, but the •fitp touch-in-gogl. , McGregor, "'t *Dd Robilliard aWept to the »|th a handling rush, Brown had ssful shot, and Fyfe was asked P® B ? vhich gave him no chance, Bitf * J*,! h,i tr»»ersed the Bed rear- * SS&»LI?* p3 ' marked, isd saved. From outaidq of halfway, Brown took itjSSHy w 'tb<iut result. Mullan put a KiHaV j White passing rush, and mado t3S. «o*s #»ld. Finally,, McGregor l. H<lrriS lorC<,a W ' th n0 " " SSminmS ■ ®»H?y and McGregor were ,e<l 9e?t pl»y- For a <i- "°y* defendpd desperately, two ' Although Reds 1 ® n both occasions, they 'made : second essay being worse iWSfpRfS hi.* li . ,ne "klcking magnificently, iwlli'i Oheers broke out ■. 'Wrded Old Boys a frec--1 uter Ohristchurcb /?IWr«SLnn^ ? v' , J or up in the , pB! *««y yards bqi t . f w »Jt of taking a pass, ' «BSfc l i : iLx tf-iL r ' or warfl» soon made ' b'aded a pyclopic rush. ■ r « Sli'lllvl Momentarily, but five yards ! '. B WA 'tapped up, sn4 threw r IffIMBSVJ?i? Press. With geveral J he r,E a J*° UOt ',O Pf the backs k Wmm; a ' n * Jit-footed, and made no S; Wsmit'ut:' , ® e . otl<l , r . QB h went further, but ? — ep - nulllJed the gain. Scrim\~i W™ 11 """ I '' o/fside at three scrums,

