SATURDAY'S SPORTS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16252, 1 July 1918, Page 9

SATURDAY'S SPORTS.

football. ' THE RUGBY GAME. oy) BOYS beat merivale. •-M yw a very largo crowd at the Show v*~L on Saturday, when Old Bov3 beat 6J®u decisively in an open, : nieresting teams are now level for the 1 This was the ouly senior njyedf the other two being won by PPJi. 11 Christchurch and Liuv.-ood from S.A(WiDSt on and , Blos - rcspec"k The O.d Boys-iicnvale >> amc pro--5»( the spectators with tho brightest and St noie 'of aeaßoU - I" spue of the Zjii win the ground was in fait order. attacked from the kick-off, but *«£ZI m arks relieved Old Boys. The KO r» came from a mark by Tav.or, zL «tiich Teach kicked a good goal. I rom old Boys hooked ;ho bsll cleanly, •jMfii b» between Taylor, Guiaey, Hic!:and Zimmerman ended in a S&ciag ecortd at the corner, the clean, *Lsyinovemert earning well-merited apTench converted with a fine kick. Sh BoT» continued to attack, and ano.her irflliint p«» sin e rnsh in which Ta J' lor . rmflir Hickniott, Boag, and Tench handled rtTbiil ended in tho last-named scoring • * fair position. He again converted, from the kick-off Merivale attacked and gave CM Son » lurn at defending, irom the oi the second spell the MeriS; forwards attacked vigorously and from hat scrum near Ola Boys line a long Witt out to Brosnahan, who wa9 JJJLI into toueh-ic-goal. From a scrum Wtb» lino Henry picked up and dived Za und«r the posts, Williams converting. 'nS Bait n° w too ' £ a lurn ak atliic king, and r*L a ]ine-out Taylor sent his backs going iJja tnd after somo clean r aß3 i n S and Sani running, Tench scored noar the poets, tfciopeared-to bo too deliberate over tho Hcl which missed. Again Tayjor set hi 3 Scki in motion, the ball travelling out to Eat who finished up a dodgy run by scorbehind the posts. Tench again missed 2 kick. From a determined Merivale Suck, a free kicJt was in a SO°<i mrition, from which Williama kicked a goal. k"g B4 | scores were: —Old Boya 19, llerinJj 8. Mr C. Buchanan was referee.

SECOND GRADE. Bon' High School defeated Marist Bros. l. $ points to 0. Bowes (3), Allen, Donnelly, ud Carleton scored tries, Reese converting 4 trie* and kicking a penalty goal. Mr H. c Wilton was referee. Qaiit'a College : defeated Merivafo by G «anU to 0, Hinamarsh and Averill being tha Bonn. Mr H. C. Watson waß referee, lanwood won. from 'Varsity by default. THIRD GRADE. ; grdeniun and Linwood played a drawn pot, each siio scoring six points, Poulton (cored two tries for Sydenham and Sheldon ad Villinco one each for Linwood. Mr A. Hirtin was referee. Old Boys defeated Christchurch by G points to 5,. For Old ' BoJ-3 Smith kicked two tensity goals, whilo for Christchurch Craig gated » try, which Bell converted. Mr L. Htrdie was referee. 1 Albion-Addington defeated Christ'# College W 23 points to 3. Joinisionc, Rutherford, Belpave, Brown, Porteous, Adams, and Sintliir each scorcd a try for the winners, and JolmitoDe converted one. Richmond kicked t penalty goal for College. Mr E. E. Luttrell WB3 referee. . FOURTH GRADE. Boys' High School A defeated High School B on the Polo Ground by 45 points to S. flTilker (8), Petre, Austed, Harris, Mortlock (l each), lJavideon and Davy, Mulligan conT»rtiag 3, scored for tho winners. For iho B town Jacobs scored a try, which Booker converted. Mr S. A. Clark was referee. Albion-Addington . defeated Marist Bros, ly S points to 3. For tlio winners Rossiter rand a try, and Raxworlhy kickcd a penalty rotl, and Straohan scored a try for the Huiat Bros. Mr AY. Harman was referee. Baagiota District High School beat St. Andrew's by 21 points to nil. Mr A. R. Blank was.referoe.

Teohflical College defeated Christ's College br 11 points lofi. For Technical, Skelton, Jucharos, and Ritchie scored ono try each, , .Kifalds, converting one. For _ Christ':? ColfjfcjP Powell scored a try, which was conceited by Williams, and Johnston kicked a penalty goal. Mr h. Selwood was referee.

