FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

—/ . . > . A VICTORIOUS TEAM. . RUGBY REPRESENTATIVES HONOURED. , After' a fins? succession of victories on thoir southern 1 tour, the Wellington representative Rugby : team roturned . yesterday miming, and in the evenirig.wefo entertained by the W.R.U. at a dinner, at-the'Hotel Windsor. Dr. A. K. Newman; president of. the ,Wellington Union, occupied-the chair. - In addition to the members • of_v the/team, members. of the Wellington and New' Zealand, Management. Committees were klso present. -The dinner'.was a. very enjoyable one throughout, '■ and the : proceedings /were enlivened .by, the: singing of-several choruses by the team. In proposing "The .Team," Dr. Newman said that .ho believed that-it was about twelve, years since ' Wellington T had had such a'sue-, cession ; . of .victories. -." They-, only required, to have kicked two, goals on a wet. day recently, and they would havo had. a completely .'successful .'season.'No doubt, onething that had contributed to' the career of victory was the youth of'the players. .They were most .of-them too young to be "cunning." When they became older and more "cunning," it iiould be necessary t0..100k for new blood. . What had pleased, him very much • was the orderly' behaviour of; the; team off the field:' Club .football this, year was: very good, and "the prospectß were never, brighter.!'He only hoped that next -year-; they: would visit'; Auckland and' wrest the shield from them. ', j. , On rising, to reply, Mr: 'W. Perry (manager 6f tho team) was-greeted: with rounds.of applause. . Taking the team all round, he said, he thought: that a better, combination, never went; away," from Wellington, no had heard a great ,deai about the difficulties of managing ■ a - ttam,'' but' this combination: were a {set' of lambs to mdnage. - It was.a long time sihce;a team had : gone , from . Wellington and . came back with/ three In conclusion, ho thanked thf/Rugby Union for their generosity in' welcoming', thwri. ".-(Applause.) ' '.'Mr.' Fred: Roberts, captain of the team, also replied, i and spoke appreciatively of the 'man* ner .in which-they, had. been- treated during tneir tour. He hoped that, .when , they were ;visited .by the.-teams from..south, : they: would be able: to treat'them , likewise. "The -New-Zealand Rugby Union" was proposed by ,Mr. Stan. 'Brown. 'He, spoke- of: the committee 'as. a 'body that -had '. the interests of; .footballl very < much' at - heart,- and':' had done much to foster the. growth of the game. Mr. G. H. Dixon, chairman of the Management Committee: of tho- New Zealand Union, thanked those '.present .for- the way'- in 'which they hfid .honoured tho .toast.. '. The'.: present committee (like .former bodies) had played the, g&m* fairly and : squarely, having tho interests of Rugby.'at heart,, and, if 'their .efforts .were appreciated,. it ,was very gratifying.' He was especially, glad to hear the manager speak of i? 6 t"™' "derly ,behaviour off tft». field: He thought Athat was;..as good Vto . hear, or; even ,/■ that the team had been-victorious on the field. --\ ■ > ~ •-■ ~ ■ . , In xroposw; the ;toast of '."The.: .Selectors,", -ilr. 1. Walsh saidi that any member ,of ; th'e team would/say. that the selectors'were jolly good/fellows. (Laughter.) He could not eulogise .thenv too highly, for lio would only bo blowing' his own trumpet, but he would.say that-- they, had gone into thoir business : very carefully:. In■ face, of:a great deal'of criticism they had chosen ,a , teaih . that-had upheld the honour, of Wellington on: the fields which they had visited. ■- ;;. . - 'Meredith responded,' and :thanked r Mr. Walsh for the remarks he:had made...lt had always, beon his experience: previously that<" a selector come in for a lot: of abuse—free, unadulterated, . and'-sustained—therefore :the ;.;re-" .marks, of;the proposer,, came as, a;j)leasant7surimso to him. In making the selection,, he v and his ;fellow'selector had fejt confident r that .each-: imeinber-chosen,. would do his ■ best to, justify .the- selectors' opinion of- him,' and that/that confidence had' nit been misplaced they'well, know: - He thanked the team for .the way-they had:played, since he' felt that tho hopes he had entertained had been/quite realised. ; Mr. W. A. Woodgcr, the champion sprinter,! was the subject of a toast: proposed' by , tho, chairman.' Dr. Newman spoke of the.promiso of: the young champion' and the : admirable performances which had' fulfilled.;, that promiso. He hoped 'that since Mr. Woodgbr had gone to Australia and beaten Nigel Barker: they would ,bo ablo'soon to send, him'.to'compete against ;the'best: sprinters in the ' ■ In responding, Mr.' Spoke of the interest which tho athletes who.had been at Brisbane • had' taken' ih tho Wellington-'Aupkland. match.. 