OTHER MATCHES.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1904, Page 2

OTHER MATCHES.

fBT TELKORAI'H--fBRSS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, 25th June. To-day'H football matches resulted as under:—City and Ponsonby.^a draw (3 points each); Newton beat Korth Shore

by 6to nil; Qruflon beat Powell by 6 lo nil. CirRISTCHURCri, 25th June. Tho giounds were in good order and the weather was fine and without wind for to-day's football. Albion (8) beat Linwood (nil) j Morivale (28) beat C'anterhuty College (6) ; Ghrihtclnirek (31) b«at Old Boys (nil)'. I'ilbion is now safe for the championship with 9 points, CUmteliuruh, Linwood, and Merivale —each 6 points — being next. DUNEDIN, 25th June. Ip senior football to-day Southern beat Zingaii by 4 points to nil, and thus practically won the championship; Alhambra boat Dunedin by 8 to nil, Kaikorai beat University by 11 to 6, and Union boat Pirates by 5 to nil. THE BRITISH TEAM. DESCRIPTION 'OF THE PLAYERS. The following is an individual criticism of tho ieam from ai« Engliah point of view: — THE BACKS: A. E. O'Brien, 11.6, a New Zealander. A versatile player. Ho can play in any position, and his keenness ifi unequalled, for lie can imbue into his team all-the. enthusiasm that ho feols himself. A capital drop kick, and a man who understands ovcry turn of tho game. C. F. Stranger-Leathes, 14.0, first made his mark in tbo Twickenham team. He is a useful full back, wilL a powerful kick, and collars safely. He was honoured with a place in the North team this season. P. F. M'Evcdy, 11.4, is a, New Zealander, and a man who hna had a lot to do with tho success of Kent in the county championship. Ho is a very clever player, and was reserve for England. W. M. Llewellyn, 10.6, is quo of tho most famous scoring threequartcrs in the history of tho game, for he has equalled tho record of any man living in tho matter of try-getting. Ilis defence,' however, is not as strong as it might be, and he wants a centre man, whom ho will find in R. T. Gabn, 11.0, who is one of the steadiest players going. In defence ho is particularly strong, and his great pace is serviceable in attack, his collaring is safe, and no ono is more up to snapping up a pats than the old LlanneHy-mnn. F. Jowett, 10.0, is a fast man, something more than a sprinter. A try-getter first and foremost, ho is not lacking in defence, and ra a thoroughly sound player. E. Morgan, 10.6, is at tho present moment tire most dangerous threequarter playing. Give him a pasa and a try is assured. His defence is more than sound. F. 0. Iluhno, 10.5, in n very serviceablo half-back; not brilliant, but a man who can always bo rerkd upon not to let hit side down. P. C. Bush, 10.4, a very useful man who can play in any position behind the pack. Ar a half-back he opens up tho game avoll, and is a clever kick who nuraes his forwards well. J. Vile, 10.2, a clever half-back who has modelled his stylo upon Llewollyn Lloyd's style. No more need be said in his favour. J. L. Fisher, 11.8. The revival of tho gome in the North has brought out several good men, and none- is more worthy to be included in tho team. Ho opens up the gamo well and defends strongly. THE FORWARDS: D. R. Bedell-Sivright, I^.lo. Tho old Cambridge- enptatn who leads the side is still one of tho beet forwards playing. Tv clash and determination ho lins no rival, and for cleverness and honesty in tho wcrummago ho is unequalled. A. F. Harding, 13.2, is as good n man as th«r« in plaTing. His play in tho open is more than akilful, and nic pushing propensities are beyond suspicion. He ia generally admitted to bo ono of tho leading forwards of the day, and in addition ho is a reliable place-kick D. Dobson, 13.4. Few more polished players hnvo been stfen in tho fipld of lato years. Clever in the open, ho is untiring in the pack, and never stops working until "no side" is called. 0. Crowthcr, 14.0, is a dashing forward who never tires. His scrummage work is not so good «r it was a few years back, but ho is still a very useful man. R. W. Edwards, 13.6, i« a good forward, 'ono .who uws his feet well and is full of the characteristic Irish dash. C. D. Pnttcraon, 12.8, works hard and nover stops going. S. Bevan, 12.0, a clover forward who vs .\s his weight well. D. H. Traill, 14.0, tho old Guy's caplain, hnfl not boon seen much of late, but he is going fit nnd strong, and is a thoroughly s6und player at every point of the game. R. J. Rogers, 12.8, though on the light side, is ft very useful and clever forward, who does not shirk liis scrummage work S. M'Saunders, 13.4, one of tho beat forwards of thiß year's county champions. Ho is clever with his foet, and follows up hard and "downs" his'man. B. J. Marewy, 12.4, is a clever forward and a member of th* only county, barring Kent, to beat Durham. J. Sharland, 14.10, is tt fast forward, but hardly does his share of the work in tho wrum. B. I. Swannell, 12.4, a good all-round forward, who was a member of MulliuenuxTj team."