FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1924, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

tin: league ca.uk. There uas a fairly huge attendance nil Cass S'luare on Saturday afterTimm In witness the exposition rf the l.eagr •aim* by re; rest motives of the I’.lm kI ,:i 11 .1 unitirs and the Grey .Marists, I'm sum of ahoiil ELS 'being taken at the galas. The day was fine, and the ground in very good order considering the I.iin of the past week. The ] lay was last and open. Imt. tlietc was a (oivsidrr.ilde amount cl Inal hc.vdhn;'. v Pin r-»i man 1 ' -ns a; ions the i:;io"' v. .-in .1 i aedil a- l'• • . I I"' la id. llm -erum formation was a very loose one. ami D'e hall was ernsfanlly in the open, hilt the play generally was not, of a spectacular nature. Th" lint (am had its ell’e't. and long Indore time was called both teams shewed tlie effects cl tin' game the ] lay slowing down vry : oils idem bly. In the lirst, half Marists had easily the best of the phiv ami sei :ed two trie; by llnisty and King, lull the place kicking, was faulty. In the second half Mhiekl.all had the heller of the play and Dodds kicked three penalty goals by nice kick's. ei|iialling the Marists’ score coni inning 1 heir advantage from a passing run, s'milti «' o red near the corner, bringing the .score to I'.lm khall 9, Marists li. and though tin l game continued in Mlnckball's favor, there was no further neor.'. and the game ended in a win for r.laekhall, Mr Kerr was referee.

Tn the Challenge Shield linal nl (V lideu. Alarist.s ran up IA points ami then Blackball 101 l the field us the result cf a dispute over the last more awarded. NAIWAIAX fsiitf.r.D. The linal of the southern division primary school competition under Newman Shield rules was played on Cass Square on Saturday morning between the Alarist School (Ire.vinoiilh and TTo-

kitik.-p and resulted in :i win for Alari.sl.s liv ‘JO points (II fries, I emiverted) _ to .'i points (,a penalty goal). The win- _ ners had all t'-u host -if the play. , AlarisU play Kecl'lnn .school at (Jruy--1 nrintli next Satmday to decide the | holders for the year. ] BFi.I.KR. AN!) OTAGO DRAW. I [hy TKr,Koi!APn—run chess association.] j AV i-.'S l I’OKT. (). toher I. , I'nder beautiful weather < ondit ions.

with the field in a line statu, after the [ heavy rain of the past- few days the Otago and linller Rugby teams met on Vittoria Square to-day helu.iu a large n.ithorino of spectators. Duller, with the advantage nf , 1 .sun, in the lir.st s] ell mure than held their own. hut their hacks handled the hall badly. The Otago hacks were also mulling the hall a good deal. Callender "in away strongly. and when tackled near the line, lie missed to the winner. Donnelly. The fatter rail roniid, and scored a try behind the "oal. Callender converted. Otago A. Duller It. 1.. Davis, with a rahliillike run, darting this way and then that, scored in a gooil position, hut .Sehadick failed with the kick. Otago A, Duller A. A little Inter, in a forward rush. Tunniclilfo scored, the s]vll ended Duller (i; Otago A. In the second spel. Otago were frequently attacking, hut were held ofT hy Duller tackling. By Duller following a forward rush. Thornton scored well out. and V. (moduli landed a (beautiful goal. Duller 11. Otago A. Otago then attacked vigorously, and, in a forward rush, Gilick scored a try which was not converted. Duller 11 : Otago 8. Murray, a few minutes later, after a good passing movement, added another unconverted try for Otago, and the game ended in a draw, each side having scored 11 points.

I)i itii)g their stay, the visitors were guests at a hall and a card tournament, and to-morrow they will he taken for a mtoor trip to “Denniston.