SATURDAY'S FIELD SPORTS

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

SATURDAY'S FIELD SPORTS

GREAT RUGBY MATCH.

WELLINGTON TEAM W THE RANFUEWf : SHIELD. TAItANAKC BEFIiVrS. WAMGAMJL SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS. Athletic 15 Wellington 10 Poneko %i St. Janiss 5 Petong 14 filelrpse 0 Orisiltal ' 11..,. Uilivarsfty fl

The tiv<i nnfeaten tewis o; Hie sea»so.u~ Athlotm. and Wellingtow-Miiet at Athletic Park. on 'Saturday a.fterno'Ciii, in the pwseiic-e of an entliasiastid crowd ■of 6000 people. Whilst the holdws of the championship mast have been favourites with those who hate followed this year.'® iivat.vh.es very closely, a fairly even game was, expected- There were many who said that Wellington ivtfuld win, but those ware, net naming their choice- on form alone: Wellington did very well, ami led at half-rime.; imt Athletic never lonkcj like losing, and hi.tiso end th-ey played AYolHiigtoii .to a standstill., aiyd Secured tjifa victory. The prouud was'iieivy, and the ball leaden and greasy, .NcvgrtMess the game was very free from inaccurate work anil bungling. Athletic. had their host fifteen ki. the field, and tlm team 'worked welj estcept. that in the- Second spell llc-ley failed to imk! pa-sses off vviiich he might have stored.

Wellington Tako tho Lead, Kxeitei.iteut ran high from the very ranimoiimnoiit of t-l:io battle, and within a very fevr nAiuics of the fciefcofl? the crowd was frantically -cheering the first try. Tile referee, hawev-or, orrccf iii awarding a- try, fcrr .Roberts deafly forced when : .. Mirier was vet Some- dista'iee oil the . bail. The first, spell wa.» Wellington's; ilteff fm-sv:a:rd.s fought terrifically, and had Athletic defending during She major portion of tlto term. But tlie ! durable Bities returned for tiro- second j hair as tit and fresh as though. tho opening spelt Jtad been merely a preliminary r'jifi. Woßitigion, too, showed great condition. 'They aro said to have been specially trained for the contest, bat Special "preparation, is likely to avail little ag'Uiist me.tv ifllff are always fit. Athletic -played their usvm' wonderful strcoild spoil," and Wellington iiuled to J lives tiirmmh the ordeal. AthU-tio only j.vfoij iii iho dying nwiaoi'i-ts O'f to.gallic, j '>u t; their supenofity was so marked in j tin: last half hour thai they should have I /rained tlie w inning jioiuis long before they 'did. ~ file second spell Was -even iiiore exciting titan the lirst. A patted goal lay ■S. WilsOit put Athletic a lie-ad in- the cnrjy Stages, and u try by Roberts 'sent tlieir lead up to five points-: Athletic, It); Wellington, o. Wellington. raised, the s.e%c r -ftnd ift <me- aresisfcilito sortie wijK-d out all' deficiency. Beard scoring . from H t-«itre-iiic.k, Mid Driike fioiivert' ittg*. 'The teams stood <m equal terms auaitj. \ The li.attle, which had :Wn begun at 3 "o'clock, found the rival armies an hour later without advantage, over <sno ahtfther.. T'Vorti. tlio.it oil till the' -ewci, Athletic lamieiierl tipcn the defence attack after ai--1 tack, and time and again it seer.;ed\that ike Yellow lines must be penetrated. Ths Blue serum sent., iho littll out ■ repeatedly, ;ukl altnosi as <qft£n Roberts iviiippe.2 i't out to h'fs Taking On® of these passes.. S. YYTlsgh feinted to send on along ihe chain of living backs, but ctli-'i-il clean through the defence. Oat he tag the oval to Adams, and one determined effort by tho Athcitie Cent;ro vyouM liave carried Itim over tlvo goaJ4m.fi-, But Adams lest his hfiaxi tor a monteni, and wiidlv d .s----■posed oi' the leritiicr ill the. hope sor.i.! of his side would gat it. Thus .va.nistei one great chance.

