THE WORLD OF SPORT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2205, 18 July 1914, Page 12

THE WORLD OF SPORT.

I WEEKLY RECORD OF SPORTS AND OTHER PASTIMB&

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Black In the Land of Bluo, Australian papers which arrived Ly . : ; this.,week's ; mail show' that .the All Blacks received a very lioarty, welcome in Sydnoy. Downing and Weston were the only members' of tho' combination v/ho did not land fit for the field.,, The lirst Yost-match will.ba played this' af- : • tcrnoon. Last. Saturday's uiatch 'against,. . New 'South /Wales emphasised \tho weak spot in the-Now Zealand team, a'weakness which was pointed out by "Lick", immediately, after the,team ' was' select-: ed —that' there ■ wero.-'only. two ' wing-' . ..-•three-quarters.' '.Loveridge was hurt m ■'/.'•■'.the opening match,. and tho .result,; of course, is,that tho team is left with only ■ one wiugor. However, the New Zpa- .'■ land •' Union is ' remedying the omissi6n : ' ofthe: .selectors by sending Cockroft : across. . . . - How To Do It. Ward Prentice, who- represented . New South Wales and Australia in 1907. and, 1912, anjl .in the latter year captained t' tho team whioh visited America) .recently, gave .Australia * a largo quantity oi auvico (through tho , : Sydriey'.''Suh') designed to bring about the downfall of tho' "All Blacks." . Said l'rentico: "The All Blacks are : ' coming, with all and glory. .: ;• /thick,flpon. ho up and . •; doing, ; ;.jand ready, fray .v." Let' us show .what we can do'. : Wo must win,'' and' to do it the strongest team • must 4ip .selected." yvStrbng in. defence . J 1 as. vjell; as, attack ;;;men ; who can grasp C their', : oppbrtunitie3'fbf. ; Hry'gettingi but at tho'sainoitunci down our formidablo opponents,; .'to r : the , grass, -' ■ when 'called; upon, by a-strong, . hard tackle |' men- wild can go Vdowh on the v ball' fearlessly'Oiefpro; the'.onslaughts of •. tlie , : fampus• Bi;i6k '• rushe.rj;;,nbt merely men who are brilliant ,m.attack alone. '■ of com-, pact ,'wjtli andevery -man v; and pack, down quickly, 'and it ...rests : /With the . '.. breakaways ) ; to : 'i'protebtAih^ir-..half, ' for '. if.ho.is' not protected how can, tho backs get moving? -In.thtf.rucks tho eight should- playv: aa .ono, kick " hard, ■ and . back'round,-, but jn dribbling;rushcß no attempt ishould He. madoito pick-up the ball,ior misliap'-will only* come of it. ■ In V':' the itjtiß !!w%!l fori; they pack. to • keep thoif bo ,thcy will at once-know where to Btand, and when i : taking-the ball" £o~alwayg go forward | with- it^. J No benefit is derived by catching 'it, and coining down in their own . ground. The New Zealand paok is conspicuous, by its firo and dash. . . . be lively;,' get ' lively, ] keepjircly ,'; ; • v: Mors About,tho;Road to Vlotory; •■■■■.. . Therl'Eangaroo" rearguard was.thus Bormonisod: "Ihe.backs should work in thor'ough\,harinony'. together,' arid a complete understanding should exist V among;' ,them; also with the forwards and tho half..: ; Let us have varioty in . attack',: and" good^'use: iti£ido: of ' the fa-' mous Welsh;;reverse paiss, which helps to keep: tlTe .opposirig sideHn a! state of 1 cognise tho necessity of quick moving, straight ninning,. and ; cross-kicking.. . Let .them ever he on the .alert forwhatovor. 'Vs&e an open- . ■ Tho full-'. - back should -i/ilso ho ready, and quick r . to dnticipate v tho';ldck of the "opposing side,. just like a " good.'' fieldsman ■ anti-'. ■cipates; ilie hatsmaii'af stroke, " So that. ; . lie can-get to tho ball to field it or tako . it ou tlio full." •••' ■.■■■• r: Tho Junior Composition. ; : ; The "first round, of tlie junior grade I competition has been completed, except that St. James and Petone have yot to ; meet." Tho are as under:—. , . '• •

