FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16283, 17 July 1916, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

■' THE RUGBY GAME. » BELGIAN FUND MATCH. THB'football match. King's College T. Auckland Grammar School, which was played at 'ho Show Grounds. Epsom, on Saturday, in aid of the fund for starving Belgian children, resulted in a win for Grammar School by 9 points to 8. The gam© was watched with interest by about 6000 spectators. A strong J easterly wind made accurate kicking and passins difficult, and heavy rain caused the ball to become very wet and almost unmanageable. A curtain-raiser between junior teams representing King's College and Grammar School resulted in a draw, each side scoring 6 points. I KINGS V. GRAMMAR SCHOOL. | The King's Colleger Grammar School match at the Show Grounds was commenced on a good turf but in a high wind. Soon after i play commenced, rain set in and players and *pect»tors alike had a. most unpleasant ex- I perience. Grammar School, who won the j toss, soon had their opponents on the tie- j fensive. From a passing rush by the Gram- j mar. - forwards. Pooler secured and dashed across. Badeley's kick went wide. The j TTOire of play changed, and in a few minutes j King's pressed down. >."esbit got possession, and. dodging the opposing backs, registered a. try which Chapman converted. In the second quarter ram fell. King's maintained the advantage for a time, but were pressed pack, and play followed in their own territory. Grierson was handed the leather, and ! he scored. The try was not converted. i Irrarflmar held a snece-ssfu'. offensive, which ' resulted in dnerson again registering. \n i improvement in King's p!av in the second I half was marked, and the ball remained >n i neutral territory for a while. Ttien a rushing attack by King's ensued, and a try for which several players can claim a share <f I credit, was scored by Xesbi; I'r." "inn. ended:— " u " •'"' Grammar School .... 9 ! King's College * ! ? Mr. A. Nicholson was referee. , • SOLDIERS V. OTAGO. [BY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] I DUXEJJIN. Saturday. A football match. D Company. Sixteenth ! Reinforcements, v. Otago, was played to-day Uiago won by 21 points to 3. MATCH AT CAMBRIDGE. [BT (TELEGRAPH. -OWN' correspondent.] CAMBRIDGE. Saturday. I A football match was played here to-day I between the Hamilton and Cambridge senior cadets, the former winning by 3 points to 0. HAMILTON' RESULTS. [BT TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.! „. . HAMILTON. Sundav | «,l7^ che ?, P l ayd a; Hamilton yesterday re- ! suited:-High School defeated St. Mary's by I by I OT n S,iBt.% £ ranbton defeated Old Boys j