FOOTBALL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3148, 15 July 1914, Page 52

FOOTBALL.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. Otago.— September 10. —Against South Canterbury. September 12. —Against Canterbury. September 17. —Against Wairarapa. September 19. —Against Wellington. Wellington.— September 5. —Against Auckland. September 10. —Against Taranaki._ September 12.—Against Wanganui. Waibakapa.— August 9. —Against Manawatu, August 13. —Against Taranaki. i August 15. —Against Wanganui. Southland. — August 19.—Against South Canterbury. August 22.—Against Wellington. August 27. —Against Taranaki. August 29.—Against Auckland September 2.—Against Wanganui. September 5. —Against Canterbury. Cantehbuby.— August B.—Against South Canterbury. August 15. —Against Auckland. August 20 —Against Taranaki. August 22. —Against Manawatu or Wanganui. August 27.—Against Wairarapa. August 29. —Against Wellington. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY TEAM IN NEW ZEALAND. August '22.—Against Canterbury College. August 26. —Against Otago University. August 29.—Against New Zealand University, at Dunedin. September 2.—Against- Otago University. September 6. —Against Victoria College. September 9.—Against New Zealand University, at Wellington. NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. July .15. —Against Western Districts, at Orange. July 18.—Against Australia, at Sydney. July -22. —Against Northern Districts, at Armidale. July 25. —Against Queensland, at Brisbane. July 29.—Against Queensland, at Brisbane. August I.—Against Australia, at Brisbane. August 5.—A match' in aid of the Olympic Fund August B.—Against N.S. Wales, at Sydney. August 15.—Against Australia, at Sydney. RUGBY. By Full Back. • The following table shows the position of the teams in the Senior Grade competition : Vi ? -*-* £ < * ■la J | |S i o | o o I (L Q (Lt CL O University 11 9 1 1 210 59 19 Kaikorai' 10 8 1 1 116 32 17 Southern 11 6 3 2 138 53 14 Zingari-Rioh-mond 10 6 3 1 85 48 13 Dunedin .11 4 4 3 77 95 11 Alhambra ... ... 11 4 6 1 52 95 9 Union 11 3 6 2 48 130 8 Port Chalmers ... 11 2 8 1 42 129 5 Pirates 10 0 10 0 17 145 0 There are five members on the Selection Committee of the New Zealand team at present ’ in Australia. The members of the committee arc Messrs Isaacs, Graham, ,M‘Neece, R. Roberts, and Ryan. While on the subject of the Selection Committee the question arises, What guided it in its nicking of the team to play against New South Wales last Saturday, seeing that the North Island had 10 players in the field, and the South Island only five? It might bo nointed out, too, that the South Island defeated the North Island in both interisland matches this year. However, seeing that the New Zealanders registered a handsome win, it is hardly the correct thing, perhaps, to ad-

