VICTORIOUS ALL-BLACKS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2200, 13 July 1914, Page 4

VICTORIOUS ALL-BLACKS.

'' -'' CRUSHING' DEFEAT OF NEW SOUTH WAfe

.•' BIG LEAGUE MATCH.

; ' < BRITISH TEAM DEFEATS WELLINGTON #N. '. V• v' v ~:r ; '

' . t RUOBY SYNOPSIS. % I' Athletic . ' 6 Poneke . 1 4 3 1 Wellington . . - .13 St. James . Jf. 0 1 Petone .. 22 University .. 0 Melrose .. 4 Oriental .. * 3

1 "CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER , 1

not slow to avail themfjelves of. Orto of the! visitor's kicked,in' what was 1 the danger Vane: to his,; sideband Nunn sprang up "and markedutho ball, which M'Farlano easilv landej. a. goal from.-— 16 to nil. i.W; Ryan, alter a scramble, brought,tho snm -to :18;Vbo nil, /and 801- : tony '.securing-from a Kiie-out, potted a 1 neat.goal,.and.the-game ended: Pctono,' i 22 points;'Universityfv(|.'-i 1 . • Mr. -,T; H. Jones wasr tho referee..::-K f JUNIOR CAMIFS. , Selwyn (11) v. l'etono <9). For thewinners Roberts an<i Do plifton scored tries.: . M'Donald conver{t«d ; one ■ and kicked a. penalty goal. p.:';v :i " T.V? University :(L4) v.-Petiuie (5)/ - Tries ior/' r tho-. winners' ivtyro: sjjehred" by 'Ait 'ken-'' (2),':Adlam, and• Kej'r,.O'Shca'con r . verting, one.^.•:i:■ Vjy.j''. ..- r Tliird Class .• '■ ■.;■ ; Oriental (5) r. Upper ifiuft (0). - V/ellingtoi Colleflo \ ;cliang6'(o).';... Fourth Clasis ' Selwyn !(6) ,v.':Wcllingt<m A (3). jj;; Berhampore (14) v. Ajlhletic (3). IN OTHER CENTRES u Auckland,,' July 11 ' Tho" results iof:-Saturd.'H/'s- .'Rugby Uilion football matches aromas follow: — '/'■ beat by .14 points TO!"rol; City beat Colleger, Rifles ■by 16vpoiiits. -'.to Titsmifchesj': and jfenish Jat - f Ibast "tvliiclii .-'■'^as-'.'Jyc't"/ bne- : f airly '.hard „match' toV pl<£y.l' /.The' championship Doints are::—v ' cu'-.vr-.-. :rt 9points n ' 1 , ' £• matclics,;- 312 f Ponsonby, played 8 inatchcs, 9 points. ■v.Manst Bros., played 8 matches, : 7 •points: .... '•••• ' \V-;o6llege'.'ftiflra; ; .;^ points'. ;. •• -> "ChrlslchurcJi, Julv 11 ■Chriatcluircha- (9) beat ( Ivfenvale. (6); ■ Old Boys • (6) ( !beat Lmwbcidi (3); 'V.irsity (b)'drbW wi,th. Albion '(6) : Sydenham;' (12)->beat"Marists . (11)1-:.'>» >;•>• 1 ( Dunedln, July 11 trho' football -matches worn played ioundeK> splendid : coiWitaons. ' Tte- ;. ' 'J ■ University -'lo points, IZilngari: Richmond! 10.f poi.fits;. Southern" 6 . points.; DunedmT:3'^poihts;: • Povt: (fhalmors; 4 ■ points;.:Alhainbra, 3 points,-.. Union 8 points,. T)Vates_ 3 points.. ; , , ! ' Palmferston North,? July 11 r, United (0) beat Feildrng; (p); Oriental (G) boat Westdrn (nil)—tho >Jattor: gamo was j ab'antloiied at half-time., 1 . f■!'■:v? ;: VVestportJ Julv 11 :,:,Buller,: played its first : Jionreseiitatiye. match of. tJie: season ;to-d)i.y,i.'defeating lnangahua ,by-'34/points to.pil:, , ■ 1 •!^Green-'hadfibeon':pickcd7 ( ior; ; .thefA-ll-Black tour of Australia,- Biic was Vunablo to.make. the trip. ■ Ho inas .m great "pa'ssine;,fushes. initiated'by (him. }Tlie, grotind was in a very groovy -state, but .thj'/Snller;ljabks rharidled..;i;'he. ball-,well,' and :the forwards, '.played v with .great v.throiigh. "tnje /'opposing; division and giving the Inanßahua backs' very little chance' to got moving. ■ - ;-;(ByC.Tel«raDh':—PpMlMl'OoriftsiiondeTit.i,: " Masterton.l July 11 v' ln 'sonior fdotball yesterdfiy the South' •Wairarapa defeated, tho No|*tliern Waivraraba .'representativd ;team ty. 5 'Points' to 3 'i ••In tho junior division Mc/rtinborough (5) defeated United' (3); R :d.. Star (16) boat. Gladstone (9): and .Dalefiold (3) deffiatod Carterton. (0). ' a; ■ Red '■ Star drew' with Unirted m the third-class grade, and Cairterton (S) ibeat Martinboroug;li (3). : v A PLTVER SUSPENDED •-'vthe;,ManEfgenieht CoinniitH<!o of < tho' Wellington ißugby.'UniouKtijisV further considered: the ■ case : of;. Sllf'arer, ; an Oriental player, in connection - with charges of . rough play, and iuas decided, after -rovibwirig: the-evidenc.-^,}.and..hav-ing ..regard to the player's i:pnkness in atatinp; his "case;';to j suspend ■ him: for 'six; playing: Saturdays only, on the ground 'ofi.havinE/rcceivedAextreme-^rovocation' 1 on the field of play

