FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 257, 30 April 1912, Page 8

FOOTBALL

MATCHES IN THE CENTRES. Duncdin, April 27. j The football season was inaugurated to-day in threatening weather. Kaikorai beat Alhambra by 17 points to 4, j Southern beat Taieri Rovers by 14 to 6, i, Pirates beat Union by 10 to 6, Univer- j ] sity beat Port Chalmers- by 18 to 8, and : Zingari Richmond drew with Dunedin, j (i points each. : Christchurch, April 27. • The second week's matches in the Can- ■ terbury Rugby Union's competitions ' were played to-day. The ground was in ( fine order, and the weather conditions . were- excellent. Results:—Old Boys (3) drew with Albion (3), Merivale (18) hea't Lirtwood (0), Sydenham (27) beat Canterbury College (8), Christchureh (13) beat Marist Bros. (3). THURSDAY'S GAMES. Teams for Thursday's games ars as follows: Tukapa seniors v. Inglewood, at Inglewood:—McGiven, Hodges, Stohr, Whitaker, Loveridge, Whitaker, Smith, Jull, Harvey, Steel, Ward, Loveridge, Brown, Davidson, and Brabant. The team will, leave by the 12.50 train. Tukapa juniors v. Inglewood 11., on | Western Park.—Thompson, McGuire, K. Stohr, Martin, D. Morey, Burrows, Me-' Koy, Lister (3), Leighton, Patterson, Higgs, Hall, Wylie; emergency, H. Patterson. The following re' >es have been appointed for Thursday, May 2, and Saturday, May 4:— THURSDAY. Seniors.—Stratford v. Clifton, at Stratford, 3 p.m., Mr. F. Spurdle; Tukapa v. Inglewood, at Inglewood, 3 p.m., Mr. G. Griffiths. First Juniors.—Tukapa v. Inglewood, at New Plymouth, 3 p.m., Mr. IT. Petty; Clifton v. Stratford, at Waitara, 2 p'.m., Mr. W. H. Elliott; Star v. Eltham, at Eltham, 3 p.m., Mr. P. Skoglund. Second Juniors.—Tukapa v. Inglewod, at Inglewood, 1 p.m., Mr. L. De Launay; Clifton v. Stratford, at Stratford, 1.80 p.m., Mr. J. H. Thompson; Star v. Eltham. at New Plymouth, 1.30 p.m., Mr. J. Johnson. SATURDAY. Star v. Okato, at Okato, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Johnson; Rovers v. Fitzroy, at New Plymouth, 3 p.m., Mr. 0. West.