FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7415, 25 August 1885, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

The football match, on Saturday, between British and Alma, resulted in a draw, neither aide scoring. The match between the Nelson and Silver Star resulted in a draw, each side scoring a try. Nelson also obtained three disputed tries, which were disallowed. Union defeated Thistle by 14 point* to nil. Coleman and Main each scored two tries, and Fagan, Galoot and O'Meara one each. Selwyn defeated Rosebery in a well-con-tested game by five points. Smart secured the try, which Tryard converted into a goal. The match between Athletic and Srafton second resulted in a win for the latter by 6 points to 2. Cossan obtained a try in the first spell; and Speight, from a disputes mark, kicked a goal from the field. In the second term Athletic scored a try ; the kiok at goal was a failure. The game all throagh was decidedly in Athletio'a favour, wE played with hard luck. A very well-contested game was played at Devonport on Saturday, between the Thames and Naval Artillery, which resulted in a draw, neither Bide scoring. The matoh between Victoria and Albert Second, on J the Recreation Ground, North Shore, resulted in an easy win for the Victoria's, who scored 13 points to nil. Patterson scored no less than 3 tries, and Somerfield 2, one of which Swinnerton converted into a goal. For Victoria, Wynyard, Grattan. Brown, and Gorman, showed up well; whilst Dewnr, Tarbutt, Ridings, and MoDermott played well for Alberts. Ponsonby second v. Gordon second, played on the Metropolitan Ground on Saturday, resulted in a win for the former by 17 points to nil. For the victors, Fisher scored a goal from field and one try, Donald two tries, Clarkaon one, Wooler one, the latter being converted into a goal by Steadman. For the losers, Kenderdine, Hammond, Gonlstone, and Winks, worked hard without success. Waitemata defeated Manukau, at Onehunga, on Saturday, by 23 points to niL Stephenson secured two tries, and Stevens, Finlayson, D. Graham, Grey, Mackie, one each, while goals were kicked by Johnson, Stevenson, and Potter. Arawa defeated Auckland second fifteen.

THE INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH.

[BY TELEGRAPH.-- correspondent.] Christchurch, Monday. The team to play against Otago is slightly different from that against Wellington, Webb, Chapman, .A tack, and E. Milton taking th'/ place of McLean, Higgina, Blan« chard, and J. Milton. The change makes the team lighter than before, and rather better. They beat an improbable team on Saturday by 4 goals and 3 tries to 3 tries. The play, however, was not considered good by the experts, as the forwards were too glow, and don't dribble sufficiently well. Nevertheless, I think they will do very well on Saturday, as Otago is evidently very strong. We may not win, but there will soarcely be much to spare on either aide. The team includes two wing men, the ex* perience of the Wellington match having shown the folly of trying to do without these useful adjuncts against a team so provided. Atack and Millton are the two. The latter is brother to the ex-Canterbury captain, and himself a member of the Sydney team.