FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 622, 27 September 1909, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

j;/: .Fairly fast ■ andi frill'of open Saturday's :' , '^battlefor. thoßenefit Cup," in .which Petono . ':■':, and.;Poneko met .once/more, mads a good spec-•!':.V-''.ta4leiimUUhiiigs':;coMid«r^.V''AWt:2sflO.:«peCT f.'ii'-tatirs. were present -at ;Athletio Park, and .to-; : ;^ ; /wa^d^^tJ}B. when-a very. :'..':. iritere'stiri'g' situ'atfdri: had • been, created, enthiisi- ; ./i.asta'.rose'ia good : deal..> During the first spell '.;: .Petorio came: "with a ; wet .sail,"- and. practically ■-.-, ''■':, had;bharge : of itlia'proceedings;until the'intcr'\''..;'.'.»ftl>';'':in the -first; ten rainutes : .' , Jbo'' Ryan got -■-.; across; at ■ thersouth-east'.'cornor,• and halfway ;-', through...the-spell,;Hardh'am,'.following 'up ; a :"■: v lonViffhigh.';kiok. vscore'd-between: the posts — ■.;. r i 6-%!'' : Just .before:;:tho '. interval a Petpno • pass- •'.':;: ihg : ;rush. swept •through .the Reds,'and, .'when .'/: the-..:last: : man.' ; .was'blockcd on•"Joe" Ryan's /-•'••:. wing,;: the-'direction-of. tho 'rushwas. : reversed, v arid,,:tb,e -ball,;'aftor,'.;working- across towards : '':;the-other corner, came into thehands-of James :'.'.■•' Wan ■ ,whb v.rari, .in. 1 - .9-0.- So''far -the -year's '■. ohlttipionship.'wjnuors' has shown no'indication ';.'■-'.'• of,-.;thein ; : usunl,form,:,but,.on resuming after . ' half-time, ;they'..took' a good.grip on the pro T >.■'.-coedings,', ; ahd:h?d■■'■«.ranch tho best of the •',- - .exchanges as-their opponents had had in tho: first . sbjall.". l .; Shbts'*at'<goal;by Mitbhinson and Gar; !'.;.:; dinorv were tried. ■ but > placc-kickine } seemed- -to ...;: - on Saturday. ; . Eventually 'a really ;.- brilliant piece of. worthy; Slater and Flanagan ; ■ '.; ,. to'6k<the .ballvßtr&ight.up i.tha•: centre;of the : 'field,..from';halfway»-andi- Flanagan, coming ■'.':-.-. thorough '-Mb men: prettily, scored between'tho §(>st$ t . The kick,'.which seemed a gift to Gar- . . . iner,-.went wrong,., and'.'.this,:'as later events '~,' , disqlqsed,-'proved a costly miss for' the cham..":';'pitas.f: Nothing further'of: note, 'beyond a :.-,'.general superiority;'/on ; ; the;-part,.of \Poncko, .'-...occurred tul olbse to- thb'.call of timo, : when '-:.;: 'Fl.aha'gan repeated almost the same run which -The'art of i'-''"straightvrunnihg" .Cthe:.man. i :with tho ball .';-.Beyer(;stopping,'but-always seeming'as if about -;' topass) nscd to'be.Terycbmnibn once, but, like ( .a;,gbod many: other attractive- features which : used; to bertommbn in' Rugby','it seeks to have :'■; ;died/a;natural death.■.'■'■lt was,-therefore, !• ;';■: ing Vto seo'it- revived twice in one day,. and, ';':■ Flanagan,'''baffling'^vthe;;defence •'completely,' .:.. .Bgairl:,;crossed . the line at the posts. ; Mitchin- ., eon-converted,:'and: the game closed with- the .'■ ,scores, standing:' Petone,,9 .pbints;'Poneke, 8 ;.;. poinfa. Mr. :T.;H., Jones,:thb an /-edsy,'pleasant l game,.,to control."■.:.".'.' !'■-.-.

