FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 16267, 16 June 1913, Page 11

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY UNION GAME.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. A fine day with a light and fairly cold southerly breeze favoured the continuation of the Canterbury Rugby Union's competitions on Saturday. The grounds were a trifle en the soft 6ide, owing to the heavy frosts. On the Oval at Lancaster Park Old Boys decisively beat Christchurch in a game that was fast and exciting, but not brilliant, and on the south ground Canterbury College were soundly beaten by Albion. On the west ground Lin wood and Sydenham played a very exciting game, Linwood winning by vhe narrowest of margins. On the North Park Merivale easily prevailed over Marists. There was a large attendance at Lancaster Park, the gate increase being 33 per cent, no doubt owing to the Saturday half-holiday.

The following table shows the positions' of the Senior teams for the D.O.L. Shield: — ; ' ...',.; ■'•

OLD BOYS (18) v. CHRISTCHURCH

Old Boys heat'Christchurch on the Oval in'a game.qf the 6emi-opon order, in which-the wjeak. play of _the Christohuriph hacks was responsible for the majority of thei points scored against them,..xfie following were the teams:— Old Boy's.—Backs—J. Bain, A. H. Gniney, S. W. Hickmott, G. W. Guthrie, R; B. Boag y E. C. Taylor and H. M. Taylor; forwards—L. F. Parson, W. S. Seed, T. Crawshaw, L. H. Parson, R. B. Burn, L. A. Dougall, T. Bain and H. R. Simpson. Christch'urch:—Backs—H. Woods, F. C. Cook, A. R. Jacobson. A. Macdonald, M. o::Moore,'L. W. Tosswill and T. N'."-Wallace; forwards—B. O'Brien, E. M.'.Strachey, F. L. Sapsford, E. Buttpn, 0; Murray, W. J. Morgan, L. Burns and C. T. Mosley. ' For. the-first- twenty minutes play was very 1 fast, although it was confined mostly to forward rushes, and the Christchurch forwards were doing great workHn. the .loose.. Any attempts at back-pjay, however, were promptly met tackling,'and in any case the passing of both rearguards, more particularly that of Christchurch, was poor and erratic Old Boys wore frequently penalised for off-side play, and from* one of the free kicks Cook made a fine attempt at goal, the ball falling just under the bar. H. Taylor kicked out instead of forcing, but his kick was retujned oyer,,the line, and Old Boys forced^,.., 'Fast, for ward play continued, interspersed'with judicious kicking by the Taylor brothers, and in this manner Old Boys worked down into Christchurch territory. Here from a scrum H. Taylor broke right away, but Guthrie failed to anticipate the move. Consequently he did not get up in time to receive his pass, and the ball, falling •at his feet,. was kicked into touch-in-goal. From -a" forward melee Button retired with'"an injured knee; Bain marked, and from Guiney's kick Macdonald secured and attempted to pot a goal, but' it was a poor effort, and Old Boys forced. Christchurch now pressed hard, and a tense few minutes on Old Boys line ensued, but the Christchurch backs made too many mistakes to score. Good play and excellent judgment in kicking by H. Taylor put a better comploxion on affairs for Old Boys,. and play was taken right down to the Christchurch line, where the Christchurch forwards cleared, as they were continually doing, with grand loose work. Old Boys came on again strongly, and from a good passing bout . Woods saved a certain try by tackling Gniney in splendid style. Then Christchurch had an unlucky experience. Guthrie failed in an attempt to .kick, a goal from a mark, and TcoS'.rill, taking the ball well, called "Markl" He was not heard by the referee, and when he.. attempted to run and kick it was too late, and he was tackled by Parson. It was under the posts, and as the ball dropped Parson, dived at it and scored a simple try. Bain kicked the easy goal just before half-time. If anything, Christchurch forwards had had the advantage in the first spell, and despite the Old Boys' score the chances looked even. However, shortly after resuming Old Boys scored another lucky try. A well-judged kiok "by H. Taylor went over the line amid a group of Christchurch players. The ball bounced back into tho arms of Guiney, who scored the simplest of tries. Bain -made no mistake from right in front. Then Bain kicked a

