AGAIN VICTORIOUS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 901, 22 August 1910, Page 4

AGAIN VICTORIOUS.

REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. WELLINGTON DEFEATS OTAGO. Wellington 3 goals. Otago ...v 1 goal. After a strenuous battle, described by many competent critics as tho best exhibition of Association football yet seen in Wellington, tho honours of the representative match between Wellington (the defenders) and Otago (the challengers), for the Brown Challenge Shield, wore awarded to the Wellington men, who defeated the southerners by three goals to one, at the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of closo on 2000 spectators. Among those present in tho grandstand were tho Hon. J. A. Millar (Minister for Railways) and Miss . Millar, the Hon. D. Buddo '(Minister for Internal Affairs), Mr. Robert M'Nab, his Worship tho Mayor (Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.), Mr. C. H. Poole, M.P., and Mr. Jas. Hislop (representing Sir Joseph Ward, who had not> sufficiently recovered from his indisposition to bo able to fulfil his promise to attend). His Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington), who had also promised to be present, was a victim to tho prevailing influenza, and had cancelled all his engagements. The weather was anything but favourable; a hard northerly blew across the field of play from goal to goal, bringing with it, as the game progressed, driving rain, which made matters most unpleasant for the players-. : \ DESCRIPTION OF THE CAME. THE CONTESTANTS. Tho spin of the coin gavo Otago the choice of ends. Tho southerners elected to play with the wind ; and the contestants took the field in the following order:— Otago.—Goal, A. Knowles; fullbacks, H. Aspinall and G. Mayhew; halves, J. C. Cameron, H. Elliott, and T. Youngi forwards, G. Forbes, W. Morton, D. Baillie, T. Ritchie (captain), and J. V. Evans. Wellington.—Goal, C. Webster; fullbacks, W. A. Roberts and A. Cornish (captain); halves, M. Kirschborg, J. Bradbury, and W. Jackson; forwards, H. Smullbone, C. Vesscy, W. Gibson, A. Mouat, and E. Timperlcy. Otago Scores. Wellington kicked off, and lost tho ball, and tho southerners broke away over the line with a rush. The stubborn defence of the Wellington halves ami ' full-backs brought the Otago forwards up with a jerk; they were driven back with a strong' counter-attack by the .Wellington vanguard, which cieverly outmanoeuvred the enemy and invaded, the Otago goal, Gibson finishing off with an artistic drive at tho not. .Knowles, tho Otago goalkeeper, saved smartly, tho.ball Hew out into the field, and the tide of battle rolled back towards the Wellington goal, where Webster' stood, alert for the first shot. It soon came —an ugly drive . from Elliott, (Otago centre-half) —and was promptly re-, turned by the goalkeeper. Then, followed a_ scries of clever manoeuvres in the vicinity of Wellington's penaltyarea. Mayhew, the > Otago fullback, then captured the ball, worked his way forward, and then passed neatly to the centre-forward (Baillie), who scored with a hot shot at pointblank range—first score for Otago. Tho Odds Made Even. . Tho next phase of Ihc gamo -sav l.lir. Wellington forwa.d line hi the ai;gri\«. sive,' lighting their way against the hard northerly 'foot by : foot, their advance impeded by the stubborn resistance of the southern rearguard, Whose halves were particularly good. Within a very few minutes the attack lad been turned, and some clover tactics in. midfield held the attention of the spectators for a whilo. Then Otago attacked, but offside play broke up a dangerous rush at the Wellington goal, and tho custodian breathed freely again as tho leather travelled away from the danger zone. Wellington ' again attacked, and the forwards ' made" a pretty run to tho Otago goal-lino. Timperlcy, however, lost his judgment at tho critical moment, arid instead' of passing tho ball; endeavoured to scoro with a.feeble shot,'which the goalkeeper easily threw out. Wellington returned to the attack, but wore unable to score, though. they gavo their enemies good causo for auxioty. A corner-kick was. awarded to Wellington, and Kirschberg sent in a beautiful centre. A lively scramble resulted in front of the posts, but a neat header saved the situation for Otago, and tho leather was transferred to the Wellington territory. After a brief but wellsustained attack, Otago was forced to retire before a series of brilliant attacks by the Wellington vanguard. Timperley securing tho ball from the centre lino made a magnificent individual run right to the southern goal, drove at short range with his lastgasp almost. Knowles, the Otago goalkeeper, saved beautifully, leaping deftly out to the advancing forward, and dexterously blocking the ball. Then came tho first Wellington goal. Kirschborg, who was playing tho game of his life at right half, let the ball out to the forwards from midfield. Bradbury took it up, and slipped it across to Timperley on the left, who neatly centred, it to Gibson. A hard drive at short rango was followed by tho oven goal, and the Wellington barrackers lifted their voices in lusty plaudits. Wellington Takes the Lead. Not long after, Wellington,- continuing to press their opponents, scored again, established a lead, and maintained it to' tho end. 