';-;& ;^^7/;'-:^H6USE.i;';MAtCHES/.^^,i; ;';;;- '■.li:j.Mß : ''anhual';'iootl)aU -^afch;'ba(w^n! :te^3 ■ ■. v representing the: Customs i and 1 Marine Depart- .;■■' ■; ments, and r tho ; Customhouse Agents ..took; placd t , - infc in a meritorious win for.tho former team ■\: ' by;',sis .points : (two; .tries) to:-five ; : .. .points.,'"The:game was,a .very 'strenuous"ono :•; injthe forward division,; relieved by flashes.-of ; -~ bright -back;' play;''!,The; revenue men chiefly ...relied.,' on. their i burly forwards, whilst the ...,, Agents:trusted .'to their fleet 'backs, 'to',safely ;:,•■':. runvjtheir;'",contraband",.,but,- at the, con- ', ,olttsion;.o'f the'matoh, found that tnongh: ono' ; -i':cah'ibdat;,the.:,CustbinsYonce iu :'a way,"he ca'n,,':,:;nbt'b'eat them- every-time.-;, On duty .the s'er.vicejmeri;.do.all. tho.."stopping"• but,' on,thb. .: green;;krf,-the Agents,turneif the tables' on ' . occasidn' and, '■'■ :■'.; though'sithoii'-'stOp," was; unstamped and iun-, ;' wi^ttth,',it:,waS;;wondeffully /effective. 'Tries ~ for;..the winners ; : were' scored by W. O'Meara '.; •:'; andi/J;;-.; Mui.ro, ."■ and Gilbert scored for the ~::l6sdrs, i -!.Harry',.Roberts' converting/;-' : O'Meara ■ ;..:'was [.tho-Star;'- ambngst*-the>Custom3:back ; di- .; .vision,'! Martin': andftWesterman '-■' also Splaying '•;■:■welUv JoMnhro^AV'Paul'and• C l Mans'on were' . : , Veryßj)roniincnt>iiv the loose, whilst D.;'But-. ;■'.'. ler'sVgamo ih'the line-out -was said to be rcminis- "■:/■- centJiof -Seeling: >>/Fortthe ; 'Agents,3H: "80/rv.berUi-'and /rv.berUi-'and VJ.>'"Gilbert-, i WMB , -the.:pick'bf'the -biicks/^.andyDbnaldsonj'•. VBoWej and:,-Mlean' . ;i*eraXth6'*most'i,conspicuous .'of a^hord-wotking 'I- ;.''-:Van'gnwd;^VMr^':JiV , "'Abei , orpmMe*M-\contoneo'j ~: - thavtwhistle"' that - the 'ploy: W(is < made, very- at; I *'~'. tocnvertb o the ; W V^'ingrfdatnte-of/the/match uwas, tha -'fine, spirit ■;:C--;in.£*Wcfr'.i^ -•V,; '< Oils Saturday,. The Dcnnmos .essayed- tho. task ':■".oi i-vaiitruishing; botnlits'Kjournalistic :c'ontdm- ■ ;;■ porariesjjn..thesf6otbaUvUold..on-one dayi-and a. drubbing,; in-'one case /'-•overffhelmirig'.'.At Duppa; Street";Reserve'the ; : -, literary /staffs -of j'the'Y-IJosf'('and-Taa Doarnrio.v •'-.;.' .'^sentetives.;:(rfvtho : ;ie'veiunrfvpMer.-'pV6ve'd- vig,,rtonoUs:by four "goals :to:nil.'. The scorers; were ;- .'■ V/.A. r jGeddis,' mi J.. Eerie, and Packard" (2). ■ Play ■'. was;.moi;e,,e,Ten.;in'ihe'second/'half..'.Mra-White ;.,,wa.«referee.>.,'.At-fMiramar,'-other."branches of s,': tstaff :met.;;th6i."Times,"i who '■'■:; PJ^u^S^^oints .against;Jiie Dominion's 0. :-:. ,; llr y | E.. jnctcgerv.was referee.:. -.-'■'-";-; -~.-.;..' „ •;■•'■ ; '■}:■■■ Ajfdoibdll-match l at Miramar on \ 'Saturday , between "/representatives 'of Messrs.' .' W;;,M, Bftnnatyno,,nnd -.Co'.".; arid- the combined ;.;.,bofto .of..Messrs."; and ';Doughty -and -;.-.' -Aronibald j Clark; •;?After ; a -strenuous - game, ■'■■'-, Bannalynes'men.Tran up. 15 points, -whereas •;% thovcombme.d team/failed-to score. "For the [~ 'winners, Donoirah .scored a. clever try;.after a ,',; gdpd.fun..'.;Wright also succeeded: in''registering '■'■ Bpoints, whilst; Pownall potted -'a pretty goal. -.'..'Hbllls:converted;Donovan's;try,;antf a penalty-;/.goar.f^asrkick'ed'-by .Wright..;. ; Mr..-'Drquhaft . con W6llea;.the-game.'".-;' ■••: \-~ "'■■ '!vy' r '^^•i•-:. , '.: T«inis-. representing' : Mestosy.'seid'ond ;Pcn-y.^.wickVanilr.Creose'fittiid-'.-.'Co';, 1 itried conclusions ':.'.'- ; J?-;f»t^W-the. : .f6rmw i wihning,by:iQ;'points' y-.'rw.jfiye.y V.;T.'!'r-'.'-:'\i'!>v;Hv ■'■>' -3 ■;%s : "•"■-'■

