FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20920, 29 July 1933, Page 15

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. TNTER-SCHOOLS' MATCH. COLLEGE V. OTAGO HIGH SCHOOL. More than usual interest is being taken this year in the annual Rugby football match between Christ's College and Otago Boys' High School, for it marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first game in 1883. The Otago team will arrive from the south tins evening, and will be entertained tonight in the college gymnasium. The match will be played at the Christ's College ground on Monday afternoon. Since 1883 the honours of the annua] matel. have been shared very evenly. Forty-eight matches have been played. of which 24 have been won by College, 22 by Otago, and two have been drawn. The points total is: Christ's College 492. Otago High School 418. In the whole 50 years only two matches had to be abandoned, the first on account of bad weather in 1918 and the other through an epidemic of influenza at Christ's College in .1923. In a recent article in "The Press" on secondary schools' Rugby, Mr R. M. Thomson wrote:— "In certain respects the contests between Christ's College and Otago High School, Dunedin, may be said to possess more historical value than that of School and College. This series was established and maintained in .years in which travelling was not by any means an easy matter. One can readily believe that the long and tedious journey between Christchurch and Dunedin must, have presented great difficulties to these early pioneers of our schools' Rugby. That the contest coidd be maintained from year to year is therefore a fine tribute indeed to those who led the day; as also to the line sporting spirit animating the two schools. This contest not only strengthens Christ's College's claim to be regarded as our pioneer Rugby school, but it also introduces to the Rugby world a school which has already won ■"} inter-high schools' tournament on three occasions, and in 1931, at Timaru, gave a very doughty Christchurch High School fifteen a sterling contest for the final of that year's tournament. The resultant score was: Christchurch 7, Otago 5." PREBBLETON CLUB. Under 17 v. Beckenham, at I'rcbbleton Domain—A. Choamar, W. Millar, It. Prebble, G. Gallagher, U. Smith, H. (lowers, J. Yeatn.on, L. Hunt, L. White, K. Barr, D. Barr, K. Foots, F. Buckingham, L. Adams, E. Poison, W. Bull, L. Gr.Jiam.

ItUGBY LEAGUE.

TEAMS FOR TODAY. PIRATES' CLUB. Seniors v. Sydenham, at Woolston l'urk at 2.30 p.m. - \V. Den, T. Lo-fir-, W Bell A Forbes, C. Batciielor. G. Townprnd. J Foster, It. Tavlor Cures- CM. I. McKav. F. Townaend. H. Mulloy, V. Gmoll, W. Thompson, H Puki Third Grade v. Hiccarton, at Uaid"y -No. 1, at 2.30 p.in.-If. Taylor, ('. U'inder. K. Collins. J. Johnson, C. Tin-lull, \\ McDonald, C. Taylor, It. Taylor, O. Wylip, .7. Tavlor, J Quartermain. G. Melntyre, 1 Huirell, W. Evftiw, J. Leech

PIONEER SPORTS CLUB.

MEETING OF MOTOR COMMITTEE. A meeting of the committee of the motor section of the Pioneer Sports Club was held on .Thursday evening, the president (Mr E. J. Bradshaw) presiding. ~ . Betore commencing the business of the meeting, the president referred to the loss the club had sustained by the death of Mr Wilfrid Minson, a director of the club, to whose enthusiasm and untiring efforts was largely due the splendid position the club occupied today. He moved that a letter of condolence be sent to the relatives. Mr Parker, in seconding the motion, paid tribute -o the outstanding service that had been rendered the club by Mr Minson, who had been the lirst captain of the motor section. His loss would be felt by all members. The motion was carried in silence. A letter was received from the New Zealand Auto Cycle ion, advising that the annual conference would be held at Auckland on August 7, and forwarding copies of the various remits which were to be placed before conference. After consideration the remits were left to the discretion of the club's delegate (Mr F. R. Jones). The following tentative programme for the first half of the new season was agreed to:—August 3, social, with presentation of prizes won during the last season: August 20, social run to Lake Lyndon; September 9. sporting trial; September 19. social evening and intersection competitions; October 8. opening run of the whole club to Waihora Park; October 29, social pillion trial: November 19, sports afternoon: December 9, beach races.

HOCKEY ON SKATES

j OLYMI'IA, V. TIMARC. The Olympia hockey skating team will leave Christchurch this morning for Timaru, where they will meet the Timaru team in a hockey match on skate* The Olvmpia team is as fol-lows-—K. Kennedy. V. Neate, M. Cox. J James, and M. Billcliff (captaml. The'results of the match will be announced during this evening's session at the Olynvpfa, Dundas street