FOOTBALL.
RUGBY. ' TO-DAY'S GAMES. Everything points to another recordbreaking gate at Lancaster Park to-day. for ap.>rt from the fact that the proceeds of the gate are to be devo;ed to local charities, the chief same, Old Boys v. 'Jhiistchurch, should prove '>no of the most attractive rut ou at Hie oval this season. Both teams are in great form, and patrons should witness a faff, open exhibition of nippv i-3ck .play. Old Boys, with Parker, Dalley, and Co.. are in fin- 1 form, bu; will he v.-»il matched bv Ohrisfchufh, with players mrii as McGregor. Robilli.-ird, Mnllaß. etc. This last-named player is now shnwinsr jrreut iorm i.nd is rapidly ' approaching representative standard. All to-day'* matches, except the three senior A matches, have been postponed. The Old Bovs v. C hristchurch panic will be played on the ]..-UK-aster Park oval, hut thv two other gamer, Linwood v. 'Varsity, and .".'private v. Albion, will be played at the' Show Grounds. HURUNUI V. NORTH CANTERBURY. Owing to the ivcnthrr the match Let-.roon Huranui and Xorth Canterbury, set down for Amberlcv to-dav. has been postponed until July 1 l'lli. FOOTBALLER'S DEATH. PLAYER COMMITTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER. (bv cable—rnr.ss assocjatiok—coptkight.) (AUSTBALIAX ASP >'. Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) ADELAIDE, July :J. At the inquest concerning th« deat'.i of John Purceli. a footballer the Corcner found that death was due to moniniitis. induced by a blow struck by William. Harold Oliver, a fellow-foftballer. Oliver was committed for trial on , a charge of manslaughter'. |At Berri on June 2£nd, during a football match, played under Australian rules in the League competition, a '(Uarrel occurred which ended fatally.- it is alleged that William Harold Oliver, a prominent interstate player, struck John J.'urcell. who died in hospital. Oliver was arrested and charged with murder.) LEAGUE. LEAGUE TEAM FOR-AUSTRALIA. (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) ' AtXKL-AXD. July .1. Tho Xcw Zealand Leag-.ie representative team left fcr .Sydney by tho Moeraki at 11 ti.rn. to-day. Tho team had a. rousing: sendoff from a, large gathering: on the wharf. At a. farewell to the team by tho Xow Zealand Council, Air Carlaw, the 'president, Baid h© v.-a.s confident tho players would worthily xiphoid Dominion fcotbaJl and be a credit to tho country.
Lang, the captain, said ho thought Ih.e team a very fine side, and was hoping to stop the long run of Now South Wales successes.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18425, 4 July 1925, Page 8
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