FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 503, 10 May 1909, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S RUGBY MATCHES. THE BIG MATCH WON BY lONEKE. Another series of senior Rugby matches was got off on Saturday, when the weather was favourable and tie grounds, despite the recont heavy showers, in fairly good order. Most interest centred in the contest between Peneko and Petone, which was witnessed by a large crowd, including a numerous contingent who went out to Petone from the city and suburbs. Non-partisans seemed to favour Petone's chances after the fine display given by them on. the previous Saturday. The result-Poneko 6, Petone 3—will occasion enhanced interest in the next series of matches. About fifteen hundred spectators ■went to see tho games on the Athletic Park. Tho polo ground (No. land 2) was the scene of the Molrose-Old Boys and Welling!-ton-Athletic matches.- There was a sparse attendance of spectators, the majority of whom favoured tho'game between Athletic and Wellington. '•-.-' 'The contest between Oriental and St. 'James was exciting .at times, but that between Victoria College and Southern was ragged throughout. As usual, only the immediate followers of the toams engaged went to' Miramar. Detailed accounts of the matches are, as under: . ORIENTAL (6) v. ST. JAMES (3).

• After a fairly interesting contest, Orientals defeated St. James by the. narrow 'margin, of three points. A few minutes after St. James had play in front of the Oriental goal. Turning defence into attack Roberts, after a clever run, passed out, and Matheson carried play to St. James's twonty-fivo. For the next ten. minutes Oriental were on the'offensive, but St. James's defence proved sound.,. Brightening up, St. :James then had somewhat the: best of matters for- a ; time, and, within striking distance, Ciewes had two-shots at goal, but they were fruitless. Orientals now rallied with some effect, play -being removed to the St.'James.end,-and, in one of the ensuing moleos,' Stewart, a St. James forward, Busgained a kick, which compelled him to • retire. As the spell wore on,. Oriental drew, their backs more and more into the fray} bnt, though pressed, St. James showed no disposition to "take it,lying down," and their defence had to bo bent in a lot before it finally'snapped. .Towards half time, however, M'Mahon got across amid applause, but.the score was hot enhanced. .

'■ Tho second half had riot progressed far when Roberts had an" unsuccessful shot at goal for. an infringement.': Owing to 'fhoinaß failing to fields the ball, St. -James,.' were placed on/the dofensive. .Conspicuous now was Matboson, who put in a splendid run of over 25 yards to.the vicinity of St. James line, whore ho passed to M'Lood, who nearly "scored. -.The strong tide of successful atthrew him into touch-in-goal. St. James and presently, the 'ball went to Roberts, who, in falling, scooped it out to M'teod, and on.it went in turn to King, Sturrock, and. Matheson, the last man scoring/a try,, which was not enhanced. Within a few minutes the Oriental backs were at it again. Matheson crossed near the cornor, but Bruce picked him up and, with a Herculean effort, threw him into touch-in-goal. ' St. James rallied in great style, but their efforts to cross-Orientals' line were met with stubborn .resistance.. From a free-kick,'however, Crowes, to the delight of.:his club's supporters," kicked' a splendid goal. Orientals made' one, more ' dangerous',. attack, after which St.' James had the best of play, during the'few. minutes which remained..'./-Twice in Orientals'."' twenty-fivo Thomas potted - at goal, but did not succeed. Had. St. James put a little more vim into their play at this stage, it- is jiist. possible that the : star of victory might' have-ultimately shone in, the •their, firmament. ' As it, was, however, 'tho,game ended— V:.;:' ! '. ■'"' . Oriental ';'.../ , ;..' ■■• ... 6 points. • St. Jamos ... , .;...: ../. 8 points* Mr. Francis, was. the referee. '~