'The ball had boon carried right up to tho Otago goal-mouth, and nearly the whole of the field were engaged in- a lively scramble for possession, the leather passing from wing to whig in the most approved ping-pong fashion. Then Smallbone, who was standing some 20 yards out on the right wing, received a hot pass from the left, and drove desperately at the posts from an angle of about 15 degrees, staking all on pure luck. Tho ball skimmed behind the far post-with, about two inches to spare. Wellington, 2; Otago, 1. ' Wind and Rain. . Then camo the rain, driving full in the faces of the Wellington. men, but despite the discomforts of the situation the keen spirit of the game was welj sustained, but dramatic rushes were less frequent, and the general character of tho contest became more oven. - A period of uneventful play culminated in tho development of forcing tactics by the Otago men, tho ball being kept oonstantly in the Wellington territory. During this phase of tho game Webster gavo the spectators a taste of his quality as a goalkeeper, thrico within a comparatively shor,t period averting disaster by his readiness and resource. The whistle call at tho close of tho first spell saw Otago swarming about tho Wellington penalty area, with the defenders of the shield gamely holding their own. Tho Second Spell. The second spell gave tho Wellington men tho advantage of tho wind, and with the driving rain behind thorn tho forwards pressed the southerners hard. - The force of the rain steadily increased, till _ it literally ■ drove across in threshing sheets and tho discomforts of tho situation grew worse. The less enthusiastic section of tho big crowd broke and

fled home, but those who remained to the sloppy end saw a somewhat dispirited game illuminated with Hashes of brilliant efforts'on the part of tho Otago men to even the odds against them. Baillie, the southern centre forward, was the first to distinguish himself, taking the ball from mid-field' to within a few yards of the Wellington ■posts where Roberts, tho last hop* of tho back division, saved the situation and sent tho leather out of danger. Play then becamo more or loss even for a spell, the greasy turf taking the sting out of the rushes, and visibly lessening tho pace. * Mayhew's Mis-kicx. 'Hie Otago men then roused themselves, and attacked determinedly, but a dangerous onset on the Wellington goal collapsed on the sound of tho reforec's whistle—Ritchie, tho Otago in-side-left, being off-sido. Wellington sharply retaliated, and tho vanguard, rapidly outmanoeuvring their opponents, pierced tho Otago back division. Smallbone sent in a flying centre from tho outsidwight and from a lively skirmish in front of tho posts Gibson drovo at short range. The ball danced to and fro in a rapid exchange of shots and then Mayhew (Otago) in an unlucky mis-kick sent •it through his own goal. Wellington 8 Otago :.. 1 The southern men continued to.play up well and nearly scored shortly after. Evans, tho Otago outside-left, worked rapidly up the line, and over to the decisive range, from where ho delivered a low hard shot. But Webster was there to receive it, and in his charac-. teristic way, threw, himself upon the ball and punched it over tho line. Tho resulting corner-kick availed tho Otago side nothing. Shortly after Evans (Otago) in endeavouring to outmanoeuvre Kirschborg (Wellington) twisted his ankle badly, and was compelled to retire. The remainder of tho game was practically barren of incident, though mention must bo made of an excitingattack by tho' Wellington centre and right, a score being all but registered. Here again, the resource and ability of tho Otago goalkeeper wcro brilliantly in evidence. The game ended in the Otago ground. Mr. fl. L. Godber's work as referee was excellent. SOME CRITICAL NOTES. In the first half there was not much to, pick and choose between the two teams, Otago if anything having slightly the better advantage. Their forwards backed up well, keeping in their positions. The passing of the forwards was much cleaner than that of their opponents. Tho second spell was Wellington's own; only on two or three occasions did the visitors approach within striking distance' of the goal. • Where the Otago men wore .weak' was in the footwork, tlio Wellington men being superior in this department of the game. . . ■ ■ All through the match tho wearers of the black and white shirts marked their opponents well. . Forbes, outside-right for Otago, played a sterling game, but was neglected somewhat all through the match. D. Baillie (centre-forward) was' the bright particular star on the field, put-ting-in