vorsely ciitic.se the Selection Committee at this point. The cablegram of Tuesday which quoted an extract irom the Sydney Daily Telegraph commenting on the play of the All Blacks against New South Wales, wherein great praise was awarded to Roberts, does not say whether it was E. Roberts, the half back, or R. Roberts, the centre threequarter, to whom reference is made. It will probably, however, bo found that it is E. Roberts, the half back, who is credited, with “doing things,” as the Welshmen play eight forwards' and no wing forward, and consequently Roberts would not be hampered by the wingers in his efforts to get away from the scrums with the ball. The University-Zingari match, played at the Carisbrook Ground, on Saturday, provided really spectacular football on the part of the Blues, who were responsible for an exhibition maintaining the best traditions of Otago University football. Even when penned on their own lino the students time and again started an open attacking movement, which carried the play back to the centre. The forwards, too, well held, thenown with the Colours’ pack—in fact, several times in the first spell, and again in the dying moments of the game, they more than held the opposing forwards. All the University backs, with one exception, were well on their game. In the first half Childs was jilayed in the three-quarter fine —the Blues experimenting with four three-quarters; but in the second spell Childs mostly came forward to the position of five-eighths. The one-time scrum half showed up to great advantage in h:s new position at five-eighths, his exhibition proving that he is far more at home out from the scrum. Withers played a clever game, and the manner in which, when blocked, he threw right across field to Harris, on the open wing, showed the possession of a quality which is lacking to a great extent in local football —namely, initiative. Harris was responsible for three of the finest runs on the day—once when he received, the pass from Withers, referred to, again when he crossed the lino at the corner flag and finished at between the posts, and once more in the second spell, when he was pushed out at the corner. The University flier is always dangerous, whether in his opponents’ territory or back in midfield. As usual, Cuthill proved a tower of strength to hie side. Cool and ready, he on Saturday did a vast amount of work, and registered two good tries, beating Bond, the Zingari full back, badly on both occasions.- Bond failed to realise when Cuthill, supported on both occasions by Withers, was coming to him that it was a physical impossibility for him to stop two men. Bond was caught in two minds, and Cuthill, having got him'moving with a feint pass, simply stepped in behind him and scored two pretty tries. M'Mullen (scrum half) and Wilson (first five-eighth) did all that, was required of them in getting the ball away, and with Childs as a kingpin, as it were, the Blues’ -.hrec-quarter line were given plenty to do. All the University forwards played well, and, it would therefore be invidious to mention individual players. Watson and Marks had most of the defensive work to dp amongst the Zingari backs, and the former was responsible for some fine tackling, while his line-kicking gained at times big stretches of ground for his side. When Watson was shifted up to the five-eight line in the second spell the passing amongst the Blue backs became less accurate, the ex-Port Chalmers man tackling Cuthill in sure fashion, thus stopping several passing movements before they had become dangerous. It was Watson, too, who, by a nice centring kick, gave Zingari their second try. Bond, at full back, displayed a great lack of judgment Of the forwards Kennelly and Symmonds played hard games, but the exhibition given by the vanguard was a long way behind that against Kaikorai on the previous Saturday. The fact that Nunn, the Wellington half back, who was selected as the emergency for tho All Blacks team now in Australia, was passed over in favour of E. Roberts, another Wellington half back, on a vacancy occurring, caused the Petone Club to send a deputation to the New Zealand Rugby Union to ask “why Nunn had been turned down at the eleventh hour.” After the deputation had been heard and had retired tho following motion was passed by the Management Committee:—“That the deputation be informed that information was received that Green . was not available shortly before tho team was, to depart. Tho committee had reliable information that Nunn was medically certified as unfit for military duties, and therefore could not bo considered as physically fit to represent New Zealand without a medical examination, and time would not permit , of this.” Mr Welch (a member of the deputation, which had returned to hear the ycrdict) remarked that he knew Nunn was unfit, and when Roberts, who was also medically unfit, was selected, he considered there must be some other reason. The Chairman replied that there was absolutely no other reason, and it was not a question of character. After expressing sat : sfaction with the answer the deputation withdrew. The Otago Rugby Union, at its meeting on Monday .night, took up a very generous and sporting attitude in regard to a request from the Marlborough Union that the Otago team to go north this year should extend its tour to Blenheim, the northern union offering to pay all the expenses of the Otago team from the time it left Wellington until its return. Tho Otago team plays its final match—against Wellington—on Saturday, September 19; but on its being pointed out that the Marlborough players did not receive many visits from outside teams, and that interest in the Rugby game would be further excited by such a match as that asked for, the local union decided to extend tho northern tour, and to offer to play Blenheim on Tuesday, September 22. In the discussion which followed it was nointed out that Tuesday was not a holiday, and that tho Marlborough Management would therefore possibly not be in a position to got a largo enough “gate” to pay the expenses of the Otago aen. A rough calculation showed that the reauested visit would cost about, £3O, and the Otago Union therefore decided that if the_ Tuesday were acceptable to tho northern body it would not call upon the latter to bear any of the expense, and a telegram, was forwarded north to this effect. A true sporting spirit, calculated to foster tho best traditions of amateur football. Of the 10 Rugby teams _ which we have exported (says the Dominion), eight have landed in Australia. It is 50- years since the first New Zealand combination crossed the Tasman and showed tho people of tho land of the kangaroo how we, whom they called Maorilandera, played pur national game. Some famous Rugby names figure in the records of that early tour, and one of the most interesting personal touches which comes of a glance through the names is that the half back of that team of 1884

is the father of one of the halves of the team which is now on its way to further embellish the pages of our Rugby history. . A glance over the wonderful record of All Black teams is particularly interesting. In all lands the Blacks have played lu4 matches, won 97, lost '5, and drawn 2. They have scored 2580 points, and had 309 scored against them. In England they have won all their 23 matches, 'scored 7 19 points, and had* only 15 put up against them. They played two games m .Scotland, were yictoroua in both, and scored 34 po.nts against 7. In both their matches played on Irish soil they wore victorious, and while not a single point was registered against them they scored 48. Four out of live Welsh matches were won by the All Blacks, and one was lost. They scored 29 po.nts in these five games, and had 17 scored against them. In America 16 matches have been played, and 16 won. The points for the Now Zealanders totalled 610, and against them. 6. The one contest in Franco was won by 38 to 8.

