ITEMS OF SPORT

New Zealand Tablet, 19 June 1913, Page 31

ITEMS OF SPORT

FOOTBALL. . - - The New Zealand League footballers met a Queensland team at Brisbane on Saturday, and secured a victory by 39 points to 5. * The following are the results of the senior championship matches played on Saturday in Christchurch: Old Boys 18, beat Christchurch . nil Albion 19, beat . Canterbury College nil Linwood 9, beat Sydenham 8; Merivale 16, beat Marists 3. - ' 1 - On Saturday the Maori team met fifteen representatives of Queensland, at Brisbane, and were defeated by 19 points to 9. The game was fast and exciting throughout. Both sides showed splendid combination, and their tackling was deadly. The New Zealanders defeated a combined Ipswich team by 29 points to 12. At half-time the visitors led by 11 points to 4. For the winners Mitchell scored four tries, and Campbell, Kelly, and Hayward one each. Bradley kicked four goals. The weather on Saturday in Wellington was excellent for field games, fine with a bracing southerly breeze, and the grounds were in good order. Results: Athletic 19, beat Poneke 8; Melrose 11, drew with St. James 11; Petone 16, beat Victoria College 3; Oriental 12, beat Wellington 3. There was dull and cold weather for the football matches on Saturday in Auckland, but there was a big attendance at Alexandra Park, where the principal game was played. Ponsonby defeated City by 5 points to nil, and are now leading for the championship, with Marist Brothers second. University beat College Rifles 16 to 3, and Marist Brothers beat Parnell 17 to 3. In first grade Rugby in Dunedin on Saturday Kaikorai met Alhambra at the Caledonian Ground. The play was hard and vigorous, but was lacking in science on both sides. The game ended in Kaikorai scoring 16 points to nil. by Alhambra. The game between Southern and Port Chalmers was a fast and spectacular .one right throughout, and resulted in a win for the former by 11 points to nil. University scored 16 points to 6 by Pirates, and Dunedin scored 9 points to 5 by Union. A team from St. Bede’s College (writes our Christchurch correspondent) played an Association football match on the Sumner Recreation Ground against the local Deaf and Dumb Institution on last Saturday week, the Collegians winning by 2 points to nil. Playing in the primary schools’ senior grade on Saturday the Marist Brothers defeated Woolston School by 54 points to nil. McCormack (8), Khouri (4), Ellis (2), Thompson (2), scored tries, three of which were converted by McCormack. Playing Rugby in Wellington, Petone beat Marist Brothers in the junior championship. St. Patrick’s College beat Y.M.C.A. in third class by 14 to nil. In fifth class Wellington College beat St. Patrick’s College by 12 to . 6. In Association matches St. David’s beat Marist by 8 to nil in the third division. In fourth division Marist beat Kaiwarra by 7 goals to 3. In fifth A division Marist beat Institute by 1 goal to nil, Marshall scoring. In fifth B division Marist H beat Kelburne by 3 to 1, Scanlon, O’Leary, and McElligott scoring for the winners. In the sixth division Marist T. B. beat Brooklyn by 2 to nil. Marist H. defeated Swifts by 2 goals, both scored by Costello. Marist A. defeated Seatoun by 12 to nil, Ryan, Quinnell, Jamieson, and Beveridge scoring. Marist C. won by default. In Association football in Dunedin on Saturday all senior matches were suspended in order that the s Otago team, which will compete for the Brown Shield at Wellington on Saturday, might have an opportunity of playing together against the strongest eleven amongst the remaining players in the senior competition. The game resulted in the selected team scoring only 3 goals against 4 by their opponents. In the second grade Christian Brothers defeated High School Old Boys by 3 goals to 1. Moynihan (2) and Walsh scored for the winners. Stevenson shot a goal for the losers. O’Brien for Christian Brothers played , a fine game in goal.

In the third grade Mornington defeated Christian Brothers A by 6 goals to nil, and Hight School Old Boys A defeated Christian Brothers B by 7 goals to 1, whilst in the fourth, Green Island scored % goals to 1 by Christian Brothers. In the "school matches Christian Brothers A defeated North-East Valley A at the Oval by 8 goals to nil. Tarieton (3), Fogarty (2), Galiien, Thomson, and Brown scored. Christian .Brothers- B defeated Normal by 10 -goals to 7. For the winners Dwyer (5), Tylee (3), Salmon (1), and Blackie (1) were the scorers. . .. ..•'('> '

The first round in the, Rugby competition (writes our Hamilton correspondent) was concluded on June 13. The senior results, were 4--City 12, Frankton 0; Gordonton 8, MorrinsvilLe 5; St. Mary’s 6, ‘ Athletic 3. The surprise of the day was the last-named match. St. Mary’s took the field with only ten men against Athletics, who had a . full fifteen. '■ Play throughout was very fast, but Athletic could not penetrate the sound defence of the ‘ Tykes,’ who, although five men short, were more than holding their own. St. Mary’s score consisted of two beautifully placed goals by Roach from marks nearly half-way out. Athletics scored a try just on the call of time, which was not converted. A team consisting of ten men triumphing over a senior fifteen is surely a record. In the junior competition St. Mary’s; were defeated by Frankton 8 points to 3. The former, led by 3to nil-up to within five’minutes of time, when Frankton came with a rush, and rattled on two tries, converting one. HARRIERS. The St. Joseph’s Harriers, Dunedin, held their weekly run from the St. Joseph’s Hall as guests of the committee of the St.. Joseph’s Ladies’ Club. The day was an ideal one for a run, and there was a full attendance of all members. The trail led up Rattray street on to the Queen’s drive, through Littlebourne to Balmacewen, skirting the golf links to the slopes of Flagstaff. Continuing the trail led down past the Reservoir and Woodhaugh, up the bullock track, finally coming on to the Queen’s drive, which was followed to Rattray street home. After the run Mr. Butcher (captain) thanked Mrs Jackson, Mrs Stone, Mrs Rowley, and Miss Salmon for their kind hospitality. He also extended a hearty welcome to Mr. C. Collins, from Auckland. Mr. Collins thanked Mr. Butcher for the kind things said about him. Mrs. Jackson intimated that she would present a valuable trophy for competition this season. x