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Otago Witness, Issue 3994, 30 September 1930, Page 22

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son, S. Knight, J. Fletcher, G. Marston, and A. M'Gregqr. The following are the results:—• SENIORS. First Round.

Kaikorai 5 beat University 3. Byes: Zingari-Richmond, Dunedin, Pirates, Union, Alhambra, Taierij Southern. '

Second Round. Zingari-Richmond 3 beat Dunedin nil. Pirates 13 beat Kaikorai nil. Alhambra 9 beat Union nil. Southern 3 beat Taieri nil.

Semi-Final.

Zingari-Richmond 2 beat Pirates 3, Southern 3 beat Alhambra nil! Final.

Zingari-Richmond (L. Heazlewood, A, Proctor, R. Caradus, E. Cranefield, M. Cassidy, J. Morrison, and E. W. Proctor) 10.

Southern (V. Cavanagh), J. Here, L, Niven, E. Bolton, R. Sutherland, H, Smith, and J. Casey) nil. The game was strenuously contested, the first spell ending without score. In the second spell, after a short passing bout, Caradus beat a defender cleverly, and made a good run to score at the corner. Heazlewood converted with a beautiful kick. Shortly afterwards Morrison dribbled the ball half the length of the field, and finished off a, fine effort by scoring behind the posts, Heazlewood again converted. JUNIORS. First Round. Port Chalmers C beat Zingari-Riclu mond 3. High School C beat Training College nil. z . ' Southern 9 beat Dunedin nil. Alhambra 3 beat Taieri nil. Byes: Pirates, Ravensbourne, Union, and Kaikorai. Second Round. Pirates 8 beat Ravensbourne 5. High School 13 beat Port Chalmers nil. Southern <S beat Alhambra nil. Kaikorai 8 beat Union nil. Semi-Final. High School 5 beat Pirates 3. Southern 11 beat Kaikorai 5. Final. High School (Martin, Henderson, R, G. Jolly, Herbert, Rae, Walker, anj Ritchie) nil. Southern (H. Simon, R. Inglis, H, Chooquee, C. Fraser, R. Strang, K. Miller, and R. Wilson)' nil. The game provided the hardest struggle of the day. In view of the state of the ground spectacular play was out of the question, but the determination . and strong defence of the players made the contest intensely interesting. Time was called with no score, and further time had to be allowed. So long did the struggle continue that finally the players were called off the field, and tlfe match declared a draw. : RUNNING EVENTS. SENIOR RELAY RACE. High School (R. Jolly, Maskill, Herbert, and Henderson) 1 University (Peacock, Thomas, Smith, and Somerville) .. .. 2 Southern (Casey, Wilson, Benny, and Smith) *. 3 There were nine entries, High School winning comfortably. JUNIOR RELAY RACE. High School (Botting, Marshall, Stark, and Kaye) .. .. .. .. ... 1 Pirates (Markham, Marshall, Lumsden, and Pullain) 2 M'Glashan 3 There were six entries. FOOTBALLERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. Steven (Taieri) 1 Walker (Pirates) .. 2 Valk (Dunedin) 3 The distance was 110 yards, each competitor carrying a football. In a great finish Steven won by inches in 13 l-ssec. There were five''starters, clubs being allowed only one entry. CHURCH SERVICE. PARADE OF PAST AND PRESENT PLAYERS. The final function in connection with the jubilee celebrations was held on Sunday when past and present .players took part in a church parade at the Town Hall. The procession was formed up at the Queen’s Gardens in column of clubs, and after the president (Mr H. Harris) had laid a wreath on the Soldiers’ Memorial the procession moved on to the Town Hall. The past and present players occupied the front pews iu the body of the hall, and the standards bearing the various club colours were ranged along the platform on which the officiating clergy were accommodated. The Ven. Archdeacon Fitchett, himself an old player, delivered the address. and he was assisted in the devotional exercises by the Rev. R. G. M’Dowall. M.A., who won his Rugby blue at Otago University, and the Rev Albert Mead. M.A. Dr V. E. Galway presided at the organ, and the singing was Jed by members of the Royal Dunedin Male Choir. THE SERVICE. '-The service commenced with the singing of “ O God, Our Help in Ages Past,” after which the Rev. A. Mead led the assembly in prayer. “The Old 100th” was then sung, and the Rev. R, G. M'Dowall read the beautiful 13th chapter of the first epistle of Paul to the Corinthians. The singing of “ Fight the Good Fight” preceded the address. Archdeacon Fitchett based a brief address on the text, “ Perfect love casteth out fear” (1 John's, 18). He said that it was not so very long ago that most

people would have seen something inconguous in a combination of football and religion. There would have appeared to be no connection with the tumult and excitement of a Saturday afternoon football match and the solemnity of a religious service. It was a sign of our times, however, that such incompatibility was no longer recognised, and he felt that they would all agree that there had been no foundation or reason for the old idea. Football and religion were by no means hopelessly estranged. There were many things common to both. In the first place it could be said of all footballers that they played the game for the love of it. The same motive was, or should be, behind a man’s acceptance of •the Christian religion. There was a time when the Church sought to compel attention and allegiance by stressing the terrors of a material hell, but the New Testament supplied an altogether different foundation for religion—a foundation of love —love of things pure and holy. It was the perfect love that cast out fear that should be the motive of religion. In the same way it was love of football that kept the game alive. That same love must do more, howdver. It must keep the game pure and undefiled. Another common point about football and religion was the fact that both were governed by a great many laws. Many people had the idea that religion cramped their lives and restricted their pleasures because there were* such a lot of rules to be followed. That was, a very poor reason for shunning religion. He suggested that if a stranger to Rugby football picked up a book of the rules he would be frightened .off the game in the same way if he looked at the hundreds of rules of football in that light. The footballer, when he took the field, was not concerned with what he might not do, but with what he could do. It should be the same with religion. Laws in both religion and football were necessary as a result of transgressions. If there were no sin there would be no laws to govern life, and in the same if there were no infringements on the football field there would be no penalties. The spirit of football was not far removed from the spirit of religion, and he could give just that one message. If, at, the end of their sojourn here, they could honestly say that their lives had been lived'as a good game of-football should be played, they would not be far short of “ the mark of the high calling of God.”

The congregation then sang “ Onward, Christian Soldiers,” and a hymn dedicated to absent friends. Dr Galway Slayed a voluntary between the two ymns, during which a collection was taken up for city orphanages.

The pronouncement of the benediction was followed by the singing of the National Anthem.