«ad ir»s pensllied on the last occasion. Old Boys were also penalised, but Brown's kick from the halfway line fell short. An up andnnder kick by Old Boys for a forward pass threatened trouble, half-time ensuing, however, without further score. Old Boys 5, Christchurch 3. Play was tame for a while.' Dielcion was quick round a scrum, and Old Boys invaded. Their backs handled crisply, a bad pass by S R. Carleton spoiling the movement. In the loose, Christchurch were playing with dash, and the Reds set up a hot attack. A wellplaced punt found a great gap in the defence. Nothing serious for Old Boys resulted. Harris coming across and saving wonderfully. Remonstrances came from a section of the crowd when tho referee penalised Dalley for yielding to temptation, the ball dwelling among the lees of the back-rankers. Brown again failed unaccountably with the kick. R. Carleton was responsible for a speedy dash along touch, but put his foot out of play. Running at top speed, Harris fielded the sphere on the tips of his fingers, and, with a long drive, delighted Old Boys' supporters by transferring operations to within the Red twenty-five. Near midfield Feast Bnd Clark indulged in a'-few exchanges behind the referee's back, Mullan marked cleverly. Old Bovs returning to the attack with relentless forward rushes. For a time it was uninteresting, robust tackling breaking up combinod movements. Jt was a little too robußt at times, and Dalley and Mullan were thrown heavily. Tho former went back to second five-eighths, and Mortlock took his place behind the pack. Old Roys were trying to keep it open by up-and-under kicking, Gray, in particular, following up speedily. Spectators were surprised when Dalley showed no aptitude for his new position, and failed dismally to take a long pass. Again Brown had a penalty shot, but he will have cause to remember this match by his many failures. After Old Boys had forced, Nixon's kick-off went nearly to the line, and the Christchurch backs swept back, Fyfe going under to a good tackle. He. passed back, but the_ ball fell into space. Then came the incident which put a period to dull play, and aroused spectators to the tensest excitement. Robilliard intercepted and shot out to McGregor. The latter ran Brown into position, and transferred neatly, for the latter to run in without opposition. His kick went just outside. Christchurch 6, Old Boys 5. Frenziedly the Christchurch supporters shouted for another try, but Dalley went back into the pivotal position, and Old Boys surged through neutral territory, a weak return by Mullan assisting. Brown nearly let them in, S. R. Carleton knocking on. Amends were soon made by Mullan with powerful line-kicks. A shot from half-way by Nixon fell short, play settling in Christchurch half. Presently Scrimshaw gave away a free-kick, and S. K. Carleton, from five yards ipside half-way, put Old Boys in front with a wonderful kick, the ball sailing high between the uprights. Old Boys 8, Christchurch 6. Every piece of good play evoked cheers. Mishandling by Dalley and others mado things dangerous fir Old Boys for a while, Hay eventually saving brilliantly. Tho Old Boys' pack was tiring badly, and Mortlock was called on to save. Again the game was held up while the referee chased a dog off the ground—this time a white one. Brown snapped a pot at goal, after a Christoliurch rush had failed to reach the objective, the attempt just failing. Bacon went off with a;i Injured leg, and Galbraith took his place, Spectators in the stands rose to their feet when Brown missed a pass with no one behind him. R. Carleton snapped up, and at half-way whipped out to his brother, who had nothing to do but run in. His kick was poor. Old Boys 11, Christchurch 6. The last few minutes were full of interest, although hundreds were going home. Dalley was back in form and saved on numerous occasions. S. R. Carleton leaped high and marked. Robilliard ran back and forced just in time. Mullan took cramp, apd the. gamo was stopped for a few seconds; When the referee blew his whistle for "no side" Christchurch were just inside Old Boys' half. Old Boys 11, Christchurch 6. Mr E. Empsop was referee, ALBION (14) T. LINWOOD (5). The teams were:— Albion: M, Eaglesome; R. Thompson, K. Sniitli, V. ?eaumoot; Geoff. Mortlock, H. Lilburne; L. Rijxworthy; J. Middletpn; R. Calder, W. Pettitt, B. V. McCleary, J. Kennedy, R. Hopkins, N. Wylie, J. O'Connor. Linwood: J. Edmonds; W. E)vy, J. Payne, Ij. Cornaga; A. Columbus, C. O'Reilly; A. Millar; B. Diedrich; C. Hearn, M. Macduff, J. Manihera, A. Macduff, C. Greatbacli, D. Burn, A. McCornjaclc. Albion's stocks have risen considerably as a result of thoir success on the past two Saturdays. To haye beaten Merivale {is they did tljo previous week was in itself no mean achievement, although there were comments among followers of the game that the potted goal kicked by Smith, which gave them the odd point that meant victory, was more or less a fluke, as all Bitch goals are said to be by some people. On Saturday, however, when Albion beat Linwood by 14 points to 5, thoro was no occasion for such views to be expressed, as their score was made up of three tries, one of which was convorted, and a penalty goal, whilo Linwood were hard put to it to get a solitary try, wbiehi being, scored by teivy under the posts, was converted without difficulty, Linwood went on the field without P. Ward, and for some time played a man short. J. Turpi)), one of their best forwards, who was Suffering from an injured leg, was another -MiliPble abgeptse, and wau replaced by 0. Greatbftch. Ther? were no changes in the Albion side. . For the flrut part of the gamo the advantage lay with Albion, who, adopting the bustliqg tactics that had proved so useful pgninst Merivale, gave their opponents little jtime in which to thipk out movements. After aeverpl incursions into thfl Creeps' territory, ''Albion were awarded a penalty kick, which Lilburne turned to advantage. Albion 3, Linwood 0. Beaumont showed up in a nico run just afterwards, but when he had only the full-bpck to pass he made a bad attempt to kick past him, and the chance was lost. Linwood forwards again infringed, but Lilburne was unable this tinje to kick a goal. Uninteresting play was seen for the remainder of the spell, which ended: Albion 8, Linwood 0. On th? resumption of, the game, Diedrich picked up and passed out to McCormack, who handed on to Payne. That player, however, found the tackling too good for him, with the result that a promisin'g movement failed to nfaterialise. piedrich was nearly over a few moments later, just falling short in a dash for the line. Elvy, who had commenced the game as a- wing-three-quarter, was now playing second five-eighths, and the result "was that the Green hacks were made to took more dangejrous than previously. Albion, however, were playing with great dash, and it looked as if they must score at any minute. Raxworthy picked up and threw out to Lilburne, who transferred to Smith, that player slipping past Elvy, who, however, managed to stop his career by throwing himself at his feet. From a line-out near Linwood's lino Pettitt got possession and carried on to score a try, which Lilburno converted. Albion 8, Linwood 0. Raxworthy sent out from the ruck to 'Mortlock, that, player giving the ball to Smith, who, with a turii of speed that gave the opposition no chance, touched down noar the corner. Lilburne was unable to add the extra points. Albion 11, Linwood 0, Kennedy took a mark for Albion, aml.cen. tring the ball, placed it nicely for O Conuor, who picked it up and sent it out to Mortlock, the last-named dashing over for a try. Lilburne failed to convert. Albion 14, Linwood 0. Still attacking, Alb'on compelled Linwood to force twice in quick succession, and Kennedy had an unsuccessful pot at goal. Then Elvy got his chance, and, after sidestepping tho full-back, streaked over to scoro between the posts. Edmonds kicked the goal without difficulty, the gamo /"ding Bho ''' y afterwards with the score: Albion 14, Lin'Linwood have » good pack they showed last week in their match with Old Bo>s, but there was little difference between tho Green and the Black forwards on Saturday, the absence of Word and Turpin from L'nwood no doubt going a long way towards lovelling matters in this respect. J._ Manihera, their lock, played a fine game, doing his work w ell in t\io scrum, and in addition being at the head of many of the rushes. McCormack s play was better than wjs tho case last week, and as the season progresses he will probably reproduce the form that he showed laßt year. Tho otner forwards did their share throughout the game, but theirs must have been a disheartening, task in view of the poor support they were given by their backs, of whonj the only one w'ho was outstanding was Elvy, who, until he left his wing position and played closer up to the scrum, where he could get a fair Bharo of the ball, must have felt like on "applicant.for the dole. Payne was conspicuous at times, and Diedrich also did his bit, but, taken all round, the Linwood backs were outclassed by Albion, whose ploy in. the second spell was well worth seeing. Lilburne was, as usual, strong on defence, and also gained approbation for his well-judged kicks. Raxworthy, behind the scrum, opened up the game on numerous occasions, while Smith was frequently in the picture whenever there was »n attack on Linwood's line. In fact all the Black rearguard performed creditably. There did not appear to be any loafers in the forwards, who were an evenly-balanced lot. W. Pettitt, a recent arrival from Glentunnel, who played lock, was one of the best, and with N. Wylie and J. Kennedy was a thorn in Linwood's side. Mr W. Duggon was referee. MERIVALS (24) v. 'VARSITY (9). As an exhibition of football, the game between Merivale and 'Varsity fell far short of what might be expected of men who have risen to the ranks of senior footballers, for the game was a straggling one from start to finish between teams of men who showed a woeful lack of the knowledge of the finer points of tha game. Merivale—or at least some of the old players—did not appear to be doing' their utmost at periods of the game, but the younger brigade strugged manfully from start to finish, showing only too plainly their lack of style. 'Varsity • must be commended for their eagerness to open up the game on every possible occasion, an eagerness that benefited their opponents to a very considerable extent, for W. A. Ford and N. Doreen were every ready, waiting for the mistake that seemed bound to occur whenever the 'Varsity backs attempted to handle the ball in the passing rushes. Weakened by the absence of A. J. Montgomery and A. R. Smith, two of tha best forwards, "Varsity -were outweighed in the scrums, and Merivale got ' more than a fair share of the ball, but though Hooper, the Merivale half-back, received innumerable chances, he was quite overshadowed by J. Brodie, who, as halfback for 'Varsity, gave a good exhibition of clevor play. Always ready to 1 send the ball aVay to hU weak inside backs, Brodie wied his play by a clever run on

