SOCCER
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
The following are the results of Saturday's matches:— Thistle defeated Wanderers by 6 goals to oil at- Victory Square. Redwoods defeated Athletic by 2 goals to i at Appleby. Motueka beat Hospital by 5 goals to 1 at Mofueka. Athletic juniors defeated Thistle by 2 goals to nil at Victory Square. ENGLISH TEAM AT NEWCASTLE GROUND RUSHED BY SPECTATORS (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, June 13. At snreer England defeated the Northern Districts tit Newcastle by 6 to- 0 in the presence of a. very big and
demonstrative crowd. Hundreds of spectators rushed the ground, which the police were unable to clear, and players had to push their way through. The crowd at one point so far encroached on the playing area and the visitors refused ti> continue , until the touchline was cleared. The pressure, of the-spec-tators did hot venture to. le.lve ilia i(»e/d at halflime./ vyhen the-scpio was 4 -0. Play was exciting and strenuous throughout; but- England always had the upper hand. RULES AMENDED . PARIS, June. 14 A meeting of the International Assn ciatinu Football Board altered the offside law so. that a player shall not he offside if two instead of three opposing players are between hint and the opposing" goal line. It was also decided that a player throwing iti from touch must stand outside the line instead ol’ with his feet thereon. SUGGESTED TOUR BY CHINESE TEAM (United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, This Day. The Auckland Football Association received a letter from the United Soccer Association of China, suggesting a tour of New Zealand in June next year en route to Great Britain. The team has beaten everything met in the East, and suggests a leu weeks' stay in Now Zealand, with matches at Christchurch. Blenheim. Wellington, Wairarapa, Wanganui. Manawatu, Timaru, Taranaki Rotorua, (lishoruc, Hawke's Bay. and Auckland, The cost of the New Zealand tour is estimated at £5000.:
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 15 June 1925, Page 6
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