RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19257, 22 August 1924, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

HIGH BGHOOER' TOURNAMENT. Lovers of football are promised two excellent; matches at Cari.sbrook to-morrow, where the High Schools’ tournament is being played. At: 1..T1 the Timaru and Christchurch High Sellouts will moot, and at -i pin. tile match. Southland High School v. Otago High School will be played. Both matches arc expected to pro-' vide line exhibitions of Rugby, and the play should be fast, and open. These matches are always looked forward to with much interest, and as the ground promises to tie in excellent condition gooil exhibitions of football should be witnessed. PRIMARY SCHOOL LOOTBALL. POSITIONS OF THE TEAMS. A team from the High School defeated the Sehool Representatives by —0 points to on tlie Caledonian Ground yesterday. The High School boys were heavier and faster than the primary schoolboys, Pssher and Rudkin were outstanding players on the High School side. In the second half the representative forwards, led by Honglas. I’.nswell, and Conradi more than held their own. After the game the Otago team elected Trevathaa (Macandrew Road) captain, and Moloney (Arthur Street) vice-captain. Tlie team will travel to Invercargill by the express on Saturday in charge of Mr A. Hanna (manager) and Mr A. W. Alloo (coach). The various school competitions are now drawing to a close. The A tirade as yet is incomplete, hut Macandrew Road should run out easy winners. The B tirade competition was eompletec! last Saturday. After a hard game Mosgiel defeated Green Island by (I—i!. and are declared the winners of this grade. At JO o'clock on Saturday what, will probably be the final game in the, bantam competition will be played on the Oval. This game will he between North-East. Valley and Macandrew Road. Both sides attempt to play good football, and a good contest should result. An uin’ounl achievement was witnessed at Fai.T H couple of Saturdays ago in a match '.etui " Mackenzie County and Ashbin •'on teams, unexpectedly won by the for,oe. by It) to nil. A Mackenzie County three-quarter picked up tlie ball about his own twenty-five, punted high over the heads of both teams of forwards, followed up fast, caught the ball again on the fly, beat four backs, and scored between the posts. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE 'TEAM. Alterations have bean made in the junior representative team to play Eastern Districts at Wnikouaiti to-morrow. The team is now as follows; Perry E. Booth, 1). Allen. Teller, Pacey. Griffin, TVyllio. Haider, Souler. .Sinclair, Hendra, Porter, Guyton, Brownie, MGorniack; emergencies—W. Booth, Jackson.