The powers of a referee to-day arc wide as compared with those of a few years ago {.■■ays “Full Back” in the New Zealand Times, in referring to the rough play which had taken place in the Oriental-Poheko match of the previous Saturday). Many will remember the match played between Wellington and an English team on the Basin Reserve a number of years back, when every second olaycr received injury in some form or other. Rugby football was then practically in its infancy in New Zealand, and the Natives who were among the spectators, evidently thinking that the greater the carnage the greater the victory, could bo heard calling out when a player was placed hors de combat, “Kill them!” “Kill thorn!” The match last Saturday did not reach this standard, but it approached within the vicinity of it. It is reported that A. E. Doell, the Canterbury representative full back, is giving the game best. Doell has been a source of strength to Canterbury in the past, but this year he seems to have been unable to strike form. Doell originally played in the halfback position. Doell’s first game in the full-back- position, strange to say, was in a representative team which toured the West Coast, and he immediately showed that he was a better full back than half. The next season, when his team was carrying everything before it in the senior competition, he was playing half back, whilst Roger Mason, now playing for Chain’s Bay, was full back. Neither player seemed too happy in each position, with the result that they changed round, with immediate happy results. Since that time Doell has been known only as a goal-keeper. The New Zealand team is a fine side, back and forward (writes “Internationalist,” m the Sydney Morning Herald), but wore not the combinations of 1807 and 1910 also brilliant? Yet we had the pleasure of seeing their colours lowered during qach tour merely through the use of a little commonsense in selecting the home side early, and housing the men. From among the foremost players in the Union ranks to-day a really great side should be picked if the selectors know their business. The backs are not likely to cause the responsible three much anxiety, having proved themselves brilliant in attack and solid in defence; and it is fairly certain that if the forwards provide them with a fair share of the ball they wiil keep our New Zealand friends busy. It is to the forward department that the selectors will ivquire to give most thought. We know the type of forward usually sent over with New Zealand representative teams —his method in the loose, knowledge of the finer points of the game, and the high pressure maintained from whistle to whistle. To combat these stalwarts we require men possessing grit and determination, as well as cleverness. The eight who will take the field for New South Wales on the 11th inst. must bo able to keep going' at top speed from the kick-off.—[New Zealand won by 27 points to 5.] We come to the great subject of possession of the ball from the scrums, and the question again arises. Which is the better system? The seven formation is universally played throughout the Dominion, but rarelytried on this tide. During their groat lour of the world, the All Blacks experienced no great difficulty in obtaining more than a fair share of the ball for their backs; but m the majority of cases they played against forwards who were packed on the “first up, first down” principle. In recent years their experience has not been quite so happy in Australia, for the reason that our forwards are also specialists in scrum formation, and our extra man in the front row gives us an undoubted advantage in securing possession.

In 1905-7 and 1910 the representative sides of the Dominion experienced groat difficulty in obtaining even a small share of the ball, and as the most brilliant attacking backs are 01301033 unless their forwards can fee 3 them, one wonders why New Zealand continues to play seven forwards against our eight. It is argued that the seven is a quicker heeling and quicker breaking formation, and in the average team there is perhaps something in this contention But where the forwards of an eight-scrum have been carefully coached, and thoroughly understand their work, the ball should never hang in the pack, as it can be heeled quickly enough to suit the most exacting. In the matter of weight, the advantage is always on our side, as an eight scrum will undoubtedly push a seven. On the other hand, the extra back, or wing forward ,s likely to cause trouble by interfering with the opposing half back’s play, but if the back row men of the eight scrum understand their business ho will not do too much damage. In the matter of scrum formation, the advantage is, to my mind, with the eight scrum alvyays though New Zealanders will not have it. At any rate, the experiences of their last two representative sides set them thinking on the subject, and our foiuvards should see to it that they think much more seriously on the subject when their forthcoming tour has ended. Among the extraordinary features of the second test match played between the English team and the Australian representative.® was the fact that the visitors won the match (with 12 points to 7) with the loss of three men. For the last half-hour only 10 men were in the field, and three forwards bullockcd pluckily against six big Australians, and nobody admired the pluck they displayed more than the Australians. At the reception given by the Wellington League to the Englishmen on Wednesday evening, the manager (Mr J. H. Houghton) referred to the policy of non-replacement of injured players. Before he left Home, ho said, ho asked the authorities for a special ruling on the point, so as to have it made perfectly clear what was to be done during the tour. The ruling was that the team must abide by tho rule in force at Home. This is, in effect, that if a man leaves tho field, he leaves it, and no substitution Is allowable. “As far as the present tour is

