FOOTBALL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1919, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

MAORI PIONEERS V. OTAGO.

DUNEDIN, May 24.

The Maori Pioneer Battalion : team met Otago representatives today in perfect football weather. The visitors are a sturdy lot. They are particularly good on lino-on;, work, but their passing on line-ou work) but their passing lacks lacks, finish- MackeriNl. O’Connor, and Holmes scored or Otago, and Wilkin • son anfd ;Hall for the visitors. The goalkicking wa& poor, no goals bejng registered, ' Otago 1 won by 9- points to 0. The match caused great interest, and was witnessed by about 5000 spectators.

RUGBY LEAGUE,

' ■ , AUCKLAND, May 25. •The trial match between the > Dominion representative team .which is to tour Australia and an Auckland Rugby League team was played yesterday, New Zealand winning by 25 pointsr to _ 19. Auckland were by far the best team on ,thc day, and were unlucky to lose. The representative team’ little combination, and won on individual Eda'y. For New Zealand Ifwerson scored hr'ee tries, converted three, kickd two penalty goals, and Waddell and: W( Davidson scored tries; For Auckr Fand Davidson scored' two tries, and Clarke, Pullan, and Sutton scored a tiy each.

NEW ZEALAND’ TOUR OF SOUTH | AFRICA. CAPETOWN, May 20. The visit of Zealand footballers is arousing much interest. It ; s anticipated lh;q, the tour of soutp Africa will last six weeks. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. The Rugby Union competitions were commenced on Saturday. The firs Senior Gup fixture, Rivals v. Old Boys, played at the Park, resulted in a win for the former by 13 points to 6, There wa= a fair attendance of spectators. For the Rivals, Fowler- (2) and Burke scored tries, two being converted by Woolf. 'Betts scored for Old Boys, Hawke adding the major points. Mr R, Gilbert refereed. THIRD CLASS, At the Park, Rivals defeated Nelson by 18 points to nil. SCHOOL MATCH, The Central School team visited Motueka and played the local'school team. Motueka won by. 9, points to 8.