FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1921, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE MOASCAR CU£.

i THE SOUTH ISLAND FINAL, CHRISTCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL WINS, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The final of the South Island Inter-high schools to‘urnament was played to-day before a large attendance. Special interest centred in the game as both teams—Christchurch and Otago High Schools — were Moascar Cup competitors, and the match was to decide which school should represent the South Islam! In the final for the cup to be played here next Wednesday. Christchurch won comfortably by nineteen points to nil, though Otago made the game a hard one all through. However, the form shown by the Christchurch boys was not such as to make their supporters go into raptures, and they will have to improve If they hope to win the final against the North Island winners. Tlmaru High School beat Southland High School by eight points to six.

N.S.W. v. NEW ZEALAND. TO-MORROWS TEST MATCH. CHANGES IN THE TEAM, Christchurch, Last Night. E. Roberts will play In place of 11. Mullins in Saturday’s test match against New South Wales. Ifwerson will not be available, and his place will be taken by E. Ryan (Wellington). Last night C. S. McCully sent an ironical telegram to the New Zealand Rugby Union asking wfyjther the New Zealand backs would be in Christchurch in time for the match. They were to have arrived a week before the match for practice, and the fact that they were missing meant a dangerous delay in the matter of practice. The information now to hand indicates that New Zealand's complete team will be in Christchurch to-morrow.

MATCH AT ELTHAM. OLD-TIMERS AT PLAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The football match yesterday in aid of local school sports, between the teams of “Has Boens” and “Never W’asers”, resulted in a draw’, each side scoring 6 points. The game was a fast and furious one, ami a more brilliant display of football has not 1... n seen in Taranaki this season. It was a pity that the Rugby Union had not seen fit to have the Taranak- representatives in irtendixnce, that Ihry might have gained some knowledge as to how the game should be played. The "oldtimers” created no end of amusement for the small attendance, and one would have thought that, considering the object, Eltham people would have tu/ned out in greater numbers. For the “Has Beens” the points were gained by Jenkins and Bain, Falvey and Gientworth being responsible for the equalising points. School sports will benefit to the amount of about £25, and the old-timers arc to be ongratulated on their sporting spirit in turning out.

SPRINGBOKS PRESENTATION. A PLEASING INCIDENT. An incident that happened bi Auckland on the occasicn of the Second Test Match (writes the Times special correspondent) throws into bold relief the interest taken by the Springboks in the home affairs of New Zealand folk who tappen to have the opportunity to make them feel at home during their tour.

Miss Rita Jenkins, the ten year old daughter of a former representative player of the Hawke's Bay district, hud a birthday party arranged for her to take place on the day of the Test match. Knowing that her father was intending to see the Test watch, she was much perturbed at the thought that the party would be robbed of much of its enjoyment through his absence.

She accordingly wrote a letter to the manager of the Springboks team asxing would it be possible to adjourn the match, in order that it migtt not clash with her party. Mr. Bennett renlied saying how much he regretted that he could not accede to her request as it did not lay in his power. The little girl wrote u second letter, saying that her father had decided to hold the party on the eve of the match, and she extended a warm invitation to the Springboks. Every member of the South African team put aside other arrangements and attended the birthday part.v, which was held on Friday night, in the Major George Hall.

On behalf of the Springboks Mr. Bennett presented ti e girl with a gold wristlet watch, which boro an appropriate inscription. Miss Jenkins presented Mr. Bennett with a kewpie decorated with the New Zealand colors, and one to Mr. S. Dean of the New Zealand Rugby Union, bearing the Springboks’ colors. To the. members of the teium she presented a tier of her birthday cake.