FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 929, 23 September 1910, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. THE INTER-ISLA'ND MATCH, . 'By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Dunedln, September 22. Knight (Southland), forward,- is replaced by l Qraliam (Otago), and Cleary (Canterbury), five-eiglitlis, by Gray (Canterbury). Shadbolt, another Canterbury forward, has heeii selected as an emergency.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPETITION.' _ The final.in tlie Public Service competition was played on Athletic. Park yesterday before 'a small crowd of enthusiastic "supporters." The teams represented .Eailway and Public Trust. The match was a willing, vigorous contest, from wlucli the Public Trust fifteen left tho field victors'by G points to 3. Railways played with a strong wind in the first spell and failed to score. Well on in the second half Siddock scored a very .plevor try for. Trust, and within ten minutes of "no side" the same team's score was augmented through Elliff getfang f Over. ; ' Just before the call :of. time Treahy, scored-;ior Eailway, after a gooil sprmt by'himself, and,'one of his colleagues. Near the conclusion.of the gaina one. of', the' Trust team, met the ground with such.force that ho had to ,be carried off. He l-enppearcd, however,... just before; the whistle sounded. ~..;.,, ~ ". '■; N.tJ. GAME . , ;■ (By- Telegraph.—Press • Association.) .■'■' ■>■■■■■'■['■ Wanganui, September 23. The -first' match' played in 'Wanßanui under Northern 'Union rules took place ,to-day, ■ when. the Auckland touring team defeated Wftngahtti by 15 to 14, after a fast and exciting fame. ". • -