FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 200, 18 May 1908, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

1 RUQBY. CUP HATCHES. a result of 'Saturday's matehes. tho.posi-': tkras ofotho teams,are as follow:—

Z'A' Tho ;■ weather >on Saturday afternobni.was' ! sold and windy. >:Fortunately,'.'"'a H;- V.-Jwhich^'set; in;'shortly..after .3'..'o'clock/ lasted only a few minutes. ' ■- . Tho, principal attraction was tho contest botwceirPetone and Poneko.at- Petono. Over 2300, includinga;', large ■ contingent from -tho! city.ancL suburbs,witnessed.the mitch/ whicli coventful throughout-. Poneko establisheii ai ilead at an early 'st-aso, 'and .vrero : never headwl.. At timos the. supporters of . both" teams,;- who - appeared, t0..b0 of- cjjual : -as much as pno,wouhl,havo,.expe<'i;fod!!iafl the. a- contest ' i.y .i i ; T6wards : .;tho. / end':of tho .'game "tho. i:. spectators, got out of hand; and on 0110 oeca--fiioii play had to'bo suspended uirtil the lino . was clea'r«l. -

~ liiramar. -Park,.. . wherp . tho- other four matches -wero played,■'■"was-; practienlly-'-de-' scried,' tho attendance numbering not more a couple of hundred. . Most interest ap- • •.! : iv;pearcd to centre in tho contest- between -Wei-

„< lington and Orientals; which.was won' by -the •sj, l ': :lattar,_van(j. in that .between.' Melrose, .and victory.':. St. James defeated Old Bovs, and ; Southern achieved success over Victoria Colleze. •*!.-;: ■' * v - 1 '-j-.'i PONEKE v. PETOME. t ! • The contest between Poneke and Petone, which eventuated at ; ;Petone, : resulted in a ;: ;■ .■■.victory for Poneke.by a narrow margin.- -A i ■' featiiro- pf: the match was the. strenuous play ">/:, ;r : ;on thepart of .the, forwarddivision^'Poneke,, •' ... . had . theV advantage" of- slightly ibpttei- ;qpin:l •. '. There was very little open play at the. : commencement of ! the: first; spell.. Several' scrums and ImcTOuts took .placo :in neutral '. territory, aft-er winch 'the Poneke : forwards, ■ , -led by ißush and Co., were instrumental in: ' removing the scene of play to'tllo'Pdtone; ihado'ia good,' r- . : but .unsuccessful, effort .to get over. .Then; ; play worked across-tho ground,-and,. during -.;•■ v ■'~ a.-, looses-rush,: ..Gardiner •• picked;" up thoball * ■; and .transferred; to Miigco,' who had not much • •; .difficulty in scoring 111 a pood position',v;.Wal-! ;y;;';.;.lac6 addpd .the:majdi'i"points amidst cheers".—.! r;: ■ Poneke-6,- Petone 0; This, reverse had the' ■ ■ Owing to ,;Bottorhly bemg unable to get.in: lost fa! tomtorial ■'■Jrli". gained " faulty ["fielding;: on : the'part! v.v-.-; of Magee.;. The Poneko. forwards, whp were i /jV:Hdisplaying spperb. combination,,, then:■'niade { ;-; i MveiaHfuHh6r.;.atWmptsitffl- ? woHcP3oTO i the; Jj'-jii.vfield, but: the .'Potone''dcfdhcbiVas. too sound< ::■ ai thisf juncture;. J. Ryan and Instone, in; particular, ■ kicked -mte touch'- m- 'good-' style-' •'••• Shortly afterwards,, however, 5 as ; a'resultt-of' "*\i-'j.thoob'ajl;bein'gl kicked "well over'': their, line," ~. ~-Petono.,wore compelled to force. Infringements tforo frequent 'during the minutes.! In midfield Wallace , picked up well;-- ■-. .- ■: butrwas.; smartly collared, and a . Petone for-'.' .'• .ward sent the ball in tho 'difccti6n'-of Wo--hill,who was unable to got in his kick. - Pressure, on the part of Potone ,was-relieved •!, . by the Poneko forwards, among whom Rush; o'Bnen,v and Mentiplay wero conspicuous. sr *v' iAt ; : thi3 -;stage :: Poneke'-made; a dotdnnined'.' effort to open! n'p the; gam'o... They .got- Ijho ball from j.tlidi'; scrum "several : in:! sue.cession, and on, ono occasion .much ground-i-^;;V-- l ."\a';P : ass.-frdni i ,Mheeb/-' ; TdiWho;tt6k''a ,, -'iiuni':at" attack, but . Wallace,. rendered, good. service for his'side;by'a'kick from ; within his own : twonty-fivo into Potone territory, whore,' v . afterwards,' Green and AI. Ryan both saved for their sides by timely kicks into touch. .; Later on: Poneke wero compelled to force, ;.;=;- v ..after» exchanges ,tempte^-ttot^b/--a''gdid-'.^liK T a?aaiok^eft^ : ; foot kick; but the! ball: kept low. "Play now . becamc much more strenuoun. A good rusli ' .by the -Petono, forwards was - spoiled - owing O'Sullivaii infringing ; the off-side rule, v r!,'::-. Consequent; upon . further pressure, Poneke.! ... had to) forcd-down.".Gardiner .nest! got "away' f •/. on his own/' but 'his ;pass was; neatly inter- .■; : ceptcd.: Poneko at {his juncture :attacked in; good style,and were .rewarded,'. t.ho;,balli being . passed ' out; to :Magee, enabled: • .- . j Mitchinson- to, score near tho - corner. 1 . Walv.lace Avas unsuccessful with the kickt^Poiiekpy ■ :''! i. i'B,; ;J. llyan thwartedtfa st'iiong; • • Poneke rusli by a vigorous kick, which sent ; .the .ball out of touch close, to Poneke's line.. : A - scrum took place, Petone pack; ;■. i; heeled.'out.stp Green, , ing/his way round the opeir'sidcand-across the lino. The try, iwliich; wis aSvbry .meri-. -:,tonous ■ one, occasioned considerable ap- . - .plauso.-...; .M. -Ryan was unable to. convert, i; ;;.-' ,-; the wind bqmg against lnm.-f-Ponbko 8, Pe-. . tone .3. Elated by thi§ success, the suburbs . -' . .-.unites swept - down into their opponents' ;. , torrit-ory.'. ,• Near the lino they.; secured- the - , ball, v which, went out to Mackley," who was quickly! grassed-! ;Excitihg pi ay re suited in^ ■ j V ' rPoneko ;being forced, the spell ending.-: .witfe out'alteration to tho score. "■ .! .; %!■ -:!;!'■. ". Shortly-after the. second half bogan Potone! , f , compelled Poneko to touch down. . -Tilyard .'was next prominent,■• but : tho ground gained " by him! was. lPstowing to. Jlitcfiinson beirigi to got ' jn!his: kick. . Their the Suburb-' ; ■;- , !'anites! fagaiiV, attacked,' , andJ■!: 6wirig , ! to: Two-. '. . .hill .handling the ball on-the ground,'Potone wore awarded. a. free kick,. which. Ji/L .Ryan, .;amidst turned to-'(good a'c- - . count.—Poneke 8, Potono 6.':' Poneko then ' i ;attacked- in- good stylo; Calcinni, : O'Brien, and Rush putting in good work, but only a force-down resulted.. Another rush,...which _ Ryan , was unable to . stop, was then . !.'•', . initiated.';. Mackley: came in . and. secured, but; unfortunately his kick roliounded off' a' ■ Poneke forward, and - after,.a ; brief scramble; •. ! V.;;. Vin front .of:'-tho :goaL,posts.'MageeL'got . Wallace mado no mistake .with tho .kick.—! ■ Poneko-13, Petone Gi -'Froriiitliis-'out'-play;' : wont, up and down at a good rate between / the twenty-five flags. ;.onco Wallace had a . -; .5/ ' ohpt ..at goal. from jbut -was..iih- : ■ Buccessful. Potone .broke'•'thro&gh' i :isevoral'-. ; !-: ..timbsV. btit'.they we're beaten .back:,and. placed! on- the- defohsive. : iFrom a line-out', the ball v was kicked off the ground into tho hands ■ of Wallace, who mado one of-his cliarac- !-!'; , .fceristic ruiis, but was grassed close" 'to itjio" lino. The Potono forwards, led by Ready,; Knight, and Sullivan, swept down the-field.* the backs," made a but ; ; :!dotormined,' effort.to score, but the oval went. .•:;.!.N-;A;'(iriir.;'.the'' " dead-ball." line..:' I'lie Poneko, '*■$ ! vanguard tlieii . again. ■ swept down and compelled their opponents "to ' ■- /force; From a seramblo Hardham. sooure'di :f i .\';. / 'hhd > :'amidst hea!rty cheering, got over... Tho :!'<: : applause "was renewed when M; Ryan kicked ; ; - a* goal.—Poneko 13, Petone 11. Alter fur-. ' /' thor play up and down tho fiold, tho Poneke forwards .!■ initiated a:-, rush;- which Tn'ohill- • ' -stopped by opportunely kicking- into touch.. ;- :!' :"Shortly afte'nvards;M.' Ryari had. a shot from. a free kick, but was not successful.! Poneko • next attacked, and a line-out took' place. to ■ the .Potonpr]ine,-:b.utr.pQ : 'score-:'roj! suited.!'/.A :fuHh'e'r'attack was "Staved, off' in"-- : " good styles ! tho "ball ■ being .passed from .Sulli- ''. van to Instone,-and tlieii;to' Ryanrwho'sent"■ it down tho field.: ! Pctohe wcre/tlien'fprced . twice, and. later, for somo minutPs/.'tho. scen& of play was for the most on the Petono. ■• side of tho halfway lino. Towards tho closo of the -spell Petono;;tripd.-to vbreak .through.';"-: but Poneke's dofenco was too. sound,,;-,the' game onding: . .. ' . . ' . I'oueke ... '• '... ']3 points; Petono ... ... ... ]1 points. ■: Mr. E, Wylie acted as rcforee. ORIENTAL v. WELLINGTON. In spite of tho high wind prevailing,, somo first-class play was witnessed .in tlie.Oriontal- ;... ' .Wellington match. It was a hard even game ■'■ j •"'"•! ■-■■...■.. v!;/j! v .7'.