:-■■'■■ Th ; aHsecondJ:semi-fihal. ; bf:/ithe Civil ''Service . Bugby, tournament /was /played-oh '.No.' 2 polo. ' Saturday, afternoon,' the V Public.Trust: Office/defeating theßailwayiPe-.':partmentVby,-;;eight'-points:.to' three. Chesfor-.'wm4n;;.scored:,-for:;.the. Public" Trust,",-and' his '■/•■Wi'wM->c^Terted:: ; l)y;-E;'-:0..--'Hfiles, : "who also ':-. penalty; goaL/'Troahy scored the -•: only/try ' obtained', by./the i/losera.-;The final '■; match .-will r be': played' between.ithe -Public .HTrust-'.Offlceiiand' the Advances, to Settlers' De- /::•;/ ;.;;>:^|ff::V' : :THE' ABRAHAM.;; ■'-'/-^ .:;."; /y/^X^ywON-'^ V'-£/; (By/ Correspondent.) - ■. ■" V;'?- Xi ■£'■'■$ ■•"'* ; '.' 'KPafmerjloii,' September/ 26.'.:' ■•■:"- GJbribus- weather, prevailed 'here for the ."play-off-" of -thelAbr'aa'am'Cdp: between Old .-./Boysiand ..Palmers;f6h,' : '/thb:: ground 'being l dry . ahci;>biit'/little'/wind 'blowing,.'-.Old/Boys again. ■/ pl'b'ved'■; themselves, I .the /better sido, /and ■ tnus. :;-.' nold/: lha"" 6'up,"' having. defeated.-. i'eilding," Kia v.Tod.'And .Paimerst6n,"aftef;'s6hie five .matches. /All /through, the 'competition' their strength has / bee 4 :: in- their forwards, ".while ''the 'defensive ; .power;'displaye'd:;by/'.their;-,':ba(!kS' .(especially - ...tUjid) was always'sound.//They' aiso'posseas -about./four good individual'scoring men, thus . 'forming/the.strongest iclub 'oomblna'tion'seen : in-the'Manawatu district-for many-years.- On ■ ; Peed; Best, Kyle,';tVihcent,-and Brock.', . WOld Bpys—Keid, Purcell, "Cootes, Godfery, ' Waidegrave, 0./ Smith,' Hall,: Monro, MuUins,' / Treinaine, >V.-' Smith, - Jam'ieson, Ponton,' Win;,,gat6,J:and:rWalters. /.■.■.'■:'-v/-:'v■' ~-.'"■■■ ■•>"^f}*erst6a'*rMa'rtis'; : Earle, : MWn, lord,'Buchanan; Boon; Brohgh, Brown, .-. Be#d,-Best, and Buick...:::; ~. ■ - './Erpm' • the''-outset',old : Boys !■ put up a- strbn"' attaqk,- and' be"fbto ; nv4':minutes had gone Hall ! secnted-.the bd!l./from,:the'/side of'the'scrum, . and.paSsed to.'.Waldegrare,/"ahd:hs sent it on to ..Co<itcs,.,,who piit .ih'/a., powerful.: run, "beating, tnrte joppononts,".and- scored 1 : near;'the corner. 3rpo.i; PatmcrstoA now;began .'to/force-the play: ,Millon ; gottjng::in. a/Ene..run; but neither side ~; gained Any material .advantage till'after'-half- . timej/when Cootes>cOred/a:'se'c6hd try.for' Old ; / s*siS.'froto.a passingboutbetween'Mullens' and ,-. Tremairie, Smith:converting/- .8-0. ■;Palmersten ■new. took, the upper .hand, and Buehanan, Mil-' ■ * ?&? ni j I !*' 11 ;: a"ack,. which .: tested Old' Boys' defence severely, till at length '. ..Stewart.got m a -spirited;run,'-and transferred : who., scored , for . Palmerston -- in a ■good position.- '/Buchanan 'converted. ■ 8-5 ./ ; ™merston..continued; to attack,''Godfery -and - /Bfiid • saving •-well/until: about ten 'minutes"-be- ,; fore;the call of time, when-Old.Boys once moro' ;.B«utned ■control,■';and. had- much tho best of ...matters.- Eventually;l>urcell.: by smart following/up, scored a third try for. Old. Boys. The ■■■ pjue/ended Shortly, afterwards,' the'■ scores -; : beUig:-01d,:Boys, 11, points; '-Palmerston," 5 ppmte. /.' !.,■:■ y: u.v/vr'- -..-.■■■■ '-, : ■., At;tho. conclusion".,of 4ho/game,' Mrs./Abracup to the -captain of tho IOId-lJoys •team.v.'.'Mr.-''AbrahamV'on'behalf of . .his.wifo,:also congratulated -Waldegrave on his .•■■Maos. a ch,ewme i nt;V,tbe'mbre'.Bo, .as in tho Hankin s.. bhield ..Competition, they were un- ' "i'i*■-,^^ l 'i' in '«n'ateh.'.'-Ho also expressed gratifl- - Jjl|io.n fulfilled '•■' 6 J? T i , i ¥ a * presented,' - viz; ,the ;> bet.torm6nt- .of .Manawntu football ■'• l u l ay '-''■.°°nt«atf;wa! > one. of tho best which ne-nad. over/witnessed, on the show grounds.