concerned,” he said, “we shall not, in any circumstances, replace any injured man, even if we finish up with only five.” OTAGO RUGBY UNION. The -weekly meeting of the Otago Rugby Union was held on Monday evening, -and was attended by Messrs Harris (in the chair), White, Dunne, Priest, Stuart, M'Taggart, Brown, Wilson, Morgan, Cavanwgh, Nelson, Sandcs, and Dr Evans. It was decided to grant 2gs to the Maniototo Sub-union, to be devoted to the cost of procuring shields to be competed for by the school teams in the county. The University Football Club intimated its willingness to travel to Oarnaru on July 23 to play a match against North Otago.— Noted. W. Churchill, captain of the Otago Boys’ High School, wrote asking for a bye l tor his Third Grade team, in view of tae annual fixture vffith the Southland Boys’ High School, set down to be played at Invercargill on August 15. —The application was re--1 erred to the Flag Committee. A letter was received from the Marlborough Union, asking if arrangements could bo made for the Otago touring team to extend its tour to Blenheim lor the purpose of meeting a Marlborough fifteen. The northern chib said it was prepared to pay all the expenses of the visiting team from the time it left Wellington until its return there.—lt was agreed to extend the tour as asked, the secretary to wire the Marlborough Union, asking if Tuesday, September 22, would prove a suitable date for the match, and stating that the Otago Union did not ask for any expenses in connection with the visit, seeing that Tuesday was what might be termed an “off day.”

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, July 10. The Council .of the New Zealand Association met to-night, Mr L. White (Canterbury) presiding. The Wellington Association wrote requesting that the balance of the suspension placed on H. Ives last year be removed. It was decided to agree to the request. \ The Wellington Association also requested that the Crouch case be reopened. “We view with supreme dissatisiaction your decision not to reopen this case,” read, the letter. —Mr R. Y. Wall moved that the case be reopened. - Mr Salmon (secretary) moved as an amendment that the matter be referred to an appeal board set up under law 23. The amendment was carried by six votes to two. The Poverty Bay Association forwarded a goalkeeper’s glove, which had been objected to by a referee as dangerous to players. The New Zealand Referees’ Association forwarded the opinion that the glove was quite safe, and it was decided to confirm this opinion. The Poverty Bay Association also submitted the suspension of several players for confirmation, and it was resolved to hold the matter over until the original documents dealing with the incident had been received. The action of the Canterbury Association in postponing the Hawke’s Bay Brown Shield match from June 27 to July 4 was confirmed. The association requested permission to delay the other shield matches, but it was resolved to inform the secretary that the rules demanded that the challengers should be’ played at throe weeks’ intervals. The next match is permitted to be played on August 8. It was decided to ask the Canterbury Association when it proposed to play two challenges after the Wanganui match. The challenge of the Wellington Association for the shield was accepted, and forwarded to Christchurch. • The Rangers’ Club (Christchurch) appealed against a decision of the Canterbury Association, by which a game in which the referee made a mistake was replayed. It was decided to dismiss the appeal, and support the association. Mr L. White was elected chairman of the council for the present season.

