FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5372, 3 September 1904, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. I'HESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, September 2. The following will represent Otago against Auckland Kimlley, Baxter, hen net, Dobson, llislop, King, boot h, Porteous (captain), Casey, Spiers, -McDonald, Mitchell, Abbott, D. Stuart, and Johnstone. ~ . . , In the Auckland team brands takes Trcvartheu’s place. INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCH. NELSON, September 2. In the inter-collegiate football matches to-day, Nelson College defeated Christchurch High School by 6 points to 11. ’WANGANUI, September 2. The M anganui Rugby Union has fixed the following dates for matches on the southern tour: t— Horowhenua, at Levin, 7t|| September; Canterbury, at Christchurch, Ulth; Southland, at Invercargill. Mill; Otago, at Dunedin, 17th; North Otago, at Oamaru, 21st; South Canterbury, at Timaru. 22nd. THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The final game for the senior championship of the Wellington Rugby Union will br* played at the Athletic Park this afternoon* between Pel one and Poneke. Each team Ims won a game irom the other, ami for that reason the match this afternoon is likely to provide a keen struggle. Both fifteens nro in good training. On No. 2 ground. Athletic Park, a game will bo plaved between teams representing Wellington College Old Boys an.l Christchurch High School Old Boys respectively. THE INTER-COLLEGIATE COMPETITION 7 . Yesterday afternoon, at Miramar, tho third game in the Intcr-Collcge competition was played. The result was a great surprise to most people, lor Wellmgtou College defeated Christ's College by .en points to eight, after an excellent game. Seeing that last Wednesday AVangamu had been beal-cn by Christ’s College by twenty-nine points to nil, and that W. au " ganui had beaten Vi oilington last Monday by twelve points to eight, it was reasonably reckoned that the southern college would be easy winners yesterday. The chief reason of Wellington’s success was brilliant play on the part .of th® forwards, who averaged a stone and a half less iu weight than their opponents. The backs of Christ’s College performed well, but tho forwards were outplayed. Goodbehero performed brilliantly for Wellington. He Scored two tries, and converted each- For the losers Fryer and Overton gained tries, but only one was converted, and thus Wellington won op a margin of two points. The competition is to be continued at Nelson. The Wellington College, team leaves for that city to-day, and will play against Nelson College on Monday, returning toWellington, the same evening. THE WEDNESDAY REPREBENTATIVES. Arrangements have been made for the Wednesday representative footballers to plav a match at the Athletic Park next Wednesday with the Permanent Artillery It will be remembered that last year the Artillerymen won the Wednesday championship competition, . veai * thev did not compete but over halt-a-dozcn of their men played in Saturday championship games, and two achieved representative honours. Next Wednesday s match, therefore, should be especially interesting. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. The senior Charity cup games, conducted on tho lines of the losers dropping out each week, commence to-day with three matches at Miramar. Local interest had flagged somewhat in the senior contest, and tho association did rightly m closing the competition as the Diamonds could not be displaced from top position. The Charitv Cup starts with all teams, level, and the contest should produce some hard fights. The semi-finals of the junior challenge cup also take place to-day at Miramar, when .Swifts meet Pearls and Diamonds plav Ramblers. Both of those games should be interesting. The winners play off next week. Should any of these games be a draw at call of time, it is necessary to play an extra twenty minutes to decide the game. AUSTRALIAN GAME. The following players of the Newtown Club are requested to catch the 1.45 p.m. train, for Petono to-day:—Jacobs, Bell, Goodwin. Beaver, Williams (2), O’Brien, Wallis, Smith, Wright, Baker, Cousins, Shields, Hall, Merrick, Christensen, Frazer, Loland, Farnsworth, Walsh, Dauby, McMahon, and Patterson. —Advt. A match will take place on No. 9 ground, Miramar, to-day, between the City and Federal Clubs.- The City team will be represented from the following;— Barker, Borland, Byrne, Cromie, Creed, Ck>uaton(2), Dakin, Davis, Garlick, Hawkins, Harris, Honey, Kelly, Mulcahy, McWhae, Millet, Midette, Niven, Pearn, Plant, Rapp, Robinson, Ryan, Taylor, Tubbs, Vivian. Boat leaves 2.30. —Advt.