FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 90, 15 June 1925, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE LEAGUE GAME. Christchurch, June 14. At a preliminary to the selection of the New Zealand League team tor Australia, Canterbury played a combined Otago and West Coast team at Monica Park, which attracted a very large attendance. The combined team won by 12 points to 3 after a fast and exciting game. INTERPROVINCIAL RUGBY. Nelson, June 14. i defeated Marlborough by . points to 8. PLAY IN THE CITIES. Auckland. —Ponsonby 17 beat Grammar 15; Grafton 13 beat Marists nil; University 5 beat College Rifles 3; Newton 8 beat King's 6; Shore 8 beat Manukau 5 .

Wellington.—Poneke 14 v. Old Boys 13 (a very strenuous game, Poneke effecting a surprise; L. Wilson was ordered off the field for striking a player): Marist 4 v. Athletic 3; Petone 18 v. ’Varsity 14; Berharapore 17 v. Wellington 0; Oriental 19 v. Selwyn 0. i : Dunedin —Alhambra 0 v. Zingari 0; ’Varsity A 14 v. Taieri 5; Kaikorai A 5 v. Dunedin 3; Southern 34 v. ’Varsity B 3; Pirates 33 v. Union i). , ' \ , Christchurch.—Only senior Rugby matches wore played on Saturday ai Lancaster Park. Meriyale heat Old Boys 3 to nil; Christchurch 6 v. ’Varsity 0; Albion 19 v. North Canterbury 0. Lawton (the Australian Rhodes scholar), who was a prominent player in Australia and England, played a great game with Albion. MATCHES NEXT SATURDAY. Owing to there being no matches set down tor New Plymouth next Saturday and three for Saturday, July 4, it has been decided to transpose the fixtures in Group II for those Saturdays. Next Saturday, therefore, the matches in Group II will be as follows; — - • Old Bays y. Opunake, at New Plymouth. ’! Star v. Elthara, at New Plymouth. Stratford v. Kaponga, at Stratford. - SOCCER IN AUSTRALIA. Sydney, June .14. The English’ “Soccer” team defeated Northern Districts at New castle by six goals (,o nil in the presence of a very big and demonstrative iCrq>vd. Hundreds of spectators rushed the ground,.twhich the police were unable to clear, and the players had to push their way through. The

1 crowd at one point had so far en- j croacbed on the playing area that the visitors refused to continue until the touch-line was cleared. r lhe I pressure of the spectators nas so ! dense that the players did not venture to leave the field at half-time, when the score was four to nil.