FIFTH GRADE. • Christ's College beat Albion-Addington by 16 points to 8. For College Kensington (2), Wiuord (1) .scored, Adas- Tplbo t, djojped, a goal and converted two tries. Cornish scored the only try for>Albion. Mr W. Britten was ttfetee. ■ Sr&nlwn defaulted to Marist Bros. West Ckristchnrch D.H.S. defeated _ Boys' High Sohool by 8 points to'o. Ponlington icend: two . tries and Craythorne converted on*. Mr B. V. Goodiir was referee. CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE. After inspecting the various plajdng ponnds at 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, ue Hatch Committee decided to postpone, all grade competitions. I < MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. 1 A general meeting of the executive was ! held on Saturday evening, Mr A. E. Hooper 1 presiding over a toll attendance. Correspondence was received from the Hornby Club applying for their fixtures to wwrt to .homs. and. home matches. The chairman' stated that this would bo carried mi by the. Match Committee. . The sebr«t4ry of the Referees' Association • forwudedrulings adopted by life Association , at its ;lut-meeting, and giving methods and dtokiona as adopted by the Auckland Centre. • -It-was\decided to play the soven-a-sida ■'tournament at St Albans Park on Saturday V next,- ■ and the following entries were re-(j,eriT«d:-rßenior grade, six teams; junior iptdt, nine teams; third division, nine B Iwzu: and -fourth division, nine teams; k iUt to oommence with the third and fourth ehuions at 2 o'clock. Messrs C. H. B. is'PoMe," P.' Winter, and D. Buchanan were Sipointed timekeepers, and Messrs A. E. oojSyA.'R. Brunsden, and L. J. Mullaney ' a Ge&ral Committee. ■ . v Club liats supp.i^d-showed that 250 players ' we on- active service, and that 21 had been . iUed i|t Mtion, and 57 wounded, to. date. CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. V the vesther cleared sufficiently on Saturfi»j;to«nahle the matches in tho various competitions to .be continued. The heavy iroradi.V however, militated against good I - SINGERS (5) v. OLD BOYS (1). iW'SeafiW Woked off and immediately atteP'W'Sf Lamoht passed in to Nelson, who kj*at'Babwti from cloee in. Play became goal- was I vieited in' turn. I ■ «»*«t»en6 Norm an away on the loft, and |. WB'i fine'sun the latter struck the post | shot. Rangers retaliated and [{gw^i^wnier.--. Lilburn placed tho bsll t' ®-the goial ibouth, and from a scramble the I ovor the line. Rangers forcied M^»;Snd.'Bjjjrnside's centre drew Bennett ' ilburn shot strongly, but the J*" to Lamont, who shot into Bhorlly afterwards Burneido rr 1 ' .qepjfenjdown the wing. Neleon rear further second half opened in Rangers' i Cornish sent them back, and ; p./ in midSeld. A conjer to splendidly placed by Lilburn, was "gain netted from a ' .Old Boys tried hard to reduce EtS "We good footwork amongst i uS gave Dowker an .opportunity, ''® ,r ' !et no c b°°oe with a fast ' waa cslled shortly afterwards, I Rangers 5. Old Boys 1. ICt - *M itferee. • Stin^ 13 W v * ST * ALBANS (0). handicapped by two aijarft ■ Nomads soon got going, WFnckleton'a centre Pilling opened afterwards Powell acto put his side further , ■ om * da continued to press, but St. j • .stubbornly, and kalf-time | 'vlifrßy®ny addition to tho score. • St. Albans set up a de- • 1 Mahan narrowly shot. Nomade, how-: the upper hand. 1 -4#SLf U P Grant's pass, and gave * {l6t From . monopolised the game, | on defensive, Piliinjr » ® i®»sls. in quick 6ucceesion, and j

just before the close Powell scored the seventh. Mr G. Black waa referee. JUNIORS. Weotera beat St. Albans by i goals, ecored by Hoy (3) and Falloon, to 0. Mr Beanvais waa reicrco. , THIRD GRADE. 7' Sumner resulted in a win for l h ; n i orm< T !?? 5 goak to 2. Silvester (3), 'H c f rf;od ©cored for the winners, t ui ( ) for the losers- Mr Mac-■La-chian was referee. beat 1 Albans by 2 goala to 0. A. Mohonoy and T Perkino ecored for the winners. llr VToolf was referee. FOURTH GRADE. St. Albans 2 v. D.I.C. 1. Pc«t and Tclosrrapb 13 v! Scouts 0. ii.G.H. 5 v. Melrose 1.