magnificent goal from a penalty from a point a long way out, and Old Boys had the game well in hand. However, Christchurch shook themselves up and play continued fast and brisk, but the Christchurch insido backs fumbled on every occasion they attempted passing, and consequently made no headway. Strachoy was prominent in a good loose rush, but Old Boys returned to tho Christchurch goal, and a short bout of passing gave Boag possession and ho forced his way over beside tho posts. Bain kicked tho goal, and from this out Old Boys had the best of tho play, although unablo to add further to their score, Old Boys winning by 18 points (threo goals from trios and a penalty goal) to nil. Mr J. F. Peak© was referee. I

ALBION (19) v. CANTERBURY COLLEGE (0).

Tho play in the first spell of tho match between Albion and Canterbury College, played on tho South ground at Lancaster Park, was only moderate, but in the first fifteen minutes of the second spell Albion scored 16 points, adding another try during tho spell. The following were the teams: — Canterbury College.—Backs—R. W. Guv, W. J. Mansell, W. W. Simmers, J. Colthart, C. L. Young, S. P. M'Callum and R. H. Livingstone; forwards— N. F. Burnett, E. N. Webb, G. Porter, F. Johnston, S. Parr, M. 0. Barnett, D. Dobson and W. Cart-wright. Albion.—Backs—A. Henry, C. Ryder, M. Sheridan, T. Derrett, J. Weston, G. D. Gray and A. Meharry; forwards —J. Mehrtens (wing), C. M'Kenzio, R. Skinner. W. Ward, B. Jordan, B. Meadows, H. Luke and E. W. Hills. Albion kicked off and immediately pressed, heavy scrummaging taking place on tho College line until use of the touch-line relieved. Give-and-take

play about midfield ensued, until Henry was tackled in possession, giving College the advantage. Scrums and touchlino play made tho game very slow, and College were forced from a long kick. Fast following by Gray placed College in a dangerous position, M'Callum saving in the nick of time. Hesitation on tho part of two College backs let their opponents ■ up, but good forward work retrieved the position. A touch-line duel left Albion in

a # commanding position, but a long kick by Young and a splendid tackle by Mansell caught Henry in possession. A lino passing bout by the whole of the Collego backs ended at the corner, but forward rushes, with Hill 3 conspicuous, carried Albion to the Collego line, a force resulting. A good line-kick by Colthart gained a lot of ground, but immediately afterwards bad fielding by Guy lost all the advantage gained. • Tedious, uninteresting play, containing neither the form nor the semblance of championship play, followed for the remainder of the spell. On changing ends, a penalty to Albion was converted by Jordan with a good kick. Albion set up a hot attack, and from scrambling play on the line Ward scored and Jordan placed an easy goal. Very bad handling by Guy, the College full-back, let Sheridan over, and Jordan just missed adding the goal.points. Albion set up a hot attack, and from a scrum Meharry ran over, Jordan kicking an unmistakable goal. Hard kicking resulted in Albion being forced. Aimless passing by the College backs' and fast following by Albiori placed College on tho. defensive, and Gray was nearly over. A scramble on the line ended in Hills dribbling across and scoring wide out. Jordan's attempt at goal was resultless. ( A. snappy run by Gray placed his side in a good attacking position, but fine kicking by M'Callum and Young relieved. Several penalties against Albion followed in rapid succession, but no advantage to College accrued. Collego were forced following on a snappy run by Gray, a similar result coming from a neat pieco of dribbling by Meadows. For tho rest of the spell tho play was very ordinary. _ The final scores were: Albion 19 points (two goals from tries, two £r le ™ an -? a P ena lty goal); College nil. Mr F. C. Atkinson was referee. LINWOOD (9) v. SYDENHAM (8). In an even game, played on the West ground at Lancaster Park, Linwood jusi succeeded in heating Sydenham by one point. Tho following were the , teams:—