some good solid work for his side. lib was also splendid on the attack. - Evans (outside-left) was playing well up to tho time he had- to retire with a sprained - ankle through colliding with Kirschberg. Morton would havo done better had he played.more to his mate, Forbes, instead of centring so often. ■ •. ■ Elliott (centre-half) was tho. pick of the half-back line, his passing and .tackling being splendid. . ~ The two full-backs, - Mayhew' and Aspinall, averted a score 'time after time, .their defensive -tactics earning them .great plaudits from .tho. crowd. The .latter, beat Gibson for tho ball practically, every time. Knowles (in goal) had a lot to do and,did it well, saving somo very hot shots. ' . Webster, the Wellington custodian, for the first timo this season justified his selection, making ' some brilliant saves at times. . Roberts and Cornish, the full-backs, were both a bit slow at,first, but livened up somewhat 'and mado a good showing, ... ' \ Kirschberg played tho game 'of his lifo oh; Saturday. He was undoubtedly the most unselfish player'on the field. His passing, timing, and footwork were excellent to watch. Jackson played a good hard; solid game, but was not brilliant. Smallbone's goal was a very lucky one —he was inclined to fiddle with the ball too much. Mouat's lack of speed lost him many chances. • He should have passed more to Timperley. Of a hard-working set of forwards, Gibson and Vessey were tho most prominent. The latter's footwork was very pretty at times, although at some parts of' the game lie was inclined to wander. Timperley was particularly prominent on tho loft-wing, and his individual efforts at times were very praiseworthy. It is a pity ho was not supported more by his inside man. DINNER AT Y.M.C.A. The. match concluded, . both teams were, entertained at - dinner at the Y.M.C.A. building by the chairman of the W.F.A. (Mr. H..N. Holmes). Besides the footballers, there ivere present a number of officials of the N.H.F. and W.F.A., and Messrs. C..H. Poole, M.P., and Hislop. The chairman ex- ' tended a hearty welcome to the members of the Otago team, and called upon those present to drink their health. Mr. Sinclair, in responding, whilo expressing regret at'the failure of .-his-team to carry off the shield, congratulated the Wellington team on their play. Other speakers were; Messrs. A. Williams, J. Baton, the captain of the visiting team (Mr.. Bailey), and, Mr. C. H. Poole, M.P. The latter proposed the toast of the N.Z.F.A., and Mr. Roberts replied. The final toast ,of the referee having been-honoured, and responded to by Mr. Godber, the gathering concluded with three, cheers for Mr. H. N. Holmes. . . SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP. ! MENTAL HOSPITAL, 1; WAN- , DERERS, 0. As a curtain-raiser to the "big event" Mental Hospital met Wanderers in tho play-off for the Second Division championship, the game being a. spirited contest throughout. From tho outset both sides mado strenuous efforts to scoro, the ball'travelling at a great rate from ono end of tho' field to tho other. -Eventually Mental Hospital penetrated Wanderers' splendid- defensive game through tho medium of outside-left, who, shooting hard and true, found the net. This' was the only, score. The whistle sounded, leaving Mental Hospital champions for the season 1910. Mr. H. Yoemans was referee. FOURTH DIVISION. Y.M.C.A. A defeated Newtown Congregational by four goals to nil. Bryant (2), Macklin and Hall-Kenny scored for the winners. FIFTH B DIVISION. Y.M.C.A. B defeated Swifts by ono goal to nil, after an exciting game, Worboys scoring for Y.M.C.A. B in tho last minute. SIXTH' DIVISION. Y.M.C.A. defeated Marist A by four goals to two. M'Girr, Macaulay, Jonos and Homo scored for the winners.

HARRIERS. CHAMPIONSHIP WON-BY C. ROWBERRY. Boisterous weather greeted the members of the Wellington Harriers, who assembled at Miramar on Saturday to contest tlio club championship of five miles. Uowberry, who was in fine form, won from Curry by about fifty yards, Lnmbcrg, twenty-five yards away, third. The times of the three placed men were 29min. o'sec, 30min. 22sec, and 3Umin. 33' sec. A sealed handicap was run in conjunction with tho championship. ' The following were the starters and handicaps:— Rowberry, Curry, Press, scratch; Bcnrett, Sscc.; Wilton, lOsec.; Lamberg, 20sec.; Salok, 40sec; M'Dowall, 80sec.; '■Farrington, lOosee.; Rollo, 12osec.; Powor, 170 sec.; T. Johnson, 240 sec. When the handicaps wore adjusted, Johnson was found a winner from M'Dowall by one-fifth of a second, Power 2 4~ssec. away third. Next Saturday a combined test race takes place at Miramar between Wellington and Brooklyn clubs, for tho purpose of selecting a team to represent Wellington Centre at. the Now Zealand Crosscountry Championship, to bo held' at Invercargill on September 7. BROOKLYN CLUB. On Saturday last the Brooklyn Harriers, by tho courtesy of the Wellington Harriem, held their usual, weekly nun