FOOTBALL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 May 1910, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

i * THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. [UY KI.KOTHIC TKI<S,GUAr-11--COPYiUGHT.] [l'Klt I'ltl-SS ASSOCTA'tION. | , (H;oeived This Day, iJ.3o a.m.) I SVDNK'V, This Day. 1 The Ilerajd declares that Satur- • day's football team has the makings ; o-f a good combination, but ne'eils to ' improve before the New Zealnnders ! arrivo at Melbourne. ', IN .Vl T STRAIJA. | X.S.W. BEATS QUEENSLAND. I _ SVDNFA", May 21). ! At En ion Rugbv New South I Wajes (13) beat Qjieenslaud f3). Ton thousand people watched, the ' match. IMay was fast .mid open | for the greater portion o( the j match, the difference, in points being only live to three, the visitors well holding their own. Towards the finish the Welshmen •■bowed good oomUiuatiion. which j was lacking in the earlier stages. POSITIONS OF THE TEAMS. The following table shows the position of the teams: — . 1? •- SB _c c: ~Z s -r. "". w C ■ , -P 4J LvM-Wd'r I I 0 0 -10 0 8 Ilui Mai ■! 3 0 1 12 It (i Siaeuon I 1 I) 3 12 37 2 Kia Toa i 0 0 I !J ">2 (i SATURDAY'S GAMFS. SENIOR. LF.YIX-WAXDEIIER (12) v SHANNON (0). Fevin-W.a.utle.rer defeated Shanu; a at Siiannon on Saturday after i. I'asil. and interesting game. The lir.-a, spell was evenly contested, 3 ji.-v!"ts only being registered, .a try ,s,.;.eed by Hopu. In the second haii Levin put on !.) points, tries being scored by Cooto, Ilapu and Wib-on. ('■ ote. Avon the toss and decided !n give the homo itea.ni the slight •advantage <,|' the wind Avhie'h was ij!o'.\ing almost straigh't across the field. ' Shannon kicked off and. the ball was returned to hall-way. The 111 o-k forwards made an attack on ;'o ■ home line, 'out were quickly 'riven back, play aaking place in o.Mitral territory. Shannon then ii'gi'ii to wake up and a dash up 'odd Avax stopped by Xcpia avlio ki-ked well iihto touch. Shannon o.oiio worked the Inll up the he!;! and aether fine kick by Xepk. .. it i hem 'ao-k. Some ten niinmi. :■ ;.l; r r',:e ef.'iiime.-n-emc-nt of play a ] <; iek ilribbling rush was initiate. ; !■• die Yellow .-. and .the ball W;o< ;1 i \ er ih • line win re it struok a, -:■;,.■, i-itar. Hopu. avlio ha<l I'db ,',;.■! up fast, touched ih'WH a.nd a ;-;y wa« -.w..rded. Tliis decision Avao ::■ .! read', i o with favour by a. seei'.n of the speotators Avho slioavc;.' i.'iiMi- disappro.al in toe usual manner. The try .'rt g'-.'ll Avas Ull.succ s.l'ul. Fa-t pfa-y i'olh.Aved 'tie ]V!i'i: dli .o'lllOe ||i:(| aiii 'ill a (to.!down the I'n'dd and eventually set t'.ing ih.v. u in Black t; ri itory. A f.eet'iire el' the game at this stage was I be line, kick in ; et the Levin b el.s. Nejiia Wioiota giving i\ div rl-iy that, ivonld be hard (o equal. .■■."■ mo and a•.''.-'in th" Shannon ]>a<-!i v, 0,-!;e;i lb- b d! in, lire iiebl nllh to be .'■••uit link bv' a well directed i.i-'k '.-. to tooch. At times th: L-'vin rear division indulged in .--..iiiie line lao.'-ing bouts, one of v. hob alnic 1 ended in a s-ore 1 oote Icuockiug {.ul Avln.-n a feAv foot _Jiem .the. line. !''"v pack put in a in.r or icird v.-er'i and at times looked likely to score, but the ieleiiee y/as t. The home bode; were p!a\iug a safe game doing all that came 'their Avoy in a if not brilliant manner. King at fullback wa- verv safe taking and kicking the ball well. lit.lf- : iiiie sounded avi'lli ihe li;.'| in jieurivil territory. On the ( hange ■ t cods Le.viai made a del. rmined atiacic on the home, line bin the Yellow pack rallied and returned (dm compliment. Fast and ii-jterosiing play ensue: mil seme particularly iiie- InrAvar-i lashes were made on both .side-. Shannon had to cionbend against a. very .soi'-e .set of backs and had many of their ellorts nipped in the bud. Tim Shannon b.ok.s essayed one or two passing bouts but on the whole not much ground was •jainod. A black passing rush ended dangerously near ihe home line but a coao-eii'tivited effort on the part of tb- Yellow each i:.e-e relief. The respite gained was. however, o! -'liort duration, Coo.'e secure a the ball near the- 2~> and dodging .tlirougli half a do/.en < f the ' (i p posing backs scored a brilli.-in'l try. The efi'oi't to couA'ert waos a failure From the drop out the ball was returned to half AVay. From here the Siiannon forward.