FOOTBALL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 129, 4 June 1919, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

SEVEN-ASIDE TOURNAMENT. A, seven-a-side tournament, organised by, the Nelson Rugby Union, was held at Trafalgar Park yesterday afternoon. The weather conditions were excellent, and: there was a large attendance, in addition to local clubs, 1 arakohe (Golden Bay) and- Opawta. (Blenheim) were -represented, adding to lire interest of the senior tournament. Some of the matches were well over Mine through neither side scoring, and this, with delays, due to minor accidents, led to the final match being played in partial darkness. There, were many good games, and the public had a capital afternoon’s sport. The senior tournament was won by the Tarakohe team, and l tire third-class by the Rival A team. The VRetta -Brothers played selections throughout the afternoon. SENIOR COMPETITIONS. Rival A beat Old Boys B by 14 points to nilTarakohe beat Opawa B by 15 points to nil. Nelson A beat Waimea by 9 points to 5. Old Boys A beat Nelson B by 25 points to nil. Opawa A beat Rival B by 17 points to nil. College beat Rival A by 3 points to nib . ' Tarakohe beat Nelson A by 3 points to nil Old Boys A beat Opawa by 3 points to nil Tarakohe beat College by 6 -points to nil. Final.—Tarakohe and Old Bovs contested the final, the former taJ*ag the field after a short'spell following the game against College. In the first fioell Tarakohe scored two tries, 0. Sparrow -apd R&huriri getting over the. line. Both tries were converted. In the' second spell there was strenuous play, but no further scoring, the game ending in favour of Tarakoher by 10 points to nil THIRD-CLASS COMPETITION; Rival A boat College. B- by 9 pointsto nil College A beat Nelson by 18 points to -nil. Waimea beat Old- B by 2o points to nil. . , , . . .Rivals B beat Old Boys A by 3 points to nil. ~ . , Rival A beat' College A by 6 points to nil , , . . Waimea beat Rival H by 6 points to "nil. , Final —This was played between Rival A and Waimea, and was won by the former by 8 points to 3, after a -hardfought gam6> fm The referee*, the affternoon were:—-Messis ..Logan, Oldershaw, Edwards, Berndston, Gilbert, Johnson; Fowler. Walters and Henry. MAORI PIONEERS. (United Pres* AMOCiation.) WELLINGTON, Jnn© 3. The match between the Maori Pioneer Battalion team and Wellington sesolted in » draw. each side scoring 3 points. The game was rather disappointing- from ft, spectacular viewpoint, and both . sides missed several chances of scoring. ■

ASSOCI ATION MATCH 1 (United Press Association} WELLINGTON, June 3. The -Association match Canterbury v Woffington resulted in a victory tor the home team by three goal, to one The game • was keenly contested throughout. QUARANTINE!* AT_ MELBOURNE. NEW ZEALAND LEAGUE TEAM. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Au«t. ft N.Z. Cable Assn ft Renter) MELBOURNE. June 3. The New Zealand League football team ate quarantined owing to there being *three cases? of; influenza) 'on board the steamer. The team arc fit. a/ndi Will be permitted, to .poetise ashore. They expect to reach Sydney on Thursday,