CANTERBURY-WEST COAST.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1528, 26 August 1912, Page 6

CANTERBURY-WEST COAST.

"COASTERS" ON TOP. (Bt Te!e K r3Dh.-Prc3« Association.! Christchurch, August 24. T!ie Canterbury team played the third f its iiiterprovinci.il fixtures for the won this afimoon, when it mot West :-oa,<t. The weather was beautifully fin*,

and there was a largo attendance of sped tatdrs. The game, which resulted in a will for the .West Const by 17 points to H, was one of the and most interesting witnessed in Cliristchurch for souw years, And the issue was in. doubt rijrht up to tho cftjl of time. The winners thoroughly deserved their victory, ploying with a great deal of dash in comparison tnth the languid efforts of Canterbury, mid, had (hey possessed a little moro finesse, tlicy would have 17011 by a still larger total. Their forwards outplayed ilio Canterbury pack, and thrir backs shono up much bettor than the Canterbury roarguard, 0110 or two of whom periormed very poorly. Mr. .1. i'. J'cake controlled ;tifi game. Following wore tho teams:— Canterbury (lied and jllack).—Full-liack, A. J'j. Dooll (Sydenhn m.l; tbiee-quarlors, '}■ M'DoJwld (Christohiireh), J. flowison (nydcnhain), L. Cade (Mcrivale); fiveeighths, P. Burns (Albion, captain), N. Payne (L'nwnnd); half, )1. 'j';.vlor (Old »pys); torwards, N. Carnegie (Morivale), h. Ilaa-tfll (Meririle), C. Hegartv (Morivale), A. Patterson. (Cliristchurch), W. J, Morgan (Christehureb), W. Maxwell (Menvalo), T. Bain ;sjld HovkVW. S eVf ri. son (Merivale). I osl ; % ast , , »nd White)-Full, back, J. Sherlock; three-quarters, G. Nel. Foil, T, Irving, G. King; five-eighths;- P. Anderson, J. If. Hall; half-back, w! C. Church; wing-forward, A. Morrison (cap. tarn); forwards, J. W. Godfrey, R. Sands, i- Richards, H. Atkinson, D. M'lVor. T II Intosli, and R, Wilson. Patterson drew "first blood" for Canterbunr, after a run half the length of tlw field, aod converted his own try. Canter, bury, 0 0. Nelson then kicked a penalty goal for West Coast, the totals at half, tun© being: Canterbury, 5-3, In the second spjll a converted try for Coast by lung, and an unconverted try for tho home team by Morgan made tho scores eight all Thereafter tho scoring alternated as follows;—M'lntosli. (trv fn? Coast), Hall (try for Coast), Ilassel? (try for Canterbury), Wilson (try for Coast).' liassell (penalty goal for Canterbury).

MANAWATU-WAIRARAPA. WALK-OVER FOR FORMER. (By Tolcffraph.-Presa Association.) _, Palmorston, August 24. The representative football match. U» day, Manawatu v. Wairarapa, was won by Manawatu by 15 points to 3. The day was beautiful, and tho ground in great order, and th© game in consequence was fast and open. The Manawatu forwards, who played with fine combination and judgment, practically ran all over the visitors, both foro and aft. When the visitors' backs did get going, tho local backs were easily able to nullify their efforts. The homo men have a -particularly fast set of forwards and backs this year. Manawatu scored nine points in th? first spell, and sis iu the second. Wairarapa scored iu tho second spell an un converted try, while Jlanawntu's score! consisted of three unconverted trie's and two goals from tho field. Wairarapp seemed- to bo run to a standstill, and Manawatu were aggressive almost at through the game. N OTHER MATCHES. (By Telccraph.-Preßs Association.) _. , , Auckland, August 24. Pctone Workshops beat Kewuiarket Workshops by 6 points to nil. Whitley kicked a penalty goal and a goal from a mark. Wanganui, August 25. The Rugby representative match, Kel. son v. Wauganm, was played on the Recreation Ground on Saturday before a good attendance, and resulted in an easy : victory for Wanganui by 35 points to t>. Tho locals ran over the visitors in the' first spell, which ended with a score of 21' points to nil in AVaiiganui's favour. Tho second spell was more even. , Wanganui, August 24. The Schools Rugby representative match, Manawatu v. Wanganui, was played this morning and ended in a win tor Manawatu by six points (two tries) to three (a goal from a mark). Levin, August 24. Manawatu B played Horowlionua B hens > on Saturday. Manawatu won by 15 pdntr to 7.

Nnpfor, August 25. The second match of the annual triangular tournament between the high schools oi . Napier, Palnierston North, and New Ply. mouth was played yesterday, and result- \ ed:—New Plymouth, 13 points; Napier, 3;■, points. Brncc,.Crone, and Hurst scored; tries for tho' winners, two of which wero ! converted by Colson and Goss. For Na- < pier, Geddis obtained a goal from a pen-alty-kick. The final match (between New > Plymouth and Palnierston North) will b» ' played to-morrow. Wellington junior representatives wero defeated by Horowhenua by 3 points to nil, after a fast game. Horowhenua's score resulted from a penalty goal, kicked by Waia. On No. 2 ground, Newtown Park, St. .Tames's Cadets met St. Yraoenfe, and in tho course of a very slow' game St. James defeated their rivals by 4G points to nil. The annual football match between' Messrs, Gordon and Gotch Propy., Ltd. and Messrs. Luke nnd Son took place a) Miramar on Saturday.' Tho match re. suited in a win for Messrs. Gordon nnd Gotch by 9 points to 7. Messrs. Piokoy ■ aud Daley (2) scored tries for the win ners. '.'".'. THE OTAGO TEAM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Dunedin, August 25. The following football team will rep're sent Otago on its northern. tour:—Backs ; Clarke, Alexander, Cockroft, Cuthill, Watson, Chambers, O'Sullivnu, M'Dougall, .Eckhold, and Drydeu. Forwards: Casey,' Williams, Russell, Irvine, Symonds, Smith, Ji'Kellar, Woodrow, Douglas, Graham, Shcekan, and M'Donald. FIFTH-CLASS REPRESENTATIVES. • • Tho following fifth-class representatives will leave on Friday next to play Wanga-. nui on Saturday, August. 31:—Davis, Burns, Senior, Algar, Dcnnchy, Mabin (captain), Nicholls, O'Brien, Miller, Wallers, Tancrod, Forsythe, Hodgos, Andrews, Atkinson, Watson (Athletic). Any of tho team unable to make tho trip are requested to notify tho union secretary. Tilyard and Palmer are emergencies. Tho team meot for practice at the Athletic Club gymnasium on Wednesday, at 7.30 p.m. QUEENSLAND DEFEATS NEW SOUTH ' WALES. By Tclccranh—Press Association—Conyrieh) (Eec. August 26, 0.35 a.m.) Sydney, August 25. In tho inter-State Rugby League con. test Queensland defeated New Souli Wales by 15 points to 8.