his own, and though losing contact with his other backs, he often managed to start rushes amongst the forwards that only failed to bring results because of the. bad handling of his outside men. Usually Alexander at five-eighths handled well, but when receiving the ball he set away across field, and as both Barak at five-eighths and Shaw at centre followed his example, the opportunities offered the wing-three-quarters, Low and Dickson, were few and far between. Brodie was certainly the star on the afternoon's play, and a retention of his present form must bring him prominently to the notice of the selectors. Though playing a thoroughly sporting game, the 'Varsity forwards could not overcome the greater weight of the Merivale pack, but they strove earnestly, and gave their backs all the. chances they could. E. D. K. Smith was the best. , N. Doreen, at wing-three-quarter, was the best of the Merivale backs, and though he was getting the ball per medium of half-lob passes and across-the-field running he made teveral dashes that showed that he is living up to the promise he showed a few years ago of developing into a straight, hardrunning wing. W. A. Ford at outside five-, "ighths was plainly out of his element. in that position. hut the oppositibn was weak enough to allow him to run across field and at times to cut out as many as three men before sending the ball on. Carnegie, Walker, and Ebert were the best of the forwards, but there were several who were not over-exerting themselves. Early in the first spell Hooper, receiving the ball from a scrum, sent on io Rhodes, who scored, for Ebert to convert. In a passing rush Ford secured, and badly fooled Dickson, the 'Varsity winger, before kicking past the full-back for Doreen to score. A few minutes later Ford secured from a crosskick and scored near the posts, but the kick apain failed. 'Varsity attacked for a considerable period, and, receiving from a scrum, Brodie, the 'Varsity half, dashed over, no goal resulting. Half-time sounded with Merivale leading by 13 points to I!. A good passing-rush, in which the whole line of Merivale's attacking backs handled, Doreen, with little room to work in, put in a good run to score after a 25 yards dash. It was 'a fine effort. A passing rush by the Merivale backs gave Norrie a clear run in to score a try, which Rhodes converted, and then a penalty to 'Varsity enabled Green to kick a goal. Several hot Merivale attacks were well repulsed by the 'Varsity forwards, but_ a penalty for offside play allowed Ebert' to kick a goal and add to the Merivale score. In the closing minutes of the game a scramble on the line ended in Stewart scoring for 'Varsity, bringing their score up to 0 points. Merivale won by 24 points (five tries, two converted, and a penalty goal) to 0 points (two tries and a penalty goal). Mr H. Walker was referee.

SENIOR B. Results:— Technical 15 beat North Canterbury 8. Old Boys 19 beat Rapakl 8. Linwood 17 beat St. Andrew's 0.8. 6. 'Varsity 14 beat Chrlstchurch 6. The following table'shows the positions of the teanjs at the end of the third round:— Points. Ch. *\V. Ij. I). For Agst. Pts. Old Boys .'1 'Varsity .. 8 Technical ..2 1 Linwood ... 2 1 Christchurch 111 112 23 1J Merivali! 1 1 17 :is J N. Cant'y. Rapaki .. St. And. 0.8. At North Park, Technical wcro the clevpror team behind the scrum, and they persisted in opening up tho game and executed some fine passing movements, hut at forward North Canterbury held tho advantage in weight and pace. A noticeable feature was the failure of Technical forwards to go down to tho forward rushes. Timo and again they let their oppononts rush through. _ In the first half Technical lead by one point, three penalty goals by Geaylcy against u try by Young and a conversion and penalty by Mehrtens. Further tries in the second spell were scored for Tehnical by Marshall and Bussell, none of which was converted. At Linwood Park the St. Andrew's pack was too light for their opponents, but their bucks, aro beginning to show combination. Tho Linwood team played a much better game than has been the case in previous matches. Their forwards aro a hard-working lot, and scored most of tho tries. For Linwood, Nelson, A. Christensen, C. Christcnsen, and Heslip scored tries, Koen kicked a penalty goal, and C. Christensen converted a try. For St. Andrew's, Broughton scored, and Lee kicked a ponalty goal. At the Show Grounds Old Boys, although slightly disorganised, were too good for Hapaki, who showed lack of training, the backs bunched too much. In the first half Old Boys failed to hook tho ball, but this defect was remedied in the second spoil. Thoir backs went well, but passing movements broke down at centre.

SECOND GRADE. At Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi defeated 'Varsity by 13 points to nil. Mr A. llollinson was refereo. At Sydenham Park, Sydenham defeated Old "Collegians by 8 points to 6. Mr K. 11. Perrin was referee. At South Park, Merivale defeated Albion by 11 points to 9. Mr It. T. Collins was referee. , . ' At Halawcll, Halswell defeated Christchurch by 8 points to 6» Mr E. Cockroft was referee. , , At Polcr Grounds, West Old Boys defeated Linwood by 14 points to 6." Mr D. A. Clark was referee. At Polo Grounds, Technical dpfeatod Ola Boys by 19 points to 6. Mr W.' Woodsford was rcferoo. ' , , At Biccarton, Biccarton defeated Sumner by 29 points to nil. Mr E. L. Luttrell was referee. *

THIRD GRADE. A Section. At North Park, Old Boys defeated West Old Boys by 37 points to nil. Mr D. Friedlandor was referee. At Bangiora, North Canterbury defeated Linwood Aby 9 pointß to 6. Mr J. B. Murphy was referee. At North Park, Merivalo defeatod Linwood B by 32 points to 3. Mr S. C. Murray was referee. „ „ , .. At North Park, Albion A defeated '"Varsity A by 15 points to 3. Mr W. Coleß was reforCe" B SECTION. At Polo Grounds, Kaiapoi defeated Christchurch B by 24 ijoints to nil. Mr L. Hunt Wa lt r No"h Park, 'Varsity B defeated New Brighton by 32 points to nil. Mr A. J. Mason was referee. nu At Elmwood Park, Sydonham defeated Old Collegians by 32 points to nil. Mr J. Gray W At r Nor r th" Park, Old Boys defeated Albion Bby 26 pnintß to 3. Mr 11. Cox was referee. St. Andrew's, defeated Aranui by default. Under 20 Grado. At North Park, Boys' High School dofeated Old Boys A by 19 points to ml. ilr G. b. Bi Af St W Bed r e C 's eri St. Bede's defeated Technical by 19 Points to 3. Mr B. Collins was "iUrWale defeated St. Andrew's by faultUnder 19 Grade. At St Albans Park, Merivale defeated Albion by To points to 8. Mr J. S. 'Dean was 18 At 6 Polo Grounds, Old Boys defeated 'Varsity by 53 points to 3. Mr A. Hooper Wa At r ßei r fa C s't Belfast defeated Christchurch by 13 points to 3. Mr P. Sinclair was ro£e A°t' Ensor's road, Technical defeated Sydenham by 17 points to 3. Mr L. LU At C Sprevdon Park, West Old Boys defeated Boys' High School by 49 points to ml. Mr B. Duncan was referee. Under 18 Grade. At Beckenham Park, Christchurch defeated Merivale by 18 points to 5. Mr t. H °At a New W Brighton, Old Boys defeated Brighton by 9 points to nil. Mr F. J. Cool. wa^ t r North' Park, Linwood A defeated Linwotd B by 30 points to nil. Mr G. James was referee. Under 17 Grade. ' At Bangiora, Technical A defeated North Canterbury by 20 points to nil. Mr P. Li At Sa S y out a h pV& M We.l; Old Boys defeated Merivale by 16 points to 6. Mr C. Butler Wa At r po! r o ee Grounds, Kaiapoi defeated Technical by 9 points to 5. Mr T. B. Hampton Wa At r Opawn Park, Sydenham defeated Albion A by 10 points to 5. Mr T. Crawshaw was ref it- e Flmwood Park. Linwood defeated Albion B by 74 points to nil. Mr T. Johnson was referee. Under 15| Grade. • At Lancaster Sark. Technical A defeated Linwood by 17 points to ml. Mr M. CampbeAt\Baßncal"re park, Merivale defeatedSydenham by 14 points to nil. Mr W. T. An der A 8 t °Vo?o Grounds. Technical B defeated Technical C by 19 points to 3. Mr Q Goldstone was referee.