.-' in'. winning' by tho narrow margin of two points, Oriental had a little tho bCst" of what luck there was. Wellington won tho toss and Oriental had to . kick.-qffi.-again'st.thevwitid. The Yellow foi'- • ; ivards at once made tho play willing and in a."few "m'inutestlifa'if• opponents wero, compello,d.'.to,,force: . . .Orientals followed up hard Jroni tho"drop out'and tho forwards got an oxcellontirush.goirigj- but.flsaao was penalised . foi'.ofi-sido play. ;Tho'.gamo then hovered - al>out 'tho half-waj r 'flag- for somo minutes, and from a scrum 'Malfrby sent tho ball -to Sellars and 011 it went to Lanrrcnco. and Hill. The latter raced for the corner, hut when tackled 'transferred''■~!to' , -'» Abercrombio,, who scored.; It wassplendid tp:,;but tho an'glo was. t-66' clifiiciilt' for 1 : " Sheridan to convert. Hamilton and Daly carried tho ball into Wellington.1 1 cititory, : Aliiero Roberts secured and sentr'to 'GibliorisT. The latter passed to M'Leod ;:but, Malfrpy iiu(jercepted and found the lino'down field? Shortly after, a scrum was formed right'uiidar >f3ie'White posts, but, - Roberts relieved the situation by securing the' Idather'and rtniiiijig 1 fight up to touch at ,t|lo .tv'fiiit.vfliv.qJ),Jl ,i'] Sis-: forwards.'then .worked .lii} to ~'iiaif-way ;..and Roberts again ■secured',and; founditouch;at. the corner flag, but the Wellington -fonvards' clcrued tho line. Thomson marlv'e'd. and'had an unsuccessful pot" at goal, and Wilson and M'Kay - with a dribbling rush carried the -'play back to half--way.' J) Evjsrfrplayrfollb.wed iintil Roberts put tin a fine run and beat all "tho Wellington ;but'jSh<iiitbyi, lvho grasswd him near tho' corner. Wellington . then, renewed the attack and in one rush, in wKch Hill and they appeared unlucky 110 V to ' score while 011 ono or two occa.sio.ns 1_ the . threw. away 'ltard., A couple of riMes'jb.v SheSCfribiitSl JpiTvards were nullified ViJ aDiiihlMr«tß4.SP.ell : ended—Wellington' S," Oriental' O.*'. "In tho second half Weilirigton commenced following up hard to spoil 'the jopposiiig backs,.' and for the first fivo minutes play 'was unevontful.' Gibbons picked up in a-loose "scramble and : passed to Sturrock, but the latter's paiss''to-Thom-:sp^^^^^Qt^^j^>k^^ i: |oiv'.V''iuinuteß Rafter ra^'sßsf^p9i , "iii^ ran-, down tho lino and' looked like scoring, but; he was pushed into touch. /Symes, Wilson and Mills earned tho ball .into thoJ~Whito's twenty-fivo,' whero Sellars had an shot at , : goal: r f roia, a y.f reoj and-• Sherida 11 • >al so missed: tho..;pos'ts'. ,i M''iit^!r ! niark by. Malfroy. The nest; piece of play was a good run by Thomson who was again .thrown out,-but; in ifiigfow., minutes Oriental ,scored'., Roberts' .vrhicli' went from ■ GibbonsJfto ft ,M'Le(>d Kap'i Sturroek',, who beat Lawrence aiid Hill "by Teiiitihg. to pass and registored- a soft trjr.v. Roberts with a fino klck._ added the' major points—Oriental,"s; Wellington 3. ' Tho Yellowi forwards led .by Wilson, and M'Kollar'made a-rush' up fifdd, 'butlißohbrCsjkwith kick relieved; Even 1 . . Wellington placed'tbeir'opptfhents.on tlio defence. A r arcoo' sent a long kick doivn field, and Hill lbsfc ;^^^j^P^^..m'arking:.;',^r.Jlib •ribxt' fow- minut'esv. : Rbbertso sent a-pass!,to jMatheson, and the latter, following .up -his jkick went. w'ithiit, f aii;)iise of' scoring] • •,The) Iromainder of tlio stubbornly c'on-' jtestbd.', . Wellington "made' vigorous ."efforts 1 j.to rthe task was 'too jinnpli.-fpf;-tli2^. y iM;aftOT:-a.really'fiiJo'gamo ithb. score stsdd v '. '