> h . ,>i'. .rfaturday'i local Rugby matches: .wert , ''played in showery-'--weathor~-and' on grounds which worked - mto-a .very,, bad ' condition'!;'!'^cliief'game Uaß tllat .'Athletic-, and- Poneko,- and the -'outcome of 'tho meeting was that onco ; ; :; h'.. again. .thoAchampibit T teitm had . a very close call Once again, houevei, Atli- \ lecic esCipitMeteAt '' Athlctictliis sea--sou h^ye>^i\;eii:tlie ; jfnpr'essioii that they;-Sj>aro.not'-a jtcapi. They,havo', any, 0} .their-mudTScram-: blcs'tlyring*t>Ka hps SiftvsYt'.lMeifcqf/a'-.kiiicl' wjiich'forces-one? to-ba-•f 'j&gyyvoySjvhavfc :'coinpar(Kl. v:'-;,; v'-: more,. r favouraUy f jWith /theiiv.-,.opponents ■ iv.-'.ou; a,''dry..#cldQn .Saturday,^Poiiejse,. cvei tQ c e(feqD big suipuses, gave <&•!>£ the;Mamii)WHsfavVcry. : aJixious afternoons jmtbo; muv among ,fl)c iorppuls,, qud,the Poncho i- le ■>SfSP£9* i 1 tna .advaiitago> almost -, the nwholo ■ time,: livw Athletic;, fa'rqdi-better towards-.the 'end,.. 1'.;!- -so coiispteuQusiasi.usunhis'ilVilsoh iWould. " havojbeui, uoith a-lot to I ,tho Blues in ; such,!*'gam/;, without\him/the forward? lacked some „of (tliuc customary dash; " and-(,rtei(?rnt)l.ias dangerous .its' usual; E#££ifa^lf;n«ap!iih&.ljnc^ : ?;f or wa rcl s&ffl =jaga iiis it-X. is, ; sale, backs ililsaLJLJams„wlib -istandrby s" t .'j tho team. ■ Unreliability-so mars the si! ; wodv.pjrrSjm tip i!s handed; over-ito/Adams ,<• on wlwn a'slipperji giound and a ' greasj'!ball''add"conSideiably to the nni was ( ' r fibt 'jKlticulailv conspicuous on] 'did"was well '(lone. ' His try" was' a ? y:v@ lucky one ;.'for-'Athletic, 1 in tha, leather,'hnd stiOakcd over the : -t /i; linorwifcLoufe in l suspicion ofr the hesitancy-.-~i : • andii'Tincertamty whioh-''account->for i !the. losg'"of v<W 'fiirfny points, 1 / ,l J ' —• i ■ S . Thß'MoTiisfr'^fas''"'open(/d , 'by- > ,Ppneke- ; ,;i /- Their forwards swarmed doWn npon the - wv Bluo|linej ; Gardmer'.wbiu. not' .con-,- - - : -vortod, and before. the ■ end of■■ tho - spell; Luom evened tho situation by r scoring; for Athletic The wnminj; try, by: : ■ Adams; second. his;VOT{fr ; 'and:finding. Mms'elf;,T.vnmark-' n<*■■?£■ ed.,WVaced straightior- tho:line;.'.which. , lie reached' to"" spare." i: efFott" to iWin-' thoVgamo' now. -tthat/Sbliey points /down- wth • <r v ,■.a ■ goocl' one, but 1 most, o'f'. their: chances ./.i by 1 hari;lticlringi :v. Several: ' - offtHKbaeks ivancd.'pa'ssiAg by.punting opp6^eijts' t headEr, btit most? £jiiv?of;:the»|ricks J ; ■ • :back;iTand ,the other • kicks; were i strong. enonghj to • grtpv liinl' ample: timo lto '.i-the Ball:away before; the;. Red forwards: r-.v ; .■ rj.Wjtli these taotics, tho i: r." : punt/needs to be :-a short one,',aijd' earo must*; be taken"to, land tho ball in, tho jv; , 'vacanfej"space 'that' 'is .'usually'visible fiomoiijliero : in i.i.'.K'- Otherwise, hnc-kicking . would' bo .tHs :V-; .moro'intelligent method.' •■Ponoke have a vof ( v!fair team now,."arid, may, be founds "extendlpg team, .jn. tho competi-. ~ ' tion.?r Mitchinson takes . tho ' field'' Lo.