FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 563, 19 July 1909, Page 5

FOOTBALL

All Rugby and Association football matches, worp declared off on Saturday on account'of the weather. . . :

THE RUGBY GAME. ■

. '■■ .IN OTHER CENTRES. '•■ . (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) • Palmerston North, July 17.■ Fine- weather was experienced here for the Manawatu-Foxton sub-union'. match, though the heavy rains during the lvecl; made the ground somewhat!heavy. The Foxton players were hopelessly outclassed right through , , and the game ended: Mariawatu. 51 points; Foxton, 3. C. H. Clcland was referee. In . the junior, competitions, Palmerston (11) boat Bunnythorpo (3); Linton (6) beat. Old Boys (3); United Valley forfeited to Kia Toa. In the third grade, Old Boys (32) beat Technical School (6). Fourth; Kia Toa I (6) beat Old Boys (3). The representative team to play Awarna (Tatbape) at Palmerston on Wednesday nest will be as follows:—Full-back, Skfelley; three-quarters, Fraser, Bead. Stalker; fiveeighths, Ford, M. Carroll; half-back, Oneley: wing, Arch. M'Minn; forwards, Ward, Brongh, Ryan, Weighton, Best; C. Carroll, | and Boon. ' ■ _ ■ , The annual match between Palmerston ■and Dannevirke High Schools, played atDannevirke to-day, -resulted in Dannevirke winning both the senior (14 to nil)" and i junior event (6 to 3). At Levin the Awarua representative team met,th3t of Horowhenua Union, and were ouccessfnl, after an even game, by 12 points to 11—four unconverted tries to a penalty goal and two tries, only one being converted. •■' ' . . ' ' \ (By Teleeraph.-Prees Aseoclatlon.) DunetJln, July 17. The following are the results of the seniorgrade iootball matches played . to-day:—Al-hambra (8; beat Dunedin (nil); Pirates (20) beat University (6) j Union v. Kaikorai draw, :• no score; Taieri (11) beat Port Chalmers (8); Southern and Zingari-Bichmond drew, 3 pointß each. •'■■■■ :■•" _;: • Christohurch, July 17. The results of senior football matches today are: Christchurch (8) v. Old Boys (8); Merivale (5) beat Linwood (4); Albion (10) beat Canterbury College (3); . N v.-..,.-; .;'■' Auckland, Juljr 17. . The Auckland Rugby Union.district'championship matches., were played to-day in depressing weather conditions. The grounds wero sodden, as the result of heavy rain yesterday; a light drizzling rain fell throughout - to-day's matches. ■' In the senior, grade, Ponsonby defeated City . (for the second time this season), by 24 points to 5. The score was no indicatjon of-the game, which was evenly and .willingly contested. Ponsonby has now practically won the senior grade honours. The other: senior matches resulted as follow:—Parnell beat.Newtbtt by 14 points to nil; University beat Grafton by 8 poiuta to 3. . . ; ■■...,-.-, .'.' ~ ■ , Carterton, July 17. . Carterton seniors beat Lower Valley by points to 8. Carterton third beat Red Star, by 3 points'to nil. ■' ; -.- .-...■