1 OrieutalJi'LnW -'i.ffi i.. ; ... • 5 j'..' Wellington ... . 3 '■ ' Mr. P." Mackio was referee! !■ '''^vMELROS^vi, O ATHLETIC. '! ; : : .Miraniar ':N"o.■'.2i'2round- was' the sceno of ;the Melrpse-XtliKtici iffatoh -which oridecl.' in ifavour :' of. tlie ~^pri^'p'r.';:The gamo r was jstopped. 'several.j;Jnieg t Iry /players receiving ;minor ihjuriosJ-^iha , Shad, set m before' the' call of tiinp. Athletics ~ to.; play ; ' with.- ..tho -'•wjn(l-;rf '''kept' t the 'Blues f penned.; up on the lino for the first ten minute's until tho .-play";wasi taken, down field: by „Wilson, but inmost immediately Athletics were defending reSnonsiblo - for ; clearing]>thp..iineSan'aMtHetips- kept /the, attack;i3p,'thte time/find Melrose ,forced Gordon for-Athletics had a shot., at.'goal -fr.bm, a mark, but tho ball fell short. • . Play was stopped temtiorardy as Clark i.-iiured hiV .and,shortly ..after ; ;Elliottj, an, Aihletic j; tho ribs and Jiad ,fe'reffit;. '!WPlay r cantinue(l up- and! downvtho -field,, '.but 'at ■•'half-time 'neither- side ;h'ad scdrod."'- In, the,: second spell. Hales rrnio' on forced:: the, :paco.;in; the eai-]y, .stages,' and'Evoiispn T?ith a- good, run went dangerously 'near-scoring, but lie lost, the ball and Murphy found the' lino at half-way.;- Richardson,. . tie Athletic half,'received a lrnock which! dazed him .for borne'.minutes', biit hp !',was ablo to' resume; . Melrose backs with a good rush' took: and from a;free'ldck ! *at-'.a difficult anglo 'Geo. fjiencer ;ki'eked 'a , splondid . goal—Melrose, ■3; ■ Ath'leti^.O.iSS^^tnispMt! Melrose held the Richardson wore doing "fjood tvbrk -fbr'-'Athletics, and the l alf jopened;,ui).'ithe play one'e or twice,'but'none of the 'passing rushes.-.were successful; Do Blois led a Melrose rush :td.'tho!'Athletic line 'and*,-,shortly after,' Church scored from a jjppse; ; sdranil)|§,.biit Spencer failed !wjtli the ikicjx—MelrpsCj 6Athletic,- 0. ','■;Aboiit five; ,iinin^c& / timo Beavis scored Melrose'i • secdnjl was not converted. . Mel-' •ipse>wore>then" awarded - a free kick but Spencer failed to-fiiid the posts and the gamo ended - c-U-'.i'. . • ■, -■ ' ,- Melrose 1 ...'■H , j.. .. ... ... 9 ffAtHStic.-i''^' : -f.-.'. .... '' ■ o ■ -W- w ! O.'Cdfiiicll?,. had!;, control' ,of the ;.)vhistle.Ci % iX? '-. :- ; \r ' 1: r /■■:■;.^,: .■, . ; - ... ST. JAMES V. OLD BOYS.

■ The mateh j between ' St. James arid Old | -Boys, :at Miramar, proved' a keonly. contested ;gamp.v;.-,l l a : thp;firet spell Old Boys, had the .advantage' of the wind, which' blow very ?trpngly/,throuighout.'''tlio match! At the cbmmericem'ent-St; y James attacked, but Old .Boys ;soon carried play inti thp'ir territory, •pndv Johnston, from, three-quarters, getting away with tho ball, was narrowly prevented from scoring; After some even play Gilbert, for Old Boys, <Mfc tho ball from a scrum and on to -Pater'4'oii, Mvlio scored;-'.--. Thomson -failed in tho'kick at goal. , Aft-er ,tho..kick-off,. tho advantage :wa3>witht'old.ißoys:till : -a' succession of good passes carried the ball close'to their goallino, and a sc'oro might havo.beon gained by St. James had not Worgei- failed to tako a pass. After a , few minute,s' even play, St. -."James"':'wero!'dgaiii"nMr.'.-to"' scoring,' but a force-dovm resulted; Old Boys then pulled thems'aircs' for somo .timo' had play ;iii; their t>ppononts' T twenty 7 fivo, but the • ipSlli-cfosfiiK. .wftJwtho se&re ''still 3 to nil iii. ."favour, of 01d"Boys. . *

' 'At. tho comrai>tii;6iißnt.jbf the s£o.®d spell, St.' James had the , benefit of. tho wind, and were ; awarded-a freo-kick in front of their opponents' goal, Cr.pwes being . successful. ■'A- period: or ;'feveii i; followed until' St: James were hirother freejdek, and tlio return 'kiclc wa's'&rfietl back by the wind,bringing play dangerously near tlio Old Boys' goal-lino. .A"free-kick''for Old .Boys,' which went Out" slightly,: rcliovcd tho position, but. .a-lmost. immediate]}; ..afterwards St. 'James .wore "giirdii for off-side nearly in iront'-of 1 tlreir"cpp;(nroirts J .: j;oal.' Thomas essayed the ,kick, ;but did not allow sufficiently; for .the. !p„..James continued to attack,. and kept 'play "near, their opponents' goal-line/'till ■'AVofy,!i!Jiiying'wing-forward for Old„Bpys,.. away -with tlio ball, ran unmolested almost tho whole length of tho back, and again .proceeding, was collared'just in time to prevent 'a score. Soon afterwards Thomson, 'playiiig'half; fdr prd^BoS's,'got tho ball from a scrum,': afid'rpasSed to Goodbehero (threequarters;, who wa's collared, a serum following^- alongside-Stv-James's' goal-line. St. .James got ..tho ball, aiifU aided by tho'wind, "'to6k-.it; dojpi, tho|fi,fl]ji;jand soon.afterwards another' try was scoretV'fdr St. James, which •Clrewes -j'convfjrtod. , A few minutes later Maliniiig scored another try, which Crowes failed to'cofrVfeVt* %nd 0S game concluded in .n''-v'icto,r} , . James -by ; 11 points to 3. .Tlio. . St. James team showed themselves superior to.'their oppononte in foot , work, : .but .'the'pS'ssi'£ig''of th&ol'd' , .®oys wa-s better, and 'good rushes. Tho St. ,'James; passiijig {.was : ragged. j St. James ... V ... ...11 points Old Boys ... ... ... 3 points SOUTHERN COLLEGE. - In tlio match Southern v. Victoria Collego,' played at Mirarnar, Collego ivoro without the -services of their-cap'tain, G. Bogle, which was a serious loss. Boyco, at fire-eighths, got his