'They 'were..disappointed Alien they heard: thj result,- were, pleased,at,thS same time, to hoar that .victory; had been missed such'a narrow margin; l - . The /thanks of: the team :and, their 'appreciation: of-their', treatment at tho hands of the Wellington Rugby: Union were conveyed; by Mr: Harry Avery, in proposing: the toast of tho union: - ': '.',■ 'Mr. Stan. Brown replied." and - coupled with his';,reply. th< toast -of '■ Dr. Newmans whom ( he characterised as a .good- all-round !man and "one-of the best snorts in' Now. Zealand." The I toast was. drunk- to " the accompaniment ;;of cheers,. '' :■'; . I .Mr. J. Burns' also replied on behalf .of the Wellington; Rugby Union. .' TO MEET WAIRARAPA. . ' , Tho following players/ have' been chosen to represent, Wellington;. against -Wairarapa 'at. Carterton •; on- Sat.urday:—Full-back,; Cunningham;'-' three-quarters, - Evenson, J,,, Ryan (Petone), ■ E. " Ryan .(Ponefee) ;,- .five-eighths, M'lCenzie, P.- Robdrts; naif;'Tilyard; forwards, Avery, Donnelly, ■ Ready,-Bruce, A. M. Wilson, Perry. 'Tanriahill,. and . Alexander. \ ,'.These players,'; and: also tho .'following! extra. -Kiiivig.- 'Kivoll, , and Rapson, are, requested.to' notify; tlie secretary .'of. the Wellington' Rugby -Union at 'once,' should they be-unabl?: to make.'the': trip. ■ | TRAMWAY RIIGBY MATCH. :. I,' AUCKLAND .23, WELLINGTON 3. -.Tlie", representatiye.: tramway match)' \ Aucli: land ,y.'.'.Wellington, was, played at ;th'e' Athletic Park/ yesterday: : The visitors' won /the- toss, and playcd'with.'a' light southerly wind in' thoir. favour.' - After some open, play; - the Wellington team set up a determined iattack. / Pressure -was. soon; relioved :by Gillett, who- found the line in. Wellington's twenty-five.;,.;' Auckland . wore penalised,,, but a,: passing rush originated by Gillett; led .the. forwards .down the field -again.' From - a free-kick in front ; of tlie Wellington: goal, O'Leary-(Auckland) put the: ball between the-, posts.. 3—o. 'Wellington' now pressed hard; and had a. good chance of .scbrmg, .but" ono of their men: missed' a -pass) • J: 0 Leary. and Webb, (Auckland) then .came: down the field, and O'Leary: scored. 'His shot at the goal was successful. 8—0.: For'.- the • next five '. minutes, play.,-was very fast,, and. fine. foot-work was done -by. the Wellington forwards. From a scramble in ■ Wellington's " twenty-five, Hall (Auckland) ; dodged- through the • backs and scoreid' near tho posts.;', O'Leaiy failed .with 'the kick. , 11-r-o.'/About-.seven' minntes .Mater, O'Leary scored/again, and was "successful .in putting, the ball over. 1 16—0. " Gillett presently added another try 'for Auckland, and O'Leary: kicked ' his fourth goal. The scores'; at half-: time , were 21, Wellington' nil. :, H On : resuming, Wellington -had. the advantage: of, the .wind and made' things lively. The local backs carried:, the ball', up, the-field in .fine style,- and this venture nearly ended in .Manton scoring: "Some: sttyf play in Auckland's twentyfive . resulted: ;in' Bowe ' (Wellington)' scoring, but {the. shot was unsuccessful. , 21—3. Play was then transferred to Wellington's, quarters, where- Hall ..(Auckland) 'secured from' a scramble', and • passed' to Hearling,' who -scored. Webb,,wits,not- successful with the kick. Five minutes before time, ;. Wellington: were once' uioro''penned i)n thcii 1 . line, and Webb, receiving a', pass from his half,, dashed through and scored. O'Leary; kicked .a .' fine ' ; goal; 29t-3. . The following played well for the Auckland team;—Cordes, Alunro, Webb, M'Dermott, Gillett (captain),: and J. O'Leary. ; For ' the Wellington team good work-was done by Martin Bros., A.- Small, Bottomley, Bame, Balton, J. Clark; E.,M. Minifid, and k, J.',Wills. Mr. F. -Laws rwas the referee: - - ; In the evening: the teams - fraternised "at NoadV rooms, Cuba Street, - : and spent'a very jolly evening. '"The Mayor, -.Dr.; Newman, presided. -After ,'an excellent, dinner a' toast list was duly/ honoured,- and an entertaining programme was contributed to bv ,Messrs. Gray, Webb, Boyle, M. Corliss, Mills, Digby, Donovan, James, Samttel, . Stewart, Warner, -and Martin. ■ ■ pnnT.ir Sim.VTr.K TnTTTP.NAMKNT

