FOOTBALL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 June 1910, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

LOCAL FOOTBALL. POSITIONS OF THW TEAMS. Tlio following tnblo shows. the position of the teams: — SENIOR.

RATTTRDAV'S GAMER. SENT OR. Tiri-MAI (27) v. KTA TOA (0). This ninifoh was played .it AKmva-k.-ni •(in R-itiinlay in the presence of lldlliee. As will 1)0 X,l'nun alwvc llni-Moi fya.itwMl a decisive victory. the first (lu-v held the upper linnrl, hnl, from time 1:i lime Ki;i Ton oivlivenod a one-sided r;;uiii> by a number of individual rn«ln*s. ITni-Mai watched tlic movements of tlu'ir onpoironts wiili ilio urealest vigtlaiico, ami playH n fi no pas-iincc <rnme. From n couple of free kicks Kin Toa liod wlKit seemed to ho 2?ood chaiieos of tenrinrr. I»ii\ ilio kicks wor'o. badly t,nk'-i) "and failed to reach t-lio npri'fills by vards. Shortly af-tor the

zUnh A. C-Hik .«cnrod \ try for ilie iiomp lean , , and from Mm Vu-k ofT !he loath , ." w-as rapidly oarriod.to the Km T'l , ond. whoro a fr.i'o kick , was awarded to T-Tui-M.n.i. Tin's Wflß takiMi bv Tom Pnratn. bnl. wfis niiorndnHive. Plav was tomporari'lv t.i'an.sferrod In ilio lioino on<], mill Kia Trui ferwai'ds initiated fl vnod run up field, \vlievr< ; lbev oansorl tbe 'xMiie defeiieo a lot of trouble. "Wharr.o ?ot iiid m;ado -Van f'T the Otaki end. Just; whom ho w.'is n-itl.ino; into ])rnxiinilv he .\v:i« ueallv collared. Xot !■') be denied TTui at last <r,ot th.roiHi'h. and A. Cook sonrod a -:ec)nd try. Tim visitors tlmn t)i-.-': e e'l a 'vr-ri'l dc-al, and ]il'ay .«nb--s!i'ciii,..-.n'(lv flnefint-'d from end to ■Mi'l. l.i-t Kin To', faib'd badlv wiMi •i K-i"k in front of c-oal. TTalf-tinre a.vri'.'ci wi'b tlie sth"! (i. KIA TO A 0. On tlm re-xlai'l, ITui-Mai liiadie a »i i o;| rush and carried t!lm ibivll I'o She visitors liiu- , , the result bwinp; n force down. Cordello, who was playiiiL , ; a fine p;amo, put in a. <\»m>j;ei'nns kick, Imt nothin.y; transpired. A iVec ki(dv a.s the rosnl't of nlistrim'•ion fell to lTui-.A[ii.i, and iminodiaU'lv afterwardv. n similar kick fell b> lilmir lot. Itu.t E. l?ev.;in_ failedi to rl o (hi l needful. Tho visitors tlvo.li. forced the ]iace. but thi'ir p'lay was f!i<<Mr,iranis-ed. and the ball rn.pidly relumed to midlield. Play drifted fo t'he left, wiivj;. and a.s tlm result of a lot of h.ard work 1C in Ton had .a liirihei' Innk in. but tbeir efl'oi'ilis wi're. neutrilisel by Simpson .who punted well (hvwn tb'.' field. Sinion. ■;nf p:)S'^e' vi :on of tln> oval and tore away to the other ond, but the line wa", .'•■iih-'oqnontly found by Kia Ton. I'lay liovi rod iiii .Uio vicinity of tlm.ir '/(ial f<;r soun , time, and a, li'ttle la.tor I'rniii a free kick taken by George, Simon secured tlh«-'ibiill and ]>assed •if. the psychological moment to 1 Tuntor, who d.irted over the li;",e ■iii.il reirisiered a fin« try. Tioh j flciira , . fiiiled t oconvert. l r lay conI finned in favour of tlie home and Xod li(>van. IToro, Ifiuiitor and f'tHik executed some splendid play. Tweniv minutes after tlm resumption AVhareo :ino.tlmr try, ■'■hich was converted. Kia Tua were; now Ih.'irouidily demoralised. ami \\ h;ir;.;>. dasliiiiLi past «ill o])ponenfa. s-'ured another try and converted. "\fai: Hevan followed suit a few min'ifes later. Kroin time to tium 01.-iki mad(> .a desperate attempt tn draw blend, but they beaten •on all lioiul.s. and slrnrtlv before the ■di'se of the '.came A. Cook imide n ••pl-.'irlid rush do.wn field and scored •i fry ri'rhf behind the posts. Ned B:viiii look the kick and eouivciito.d. There was no further soorina;. Mr M.oliaiu refereod. LKVIX-WAXnKRKH (2!1) y SUAXXOX (0). .'■.h.innon were unfortunate in not able to yet ihoir i'u.ll team aw.iy on Siliird.ay and had to meet the local (dub with a iifitee.ii that •.