FOOTBALL

Evening Star, Issue 16823, 27 August 1918, Page 8

FOOTBALL

RUGBY. SECONDARY SCHOOLS. The annual inter-college football tournament rvas opened at Wanganui yesterday, when Wanganui Collegiate School defeated Christ’s College by II points to 8. Tho play was fairly even all through. There was a large attendance, and the game was fast and exciting throughout. The second match in the triangular secondary schools tournament was played at Now Plymouth yesterday, when Auckland College and Grammar School defeated Nelson College by 22 points to 3. Auckland attacked for most of the gamo, but until the concluding 20 minutes the Nelson defence kept them at bay. the score reading 3 points all. Auckland then asserted their superiority, and scored five more tries, two being converted. O.R.F.U. Mr H. Harris presided over the weekly meeting of tho Otago Rugby Football Union held last evening. Permission was granted to the staffs of tho firms of Wright, Stephenson, and tho National Mortgage Company to plav a match at Carisbrook on August 29. Idle Coal Creek Football Club were also granted permission to hold a seven-aside tournament on September 21. A copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of the New Zealand Union was received. It stated that all inter-union matches must be played as provided by Rule 2. OHAOO r. 50V777/L.HVJ?. / I against Southland on tho Caledonian . I Ground on Saturday Full back. Bond; three-quarters O’Connor, Valentine, I I Todd (Pirates) ; five-eighths—M'T)ona\c\ ) ! (captain), Jeffs, Jlathesonj forwards—- ) Bain, Mitchell, Irvine, Church, Campbell, Duncan, Glendinuig, Hutchison; j emergencies—Matston. Begg, Patrick, \ Fairmaid. Tho above players aro re- | quested to attend at the Caledonian Ground at 5.15 p.rn. to-day and on Thursday for training. ASSOCIATION. O.F.A. At tho weekly meeting of. the Otego Football Association held last evening the chair was occupied by Mr W. R, Sinclair. - The secretary of the Southland Association wrote suggesting September 18 (Wednesday) for tho two proposed matches at Invercargill—Otago v. Southland and a schools’ representative match. —The secretary reported lhat he had wired that the date was unsuitable, and, suggesting September 11.—Resolved that (he secretary’s action be approved, and that the selectors bo asked to pick a team to play Southland.—The Southland Association had suggested - that the school team travel on Tuesday and the seniors on Wednesday. Both would bo billeted if desired. It was decided_ that both teams travel on Tuesday, if .. possible.: Mr J. Milburn was appointed manager of the representative team to meet Southland, the Schools’ Committee to appoint a manager of their team. The secretary of the New Zealand Association wrote notifying that Otago’s ! challenge for the Brown Shield came next j after Wellington, and recommended that Otago write to Canterbury with <i view to arranging a match in the event of the latter beating Wellington.—Received.

The selectors submitted the names of tho following players from whom the Brown Shield town would bo selected : Scott (Southern), M'AUan (Green Island), Diokel (Mommgton), Knight (High School), Hobbs (Mornington), Davis (High. School), M'Evoy (Southern), Nicol (High School), Henderson (Mornington), Branded (Northern), Race (Old Boys), Alloo (Old Boys), Mason (Southern), Davie (Southern), Dryden (Northern). It was decided to play practice matches at Culling Park on August 31 and September 7 between the teams chosen to play for tho Brown Shield and the Southland matches respectively, the senior ‘' knock-out ’ ’ competition to be postponed meantime. The teams for Saturday are as follow :■ —Brown Shield (iVhites) —Scott, M'AUan, Dickel, Hobbs, M'Evoy, Nicol, Henderson, Race, Mason, Davie, Dryden; Southland team (Colors) —Taylor, Knight, Trevathon, F. Haig, Davis, M'Callura, O’Driscoll, Alloo, Wallace, Cherry, Branded; reserves? —D. M'Lonnan, Stevens, Toomey, Tyrle, Fraser. Dir Nicol reported that tho Dunedin Y.M.O.A. team which travelled to Christchurch beat, the Christchurch Y.M.C.A. team by 1 goal to nil. SCHOOLS’ MATCH. Tile following have been selected to represent Otago in the match against Southland, to be played at Invercargill on September it ;—Mariner (George Street.), Baillio (High Street), Milnes (Ravonsbourno), Beveridge (High Street), M'Leod (Normal), Dickson (High Street), Duncan (George Street), Booth, L. Gillanders (Ravonsbourne), Wills (Christian Brothers) ; emergency, M'Culloch (Northeast Valley). L