FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17264, 4 September 1916, Page 11

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. SATURDAY'S GAMES. The Rugby games on Saturday were played in'very unseasonable weather, a north-west hazo hanging over the ground. Marist* having- won the senior competition, little interest was taken in the matches. Tho resuHa of the season's competition were H 3 follow:

•Withdrawn. On Saturday Merivalo beat Old Boys by U points to 12, For the winners tries were scored by Ford (2) and Kennedy, ono being! converted by Ford, who also kicked a goal from a mark. For Old Boys Corbett and Sinclair scored tries, and Tench kicked a goal from a mark and a. penalty goal. Linwood won from Christchurch by default, and Marists won from Albiou by dofault. Belfast and 'Varsity had arranged a friendly match. Belfast put in an appearance with a full team, hut 'Varsity had eight players only. Four of the Belfa.et team played for 'Varsity, and each team consisted of twelve men. The game resulted in a win for Belfast by 12 points to 8. JUNIOR GRADE. Lyttelton High School Old Boys beat Marist Bros, bv 42 points to nil. Tries were scored bv Geayle.y (5), Smith. MNoilly, Campbell", Cousin* and Portions, four being converted by Gain, Smith, Portions and Geayley, and the last-named also potlcd a goal. LyUolion Bov Scouts beat- West Christchurch District* High School by 21 points to 3. For the winners Anstad. Wea.nio, Pltca.it.hlv and Ms-gill scored (.Tics, one, beingconverted by Parker Collins dropped a goal from a penalty, ond Hewstone potted a. goal. Wiseman scored a, try for High School. Wins by default were recorded for Sydenham A asrainst Christ's College K, Sydenham B against. Telegraph Messengers, and Technical College from Christ's College B. , THE ASSOCIATION GAME. ENGLISH CUP SEMI-FINALS. The semi-finals of the English Cup competition were played on Saturday. Nomads beat United by two goals,- scored bv Grout aud Howie, to nil. "Linwood beat St Bede's by five goals, scorcd by ParloH (2), Simpson, Cornish and Harris, to nil. FOURTH GRADE. Technical College A beat St Bede's by three- goals, scored by Woodbury (2) and Cooke, to oil.

c n J! c — a ■c m e .3's .a 0 a_ J 00 o 5? *P Marists . . 12 i 0 189 " 26 "l2i Mori vale A. . . 12 0 2 249 86 12 Old Boys . . 8 0 4 27,1 52 a Limrood . 8 1 4 50 63 Si College .j 0 4 207 75 j Christchurch . 5 n 7 J28 71 5 Albion . j (i , li 99 81 4 'Varsity . i 0 8 42 206 4 HH.iJ.,' 3 0 7 203 114 3 Helfast . 3 0 !) 11 320 :i •Lincoln Coll. . 1 0 8 37 175 1 "MerivaJe B. . 0 0 0 3 232 —