Linwood.—Backs C. Chimo, V Tims, G. M'lntosh, A. Norrie, R. Piercy, P. Hobson and G. Caldwell: forwards— W; Shaw, O. Agassiz, W. Cummings, E. Cummings. *J. Harvey, L. Edmonds and A. Hobson. Sydenham.—Backs A. Hutolhiii', H Davis, W. Smyth, W. Clemiu«i t :|l. Watson, E Fraser and E. Fitzsimmons, forwards—H. Bathurst. W. King, J. Appleyard. D. Gunn, R. Kennedy, L. Freeman, E. Cunningham and P. Napier. Sydenham forwards open-id in gy.M style and set up a strong attack on the Linwood line, but Harvey and TV. Cumirigh cleared by heading a forward rn-h to mid-field. Linwood backs, Caldwell, Piercy and Tims prominent, made a lot of ground and the play went to the Sydenham line, where Smyth and Watson did some excellent line-kicking, keeping out the attack. After several attompts | by Linwood backs had been well stopped by accurate tackling, a series of passing rushes by Caldwell, Piercy and Norrie ended by Caldwell scoring. Edmonds missed the easy kick at goal. A fine piece of play by the Sydenham forwards lot Appleyard over the line, but the bounce of the ball favoured the defenders, and a force was registered. Even play followed for some time, the back work of both sides being very irregular and unproductive. W. Cummings made a fine run, and, on being tackled by the Sydenham full-back, again got possession and passed to Norrie, who scored at the corner. 'Edmonds failed with the kick.

Soon after, some kicking by the backs on both sides ' ended in Sydenham's favour, but W. Cummings broke away, p - 1 by a fine pieoe of footwork went right up the field, but he kicked just too hard at the end and the ball went to tho fence, robbing a fine piece of work of a well-deserved score. Clemens made a fino touch-lino run for Sydenham and passed to Kennedy, who ended his run by a.transfer to Fraser. Fraser had an uninterrupted run in, but stopped and passed to Smyth, who' got over. Smyth easily converted and tho scores at halftime stood: Linwood 6 points, Sydenham 5.

Play was soon taken to the Sydenham line on resuming, but Watson cleverly got away and went right to the Linwood full-back. _ Apployard took tho play on, just missing a score by the ball going into touch at the Linwood goal line. Sydenham kept up the attack, and Appleyard scored, but Smyth failed with tho kick at goal. P'l a y became very fast from this point. Although a lot ■ of mistakes were made by both sides, tho work of Linwood forwards finally gained the advantage. After a few scrummages at the Sydenham line, Harvey's work was responsible for opening up the game, enabling Agassiz to score from a scrambling rush. The final scoros were:—Linwood 9 points (three tries); Sydenham 8 points (a goal from a try and a try). Mr H. M'lntosh was referee. MERIVALE (16) v. MARISTS (3). Morivale and Marists met on the Merivale ground in the North Park, a largo crowd of supporters being present. Tho gamo was uneventful, and Merivale held tho advantage all through, though tho Marist forwards played a solid game. The following were the teams:— Merivale—Backs—C., B. Smith, L. Pearce, J.' Waite, E. Chambers, A. Addison, J. Anderson and H. Beaton; forwards—B. Nixon, C. Hegarty, E. Hasell, W. Menzies, J. Lattimore, A. Priest, W. Maxwell and W. Sorgison. Marists.—Backs—M. O'Malley, R. Boswell, C. G. Baker, A. Khouri, G.