fj| ;:,: : NAPIER,:i3i HASTINGS;S.. '■■'■■',': ..j,';-;;';;.:(&. Taloerapb.-Priia's Absmliuloii.l "'■:., • : mi. : '- : :«'". '' :v i> T, N !P iei '' September-26. ; . The ;Nnpier and Hastings representatives. Who ; played' a.-,drawn ; game, on.; the previous fcatiifi!»y.•. met': again yesterday, when Napier won byl3 pomts to •."-'■-.■ ":.'-. J. ... '■'-■' •• '• ■■■■■:

I; ALHAMBRA CLUB PLAY MERIVALE.' I ■ lllj Tclecrautl.-rrciiv AMnclallon.i ! ; ■ -~ ; Dunedin, September 23. .Tho. annual Rugby niotoh, Alhambra (Dnn- , editt>.versus 1 Merivale (Christchnrch) was : played'oh'the Caledonian Grbnnd this nftet; soon, and resulted in a win for Alhambra by 14 points (a penalty kick and threo tries, one of which was converted) to nil.-' "•-'■■■ -'-'-y-r V.: : : ——— .-■ - : -.( ' ,1:' r - association. ''.. ; : -:-. ; ■ ':;!'. cup :and other .matches.;:,:;'; '■':• The season, fixtures aro now.gradually running out, bat still' quito n number of matches wore down for'decision on Saturday. Two cup oontosts wcro finished, and in others progress forward' was. made. Results, were as, under:— CHARITY CUP. , „ /Y.M.CA, defeated Diamonds by. one.goal, to nil at Newtown Park. The game—a very even one—was anybody's up to tap end of; tho 110 minutes which" were;needed to : docido tho struggle. Both teams bad to draw on juniors, of whom Houston fbr Y.M.C.A., and Fitzgerald for Diamonds—both at full-back—acquitted themselves well, the former being especially gojid. No scoro had been effected after two forty-five-minute spells had been ployed but; in 'the" first, extra ten minutes, TV.' Gibson got through and' drove hard past Fitzgerald. 'Mr.: J.VB.Paton was-referee.. ... ..,'•■'!