shoulder sprained early in tho gamo, and had to bo soplaced. Playing with the wind, which was very strong, Qollego' soon obtained tho advantage, and ill tho-first quartor of an hour Wilson and llobertson scored successive tries from forward rushes. For tho remainder of tho spell, piny ■ was chiefly in tho Coil-ego ground, but no scoro was registered. In the second spell Southern commenced the .-jtt-ack, and for tho first half of tho spell wero pressing their opponents hard. A. Reed kicked a penalty goal, and Organ (lmlf-back), making a pretty opening, scored a try soon afterwards. • Later 011 Gollans (three-quarters) seoiircd .1 try for Southern, and Houlihan, also of Southern, got tho ball from a scrum and passed to Halo, who scored, Reed failing with tho kick. During tho last twenty minutes tho College forwards pulled themselves toget-hor, Hutchihgs (three-quarters) and Wilson (wing-forward) being prominent in dashes. Tho wind spoiled all attempts at passing. Tho gamo ended: Southern ... ... ... 12 points Victoria' College. ... ... 6 points JUNIOR BATCHES. Old Boys v. Melrose.—Old Boys wero defeated by Melrose by 20, points to nil, but tho defeat .was not such a' complete • one as might bo thought from tho scores. During tho first ■ spell. Melroso played with what advantage there was to bo gained from a wind blowing almost directly across tho ground. Threo times they crossed tho Old Boys' lino, but, nono of tho tries was converted. R-oivo and Nathan did. some good defensive work for Old Boys, and many times spoilt tho forward rushes of their opponents. After half-time, W. and A.'Thomson and Patterson scored for Melrose; and M'Guinness converted. 0116 try. Tho scorers of 'the first spell were'. Hicks, Guthrie, and King, j Tho passing of tho Melrose rearguard was poor, very little combination being shown. Mr. J. Wcybourno was referee;

Selwyn v. Southern.-—-Selwyn defeated Southern by .12 points \to nil. During the first spell Campbell kicked a penalty goal for' Southern. In tho second half, Wilton (2). M'lntyro and BickoTton ( sccured tries.for Selwyn, but none was converted. Selwyn backs get the ball going onco or twice,, but all the rushes broke down through faulty passing. Southern, seemed chiefly to lack Mr: 0. .'Bfcll was rofcreo. ?• Victoria College, v. Athletic.—Athletic defeated Victoria College by 26 to nil. Victoria College .was outclassed in all divisions ;of tho game. In tho forwards ' their men did not play closo 'enough, and in the backs there wero 110 tacklers. Athletic backs passed well and scored several' times from passing rushes. Their scorers were M'lntyro (2),-' James (2), x Galloway, M'Lennan, Jolly and 8011. Bell also kicked a goal. The referee! was ! ,Mr. G. M'Kay. Oriental v. Poneke.—A hard-fought gamo resulted. iru Ponoko drawing with' Oriental. If anything, Ponoko had' tho. better of tho game. They generally,secured tho ball.in the scram, and had all tho best of it when the ■play was, The backs, of botli sides wero 'patchy, Oriental . being a littles worso than the -opposing team in this tespect. Sometimes the ball, was not taken (cleanly, and 110 good passing was;' to.be seen.. ...In tho .loose forward work ' tho. . teams were ovenly matched. Mr;-J.> Burns was reforoo.i .THIRD CLASS. St. Patrick's, 24,. defeated Southern (two short), 0. Tries., were obtained by, Stewart (4), Cullcn' (3), and ■ Outtrim. Polhill dofeated St. . James, • by 11 to nil. Elliott and Gordon secured tries, and Richardsoriiconver,tedidn,o. .. :, :■ Athletic .defeated St.- John's by<26 to-nil.. Scorers wero Corliss' (2), King,' AL'Ardlo, Kopp," Smith, Ireland and Glasgow. Shearer converted one-try.■ .' , - ■, AVellingtoii' defeated' Victoria College 1 by 5 to nil. Wiggins, was .the scorer. ' .-,'Selwyn (6) beat Karori (3)'. • : . FOURTH CLASS. ■ v : Sqlwyn (8) beat Polhill (3). W. Flack and Vinco scored, and Carr' converted' once. 1 ' FIFTH CLASS.' 7 ' • Selwyn (6), defeated Epuni (3). Baker and. MTliee were tho scorers. . ■ - St. Patrick's College, (?) beat,So,utherji,(6). Maher (2) and Reeve scored,- ; tries. for- the winners.'. MATCHES IN 'MANAWATU. ; (BT TELEGKAPn.—SPECIAL CORItESrONDENT.) Palmerstoh>North, v May IG. ' The ■ Hankms, Shieklmatches were continued 'to-day under 'perfect..-rootbaH''conditions.'' 'The. Palmerston-Oldr Boys'proved, the -best exhibition of Rugby , seen-hero for years. ; '";Sinc6;'.laatyye&r' : many .players of standing have ..taken up their .abodo in .the Maiiawatu.., v ■ ..' ' ;Among;-,tho,, .number. .. are O'Connor; and Amodoo . (Wellington), Fraserr (West' Coast), L'. Smith- (Southland), Hogain .(IrVanganui and New Zealand representative), King and M'Ewan (Dnnedin); and Barry (awell-knowii pedestrian),while' the.. M'Minns, Stalker, M'iVae,' Wingate, Smith, Waldegravo, Wilis-, leery Boon, Skelloy,; and .Hewitt should give the. nfeccssary filip to, Manawatu representative football,: \ which,' for. .tho: last. few seasons, has : ;been of an indifferent character.

Palmerslion .'camo as a surprise packet by defeating Old ?Bbys/ From 'the kick-off Palmerston assumed, tho attack, putting up 22 points. In the last Quarter of an hour Old Boys niado a splendid bid to. reverse matters, but were -only.. able to ..-.notch 11. points/ i

.; Kia Toa. jouriieyed .to Feilding,' and after an even game Was in . defeating tho holders of -tM Shi'eld :by,' 13rto-10.