tho icj-oivq. M v as fra.wtioii.H3.: '.o-hc&riiiaj tlte | first try. Tile referee, hawev-or, orrccf iii awarding a try, fcrr .Roberts clearly forced \vlwn : .. Miiier was .yet soffits distifieo oil the . bull. The first, spc-U wa.» Wellington's; tlteti- far-wards fought terrifically, and had Atliitetic defending during the major portion of iho term, But llie ciursbie Blues returned for tiro- second ■ hair as tit arid fresh as though. the openitrg. spell had been merely a preliminary r'jifi. wqliington.j too, showed greatcondition. They are said to have boon specially trained 'for the contest, bat Special "preparation is likely to avail little agmiist merr Wlio- are aiwaj's fit. Athletic -played their usrw' wonderful strcoild spell," and Wellington iiiiled to lives tiirmmh tho ordeal. Athletic only won in the dying nwi&oi'i'ts of the. game, 'nit; their superiority was so marked in tin: last half hour thai they should have gained tits w inning jioiuis long before they 'did. file second spell Was -even Wore exciting titan the first. A patted goal lay S. Wil-sOit put Athletic ahead in- the cn rjy stages, and u try by Roberts sent tlreir lead up to five points: Athletic, J!); Wellington, 0. Wellington. rained the se%c- r -ftnd ift <ffle- kresisfciWe! Sortie wiped but fill' deficiency. Beard scoriiif from H centre-kick, Mid Driike soii'vert' ittg*. 'The tea ; jms.- stood 01) equal terms ■ auaiu. \ The li.attle, which had : b<:en begun at 3 o'clock, found the rival armies ait hour later without advantage. ■ over <sno ahtfther.. I'Vortt. tlio.it oil till the'. ewci, Athletic lamieiicrl' upwi the defence attack after attack, and time and again it seer.;ed\that ii:r> Yellow lines must bo penetrated. Ths Blue scrum sent., tho littll out ■ re-pi.-atedly, imd altnosi as <qft£n Roberts wiri-ppcS it out to iris Takiii^ Oito- of these passes.. S. AVilsoH feinted '■ to send on atottg fhe chain hf Hying bucks, but cut-in clean through the defence. Oat he tag the oval to Adams, SHil olio determined effort by the Ath- -. eitk Centre vyoiiM have carried. Itim over tlvo goal-line, But Adams lost, hi.-s head for a moment, and wiidlv d .s----posed oi' the JestMier ill the. hope rhat. sor.i.! of his side would get it, Thus .vii.oiyheri one great chance. Lost Opportunities. Several ethers vanished 'tiirmipli. Mcley's tailu.ro to co-operato adequately With the oilier biiofcs when the Blue rearguard Was ill the full flood of attack. More than once he might have taken llio- ball better had he not been cfiiite so close to his centre. Again, Ji-a'tl: iie hold aiiy of Boberts ! s _ long passes thrown him On the bhiid-jide, Wellington would never have stopped him. Roberts has a groat head for working the blind-side, and would hardly l;ave wasted piif-ses wher« Hcley's cxcpptipnal pace could not carry him through. Tile t\thletie hacks hnndleit Hu- wot ba.l! s|)leii'fi.dly, and only good defence kept viiom out. 'the for-waifds.''Were snjierh in the closing. Sages. With all the fiV'ce dash and abandoii for wlire.li they are noted, the heavy cavalry charced -. aji'l charged agam. The Last Creat Effort. Driven hack to half-way almost every mintifo. by a rctiijrkahie. series of penalties, they returned with uiKliinmisliwl vigour and unaaated swiftness. How long eoi'ild Wellington withstand siteh ■ attack? Cerl-iunly : . a very little-wljite., i!ut, Time was pressing hard u])on the game, and the gathering in ot the evening dusk indicated that Athletic's ■ chances a? batteriiig- down ilia plucky Yellows, who wore val'anUy fichting oni a losing iinish. weio ilee.iiug fast. Could Atljletic. for a few minutes escape' ■ being penalised-., it seemed thai they must score,' Wilson, Bell, and the other forwards lighting like giants, drove through the Yellows, the ball was . kicked over the line, _ with W. ; Kyaiu one o.f the'best scoring forwards, iii fte citystreaking it, Ryan diveii on t<> the oval, and lay (here almost too exhausted to move, icrfeerfs foaled, and tfmro fs the story of how the ..-liiimpion team oiice again proved its sterling worth ill the- fsce of a determined cliaiigjigci'. Only -oiice t-h-rs year lias Atliletic,.:'-iieeit <|»ere lOfety triad, and that .was when Petene made its memorablo effort to otwft tile Blue ar.d Black. Mr. l» Simpson was VofM'SG. ' The first found '■ of t)ie _ championship is n<)W Athjoiie leri<l.. lXiilioai.en. and Wellington fallow with only ■Sattirday'-s defeat tsgftifist i'bem. ifi j\ B ■ | . . I « =•; £ '-a ,> „ci 0 I jj. » - . . p, -2 -J flj O Athletic 7 7 0 129 SS W. We-UiniitMi 7 '6 I $9 • ' Pet-one 7 4 3--103 oS S Potieke 1.... 'J i 5 78 71 8 oi:|ehtai 1 3 4 '8 A Ij-ivitcrsity ' <' '2 § fj. # Melrose ' . 7 r ® J! i fe; JiViflC'S '7 i )"b PETONE AND MEtROSE. \ (UMK )\ TIIK MT I) t'etone inci ar.d defeaic/f M-ircse by ti points to ni! oil the I'etone. Iteeiea-} twit ■(» rtvqiafl-' ©a .Sa'tiiTda.y.. I'h® gromid j was in a flepior-iiWe «oiwit-ioii, aiiff p'.ay j throughout whs stveisuous. >\e!r<'sn | opaiet} r-ui as the game wore on j they tuccuaihed to tlisir strouecr cppeii-