■ eUBIMJ .BMSMVIUJS TUUifaNAAUSfIX. At a meeting of delegates held this week, the proposed rules ; fori the Departmental annual tournament , (drawn up by Messrs. li. 0. Hales, T. N. 1 Abercrombie, anu T. 'H. Jones) - were passed, • aftor some minor amendments. Some •discussion ensued'in, connection, with the fixtures for Saturday. Last week 'both matches in the second round were drawn,, and the delegates representing;. tlio ;' four competing teams plumped for. a change of, programme, Tho course.of replaying last Saturday's fixtures was only carried .after difficulty, tho casting veto of the chairman (Mr. Hales) determining the .matter. Following' are.-tho fixtures, anc referees., appointed:—Railway v. ' Education' I Audit (Polo 3), Mr. W. Crunch; Taxes v, [ Lands and Stuvey (Palo 1), Mr, A. Etmboiu

, CHEMISTS AT PLAF Ak Miram&r yesterday. afternoon the annual Rugby fixture between teams representing the ■wholesale and retail pharmaceutical houses was decided. The game was played in.twnty-minUto spells, and was a very even one, although play was mostlv. confined tri the forwards. The'

nus luusuy. connnea, 10: ine iorwaras._ inc Wholesale team won by tile small margin of *i pojnts (a try and jotted ; goal by Sinclair) to 9 points (a try, by Bock). BULLER DEFEATS NELSON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ' . Nelson, September 15. The representative football match between Buller and' Nelson was played here to-day, and resulted in a win' for Buller by 11 points to nil. • Tries were scored by Colvin (converted by Kerr), and F. Hand6by. The visitors -gave-a good display.. STDNirr UNIVERSITY TOOT, ; Auckland, September 15. -. The Sydney University • footballers '•beat Auckland University. ■ College to-day, by 11 points'to 5.' For the winners Stack, Pockley, and Russell Jones scored • tries, . Fisher, converting one, while Auckland's try was secured by Duncan, Wilson converting. ASSOCIATION. , THE; BROWN, CHALLENGE SHIELD. WELLINGTON, 11; HAWKE'SBAY, I,' In fine weather, and before a fair crowd of spectators, the Wellington Association football '. representatives' (defenders of ; _the Brown Challenge Shield) inflicted a decisive defeat on Hawke's Bay (the fourth provincial district representatives to challenge the defenders) by 11 goals-: to I.' The-ground was in excellent order, and the game was fairly fast and exciting. , Wellington won the-toss, and'the teams disposed themselves as follow.:— ' ' Wellington (yellow and black).—Goalkeeper, C. Webster; backs, J. Pye-Smith and J. Hall; half-backs, W. H. Kirsc^berg,-J. Bradbury, and E.. Gibson; forwards, ,R. Vessey, J.„Ash, W. Gibson, E. Timperly, and C. Moore. ; Hawke's Bay (black'and white stripes').— Goalkeeper, E. Kerswell; backs, J. Haig and A. Smart; lialf-backs, H. Plowman, W.-Tute, and W. Plowman; forwards, G. Brown, R.. Hunter, E. Grant, J. Johnston, and W. Mawson. First Spall. ; Hawke's Bay. kicked off against a■' .strong southerly,' and . tho ball, .passed to the right, i?as kicked, back arid'fro. for a .while. : 1 Wellington's right wing- then got the ball, pressed the Stripes, and after some vigorous play man : . aged: to- concentrate. the attack; near -the enemy's '.posts,.; ~ The leather wasoccasionally driven out into the field, but; the bustling .tactics of-the Wellington forwards kept. Hawke's Bay strictly on the defensive, and in-a very short ispaco, of time, Ash (inside -left) scored with a neat low drive;. A • surprise packet. was then' presented to the spectators. Rallying gamely, Hawke's Bay, from the centre, worked rapidly up the field, the: ball. was centred swiftly from the,left wing, and Grant (Hawke's Bay centre forward) 'scored—one . all.. 