THE MAORI TEAM. (PBXSS /SSOCUTIOH TELEG3AM.) WELLINGTON, May 2. Mr Dean, chairman o£ the New Zealand Rugby Union, states that arrangements arc completed for the tour of France by the MB i JinrSne ■to present intentions, the Maoris *?" leave V the Tainui on July «Bth for England, via Panama. This means the elimination of the matches winch wore lo have been played by the Maori* >n Australia.

ASHBURTON SUB-UNION. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. The Ashburton County Rugby Sub-Lnion s Competitions were continued on fcaturdar threatening weather. Owing to rain ov night and during the morning, the groun Trcre heavy. The senior matches re?ul-L Old Boys Rakaia ti. Hinds 16, Ashburton-Tinwald 6. Methven S, Hampstead 5. OLD BOYS v. RAKAIA. The game opened fast, and a L-oud ] was maintained throughout. llakaia • . forced the play, but Old Boys were ) ■ and combined well, and a passing minutes after the game started sa« * liard score. The kick failed. The scor < equalised by Crothers (Kakain) kicsi"=> penalty. After a spell of even play, c " again secured and passed out to ,' who scored a try which was unconve . The next score came froni N. Rooi i-i - who got the ball from a loose scrum nea the Rakaia twenty-five, and ran round to plant it near the posts. Stephens comer i . David scored soon after fur Old Bojs, 11 the kick missed. At half-time il'e score was: Old Boys. 14: Rakaia, Shortly after the resumption, u ' oU '?, kicked up-field, and Hooper scored. i"j kick failed. Half way through the spot Stephens got another movement going, anil both Itobilliards handled. N. Ho I)ill iard scaling an unconverted try. .lust before tie call of time Clark dived over, and Stephens converted, Old Boys winning -by -- t0 Mr J. Shannon was referee. HINDS V. ASHBURTON-TINWAIiD. This match, played at Hinds, resulted in a win for Hinds by 16 points to (>. VP tj the last 20 minutes the scores were 6 all, but from then oil the Hinds team, which was the much heavier pack, used their weight to advantage, and added another 10 points to their score. C. Stills obtained a try and kicked a penalty goal for AshburtonTinwald, while tries were scored for Hinds by M. Farrell and J. McCormick (one each) and K. McCormick (two). W. Gibson kicked a drop-kick goal just before the close of the game. Mr H. Porter was referee. METHVEN v. HAMPSTEAD. Methven sprang, a surprise by defeating Hampstead by 8 points to 5 at Metnven in a good, even game. For Methven, It. Dalton and D. McDonald scored, and McDonald converted a' try. Keid scored for Hampstead. Mr C. Day was referee. JUNIOR GRADE, The Allenton v. Hampstead match resulted in a win for Allenton by 17 points to d. Scorers: For Allenton, R. Bushell (two), N. Gartwright, and Cameron, and S. Pennatl kicked a penalty goal; for Hampstead, J. lbell scored. Mayfield defeated Methven by 3 to nil at Mayfield. J. Sewell kicked a penalty. Referee, Mr L. Revelley. Tho match between Old Boys and Hinds resulted in a win for Old Boys by 17 points to nil. In the first spell, J. Mora took a low pass from Marsh, and dashed across to scoro a fine try. Shortly beforo half-time, A. Burgess scored another fry for Old Boys. On the resumption of piny, A. Bray led a forward rush and scored a well-merited try. The kick failed. After some loose play, Marsh dashed over, and in the last spell A. Bray picked the ball from tho ruck and crossed the line. Cooper converted. Old Boys, 17; Hinds, 0. Rakaia defeated Ashburton-Tinwald by 17 points to nil. For the winners, J. Dunstan scored two tries, and B. Smith, K. Henderson, and G. Davidson each scored one try; h. Boag converted one. THIRD GRADE. High School 35 defeated Hampstead B 0. Old Boys 29 defeated Allenton B 0. Rakaia drew with Allenton, no score. Hampstead 23 defeated Methven 0. FOURTH GRADE. Hampstend 8 defeated Rakaia C. High School B 18 defeated Telhnical School 0. ELLESMERE SUB-UNION. The results of Rnturdny's piny in (he Ellesmero Sub-Union's competitions were:— Senior—Dunsandel 0 v. United G, Irwell 9 v. Collegn 8. Junior—Dunsandel 6 v. United 3, Collego 3G v. Irwell C.

SIR HENRY BRADDON. OPENS AUCKLAND SEASON. (SPECIAL TO "THE I'BESS.") AUCKLAND, May 2. As notable an event to close followers of tho game as the fact that the Rugby season was opened on Saturday was tho incident of the official kick. This was made by Sir Henry Braddon, a famous Otago player of the oighties and full-back of (lie first New Zoaland team, that which visited Australia in 1884. Although something like 40 years had elapsed between Sir Henry Braddon's last kick at football on a New Zealand field, and Bis official kick-off for tho 1!C26 season in Auckland ho is no Kip van "Winkle of tho gaine, for as a Hugby administrator in New South Wales he is au fait with modern. Rugby. The teams lined up prior to the game and greeted Sir Henry with cheers, after which tho captains were presented to tho distinguished visitors. Then Sir Henry, with an effort that landed the ball at the" opposite twenty-five, demonstrated that he has not lost his "kick," and the 192G season was cn.