* worked the ball to the visitor's 2-' i, and for. .a while phiy hovered there. Even fually the pressuro av.j.s relieve' 1 anil .the scone of play transferred to theothei' end of the field. A succession of line-outs and scrums followed, the ball working back to neutral territory. East up and down play again ensued and a la.oblack rush ended in Shannon..forcing. The drop out Avas charge'! doAvn and Hopu picking up smartly put in a strong run, beat several opponents a.nd scored Levin's thin: try. The attoir.pt ait goal was again abortive. Nearly on the call of time a long kick placed the home team in difhcull ies. The ball av.-is taken by n Yellow back who Anas quickly ta-kled. and Wilson avlio followed up touched down. The kick at goal \ras fruitless. The forward division of both .teams AVer" very evenly matched. In the tight (ho home team had an advantage ov, r their opponents,! but on the lino-out and in the loose h;.Mi packs did excellent Work. P.ipi. Wright iin-l TSmmp showed up A-ery prominently among the home pack and Wilson and Winbria were perh" |'.s the lest, of the verv foi n of the Black team. The Shannon backs were on the whole, better .than on the previons Satunkay fbougli there is still room for improvement. King at fullwas n<vy safe and sa\-ed his sido on s'Aen! or-easien.s. Co- fes and .Mack I?oval also played well. Of (he Levin backs Siuobey av.-is weak, the others giving a good exhibition' Mr P. Burire refereed. HIT MAT (23) v KIA TOA (3). These foams met on the Kia Ton ground at Otaki. There was a large attendance. The game was of a scrambling nature-, "but Hui Mai had all thy better of fb o play, fn the fiist half the home team scarcely bad .a look in, though in the second half thev made a fav ugly rushes. Kia Toa hnd a fair team in the field, but their forwards in particular tacked vim and cohesion, while Hui 3Lai's Avas speciallv brilliant. The nom? forwards seldom got the ball, oonseque.ntly their spcerlv backs had few opportunities of .shoAvino- their abilities and when opportunity offered they faded to AA'ork together ■rudgii'g by Saturday's plav Hui Mai should have a very good run tor the championship. -vt'ter comw even play at the sttirt. a series of •'"ruins occiirecl near the Kia Ton Imp, and from <-m of these Hui Mai -backs had the leather thrown out to them, and a nice passing bout ended in Richardson scoring. 10. Rcvfldi failed to increase the score though the kick was ta one. Soon after Pirimi put 'in a good run for Kia Toa and kicked

over the lino. A. Cook was too fast, however, and prevented a score. Go<kl open play followed, th'o next, incident of interest being the rebounding of a. kick by a Hui .Mai kick which enabled Kebu to very nearly score. Ilui .Mai forcing. Hui Mai ret unit-;! to tho attack, and Taylor and Nehu mulling the. 'kiII, the forwards rushed over the line, Simon scoring. Bevian ygain failed Av.i.th the kick. Ned lk'vau also failed with n shot from a. mark. Hui .Mai were sorely pressed for a time, Martin n'linning over tlu> line to save I score, but they cleared their line well, and the forwards with m great dash can-fed all b'fore. them. Simrn scoring. Martin failed with the kick and half time was called !)—0 in. favour of od a nakau. The second half was even more .in favour of (he visitors, though <nl'. the begiiiing a good rush bv Pirimi and G. Cook ended in the latter being thrown into touch only a yard. cr two from the line. George 'took tin- ball cleanly from a line out, and simply walked, over the lino, making Hui Mai's score 1.2. Hero (Hui Mai) .and Taylor then had an. uneven race for the ball. Taylor iva.s outpaced and pushed Horn, 'but .Ved. Bevan was near and scored, also converting .the try, making Man<akau's .score 17. By determined play Kia Tea gained the upper hand for a time, and from a loose, rush Keliu scored Kia Ton's only try, G. Cook failing with the kiclc. Soon after "Wiwaka .scored a simple try, taking the ball cleanly from the lino-out and running in unopposed, while Koro did exactly the .same thing later on, only having a longer run. Neither fries were converted. The gamo thus ended Hui Mai 23 points, Kia I oa 3. Although Manakau played a good all-round game, they owed their win irn their splendid lot of forwards whey wvvu in excellent trim and lost no opportunities. George, Wiwaka. and Simon were the pick of a lino lot. Martin, full-back, gave another Hue exhibition ami should prove a certainty for the reps. The other Manakau backs AVere reliable. •Vhu fumbled badly at times for the -home tram, ami Taylor was also •similarly at fault. Cook and. Pirimi were the pick of the hacks, and in. the forward ranks F. Wilson was in ■i class by himself. Mi- Ab-Baiu rofereod. JUNIOR. I.KVIX- WANOEi!F,I! B. (23) v leyi.v-wa.ydebee a.'