FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13678, 21 August 1908, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

ASSOCIATION CARNIVAL. Press Associa.tion-Bv Telegraph-Copyright MELBOURNE, August-20..,,' At the football carnival Tasmania <lefeated. Queensland by 22 goals, and ,22 beliinds, to 2 goals and 2 behinds. WIN FOR BRITAIN.. SYDNEY, August 20. The BritisH jfontballers visited Newcastle and defeated the Northern Rugby Union tea.ni by 42 1o nil. The local'play* ers were completely outclassed. • TARANAIvI BEAT WELLINGTONPer Frees Association. ':■ NEW PLYMOUTH, August 20. The Taranaki- Wellington match was played! to-day under somewhat advents weather conditions. The ground w.ib a trifle heavy, and occasional showers fell during the first spell. Tlio game ended in a victory for Taranaki by 15 joints ita nil. Throughout Taranaki had the_ upper hand due in a. great extent the , accurate fielding, line and centre, kicking of the local backs, who despite a wot ball 'never failed to field the ball or misplaced a kick. In this respect the Wellington backs were inferior, but. much missed the services of Roberts, who was incapacitated.' The local forwards played a superior game in the loose dribbling, and following in s. line style, although in close and line out/ play Wellington had the advantage. The local line, however, was never after the first five minutes' seriously endangered, and the full back was pever called :on .fr» take a man. In the first. spell Mynofb scored, Cameron goaling and the ■'spell ended 5 ifo nil. In the second half Wellington was almost continually on the defence. Tries were scored by O',Sullivan and Cameron, and Dive potted a goall Mr Bassett, of Wanganui, was referee... GAMES IN TIMARU. . The junior and third grade competitions were resumed and advanced a stage ytvJterday afternoon, and a match' between Celtic, the'winners of the fourth grade, and the Southern - Cross third: grade ' B team (Ashburton) was also played.*- Tile following are results: — Celtic v. Southern Cross 1 ' (Mr ■J. o'Leary, referee). This game was rplayed'on No. 1 Athletic Ground; it was nob con--spicuoUK for either good or fast play, : es- ■ pecially as far as the visitors were concerned, they being outclassed throughout'. In the first spell Crimmins scored - a .try, and-the same player and D. Allan,. Mulcaliy, O'Brien and' Jubb made' tries 'in the second spell, but, owing to the strong wind prevailing, none were converted. The game thus ended: Celtic 18, Southern Cross 0. ' * JUNIORS. Star v. Temuka (Mr J. Thomson; referee). These teams met at the Atliietic Grounds and fought out a hard battle. In the first spell there was some tight play, Star having on the whole' a decided advantage, but 'the Temuka defence was: too good to. allotf of any score being, made. Temuka played better in the second spell, and at one time had their opponents -jammed back on the line. Star, however, broke away, and shifted play forward'for a time, but towards; the conclusion of the game were being pressed back. '. Just-in. the last minute W. Spillane secured penalty goal, making Temulia the' Victoria ■ by 3 points to nil. Zingari v. Pleasant Point (Mr -..Halstead, referee). This game was v played: at Pleasant Point on a wet arid , heavy ground, which spoilt any , chance for ".a good back game. , In the.forward division < the teams were evenly matched' and... at times play was fast. For Zingari Darroch secured a penalty goal and He'ggarty, making a pretty run arid dodging, several backrankers, scored a tay, which Darroch failed to convert. Besides these two players Moore, Maslin, McWhirter and Mitchell showed up well, .also Thomas, Booth and Coles on the : Point side. The final score was—-Zingari. 6,;; Point nil. . ' THIRD GRADE. • v Celtic v. High School, (Mr T. Jordan, i;efereg). Played oh. No. 2 f Athletic 'Ground This game was notable iii several : respects; it, proved a d-scisive defeat for Hjgh School, who, however, more than, lielti their own in the first, spell, in which tic failed to score: the number of "''free kicks was extraordinary, -numbering 37 given by Celtic and 7 given* by High School; and' some Bpectatftfe* oil "tlie, line audibly expi-ess,ed their . displeasure; with the referee, who;' htt\^BVP^'OlT(ly^'Sid, his duty arid gave 'lio 'for' cetisurk. One player, was ordered off ftil- alleged 'tripuing. For Celtic, Wade, Leigh' and O'Rane made tries, one of which' : was converted by the last-named player';: and Valentine, in the first spell, kicked a' goal from a mark. The game ended:' Celtic: 14, High School 3. ' 1 .-. SCHOOLS' COMPETITION". The schools' competitions have How closed and the following tables" give the: results in the senior and junior grades:— Senior —(James played, Marist 7, Main 7; won 6 and 5 respectively lost 1 and 2; points for, 72 and 74; points against, 17 and 12; competition points, 12 and 10. ■' • Junior—Games' played, Main 6, Marist 6, Waima.taittii 5; wbn, 6," 3 and one. respectively; lost 0, 2 and 3; drawn, 0, 1 and i: points fo"r, 77 ~42 and ,28 points against, 11, 14' and 33; competition points, 12,. 7 and 3. < The boys finish their season to-morrow with the annual tournament'; and sis 24 teams have entered, a good day's sport should result. ■ - v* . '