FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13995, 2 September 1909, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

_ v . 'lh:' DISPUTE WITH THE UNION. P*« A»ociation-By Telegraph-Copyright : . LONDON, August 31. J .;.Hr A. Henderson, chairman of* the Labour pariy,lias proposed arbitration connection with thelootball dispute, players" =and • the Union. welcomes* -jfhe suggestion, |v..Jjbut' the Association declines;, consider&L~injg..it- too' late. ' " t EASILY""BEATEN. . PerPreas Association. - DCNEDIN, Sept, ,1. Metropolitan fjf-iMm' and Sydney was play-, and. resnltea jin a win 'for" concerted),,to 3 points - -f. ~Jz : ; B v. MAC>KBNZIE. jaui'was falling- wlien the iiof >th» :: B feam lelt (or it-w%s-Jwal't'T'hesitation' tliat.'*f»c- - iwl not Jnuch wa»>vi.iccd ; wh« A- the Ten«»ik» 11 jilin ib*! trim INRt) hiil—l to. piitiii an ;that i»an» oL the een< wo «r j , .-f rom Bd'l"tfsury kni. tint it - -to stop - Uiem; -was alcnethe 1 carrying-out of .the . ewas -reached nrth but. le^number Driiu*ir<.Te»*ilc tho-field wUh'a m'xed, tifa'iki ' tnnlr rnrri" - little, nrplayers .together, bat arrived, and' the teams ltflJll-Nk Mndi less n a*;FaiHie than Awrn< oecaainal show-' borttbe day'tfoporous poandpreventeditfrom■« aa» wa« Dot > itifie: order; ;SouthiCang.two; backs short.Vmakand most' ■kfWaadane.by Maduih nrad bette.'tW.their i iMd', the advantage Os gam. ic&d* fiom-thenorthr Canterbury's territory. twov'ineffeetßal^attempts Ter; v *lieln» and "drew; the ;home~team, his shot feiEWjW the score. A fayVHouaton bonnced in•:Macken»«2,V and- a m from, lihefontawried comer. . ; • Mton 1 ., Bdn ffoni a long throw) bis ;way.orermidway' belli aad the corner. T. ted- a nice goal, and the S. Their : advantage was ryj aa Manaton snapped Hside and outpaced the Green Tearqnard. .- A not. cmnrerted,. and Iht> esumedthe Jead —6t05.; • spell wsjr dnefly occn-

pied by kicking and line-outs, and at lialf-tiine t&aelww not'much to choose between the sides. Fitsgerald mvie a goad attempt at goal from a penalty." 'After the change of ends the Greens got to work quickly, and looked as if. they were determined to score.' Noth-, ing came of their effort, and some Jbig kicks by Rutherford well followed by the? speedy mennof the hoipe ieain drove South 'Canter bury into their' 25, and after some tight play near tliegoal P. O'Connor packed up' and acored alongsido the posts.: Rutherford missed aneasy: place. 9—5. South Canterbury livened up again, and good forwara rushes carried them' -into • Mackenaie's ground. The weakness of the back division -enabled-,, Mackensie : to work out again, : and things very'warm for the visitors. Mariaton mined a,score on two/occasions by a; narrow margin, and two-or three times the ball. was held up - right on the South Canterbury line. play seesawed up and down.fori a'time, somp ;good: 1 imtividuaitdasnei. being- made>by the Greens, -but. near* the' call/of "Mackenzie returned to the attack and ■a smart --throw in enabled: McKay.to get another try in the corner. Rutherford could not '.enhance and -the whistle -sounded 1 with the. score—Mackenzie 12, B team 5. Mr Hassall was referee.

The first of the three representative -games 'arranged for this season will be *played at tne Athletic Grounds this - between South Canterbury ! and Ashburton County.' At time -of writing the weather. promised to he -fine,' and though .the ground is. likely 'to-'oe -a bit-'soft,, if no further- rain • falls a-good game sliould be witnessed.? Play*- must no later than 2.15, and membersvofj 'the tesm be', ready before f Msyo iS :nni able totplay for .South and L ■ Hardie has . 'been added "to. tlie lisr of .The the fifteen be filled this' afternoon.