SOUTHERN (0) V. VICTORIA COLLEGE ■■■ \^Vr' ;; '.'(<»•''''/_. ■ ■'■;:..■;;■, .; Brilliant play was. .conspicuously .absent in the contest between Southern and Victoria College which was wrestled out on No. .2 ground at the AtheletioiPark. Shortly after the commencement of the game Victoria College entered Southern's territory, but their invasion was only of a temporary "nature. Down the field came the big Southern forwards, but overranxiety robbed them of such chance of scoring as their:' footwork had opened up. Play was still in Victoria 1 Colleger v quarters,,', .when'.; ■ Goodbehore severely, sprained his ankle,and bad to retire. By hard work Victoria' College shifted the scene ,to Southern's.2s: Here,O'Leary had a,shot at'goal- wrbbin easy' distance, but. he was not equal to : the occasion. Until - half-time tho rest of the play was fairly even. There was,no improvement in'the standard of playinithe isecond spell. .'.lndeed, as the,'game* progressed evidence was not lacking that M majority of .the players on both sides ,hao? had enough. Southern 'assumed the aggressive at the outset of the spell. Then, play gravitated between 'the 25's for. a time. As the game wore its way towards conclusion a final desperate rush was made by Southern, but, it failed to produce points, and. there was no score at the call, of time. Mr. Condor was referee.' . ~• ATHLETIC (5) V." WELLINGTON' (0).

■ 'As an, exposition of football the match between' Athletic arid Wellington can only; be described as poor.' Athletic: possess some very fair players in the/back division, while the Wellington team, has become noted in recent seasons for the individual, and combined, cleverness,of the various members of its forward brigade.' With these essentials one naturally inclined to the opinion that the meeting of these two forces ' would bring out something of distinction in at least some' of the phases of the game, .but those who hold that.view were early disillusioned and, throughout the contest, there were but few incidents sufficiently interest-' irig to.dispel the generally languid mood of the - ISO, odd spectators. The absence of Symes (front ranker) weakened Wellington's "frontal attack" considerably, and it was not till after the spell that the vacancy was filled. 'Biley being pressed, into the service for the second half. At the opening.of play Athletic, by a solid forward rush, scattered the opposition like "Antnmn leaves in Vallombrosa," and reached Wellington's line with a rosy prospect of 'scoring, but Wyinks, fielding the hall cleverly, evened up matters by a good kick down the touchJihe. Wilson further improved Wellington's,position.by a nice, dribble to half way. A monotone picture of lino-outs and : generally colourless operations onsued till Athletic became again imbued with a Spirit of bustk), and Wellington weie thrown back on o stern defence in the vicinity of i.heir goal. The attack was hotly maintained, however, and from a scrnm, "Sim"'Wilson made an opening, and, sending the ball opportunely to his brother "Ranji," enabled the latter, to soore. Evenson converted. Athletic 5 points, Old Boys nil. Athloticoontinied to hold the upper hand for .the rest'-of the spell, but the; defence proved :ound against ; further onslaughts, and the scoring schemes of the attackors were invariably checkmated.".

An accurate and detailed chronicle'of the events of the second spoil would not make any tax on. anyone's powers of description. Wellington showed up more prominently than in the early stages, but fumble, fumble, fumble—often when a likely opening had occurred—was the persistent rule. Athletic, who occasionally wanned up the, spectators' enthusiasm by some passing. among the backs, only, once during the spell decidedly menaced their opponents' line, and this was' when . Evenson dashed' smartly to the corner, but his pass found no friendly taker. The referee's "no-sido" whistle terminated a period of .haphazard scrambling, and Athletic left tho .field with their earlygained five points' lead.j Mr. Bell .roforoed. MELROSE (15) V. OLD BOYS (8). Strictly on the merits of tho play the final score in the game bctwcon Melroso and Old Boys cannot be taken as a gauge of tho abilities of the teams 6n tho day. But for tho defects of their backs Old Boys would undoubtedly have more- closely approached tho tally of last year's champions. Individually, the members of Old Boys' throequartor line are speedy, but their play on Saturday lacked harmony. In direct contrast was tho play of their forwards, whioh