\"!s ei!ii:p,",-e;l ])riucipally of juniors. !n \icw ol tin's fact the biV scoi'p. p;ii u|) by the black team can hardly be advanced ,a>; a criterion of tlm heme (if'toon's ability. Levin won the ti;.vs and almost immediaitely «'< re nn the atitack. AVitliiii threo minutes of the coiiinieiioemont of plav Clo.se L2;ut over from m rush n.n tlf par! of the black forwards. Tlm kick at if. al |H"ived iinfrnitful. Kroin (lie drop out Shanunn carried the bail down the field, but 'play was !|iii<-kly returned to half way. Dixon lu'oke aw.iy from iI».» line out, and, made for the line. He passed at ibe. riiibt moment to Arcu.s who raced over and scored between the r-n-is. The try at !i,'oa,l wns entru'/tcd to Kvi-rctt who ])iloted tlio ball b'dweon the uprights. Levin Shaiiu,"!! H. I'p and dfiwn play f< Ihnved iho kiclc niiif, and an excbanv:e of kicks found Urn home, team a,'! Lacking. Shanivon wvrc l.vn.iliye! in Iheir own twen,tv-five I'cr offside phiv. and 'Ifopu kicked. a_ finf. '_>i,al. Levin 11 Shannon (). T!)o vi.'-ifois new infused more das.b into their piny and caused the Marks miMiv anvin'is moaic-i.ls in koepiii" , 'i.ir line Hoar. Offside- play by Nepi.a in fmnl of (lie posts tr.avo Sl'iniion a olnnce tu score, but tlio !i->!1 v.vMt ji>•-• t nnt'-irli- the nosts. S'i:.rMv after a l'-io-I run by TC-istiver who fo (.l;c ( . eii'ablt'd the l.".'.ter Irs senre in .a [rni)(\ position, llopn MfT'iin oonverfod. Levin 10 S'-iiimmi 0. Th:> tlmn went ff.r ball' tiive. On fho ro'aimplion (4 play the h'oiiio t:vim (vjuupoiiocd tn lilirmv tl:« lcii.Mirr aliDiit and to open up the U;i!im a little. A .rood run l>y >!"vi!l(> w.as spoilt i,y li<i.nfr,i,|ijr on to Inn'/, nud auothei-' liy Hopi? was spoilt by ]ki■■■.'■•!)].j; forward. ,%an-ir:-i. however, (dearod tbnir line in S'-.od ytvle and enmmenoed. to attack. Mevoral oppnrtiMi.ities for mii-pm-.-iii'r their pfl'vrii( (11 wore lost the lack of scoring men. The next «ccre for Levin oame from n i<,v\v;)v>l ' riisli, "Wu'lson gcttini!? over. !To])n made a c;ond but m> succ..vc-fiil ...fteuipt to ennvpr.t. Levin I.' S!iflM,i:on 0. A wo;] rally by the visitors was pulled up Hajlilli oil the black's Hire. The home team chared but the yellows returned to the atta<Jc but were uiiaJde to spo.ro. The home team eradually cleared nn-I worked the baU'do.wn' the field. From the t.ivMitv-five.'Hf>pii in ado a fine run. and bwltiinr several opnrouMits scored beno/itli the nnsts. AVilfon odiiverged. Lsvin 21, .Slianiiiinii 0. Almost immedn'.ntoly from tl , '"" kiek off tlm home tram agnin and ff'om n wrfnnblo n,e/ir the- hue the. ball shot out U) H'opu who forced hi? \rav over and scored. Xepia was sncrossful with iho kick. Levin 20. Shanninn 0. 'Jlimo was cilled shortly after. Shannon, wero hndly but put up <a stubborn resistenc«,

The flilwonoo «f Timms from tho wing forward position was keenly fclit" aiid it n™ unfortunate for his side that li*> w,,,s n»' n<l>le to get awny. Tho Shannon pack ernvfited well and '" o, ' e mn 'lio.ld their own in the tight, tliougli they we.ro excelled in 't'lve loose. Mack Hoyal stood, out. by liiin.se.lf in tlie backs nnd <lid n tremendous amount of saving. King at. full was nolh so snfo as usual. Of the Levin forwards Close nnd Dixou woro perhaps the most noticeable. "Wilsrai was conspicuous by the number of times he was offside. The home Uncles showed n marked tendency to hang on to the. hall hunger tlvan was absolutely necessary. A]>]">ntroiitt>l.v some of them art , iinbueu wiith the idea, thai Ithey .are able to win. the(•li.am|>i(in.s!hip for their club without, the nid of any of the- other memhiM'S of the team. Xepia. and Neville, and at tinies TT'opii, oxhilbiibod a ril.rong disinclination to give another ha<*k a ohance to sooro. J. Freeman refereed,

