RUGBY

Evening Star, Issue 15513, 8 June 1914, Page 2

RUGBY

j Saturday's games: Kaikorai v. Southern. About 4,000 people witnessed the game, plaved at Carisbrook. Kaikorai, with tho wind, had all the best of tfhe first spall, but in the second half tltey tired as a result of the strenuous gam© they.had played, and in the final stages it was anybody's match.' Southern, who had not shown much life in the first spall, played with groat dash towards the finish of the game. Kaikorai were the first to score, Herd getting over near the corner.:, Then Graham equalised the score with a penalty goal. M'Donald was the next to score, he dashing over the Black-and-White's line. Kaikorai led by 6 to 3at half-time. On changing over .Southern set the pace, and once Brown setmed to score, but it. was disallowed. About 10 minutes to time Graham landed another penalty, and the game ended 6 all.

Dtoedin v. Port Chalmers. The game played at Mussel Bay ended in a draw—3 all. In the first spell Hay scored under the posts for Port, but the kick went wide. In the second half Denham kicked a goal for Dunedin from a mark. ZINGARI-RICHMOND V. UNION.

The match was played at Tahuna Park, Zingari winning by 19 points to 8. For tho winners tries were scored by Brown, Kennelly, Tansey, Marks, and Watson, Bond and Watson each converting one try. Knox and Harris scored for Union, and Mills converted one try. Mr R. Adamson was referee. Axhambha v. Pirates.

Alhambra defeated Pirates on a treacherously greasy ground at Opoho by 3 points to nil, Marston kicking a penalty goal. It was for the most part an uninteresting game, the standard of football being poor. The game was played in two 35's.

SECOND GRADE. Pirates 21 points defeated Zingari, 6 points. THIRD GRADE.

Dunedin 18 points defeated University 6 points. High School 8, Zingari-Richmond 5. FOURTH GRADE. Alhambra 17 points defeated Southern R 6 points. Zingari-Richmond 12, Kaikorai 4. High School drew with Union, 3 nil. FIFTH GRADE. Alhambra A 3 points, Southern nil. Union 27, Alhambra B nil. AT OTHER CENTRES. Auckland.—City 3 points beat College Rilles nil; University 4, Ponsonby 3 ;' Marist Brothers a bye, owing to Parnell withdrawing from the competition. Wellington.—University 16 points beat St. James 3 points; Pel-one 29, Oriental 3; Athletic 9 Melrcae nil; Wellington \ 14, Poneke 8. Christ-church. —Old Boys 26 points beat Linwood 9 points; Christchurch. 18, Uni-» versity 5; Sydenham 6, Albion 3; Meri vale 11. Marists nil.

INTERISLAND MATCH. The Canterbury nominations for the North v. South Island match at Wellington on the 20th are:—Backs—A. E. Doell (Sydenham), H. Watson (Sydenham), E. E. Crawshaw (Old Boys). H. Taylor (Old Boys) ; forwards—H. V. Murray (SpringGeld), E. Ha-seil (Merivale), W" Maxwell (Merivale), E. Cumminge (Linwood), W. Cummings (Linwood). The selectors of the South Island team —Messrs S. F. Wilson' (Canterbury), Hassall (South Canterbury), and H." Harris (Otago)—will meet in Dunedin this evening to pick the team.

A Westport messages says:—"Local footballers are waiting with interest to see the selection of the South Island team for the interisland match and the Australian tour, in the hope that some more consideration will be given them this year than in the pa6t, seeing that Buller last year won all its representative matches, which included the defeat of Marlborough for the 'Seddon Shield, tlio W{ast Coast team twice, and Canterbury. Four of the players—Green and Aitchison (backs) and Fisher and Callaghan (forwards)—are looked upon as specially entitled to consideration, and, if chosen, are likely to worthily represent the South Island and the Dominion." NEW SOUTH WALES -BEAT QUEENSLAND.' Playing at Brisbane on Saturday, New South Wales again defeated Queensland, scoring 13 points to nil. , The last Saturday in July brings about a meeting which is every year becoming more popular. This is the' annual football match between the commercialeof Otago and Southland. Thi6 year they have decided in connection with this fixture to do something for charity, and for ths next few weeks the c.t.s will sell tickets throughout Otago and Southland to raise funds to endow cots in the various hospitals. The price of each ticket has been lixed at the very modest sv.m o£ 2d, and as tke traveller' 1 } of Dunedin and Invercargill are matched against each other to obtain thehighest average of votes a keen contest is likely to result.