was good; Melrose were called on to defend ]ÜBt after starting. Poolo made a' good opening, and Old Boys looked like scoring, but Thompson missed the pass. Good forward play in neutral territory followed, till a rush by the Melrose vanguard transferred play to the corner, when, for forcing on their lino, Old Boys were penalised. The.ensuing kick was not an easy one, but Boavis opened Melrose's , scoring account by converting cleverly; Mohyso 3, Old Boys nil. Boavis followed up this success by eluding tbo Old Boys' backs and touching down. His kick at goal from the try was futile. Melrose 6, Old Boys nil. Old Boys now had a look-in, Avery instituting a passing rush, in which Dawson i-nd Picot wore also prominent, Hoot scoring a try after a nice piece of concerted work. Marchant placed a goal. - Melrose 6, Old Boys 5. Melrose immediately attacked on the kick-out, and M'Guinness scored a try from a melee on the line, and, in quick succession, Greeks also got over. Greeks' took both kicks at goal, but failed in each instance. Half-time was shortly afterwards sounded with tho score, Melrose 12, Old Boys 5. ■ Old Boys played a better game in the second half, and should : have' increased their score more than they did. They had good opportunities, but their work lacked polish. Play started with Melrose attacking, but a good run down the field by Av/jry gave Ola Boys an advantage and, from a ticramble, Poole dodged through and scored, 'but the Mck by Marchant was resultloss. Melrose 12, Old Boys 8. On ; resuming, Greeks initiated a passing movement for Melrose, the ball being handled by Melnuish and Marshall. Marshall, instead of transferring to a comrade, had a pot at goal, but the'attempt, though goodt was unsuccessful. Melrose were not to. be • denied, howover, and from another passing rush, in which.all the backs participated, Twomey scored a try. Beavis took the kick, but failed, and the game ended with the score.as follows:— Molrose •; ...■ "... : ' ...15 points. Old Boys ..."....;. ...'■ 8 points.'. ~ Mr. H. Card was referee.,..■ ..' <

PONEKE (6) V. PETONE (3). A good hard game between; Petone anc Poneke,' on Petone Recreation Ground, re suited-in defeat >bf -the suburban team Poneke, winning/the toss, compelled then opponents to face a dazzling sun. Fresh anc keen, both teams fought sternly, but then were no sparks of brilliance. The Blues wer< getting the ball, and doing their best witl it. Poneke, however, 'tackled, in greal style, and cleanly. In the early stages, Til yard could not feed his backs, so, closely watched was he by Sullivan and Hardham Walsh was a great help to Poneke on th< five-eighths line, 'for he played.a sterling game. Danger. loomed over Petone once pi twice. When SmyrkG, at .'full, let Flanagar slip by, M. Ryan made a beautiful -effort, and collared. just in time. After an unsuccessful penalty kick by, Gardner, anothei opening came, but the, Reds were not readj to follow it.'up. Again Mitchiißon, at top ■speed, gathered in the ball with his"lcn arm,' but touched tho flag as ho went over Rallying after these close calls, Lindsay, a* the van of a Petone invasion, nearly crossed the line, .and Smyrke' essayed a- pot fron the field. But the Reds responded energetically, and Wakh, ; taking the'ball from 8 line-out, dodged nicely,. and almost drew bloody. Mitchinson kicked- high a momenf later,' Smyrke bungled, jostling M. Ryan, who tried to'remody'raatters, and Gardnei got- over. . Mitcbinson'B kick was not fai off. Poneke, 3; Petone, nil. ',"■'. Early in the second spell, ; a Red 'clung 1 to the ball, and Ryaji equalised the scores from a.free-kick in front of the goals. Misfortune, orertool this clever centre a few moments 1 later,' h< sustaining a .badly twisted knee, and: Petone wore greatly handicappod in the last twentj minutes. ■ They i were., game, howoverj' and held ftjieir own until within three minutes of - time. ■ Then Ryan putsprinted both, Fogden and Smyrke, and (: , scored.' Gardnei kicked' unsuccessfully, and the game concluded— '• '''■.'. . Poneke. : ... i,...,.....; 6. points./. '. Petone' ........ ... .3 points... Mr. F. Laws was.the referee. / f ;JUNIOR GRADE.; «V /

Oriental defeated .Poneke by 5 points to 3. The winners' "■ score' was a try. secured by Bing and. converted, by Stubbs, f and tho losers' was a penalty goal kicked by Morris. Athletic (16) had an easy win from Southern (3). ' For 'Southern Green kicked a' penalty goal, and for Athletic Walker, 'Wilson, Rodgers, and Mflntyre secured trios,' two of which were oonyorted by Gosling* '. The oontest A between St. Patrick's Old Boys and an even one, the latter putting on 11" poiirta and gaining tho victory towards tho end of the; second spell. .The score was made up. of tries by Lowe, Flack, arid.M'Donald, one being converted by Galvin.' -.-. . ': '■~ ■ .:''.'