. Talk of Roughness, ■ It .i pnot improbable that an inquiry will be asked for respecting-the allegations of rough play.which, hay© arisen out of the ! Oriental-Poneke match. Ponoke will, bo tho movers' iir the mattor. : Members of thp Red and Black Club eay that they will welcome a full inquiry. . j •The Referees. So far the; "strike" of some of the membors of tho old Referees' Association has fallen very flat. The union rereived'6B olfors'from men willing to re-, ferco, and that is. twice, the .number needed.v-'Everythingwent'on' as nsiial last Saturday, and again this week thsre is. no sign of turmoil. By next week thero .may bo a new association in ex- • jstorice..':,Tlio weajkiiessof the.position- ■ of tho old"'association nviist now be obvious to even the striko leadors. In. 'fact, ono of these has •offered his ser- . vices to tlie union; ; Ouer £100 for Piki. \ ' , At tho meeting'of the;; Canterbury Rugby-Union last week a statement of receipts. and expenditure' was received in connection with the. benefit to J. T. ' M.i Pild. from Mr. A. Duggan, senretary of tho Merivalo Club, which mado the arrangements in .regard to the , benefit.;'- Enclosed was'';:a "cheque ' for £10ri2s.j8d. Tho principal items of receipts were: Cheque from park matches, £42 Os. 4d.; sale of tickets, £66 35.; donations': South Sydney Football Club, £1 Is. (less Is. exchange)'; Christchuroh Football Club, 10s. Cel. ; net proceeds from afternoon tea, £2 3s. fid. ; total, £112 4s.■ IOd.V-V.-Mr. G. "H. Mason..'said the result , was very gratifying, to : all concernedespecially-the Merivale Football Club, whiph - had shouldered tile bulk of ' the work connected with tho benefit. After some discussion as to the best means of ap- / plying; the proceeds, for the ;benofit, it . was;decided ,to,leave the matter in tho hands of the chairman and the secretary vof the-Merivale Club to decide. D Craitrpjaylng Again. ; :' Gray" the well-seasoned Christchuroh five-oighth who went to California with the Nfflr" Zealand, team last- year, has emerged from retirement. Ho took tho field for Albion two weeks ago, and tho "Press'' ,says that although far from his old-time form, his presence accounted for-a-great deal of tho team's success. Last week he again showed good form, arid shouldered Sa i' considerablo amount of defensive work. In addition, ' lie discovered a sufficient store of energy to make a number of J!ood open- . ings. Mr. Hamlsh Stuart Dane. Tho London "Daily Chronicle" of May 22 announces the death at sea, near Gibraltar,..on- board the. s.s, X'ostello, of .- Mr. . .ihp well-known

writer on football. Tho paper adds: "How many; internationals ho witnessed altogether cannot be known, unless he has loft a' record of tlio number'; but' he attended, as a schoolboy, tho first pvor played between England and Scotland at-Edinburgh, and, except during absences 'abroad, never, missed one through any cause except illness. In his early.days he won.a considerable reputation as a player in Scotland, and ho was..almost a,life-long cricketer, on Which gamo-he Was a valued writer. Ho played frequently for SurrcyClub and: Ground until, a .couple jof seasons ago, and 'one' of His last ,clubs.'"was: Ealihg Park.",-.'/ ■• ''.-'•■ ; '.■■'), Mr. Stt\art gained some n'"to' in Britain- in 1905 through his criticism of tho "All-Black"'team. He predicted wholesale defeat ,fpr. the New Zeajanderfl. Ponoke Player in Christohurok ' Lamberg, who\ figured. here aa half for Poheke earlier in tho season, is now playing behind tho scrdmfor the Albion Seniors, in- Christcliurch. The "Weekly Press" says of his play last Saturday that he showed considerable promise, and that, with Gray, was an exception r to tho other Albion, backsj- who lacked combination. , " 'The Cup. ;,; A close finish is 'assured in Auckland. If City loses its match to-dsvy, TJniverßity wins the. championship. If City wins, the club ties with University. The position of the teams is:—University, ■played.; - matches,' 14 points; City, 8 ■matches,. 12-' points j 8 niatehes, ; -9 points; Mariet;Brothers,. 8 matehes, 7 points; College Rifles, 8 matches, 4.points. . . , Championship of ChristoHurcHi .. Merivale has-been deposed' from the head of the championship, ladder in Christcnurch. The position now is that nine matches havo been played, and that the teams .have fared;thus: Old Boys, 8 wins; MerivalOj 7 wins; Christchui'ch/ 7, wins; Linwood, 4 wins and 1 dfaw; University, 2 wins and 3 draws; Sydenham. 8 wins and 1 draw; Albion, 1 win and,l draw; and Marist 'Brothers,*l''wiii..'' '~' -.-.; ..-;'•

f/'-y v ?: •. £ •V. ;; - "0 - - ' 4 P. : D r ■' ■ o 5 Solwyn 7 7 ■ 0 0 14 Oriental'.. 7 ~ 5 1 1 11 Petono- ........... ,6 4 • 2 ' 0 8' Athletic .... 7 4 ■ 2 ' 1 (Wellington■ 7 3 4 • 0 (j University 7 1: G 0 2 St. James ...:.. G 0 6 0 0 I'onoko 7 0 7, 0 0