■ The ; first round- of'"'thb' : senior competition' resulted: —, , ■ j: ■ ' '■ rKiavTba .and-Feildiiig,.;'4 points: V. Old Boys andvPalmerstonj 2: points. ' ■ y Following were; tho .results, of the' junior matches: — -~ \ Old Boys, ,5, v. . Linton, 0. Kia Toa, 15, v. Palmorston, 0. , The third-grade matches resulted:— - Old .Boys, 8,/y. Palmerston, 0 ; . -Feilding, 14, v.' Kia Toa,o. ' : ,- IN OTHER CENTRES. /. ■• .. [BT .TELEQB4PH. —PKESS ;. ASSOCIATION.'] Dunedin, May 16. Splendid weather prevailed for the: football matches to-day..: In the first grade the contests' resultod asfollow:—i : N . Southern, 7 points, beat Alhambra, nil. University,' 13 points, beat - Pirates, 3 points. .v . Duiiedin, 13.'points, -. thci Rovers, 3 points. y ; . y 'Port Chalmor?, : 13:. points,; beat 'Union, 6 points. ' ' Zingari-Richmond, ;8 'points; .beat Kaikorai; nil. . ' -. Auckland, May-16. Tho district RugbJ''football , thatches-wero played to-day; ...in - beautiful weather, the senior'games resulting-as■ follow: — - . Ponsonby beat-North., Shoro by: 14 points (four tries,;one oonverted) to nil. . Parnell boat Newton .by 9 (two tries and a penalty goal) to/B'(two'tries, ono converted). • City beat • Grafton* by 9 - (three trios) , tp-3 (one try). / Ghristchurch, Mayl6. Tho following ;arc tho results of to-day's (football matches';— ; y ;■ Albion 5 v. Menvalo 3. < Sydenham 20 v. Canterbury College 0. Linwood 18 v. Chnstchurch 6. Old Boys a bye.NEW 7.EALANDERS IN AUSTRALIA. QUEENSLAND BEATEN. BY TELEGRAM—PRESS/ASSOCIATION— COPTItICJIT (Roc. May 16, 8.1 p.m.) ' 'Brisbane, May 16. Tho Now Zealand 'professional- footballers dofeated Quoenslimd . by... 3-1. points to 12. Thoro was fin? wohthor for: tho' match...The' attendance was. small. : ' * '• Wright kicked out. ' This game in the first part was considerably, in favour of tho visitors. The' Qiicenslanders wers frequently penalised for breaches "of " the rules, O'Brien scored for Queensland, and Watson failed to convort. \ The Now ' Zcalciridqrs' then, took tho game into their own hands, and had Queensland iii difficulties the wholo time. Tyler, Barber, Wynyard, and Lilo scored triea, which Tur-

t jll and Wrigley failed to convert. At halftime the score ivas: —New Zoaland, 12; Queensland, 3. In the second spell Queensland wore outclassed, and tli o New Zoalanders scored as tlioy liked. Lilo scored two tries, and Rowo converted one. M'Leau, Watson, and:Hardcastlo scored, for Queensland. MAORI TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. HAKAS THROWN IN. [BT TELEGRAPH.—PIIESS ASSOCIATION.] Tauranga, May Ifi: The Now Zealand Maori football team, tho first representative football team of Maoris and half-casto Maoris to leavo.Now Zealand will tako their departure for Australia during the present month. Tho team ; has been by " Opao " Asher, tho well-known New Zealand representative, and Mr. T. J. O'Farrell, a prominent Sydney referee. Tho men comprising the team hail from Tauranga, To I'uke, Maliotu, Matata, Rotorua, Auckland, Northern Wairoa, Hamilton, Taumarunui, Manawatu,- Taranaki, jand Hawke's Bay, and include ex-players from St..'John's, St. Stephen's, and Te Auto College. Tho combination will visit New South Wales and N Queensland, aiml -will play tho fifteen aside gamel Tho forwards average 14st., and include some inter-provincial men. Tho rear division avcrago about 12st. 71b., and many of tlieso 1 are noted for their, prowess on tho football field; The combination inumbors thirty. Most; of the players havo already arrived at .Tanranga, and aro busy training here. Judging hv tho form displayed, tlnSy will be formidable opponents 'to.tho Australians.' Tho tour, will extend over twelve weeks.- i

111 addition to football/ exhibitions 'of hakas, war-dances, and Maori games will bo given, with full equipment. 1 Included in tho team is tho gold medallist and champion haka performer of Rotorual ' .

