FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 108, 23 September 1912, Page 5

FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON GAMES. ATHLETIC WIN THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

By Telegraph. —Press Association. Wellington, Last Night.

The final for the Wellington Senior Rugby Championship was played yesterday. The Athletic Club won, beating Petone by 6 to 3. The Wellington fifth-class representative team defeated the Wanganui fourthclass rep. team by 8 points to nil.

THE LEAGUE GAME. Auckland, Last Night. The New South Wales footballers defeated Auckland in the final game of the tour at the Domain to-day, by 25 to 2. The ground was dry in the early stages, but .heavy rain fell after the interval. The attendance was about 9000. New South Wales had all the best of the play. Tries were scored by Burge, Halloway, Frawley (4), and Norman, two being converted by Frawley and Norman. Hargraves kicked a penalty goal for Auckland. CANTERBURY (10) v. HAWSE'S BAY (8). Napier, Last Night. The Northern Union matchj ..Canter'bWy' versus' Hawke's Bay, was played at McLean Park yesterday, in the presence of a moderate attendance. The ground was very rough, and a high wind militated against the success of the game, which was comparatively uninteresting, and ended in favor of the visitors by ten points to eight. In the first spell', Shadbolt scored a try for Canterbury, and Duvall one for Hawke's Bay, neither being converted. In the second spell Read scored for the visitors, and Shadbolt converted. The latter aluo kicked a splendid penalty goal. P. McCarthy scored for the home team, Johnston converting.