IN OTHER CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 194, 11 May 1908, Page 4

IN OTHER CENTRES.

(BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) I Auckland, May 9. Tho second series of matches in tho first round of tho district championships was played to-day. In- tho senior grade City; last year's champions, were beaten by Ponsonby in the most brilliant exhibition of club football seen here for years, the scores being— Ponsonby, 25 points (five tries, two convertedi arid two goals fromsmarts) to 3 (one try). .'Varsity beat Newton by 10 (two converted tries) to ,9 (threo tries), and North Shore beat Parnell .bj s l7 (five tries, one converted) to 3 (one penalty goal). There was a very largo'attendance of something like 7000 at Alexandra Park; 1 Dunodin, May 9. • The weather , was fine at the commencement of the football matches to-day, but about the middle of the second spell heavy rain set in, and the games finished in -a downpour. ' Alhambra, 11 points, beat the University, 3 points; Dunedin, 8 points, beat, Pirates, 3 pojnts; Southern, •23 points, _ beab Union. : 5 points; Port Chalmers, o points, beat Kaikorai, nil; Zingari-Ricnmond, 3 points, drew with Taieri Rovers, 3 points. . Christchurch, May 10. Tho following are the results of the football matches on Saturday:—Old Boysj, 26, beat College, 3'; 'Merivale,' 24, beat Christ; church, 6; Albion,l2, beat Linwnod, nil; Sydenham, a bye. The Wellington Rugby Union has engaged a groundman to look' after • tho.; Miramar grounds, rand a start is to be made .at once; improving No. 2 ground. Before .nextSaturday a fence will be erected on the south■ side {of- No?. 2" ground to prevent the, spec-: tators. encroaching on tho. ground.' Tho com-' mitteo is-to be, congratulated on its action in appointing a- groundman, and may be looked to 1 , to' keep spectators from interfering' with the play. ■ , ... •