Sporting and Athletic Records

146 FOOTBALL II.—NORTH v . SOUTH Present Score in Games (1 May 1897) South 15, North 10, Drawn 3, Total 28. N.B.—In 1874 an( i i 875, the first years of the series, a majority of goals only constituted a win, and as no goals were scored on either side, these games are reckoned as drawn. According to the present system of scoring they would count as two wins to the S OUTH. Highest Score 5 goals 4 tries Made by the S OUTH at Blackheath in 1894; the N ORTH failed to score. III.—LANCASHIRE v . YORKSHIRE Present Score in Games (1 May 1897) Yorkshire 12, Lancashire g, Drawn 7, Total 28. First played in 1870. N.B.—The games in 1874 an d 1875 were drawn according to the system of scoring then in vogue (see above under N ORTH V. S OUTH); under present conditions they would count as two wins to L ANCA­ SHIRE . There was no match in 1879. In 1896 there were two matches, one being promoted by the Northern Union of clubs seceding from the Rugby Union. This match was won by L ANCASHIRE —the other by Y ORKSHIRE. Highest Score 4 goals 3 tries Made by Y ORKSHIRE at Manchester in 1894. L ANCASHIRE scored 2 goals. IV.—OXFORD v . CAMBRIDGE Present Score in Games (1 May 1897) Oxford g, Cambridge 8, Drawn 7, Total 24. First played in 1873.