Playing at Miramar, Swifts beat Ramblers by sto nil. Swifts;;in the first spell, after-n stern fight: in front of the Red _and White goal, iscored per 'medium, of D. .Twohill. Shortly after, D. Guise scored ■ tho Reds second goal. Nothing of moment occurred for some time, until D. Scott, centring well, enabled Sparrow to .add•-another, goal ,to Swifts'- total. A.littlo lator the same player scored again. After half-time Sanders kicked from a corner, and-D. Scott, receiving toe ball, scored. Swifta'.final goal. Mr. H. S. Bernard wasi referee. -, ! Tho Rovers' and Wanderers' game proved a iwell-contested match, the result of which .Was in douht until-a few minutes before tho call of time: "At the end of "the first half, Rovers,. who wora playing with tho wind behind-them, had scored one, goal. When the second terra was'well advanced Wanderers notched a goal, and followed it up with a determined attack on the Rovers', citadel,' bnf the_defence of the Whites was vory sound. A little before half; time Rovers rogistdr,ed the winning goal._ Perks and'Rbbinson scored for Rovers, and Cornish for Wanderers.,, Mr.'B.L. Salmon'was referee. -:. V CHALLENGE CUP FINAL : I In, the senior second Challenge Cup firialbetween Wanderers;and Diamonds, at Npwtown Park, Wanderers won by two goals"to one.. It was a'hard struggle, and Wanderer's were lucky... to. win. Diamonds .scored in the first five min-; utes of tho game; through the agency Of Black, and?no further scoring took: place :until within a few minuteslfrom .time,'; when s .Diamonds', goalkeeper missed -his kick,' and-Woodcock shot j the ball'through'the goal.' Almost on timo.ithe same'player-rushed another goal through.'Jtfr. Wood.was'.referee.-. v ..•;' ' ;',. ■ . :)- ."i

' : i:';'HENDERWN-MEMORIALCUP., : ; 'The final; for tho Henderson Memorial Cup was played 'at'Duppa Street betweoh Y.M.C.A: and ■ IVadestowri, and : resulted .in a win for Wadestown by 3 ,to' 2.. Wadestown mado the ntost r o£: tho. advantage'-, given'them through playing with tho wind in the first half, and put on three goals, one by Brookes and, One each by '•',- Rollands and/Holmes. 1 .'Y.M.C.A.: - at-tacked,'.vigbrbusly-,,iri:the.second.half, and sue, ceeded in putting' two : 'goals to- credit, one going in off a Wadestown back and tho othcr.be-, -in* scored,by'M"Kay. Mr.. : : J.-Davidson,;wa? referee.:: •■' :":"; .'■■- .'■.'■ ;' l /:\:\-.

> CUP.; :'; ~: At Miramnr/'Mfirist A.defeated Brooklyn by four goals to two... -Fitzgerald, Guilford,, and Coleman' scored:, for Manst' A,,.whilst Brooklyn iaccidentally': contributed: bnp. goal towards Marist's* score.'...'. G.' B. Brown scored a goal for 'Brooklyn,, "arid Robinson' kicked'a penalty' goal.;v:"-;:- •; .•■'•-■',■'.':,'.-:■,■'•";■ ;-";r ,j ' ,■:.'-■■';; ■ j Congregational; defeated Brooklyn A by ..six' goals;to,one. .Two, balls wereburst diiririgtho. contest," thus ..testifying'tb .the stronuoiisnes3 of - the; game. .: Mr. ;S.' Giiy: -K-as. ref oree. ,' ; .;

:;;;; ;} JUNIOR 'THIRD \3AMES. : ;.;:7 ; by .five goals to.uil. Bates (3), ! and Tullett/(2) scored,for 'the':;winners. -'.';. '.'■'"'• "■-::':::■■■'■ -■'.'■. ■'■■„;■ y, Miramar Bangers A beat; Island Bay; A, by seven' goals to v one. goal. .'Mr. N./R., Stonii was-'refcre'e,' : ';';;:::'-:.../..; -,;,', ; .i;, : '■■•.'' :.^:i'ypTAfI^?Sj;SaU7HLAND, ; /(, ' - "i-'r'-'ii; : .-IB> Teieerapn.—Press 4««iiclatlon.)' '' :-'V::Dunedin,;September' 25. ; '' The;'.;l.nt.eri.rpyihfiial:-V Associatibii./football match,' "dtago.tv..' Southland/ was' :playe'd,, at Cafisbro'Qk groiind, Dunedin, tb-Joy, and; ri:-.' ,sulted inawin for Otago by five goals to four. Southland weriuriablb to place their : best team in the.'field;; ; ;:;':;, ;'.".' .;;■;'"-'.:.: - -V; - :". '.