Drizzle Reduces Sports Fixtures

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30176, 6 July 1963, Page 18

Drizzle Reduces Sports Fixtures

With playing fields in the dty well soaked and in many cases bearing surface water after three days of persistent drizzle, the number of sports fixtures set down for today has been drastically curtailed.

All Rugby competition matches except those in the senior, senior reserve and under-19 grades have been postponed. The competitions committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union decided yesterday morning that too much damage would be done to the grounds if matches were played. The curtain-raiser at Lancaster Park, the senior match between Christchurch and Martsl. has been transferred to Rugby Park and the New Brighton-Old Boys game will now be played at Jellicoe Park. The only Rugby League matches to be played are ihe three senior fixtures. All were to have been played at the Show Grounds, but the early match on the >vbl, between Marist and Sydenuam. has been switched to tre Jerrold street reserve. In men’s hockey, only senior and senior reserve grade mateties will be played. The senior games have been transferred to Burwood with the exception of the Univereity-Sydenham maitch, which will be played at Ham. Apart from the Boys’ High School-New Brighton match, all senior reserve games have been changed to other venues. Competition play in women’s hockey has been

postponed, but senior A trials will be held in the morning and primary school trials ,n the afternoon. The only soccer nw'ches to be played are: Premier division: City v. Western. English Park. 2.30 p.m. Premier reserve: Nomads v Technical, Burwood No. 2. 1 pm. Fifth grade (all matones gtart at 1.15 pun.): Rangers v. Shirley High School/Burwood No. 1; New Brigifm v. Shamrock A. South Hagley 2; City v. Wanderers, South Hagiey 1; Hign School Old Boya v. Technical College, South Hagiey 4; Technical Old Boys a bye.