Mahony, E. and P. Amodeo; forwards—A. Watkins W. M'Quinn H. Kennedy. \• S , m yth, A. Fanning, C. Burney, A. Macdonald and R. Fitlgerald. _ Hnsell kicked off for Merivalo and play was even for some time. Merivale then commenced a strong attack and a rush led by Maxwell took play to tho Marists' twenty-aye. I<rom a mark right in front of tho posts Hasell kicked an easy goal.. Mcrivnlo continued to oress and Marists marked. Marists were defending all the time, and a fino rush, in which Hasell was foremost, ended in Merivalo scoring, Hasoll kicking a goal. Marists livened up and shifted play to their opponents' territory, but a free kick to Merivale re- : lieved. Marists again attacked and O'Malley got over, but lost the ball, ! and Merivale forced. Marists, after some desultory play, mado a good rush, and Fanning scored near the corner, tho Icick failing., Marists kept Merivalo busy defending, and the forwards almost got over from a scramble on the line. Merivale foroed. Merivalo then attacked and Marists were in trouble till Khouri got the ball and started a rush, being collared by Smith ■ in midfield. Atnalf-timo Merivale were attacking. On resuming play was of an even nature for some time, and ,' Merivale then pressed. From a line-out Maxwell got away and passed to Hasell, who scored with ease and kicked a ! goal. Marists took a turn at attacking but several good scoring chances were spoilt by over-eagerness, and Merivale forced. From a line-out the Marist forwards set up a well-timed dribbling rush, but Smith saved by marking, and the kick gavo Merivale relief.. Merivale rushed the ball up the field and Pearce scored, Hasell's kick failing. Marists removed play to the Merivale twenty-five, and O'Malley had a fruitless shot at goal from a penalty. The game ended with play in neutral territory. Tho final scores were:—Merivale 16 points (two goals from tries, a, try and a penalty goal); Marists 3 points (a try). Mr T. J. Ennis was referee.

JUNIOR FLAG. The last crames of the first round in the Junior Flag competition were played on Saturday! The results leave Merivalo iu tho lead, with Linwood second and Old Boys third. Old Boys and Christchurch met on Christchurch ground and a fast and exciting game ended in favour of Old Boys by 15 points to 3. For Old Boys Blackmore (2), Clayton (2) and Petre scored tries. Barrell scored for Christchurch. Mr R, Cockayne was referee. Albion easily defeated Sydenham on South Park by 22 points to 3. For Albion Brooknan (2), Culverhouse (2), Moir and Pardhoo scored tries. Walters converted two trios. L Clemens scored for Sydenham. Mr H. Hiddlestone was reforeo.

Merivale easily defeated Richmond by 21 points to nil at Richmond Park. For tho winners, Seator (2), Allen and Jewell scored tries. Jewell converted one try, Evans potted a goal and kicked a goal from a mark. Mr C. Evans was referee. Linwood defeated Marists at Linwood Park by 6 points to nil. For the winners, Hunt and Empson scored tries. Mr F. Drury was referee. I PRESIDENT'S CUP. I Canterbury College A defeated Christ's College by 16 points to 3. For the winners Ponder, Holliss, M'Gimpsey and O'Donohue scored tries, Andrews converting two. Pinckney kicked a penalty goal for College. Mr E. E. Luttrell was referee. Boys' High School easily defeated Christchurcn B by 47points to nil. For Boys' High School Taylor (3), Tench (3), Evans (2), Guiney, Parker and Smith scored tries. Guiney converted seven tries. Mr A. Martin was referee, j Merivale B defeated Linwood A by i 8 points to 3. For Merivale Aston and ' Bowman scored tries. Woodfield con verted a try. Petersen scored for Lin wood. -Mr J. Mercer was referee. The game between Christchurcb A and Old Boys ended in a draw, eacl team scoring 3 points. Deans scorec for Old Boys and Penlington for Christchurch. , Mr W. Brittan was referee Marist Brothers beat Albion by 41 points to rill., Elliott (3), Barnett (3). Baker (2), Donohue (2), Clark, Cronir and Dobb3 scored tries. Mahon converted one try. Albion played five short. . Mr A. Round was referee. Lyttelton and Sydenham should have mot' at Lyttelton, but the Sydenham team said that the ground was not fi< to play on. The referee ruled that the ground was in order and awarded the match to Lyttelton.

FOURTH GRADE.