finis. There was it.' goad gathering of snccia'ors. When I'itoiie kicked' oft, the ball slew into Marsimlf s trawls, v.-iio with a jrcciil leio.lv rotitt'Mod tile ball to tJao Bluets' area, Immediately follosviii'g ■this a scroniijln oi'CTu rod ill tlio coutro in' liio field, and after the p invert. had Income disentangled Gilchrist (Melrose! Was found to bs injured in lie light arjii. He left the field, add tie g.niio cffititifiijfiEl with flic rainr-ey unfilled. Davis lock a good mark, and sent the ball into' Petem' quarters, Ini!. lUndmar.-ih -with 4 good kick i'ou'sid ilia tine*. on tint .Melrose twenty-five'. Ti'io Dlacks pressed hard., but- iho Reds retaliated, and threatened to score. I;. Ryan saved tlift ppM'trafi by toeing, TlwS hall was' reuirnigd to Jfftlrose aisniii, hat itfilt. a< splomlij kick Capper mnde a temporary . eifort to avert a score, A, heavy rush hv the. Blicka, wiiich ailnimfod in a scramble nearReds' iinc, resulted in Price annexm}> the first try. M'Fnrlane converted. Soine ak4'passing -by tJie .Blacks fob. lowed, aiitl B : ]|-side j-ilaty by Rc;fs eiiahfe.d M'Farkme to kink a splendid fto.il; Potone thi'oaten.ed U) sen*© several times,- bat Capper sarod his side. The Blacks Wwe a-fctacfang ill $ho feefl. lerri* tory ot lm!]%ti.me, 1