RUGBY RULE AMENDED. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Auckland Committee of Management a letter was read from the North Shore Club demanding one-half of the gate proceeds at Saturday’s match (says tho Auckland Star), on the ground that they had completed all arrangements before the league intimated its desire to take over the match, and also protesting against the motion to rescind the recently passed rule, that moneys collected shall go in equal shares to the playing clubs and to the league. Tho letter pointed out that if the rule were rescinded the North Shore Club next season would take over all the liabilities of the Devonport Ground, and retain all the revenue possible to meet those liabilities. The meeting decided to allow the club one-third of the proceeds of the gate, after which Mr Pollock proceeded with his resolution. Several members pointed out that the resolution had been interpreted as allowing the clubs to retain part of the gate proceeds, and eventually the rule was substituted by one so worded as to make it clear that the division only applies to moneys other than gate proceeds. WELLINGTON REFEREES. TROUBLE WITH THE UNION. WELLINGTON, July 15. The trouble between the Wellington Rugby Union and the Wellington Referees Association over the control of the appointment of referees was advanced another stage to-night. At a meeting’ of the latter body some 10 days ago the association practically called its members out on strike unless their request that the union s representative upon the Referee Appointment Board be withdrawn was acceded to. ine union declined, and last Saturday the Rugby games were controlled by volunteer referees, including some members of the association. At a meeting of the association to-night to consider its position a letter was receivc<l from tb© Rugby Union, stating that it regretted very much the attifcude the association assumed, but it could not see its way to depart from the previous stand it had adopted in declining to ask its representative to withdraw from the Appointment Board. After consideration of the letter the association resolved that it should go into vacation for the time being, and if occasion arose tho members could be called together again. Opinions were expressed that the Rugbv Union could not carry on for a month, without tho assistance of the association.

MANIOTOTO SUB-UNION. The following shows the position of the teams competing for the county premiershin. u , a S’ js G r/j tfl £* £' C -M* § ,S ** .go o 2 '3 o » p, ? O h Hanfurlv 6 4 1 1 53 22 9 Nasebv" 6 3 1 2 34 15 8 Strath-Taiori ... 7 3 3 1 46 35 7 Matakanui ... 5 22 1 35 20 6 Patearoa 6 0 6 0 15 76 0 Strath-Taiori defeated Malakanui at Middlemarch on Saturday by 6 points to 5. The game was a fast forward one, and evenly conicsted. Fisher drop-kicked a beautiful goal from about half-way, and a try was scored by Middlemarch just on the call of time, whilst Reid scored and Huddleston converted a try for Matakanui. Mr R. Allison was referee. The match of the season was played at Ranfurly 'on Saturday, when NaScby and Ranfurly met. Considerable interest centred in the match, as its result to a certain extent affected the premiership. There was an exceptionally large crowd of spectators present, and the game was played under perfect conditions as to weather and ground. In the first spell nothing sensational happened, both teams playing the “safe game,” and the spell ended with no score. Some splendid football was witnessed in the second half, and the ball travelled from one end of the ground to the other. From a free-kick, Helm, for Ranfurly, kicked a fine goal. Naseby backs tossed the ball about in good style, and endeavoured to get Norrie away on the wing, but each time either a bad pass was given or it was missed. Near the close of the game Kearney (Ranfurly) intercepted a pass and raced up the field. Ho passed to Dougherty, and thence the ball went to Holm, on to Bleach,' and finally to Shaw, who ran in unopposed. Them was no further score, and the game ended: Ranfurly 6 points, Naseby nil. Mr R. Haig controlled the game , In the Schools’ Shield match Ranfurly defeated Naseby boys by 20 points to nil. Naseby boys played three short.

