FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 612, 15 September 1909, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

■~; . The:'aiinual;;Eugby football match -Law; i';. Insurance was' ployed .at Newtown' Park yestor- ;. • The Insurance team won tho .tossy.and! elected to ■play with wind in'. 'their .farouif.' From "plaj; in their opponents' tweity-fi,v;e,'.Dawson made 1 ;, a break through,and, ; supported by Drake, made "for the'line,' but was'stopped. -VA long, kick down tho field by' Duncan .(Law) 'again, transferred play, to the' Insurance territory,'and then it hovered ■■about the centre for a while. > Tie L»w team came agaitt.;and Duncan broke away,■;.and succeeded in :seofins. '■β-fl. ■ The shot at goal;by Gpbdbehere' was unsuccessful. After , some fast ,play •by.yljotb.'. sides, ,, :Duncan ; (Law). ajairi scored.? β-rj,-Early in ..tho second . spell;. Insurance attacked, and the ball was earned , up the field .to 'the Law > team's twcnty-liTo.-; A well-timif'd centring. ■ kiott, by. Duncan. (Law),' 'however,'set his'forwards racing for' t.their.op-ponents',;'-line,".aud' the Insuranco men;-wero called' 'on "t0 , .-, defend.' Some, stiff, play ensued for a whilo, Styles eTontnally scoring.' , - Gbodbehero cpnrerted. U^tO. , A few minutes before time Drake r (lnsurance)"-.scorod, but'the kick at ■gpHl'.'was unsuccessful.; :Mr'. J.'rManning. was 'refereo./r-'l }::'s''■'■'.''- : -<t;\'::\ '?-'!■■':■ .;!> '^im^xiio^iimis'^MAf ■:■. ; -: Nest 'Saturday' afterncion." : a' : fob'tbair:raatch' r will take' place , .on the lliramar .Polo Grotind .betiraen.: ; .%nis - .,'' representing. tho. ./.combined shipping. companies and "tho. Union Steam; Ship. Company. '> Tho'Terawhiti 'will-leave the wharf near thV,Custpinhonjs<s:.at. 2.15 j),m.,,.Vt,Q';.CQnYey, ■the'.teftni9-:an'd''their, , lf|eMi''io;Mird'iliar';.r,Tke!, following ,will: play : for': : the combined 'Com'j nanks:—Drake : vnni^s v We^(Murr«y,'/^berts)|,., D6no T an:; f Hnll); Qrawfdid. (Levin),; Anerno..,(Johnston). Barnes (N.Z.5..,'Cp.),. Focke; (Castendyk ;ahd' f ocie),fTßen,nifl?(N.Z. '.and ';.'Africttri),;<:Pora)fill fßifanatyiie);. Scott : (N.ls.':aud VAfri6anj:f Hiokew, (Wellington , - Ferries), Moo'r«h'o«se (N.Z.S.'.Co;);, Cowles (Dalgety), Askndon (N.S., Co.);. oinb;f genoy, M.'K*own.;(Huddart-Parker).,- , ;. -.<■ •:'.■ : .!'■ -. The. Tlnion'-.Cpmbaiiy's team wi.ll'be.hsifol.t lows:—Ml-bacK,'P.' DigbysSmith'i-thrie-quar.-.i tors,' J. : M'KeCgan, ; 'G.: L.-.Aickin, 1 M., 'Boiesj .five-eighths,, C,\Yates,. %,. "W:..Gilbert )%iAi,■■'*. Simons;'; 1 wing,'. J. AVelch';'. forwards, ; Wrißht.'.J.'^lurphy,'A: Waters, T: Hutton/'H. Tcdd.M-.. Feeniy, and- E. Gray.j'.emergency.'R; ' Dilner..*.' In'; the evening ..a .smoke.-concert will. b^'ie^vVi'r^'fr; : :'..i^;^'.-';-: I ,.:v;c;.i^vv/;;^jA ;piTOKIJANp; : 'y ;£%. v^• ;4:v;/f ;|TEAIi:sS;:: y ' >■?. f-'. ; pl : : ' :•■: Themat'chbetweenreprestatativ.e.sof.theA l idkr land;.and :.WeHin'gtpn 'iTamTi'ays will'bo played !atithe A,thletio.]Park; this, attemoon.aiidshould. attract;a.': : considerable' number.- of.■'■; spectators, i Tho Auckland' team.i lyhioh'arrived-last e\vining, is said .to be a strong one, whilp;.the/\yollington,. teani ~is the .strongest .that has. rep'resentod i;ho : 'Tramways,.this Gillett,:the ;famou!;-. "All-Black; , /'wing-forward,',;.'. and ; . • I J.. P'Learjv:-'Jthej-VAuckland'. Representative "fiveV eighth's,:; orb vine) aded'in', the; visiting team, i Ad-, ditional'.'.attraction is lent .to'-the; match,,',aa this is th,o ;firsf;; betaston on'.which .these te»ni3 have' met..-The!. Tramways;B,and ;will- play' , 'afternoon. Mr. F. I. A. Laws ..will'.be, referee. ; ;! ; ■:';") ■' ■■ ~■-, -m. }'~ : -vj j ; ; ..