RANFURLY SHIELD

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2188, 29 June 1914, Page 6

RANFURLY SHIELD

WIN FOR TARANAKI. A ffAKD-FOt'GHT GAM^ ißjr AssociAtion.) Kawera, June 27. The Kanfurly Shield match, Taranaki v ■.Waii'gA;it : lii j was- played to-day. at the Ilawcra Show Ground. without the services of .Roberts, Cain, and Lovoricige. The- weather was lino .and tile, ground in fair order.- v

. Xaranaks kicked oil", afiu play consisted of mostly forward rushes. Taranaki l hen attacked, and wore tn Wait gmtui'p quarters for sonic time. - Bircli,{i.ll marked, ai.id thus stopped a good attempt- to score. ■ Tarjmaki- again returned to the attack, and Waiiganui was liard prassed to prevent. a score. 'Ife Taranaki ionvard rushes were very ili/arllv, (iolma.n. and Taylor being always on the vial). Waiiganu.. lot on a pood, passing riibh, and snce<eded in cain'iiig play to their .opponents' quarters, ' Hero ensued scores di loose'rushes, mostly in favour 01 ■ Mc-.uli eventually seem ed a scud -mark, and Stohr kickcd a line goal. ' '■■■'

■ Taranafci • • '3 Vrr.icaitui;.... ■ 0 Play was then fast .and exciting. Tavitt iviado a. lioid dash, which was slop. [«?.d by Lociiott, and the hall «as eartied do«ii to the cornel llag, uiie'.c Taylor, who was handy, got over. No goal resulted. ' ' ■■■"' . '/■

Taranaki f> Watigam-ii 0 Taraiiaki continued to press, and. were on il:e. .line -tieaily all f.lie time.. Then ifiir Ui? first time Wanganuj got. to fh-o Taranaki. quarters-, owiiig to Stohi; mulling. Taranaki. rallied, and carried play down Ui'e field. .T.ock.Ht s'&ed •Splendidly, and tho hall went out # tho centre. -ffiifctnnW, sounded with lid change in. the score. .■

11l tli6 spcQiid spoil, \Vanj;amii' jiv'a'clo. t% pace, warn),,and set ii.p,4 st'riisfig Attack.' Takaraiifji headed a. forward rush, but kicked iot. bard, ami !Tara.iinki iViicbd. Wanpsaiii.ii kept up the prossV?k. • biill was font on!, to O'Doii iio'l!, who ..mired, and passed to Smith, tlii! laUpr'inaking a dash ovt;r tlie line. Tai.inaki <i Wuicuim - . 3 Wanqanui. supporters, wore now moro hopeful. When the "bail camp out, Swan hpgau a passing "rush. Brmvn saved with a fine. kick. .Shortly liter lie siot tho.hal! out- to Gamoron,■ thence tei Whittiiifiton.. Ho was. .blc<-ked, ■.and W nnp:amii lcxm cr-cd, Brown again siv nijs. Taranaki 'p.ot on. a great rusli, liiit Lockeft tools the.'ball from the (ops of f Ivft forwards; aild relieved the pros sure. Not to bo.denied, Taranaki forwards came back in great; style, hut pVwagefncss spoilt .. n good' chance. rGnjlier^n'aMnli. n:.. \ve;ck : i .:ki^ a chancp to ei'inre, and soon afterward? ■ii, tree kick 'an've Siohr a chance, wind' lie took, landing; a tine. goal. . Tfcfcfti.pte , ».»V< w<» ■ 1? Wii-iH*amn It A series oi' great- forward rushes. in wiiich. all took pan. gave Wuiigamii on anxious time. Thon Drown, gelling a pas .clean to Cameron thence ;:t.f>' NYhitiingion, and .<»> (o Young, i'hffi kijtriiatnnd. galloped lor the line, hut Vrts. brought- down. .Bl.tec a guo.d dash ,by Tenipi-rton. ri'ed plav to. Taran'a.ki's goal, hut Collier missed a good .chance. ...Taranaki,. fit ail irresistible forw.nrd rush, reversed •he- pla.v. and \VaPganui forced.. Again Taranaki came dciwiij and Smith was almost. over. A»aiu caiiie- f.hr Taraiiaki vanguard, snd.from a scrum Brown sent out to Cameron, and (hence (o Colin m, •..Ibo hit in and. dashed over the. line aftei a brilliant run.. Strollf made no mistake? with the kick. ■

Taranaki s . AKjlillgajiitt .3 \ After the kick-off. Wanganui pressed, hut: in a short time hack came the ' | eliar2,<ng forwards, . and theTarapalfi ■ IiaCKS got oil one of the finest T>ass.n.-g . rushes of the game; -the' hall -passing : through the hands, of'nlijlio hacks again and again. Taraiiaki kept up ihe • tack, hut there was. 110. result (ill Hfowii .passed ' . and AVliiUilifftoi:, the lust-named daslii inrt ever ..at the cornel- No goal re-' : snlied. "■ .V. ; '■' '. Taianaki WnpzaiHi.i '3 •' From ibis out the tilav was even. an-* lite? watcli emiecl Willi;' flixv liivH iii' SvS U,.■ : ■ . ■ ■■■ ■ ■ | .\i r. Vif, .'!Stoi;i?fl(fh V'aA ■