'Play livened up,. a fast attractive game ensuing, Wellington's; forwards attacked strongly, 1 , and after ; a beautiful ■ display •of combination,, Vessey, from the outside right wing,: drove'hard and low for. tha net. The goalkeeper , caught it,'but ho was . driven slightly, back into the nets; by the. impact, of; .the. leather, • which was' . judged' to be over tho' line,, and i . score was - awarded.' Wellington, continued to...attack; and with one of the: finest.displays of,, combination yet seen from, the Wellington forwards, .tho ball was carried "right- through the Hawke's Bay defences, centred' to Asn, and by him shot-neatly into the not. Wellington was now .leading by; 3 to I,' and continued to make tho inost of tho advantage, possessed .by ■ tho .superiority of - thoir forwardline, ..and". the 'force '"of. , the * strong southerly: wind. The Stripes occasionally rallied, and crossed over the : line 'into 1 tho Wellington ground, but, the advantage gained by -, tnese short-lived successes .wis' practically valueless, as -the Wellington .'forwards, as' soon as their wary .backs relieved, and sent out the ball to them, had an- almost' clear.-; run down the field, easily out-pacing their opponents.;. During ono of these temporary successes,' Mawson (outside-left) sent in a beautiful', shot - from a'sharp angle,' aimed fairly between the posts, and with enough weight behind it to givo Webster (goal-keeper) quite enough -to do to punch it out., In the, latter part of the first spell, 'the energies of the forwards slackened, and'some desultory play was noted. Welling, ton' still continued to press, Knd had- all. the advantage of.the.play. Corner-kicks wero. fre-, ijue'ntly given against' the,, visitors, and theso were, taken by Kirschberg—a tactical error-on the; part of ■ the ; home skipper; . for - Kitsch-, berg kicks -inaccurately. :■ Hawke's Bay forwards played most gamely,' but were clearly' out-paced and out-manoeuvred. Tho first spell ended without any further score. ' Wellington,. 3; Hawke's Bay, 1. Second Spell. ,' -'.The .visitors came ,with -two' niehes : on' resuming, with tho wind, but Wellington drove them' Back,: and Mooro, ; carrying the.,ball up' the-left-wing,-parsed in-field, whero Smart mulled, and gave Aslra chance, whichi he accepted, sending a.:hard fast-shot past Kerswell. Within a coupla' of; minutes the Wel-lington^'-left-wing-' got: going agaip, and tho ball isoming in-field, ■ Ash. sent it on to Vessey, who scored. The Hawke's Bay men rallied, and Mawson centred prettily, Diit "off-side" frustrated him. Still again ■ Wellington charged, Ash and- W.VGibson footing the 1 ball up the right-wing. Gibson sent in a shot-which'.was kept ont—a :shot .by Moore- 'shared. a .similar Eate, - but , tho- next .shot, which followed imme-. diately, saw Timperly score. , Play continued >11 in favour of-Wellington, but an occasional break- by' the visitors gave Mawson an' opportunity of showing his undoubted. skill.' , vAn3ther goal; was-credited, tO'Wellington within i;few :iuinutes, Tiinperly.'.taking aavantago: of a:pass from W. Gibson. A pretty. rnn : by Tim-' perly, who ended.-up'with a .pass to W; Gibson, led to .'still, another, goal, Vessey 'being the scorer. - The, visitors 1 liad practically • no. defence left, and tho'local men hovered about; their 'goal,, continuously banging .away.- at the goal without success, but showing some clever combination, and footwork.;. The visitors livened up. 'a little after: a while, and Brown,-outsido-nght,. and Mawson, ■ outside-left, :pnt in ,some sound attacking work, . biTc -Wellington came back, as-a result 1 of a-'gbod run by Ves&y, who gave: ,Timperly i a . pass, which' heralded Wellington's • ninthgoal. -'.Double figures reaohed within a. couple of minutes, W. Gibson sending in a high-shot,'which-struck tho bar and/went .undor.- 'The samo, player added another goal, just before time was called, when the score stood Wellington, - 11; Hawke's Bay, 1. Timperly, Ash, and W. Gibson 'were' tho- pick of -an excellent set <of Wellington forwards, and Bradbury; Kirschberg, and PyeSmith'were tho'best, of the backs. Tho bright and particular,stair;o£ the Hawke's Bay-team: was Mawson, who. played, an excellent • game on theoutside-left. Grant and... Brown were the" only othere in the visiting^'team-, who; BhowOd up. to advantage. : .Mr: /W.!'Wood v -wa» referee, y. >'.'•■ \ By l way .of a curtain-raiser, , a team representing the 'City Grocere tried conclusions with' a team .selected; by, Mr. Wilson (Of the Swifts Club),' .and were, aefeated by six,goals to one: D. Twohill (3), and Scott (2) . scored for the winners, the sixth goal resulting', from a scramble. Mr. H. Waters rcfereea.