FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17117, 12 April 1921, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

AKAROA CLUB. Tho Akaroa Football Cltib opened the eeason on Saturday afternoon. A short sports programme was first carried out, with the .following results:— „,,,,,. « r.,„ ! 100 yds ■ Hjindkap—Y. WUdoh 1. A. Cunningham 2, E.-*»lynwi 3. words Hurdles-D. Mora IS. Barker 2. Drip-kicking Competition-!?. Hammond 1. Place-kicking Competition-B Ha £f? nd *• Leo Kotlonski and 11. Collins (eq«U) 2. Passing Rush Competition (4 a-side)-Aka-roa D.H. School Team (F. Masonr-Y.W belch, A. Cunningham, C. Mould, 1Schoolbovs" Belay Race (4 a-side), open to schoolbovs" under 15 year* of Vteki, J. Mason, J Phillips, A. C™f ham, 1; K. Bell, O. Hayward, E. Woodill, J. Ferguson, 2. , , Following tho sports a match was played between United Bays and Akaroa. Despite the boisterous nor'-oaster that raged the gam© was prtxluctiTO of hard and fast play, the issue bcin-j in doubt right up to the fimsn. Akaroa won by 11 points (ono converted try, a nejialtv goal, and a try) to 0 points (three tries). Mr C. Hall acted as referrce. Ip tho evening tho club held a dance in tho boat sheds. CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. \ ni»etin<* of the Management Committee of'tho C-antcrbury Football Association was held last evening, Mr R. English being nx the chair. An application received from. Strange and Co.'s employees to enter a team i'i the fifth grade was referred to the Junior Management Committee. ... , . „ The Corinthian Club was admitted to the Association, also the Crown. Mr Mullins's resignation from tho Man'asement Committeo was accepted with regret. "The application of the St. Albans Club for, tho use of Richmond Park was refused, on account of the opening match being l played at English Park. Mr Ridoll was elected to the Management Committee. The election of eub-conimitteea resulted as under:— •__,,- Finance and Park—Messrs R. English, Bavics, Bainsay, Bascand, Bunt, Eastgato, the secretary and D;r. Marks. Ciassificrttion—Mesera Cornish, Ramsay,' Prideiis. Deans, Riddell, and Barr. Selection Committee—Messrs Ornish, Ramsay, and Lee. Tho eleotion of a Schools Committee was left in the hands of the boys' division. Entries for all competitions will close on Saturday. Mr English reported that the Shirley'Golf Club and the "Crown" had kindly lent gra«* mowers, Mr E. Knights was appointed hon : assis-tant-secretary. INTERNATIONAL RUGBY. (By- Cable*—Tress Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)' . LONDON, April 9. In a Rugby mach at Paris, Franco defeated Ireland by 20 points, to 10. . INTERNATIONAL "SOCOEE." t LONDON, April ?). In an Assocfctkm fodtball game, Scotland brat England by three goals to nil. \ "Wales beat Ireland by two goals to one.