IN OTHER CENTRES. (ritESS association telegrams.) AUCKLAND, May 2. Rugby results:—Ponsonby 37 v. Grafton 8; Grammar 9 v. University 5; College Rifles H v. Marists 3.' HASTINGS, May 2. Rixgbv results: —Seniors—Hastings-32 defeated Maori Agricultural Collego ti; Celtic 32 defentod Rovers 3. NAPIER, May 2. Rugby results: —Hastings 32 v. M.A.C. 6; (Joltic 32 v. Rovers 3; Technical Old Boys 14 v. Pirates 8; High School Old Boys 12 v. Marist 6. MASTERTON, May 2. Rugby results:—Carterton 11 v. Red Stars 3; Greytown 37 v. Mastcrton G; Gladstone 14 y. MartinborougU 8. WELLINGTON, May 2. Rugby results:—Athletic 25 v. Bcrliamporo 9; Old Boys 23 v. Poneke 9; University 34 v. Hutt 3; l'etonc 48 v. Selwyu 3; Oriental 25 v. Wellington G. Senior B—Porima 8 v. Johnsonville 6; Eastbourne 18 v. 'Varsity 14. SEASON IN N.S.W. ALL CODES IN FULL SWING. (Br CABLE— PRESS ASSOCIATION— COFYBIOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received May 2nd, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 2. All 'codes of football got into full swing yesterday, and attendances everywhere were big. The season promises to bo a busy one.

LEAGUE. SOME TALL SCORING. FINE GAME AT MONICA PARK. RESULTS: Marists A (20) beat Wa.imairi (15). Addington (21) beat Mariit B (8). Hornby (71) beat Woolston (3). Sydenham (68) beat Linwood (0). The rain of Friday left the grounds iu good order for Saturday's matches, and a chilly atmosphere and absence of wind made conditions good for fast football, though uncomfortable for spectators. The Marist AWaimairi fixture was given pride of place .u Monica Park, and it was a fine game. The >outhful Vaimairi team set a great pace, ana kept hammering away all the time, and a* ;lan»t were using their back combination 'J, * u c<-'ess, though deadly tackling held tliem up when they -were too close together, t ie game was fust and open all the time. . <-'» the second ground Marist B gave an improved showing against Addington, though their b'"' ' )Br ' ul ' )s * ,vere not nlwavs doing Both Bjdenhaiu and Hornby had Tuuaway wins (by us points) over Linwood and Woolston respectively. Tho following table show 8 the positions of the teams: rr , Matches Points HoiS?- .. !r TAddington :i ;i a , rist , A ... 3 2 1 85 5o 4 •Sydenham j - 107 48 2 Waimairi ;; ] o r>is 60 ° Woolston :s i a ;I1 uu •" Linwood .. ;i x 2 H 10fl 2 Marist Ji .. a MARIST A (20) v. WAIMAIRI (15). Waimairi kicked off and went to Marists' end where from a penalty Pearce missed. Brittenden accepted a cross-kick and set his men off with fast passing. The ball travelled to Robins, to Blackaby, to Crocker, who sprinted over in tho corner. C. Fitzgerald failed with the kick. Waimairi were quick to retaliate, and rushed to the Greens' end, where from a penalty Smith landed a good goal. A fly-kick by C. Fitzgerald nearly let Waimairi right in on tho line, but Marists forced in. timo. Waimairi, by strong following in the forwards, kept the Greens in their twenty-five, Sisson started passing among tho forwards on Marists' line, and the effort ended in llossiter scoring. The kick missed. E. Fit2gerald worked a clever dummy from a scrum on the Black and \\ lutes line, and let Sheehan in at the corner. The latter was short with the kick, and tho Greens were ahead again. When Marists were attacking, Waimairi broke away, and Pearce lost a try by missing the bounce of the ball after a sprint by Mcllroy. From a scrum, Brittenden cut in and set Robins off, who ran well and gave ('rocker a good pass to score his second trv. C. Fiztgerald missed from tho side-line. The half-time score was: Marist, 9; Waimairi, 5. Play soon was very fast again in the second spell, tho handling and following being especially good. Robins was injured in the head in a tackle, but was able to resume. A great tackle by Palii stopped Sheohan when he looked in a scoring position, and in the next Green rush Lyons marked well with three men on him. E. Fitzgerald cut in with a dummy and set his men off for Blackaby to race over wide out. Peterson failed with the kick, Marist backs were off again with good, fast passing, till I'ahi took Robins in possession, and Kirton cleared. Peterson was over from a pass from Burns, but the whistle had gone for a scrum, from which the ball went over the dead line. A bad off-side gave Peterson a chance, but he kicked wide. The Black and Whito backs wero combining and passing in good style, but Jacked a sting at tho finish of tho runs. Tho ball went out fast from a scrum, and Waimairi being too closo in, tho Greens', backs wero off, for Crocker to scoro in the corner after a sprint. C. Fitzgerald's kick was a good one, but a littlo wide. Marist kept pressing, and Robins slipped in near tho posts and scored. He also kicked the goal. Smith put his sido well up by an interception, ran well, and kicked when in trouble. Pearce followed fast to scoro a good try. Orton landed a good goal. Marist livened up, and forced Waimairi from a kick by Brittenden, but the Black and Whites wero not dono yet, and came back in a body and'pressed Marist. Right on time the Waimairi forwards reached the Greens' line, and in a great rush after tho bell had gone for full-time, but before tho ball was out of play, they broke through a stubborn defence, and Farrell scored near tho posts, for Smith to goal, thus leaving the final scores: Marist A, 20j Wainiairi, 15. Mr H. W, Lawrenco was tho -referee. ♦ HORNBY (71) v. WOOLSTON (3). j Tho AVooiston thirteen journeyed put to Hornby, where the country side administered a heavy defeat upon the visitors. Wilson-Hall was again outstanding in tho backs, and was far too clever for his opponents. Papps and Ferris were the bost of tho Woolston backs, but all played stubbornly in their uphill fight against a team which was easily two stono heavier all round. Tho firat try was registered by L. Vivian wido out, but Mason failed to convert. Soon after Wiison-Hall was pff from tho centre and sent on to R. Mackie, who srtit back to Wilson-lJall to score. Mason again missed from a sad angle. After a spirited rally by Woolston, in which a shot at goal missed, Mnckio lot Mason in by passing and tho big fellow scored. This time Henry missed tho kick. Papps had bad luck when the bounce of tho bail robbed his side of what looked a certain score, but Hornby soon surged back, and N. Vivian passed to Henry, who touched down, and Wilson-Hall converted. Henry goaled after a try by R. Jlacki■!, who shot through clovorly. Up to ,tho interval Warr (2), Davis (2), WilsonHall, and Vivian scored, Mundy and Warr each kicking two goals and Honry one. Woolston burst away quickly in the second spell, and rushed to Hornby's end, where Ferris secured and ran in cleverly, to score the Blues' only try, Watson's kick was wide. L. Vivian (3), Henry (2), and N. Vivian added trios for' Hornby, and Dawk ins, L. Vivian, and Henry converted ono each, leaving tho final score: Hornby 71, Woolston 3. Mr J. Keinvorthy was tho referee. SYDENHAM (68) v. LINWOOD (0). With the advantago of playing on their own ground, which was in excellent condition, Sydenham had an easy win against Linwood, tho team play an<J co-operation of tho south suburbs being far superior to the play of tho eastern suburbs team, who, however; wero not strongly represented owing to players being on the injured list. Oij settling down the Sydenham forwards secured control, and with a snappy burst of passing between Smith, Tonkin, and O'Connor, the last-named scored wido out, Smith failing to goal. Tho Sydonhnin forwards wero controlling the ball from the scrums, and Smith set his backs going, and, all handling successfully, O'Connor scored again behind the posts, for Smith to add the goal. P. O'Connor intercepted a passing rush and raced through. Ho sent in-field to Dawson, who took tho pass to scoro between tho posts, for Clegg to add tho goal. O'Connor finished up another fine burst with his third try, which he converted. Clegg, O'Connor, and Smith were combining well, and the lastnamed scored and converted his try. O'Connor, with a fine run, outpaced his opponents and sent out to Clegg to score wido out, but he failed to convert his try. Tonkin trailed O'Connor for the next try, which O'Connor converted shortly before tho interval, when tho scores were: Sydenham, 31; Linwood, 0. The resumption of play gave tho home bocks control, and Clegg scored at tho end of a passing bout. The south forwards had the next try when McAlister dribbled over to score, but failed to add t"hs goal points. The Linwood forwards, with Hoskins, Stewart, and Rogers prominent, wero going hard, but tho passing of the opposing backs cut them out, and a fine passing rush gave Dawson a try, which Tonkin failed to goal from in front. Tho home backs monopolised the ball, and Tonkin finished off a passing bout for O'Connor to goal. Further team play ended in Clegg scoring and Dymond converting. P. O'Connor added the next try and goal. For a period the opposition had control, but the defence was too solid for them to score, and a loose rush by the Sydenham forwards let McAlister gain his second try, Smith failing to add the extra points. O'Connor notched the next try, Smith again missing an easy goal. Just before time, further passing ended in Smith scoring, and Tonkin converted, the final scores being: Sydenham, 68; Linwood, 0. Mr J. J. Stevens was referee. ADDINGTON (21) v. MARIST B (8). The Magpies won the toss, and Marist B kicked off against a slight easterly wind. The Addington backs gained ground immediately, but fumbling by them enabled O'Brien to clear for Marist. Later, Sanders initiated a characteristic Addington rush, but the determined tackling of the Greens kept them out. O'Malley gained ground with a good run before he passed to Morris, who gave to Symister, the latter giving to Sanders, who had no difficulty in scoring under the posts, Sanders converted. Marists attacked strongly from tho kick, O'Brien and Connolly going great guns, but J. Amos, the Addington half, turned defence into attack by passing to Sanders, who sent Cox over in a good position. Sanders added the major points. The Greens attacked from the kick, and the forwards, headed by O'Shnughnessy and Crowe, took play to the Addington twenty-five, where Falgar fielded brilliantly and sent on to Symister, who flew down the line, and, leaving the Marist backs standing, scored under the posts. Sanders's kick was again successful. Half-time was ca J le< L s °.°° after with the score: Addington, la; -aiarist B, 0.

