FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1924, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

WESTPORT v. WESTLAND. Tito Westport (Rivals) v, Westland game took place on Cass Square on Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock in perfect weather conditions. The game was a very uninteresting one. The first score came two minutes after the commencement when a passing movement ended in Ogg racing along the line and over. Aitken's kick failed. A hunt .1 way through the spell Thompson followed over from a forward rush, hut the kick was again a failure. Shortly after a good run by Jenkins carried play into Westland territory and Jenkins took the opportunity of potting a goal. The spell ended shortly after, Westland (i, Westport 4. The local team had the Rivals in their territory for the greater part of the spell. In the second Westport evened things up a hit, hut play was very desultory. Jenkins was a tower of strength to Westport and set going several movements, which never came to anything. The next try camo for Westland when Shaw followed over, l’owe converting. Shortly after Shaw again got the hall away and securing went round behind the posts, converting his own try. Westport went to the attack, but their efforts were unavailing, and the game ended shortly after, Westland 10. West port 4. .Mr Sumner bad control of the game and had occasion to order off the field of play a Westland player.

linir v. Knvr. Tlii l initio" match look place nil Cass Square an I resulted ill a will fol' Itillili by !l points to nil. The Rinitt team had all tho host of the play, hut the game was not of too interesting a nature. at any stage of the play. When the name was nearing the end. :i Rimtt and Kiwi player fell foul of each other, and the Referee happened to see the latter player putting a hard right into his opponent., with the result that he was promptly ordered oil'. The Kiwi team thereupon all left the field, also, and the {tame went hv default to the Itimn team. Mr 1!. Dowell was referee. W'KI.I.INtJ-TOX v. TARANAKI. [nv TF.MIdtAI'II —I'Klt rttKSS ASSOCIATION.] WKU.IXCTOX. Auk., dl. Rel'ore an attendance of Iit,ODD Wellington just won from Taranaki, in an interesting Rugby match. Wellington were on the aggressive soon after the start, hut Taranaki got into their stride and became aggressive. The final scores were Wellington I'd. Taranaki 11. WKLMVfSTOX V. MA X \ WAT!'. WKLUNCTON. Aug. 31. Manawatn juniors 13. heat Wellington juniors 10. HAWKFS DAY v. MAX \WATI'. 11 ASTI X( IS. Aug. 30. In the Rtinfuriv Shield match at Hastings today. Manawatn were defeated hv Hawke's l!ay hv 31 to o in the presence of -IC’D!) people. MAR I.IJOKOI't 111 DKFKAT Xls I.SOX XKI.SOX. Aug. 30. Marlborough defeated the Nelson Rugby representatives to-day l.y 10 to 0. after a keen game. Fur the winners. Pay lie scored two tries, and Hall one. Two were converted hv 1,, and It. O'liricn: Philips kicked a goal from a mark. For Xelson Snodgrass scored two tries and kicked a goal. A FC'K FAN l> v. WA !R A RAPA. Al'C K LAND. Aug. 30. To the rep. Rugby game to-day, Auckland heat W.airarani hv IS to 10. The game was not brilliant, hut it was keenly eamested. and was full el excitement. the issue being in doubt right up to the lust minute. ISItITISH WIN AT CAI’K. CAPKTOW.X. Aug 30. The Rritisli ltughv team defeated Cape Province by 13 lo 3. CANTKKdU'RY v. CHINA. 1! KFFRF.K'S 151.1'X DF.R. CllßlSTniriK l'l. August 30. Canterbury sncccr lepresentntive.s j he tt China t i-da\ by three goals to two i Played in the presence of about JO.OOO [ s; eclat- rs. the game, was fairly oven, hot the i nmbimitinn of the local team was superior to that of the visitois. The latter were often out of peitirn. Xorrio, Frieklet.on and lies scored for Canteiloiry, while (hang notched l.otli goafs for China, one being from a free kick. The goal .s c:oil hv lie;, whiih prnv--1 the winning one. caused a demonstration against the refciec, who did not notihe that lie was offside. It also annoyed two members of the Chinese tea’ll. ( hang and Wang, who left the Field, hot resumed their places a few minutes later. At the time this incident, occurred Chilli! bad not scored. Thereafter the crowd on the embankment made itself facetious at. the teferee’.s o.\|'on.sp. Aid. lII.ACIC-'-. I.OXDON, Au.g. 30. Arrangements have been made lo show New /calami (Unis at all the towns l,i lie visited liv the All Itlaeks. The cinemas in tin- respective centres are specialising in New Zealand nights on the match (lavs.

ACROSS AMERICA. A. I'uitcd States. Army aviator. Lieut. Russell Mnughan. in June, undertook successful}' ti llight from New York to Salt Francisco, between dawn and dusk. He left Mitehel Field, near the eastern metropolis, tit 3 non., just as dawn was breaking, and arrived tit San Francisco at 12.48 a. til., New York time, or 9.50 p.m.,Stilt Francisco time, completing he,journey of 2810 miles in 21 hours 48 minutes. According to a table of figures in the “New York Times.” Lieut. Mnughan titade five stops, aggregating 3 hours, 28 minutes, comprising 1 hour 10 minutes at Mlayton, St. Joseph 41 minutes, North Platte 23 minutes. Cheyenne 30 minutes, anti Saldino 31 minutes. His actual flying time was thus IS hours 20 minutes. He flow from New York to Dayton (171 miles.) in I hours 1 minutes, an average speed of 101 miles an hour; from St. Joseph to North Platte (321 miles) in 1 hour 17 minutes—average speed 100 miles an hour; from North Platt? to Cheyenne (221 miles). 1 hour S minutes—average speed 172 miles an hour: from Chey.’line to Salduro (131 miles), ill 3 hours 20 minutes—average speed 170 miles an hour: and from Salduro to Sin crauvisco (171 miles) in 3 hours 17 minutes—average speed 111 miles an