ITEMS OF SPORT

New Zealand Tablet, 26 June 1913, Page 29

ITEMS OF SPORT

■ FOOTBALL. ; ' The ■ senior ■ matches in Invercargill on Saturday resulted as follow: (6 points) beat'Winton (3 points), Invercargill (3 points) beat Waikiwi (nil), and Star (19 ,points) beat Southern (nil), : ; Saturday's games- in Wellington were -played in dull but fine weather. The results were: —Athletic ; (8 points) beat : Victoria College (nil), Oriental (6 points) beat St. James (3 points), Petone (19 points) beat Poneke (nil), and Wellington (5 points) . beat Melrose (nil). , The following are the results of Saturday’s senior matches in ’ Christchurch: —Albion (6 points) beat Christchurch (nil), Canterbury College (11 points) beat Marist Brothers (5 points), Sydenham (9 points) beat Merivale (8 points), and Old Boys (6 points) beat Linwood (5 points) . About 3000 people witnessed the Association football match between Otago and Wellington for the Brown Shield at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, on Saturday. A good game resulted in Wellington, the holders of the shield, just averting defeat by the Otago challengers, each side scoring two goals. The first round of the senior Rugby flag competition, which concluded on Saturday in Dunedin, was marked by a keen struggle for supremacy between the leading teams, Zingari-Richmond and Kaikorai. The match was played on the Caledonian Ground in the • presence of some 3000 spectators, who were treated to a rare exhibition of football in its best and most exciting phases. The result was that Zingari-Richmond scored 9 points to 8 by their opponents. University met Port Chalmers at Carisbrook, and defeated .the Port team by 6 points to 3. Alhambra defeated Union by 9 points to 3, and Dunedin went down before Pirates by 9 points to 3. In Association football in Dunedin Northern A met Christian Brothers at Culling Park, a well contested game being the result. About the middle of the first spell Northern secured a goal, which was the only one scored during the match. High School . Old Boys drew with Roslyn-Wakari-4 goals each ; Ravensbourne 1 defeated Northern B by 3 goals to 1; Kaitangata.beat Mornington A, the score being 3 goals to 1 ; and Maori Hill had to lower their colors to Mornington B, the latter scoring 7 goals to 1 by the former. In the third grade, Christian Brothers A (3 goals) defeated High School Old Boys (nil), the scorers being Petherick (2) and McCaughan. In the fourth grade Christian Brothers suffered defeat at the hands of Green Island A. Playing Rugby last Saturday (writes our Wellington correspondent) St. Patrick’s College defeated Petone by 10 points to 6 in the third class championship. In the fifth class St. Patrick’s College B suffered a bad defeat at the hands of Athletic A, the score being 62 , points to nil. St. Patrick’s College A defeated Athletic Bby 9 to 8. In the sixth class Wellington College defeated St. Patrick’s College by sto nil. In Association - matches, Newtown Congregational defeated Marist Brothers in the third division by 5 goals to 1. In the fourth division', Marists beat St. David’s by 4 to nil. In the fifth division there was no score in the Petone-Marist match. In the fifth B division, Marist (Hawkestone street) beat Institute by one goal to nil. In the sixth division, Marist A beat Congregational by 14 goals to nil. In the Association schools competition, Marist A defeated Karori by 4 goals to 3, McParland, Hurley, and Fennel Iscoring goals. Clyde Quay beat Marist B by 2 goals to nil. * HARRIERS. , * The St. Joseph’s Harriers held their weekly run from 6 Philip street, Kensington as guests of Mr. E. Butcher. There was a full attendance and an excellent trail was laid. After the run the members and friends sat down to an excellent repast, after which a musical evening was spent. Mr. A. B. Tracey (deputy captain) thanked Mr. and Mrs Butcher for their kind hospitality and entertainment. •