The resumption was marked by to °. j 1 "!'?'' infringements and scrums, .-j, game uninteresting. The Marist forwards,

headed by Carroll and O'Shnughnessy, gradually took play to the Addington line, with the result that Carroll dived over for a try at the corner. Molloy foiled with tho kick. Marist were now having tho better of the play, and were causing Addington some, anxious moments. O'.Shausjhnessy just failed to ground the ball, and Blazey missed with a penalty in a good position. They had to give wny to Sanders a little later, however, when he picked up, and, giving tho dummy to three opponents, passed to Falgar, who scored. Sanders failed with the' kick. Addington kept up tho pressure, and the ball came out to ,Symister, who wriggled his way through to score at the corner. Sanders's kick did not improve tho score. The Greens then attacked, and from a scrum in front of the Addington goal, the ball was kicked to G. Blazey, the Marist full-back, who potted a goal , from tho field. The Greens were lasting well, and after a good movement, started by O'Brien, South scored at the corner. Blazey failed with the kick. Time was then called with the score: Addington, 21; Marist B, 8. Referee, Mr P. Kirton. JUNIOR GRADE. Linwood beat Waimairi by 5 points to 3. Mr 11. Read was referee. Sydenham defeated Woolston by 18 points to nil. Mr W. Main was referee. Addington beat the ex-West Coasters by 21 points to nil. Mr Tilleyshort was referee. Marist Old Boys beat Hornby by 18 points to 12. Mr D. Mcßao was referee. THIRD GRADE. Woolston defeated Tomplcton by 3 points to nil. Addington won by default from Sydenham. Marist Old Boys defeated Linwood by 0 points to nil. Hornby, a bye. FOURTH GRADE. Hornby beat Addington by :il poinls to nil. Sydenham and Marist Old Boys drew, neither side scoring. FIFTH GRADE. Waimairi defeated Addington by 26 points to nil. Woolston beat Marist Old Boys by 30 points to nil. SIXTH GRADE A. Addington beat Linwood by 21 points to nil. Sydenham defeated Marist Old Boys by 3 I points to nil. Woolston and Hornby did not play owing | to there being no referee. SIXTH GRADE B. Linwood beat Addington by 9 points to 3. Sydenham defaulted to Marist Old Boys. Hornby won by default from Woolston. SIXTH GRADE O. Linwood defeated Marist Old Boys A by 6 points to 3. Marist Old Boys B defeated their 0 toam uy 12 points to nil. COLONIALS IN BRITAIN. REMOVAL OF TWO YEARS' BAN PROPOSED. (BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (HE UTEB'S TELEGRAMS.) LONDON, April 30. A special meeting called by tho Wigan Olub to test the opinion of other clubs as regards the proposed attempt to romovo tho two-year qualification ban on tho transfer of colonial footballers was attended by delegates from 16 clubs, who carried, practically unanimously, a resolution seeking tho removal of tho b»n and pledging to support it at tho annual meeting. IN OTHER CENTRES. (press association TELEQKAMS.) AUCKLAND, May 2. League results:—Ponsonby 30 v. City 20; Jtnrist 31 v. Grafton 11; Richmond 13 v. Devonport 5. •