from the tram terminus tea-rooms. Miramar. The pack was under the control of the deputy-captain G. Ranger, and owing to the elder body holding their championship event the laying of tho paper was dispensed with. The route led from the rendezvous along tho road, at the east of the football grounds, until the Seatoun tramline was picked up. From this point the runners proceeded towards the golf links, and when the western side was reached they turned home in the face of one of Wellington's,stiffest northerly gales accompanied at time by blinding sheets of rain. Just past the gasometer tho pack were called together for a ' handicap "run in" over the last three-quarters of a mile. After a splendid raco J. Don proved successful by a few yards, from S. Munro, with S. Barnes close up third. ,- After dressing, the members were just iu time to. witness the finish of the Wellington Club's championship.' After- • noon tea was then dispensed with by both clubs and proceedings came to a close with an exchange of three hearty cheers. Next Saturday tho "Brooklyns" will control tho test race to pick the team to represent Wellington at the New Zealand cross'-pountry championships to be held at Invercargill onSeptember 7. The first six men home will represent the centre, .while'the first six men homo out of tho Brooklyn club will form its representatives at the inter-club event run in conjunction with the N.Z.C.C.C. CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. ■ Bj Tejezraph— Press Association—Copyright , (Rec. August 21, 5.5 p.m.) ' Sydney, August 20. The _.ten miles cross-country championship resulted as follows:—Chalmers, 1; Wood, 2; Weymen, 3. Chalmers won by fiftoon yards. Time, oGmin. osec. GOLF. ■•CHAMPIONSHIP-MEETING. Golf players are reminded that entries for. the New Zealand Champion.sh'ip'.,fDeeting,''to bo.liVkTon the Shirley ; Links, ChristchurchV from September 8 to September. 10, close at Christckurch on Tuesday, August 30. .WELLINGTON V. WAIRARAPA: ,Tho Wellington v. Wairarapa ■ golf match, which was played at Heretaunga on' Saturday, resulted in a win for Wellington by "ii games to 6J. Below the Wairarapa players are placed first, and the. figures 1 and 0 indicate winners and losers respectively:— J. C. Bidwell, 0, v. A. Duncan, 1; H. Druce, 0, v.'A. J. Abbott, 1; C. C. Holmes, 1, v. W. Reid, 0; W. H. Robicson, 1, v. Balneairs, 0; W. G. Bidwell, 0, v. Dr! Hales, 1; G. F. Fenwick, 1, v. A. M'Cosh Clark, 0; A. B. Lawrence, I, v. F. G. Dalziel, 0; W. H. Booth, 1, v. W. B. Lees, 0; v B. Booth, 0, v. G. Didsbury, 1'; A. R: Sclanders, 0, v. C. Gore, 0; F. L. Winter, 0, v. E. H. Rawson, 1; A. F. Bladen, 0, v. A. M'Shane, 1; C. Perry, 1, v. W. Kane, 0. All the competitions for the Wellington Golf Club will in future ho played on Saturday afternoons, players being allowed to commence at 1 p.m. The Cox prize and cleek competition will be played off next Saturday. MIRAMAR CLUB. FOURTH MEDAL COMPETITION. The fourth medal competition of the Miramar Club was played on Saturday in heavy wind and rain, when tho best cards handed in were as follow :— , Senior. . F. C. Stevenson, S6—4—S2. R. L. D. Kidstoii, 84 (scr.), 84.. Mr. W. Horton, S6 (scr.), S6. Juniors. > R. Wilson, 95—13—77. Dr. Boyd, 09-15—84. AV. E. Mackenzie, 102—18—84. This was the last qualifying round m connection with the club's championship. •'. In the four-stroke competition, the following eight players have qualified .for the championship, the first round of which will be played on Saturday, September 17: — R. L. D. Kidston, A. A. Chapman,-M. W. Horton, F. C. Stevenson, D. L. Tavlor, E. Y. Mills, E. H. Liddle, and P. C. Freeth. ■ WAIWETU CLUB. In the final for the Young Trophy competition, Miller beat Cook by 2. PALMERSTON TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.; Palmerston North, August 21.; Scores were not good on Saturday at Hokowhitu owing chiefly to the high wind prevailing on the links. The best card was returned by M. O'Reilly who tied with L. A. Abraham, both boing 4 down on bogey with-a 4 handicap. The next best scores were P. D. Way (handicap 8" and 5 down), A. Strang (scr. and' 6 down), S. Tyerman (4 and 6 down), R. S. Abraham (10 and' 6 down), Dr. Putnam (11 and 6 down), St., C. Jounneaux (7 and 7 down), R. St-owo (9 and 7 down), and C. Louiseon (10 and 7 down). , ■ . Very fow juniors returned cards, a different state of affairs to tho previous competition when so many took part. P. E. Danicll was the winner with 3 down from scratch,, and 51. Waldcgrave second (handicap 8 and 3 down); G. Danicll (handicap 3) being third with 4 down. In the junior championship in the first round P. E. Danicll beat Fitzhorbert; G. Danicll boat C. Smith; Morris' boat N. Waldegrave; and Wright.beat Reid. It has been decided to oxtend tho distance of the "Colonel" before the tournament to 200 yards, thus ieaving a clearer course for tho players to the 7th hole, also to level out tho present already deep bunker going to the 17th hole.