SATURDAY’S MATCHES. FIRST GRADE. University v. Zingabi. Otago University on Saturday gave one more of those bright exhibitions of Rugby football which the public of Dunedin has come to look to them, as a matter of course, to provide. In the first spell, and well on into the second the play was fine and open, but in the concluding stages the Blues had the Colours penned on their line, and the play was closer. Though University tried the experiment of playing four three-quar-ters, this arrangement was not strictly adhered to, Childs, in the second half, going up whenever required to the position of outside five-eighth. It is worthy of remark that all the five tries scored were converted. The ground was again very heavy, and but for this fact an even faster game would have been witnessed by the very big crowd of people present. University 15 points. Zingari 10 points. Mr J. King was referee. Union v. Pirates. The North Ground was fearfully sloppy for the above match, and as a result the game was mostly, forward, although the Pirates put in some creditable back play. Union ... 8 points. Pirates .'. ... 3 points. ’ Mr A, Wallace was referee. Southern v. Dunedin. Southern and Dunedin met at Tahuna Park, which was in good order. For (Southern, Williams, Brown, Andrews, Geary, and Atkinson played well, as did Denham, Driscoll, Gossage, Pearson, Skinner, and Woods for Dunedin. Casey was absent, and T. Sheehan, Leith, and Tillyshort filled places in the Southern team. Mr Facer was referee. Southern 6 points. Dunedin 3 points. Port Chalmers v. Alhambra. A fairly interesting contest took place between Port Chalmers and Alhambra at Ravonsbourne. There was nothing of outstanding merit about the play at any time, however, and combination was conspicuously lacking. Alhambra showed the better form, of the two teams, and really should have won handsomely if they had shown more skill and dash in taking advantage of many opportunities they received. But, though they attacked repeatedly, especially during the second spell, they were at all times unable to make the final spurt that would have brought their efforts to fruition. Potted goals are generally regarded as being more or less in the nature of “flukes,” and Port Chalmers might be said to be lucky, on the whole of the play, to have left the field victors, though Driver’s “pot” was an excellent effort, and deserved to succeed. Port Chalmers 4 points. Alhambra ... 3 points. Mr B. Watson was the referee. SECOND GRADE. ■Southern boat Taieri Rovers by 27 points to nil. Tries were scored by MXeod (2), Bain (2), Irvine, and Rusbateh. M'Auley converted two tries and kicked a penalty goal, and Irvine converted a try. Ravensbourne, 5 points (one try and a penalty goal) defeated University A, nil. Pirates defeated Kaikorai by 14 points to 8, after a fast and exciting game. Tries were scored for Pirates by Holmes (2), Fairmaid, and Lomas, one of which Clark converted. Kaikorai scored two trios and converted one. Zingari-Richmond defeated Union by 21 points to nil. THIRD GRADE. Dunedin defeated Union by 6 points to nil. Hoff and Butcher scored for Dunedin. Southern 17 beat Kaikorai 3. Pirates defeated Alhambra by 8 points, to 3. A try was scored by Rallingshaw, and converted by Reid, who also kicked a penalty goal. Zingari-Richmond won from University by default. FOURTH GRADE. Zingari-Richmond defeated Southern B by 15 points to nil. OTHER MATCHES. Waikouaiti v. Palmerston. —The fourth match of the present series between the Waikouaiti and Palmerston First Fifteens was played at Waikouaiti on (Saturday afternoon in tho presence of a large number of interested spectators. The game resulted in a win for Waikouaiti by 3 points (a try by A. Maxwell) to nil. Mr R. Heron, of Dunedin, controlled tho game*.

Waikouaiti v. Moeraki.—The Waikouaiti and Moeraki Second Grade teams met for the first time this season on Wednesday last, at Waikouaiti, the match resulting in a win for the local team by 11 points to nil. Tries were scored by Wood, Fry, and Groves, only one try being converted. The Waikouaiti Second Fifteen is now in a leading position in the District Banner competition, having secured three wins and one draw. Ranfurly and Naseby met at Ranfurly on Saturday, the former team winning by 6 points to 3. MATCHES IN OTHER CENTRES. AUCKLAND, July 12. The results of Saturday’s football matches are as follows: —University beat Ponsonby by 14' points to nil; City beat College Rifles by 16 points to* 8. University has finished its matches and must finish at least equal with City, which has yet one fairly hard match to play. The championship points arc: University, played nine matches, 14 points; City, eight matches, 12 points; Ponsonby, eight matches, 9 points; klanst Bros., eight matches, 7 points, College Rifles, eight matches, 4 points. WELLINGTON, July 12. Rain spoiled outdoor games on Saturday. Rugby results: —Athletic beat Poneke by 6 points to 3; Wellington beat St. John’s by 13 points to nil; Petone beat University by 22 points to nil; Melrose beat Oriental by 4. points toj3WESTPORT, July 11. Buffer played , its first representative match of the 'season to-day, defeating Inangahua by 34 points to nil. Green, who was picked for the “ All Blacks ” tour in Australia, but was unable to make the 'trip, was in great form, most of the tries coming from passing rushes initiated by him. CHRISTCHURCH June 11. To-day’s games resulted : —Christchurch (9 points) beat Merivale (6 points); Old Boys (6 points) beat. Linwood (3 points); University (6 points) lied with Albion (6 points); Sydenham (12 points) beat Manst Bros. (11 points).