Wellington defeated' Melrose by 9 to 3 For the winners Wein and Irons scored trie: andißonayne kicked a penalty goal. Petone won from Ola Boys by ; 14 to nil Trios'for'the winners were secured by J.' anc F: Ryan and J. Daly. Boyd converted one Kia Ora, 19, defeated- St. James, 3, al Lower Hutt.'. THIRD CLASS. ~ Victoria College v. Wellington: This game resulted in'a win for the formerby.ll pointi to 3. : Enting, ;Pbillips, and Maiming scorec tries for the winnerSj Enting converting on< of these.:- . .-' . '";■ ■ Athletic had an easy win over Ponoko, bj 27.; points to nil:' The following scored foi Athletic: —W.. Gnnningham (2), r J. Cunning ham (2), L, Wilson,. W.. Wilson, and Man ning. Gosling'converted two tries, and J Cunningham one. .J- . , ; ..;;■■: : St.'James,v. Epuni was a very.even game tho score being; six points bach. B.' O'Dono van scored.'a try,;-and W.'Crewes kickod ! penalty goal for ' St: James, ; ' whilo' Alloi and Aston'scored tries for Epnni..; St. Johns' played a hard game againsi Johnsonville. .In spite of the efforts of th< Johnsonville forwards, St. Johns opened uj the game, v which. resutled. in. a win for then by 15 points to nil. Dunn 3 tries, and Darbj 2 tries, scored for the-winners. .;■'' Petone, 23, defeated Kia.'Ora, 3, at Lowei Hutt, ; ;:'..'■■ .."■■]■■■■ ■ FOURTH CLASSv i At Miramar, Southern defeated Polhill Gully by 45 points to nil. For the winners C. Bflßsell 2, Wethorall 2, E. Russet, A. Russell, J. Parker; Rowo; .Morrison, Gray, and Capper scored • six of which were converted. The goal-kickers were: Capper (2), A. Parker, A. Russell, Wotherall, and Morrison. ~?:■ •■ ■-; Oriental, and Victoria- College played a drawn game, 3 points each. M'Rao scored a try for Collego, and Murphy got over the line for Oriental. St. James and St: Johns, who met at Miramar, were very evenly matched; M'Enerney, who potted a goal, securing victory for tho former club by 4 points to.nil.' Solwyh scored \<9 points to; Foneke's nil. Tries for tho winners ' were scored by Forrester (2) and Casey. . . ' . At Karori, Old Boys defeated Karori by 20 points to 3 points. Shorratt, Patereon: Millar, and Bornard .scored tries: for Old Boys. Nelson converted a try and kicked a penalty goal, and Wilson also kicked a penalty goal. For Karori Bradnock scored a try. Epuni, 41, beat Wellington, 0," at Lower Hutt, . . y ■ . Petone v. Star Boating Club; Potono by default. ' . , FIFTH CLASS. "'. • The Pctone-Athletio match resulted in a win for Petone, by 8 poiiita to nil. , : i St; Patrick's College had a win over Wellington Colloge, by 8 points to $. Mahoney and J. Hogan scorod for the Natusch and Harris for the losers. )"'. Wellington College hod a very, easy win 3Ver St. James, by.■•2B.- points to 'nil. Epuni v. Polhill; Epuni by default. MATCHES IN OTHER CENTRES. (nr TBi.EaaAra—i-kess"-«»sociatio.v.i ; Auckland, May 8. The Rugby football season opened liorc tolay in beautiful weathor. 'In tho senior ;rade matches University beat Newton by 10 points to nil. Wilkes and Wilson scorod tries, the latter converting both. Ponsonby beat Grafton by 29 points to nil. D'Lcary scored three trios, two, wd O'Leary converted three; ;rics and kicked a porialty goal. Gillott also lonvertod a try. '.. ' City beat North Shore by. 32 points to nil.

