IRELAND WINS THE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 4, 22 May 1896, Page 2

IRELAND WINS THE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

By 'efeating Wales at Dublin on March 14, Ireland won the International Championship for the season 1895-6, The following is a summary of the matches : — Jan 4, at Blackheath— England beat Waleß by 25 points (2 goals 5 tries) to nil. Jan 25, at Cardiff —Wales beat Scotland by 6 points (2 tries) to nil. Feb 1, at Leeds— lreland beat England by 10 points (2 goals) to 4 points (1 goal) . Feb 15, at Dublin— lreland and Scotland drew ; no score. March 14, at Dublin— lreland beat Wales by 8 points (1 goal 1 try) to 4 points (1 goal), March 14, at Glasgow — Scotland beat England by 11 points (1 goal 2 tries) to nil. SUMMABY 07 RESULTS. Score. i *— — > For. Agst. Won. Dn. Lost. Pts. G, T. Ptf. G. T. Pts. Ireland 2 1 0 531 18 208 Scotland 1 1 1 312 11 026 England 1 0 2 2 3 5 29 3 221 Wales 1 0 2 212 10 36 33

Judge Pryor, of the Now York Divorce Court, in concladingja month's experience, remarked :— " It is a singular thing that of more th n 45 divorce cases I have tried this term in not a single instance waa one of tbe parties concerned Irish. I would not have taken note gi this fact were it not that almost every nationality except the Irish has been represented on one Hide or the ether in these cases. Tbere must bd some controlling influence. This month's record is a great credit to the lash."