FOOTBALL

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1745, 16 August 1905, Page 46

FOOTBALL

SATURDAY’S MATCHES. RUGBY. The wind on Saturday afternoon was too high for the pleasure of footballers and spectators of football, nevertheless there were some good games, particularly at "the Athletic Park. Results and details are given below. OLD BOYS v. PETONE. Petone, the team that won the senior championship for the year, was defeated at the Athletio Park by 6 points to 3 points. " The match was the result of a challenge issued- to the Petone Club, holders of the Charity Cup, by the city team, and was a hard-fought- game. Mr P. Mackie was referee. HOKITIKA v. ATHLETIC. This was a club match, and resulted in a victory for the Athletic players by 20 points to 16 points. Play was fast throughout, and some good football was shown by both teams. The first score was gained by the local team by MoLellan potting a goal. This was followed by tries scored by McDonald and McCarthy, both of them converted by Atkinson. The visitors scored 3 points only, a try by Dowell, in the first half of the game, and the spell ended—Athletic, 14 points; Hokitika, 3 points. In tlhe second spell the visitors made matters much livelier than before, and gave Athletio plenty to do. They ran up 13 points at a merry pace, to 6 points gained by the city players. Phillips scored for the Westlanders soon after the kick-off, and this was followed by an Athletic try being gained by Cody. Hokitika set out again, under the eye of the Right Hon Mr Seddon, who was in the stand, and Heinz scored a try. Then Dowell scored a try for them, and Athletio stocks were ready to collapse, when they were steadied by Gray scoring a try. The last score was a potted goal by Hughes for the visitors. SOUTHERN v. MELROSE. The wind at Miramar spoiled to a large extent the match between Southern and Melrose, by keeping one team almost continuously penned down on its goal line. The game ended in a draw, with no score on either side. Mr J. Murray was referee. VICTORIA COLLEGE v. WELLINGTON. Victoria College defeated Wellington at Miramar by 3 to nil. Mi- Falconer was referee. A WIN BY DEFAULT. The Oriental-Poneke match was not played, owing to the inability of the latter club to put a team in the field. Oriental thus won by default. THIRD-CLASS. Wellington College defeated St. Patrick’s College at the Athletio Park by 16 points to 6 points. The game was a very interesting one, and as an exhibition of Rugby, ranked with senior

