FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1924, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

SENIORS

Kxeelsior v. Kokatuhi. no score

.irxions. Aruhiirn t!. Kiwf 0. Excelsior 11. Riinn THIRD GRAPH* School 8, Kiwi 0. Alt A ll l"R A v. KIWIS. The ground conditions on Cass Square on Saturday afternoon for Die Aralntra-Kiwi name were not eomlneivo to good handling. the frame being' a forward one throughout. The Kiwis had the better of it in the first, spell, and had Arahura pinned in their teri itcry most of the time, but the blue and greens held them with a smattering of luck to hack them up. the spell ending no score. 11l the sect lit! siied tlm Arahura forwards played better and carried play into the Kiwi territory wlmre it few minutes after the commencement a penalty was awarded them in front of the posts, and Howe converted. Immediately alter Atahura hr. unlit the ball through again, and a sure score would have resulted ) *p. for tlm stupidity of one of tic or |, awards. For the remainder of the -cell p'a.v was about even, although the Kiwis had two very good chances t ' (in-s. D. Taiiiui and I. Tainttt I'htyed goal defensive games lor Arahura. while .1. Marsh-II tigered and tin kled well in the f- rwards. D. Drem/.e. ol the Kiwi' was probably the lie-1 hack on the day. all hi- work being ionsmt-

eni. , Mr D. Dowell had charge ol the game and had creadmi to order oil a Kiwi plover for delih .'lately striking D. Taiiuii. Till!!i) till \ Dl''- '! Im Sc hool v. Kiw i third-grade game took plat*' on the Square on Saturday afternoon at. 1 .:!!•*. After a very mtcrestiim 1 game the School proved tlm \ i,'t->v- byS to (>. dust before halltime Davidson secured at the half wav ami let r tit to Carter win* raced thr.ittgh In- opponents by dodging. * ...o'j up between the. posts. Im also ennv,.rti;i*.r. In tin* second stiell Ogilvie se- , nretl. and alter putting in a ft nni ' with plenty of pace he scored Schools -.•ceod try in the corner. du-l neat [!:;• clo-c ol the game I’fnlilert Mired [we. trie- in quick sticce-simi lor the Kiwis. (01 each oca-ion putting in a .'cod run.

Mr Sumner had control ol the game

dittman Sillki d tkam. The LO represent the Westland Suh-l'nion in a game for the Dittman Shield el Crovniottlh on Saturday next *,. a - f. Hows ; ' Stevens M-.vitiban I leuders'iit Steel I). Te.inui D. McKay Tainui McKuaucy Shanimu Kearns Crill'en Dannister Walker l'.ay ! e.mleri. Killer'.'. ; Hacks— .•.leFarlam*. Freitas ; ior.vr.rtK: IFtird. Aitken. [it y Tta.i.oi'.‘.rii —mat mtKss association.! win fou n.z. AFC'KLANH. August The lif'L test mateli between the F.ngli-h Itughy League t ej rrsenlative, am! New Zealand to-day was won by New Zealand by 10 points to ». The v.'catli"!' was fine, but the ground w.tvci'v heavy, owing to recent ram. q in* atteiidaiuo was estiuuitod at g.f.CIK). •pile game wa- largely ti battle bet,vvecu the lorwards, thougli the New Zealand ba -Us showed .'treater variety in att.e k lluMi the visitors. 'l lie- were stored tor New Zealand l.v Welle rail and Ste.van in the lirst 1 1. the score- tit the interval being: New Zealand ti: Fiiglishtiien nil. In ilcc sc uni spell. F.nglaml .scored an urn mverlc! try cv-m utter toIc;val. Then Honing mill-oil a tr .v whi h I )elgro--o ("inverted, making the - ores II to d fo New Zc.'ihindV favour. Tl oiiips hi seoie-l a try from a I*.muni nidi for the visitors, and i nilvri trtl it. Shortly lx ‘"ore lima Gilro.v scored bt'liiml the I .1-ts for New Zealand and 1 tclgi'" .-o i diverted it . Fii'/eofa!'! i" lived iniimed in t.he I ring roc!;." .Mo Delgi *. ! C.ti,l.li*• Was i i deled "It ill lb' soc- | c m.l .q ell for loiivh pi.'.'.-. Si:: ' iND TF.ST TKAM. ! \l'( KbAND. Aifiiist ft. I Tl,|. X" Z I'nnd I.eagile Ti mil for 1 t !,.. . mill te-t u i'l be elneon from 1 tin. f:.lb.wing: Dotty. De!gr'--o. Dri I bait". I'ol-ou. Mel tonal 1. le Mhata. 1 Averv. ileni'-.g. I.o'.vr.v. Ai imtt. 'slew. I an. Gilroy, Fitzgerahl. F.ilis. Devine, i poterson. .Mullins and OT.i'ieu. ! Tite Aucklanders and Kngli-bmen ' leave lor Wellingtcn to-night. 111! FI i'll TKAM AT TIIK CM’F. CAFF-TOWN. August !. I qia* llrili-l*. liiigby team drew with ! Ikaii-svaal. twelve all. j •- IM’ISIiANK. Sit'-;. L ! At Pupby l.eague (.tueciisland deleatj ed Vietoria by 17 t" d l '. ! • Hi;!.!.KIJ v. Ml ID'HISON. i ■ WI.STI’tMIT. AUrgUat j it, .( ;■( ,*,'• '.'ntal'iv*- lfugby i mate'll the seas.".) was played tit * West noil on Saturday between Teller i .Mm cl.i.-on and rr.-tilit I in a win I'.n* I’nll.'i' ly ."'I to nil. Timnielilfe. V. |,| la ved in the pi elimimiry All Thick nials. y.:>'. in great firm, ln.okin ( on'.any with Alien, and gave Unll-'f l-.acks e.iitltiiaml "I the hall from nearly eve:v scum, ami th<-v mad" great use ef these .ipenings. w ith h. ant il ttl passing runs. W-MIDIA V. WIIAN'OAni'.I. DA TO A VII Id'.. August !2. Tire .c: onA game for the Harding r ".' 1! Sl : 1.1 t: *u l' a.* ‘ Itf'day'. when Wail-..a (io!d;'v-i met AVhangarei (chauecgo .-.I and .It "cited them hv five i i tin".' a s' ;d l’r.Mii a liy -o nil vv , oi void e I try. v, p.ri'F.T TKDRKT. WFSTTDTT. August Mo b die ",.nt iiicii i • i'o't that 1,,.. , Fin. n im f.ii' "I t . ke"o what •a . , |<- oil'd .1 a- a I !'. mi-e to semi a r.'t ,v - o'tali'- e team to the C CHINKt'K V. AVANCANI'T. WANG A NIT. Augu-t 2. fit the pi >i net* i ‘‘ l.*V.'.tl spectators, the ('liiiie-c ‘Ahii ity Soccer team defeated Wanganui thi- afternoon by I goals t i t vo. The game was very in-tero-tii.g 1 1 oi it begiiiiiin.g to end.