(4 The above teams met on the local iveTearion Ground, when a (rood exhibition of football was shown by the B. team, who outclassed their ■■ ppoi:eiits_ throughout.. Within a quarter in" .-.in hour from tile start, !!■ it-is 1 ore] a clever trv near the )■ eis. bit Bart a; !oiiK-w failed, to ; .-.uy, li. From the kick, Hchn, again b. at several backs and soorel, McDonald's kick failing. Shoitly .after McDonald soared a good, {■v. the bail passing through nenrI •':•'! !ii- back line'. Again Hnt.a, . save I a "lone bander'' and .suc■e' a! in scoring !:is third try. :ia!i .lime then sounded, the ! <. team Inning 12 points to their -red-it. On resuming play was of a more (• \en n-iture. but lialf-wav :l I;rough Me sjiell IV.ttman • .-cured the ball • 1 a to the line and dived over at 'ho comer. The B's then liven-'-d up. Jiiid I- 1 . Hai tholumcw scored, a rood trv, making the seoro: B's I."). A's 3'. The B's kept up the ;:: e." air.'. end Hurunui. outpacing s'-ered th" 'ory cif 'be match liglt behind like posts. 11. McDonald ecu verted. At this st.ige of the game the referee or-•1-red 11. MrD.eald and Mesgnwo ■ {!' for I'mil plav. In nlav again, 'iridic (lived over for tin' B team :>•■'} ih" wb.e'b. soaiir l ".-], leaving ' lb- ]\, WM.iee.s as a!)0V". Mr' Eggh'ton gave everv satisfaction as referee. TAIM'I (!)) v. SHANNON" (8). This match was ])la,ved at Kereru and provided an interesting finish. !n the lift spell Tainui put on !) oaiiits to their enpomenfs nil, tries being s'-eivd by 0. Reran, N. Woods and ('. Smith. In the soooid '•■pell Shannon got to work and put on S points, a try scored. bv 0. Br iwn. which was converted, and a penalty goal. During the prom-ess of the ga.me a Shannon. player v.vis ordered off for disputing the decisions of the referee. Mr J. Smith controlled the game. KOPFTAROA (3) v. lIFT MAI (0). Our Manak.au representative I'orward.s the following account of tlio ma ! oh boiween the Koputaroa and lf"i Mai teams:--. . Knpul.arnn woo the toss and play.l uphill with a strong wind in their favour, bur Ifui Mai. nutting in some, good solid play, lield Iheir o-pponent.s in their own ground for '■erne time, when Kopufarca put in a good rush up the field, bill were '•tepicd. '>v a piece o.f line plav bv I). Gardiner, of Hui ahai. TbftO Ifui Mai thcii; opponents ;>n Mioir o'vu go'al-line. wlmn Koputa re" line was crossed, and a foreo down resulted. Within a few mill' eies of starting a<min, Hui Mai agai'i crossed Koputaroa's lino and forced thom flown. For the whole ~)' -lie first, spell Hui Mai kept J heir ojinouiciifs finite safe. When halftime arrived neither side bad ponied. When starting the second <p.'ll staffed Kopuiaroa gave the l'i oafs soon; very hard work, -and kept tic home side' in their own ground, and the visitors got a free V-K-k. but failed to pilot the ball between the pests. Starting again Koputaroa got a rush down the iield, and there was some good pansing play, when Dowsey. of K'epiitorna g:j .a neat, try. The shot, at goal failed. Staging afresh, the homo team put in some good, solid play, and wei'e several times 'almost • uecesttful in scoring, but when the. whistle, s-nM!!'ed_ they had not quite •aiocee-'ed in doing so. and the game coded: Koputaroa 3, Hui Mai f). Mr Thonms was referee. G-ardiner Bros., Nicholson Bros., Riri Mason. M . Noes. Diamond a.nd 1\ .Marsh were the bo.st players for the home l'o.;i.in. WKUdNGTON MATCdIKS. AVELLIXGTOX, alay 25). There was parfect weather for outdoor sports yesterday. In the sonior matches:—• St. James' beat Poneko by fl to nil. This is Pondve's first 'del' eat this .season. Athletic beat .Melrose 8 to .3. Pet one beat Southern 32 to 3. Oriuii'aal boat Victoria College lo to o. _ Old Boys beat Wellington 13 to o. PALMERSTON MATCHES. l'almerston 8 beat Feilding 0. Old Roys defaulted to Kia Ton. ■