Albion defeated Richmond by 27 points to 6. Turner (2), Buchanan (2), Bayliss, Clark and Tunnington scored tries. Clarkson potted a goal and Haynes converted a try for the winners, and Pengolly kicked two pen. alty goals for Richmond. Mr J. M'Gufrog was referee. Sumner defeated Marist Brothers by 11 points to nil. Seabourne, Ferguscon and Adcock soored tries. Adcock converted one try. Mr R. W.Brittan was referee. ■.-... Merivale defeated Linwood by 21 points to nil. Ford (2), Derrett (2). Brosnan, Ashworth and Warren scored tries. Linwood played one short. Mr L. Selwood was referee. PRIMARY SCHOOLS Playing on the Boys' High School ground on Friday, West Christchurch drew with Elmwood, neither side scoring. AUCKLAND MATCHES. I [Pee Prebß Assooiation.l . I AUCKLAND, Juno 14 ' Ponsonby 5 beat City nil. Marist Brothers 17 beat Parnell 1 nil. Varsity 16 beat College Rifles 3. WELLINGTON MATCHES. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, June 14. Athletic 19. beat Poueke 8. Petone 16, beat Victoria College 3. Oriental 12, beat Wellington 3. Melrose 11 drew with St James 11. dunedIsTmATCHES. [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, Juno 14. Dunedin 9 beat Union 5. Kaikorai 16 beat Alhambra nd. University 16 beat Pirates .6. Southern'll beat Port Chalmers 0. THE MAORI TEAM. j

DEFEATED BY QUEENSLAND, j (Received Juno 15, 5.5 p.m.) . BRISBANE, June 14. Queensland defeated the Maoris by 19 points to 9. The game was fast and exciting throughout. Both sides showed splendid combination and their tackling was deadly. Woods scored and converted and Grace kicked a goal from the field. . , ■.. .... Queensland-scored two tries, which were converted, and two that were not converted, and also obtained a goal from a penalty. '

LEAGUE GAME. SENIOR RESULTS. Fine weather prevailed for the con* tinuation of League competitions on Saturday, and the, grounds were in fair order. There was a fair gathering of spectators. 1 he game between Linwood and Addmgton proved to bo the best of the season, play being always fast and excitina- Tho Sydenhara-St Albans contestwas less interesting, Sydenham securing a comfortable win. LINWOOD (ID v. ADDINGTON (7). kicked off, but Saunders broke away down tho field. J. Morns

saving smartly. A passing rush by Kelly, Saunders and M'Gettrick ended in M'Gettrick scoring a clever try. Fast even jplay _ ensued until Hardingham made a nice opening. Laverv saved, however, and Linwood rushed play down to their opponents' line, where Gillard, following up fast, kicked over the line and scored behind the posts. A. Morris easily converted. Linwood were now doing most of tho attacking, but Addington found an opening, and a passing rush ended in Batstone scoring. Linwood attacked on resuming, and A. Morris kicked a penalty goal; Then Addington wero penalised in.the-scrum, and Shanks kicked a goal from wide out. Addington attacked strongly, and from a penalty Stovens kicked a goal. A passing rush by' tho Linwood backs ended with a fumble, but the forwards swept down the field in fine style, Hardingham saving. Linwood continued to press, .and H. Shanks kicked a good penalty goal. Play was fast and exciting, each side attacking in turn, and tho game ended without further score, Linwood winning hy 11 points (a try and four goals) to 8 (two tries and a goal). Mr D. M'Gregor was referee.