$®>» alter the c n mmen.comojit of the i second spell V. Ryan feinted prettily awl Scored. M'Farlano failed in com : vert. Melroso commence-:! to brighten ; tip, lint tJieir efforts to smm were 11:11-' availing. M'Ewan seotiret?, tho ball out.' of a aoi'Mii, and passed to E. Ryan, ; wile passed to liindniarsh, and .then to ■■ Bo'ton. Pulton, however. eoiild not. complete the .. effort,, hut X'dv • hopped in and ' scored- - M'Farlane •' converted. Phv was very: brisk. and there were no idlo moments. Pit fiii aWjfWai'd: ' "Ssr-aiiibte Twoiney (PetonrO was hurt. but Jib resumed play : qtttfr a few roimite:. In. jin. £n : Seiiv<rtV to avert a SCoro Capper Parker, and. ill the mo..nilim<\ l"dy again scored, if'Failane's kick was Uiis'ieressful. .Tusfr on; flu; null of time ; B. Ryan seorod, but. sF'Farlar,/rs kirk Welti; Wide.' My. EL Gp-.rcl Was- the referee. J. Hvan and Nitnii f!'c! not. play, and X-3.ni.ha 1.1 ii!!r-d the gn.p left in the Reds' ranks by Gilclifisl. ORIENTAL & UNIVERSITY, former TOO _■ A) ihough Oriental defeated University by 11 points to nil at Low>>r iiuit on ; Saiiii'ffsy, the ftiiuif? proved interesting, •Wkl was well fought out. During. The first »])!>11- tiioro was litt'o advantage to : either side, and tho spoil ende'd without any !s'dor.e. ili: tho Second Tialf :[!ie; ' wa<» fast- and interes.tiiig, aiid Oriental, put 011 tbreo tries. _ "university set .ilie ball in motioiij and immediately the two sets of forwards set up a determined struggle. The Oriental backs actio Setin motion fiv Little, and a fSfiare footed, imminent, but. ' University's! ful!-ba?k ' tackled Avcrv well, and saved for his side. ■ the forv:nv<?K tliftii;.:' took np the ati.acil. and krtpt. Oriental hard pressed for a good time, 'Hie side, also-started' several passing rushes. and ; it was only ilie wiJiist of Iw-.k that kept-■; them from crossing Oriental's .line. Otienta) took iw the attack on ciianrii)S' round, and it ®fi.os of forward rushes took them well info- T'nive'sii v'*. territory, l-Jcrtv' the ball iyaskicked ' across the line, awl Ov.les. lvating two of the defenders in the rnsi< io>,- it. scor-' (id the first fry. Sullivan ffii.lfecj in convort. He!irteriCii lit ■this Oriental Jorwartls 'took a turn, and Donne. got, across, Cowie's kick was fiOHft, .but did' ;ii)t .get over. liow had ilie. hotter of ilio game.. and the result was: 110 longer iii doubt. The k.st try eamo as the rps,ii!'. 01 a beautiful passing rush, whicit culminated in Owles scoring. Cowie convoried._ and the gaiiift endpd— Orie-.ital, 11 : University. 0. . 51r. P. tvenson controlled the came. ; PONEKE V. ST. JftMES. J'otteke and Si. Jair.es. met. 011 Xo. 2 ground at Athletic Park- 'IlijS.g'o.nio'a : t T tnir.tcd liitlo inten-si. and ended in an easy wl'ii foi - PoHekeI—by1—by 22 to 5. Tito, ■fntst spoil was fairly nre'n. For Ponokc,; tries were seorC|H by aisd 'Fiiyard, and (iar:lmer convevt<xl the iirst: of tiicoft. Jl'lnemey got- over for St. .James, .and Crewcs p.oalcd. ] , oiieke. -S; St,. 0. In the snooiid spoil St. ■' .lames did' not. -scoro. but I'oneki- addeil' i.| noiiit.s. Tries were scored, by Tilyard. 51'fe'ftpii ; rt, Israc!, and Maiionoy. and ti\vo of those, -vve'. c coii'veriVJ- !;v Gardiner. Pon.ekc. 22.; St. Jamos., -5. llr. Keys Was referee. ' ': JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. "VvEDNESDAI" V SVTUEDAY The following are the Wednesday ireprisffMtotWe.s to rneefc tho Situi'day ■ jitiiior as. a <;iirt-,'ii)i-raiser to the New Zca.iaiul v. \W-King-ton matdi 011 ■ Wednrsdiiy next- (play commences 1 .i'O sharp";-Lii:ds.i.\ (Oriental), hhison, Corson (Petoiie) Little, Blunt.. Christopherson (nutcliers) Pot-akit (Artillery), liramlet (Traniway) Uotg (Peione) Hiown, o'Bn n, ii (Onen in?), , M arciiment (T1 am way 1 Handooclt (Pctojie), Kwb' (> : Vrtillery ; ). Kmer t ;.'iioips'—Raeks. Nekson {.Butchers). Haines fOrjttntafy ii*orVya.fds S: Monarty iPMahoii (Artillery.!. The Saturdav Umtor rfeprgseiitatives to meet. Wedii'.-sday .representatives are; (Oi iesital), ' 51'Dor.ald. .. (Selwyn), : i£JarntWiaeJ (Orieiiti:!), 51 'Kwen (Petoii-e), FhcV T"d\ tPctonc), M'Combio (Oilentil" Run (Peto'e), Cooper (Seiw.viO. (Petoue), (SehvT-n'i, Ai|!.s (Ovi : M!ial), I.uon.i Be Olit'Hn. i'SsfWyii), Jack SOU ©lierSchr fAthtofic'.i, r Ji.lvfl,rd (Poneke), Watson (Orienial), Cljristapher.«on (Poneke*. Alia 11 00-i-a piit M'Onrtie (Afhlotie), Gindeis fPonel{'e') : . Any man nnabln io pV.v ni-u-si iicti/.v 51 r. G. Talbot, at otice. ■' ■ ■ i MATCHES IN OTHEiI CENTRES. (By Tele'g.rapli'.t.-jtess ■Ass'.qcktlo'ilJ Auckland, Jtni.6 The football n;ni.e)ves pla>e-il yesU->r (iiiy iT'Stilted as follow;— .. L'U snJ Lnnersttj. plavcd a dinwn gallic l , no score, iviid a,re 'still h.-nding by -tjir# points froin ilie ne.st t. ,iin in cjiaiiipionslrip. .Ma,i'ist Bros, beat '.College. Rifles Jiy. '8 prints to 3. : Chrlstcliurch, .Tune 23. ■Oi-d ljtiys (11) brat ('!): OJirirfetiiH'ch: (l.i) boat Syderhinii if®'! l (3i brav. M:rrist (Oi; "Vanvitv (Iff) hr.it A!!>ioii (10). Duncdin, .Ini-.e S3. 'j'he football voitt:i.ri'ti''ed to-day nj'fiae weather, but Uies'«unds