ASSOCIATION. SOME FAST GAMES. s The third rouud of fho Canterbury Football Association's sonior grade eoinpctitiop wriß played off oil Saturday last under threatening weather conditions, and on grounds benefited by recent rain. Some tall scoring was again recorded, but in two instances the gamps were very evenly contested. With a goal up at the interval, Villa appeared to havo a reasonable chance of lifting the points from Kaiapoi at English Park. But Villa again collapsed in the second spell, and Mere well beaten by 8 goals to 3. A match which aroused great interest was that between Sunnyside and Nomads on the Institute ground. Sunnyside obtained a threegoal lead before the interval, but failed to increase their advantage in the second half. Nomads failed to score. After leading by tho only goal, New Brighton, playing on their own ground, failed to withstand the sustained attacks of the Thistle vanguard in the closing utagcs of the game, and were narrowly defeated by the odd goal in three. On tho Heathcote ground, Western trounced Lyttelton to the tune of 9 goals to 2. The watersiders have not yet struck form. Technical Old Boys were much too good for Addington Workshops, whom they defeated by 5 goals to 1. The match was played on the Knsor's road ground. The following table gives the position of the teams up to date:— Matches Goals W. 1). L. For Agst. Pts Technical 0.8. .. ." Sunnyside Western .. II New Brighton 2 1 ] t 4 4 Thistle .. 2 1 a j! 4 Nomads . . 1 Addington Works. 1 Kaiapoi .. 1 - ViHa .. 1 - 5 Jfi 2 Lyttelton .. •[ St.'Albans - 1 lb KAIAPOI (8) v. VILLA (3). English Park was iu excellent playing condition when Villa kicked off against Kaiapoi towards ' the western goal. Sharp j exchanges featured the opening play, but • the players took some time to find their feet. Villa initiated the first promising movement, and when Johnstone placed out to the left Berry drove in a low 6hot which struck the upright. From midfield Durie opened up a Kaiapoi assault. Bruce centred foe Spiers to put in a terrific shot which Comfort, in goal, brilliantly turned outside. Kaiapoi were warming up to their work, and K. Johnston and Streeter were hard pressed in defence. Villa retaliated on the right, with Whitehead and Thomas prominent. G. Johnstone accepted a centre from the wing, but Simpson nipped in and drove the ball out from a dangerous position. Initiated by Cowan, Kaiapoi attached on the right. Bruce centred sharply, and for hagds in the penalty area Kaiapoi were awarded a spot-kick. Isles drove the ball outside. So far the exchanges were fairly even, with each set of marksmen lacking in enterprise. Then \ ilia came away, and Deans put in a low shot, which "White, in goal, only

partly cleared. Berry was handy, and he drovo the ball home. Following this reverse, Kaiapoi attacked with gusto. Aspinall put forward, and Isles, beating Anderson, sent in a long shot which completely beat Comfort. With the scores level tho play became faster, with Villa the more aggressive. Whitehead swung in from the right, and G. Johnstone connected, to beat Whito all the way. Villa again swarmed round the Kaiapoi goal, and Thomas found the net with a fast, low shot. Aspinall, tho Kaiapoi left back, moved up into tho forwards and led a determined assault. Ho beat Streeter and sent in a hard drive which Comfort gathered but failed to clear beforo Spiers charged him into the net. Half-time score: Villa,_ 3; Kaiapoi, 2. Kaiapoi resumed with a vigorous left flank movement, but off-aide checked progress. A period of sustained assaults on 'the Villa goal ended in Aspinall finding the net and levelling the scores. Kaiappi continued to hold the upper hand, and forced three cotners in quick succession. Then from a meleo ten yards out AppinaH again drove the ball home. A fast Villa ral d looked dangerous when G. ' Johnstone and Thomas broke through, but Berry shot weakly I when well placod. Play swung to tho other end, led by Bruce and Aspinall. K. Johnston bootod clear, but Oowan gathered and registered with a lightning shot from well out. . Tho hard-pressed Villa defence WM tiring, and tho penetration of tho attack lacked vim. fsles, who was playing great football for Kaiapoi, payed the way lor another scored He bootod down the centre, and Spiers placed to Howarth, who scored from closo in. Kaiupoi now h^d. the gamo won, and tlioy bombarded the Villa goal. With sharp shots Spiers scored twice in quick succession, and the game ended with Kaiapoi attacking, and the score: Kaiapoi, 8; Villa, 3. Roferee, Mr J, Stout.