SYDENHAM (27) v. ST ALBANS (5). Sydenham and St Albans teams met on tho eastern ground, the game ending in Sydenham s favour by a substantial margin. With the sun behind them, St Albans commenced an early attack, R. White and Aston being prominent at the head of a rush, and Kruse, marking, had a futile shot at goal. Matthews was responsible for a fine'opening, and passed to M'Phail, the ball going on to Patrick, who scored in a good position, M'Phail failing to improve the try. Breaking away with the ball, tho Sydenham forwards dribbled over, Smith scoring, but failing to convert his own try. Aston' and Kruse improved the position for St Albans, and play went to the Sydenham twenty-five, Aston failing froin a mark. With St Albans • attacking hard, Robinson intercepted right on tho Sydenham line, and after a splendid run passed on to Kirton, and O'Connor finally scored for Sydenham at the sido of the posts. M'Phail converted. A fine run by Kirton beat the St Albans backs, and Matthews passed out to Brunsden, who dashed over. A few tricky runs by 0. Kruse and Manihera looked like ending in a score for Albans, but ■M'Phail saved. Kicking hard down, Matthews outpaced tho opposition and scored wide out. Passing by the Sydenham backs ended in O'Connor scoring, Patrick converting. After fast open play, faulty St Albans passing let Matthews away, but C. Kruse saved well. A mistake by Eaton gave C. Kruse a chance, and ho. passed to As- ; ton, who scored a'try under the bar, Read converting. Smith was prominent in sending play to the St Albans line, Eaton just failing to score. A penalty gave St Albans' relief, but Sydenham were quickly back, O'Connor scoring a try, which Lyes converted. Sydenham won by 27 points (seven tries, three goals) to 5 points (a goal from a try). I Mr A. Hooper was referee.

JUNIOR GAMES. Playing at North Park, Addington | beat St Albans by 10 points to 3. ( Sydenham drow with Linwood at tho South Park, each side scoring 5 points. A MATTER OF POLITICS. By Telegraph.—Prcs3 Association.—Copyright. j. LONDOS, June 13. I _ The secretary of the Northern Union, in an interview, stated that the invitation from New South Wales to an English League team to tour Australia could not be accepted under existing conditions. It would be necessary for tho colonial League to propose some scheme for safeguarding the mutual interests of the colqnial and English I Leagues in the matter of tho transfer of players. An understanding on this I point was quite as essential as the arrangement of adequate financial terms for the tour.

j THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. | A WIN AGAINST QUEENSLAND. (Received June 15, 5.5 p.m.) I BRISBANE, June 14. Now Zealand won the match against Queensland by 39 points to 5. The game was played oii the cricket ground in fine,. cool weather and in the presence of a largo attendance. The teams were: New Zealand.—Back—Miller; *tkree-quarters-r-Proebstel, Ifwerson and Duvall; five-eighths—Manning and . Kelly; half—Bradley; forwards— Clark, Shadbolt, Walters, King, Hogan and Hayward. Queensland. —Back—Duflin: threequarters—Lynch, Hickey, Maundors and M'Gregor; five-eighth—Sargocd; half—Fahey; forwards—Busteed, Healaby, Nalder, Mackay, Greaves and Ross.. Tho visitors attacked early and quickly had the Queehslanders de- ' fending. From a eoriirn near the line King secured tho ball and scored. Ifwerson kicked a goal. Tho attack was resumed and Kelly scored easily, Ifwerson kicking another goal. The Queenslanders began to force the game. Dufiin received tho ball at halfway and after a dodgy run punted over. M'Gregor scored, but Sargood failed in the attempt at goal. Play was even till near the end of the spell, when Proebstcl scored and Ifwerson / kicked a goal. In tho second spell the Now Zea- | landers were attacking most of tho time. Manning, Shadbolt, Kelly, Bradley, Ifwerson and Walter scored tries. Ifwerson converted two and Bradley one. Boss kicked a goal from a mark for Queensland. Ifwerson sprained his ankle.

MEETING OF MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE

The weekly meeting of the Management Committee of the Canterbury Rugby Leaguo was held on Saturday evening. • Tho selectpr reported that on Saturday, July 5, a week nrior to tho fixture against tho New Zealand team, a trial gamo would be played. Tho secretary was instructed to order costumes for the representative team. It was decided that a second division match should bo played at tho show grounds on Juno 28. It was resolved that the club secretaries should bo asked to simply tho number' of players' passes issued. The fixtures for next Saturday are: —Addmgton nlay Svdenham, refereo Mr Hooper; Linwood" plav St Albans, rcferco Mr M'Gregor. In the second

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division Sydenham meet , St Albans, referee Mr Garrard; and Addington play Linwood, referee Mr Puddle.

ASSOCIATION GAME.