BRITISH AMATEUR-RUGBY TEAM. , MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA. BY TELEi3HAPH—PHFS3 ASSOCIATION—COPTIIIOnT Sydney, May; 16. Tlio British Rugby football team has agreed to play two, arid pr.obably. three, additional matches in' Australia after the visit to New Zealand. ASSOCIATION. SENIOR LEAGUE MATCHES. .. Saturday . was a raw, disagreeable day, with a. gusty northorly which militated against ail effective display of tho finer points of the game. At tho Athletic Park a fair attendance, of;.spectators assembled to witness the contest between Rovers and .Y.M.C.A., the former carrying off the honours'by two goals to ono. The match at'tho' Basin Reserve, between, Diamonds and Ramblers, drew a largo crowd, there being' something liko 600 spectators on , the ground. Tho. game, after, ,'a'/spirited, contest, wis drawn, each side -scoring two goals. At Petono, Wanderers defeated Potono by two goals to one,' and at Newtown Park last, year's champions, Swifts, snatched an easy victory of four goals to nil from Thistles. Tho following aro the'' results of the first division matches: —"... y Rovers, 2; Y.M.C.A., i.; Rarriblors, 2;-Diamonds, 2. ' Wanderers, 2; Petono, ! l. 1 Swifts, 4 j Thistle,. 0. : . ROVERS V. Y.M.C.A. The Athletic Park -match, ' Rovers. : v. Y.M.C.A v was' robbed of : interest by tho inclement' .woatber. .A fow spectators assembled,_ but as tho ground, was -heavy, and occasional rain squalls wore experienced, the unpleasant conditions were- felt both- .by .players and spectators. Tho match'' was fairly, interesting,:., andevenly-'; contested -throughout;'" Y.Jl'.C.Ar ,: ',won'rth'6 : "toss,' and elected to play with, the wind in their favour. -Rovcrs;--kickcd off,, and shortly' after were in difficulties, for R. Gibson, Y.M.C.A.'s left winger/ put' in, a beautiful long , shot .which beat Pemington, in ; goal. Tho' re■verse .mndo-vßovcrs. and after the ball had been ;passed amongst their, forwards, . had an unsuccessful shot for, Rovers,' whichiinissed'.tlib; goal .by. a.few inches': Tho same iplayer.shortly after missed ;aii easy' of-, scoring,: tho v ball going ovor the bar. "Y.M.C.Ai, froni the kick out, took ', , possession,- ;arid"".? by good - passing gainedmuch - ; ground.. ' Duignan, ono of ltovers full backs, .reversed 1 ;- tlio"; order "of things , by a long kick, , which' reached Barry'y -who sent it out to the wings. ; Tho ball came. back to tho .centre near the .Y.M.C:A. goal, and Barry -sent'.in. a firib' shot, but' Gofton secured, and' cleared well.,' Tho! game 'was proceeding at a merry pace at this stage, and- several; of .tlio player's .who had; started off well wore commencing 'to show unmistakable' signs of tiredness.';" Y.M.C.A./mado a determined effort to. increase their, score, and from a passing rush Timperley. secured near the goal;. but failed in tho, . shot. Just beforo/ half time,: Y.M.C.A. Had Rovers hard pressed, but G. Martin and Duignan protected • their'' goalkeeper; wbllj' ( and 'stopped some fino,passing rushes.. Snow had a long high shot at Rovers goal, but - Penlington was equal to tho occasion. and cleared, tho goal. Tho second spell had scarcely commenced beforo. Y.M.C.A.:- were/put. on,tlio .defence. . Several forward rushes \bj- Rovers were' checked - by the opposing hacks, who; were playing sound; games. Unsuccessful, shots '. atv goal-- wero-'r inadb by both- teams,-many-gomg very, close, i-O'Shea and .Martin, righti wingers; 'started.-lax fine dribbling rush', 1 ' :\riu9h resulted in\ Cashman, accepting a pass .and ; beating" 'the ; Y.M.C.A.' goaliicep'eiY ■With the scores equalised- YiM.C.A. made groat ofi'o'rts_ to regain • tho' lead, but the R-ovprs backs'wprp hard to pass,.and;stopped dangerous rushes repeatedly. Play; was confined to mid-field for some time, long kicks being/exchanged. Gradually it shifted towards tho Y.M.C.A; : goal, where Duigiian' had a long- shot.' Gofton eaught-and .dropped ■ the ball, aud was unable to clear, as Barry had quickly followed up and ; bustled the ball through. The Rovers had a busy timo defending, and Y.M.C.A. forwards had many unsuccessful' shots.. Irvine, had a. hard try to equalise tho scores in tlio closing stages of the.game,. - As 'the- result of-somo clever passing, ,he .was enabled to put in a good shot, which was stopped by Penliiigton, a corner resulting. Moore took the kick, but tho hall hit tlio cross bar and went behind. Rovers, made'an .attack on Y.M.C.A.territory, and Barnett sent in a shot but failed to increase the score, Rovers thus winning by two goals to one. The Rovers back division made few mistakes, and fed their for-, wards well. In the forward'division Barry played a fine ganto, and was ably assisted by the O'Sheas, Martin, and Chapman; Gofton was very safe in goal for Y.M.C.A., and; his' full backs wero often conspicuous. Tho halves had plenty to do, and with few/ cxcoptions, their part; was successfully carried- ,out. The. forwards played weli,; but -were hardly, oOual to their opponents in passing rushes. Mr. B. L. Salmon acted.as' referee. , . ! -Rovers,' : ' .„' '2', goals.'" ' : Y.M;C.A. ... I'.- jjoal. . ■ ; DIAMONDS v. RAMBLERS. •Much- to tlio surpriso of the 600 odd spectators who assembled at the; Basin Reserve to witness the Senior League niatch Diamonds v. Ramblers on Saturday, tho latter team, which so far has boon unable to, \vrost thei-lmnours of victory.,from, the teams to which it has been opposed, played sutili an excellent gamo that Diamonds were -hard pUt to it to save themselves from idefeat;; Tlio. result was a drawn' gainef each side storing two goals. ; ilt .was not ail ideal day fot footballVby .any.'means. A strong northerly swept across tlio Basin, and the. side which played with tlio wind had an undoubted advantage. Tho, ground was "juicy," and altogether tlio gamo which resulted was not particularly fast. , As to the play itself, thorc were marked signs of improvement shown, this being particularly. so with Ramblers, whoso' forwards, treated tho spectators to several attractive pieces of dribbling and passing, Tho combination shown by Ramblers was distinctly

good, their contre and left wing forwards, left half, and full-hack lino being particuiarly prominent. Their weak point, which was soon discovered by the.. Diamond forwards, was their right half-back and inside right-wing forward, and it was hero that the Blacks repeatedly broke through. The Rambler backs (M'Laren and Edwards) and goalkeeper (Oldnall) were good men, however, and frequently saved tho situation. Play opened with tho Ramblers facing thn northerly, and during the first spell they were mainly on the defensive. Diamonds, with tho wind behind, played with dash and fair combination, and broke through repeatedly. Black, outside right-wing forward, supported' by Duffy, insido man, and W. Roberts, right full-back, got in some good runs. Hathaway, centre-forward, and Lowe, inside left, played a fine game throughout, the latter particularly being _ conspicuous for his dash and tactics. l''irst blood was scored by Hathaway, for Diamonds, and . this reverse put the Ramblers on their mettle, for sonio good strong play followed, in which Jackson, left-half, and Edwards, left'full-back, held tho honours. A determined advance was then made by Ramblers; Anker (centre forward), Mouatt and 'Waters (left wings) broko through the enemy's 'defence, ami Waters ovened things up by scoring for his side. In tho second spell, with tho wind behind,' Ramblers took tho offensive, and play was of very_good quality on both sides. Diamonds took tilings easy for a while, evidently reserving themselves'for a strong attack towards the finish. Mouatt and Anker, centre and loft, and Saunders on the right of tho Ramblers forwards were playing with fine combination. Saunders mado a good forward rush, centred to Anker, who, supported by Mouatt, broko - through: Mouatt then took tho ball, and scored. Diamonds then warmed up, and very soon restored tho balance to its normal position. Lowo must be highly complimented fin his splendid form at this stago. His dribbling and, passing were excellent. I-Io took a neat pass from Reddy about the centre line, dribbled past the halves, dodged M'Laren, and gave Oldnall (goalkeeper) absolutely no chance. The odds were then "even. M'Laren (right full-back) put in .sonio very good play at this stago of tho game, and was a pillar of strength to-Oldnall, whose goal, towards tho call of time, was in frequent danger, Oldnall mado some capital' saves- during tho sceond spell. With the' Diamonds, W. Roberts (right full-back), Thorle.v, Taylor, and D. Roberts (halves),, and the forward lino all put in good, honest work. Mr. H.' L. Godber acted as referee. Tho game ended: 1 Diamonds ... ; ... 2 goals. , Ramblers .... ... ~, 2 goals.

