FOOTBALL.

Evening Star, Issue 14053, 7 May 1909, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

’VARSHT FOOTBALL CLUB. The annual meeting of the University Football dub was held last evening. Professor Black was re-elected president, and Dr Johnson was added to the number of-vice-presidents. Other office-bearers were elected as follows : —Mr T. T, Thompson, secretary ami treasurer (re-elected); Mr W. G. Borne, captain of the First Fifteen ; Mr D. E. Fenwick, deputy captain; Selection Committee—-the captain,. deputy captain, and Mr George-Thomson; General Committee—Messrs Potter, Seed, Nelson, Hartgili, Miller, the captain, and. deputy captain. FOOTBALL IN SOUTH CANTERBURY. - [Special to the Stab.] HMARU, May 7. The South Canterbury Rugby Union’s competitions were continued yesterday under rather -unpleasant weather conditions. The playing fields were soft and the ball greasy, so that the play witnessed was not of a high order. Following are the results:—Senior: Pirates (21) beat Star (nil), Temuka- (8) beat.Thnaru (3), Celtic a bye. /Junior: Zingari (6) beat Star (nil), Celtic won, Jby default from Geraldine, Temuka (12) beat Timaru (3), Athletic (25) beat Pleasant Point (nil), Pirates a bye. Third grade: Athletic (11) beat Zingari (3), .Celtic (23) beat Timaru (nil), Geraldine (11) beat Pirates 16), Temuka and High School byes. ; On the Caledonian Ground the University and Southern teams meet, and this should prove a fast, open match. The students have strengthened their team somewhat since last Saturday. R. Ongley will be found playing in their three-quarter line, and Seed and Hart gill will strengthen the forward division. The Southern team are the same as last week, when they gave a good exhibition of the back game. At Carisbrook the Alhambra meet the Zingari and Kaikorai the Pirates. Both matches should furnish close games. The Dunedin play Taieri Rovers at Mosgiel, and Union and Port Chalmers meet on the North Ground.