Tho second round of Association matches was. commenced on Saturday, in fine weather.

NOMADS (10) v. LINWOOD (0)

Nomads and Linwood met at St Albans Park. The combined play of the Nomads told its tale, and they had no difficulty in defeating the new team. Linwood kicked hard from tho commencement, and started to press, but Nomads returned play by the aid of good back play, and Grant centred to Taylor, who scored. Then Clay received tho ball, and put. in a long shot, which went home. Soon afterwards Tanner scored from a sharp angle. From the kick-off Woods received, and put in a good run, and scored. Grant scored almost immediately afterwards. In the second spell Harris made a good run, but had no support. Clay broke away alone, and scored a good goal. Then Grant scored, and the game ended in favour of Nomads by 10 goals to nil. . SYDENHAM (1) v. Y.M.C.A. (0). Good play was witnessed from the start of the game between Sydenham and Y.M.C.A. Sydenham set up a' strong pressure, forcing several fruitless ■ corners, Scnven and M'Donald saving their side repeatedly. Y.M.C.A. broke away and Howie sent in a hot shot, Perry just tipping the ball over tho bar. Sydenham again taxed the Y.M.C.A. defence, the goal-keeper saving a very awkward shot by Sydenham's centre forward. Sydenham were now having a little the bettor of the play, and at this stage M'Donald re-, ceived an injury, thereby weakening Y.M.C.A.'s defence. From the_ restart the game was still fast, neither .side having any advantage. Midway through the second spell Sydenham were continually pressing, but could not score. Y.M.C.A. then Droke away on the left, but Cornish cleared. Ward got possession and raced up the lino; and with three opponents at nand made a fine centre, Wainscott getting the ball and scoring a fine goal. Y.M.C.A. rallied strongly, but found the Sydenham defence too good, Baxter especially playing a good game. _ Sydenham forwards were now playing better together, and as M'Donald had . retired they appeared to have tho game in hand. Y.M.C.A., however, made strenuous efforts to score, and the game continued fast and exciting to the end. Mr Thornley was referee. BURNHAM (6) v. I.C.S. (0).

Burnham defeated 1.0.5. at Burnham by 6 goals to nil.

SUNNYSIDE (3) v. LYTTELTON (1)

;'. Sunnysido met Lyttelton at .Sunnyside. Play for most part was kept in Lyttelton territory, but the Sunny side forwards failed to. take the chances offered them. In the second half, the play was hard and fast. Porter centred and Norman scored for Sunnyside. Following this Lyttelton broke away nnd scored. Thou Porter got tho ball, and, running in, scored a smart goal for Sunnysido. Shortly afterwards Norman broke through again and shot -successfully. Lyttelton attacked strenuously, but Sunnyside kept them well in check to the end. Mr Williamson was referee. JUNIOR GRADE. Playing at Woolston Domain, Syden. ham defeated St Johns by 3 goals to 1, after a very fast and well-contested game. For the winners Evans (2Y and Turner scored. Mr Oliver was referee. ' THIRD GRADE. ■ In' the Third Grade competition, St Albans defeated Nomads by 5 goals to 1. The game between St Michaels and Spreydon was a draw, neither side scoring. BROWN SHIELD. " OTAGO TEAM. [Pee Press Association.] DUNEDIN, June 14. The Brown Shield team which will go to Wellington next week was defeated by a second team by 4 goals to 3.

■ ..u ■<■.? ' "J. ■ i 5? "a .-& d 8 m M -5 ■&g g ■ P Pa s §:• Old Boys , 9 6 a 1 113 42 64 Albion , 9 6 a 1 103 66 6i Merivalo , * ., ? 5 3 1 95 69 64 Canty; College.'. .9 5 '4 0 84 85 5 Linwobd-,"'.-'". , "9'' 4 3 3 61 60 5 Christohrirch '■■•', r a 8 4 2 61 70 4 Sydenham .--•.-] . 9 3 e 0 69 117 3 Marists . •„■.-, ■9: 0. 8 1 S3 116 01