WANDERERS v. PETONE. • 'Th.d • Wanderers journeyed, to ■ Petoiie anddefeated the'suburban team by 2 goals to 1. The , ground was -very,-'greasy, and riot conducive to good football, but taken on the whole the play was very last. Wanderers Jacked', off, favoured with a stiff breeze. Sparrow intercepted, and led an .attack'on the Wanderers' whichj ju t failed. .From, this on Wanderers .attacked, and Sovoral hot'shots wore put in, which .M'Kinnon, the Pot-one goalkeeper, dealt with .in fino style. In fact, some of ; his saves,-were brilliant:' Just on half-time a Petono'back miskickcd,' a dropping "shot. ' Davidson pounced on the leather, -and. registered' the firsts goal!' : Oil resuming plav s Potonfe attacked. strongly,' but; their, 'sliots '.'lacked sting, and Irvine easily .dealt - .with them. Tapliiij. on ' tho 'right wing for; . Petone, troubled defence considerably, ; • and centred time after' timo, but' they , went begging.; Well on in-the. second,spell M'Kinlion stopped a.'shot fromi,Davidson, but Ash getting possession scored Wanderers' ■ sec,ond goal. From .a free, kick Reynolds scored Petone's only goal. Of the Wanderers; tho right -wing forward was , most iirominent, being . well .-■ supported by Reid-.and Ash. Bruce and M'lnnes did good work -for tho backs, the farmer'being, in particularly good form._ For Petone, Taplin and. Spa'rrow .were conspicuous in the forward line, and among the backs,- Hawkins, Bethel, ■ and-. Jojcc did good;.work. .Rev.- J.. D. Russell,-acted as referee .for, the game, which . Wanderers • ;.. ... 2'gonls. • • ' Petone- • ... > l.go'al. - ' > ■: SWIFTS v. THISTLE ' After a heavy .shower Swifts and Thistles faced each other for ,tho. first time'.'.; Swifts won the toss and took; advantage of . a-strong .cross wind.. Haining kicked. oIT for','tho Thistles,' and a nico bit of. passing on the right wing was spoiled by White, . He save tho ball to Oilier who "foozled", it.' Birss passed:forward to Blackwood who .Tnime- ; diately. contrcd, but" Haining ,was-ruled, offside. 'Clever work was beihg dohe by Scott, . R'ogers arid Lowe, who was looking dangerous for tho Thistlo when Saul dashed-, in, cleared the' Thistle left-wing, ball into the * Swifts territory. '-' Cummins shot, for-goal, but Jamieson .sayed' with ease. Uren then gavo, tho ,- Swifts deft wing a chance,' Oilier passed to Scott. Who'-.beat Connolly, and 1 passed tho ball' out" to. the ox-, t-remo.'right. • ~..' Lowe centred, Scott .'.got hold but M'Ardle charged him off, the ball atod cloared his lines in masterly 'style. A good. run: up the line', by Naughton should liavo put .his side one up but his shot went yards, outside. Thistles rarely'got over'.t-ho "Half-, way line.j Swifts - then camo 'away in a line beating, all . opposition,, and Renfrew scored soon after.' Lowe then got- away but' was sandwichcil between Saul and Birss, 1 and the gamo was-delayed until lie recovered. •From tho throw-in Swifts gained a corner. The.ball was got away only to be returned, hy,.;l ye-Smith < aijd after .• repeated saves by Rijwaii lie was boateii by- a -good shot from Rogers. "Blackwood had a glorious: chance t'o score for-Thistles.'biit. it hvas a failure/ By this tinio ■ the turf and. ball were very greasy. . From the . kick-off :at the second spell tho'.Thistle forwards worked down the field but, were ruled. offside: Swifts'.' forwards, weyp too' much' for'.'tho: opposing halves, and it was : -.only the "solid' ' d'efenco of Saul, M Ardlo, and Rowan that kept tho scoro down. '.'.Haining initiated an. attack oil . tho. Swifts' goal, but was sent back.' Good play, by the/Swifts' right wing ended in Lowe over-running the ball." Jamieson was lucky to save a shot.from Blackwood. ..He missed with ,his .hands' but eaught it between his knees;' Scott gave his' wings a chance and 'Ollior • ceritrod; '•Rogers', met it' and put it through .the-posts. The Thistlo forwards, as soon as .they , were within shooting distance, bocame 'disorganised; chances wont a-begging, llowe then turned his spoedtogood account,, centred the ball, and Renfrew scored, i The gamo ended:— . ' ' ;. '- Swifts ..... -... 4.. Thistle ... ... . q

I SEGOND DIVISION. ; . ST. JOHN'S . II v. WATERSIDEKS. This, .was' a . very 'fast- and .willing game, somo good fonii being shown' on each side. ; No scoro: resulted'in the first spell, . Water-' siders playing .with the wind: Early in the second spell, ono of the St.: John's team miskicked tile ball ■ through his own goal, thus giving Watersid'ors the lead. ' Shortly afterwards Chapman, for St. John's, scored witll a 1 good shot, and from .this ■ on the play was very fast, St. John's havingtho host of tho game. . No further score was registered. Mr. Press was a very efficient referee., The gamo onded: —St. John's 1, -Watersiders 1. ,' ST. JOHN'S v. POIiIRUA There was a strong northerly, blowing, and Porirua played with tho', wind in their favour during tho first spell. ; Tho ground was rather heavy, and Porirua, using their weight, pressed St. John's hard for a quarter of an hour.. St. John's thcn'bccamc agressivo and scored , two goals --before -half-time. 11l tho second spoil, St. John's had it all their I 'own way, and, ' when the' wliistlo s6und'cd, had a tot-iil 'score'of'lo goals. Porirua.'scored a goal from a scramble in thogoalnloutli. 'J'h'o scorers for ,St- John's woro: Shaw 3, .Fergusson' 3, Gosiioy 1, Dick 2, Trovethic 1.. -The gamo ended' i—St. John's 10, IMrirua 1. • - . , s WAXOKIi-EUS v. HOVKHS. 'j Vj This.';'match y/as played at: No. 4, Miramar Spilth. .-Wanderers;Won the toss, and Rovers kicked off, and. soon word, iii the vicinity of tli-o . Wanderers'V gqal, but a free-kick relieved tho proasuM!.- '.TCe'.Wandcnjrs attacked, well,, but somo wild kicking spoiled their chniico of scoring, Hovers .thtn camo Way, and, after somo'good passing, sccured a goal just before half-time. Shortly after' resuming, Wanderers attacked, and equalisod tho score. Prom this on tlio game was very ono-sided.

Tlio Wanderers had much the best of,.it, and succeed-cd in adding throb more goals to their score. Heather, Pickering, and Taylor scorcd for the winners. Tho gamp end«l:—Wanderers 4, Hovers 1.

SWIFTS v. Y.M.C.A. Y.M.C.A. won tho toss, and played with a strong wind at their backs. v Swifts, with, ono maJi short, kept their goaf intact, mainly owing to tho sound dofenco of Bcthell and Guiso. Towards tlio . end of tho spoil, Y.M.C.A. scored a goal, which gave Byrne, ill goal, no chance. ;On ■ resuming, Swifts commenced by attacking, and scorcd-.three, goals, in quick succession. Pyc-Smith, in-the centre for Swifts, fed his wings well, and consequently tho forwards showed a 'marked improvc-mont on tho previous Saturday's, play. Goals woro scored for Swifts by Hayward (2), Dean, M'Lean, and Patterson. ForSwifts, Hayward, Dean, Pye-Smith (forwards), and.Betholl and Guiso (backs), and Hyrno, in goal, playod hard effcct-iyo games. Mr. A. Newson gave ovory. ! satisfaction .as roforco.. 'Tho gamo elided: —Swifts 5, Y.M.C.A. 1. DIAMONDS v. RAMBLERS. This was a fast and vigorous ; gamp, spoilt partly by tho wind. Ramblers, with the wind in their favour, attacked early; aiid had Diamonds on the'defensive, for most of the spoil,. succeeding" : 'by ' tho , agency of Palmer in- placing • ono .goal to their credit. In tho second spell;. Diamonds, with tho wind, did all tho attacking, scoring two goals by tho agency of Hall. Diamonds, on .tho day's play,' had a slight l advantage,' taking , far. more. 1 opportunities' for shooting than tho Ramblers. Thoir goal 7 keeper, M'Lean, had a 'very warm time indeed, during tho second spell, stopping tho many shots put in. Tho gamo Diamonds 2, Ramblers 1. .. ■- ■ JUNIOR LEAGUE MATCHES. - . The'-Marist Bros. B .'team mot and defeated South Wellington' at Newtown Park by two goals to nil: Both teams'consisted of lads playing tho gamo for "tho-,first time/ Notwithstanding, they gave a good, display. Little and Ross scoured goals .for, the .winners. -Coffey, O'Sullivan,- Marshall,' Laurent,' and M'Malion also.,played well. Mr. •O'Connell controlled the game in-ail'efficient manner. ':. The Swifts v. St. Paul'.s match resulted in,a victory for Swifts:by '5 goals to 1. St.' Paul's scored from the liick-off, but Swifts moro than'equalised in tho samo spell, Coleman, Black,' ■'Murphy; and Williamson scoring,, while Carruthers netted .ono in tho second spoil. ... . " Tlio match between ; the [ Boys' Institute and Ramblers "resulted in . a win for Ramblers by 8 goals'to I'. V. Cole notched tho goal for tlio losers. - Marist School A team defeated-Y.M.C.A. ou Athletic' Park-by "one goal to nil.-O-Brieu scorpd for the School.•' :' : .

