FOOTBALL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5963, 24 July 1912, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

J IBILBE v. coronation. The Coronation (Beaumont) ami Jubilee (Blue Spur) Clubs play d a flag fixture on Glasgow Park, Lawrence, on Saturday afternoon. Though the weather was line the ground was still in a sloppy condition, particularly at the south west corner which made Hip bull g'.easy mid diflicult to handle. .Jubilee was without the services of some of their usual players (no tab k- It. SutherlaivcJ) and their team was therefore considerably below its norma) strength. The game was not conspicuous for anything brilliant in football, the Coronation team, with a few exceptions, consisting mainly of players who are new to the game. On the whole, however, they played a good clean game and succeeded in extending their opponents (who won by 3pts) very fairly indeed. Towards Hie end of the first spell Bryant succeeded fneni a .scramble on Coronation's line in getting over, but the kick at goal, a fairly easy one, failed. In the second Bpell play was fairly eVen, both sides having on several occasions to defend their line, but no scores, resulted, and when the whistle 'blew the score~ was, •Jubilee 3, Coronation 0. Mr <G. Smith verv capably acted as referee.

SOUTH TUAPEKA SUTHTNJON. A meeting of the' South Tuapeka Sub-union was held on July •2Uth. Present—Messrs J. Bryant (chairman) 0. MeK. Miller, G. V. Smith, G. S, Dick, C. Borthwicb, E, Orabbe, J. Sutherland a »d N. A. Whiting. Messrs Miller and Smith (Lawrence's and P. Brcvwn (Waitahuna) were appointed to select a South Tuapeka team to meet North Tuapeka and Otago touring team. The, matter of Beaumont's appeal was ther, dealt with. After h-..ari-:iir the referee's and Coronation delegate's evidenco the meeting decided to uphold the referee's decision. The matches which had to be postponed owing to weather conditions were fixed as follows :—Star and Coronation, July 31st ; Coronation and Waitahuna August 10th ; Star and Waitahuna a* Wait-alma August 17th.

A letter was ireceived from secretavv O.R.F.U. advising, that the Otago touring team would meet the South Tuapeka tea/m at Lawrence on Septaml»er sth. It was decided to approach the Retailers' Association with a view to altering the halfholiday from Wednesday, 4th Septenv ber, to Thursday, sth.

Football enthusiasts are reminded- of the match Waitahuna v. Star to be played -at Glasgow Park this afternoon *"

Following is the result of the firstgrade Rugby matches played in Dunedin on Saturday: University 9, Zingari 8 ; Kaikorai 3, Alhaimbra 0 ; Southern 7, Drmedin 0 ; Union 14, Pirates 6 ; Port Chalmers 9, Taieri Rovers 3.

Southern and University are in the lead for the banner, each of these clubs havingi twenty points to their credit. Zingari comes next -with 17.