FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8179, 22 July 1912, Page 11

FOOTBALL

A SATURDAY OFF matches postponed through BAD WEATHER. la consequence of tho wet weather and tho bad etato of the grounds all Kugby und Association football matches nn*»n 0 - cd for last Saturday were postponed. .REPRESENTATIVE GAME SOUTH ISLAND COUNTRY TEAM LOSE TO AUCKLAND. PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, July 21. Tho first representative match of tho season was played hero yesterday between Auckland and tho South Island country team. The match was devoid of brilliancy, and Auckland outclassed the visitors and won by 21) points to 3. The teams wore: ~ , , , , . South Island: Full-back, Atchison; three-quarters, Haase, Irving, and Hale; five-eighths. Nelson and McEvoy; halfback, Church; wing- forward, J. Nolan (captain); forwards, Mclntosh. Richards, Southgate, Forbes, French, Best, and Sheridan. • t _ . Auckland: Full-back, J. OBnen; three-quarters, A. McGregor, J. D. Stewart, and V’. Mackay; five-eighths, T. Walshe (captain) and Ifwerson; halfback, C. Webb: wing-forward, J. Hall; forwards, Forsyth, Barrett, Carroll, Wilson, Collett, Sellars, and Tresize. Tho visitors started off well and gave a good display in tho first spell, but the pace set by the local fifteen carried them off their legs in the second half, and ran all over them, putting on 24 points while the southerners were unable to add to their total. 'The team includes several players of prromise. and with it little- more playing together they may prove useful to their side. ■ Auckland's score was made up by tries by Mackay (2), McGregor (2), Tresize, Sellars, and Carroll, while Ifwerson converted three and Walshe one. The visitors' score came from a penalty kick by Church. Tho game against Auckland was the South Island team s first match in its tour of the North Island. The southerners will leave for Now Plymouth to-morrow, and play Taranaki at Stratford on Thursday. OTAGO v. NORTH ISLAND COUNTRY TEAM. DUNEDIN. July 20. Mr Cavanagh, solo selector, picked tho following to represent Otago against the North Island country team on Saturday, next: —Full-back, Scott; three-quarters. Fortune, Cockroft, and Alexander; fiveeighths, McDougall and Williams; half, Eckhold: forwards, Casey, P. Williams, Irvine, McKellar, A. Patterson, A. McDonald. J. Douglas, and Smith. Emergencies—backs. Russell and De Lautour; forwards. Ongley and Symonds.

IN WAIRARAPA

’ SPECIAL TO THE "TIMES.” MASTERTON, July 21. Tho Masterton and Red Star (seniors) met on the old show grounds on Saturday afternoon, the former winning by four points to nil. The game was a mad scramble and a wretched display of football. Darvill potted a goal for Masterton- , - At'Carterton tho Carterton seniors defeated Gladstone seniors by 6 to nil: In the third-class. Red Star beat Masterton by 51 points to nilFollowing is the Wairarapa junior, team to play Wellington juniors at Wellington next Saturday : —Full-back, K." Conwoll (Dalefield); three-quarters. A. Matson (Carterton),.®. Nex (Carterton), 11. Playlo (Dalefield); five-eighths, L. Jury (Greytowu); half, E. Henderson (Carterton); forwards, C. Gallon, W. Smith, W. Hart, K. Saywell (Dalefield), D. Knutson, F. Days'll, W. Hall, G. Blako (Carterton), C. August (Red Star); emergencies—backs, G. Foreman (Red Star). J. Nyhano (Greytown): forwards. H. Williams (Red Star), O. Cadwallader (Dalefield). Tho Wairarapa Rugby Union on Saturday night decided < to play the senior match between Wairarapa and Nelson at Carterton on August 15th. It was decided to play the North versus South Wairarapa senior match at Carterton on August 3rd. the north team to be selected from Red Star. Masterton, and Gladstone, and-tho south team from Carterton, Grevtown, and Liberals. The union has a credit balance of nearly J 3150.

GAMES ELSEWHERE

PRESS ASSOCIATION. PALMERSTON. Julv 20. Tho Rugby matches to-day resulted: — Southern 11, Eastern 7; Western, 25, Northern 3. CHRISTCHURCH, July 20.

The competition for the Rugby junior cup concluded to-day. High School Old

Boys winning, beating Sydenham by 12 to 6.

DUNEDIN. July 20. Tho senior Rugby matches wore played to-day in fine weather. Results:- — University (9) v. Zingari-Richmond (S), Southern (7) v. Dunedin (nil). Port Chalmers (9) v. Taieri (3), Kuikorai (3) v. Alhambra (nil). Union (4) v. Pirates (nil).

ASSOCIATION

SPECIAL TO THE "TIMES." FEILDING. July 21

Tho “soccer” match between Jacky(own and Feilding resulted in a drawtwo goals each. Jackytown thus wins the cun, Feilding being tho runners-up.