Dunedln, May 8. Saturday's football results are: Alhambra, 19, beat' Zingari Richmond, 8. Port Chalmers, 14, beat-Union, 3. Dunodin, 11, beat Taieri Rovers, 3. Pirates, 8, boat Kaikorai, 8,- •■'.■._,■ - >■'• ■ / , ■■'•', Christchurch, May 8. Football results to-day woro as follow :-— Merivale (15 pts.) v. Christchurch (3); Sydenham (6pts.) v. Linwood (0); Old Boys (13pta.) v. Canterbury College (8);, Albion a bye. ■' . (BT TBLBOBAPH—SPECIAL COBKESrONDENTi) / Carterton, May 8. The football match' hero, to-day,', Carterton Seniors versus Gladstone, resulted in a win for the homo team by 7 points to 5. Neither team was fully represented, novcrt<heloss there was an interesting and fairly oven game. Tho winners made thoir score up by a penalty goal and a try, while the losers a converted try. E. M'Konzio'was referee. . v . /In tho schoolboys' 'match, Old Boys versus Present Boys, tho former iron by 7 points to nil. Mr. A. N. Burns was referee. Carterton Juniors could not muster .a team, thus tihoir match with Dalefield did not eventuate..

THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

d SENIOR FIRST DIVISION. D The senior first division matches played on ■ Saturday resulted as under: — 3 Diamonds 4 goals defeated Ramblers 2 J goals.. Wanderers 3 goals defeated Rovers nil. Y.M.C.A. 5 goals defeated, St. John's 1 1 goal. ; • 3 .Thistle 3 goals defeated Petono nil.

h ° ■- ■•■.. --rrr.-: ■■/■■ ;,:v t ROVERS V. WANDERERS. 1- .... Only a few spectators journey- to Newtown y Park on Saturday to witness the match boi. tween Rovers and Wanderers. Rovers won e the toss, and played with a strong .sun at ; their backs. From the commencement Rovers r pressed hard, and were awarded a corner, i which proved fruitless. Play, was'in midfield , for. some minutes, but Rovers' presently - gained'ground by good combination; and had r a couple of shots, which Irvine saved in fine' T style.. '.Wanderers livened up considerably, » .and .some tricky footwork by' Ash secured t that player a nice position near the goal, . but Oldnall: saved well. Martin conceded a ; corner through-a miskick. The, ball'-lobbed I in the goalmouth,. and Ash' drew first blood i with a, shot which gavethe goalkeeper no' • chance. Rovers made repeated attacks, but , erratic shooting spoilt their-efforts,' and at ' half-time Wanderers -were" still leading. ; Shortly after the game was resumed, Rovers were again in trouble. From a pass by Webster to Ash,'the ball travelled from one to the other of the Wanderers' forwards, and ; Ash, securing it in the shooting area, made no mistake on the left, Barry.centre,' and Gillespie right, were playing hard games for Rovers, .but the backs were not kicking' ; with sufficient judgment; and neglected their forwards. Miller, however, repeatedly dribbled through the Wanderers', "backs, but was weak in the final efforts to score.- Towards the 'close 'of the game, good - combination amongst Wanderers enabled Ash to have a shot from a difficult angle, and ho scored tho third goal. Mr.. Wood, who made a most efficient referee,'.then sounded whistle,the scores being— '•.'■■:'.;.■-', ':-, ■■'•'!' . ... Wanderers.... ,- -~. -;....; : '.;... >8 .■ ■ i;j. .Rovers...:.if;i -ii.;:,l--~»oho,M. ''■: !....u-0 ; - ' ',

~■■[ DIAMbNDS V.' RAMBLERS; . The Diamonds-Ramblers fixture;' whichwas' ■ told offjfor theSoatoun ground, was looked i upon .as. a very'simple' thing, for-last year!s champions, but Ramblers put''up a bravo . front, and. extended,, their, opponents some- ; what.; With the sun and'the',wind to, aid , them, Ramblers started merrily, but, before ' the players had fairly settled down, A.'Lowe charged.up the wing for'Diamoiids, and'sent' the ball in-field.to M'Callum, who drove it under the bar. Another goal followed,'the Ramblers men' failing to clear a beautiful; corner kick by -, Barnett.. The sound defence of Roberts and Overend stalled -off several determined, Rambler rushes, in which 'Bradford' and' Anker took a leading part! At the'.end of tho 'first.spell the'tally, was:—' Diamonds;'!!; Ramblers,' nil. With this,to the.good, Diamonds took things.too easily in the second term,, their defence being sound but' their shooting p00r.,, A penalty'kick,, however,. saw another goal added to'their credit'by' tho "boot of, G. Reddy. Ramblers then took.a turn; and.Bradford recorded the first' goal for his. side—an example which Coward .followed, with a fine:,sh'ot.''.-, 'With' the margin narrowed down to a, lead of one , Diamonds wero called upon to shbw'their best form, and at length they were rewarded, A. Lowo scoring from a good rush, and making the scoto—, Diamonds .... w. .... ... 4 Ramblers — '„. ... 2 Mr. Davidson was tho reforoo.