SUNNY SIDE (3) v. NOMADS (0). With prospects ot a grei)t game, a big crowd gatherod at the Mental Hospital ground to witness Nomads play Sunnyside. Opcnme with ten mon, Nomads kicked off andraided • down tho left. A cross-shot by o ha P man went wide. Nomnds came again, with Chapman and Norman prominent, but Thompson nipped in and drove clear when danecr threatened. Gibson then took tlio fiold and made up Nomads' full quotß. Sunnyside took a liiijid with Mizon, Pickering, and McLauclilan prominent, hut offsido nullified a promisjng movement. Sunnyside kept up the ptossure, and for hands against Muacroft were awarded a penalty. Purdie took the kick, and made no mistake. This reverse Pnt * n " creased vim in tlio-Nomads attack, and Chapman, with Norman and Gibspn m attendance, headed a sharp raid. A corner was the outcome, but fine dofensivo play by Sunnyside averted danger. tfor a period Nomads attacked hotly, with Gibson and Abbot striving for tliß equaliser, but Bond Dipped in ana cleared in great style. A determined J"* 1 ® by Sunnyside then had the °rowd t»®j r toes. McLauchlan, Purdie, and McLeod made :i breach, and Mizen, accepting on the »e», drove in, a hot shot which just missed. »owurth then initiated a Nomads attapk, and placed nicely for Abbot to gather at full speed. Ho centred nicely, but Thompson relieved from Norman in the nick of time. The combination and enterprise of both. sets OE forwards at this stage were excellent, bcragg was prominent in some fioo midfield play, ai'd Nomads raced -away down the left. Uiapman swung over, but Bond beat Gibson for the kick. A Sunnyside raid on tho left, with Jtizen in tho van, swung play to tlio other end: Challenged by Graham, the winger adroitly placed to McLauchlan, whtf put Sunnyside two goals up from close in. A concerted Nomads' attack looked dangerous, and. Callaghan advanced from goal to cover. iie collided violently with Gibson, the Nomads centre-forward, and the latter was carried off. This was unfortunate, for it seriously jeopardised Nomads' chances of their -opponents' score. From 4 hot side attack, Mupcroft conceded a corner. The kick was well placed, and Sutherland gave McDbugall no chance with a ■ close-in snot. Half-time was called with the score: Sunnyside 3, Nomads 0. Fine goal-keeping by Jatues McDougall featured the play on resuming, and from Si cloaranco Jock McDpugaU opeped • Nomadß' attack. Norman worked, through, and finished with a hot Bitot which just missed. Then Sunnyside retaliated through Wales. Purdie snapped,.but shot wildly over the bar from a good position. Sunnyside kept up the pressure, and McLauchlan placed to Purdie, who netted with a fast drive, but the whistle for offside had beaten the kick. Sunnysido were now gaining the upper Band, and only great play by the Nomads defenders, Ofcafrom, Muscroft, and McDougall, prevented further scoring. A Sunnyptde rush gave Sutherland possession, and, tricking the defence, he sent in a lightning shot, lowdown. James McDougall shot.out for the bail and cleared for the most brilliant save of the match. James McDongall's great goalkeeping alone saved further scores for Nomads in the closing stages, and the game ended with the score: Sunnyside 3,' Nomads 0. Mr #. Mayo was referee. THISTLE (2) v. NPW PBIGHTOU (1). Playing at the Rawhiti Domain, Thistle kicked off against Brighton. Slinging the ball about with good effect, Thistle net »P a brisk midfield attack. Dick put forward for McKniven to gather and place to tho wing. Ellis snapped up, and closing on goal lie sent in a rasping shot which Andrews gathered brilliantly. Sharr, with a smart pass put Brighton attacking. Wilson sent out to the wing, and Duncan raced through to give Jackson, the Thistle keeper, a hot handful. Developing smart combination, Brighton continued to have the better of the exchanges. Aitken finally relieved for Thistle, and the left wing swung into action. An interchange of passes between Smyth, McDougall, and Johnston was finely checked by McPherson, and from his clearance Sharr put Brighton attacking. A lively scramble in the Thistle goal followed, and Wilson beat Jackson all the way with a close-in shot. Halftime sounded with the score; New Brighton 1, Thistle 0. The game was resumed with a brisk Thistle raid down the centre, with Johnston and McKniven prominent. Klliot repulsed for Brighton, but Walker gathered and placed to Johnston. Maynard challenged, and the ball went out to Sills, who closed on goal and gave Andrews no chance with a cross-shot. With the scores level the pace became a cracker. Elliot, Sharr, and Duncan were associated in a lively Brighton ! foray, and a goad kick by Cummins alone saved Thistle a further reverse. Served by Aitken, Dick initiated a strong Thistle attack. McKniven adroitly slipped past Maynard and plac'ed to £llis, who lobbed the ball to the centre. Johnston was on ihe spot, and he put Thistle one goal up from close range. With but a few minutes to go, New Brighton concentrated cn attack, and Wilson wps nearly through. The Thistle defence held out, however; and time was called with the score: Thistle 2, New Brighton 1. Mr J. Foster was referee. O.B. (6) V. ADDUHJTON WOBSS (J). Playing at Ensor's road, Addington Works, playing two short, kicked off against Technical o|d Boys. The game developed into one of attack by Technical and defence by Addington. For a lengthy period the ball seldom entered Technical territory, Cawtheray, Booth, and Kirk never playing the ball. In quick succession Phelps notched four goals for Technical' and Broadbelt added a fifth. The best goal of the match was scored by Farmer, of Addington, who, towards the end of the spell, sent in a splendid shot from the wing which completely beat Kirk in goal. The game was abandoned at half-time with the scores: Technical 0.8. 6, Addington Works 1. Referee, Mr L. S. Coton. WESTERN (9) v. I/YTTBLTON (2). Lyttelton fielded a very weak team against Western, at Heathcote,*and after a v on « sfded game were defeated by 9 go**' 10 i' The scorers--for the winners were: Nelson *. Colville 2, Barwell 2, and Thompson. . *»r

I.ytteUon. Hannah yoorci bolh goals. K«f«W, Mr W. Trust urn. JUNIOR GRADE. V.M.O.A. 12 boat Thistle 3. Rettrf, Mr H. Smythe. Rangers 7 beat Lyttehon 0. R*!trt«. X* G. S. Jenkinson. Sumner 4 beat Western 2. Referw* Bf A. Jennings. _ THIRD GRADE. Technical B 8 beat Tehnical A 1. Mr J. Jones. St. Albans 5 beat Marist 1. Uttts**, Jtr J. McGuinness. FOUBTH GRADE. Spreydon 7 beat Y.M.C-A. 2. KcfcrMt Ifc G. Angus. Marist 4 beat Technical 1. Xt B. A. Black. FIFTH GRADE. Spreydon 7 best New Brighton 0, Mr P. Tamer. Technical 4 beat Marist 0. IMirN, 3Sf J. Greenlees. SIXTH GRADE. Western 2 beat Marist 0. Baton*..Mr & Johnston. Tehmcal A li beat Technical It 1. Mr L. S. Coton. IN OTHER CENTRES. (PHBSS uwamoi bimiiir) AUCKLAND, liar *• Association results:—-Norlhrcito - Thistle 1; Tramways 3" v. North Stum 1| Ponsonby 2 v. Y.M.C.A. 0. WELLINGTON. May Sonior. —Y.M.C.A. 7 r. .Brooklyn I: Haa» pita) 3 v. Waterside 2; Marist I t. TfciatW 1; Institute 2 t. Diamonds 0. Sonior B.— Johnpdnville 8 T. TjS CA. ]| Thistle 3 v. Hutt 2; Petone 3 t. Swifts 3; Seatoun 3 t. South Wellington 1.