J TIN fOll. KTCTITCIiF ({]) v TiEVTN-"V\'A.NT)E"R----ER A. (())). This match was played before the senior match on the Levin T'ecrealion ground. The game was not charaeteristd by any brilHancy on either side, neither team doing any passing. The first spell was evenly en.n;tested. Kere-ru gaining a try from a long kick after the ball had been mulled (>y the local backs. The shot ait. goal was unsuccessful. In the second spell the Black forwards helped by their haoks were on the. attack the whole time. The visitors once worked the hall to the home team's twenty-five, when , , from ji mark. Aston dropped a fine gaol. From this out the home team were all very safe. Ashtou being parrowly nilissed scoring on ; Keveral occasions. Kor Levin Priiiigle., Gardener Jind Findlay wwv the best of dhe backs, while nil the forwards worked well. The Kereru backs were all very safe. A.*/ton bei.n ]virtienlarly so. Stowell scored the visitors try. T)nri,iiig the progress of the game a Kerern player wjis ordered off for rough play. ' Mr J. Smith referee:!.

SHAW OX DFFAFLTFJ) TO LEYIX WAXDEDFIT, Tl. Owing to Itheir senior team bavin C to draw upon their rank'; the Shannon juniors wore unable to Ci't u fifteen together to mwit the Levin-W.auderer' I? team, who thus won liv default. ITFT MAT (7) v. TATXFT (3). The TTui Mai-Tainui match was onp of the best exhibitions of junior football ever seen at Otaki. From .start to finisb ihe game was hard and fast, and full of interest to the spectators. ffiii Mai bad the bettor of_ the deal in the first .spoil, but Tainui livened up and made tbinc.s wa;r.ni_ in tbc second. For TTui Mai Tawhia scored a trv and Peri potted a goal, while "Wilson got over for the_ borne team. Mr R uilii Wohepeihfina refereed. MAOIST TOTIR FIXTURES IX AUSTRALIA. Tbe following nre (lie fixtures and results of matches to date: — o.— Against Xew South Wales,--Lost by 11 to 0. June H. — Against. Xew Rntrland, at Arm.ndale.- Drawn (!i eacb). •Tune 13.— Against Queensland, at Brisbane.- "Won by l.'i to .Tune To - Against Xoilthern Union, at XeU'oastle.-- Drawn, fi nil. IS. — Apainst Xew Soutb Wales.— Defeated by 27 to 13 •Til no 22. — Against Western Union, a.t Bathurst.-- Won bv 12 to 8. •Tiint? 25.—Against American teiam. — Won bv II to 11. .Tune 29.—A era ilist Central-South-ern team, at Goulburn. •Tuly 2.—Against Victorli'a, at Melbourne). THE MAOR T- A MF;R lOAX FACrAGT'IWEXT. [tiy TET,Kf!nArii--ropYTurun\] fPEH PRESS ASSOCIATION.^) SYDNEY June 2" Tlio Maori-American match, whinh was played as a curtain raiser to the Vigger t, proved Jin interesting and exciting contest. Tin Arneriems pi ay>d uitb t'li+M•* usual vim, but wi,tb improved tactics, and they found their opponents perfectly willing to make the pace fast. The Americans did all the scoring in the first spoil, which ended 11 to nil. The Maoris roused up in tlie second hnlf and t.heir bettor knowledge of .the finer poinits of Ilugby, Again, told, and emaibled them to finish by 1-1 points to the Americans' n. Harrison, Hall, Parautena, and II eke, scored tries, juul Taka.rn.rigi (•finverted one. ALL BLACKS v. AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, Juno 20. After the finest game, of tlu tour, the All Blacks scored a victory against Australia by six to mil. T'lav .throughout was' of a high class character and was li.'U'd and < b veil, and played in exei Hent spirit. The home team was decidedly strengthened by the inclusion of the Qll ee nsi a nders, Fa riil er. Tiniburv. and Timbury especially proving himself a tower of strength. There was no scoring in tbe first half, but in the second Moidty "Wilson secured n fine try, and towards the close Fuller added No. 2. WFLLT VGTOX MATCHFS. The following were the results of the matches iu I'.bp Wellington s»nior competition :—Old Boys If>, Orieul al U; St. Jane".' fi, Athletic fi; Wellington fi, Southnri 0; Pmiek' 3, Tfii'tt 0; Fetoiie 2S, Melrose 3. PALMFRSTON GAMES. At Pfilnv rsl"ii. o-u Sp.hirdav, Fei'lding def nted Palmorstom bv 'fi Mints to 3. and KiaToa, brat Old Boys by I I to <1.

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