FOOTBALL

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16822, 30 May 1919, Page 11

FOOTBALL

YESTERDAY'S GAMES, •- The several football matches yesten -" day were well attended, despite thft * cold weather, and keen interest was*;, evinced in the play.

SENIOR GAMES. OLD BOYS v. ZINGARL " ' < The most interesting game, of *the»season was played on No. 1 Athletioy .Grounds, when Zingari met Old Boys. "- Zingari kicked ofE with a cross wind; slightly in their favour. Forward playr followed inside Old Boys' 25, and the! defence being weak, a loose rush ended? in Zingari's favour. The kick failed. C Old Boys rallied hut were forced severally. times before half time. * Immediately after half -time, for Zingari, scored from a cross iriclS* close to touch line. The try was notS converted. The play then opened upS .and the ball was ...kept moving. JFrom aif. loose rush Nicholls secured .and; scofedC near the touch loie for 01d.Boys.Thes kick failed. Play centred round half:;:; way, attack and defence on both sides S being keen. Offside play by Zingari V resulted in Scott converting from mid- jfield. The scores were now even —6 all.; East open play followed, Zingari beingr pressed. From a scrum Old 80y5,;,a..splendid resulted in. Nicholls scoring after a' good run; -The "kick-failed, : -leavingthe score—Old Boys 9, Zingari-6. - - ' Play was still going strong whentimtf ' : was sounded. Mi- Fraser was referee. ' GERALDLNE v. CELTIC. This'match was played at Geraldino : yesterday and after a pretty strenuous ; game resulted.-in a victory for the home, team by 9—Q. In the first spel ; W. Quirk secured a try for GeraldinA '•. but this was not converted; and for tht >■;• Celtic team J. Kane narrowly missel;; a penalty goal, but only a "postevf i resulted. * In the second spell Geraldine ha<j -"" their work cut out once or twice, bia." speedily relieved, and tries wer« :. obtained by L. Turner and J. Brenton v but neither was converted. For th* >' home team good work was done b£- '- Burdon, Brenton, Turner,. Anderson/Frank Kennedy, Spillane, Billinghaifc \ and Gatilter, and for Celtic by W. an&'.J P. Houlihan, and others. * -J TEMUKA v. STAR.' ;;/ Star met Temuka on the latter'? f grounds, and as was expected a very -i fast game resulted. From the kick-ofl * both, teams got down to,nard work and J Star backs were showing, -good They made two , fine passing rushes in ~ which every man-handled the hall and."; the team had hard-luck in not scoring. -• The play was very fast and went frion* ]. one end of the field to the other, f Temuka forwards were.a heavy, packi * and usually had thfe advantage on the . line-outs. Just before half-time wav A called Temuka scored twice in succes- - sion, giving them a lead of sis point* at half time.

On resuming Star made a big effort to equalise, but Temuka kept them out. ' T At this stage a Temuka player got offiT ',. side and Cooke kicked a fine goal foi Star. ..This, put new heart into Statf * and, some very fine play resulted, but good play by Temuka gave them an-, other try which Scott converted. Jus* on time Star scored .and. Logan ooni verted.-""The* game "ended Temuka 11, " Star 8. Temuka's win puts them in the lead in the competition.

■-■ ■■■•r -- ■— JUNIOR. ~-^ i -'-- - ~;f Zingari met Old Boys and won by a big margin. Mr Harley was referee. Temuka Juniors played Star on No* " 2 Athletio Grounds. A very even 'gamaC' resulted, neither team . scoring. M*Deans was referee. THIRD GRADE. h

Zingari played Geraldine oa tha ' Caledonian. Grounds. Tke home proved winners by 19 to 0, after aa\ easy game. Mr Bracefield was referee* " High. School A. beat High School B„ - by 8. points to 3. .'"''For the A. teanv Irwin scored and Berry converted, an<s- vi Berry kicked a penalty goal. Foe tha'? B. team Allan scored. Referee, MrJ : Malthus.

-iN r Z. .RUGBY .. _.£s' AMENDMENTS OF RULES. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 29.. „ At the annual meeting of the Kew Zealand Rugby' Union to-hight, the secretary reported that he had communicated with the English Union regarding the laws of the hut had received no reply. Mr Ofalson (Auckland.) then moved to amend Rule 2 by substituting the words, "but may make such modifications as may be deemed desirable iij the interests of the game . . .' as fron("'" time to time fixed by that body." A ■--■ lengthy discussion took place on the? question whether the carrying of the - motion would mean severance from tha. English Union. Eventually the mo- . tion was lost by 20 votes to 24. .? Proposed amendments t*> the laws ~ were then considered. - .rA motion to abolish the wing for*.. ward was carried by 23 votes to 21.:, .- A proposal that free kicks and kicki?? at goal from penalties and. triea -■ should be absolutely free from charge'' was defeated on the casting vote of the chairman. / J It was unanimously agreed that thV : referee should be allowed to put the : ball into the scnim. -r." A motion providing for mbdificatibii't of the law governing kicking into toucßijf otherwise than from a kick-off or drop-'. out was lost. A proposal that the advantage rule ?j should apply to "line-out play' waa " adopted." ~ v ' " * Mr Ohlson moved that delegate?,.!' should be asked to bring before thei(-l unions the agreed upon with a view to having them" adopted in their local fixtures. The chairman explained that before « the amendments' could be approved' finally for all] competitions they would' ' have to receive the approval;-of the ( English Union. --?.- s * An amendment that before the alteis" ations agreed to were played .-tliey should receive the assent of the English Union was. rejected by 24 votes tc --■ 19. ■ '.' . */

A further amendment that Ihe recommendations be not put into force until 1920 was also lost. ', - ' Mr Ohlson's motion was then carried on the voices. . ''