FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21117, 19 March 1934, Page 15

FOOTBALL

RUGBY j \ CITY CLUBS START | PRACTICE ■ Several city football clubs opened their season on Saturday, holding practices in weather more suitable for the game than for summer sports, which have not yet ended. The Christchurch, Merivale, and Linwood Rugby Football Clubs carried out their first practices, and the Nomads Association Football Club held jts opening day. The Sydenham, Old Boys, Albion, and Athletic Rugby Clubs will open the season on Saturday, and it is probable that many of the minor clubs will do the same. League football clubs are not expected to start the season until early in April. | RUGBY LEAGUE A.NM'AL MEETINGS The annual general meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Football League will be held on Monday next, March 26. and the Referees' Association will hold its meeting on Thursday next. | I A NKW CLI K A meeting of past pupils of the Tech- ! nical College was held on Wednesday j last, adjourning to Wednesday next, to ! consider the formation of a Rugby League club. The organisers state that the club will be lairly strong, probably entering three teams in the lower grade competitions. A number of the players will be drawn from existing clubs. MATCHES IN BRITAIN I \vi:i:k-i:ni) iiesi i/rs it**:: kd I'ltitMS isbiocunos—by klecteic •I lI.EiJKM'U COI'YUIOUI.J j (fleceued Mulch 18, Cblfi p m.) \ LONDON', March 17. j Wbokcnb football ivsuit* were'I ASSOCIATION ■ First Division t.helsoa l\ Shehiehl Wednesday 1. Sunderland 0, Deibv Countv 0. l.ivorpool J. liiMiiuiyhaui "l. Shnlield I'nilcd 1. Newcastle l'n,U,i 0. S'oko C.tv ■*., Mid.ilesbrouoi, 0. Tottenham Hot,pur '.', West Bromwieli WoAcrl.ainpion Waudtrem ,7. niack'.urn | Kr,,a» ;l. j Second Divu,'on I iebloii Waiidereru '.', Southan-plon U i i Hradford o, Swaueeu Town J '■ Preiiiford 1 Blackpool ti. ; Durnlcv J. Diadt'o.d City 1 ..i.msby To..u 5. Millwail 5. j Mauciuiiier I'nit.d 1. Fullu'.m i) I Nottingham lonst. ti, Lincoln City J. | Oldham Athletic 5, Pott Vala 1. l'lviiiouth Aroyle 1, Hull City 1. I Preston North Iml -J, Notts County U. i We-.*. Ham Cuited :i. Buiv 1. ! Ti.,... j .Soulherii Sect oib 1.....1 1., moiiih ami Hoscoiiibc A v, Newpott I b'onntv n. : JT.ib.l Hens 1, 8...:!. i-in ami ilo*e A; ('..i.taT C by n, No, ...;cli City 2. I narlton Athletic 1, (Jul en's l'a id; 'J. Co. e*P, V ('it,' 'J, I.'IIOI, TiCMI '.'. t iv.-ul lb "a-u u, Sw.mlon Town U K.v 1. :• ( ,tv :, Hn-iol t :ty o. ' 00b,..;!,.0n 1. tlcntou Orient I. Iteao'ir.;,- 'J, Nort hainpton Town 'J. I Southend fn.ted 1, Ahlershot 0. • Wutpual 5, Torquay fnited 11. .SCOTTISH hF.ACUK l-'trst Di*.,sniii , ! .*, , b'uved I'.. Co-.ident.eat.h 1 ■ (. ~,„ 1, tii., ,-us Pink I. i lliiiii,-.. I. Aa.liicni.in. 0, i 1 ~!' Ilk 'J. ll.elt- I. j II,„• rioans i, I ...1.,' '■ I Motiieiuei! 7, I'arii.k i ii.-be *. j J, Kbioarnook -'. | Mt. J.,hu,..r.0 1, lluecu of Sou*!, 0. i To.id I ok I. .-I. Mil.en .'I 1 s. „,„, 1,,- .v.u i Aboa .1, M.„,. 0:. 1. I Ibli.termi,!,.- Athlet;,* I. Albion i!o*.»*ib 2. ' Iboiar Albiehc. .1, Fast File .'I. I 1„ U l, Athletic -J, K:u,;'a Fail. 0 I Mnlillose l, St. Ihrna.ds -J. : Stenhou*. mnir -1. i uindee United 0. AibuMth .j. Huchiti ;;. Nnii nii'.i;.; cntmn Dntley ''J, i.cifch a. I Hiadiord Norinern 11, Hull 3. I llratuiey t5, Hiuldeislield is. I j-eatheistono Kovcrs C, Dewibwy S. 1 )! ,;;i„i 11. Ibouci.ton :b , .!. lev : :; !.■■■ .is 11. I.erds ii .'.' ;i, ,: - lb ■ --. On.'u m ,'- < Wa'!'. : :.."!d'''ri\. , .l ■'•"■■■'.' Cvibfoii IT Wolius IV. li»n,v, 0 Vok It. War:i;. ; b us. TlbCl'.Y UNION i!la."kheath''Ah B,F:enl.«l Park 10. ." ,I,p '"' t '-. Ul cor *- ■^;!'?o''",.;. -a.' i saal.MH 0. i- o.e. '•' " i s , . , !»' , i'i'i''!i',i.',ii- ' Hi. 'i:du,bu.Kb Instil,moil