FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 208, 9 September 1901, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON DEFEATS TARANAKI.

I By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. Wellington beat Taranaki by 20 to 3, scoring four tries (from all of which Wallace kicked goals) to one. The local forwards were too fast for the visitors, smothering the backs, and giving them no chance. The weather was fine, and between three and four thousand people were present. SCHOOL MATCH. The Wellington Public Schools beat Canterbury by 30 to 5.

UCKLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, last night. The football match, Auckland v. New South Wales, was played in fine weather yesterday, resulting in a win for Auckland by 24 to 9. The visitors were the first to score, and succeeded in scoring 9 before the local men scored at all. The Aucklanders then commenced, and the first spell closed with the scores : Auckland ... ... ... 41 New South Wales 9 The visitors did not score at all in the secon 1 spell, while Auckland increased their score to 24. i-’or New South Wales Wickham scored two goals from penalty kicks, and Judd secured a try. For Auckland tries were scored by Buckland, Kiernan, Asher (2), Smith (2). Three of the tries were converted by Cunningham, the result being:—

Auckland ... ... ... 24 New South Wales 9 |Special to Times.] Auckland, Saturday

It is estimated that over ten thousand people witnessed the intercolonial football match, Auckland v. New South Wales, this afternoon. Indeed there was a record attendance. The match was contested with the best of feeling. Auckland came out very fit aud ready. The forward play was well up to Auckland traditions, fast and forceful, hard of kick and sure of tackle. Cunningham, of Auckland, a fourtecn-stoner, who is considered to bo the best lock in the colony, and played in that position for New Zealand last week, greatly impressed the Welshmen for his cleverness. Cunningham, whoso mother resides at Gisborne, kicked three goals. Wickham, a Sydney man, was loudly cheered for his sensational goal, a penalty kick, from over the half-way mark. The spectators evidently sympathised with the Now South Welshmen on account of their recent losses throughout their tour. Should they show any brilliancy they were continually cheered. Scobio McKenzie, of Auckland, was a failure at full-back. McKenzie occupied that position without success in the New Zealand team against the Now South Wales team. He collared too high. Auckland without a doubt cau show the New South Welshmen a point or two about the good old Rugby game.

JIUIA V. HAITI.

[Notes By “The Whistle.”|

A largo crowd assembled at Tucker’s paddock on Saturday afternoon last to witness wdiat was practically the semilitial match for the possession of tho Poverty Bay Rugby Union’s senior banner. Among the spectators a large number of ladies were very much on evidence, and the satisfactory sum of <£o Ids was collected at the gates. At 8.110 the following teams took the field : Uuia (black and white): Symes; Baker, To Heine, Leah ; Ball; McGrodie ; Caulton, Taylor ; McGrath, Witters, Cookery, Swann, W. Sharp, Johnson, Sherratt. ' Kaiti (bluo and black): Witty ; Porter, Ngatai, Thomson; 1!. Reynolds; ti. Reynolds ; Eaton, M. Murphy; Robinson, Moore, Hansen, Harris, Brophy, Colebourne, Bright. Mr A. W. Roes carried the whistle, and Messrs R. Colo and C. J. Hamilton actod as lino umpires. Two spells of 45 minutes each were played. Caulton, the Uuia skipper, won the toss, and decided to play from tho harbor end, which gave his men the advantage of a nice breeze which was blowing from the south. Tho afternoon was beautifully finc. Kaiti kicked oil’ shortly aftor 8.30, and To Reina returned well up tho field. Leali was the first to show up with a strong run, but Ngatai stopped his progress, and the lluia forwards took the ball to the centre with a nice foot rush. Johnson got on to G. Reynolds before ho could return a kick by a Uuia back, and Symes shifted play right on to the Kaiti