play. The Wellington College forwards were superior to their opponents, although they were lighter, and back and forward the Wellington College boys were more confident in their play and •in better form than the boys from St. Patrick’s College. Tries were scored for the winners by O'tterson (2), Goodbefcere, and Matthews. Two of them were converted by Hay. Tor the losers, .Quill and Herring scored a try each. Wellington College has not yet been defeated in the third-class competition The match between Wellington and Victoria College resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. Millier crossed the .line for College, hut as he ran behind the dead-ball line before touching down, the try was disallowed. There may possibly be an appeal. Selwyn won from Old Boys by default. FOURTH-GLASS. Selwyn defeated Southern by 15 to nil. Tries were scored by Finlayson (2), Goldfinch, Wisby, and Ferguson. Athletic B defeated -Brooklyn by 9 to 5. Thompson scored a try, which was converted by M. Richardson. Richardson also kicked a gaol from a mark. Athletic A defeated Railway A by 3 to nil. Cunningham scored a try. FIFTH-CLASS. St. James’s' defeated St. Patrick’s College A by 17 to nil. Wellington College A defeated Athletic A by 61 to nil. Wellington College B defeated St. v Patrick’s College Bby33 to nil. Tries were scored by Bridge (4), -Payne (3), Thompson, Pool, Brown, and JDmnie. St. James’s have won the fifth-class championship. SCHOOL MATCH. Clyde quay school fifteen defeated Petone by 8 points to nil. The city team is leading for the school championship. AUCKLAND' v. HAWKE’S BAY. AUCKLAND, August 12. The Auekland-liawke’s Bay football match was played here to-day in ideal weather. The game was witnessed by about four thousand spectators. The first spell was fairly interesting, though somewhat ragged, both teams showing poor combination, though individually the work was fair. Hawke’s Bay had a weighty forward team, aud held their own in the first spell, which ended in favour of Auckland by 5 points (a try converted) to 3 (a penalty goal), but before the second half had gone far the visitors began to tire, and the Aucklanders added 23 points to their score, thus winning hy 28 to 3. The winning score consisted of six tries, three of which were converted, and a goal from a mark. The Auckland backs played with a good deal of dash in the second naif, and made use of their scoring chances—a. department in which the members of the Hawke’s Bay rearguard faded, several goc*d openings being thrown away through want of combination CANTERBURY v. MANAWATU. CHRISTCHURCH, August 12. ~ The -football match between Canterbury and A! anawat u, .played at Lancaster Park this afternoon, in fine •weather, and on a good ground, attracted a very moderate attendance. As a display, of football the game proved very mediocre in quality, and Canterbury wore a trifle fortunate in securing a win. The Manawatu forwards had much the better of their opponents as regards weight, and during "the greater portion of the second spell kept Canterbury busy defending, but their backs failed to take advantage of openings given them, and at critical moments their tackling failed. Considering their disadvantage in weight, the Canterbury -forwards shaped well, but the display of their backs was decidedly disappointing. ' During the second spell the Manawatu forwards showed to more advantage than they had don© in the first, but on the whole their performance was not as” good as might have been expected. The Manawatu backs proved themselves to be rather wanting in attack. Ongley did good work behind the scrum, but displayed a tendency to hold the hall too long. Perhaps the most useful man in the back division was Stalkei\ The ■final score was Canterbury 6 (two tries), Manawatu 3 (one try). * HAWKE’S BAY DEFEATED. GISBORNE August 9. The Hawke’s Bay football team, which is journeying to Auckland, played the Poverty Bay representatives. The match resulted in a win for Poverty Bay by eight points (Wo tries and a goal) to three. MANAWATU v. SOUTH CANTERBURY. TIMARU, August 10. The Manawatu footballers beat South . Canterbury by six points (two tries) to four (a goal from the field). The game was fast and interesting, though the visitors had a good deal the best of the play. The tries were scored by Johnson and Scott, and the goal potted by Horgan. RUGBY IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, August 9. The match Queensland v. Metropolitan Union was drawn—6 points each.

THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM. SYDNEY, August 11. The following football team has been finally selected to tour New Zealand:— Wickham captain;, Penman, Russell, L. M. Smith, F. .B. Smith, Anlezark, Woods, Carmichael, Dore, McLean, Nicholson, Oxlade, Lucas, Colton, O’Brien, Richards, Herschbe-rg, Murnin, Judd, Berge, Burden, Clarken, Swannell. The team leaves by the Warximoo. tomorrow for Wellington. INTER-STATE MATCH. SYDNEY, August 12. The New South Wales representative footballers defeated Queensland by 22 points to 6. ASSOCIATION-. SATURDAY’S GAMES. The strong northerly blowing down Miramar flats on Saturday rendered good football impossible. Diamonds and Queen’s Park played a drawn game, there being no score. Swifts A bad a somewhat easy win over Y.M.C.A. by six goals to nil, while Rovers just succeeded in defeating Swifts B by three goals to two. Interest mainly centred round the Diamond-Queen’s Park game, as both clubs -were strengthened by their players returned from the Australian tour of the New Zealand team. JUNIOR LEAGUE. Swifts defeated Rovers by a goal to nil, scored by Graves. Diamonds A defeated Ramblers B by nine goals to nil. Scorers—-Reddy, Williams, Black, Robinson (two each), and Bidmead. . Y.M.C.A. A defeated St. John’s A by a goal to nil. Porirua defeated Diamonds B by four goals to nil. THIRD LEAGUE. Marist- Bros. A defeated Petone by four goals to nil. The scorers were— Shivnan (2)a Bowder, and Mulhane. Marist Bros. B were beaten by Kaiwarra by a goal to nil. BOYS’ LEAGUE. Marist Old Boys drew with Petone, neither side scoring. Swifts defeated Y.M.C.A. by five goals to nil.