FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 3, 21 August 1914, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

SOUTHLAND 20 V. SOUTH CAWTERBURY 5. [Pbb Prkbs Association.] i Timaru, August 20. Southland beat South Canterbury by 20 points to 5. The game was played in a thick fog. The Taranaki team, which is to play Auckland, at Auckland, to-mor-row, went north last night by the Rarawa. JUNIOR PLAY-OFF. At the Showgrounds yesterday Hawera and Tukapa met in a second play-off for the junior championship, Hawera winning by five points to three. In the first spell Hawera, with the wind in their favor, scored a try which was converted. HJarly in the second spell, Stohr scored for Tukapa, but the kick failed. Mr 0. West refeveed. RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH. TARANAKI 6 v. CANTERBURY 5. Taranaki had a very close win over Canterbury in the match at Nor 1

Plymouth yesterday for the Ranfurly Shield. The visitors led by five to nil at the. close of the first spell and by five to three till close to the call of time. C. Whittington scoring just a. few moments before time was called. The Taranaki team was minus the services of Dewar, C. Young and Bertrand, who have gone to the front, but with the help of motors; Cain and Roberts wore landed in Sew Plymouth in time for the match, they having landed in "Wellington late on Wednesday night.

The first spell had gone for some time before n score was made, Hegarty getting over for tjie visitors, Crawshaw adding the major points. The spell closed without inrther score and it was well on in the sec-

ond spell before Taranaki's first score came—a goal from a penalty on a line-out. The deciding try was scored just before the call of time. A scrum took place in Canterbury's twenty-five, and. the backs being lined out in perfect order, the ball went from Brown, to Colman, to Eob'erts, to Cameron. Cameron beat two men, and then passed to C. Whittington (Stratford), who flew down the line and scored a nice try, making the score 6—5 in Taranaki's favor. After the game Whittington was "chaired" off the. field amid a scene of enthusiasm. 'Mr Meredith, of Wellington, acted as referee.