FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8306, 10 June 1907, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

MATCHES IN THE CITIES

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, June 8.

To-day the following matches were played: —Athletic (13) beat Melrose (3), St. James (11) drew with Wellington (11), Petone (29) beat Victoria College (3), Oriental (18) beat Old Boys (0). AUCKLAND, June 8.

Ideal weather prevailed to-day for the Auckland Rugby Union Cup competitions. A good game was witnessed between Ponsonby and Parnell. Parnell showed fine dash, but Ponsonby's heavy pack proved too good towards the end, and Ponsonby won by 17 points to nil. City defeated Newton by 24 to 3.. North Shore and Grafton, the two teams at the bottom of the list, played an uninteresting game, but Grafton created a great surprise by winning bv 5 points to nil—their first win. CHRISTCHURCH, June 8.

The first grade football competition was continued to-day in fine weather. Results —Sydenham (8) beat Albion (0). Old Boys (5) drew with Merivale (5), and Christchurch (18) beat Canterbury College (o); Linwood a bye.

DUNEDIN, June 8. To-day's matches resulted as follows: —University beat Alhambra by 25 points to 3, Pirates beat Union by 6 to 3, Port beat Taieri by 23 to 3, Southern beat Dunedin by 9 to 6, Kaikorai beat Zingari by 14 to 0.

Recently a bullock caused a deal of excitement on the railway station between Burwood and Stratefield, suburbs of Sydney, holding up the traffic for about ten minutes. Enginedrivers and firemen heaved coal at him till they were tired, and the passengers craned their necks out of the windows and shouted in vain. The bullock galloped all over the lines, and at one stage had three passenger trains bailed up. The hissing of the engines and a shower of coal and blue metal eventually scared the animal into action, .an 1 he cleared a brick wall in steeplechase style. The wall was five feet high on the railway side, but there was a fall of 40f.t on the other side, and the animal was so badly injured that ho died soon afterwards.