Swifts' arid Kaiwarra played a drawn game of one. goal .-cach. on, Nairn"Street' Reserve. .M'Khy'scoi'ed'for Swifts.' . ■■.'After a hard-foiight game tho Diamonds suocoeded in ; defeatingtho ! Potoiio team by twi/'goals'"to' :nil. Savage' and' 'Spencer scored for...tlib Diamonds. . : ~. Tho .S ( wifts; (fifth grade)" and Kr.iwarra matcli.:Was an' interesting, contest,' resulting in a drawn goal,''each'sine scoririg'oll6 goal. : -Tlio St". Paul's grade)' defeated tho • Newtown Congrcgationali'team by two goals to. one. . '. i- : -1. AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL. Tho match between Nowtown and Wellington, postponed from May 9, was played ; on, the ! 13nsin Reserve". 011.; Saturday. ■. The 'ground was a;' triflo damp, owing to recent rains, '.and a' strong [.-wind. blew towards the eastern' goal. Tho attendance was meagre. .."•','Newtowny who Were - without, the' services of Bond and Waters, won the toss>, and took advantage' J of the wind. materially by this, they commenced'-to bombard the Wellington goal, and 'had Ksotni:;,-established" a -firm position. Although., playing - stub-, bornly,' the Wellingtbii men :could not .transfer the : 'play : to the; other: end 1 of; the .ground, . and: ..their .'.backs,s wore' :kept..;_cqnstantly ~ on: tho defensive.;. ••• . .. •'• « ... "'.'•ln tlio second quarter,, the. Newtown, although '. now-playing against ' .tlio wind,' still continued to jack: on; the aggressive. / -The Newtown ruck was playing 'finely ■, and played tho' ball out to the-, placed men. very, cleverly. In this, quarter Wellington: got tlieir, .first, goal, the ' result 'of,, a?fine .'concerted* effort',, notwithstanding which' 'the scores at . half r time .stood:—.; •' .' < ■ • . Nowtown : ... 8 goals 6 bohinds (54 points). Wellington : ... l'goal 5 bchinds (11 points). 111 Also third quarter tlio Wellington men made a' most determined .'effort to recover 'lost-, ground... .Some; vigorous play ' ensued, and threo'igoals were added in rapid succession.'.' .Excitement'-ran high as they commenced to overhaul the Newtown "leadu The -umpire' used,, excellent': discretion,,'and held the players well'm hand.-• :.As a result tlio play was, fast and open'. The ball had become very greasy by this, time, and the players found some-difficulty , in handling it, .in spite of which. some fine 'marks -were effe'eted;' Tho final , term: saw tho Wellington 111011 1 still striving to savo the game, and 'they . kept 011 'shooting, at the .opposing''; goal, .'but' owing' to ' tlio : powerful defence they were unablo, to, score,' arid Newtown,; "lasting out" the'.better, .claimed, the victory as the-bell rang. Tho final result was:—' ' v' . ' ,: v ;

Newtown' .. ... - 9 goals .9 behinds (63 points) Wellington : ...s goals' 10. behinds (40 points)

: It will be.seen-.fro.m'-the scores, that. Wellington; added 4 goals 5 behinds (29 points) to.-;Newtown's' 1:: goal, ,3,.behinds. (9 points) I in tho last half ,of; the game—a sterling uphill fight for - victory. , ■■-. : 7 Taking the gnmo'as a whole; it-was largely hampered by. a cross .wind and, a .greasy ball. ' In spite of this, tho "marking" , was good, : and' the "hand-ball" first rate:'. Tho kicking was also fair, one; or. two being especially '•• prominent in this department.;.,: For tho. winners, Grant handled-the ball as often as any man on the ground. His play was always cool and clever., Burns also -renaerea aoio assistance, and Furniss wasagain much in evidence. . Patrick kicked well, but,was not. seen to quite such; advantage "in tho air" as in the pvevieus game Sparksin' the,'centre showed a capable turn of spopd, arid put '.'in. somo effective -run*. Kimpton at full-back-' relieved, his goal, well, and kicked off in fine, fashion.. Nevillb followed splendidly. For Wellington-, M'Gratli was always conspicuous. He led tlio charge-into the Newtown camp time after time. - Hurley in . tho ruck- played a' really fino game. He was always "on the spot," and never'' seemed to know when he was beaten. He has, however, a rather bad' habit of trying to 'run with tlio, ball .too often instead of getting his lack. This point would bo worthy of his attention. Martin in the .ruck was a first-class porfornier; Nathan,' 011 the wing, played, a fast, clover game; Heaman and Vara.-were two solid workers; and Riley on tlio back lino showed both paco and judgment. :L. Mr. Pearce umpired the game in first-class fashion, and gave; satisfaction to both'sides.

K " ' w': '.vf "" " - J2 S\j2 I i v'-V'/M-"'-' el -in -S. ,S I vV;:-..• • o-.-'Js" oo oM jo •V-'- V * , '•PH.' ■ r* '• . H'' -pH.s.QrH Melrose* ... 4 4 0 0 49 3 8 .' . ! • Oriental. 4 4 0 0 .'iG • 14 -"--8 Poncko 1 ... 4 3 1 0 49 32 G 1 • - Wellington ... ' 4 1 1 ■ 3 • 15' 11 4 Pet-one ... 4 2 2 0 43 21 1 Athletics ' ... .4 - 1 2 . 1 36 18. 3 ■ St. James ... 4 1 2 1 17 21 3 Old Boys'... 4 1 3 0 18 43 2 . Southern ... 4 1 3 0 . 15 55 ' 2 . -Vic. College..:- 4 0 4 0 :llv. 64",'0-