wore heavy !is a ■■rfts-wl-k of the recent . rains. Resiiiis:Kaikonu (i'r) beat Hon! hern iji!; V'ni- * "it.'" heat Prtrt ClinluiWs (T:).;. .Mhaijibta (i-i) licit 3?H&t'<js (a); ©tt Kim (•■:/ drew \v;s.h Ucion. (&). BUSH UNION MATCHEo. (By TeT^rcpU, Oorreipondent.f \ Pahlatua, Jur.e -'S. Siitun.T :iy s a Jiiisli Onion Rugby matches lesulled:—• Scniois.—-Konini. (H) beat llamun (.')); Xiro.a!«i ;ij) l;eat .Mailjalamoka (nil). '" .hinicrs,—Pahinliia (!)) beat Mangamaire (3); Koiimi-li;Hi;.uu:e match was a drawn game., no sc. re, Komai, in thp seniors, arc leading-, for the senior .. cbiHi.pic.n.hhip. Tho junior ciiuwpionihin has riTicltoi an in#' W'rc.s'.iii.;' stage, all four ooi.iip.e.tilig, t&fifts having &>! <tual ui'.!i:lier Of points, Masterton, Juno 28. In the senior football' matehes yesterday, I'niteds drew with jkd SlaTs., :e:*olt. scoring three points; Carterton defeated Gladstone. by. 11 points, t.i li.il, In tlifi jtmiai division <j:u Union (0) knit. Martuiboroiigli (0). ■Ift fihfi- l.hi id elass Red Star and Carterton adored threes points eisb. Palmorstsn Norths June as-.-Scnici jliu'li —Oiicm.il 01) b'ai l ! ni!ed. '!))., Wostern (l>) di'ew witK I'eililing (.(5), "ALL BLSOK" MATGW. . THL V'LIIIMITOV RDPRESI'.MA TIVKS. the. Weliinpton represi'iriaUv" iehn: 1 to mr.et. Xi-w Zealand on \\.'e(ii;ci;da.Y if as follows:— *■ '. , Fult-bac4, . liiyfi: th !c<:-fjiiHi tei. 5 Faiih. 'riiy-di-ff, ;-;iivo-eif:.ht!-,:;, ffi. Roliciif-.. P. J. Ryan; hall', N"unh.; wing-k)i « anl, (iil-'hrir-.t: pack,. Pa riser, Ring, MiHei Hnrd I'itoii, lJi 11 M 1 ulam>. I'liDerjieneirs; Racks, Grace, IC. Ryan; farwanls, Cotter, Kyne. Mahoney. I.:indsav. A' Q/ ivitio, 01 .t))C Vr'-lliiiiioti Ri-lorei.'s' Assnci.ition. iias he.nn. appoint- ; ad to. eoi'itrol i'ho n.iatch. MjW zeal\xd lEur R. Robert (Taf.anaki) will (Mplain the Xew Zeahnd. team oil its Australian i-our, and J. Ryan will be yie.e-capt'ai'.i. The .Selection Conimittoe is Messrs. 11. M. Isaacs unanagcr), R-. Jloherts, J. Rv;on, J. Gj ahum, and. R, 3\l Xcec.e..