FOOTBALL

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16611, 21 August 1918, Page 7

FOOTBALL

* ... °f SCHOOLS COMPETniON. -c a Z3 ro The play-off between. Marist f and lie Main in the town sect-ourof tho primas ary sdaoofs compewtion took piace- ac rs Anzac Square yesterday afternoon, :n splendid weather, and before a large a and vociferous attendance. The "gam» 10 was figaiu of an intensely exaJtinj; n * nature, more strenuous if not quite to to fast as the two preceding je once again a draw w.as tlie outcome. This result must be unioue in competition football in Soutb Canterbury. ~ Tho game was played in four spells, in the first of which. Marist had somewhat the better of the game, and from a penalty against Main r -i- picking, out of tlie scrum Dickie placed a Sv»l. ,e giving Marist a lead of 3 points atlfirst ** chan«re of ends. Tn tlie second tmari- ier Main were predominant, and in a It fine loose rush three of their forwards jf crossed tho line and scored in a good 11 position. At half time the score -was 3—3. In' tlie reroainiro* spells ulay was very keen, and each side made determined efforts. A Marist fontard lost a fine scorin«- chance in the third snell. and Main allowed a shot from a freo to be charged down in the fourth, and time was called — :i, ~ the totals If unchanged. The ro-ula'«- will take » J place at the Athletic Grounds on ib Thursday at 3.55 p.in. it The Star v. Hij»h School match io!l morrow will start at 2.4-5 p.m. fliarp. ~ The following arc tlte rererees a?«j pointed for tho senior games tomorrow:—Temuka v. Zincari. Mr A. J H. Clemens; Star v. High School, Mr ? H. Eraser, o