Y.M.'c.AV V. ST. JOHNS. ; Supporter's of tho Y.M.C.A. and St.' Johns Clubs had'playedlio game between, these two teams numerous times before the com-, batants actually met on the convincing ground on J Saturday, afternoon.' Both teams were, considered to. bo strong; and a fast, interesting game was anticipated. Tho match, proved well worth seeing,i and although Y.M.C.A. camo off, victors by 5 goals ! to 1, the play was not as one-sided as the tally would load one to believe. ; Play was fast throughout, but in tho first term, particularly, both sides putting in. exoellent'ovon work, which is provod by tho score of 2—l at half-timo. After the ball had been in motion for ; about fifteen minutes. the Y.M.C.A. centre forward, W. Gibson,' broke through rthe St. Johns.defenco, and sent tho leather between the posts. • Another goal by tho same player followed.soon after, and was the outcome of. a good centro . by Phillips. St. :Johns livened up' after these roverses, and Moore was siicccssfulin getting a lucky one" home.' In the second spell tho St. Johns defence, which had riot been too' sound from the , start, slackened,.further,' whilst the Y.M.C.A.: combination, Timperly was instrumental in putting •ijwo'moro goals to tho credit, of his side, and Gibson added ono. Gibson, at centre forward, played a groat game for tho winners', arid, with Timperly,, shared tho honours of the match. Pet tit was noticeablo for ■ sterling dofehsivo work. Scholefiold_was tho shining'light of tho St. Johns forwards, who all played well. Mr, J. B. Paton was referee. ;

THISTLE V; PETONE. ' Thistlo journeyed to Petone, and defeated the local team, after a very uninteresting game, by ; three goals to nil. Hawkins (Petone) won tho toss, and had first advantage of wind and sun. Phillips, centre for-Thistle, broke away right: through tho centre, and scored with a nico shot, before Petono had realised that tho giimo had commenced. ■' The rest of, tho spell, was quite devoid of'interesting incidents, though at times Petono pressed hard. Rowan, iu goal for Thistle,' saved several nice shots, but there was an absence of sting in Pclono's attack. The second • spell was commenced almost ill similarstyje to the first. Phillips was playing a 'fine game in tho'oentro, and, beforo tho Petono team had pulled itself together, ho had twice pierced the: defence. Tho Jast goal was undoubtedly duo to tho Petono backs, standing still, and appealing for 'For the rest of tho spell the ball was swung from goal to goal, but without further scoro. Petono may bo said to have.had a little the-better of the play, but their shooting was very.much at fault. Bobertson, Potono's crack half, was an-ab-sentee from tho team; owing to an injury tho previous week. Had ho boon present, it is quite possible that Thistlo .would havo. had to put forth greater efforts to scoro. The most .prominent of tho Thistlo team wcro Hawaii, Hall, O'Brian, and Phillips, while.

