FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 30, 6 October 1913, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

——♦ NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN AMERICA. Wednesday, October B—California. Saturday, October 11—Barbarians (West) • Wednesday, October 15—Stanford Saturday, October 18—Stanford I Wednesday, October- 22—Santa,

Clara Saturday, October 25—California

(test) . : . Wednesiay, bctvrwr 29 Nevada Saturday,* November 1 California (test) Wednesday, November s—Santa

Clara. Wednesday, November 12—U.S.C. Saturday, November 15—All Stars

THE RUGBY GAME

"ALL BLACKS" TOUR

i By Electric Telegraph—GoPYßiGai') [United Press »Ajss9ciation.]

San Francisco, October 6

The "All BlackaV !r .defeated . the Olympic Club ( by nineteen points to njl. The New, Zealandeps scored two unconverted tr,ies, ,[Vf\ the first, half, j}ries, (two, qqnvex'jted) in the second, rfalf. The visitors were superior in th,e ri .scrums, andr their aggressive dribbling was admirable, but forward parsing • 'brought ; thefn ; several penaltiee. Their last try in the first 'half' was, .gO|t frorflj ; a< [ four-handed parsing rush from [the ,25 yards' line,'.aft^"a : ' pistol had been fired calling time.

AN INyiTATION DECLINED. I

Capetown, October 4

The South African Rugby Board has declined, the , New Jjjtugby Union's invitation i,_jff>r > a South' Yican team, to . Zealand in 1914, on the. grpund.ythat Spujtth! Africa sent a team, to. England ,in,.i912, and will also hold a local tournament in 1914.' '.• ~X o

BULLER CHAMPIONSHIP

[Peb Press Association.]

Westport, October 5. '

The final football match of the soa«on was played on Saturday, when Westport defeated White Stars by 10 points to 3. Westport will hold the Buller Rugby Union Shield for the year.