line with a splendid kick. From the throw-in Huia hotly attacked, and Symes made a good attempt at goal from a - penalty awarded to Huia. Porter kicked out, and Swann came up the field with a good run, and passed to .Johnson, who transferred in turn to Baker, who was thrown in to touch near the quartermark. Kaiti came hack with a irk e passing rush, G. Reynolds. Murphy, and - Kgatai handling the ball nicely. The lattc-i was finely upset by Leah. From the scrum which followed. To lieina sent the ball to Baker, who made a gnat run, but was stopped on the Kaiti line by Kgatai, who was putting in grand defensive work. From the line-out, Taylor threw ! the ball well into the field, and Te Reina | got away with a nice run, passing to Leah, j who was well collared by Murphy. Fast work was put in by the forwards on both sides, and Kgatai sent the ball out with a good kick at the centre. From the throw-in. Kgatai came down the field with a strong run, but”\vas well stopped bv I.eah. The play following was of a fast nature. From a scrum, Caultou sent the ball to McCredie, who passed to Baker, who made a good run, and sent it on to l.eali. who was splendidly collared by Kgatai. lluia kept up the attack on the Kaiti line, and, from a serum. McCredie sent the leather to Bali, who failed to take the pass. McCredie re- - covered possession immediately, and after a clever feinting run. transferred to Te Reina, who raced over the line, and scored amidst great cheering. Symes made a good attempt at goal. Huia, 8 ; Kaiti, nil. G. Reynolds kicked out, and Johnson returned to the Kaiti twenty-live with a good kick. Ball next punted high up the field, and from loose play oil the Kaiti line, the ball was knocked back over the trench by one of the Kaiti men : and, while the full-back was taking his time about forcing the ball, To lieina flashed over, and scored ills second try. Symes made a good effort to convert. lluia, li; Kaiti, nil. On resuming, Kaiti was twice forced in quick succession from long kicks by Johnson and Te Reina. From a lineout, Te Reina, who was playing a splendid game, took the ball finely, and passed to Baker, who failed to take the ball. Te Reina. however, regained pos-ession, and made a good run, being well collared by G. Reynolds. Hansen showed up with a dasli down the field, but the Huia forwards took the ball over the Kaiti line, with a great footrush, and Kgatai saved by forcing. From the kick-out, Sherratt-, Cookery, Swann, and Caulton took the ball to the Kaiti line, where relief was brought by a free kick to Kaiti for off-side play. Robinson, Bright, Baton, and Murphy came back with a grand dribbling rush, which took the ball to the centre. McGrath and Caulton were the next to show up with a good passing rush up the line. Kaiti came back with a nice passing rush, G-. Reynolds sending the ball to his brother, and the latter sending it on to Kgatai, who transferred to Porter, who got away with a fine run, but was thrown into touch by Leah. Hansen and Brophy put in a good dribbling rush, but Symes fielded the ball beautifully, and kicked well up the line. Cockcry next sent the ball to Leah, who was well stopped by Thomson. lluia kept up the attack and ’ Swann sent the ball from a serum to , Johnson, who transferred to Baker, who 1 made a brilliant run, and dived over the full-back, who stooped to collar him, scoring a brilliant try amid great applause, Cockcry made a grand kick at goal. Huia. 9 : Kaiti, nil. 1 Robinson kicked out,and Leah came up the field with a grand run, and passed to McGrath when tackled, who took the ball to the Kaiti line, with a good sprint, but Witty capsized him, and kicked tc touch. From the throw-in, Caulton broke away from the line, and To Heine whipped the ball from under his arm as lie was crossing the line, and scored his third try between the posts, W. Sharp easily converted, lluia, 14 ; Kaiti, nil. M. Murphy next showed up prominently with a strong run down the field, but was beautifully upended by McCredie. Kaiti were awarded a free kick for Huia lying on the ball, but Reynolds hesitated ir Laking the kick, and the Huia forwards smothered him and rushed the ball to the centre, where Witty received a nasty knock in stopping the rush. Caulton am Baker got away with