Bowman, Nunn, and Ball woro tho pick\of tho losers. Mr. B. L. Salmon was reforoo. Mr. B. L. Salmon has received two challenges against Wellington,, the holders of tho Brown Shield. The first challenge is from Taranaki,. and tho second from Canterbury, SENIOR SECOND DIVISION, Lotter Carriers (4) defeated Porirua B (2). Bowles (2), Shorter, and -Etching scored for tho winners, and Kara scored two goals for tho losers. i . , ..- Porirua A defeated St. Johns,by 3-to I.' Diamonds had an easy win from Petono by 6 to nil. S. Collinß (2), M'Goo, Robinson, Lowe, and FitzGerald woro the scorers. Wanderers defeated YJtf.C.A., by 8 to 2. Bovors dofoated Swifts.by 4t02. ~ Mental Hospital defeated Thistle by-6 tbU JUNIOR DIVISIONS. v Y.M.C.A. A defeated Wadostown by 3 to 1. Wilkins (2) and- Hughes scored for •Y.M.C.A., and Rollins for ■ Wadostown. Warno, Wilson, and Milno (backs), and ■M'Kay, and Wilkins (forwards) played well for-tho winners. - "' - : Diamonds (2) defeated Brooklyn (0). Black was the scorer for tho' winribrs, for whom Conifoot, "Geary, Walsh; and Black woro the best. Robertson played a fine game for the losers. .-•- :-.. ■ ■■ : ■ : .Marist' Brothers B Ndefoatod Institute by 4 to 2. Y.M.C.A. wore defeated by St. Davids by sto 1. •'. :-.-.-. -.;,..' South Wollington (3) defeated Brooklyn ■A (1). -■■■-T^ r °...'.. ■>■';.„.. ■~';.,: : , V ' Institute B defeated Y.M.C.A. B by 4 to L Swifts defeated Petono by 2 goals to niL The scorers wore Abel and King. : Technical School (2) d(rfoated Institute B - Swifts defeated Marist Brothers 0 by 2 to lvBrooklyn B (6)' dofoated Rangers B (0). ■Marist A 6, Khandallah 2.' •;. .■■•• Y.M.C.A.. A 9, : Rangers 1. -.;■ V Kftiwarra 5, Ramblors o.' ; Y.M.C.A. B 6,- Congregational-2. ■■■'-■ '. Marist A 5. Diamonds I,' -i ■ - Y.M.C.A. A 3; Petono l.< Rangers A 4, Ramblers 2. , <•-■••'. , YiM.C.A. 01, Marist B «..';-

AUSTRALIAN (lAME y

WELLINCTON v. H.M.B. CHAUENCER. The _ match between the Wellington tepro 'sentatives and; a team' 6olectod : frion ,tha men.of ILM.S., Challenger took place on tho> Bask Roserye oh Saturday before' a large assemblage of spectators, and resulted in a win for, the "shoremen" by 8 points;'after a most friendly '■ and enjoyable game. The first half of the match was splendidly con-...< tested, and some good rallies wore wimeseod. The boys.in bine"' were the first'to score, and after a .fine struggle between' tho forwards and backs they managed to score anotlm' goali This warmed iup the local men, and placing together well, they quickty ' wiped off the deficit, and. when the.spell was called had established a »good lead.'-. The . • second spell. was ; ,fnll of bright play on both : sides. The men-o'-warsmon wore' now show- . ing better form, .their short passing. being very good, and in their close play; showed to far better advantage thahithat of-the.local team, : who'_ are used to the open. game. Tho ; play at this stage was exceedingly' fast, the • ball going, from .one end of'.the ground; to the, other, in quick time.,, Whon the boll -rang the .'local/ "team wore , loading by. 8 ... .points." The final scores wjßro:— .'■■".- ; 'goals,- ID , bohtndaV 8? points. '~',....'. ', i. '.';■'. I'. '"'• ' H.M.S. ; goals,' 8 behinds* 80 points.-'." .'"-. ''■.". I )'; ."'■.'■. . All of the Challenger's men played well. 'Waller,! as was' brilliant throughout .the. game 1 . His' marking, kicking; and clearing of his goal were a good exhibition. Of the others Stafford,M'Adams (a smart' little-player), Lett; Wilkinson, and Swyer all worked'hard to avert defeat... Tho local v men were [well "served by Semmcns :. i M'Cusker,' Gordon, Bonds, M'Grath, Payno, and:Booth..,;Mr. ,Yaro-was umpire. J.

POSITIONS OF THE TEAMS. 1 i i I U S £ u o 5£ Diamonds ... , .„• 3 3 0 0 6 Swifts 2 2 ' 0 0 4 Wanderers '..;'■ ,..3 2 1 0 . 4 Tlristlo ...... 3 1 11 3 Y.M.C.A 2 10 13 Eamblors 3,1 2 0 2 Rovors ...... 3 1 2 0 2 St. John's 2 0,2 0 0 PetoiiO; .... ... 3..,'. 0 3 0 0