-:.' '■■ - agaitf shortly t ; ; their. backs will-be fairly ■ . > - difficult; to handle. -One of the,finest ■ features of Saturday's -play was : tho 1 mantferi ini'which.-Fishor went:down .to the Bluo forwards.! Tilyard and Algar -;! i- carried*tho heavy end, "and there'..was :-wv : .- back pn tho field ,to compare •- ' with-.Tilyard. His fielding, < rusli-stop- -. -v: ping;; and olusiveness wero tho work of s. a. llie match was coni - trolled)by slr. L. Simpson. ' .v (WELLINGTON—ST. JAMES. f—Wellinßton- and St. James, met on ' V ground, at Park. AVeli-. lui(Jton-i won easily by : ;l3 to 0. Miller v>cored=;two tries carly-:in the and D/ako converted both. the ■ Beard scored, and this try was f not 1 converted. There .was no scoring ■ ■ in- tho 'second spell. Mr;-R. Evensen vyv : j-' was referee,;;---.- ..--j--. : ' i JJELROSE—ORIENTAL ;i. -. Uninteresting, to a degree was 'the ■ ' meeting between'. -Melrose; and • Oriental >at Miramar. : Melrose opened 'Tip hos- ■- - tilities/'but ,their • 1 aggressiveva tactics 'Little; .Sullivan,- and i. ; Avery 'oarao into prominence m a credit- - r v ablo-.'passing-rush,. but nothing ' camo of : it. kPearco, from, a free-luck, made' a ■y .. .. good';attoinpt to got ; tliroiij;h, but lost ■v,.. _ -the rbfill when, nfear the-iline.-'r. .--After' p.v : : about:,lialf an -.hour's play; Oriental - wero f ;: , : awarflffl >a : frce-)tlOk pn--,tho goal-lme,-and jWvio easily goaled » f ■ - From- tho cliango.ovor, MDlrofle bright- ■; :: . AVithm a. fow,.minE- «tcs:oEitlio rc-opeiiingiHonlihan secured on',th<£ twent.y-fiVo. luio, ,-and dropped a i. neat:'goal. . Clnirch nnd Cowio-allowed' i ?up advantage; but'no material-, i- rosultvacciued<.->;iTho,gamo;onded:,Mel-Oriental, 3 . 0. Kitto -was tho rcferco: •• V 'CiJ ' f . y.P ETO H E —U NIV E RSJTY. ( ; , . : ' . Alljif|ugh p.ut,.lip;a'luglrgc6r6 i ngai^tt-their opponents on- their-own' ' -ground^.the contest.;was-mor<v mtores{i.liig iffpfn tlio-scores' indicate. The "first a • ■ U '• thel--^^'."pMyer6.'-£anhg'^e ; t,i ! of wind. . swiftipassing.rush, .passing at. half-way, fl-; to Hindmarsli,'lwlib, f 'by; l ({ clever piece 'of ! R through the University backs'-and scored' few .in :aJi,good was • easily V;':: ;: '.'tlie' Aeatest' {fy'?of ; thb"day/'.and evoked p;Sf.' C - ■■ M'Filjfeno this:time^e.ofield^fh^chffle>fttf<^^y,'•', aiid-. tlio'. i; • " ball islippery,2'!fil'd sovolal uninteresting I .;: dribbling rushes followed to no eficot.- ; Whilst? play.Was-j neai'";the ■ 'University I /: fYo-il,?-^''] i 'iWen:(Potone) j wliipped 'UD'itlio i ball 'from a mud-sthntglft;; ahd- "rah-1 fe'-v ,bitod'4®iis t-llb'slirie/vMielkicli ! ■ ■ • at g'rtal to. iii]. | ■ ltolf-timo was. sounded; i- Jlddv -Rvan potted a-idevcr goal for. tho !' ' • 'locals,'' from -the University.'Lwenty-fi'/O'i ' lino.—=t2 to nih ■ _ - -\VftK' tlio wind in their favour, Unijuaxhuplaj mflip otiim ,i *sjvr: t tes. e( : c| . n ,t l r^pei | ,'- P offered cfpimfeiritiei-Mtl^mb

Atffletic .'. 9 9 0 172 31 18 WcIIiugtoii■ 2 98. G2 14- , Petono < l J G 3 141 GO 12 Poiieko 5 : : 90 '. 90: 8 Oriental . . 9 4 5 91 84 8 Melrose« " i, 9 3 (j 42 113 6 ; University G' 1 Cl s 84 6 1 .'>> . v 'St. James .'..'..'.r 9- 0 9', '19 1$3 0 I