a passing rush up the field, but Kgatai collared the lattci well. In the play which followed the bal got some rough treatment, and protested by exploding with a report like a cannor shot. A new ball was requisitioned, am the game proceeded. The Kaiti backs gol on some grand passing on resuming. G and R. Reynolds, Kgatai, and J’ortci handling the ball, which let tile lattci away with a grand run, which was stopped by Sherratt. From the scrum McCredie sent the ball to Baker, who passed forward to To Reina, and, from the penalty, G, Reynolds sent the ball to the centre. Te Reina, however, came back with a line run. and passed to Baker, who was well ‘ stopped by Kgatai, and the whistle sounded half-time. The second spell opened with last work by both teams, and from the way in which the ball travelled up and down the field in j the first few minutes of the spell, the spectators settled themselves down with the anticipation of witnessing a good , finish. Huia got on a lot of passing, but i there was not a great deal of method in the way' in which the ball was thrown about, and but little ground was gained. After several attempts their efforts were rewarded. Caulton sent the ball to Tc Reina, who transferred to Baker, and the latter gave an exhibition of his sprinting powers, and raced all round the Kaiti backs, scoring between the posts. W. Sharp made a weak attempt at goal. Huia, 17 ; Kaiti, nil. The kick out brought no relief to Kaiti, and Huia hotly attacked once more. From a long kick by a Kaiti back, Symes came down the field with a grand dodgy run, and was only stopped in front of the Kaiti goal, whore he had a splendid chance to pot, but let the opportunity slip. McCredie nearly crossed the line with a clever feinting run, but came to a full-step against the goal-post. Leah next made a dash for the line, but spoilt the chance by passing forward. lluia still pressed hotly, and good passing between McCredie, Cookery, and Swann let Te Reina score his fourth try of the afternoon. Huia, 20 ; Kaiti, nil. On resuming, the Kaiti forwards, with Bright, Brophy, Hanson, and Robinson in the van, rushed the ball over the Huia lino, but Symes pluckily ran out, and kicked to the centre. The Huia men got on a rush, and the Kaiti full-back, in attempting to stop the rush, kicked the ball against the opposing forwards, and Cookery cleverly snap) c 1 up the leather, and scored a brilliant try. Swann made a good kick at goal. Huia, 23; Kaiti, nil. From this out, the Kni i players had somewhat the best of the play, Colebourne scored a try close to the posts, which G. Reynolds had no difficulty in converting. Huia 23, Kaiti 5. After fast and exciting play, which was all in favor of Kaiti, Symes kicked the ball against Robinson and Harris, and tiic-s; ! two got away up the field with a grand dribbling rush, The former snapped up the leather, and scored what- he afterwards declared to be the first try of his life between the posts. G. Reynolds again sent the ball between the posts, lluia 23, Kaiti 10. Play was fast and exciting until call of time, but the referee’s whistlesounded “no side” with the score unaltered, and Huia left the field victors by 23 points (a goal from a try and six tries), to 10 points (two goals from tries). We hear that- Kaiti have protested against- last- Saturday's match being awarded to Huia, on the ground that the latter played a player who was not a bona fide resident of the district. The selectors of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union (Messrs A. W. Rees, R. Cole, and W. Gibson) met on Saturday evening, and selected the following players to take part in next Saturday’s trial match, in view of the annual inter-union match with Hawke's Bay on the 21st inst. : A Team—Full, Kgatai; three-quarters, Te Reina, Porter, Baker; five-eighths, Brown: half, McCredie ; wings, Eaton and M. Murphy : forwards, Rees -Tones, Duggan, Wcpiba, Ilakawai. L. B. Sherriff. Sherratt and Colebourne. B Team —Full, Symes ; three-quarters. Leah, G. Roderick. Burns ; five-eighths. ! Ball; halves, Watc-ne and Reynolds ; ! wings, Caulton and Quinn; forwards, McGrath, Coekery, Swann, Davitt, Freer, and A. D. Sherriff. Emergencies—Backs, Witty, File and Clarke ; forwards, Bright, Hansen, Xgawini and Steele.