FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13656, 27 July 1906, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY v. SOUTH CAN.TERBURY. (Per TTnitkd Press Association.) CHUISTCHUKCII, July 26. The Canterbury v. South Canterbury representative Fool hall match war. played at Lancaster Park this nflornooii. The ground was very heavy an<l greasy, and thai had a. serious effect on the game. Play in the fu«t spell was rather ragged, and no score was made. In the second spell the South Canterbury player.-: wearied, while the Canterbury nien showed heller form, and for the last 20 niimiles the visitors were kept penned in their own Iwoiity-Gve. For Can. terbury Egan scored a try and Fryer two. Weston converting one. The game was won by Canterbury by 11 points to nil. . ~ Till: WEDNESDAY RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP. The final match foi the Wednesday banner was played between the Railway and Alhambra at the. C'arisbroolc Ground on Wednesday, in the presence of 500 spectators. From the line-out ihe Railway sceuvcrf the ball, ami allena neat passing rush between Ihe hacks Munro crossed the line. His shot at goal hit Ihe uprights. In the second spell Eastern secured the hall from tin) line-out, and dashed over the line near the corner flag. The attempt at goal again failed. After a. hit of give-ami-take play. Ford secured the ball, and scored for Alhambra, no goal resulting. No Further score was obtained, and the game resulted in a win for Railway by 6 points to 3. The Railway team now holds the banner, iis record being:—Matches played, 8; won, 7; lost, 1; points for, 81; points against, 15. Alhambra. won the banner last year. OTAGO v. TARANAET. The Taranaki fool ha II learn arrived by . the second express last night, am! were met by the officials of the local union and members of the Otago loam, and driven to the Criterion Hotel, where thev were welcomed by the president of the OiK.F.U. (.Mr A. C. llanlon). who. in the course of liis remarks, stated that the mule!) was being looked forward lo with great interest, owing to the fact that Taranaki had in I heir team some members of the famous ".All-Blacks." He boned the weather would lake up, and that they would see a good game, and the best learn win, and that the loser* would take their defeat in true sportsmanlike spirit. Mr S. Kinglaml, the. manager of liio Taranaki team, suitably responded, and said that Otago would have to put her best foot forward to defeat Ibeiii. He was sure that Taranaki would plav ihe game as il should be played. He thanked the O.R.F.U. for the hearty welcome, and proposed the toast of the 0.R.E.U.. lo which Mr G. W. Macdomdd (vice-president) briefly lcsprincioiT. The Taranaki team will have a practice ttiis morning. The Railway Department lias delayed tin 5.27 p.m. train to Palincifiton on Saturday until 6.15 p.in. for the convenience of country visitors. Tickp's for the match can be obtained at Mr J. Mendelsohn's.