FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume C, Issue 11658, 15 August 1898, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

LOCAL MATCHES. The Junior trial game which was- played on Saturday was anything, but a success,’ In the first place, very few pf the playepi selected appeared on the scene, secondly, there was no appearance of the referee appointed for the match, or any the Rugby Union officials, and added to this it was found that no ball had been provided., Finally, it was close upon four oHock be? fore one was obtained. Play was tljen proceeded with, the A team being assisted by, some members of the B team, which in torn was augmented by the emergencies am}' some members .of the Kiaora Club. Ti)© game resulted in a draw, each side scoring a try. Mr L. T. Watkins was referep. ‘ PRESIDENT’S COT. The President’s Cup competition tinned on Saturday, in very unfavour#!© weather. Owing to. various ckcojnstanoes, however, only two out of the fiv.e games set down for decision were pdaycd. ■ t Merivale A defeated Sydenham B by. fourteen points to nil. Tries were obtained for the winners by Mason, Matheson and Gill. Matheson kicked a goal from a lay, and Garrard placed a goal from a penalty, kick. Mr G. Simpson was referee. Albion B defeated Christchurch Third in the easiest possible manner by fifty-two. points to three. Albion played one map. short, while Christchurch was represented by only nine players. Mr J. Sykes <pcqe referee. ■ i

Quite a number of games went by default on Saturday. Christ’s College forfeited to Sumner, Albion A were unable to get .ft team together to play New Brighton, while a | similar reason prevented Liuwood Third keeping its engagement with Sydenham, A A match was played at Sternly; • j>® Thursday between Springbum and theAsh-' burton junior teams, and resulted in a win for Springbum by three points to nil. The weather was most unfavourable for play, rain falling almost the whole tune. CANTERBURY V. HAWKE’S BAY. [Per Press Association.] NAPIER, August 13. The match between Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay to-day resulted in a win for Canterbury by 15 points to three. 'J ‘ l,n following are the results of thenmtches played between the two provinces: 1887, at Napier—Hawke’s Bay won by one goal and two tries to oh© try. ' : 1889, at Christchurch—Hawke’s Bay wo® by one goal to one try. * 1892, at Napier—Canterbury won by eleven points to two points. 1898, at Napier—Canterbury won by fifteep points to three points. V AUCKLAND Y. TARANAKI. AUCKLAND, August 15. ■ The match between, Auckland and Tara* naki, played here to-day, resulted in a few.