FOOTBALL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 August 1910, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

HOROWHENUA (11) v. MANAWATU (8). Though Saturday morning broke showery tho afternoon turned out delightfully fine, and a slight wind dried up the ground that made the local Reserve in splendid order for playing football. Great credit is due to the Union management for the arrangements of the match. Tho ground was well marked and scats Avere supplied for ladies inside tli < ground. A word of special praise is duo to Mr J. W .Proctor for the way in which he looked after the requirements of the ladies, etc. Promptly at 3 o'clock the two teams appeared on the ground, and were greeted witih applause from the spectators. Ongley won tlie toss for Manawatu and decided to play with the sun and wind. Walter Winiata kicked off for Horowhenna, and the home forwards immediately carried the ball into the visitors 25. I , l'oni a line-outplay was carried over the line. Ongloy forcing. After the diop out the 'home team got once more going, Ongley again forcing. Kast up and down play then followed, and a dangerous rush by tho visiting pack, in which Carrol was prominent, was pulled up by Cook taking a timely mark. Shortly afterwards another forward rush in which Carrol and Mc.Nae were prominent carried the ball over the line, Horowheuna forcing. F. Cootes, the full-back, was very weak, letting his side, down badly on several occasions. The Horowhemia backs began to toss the ball about, and .i pretty passing rush ended in Cook knocking on in the visitors 25. An exchange of kicks followed, the ball eventually going to Cootes, who mulled, and an almost certain score was lost to Manawatu through a knock on. From the scrum play was carried into neutral territory. Shortly after Nepia snapped up the ball and passed to Cook, who raced behind the posts, but was brought ba-ek for running into touich. Play, hovered in neutral territory, until Ongley initiated a passing rush, the ball passing from Ongley to Waldegrnve, to Ramsden, to Coldstream and O'Connor, who missed the pass, and Coote cutting in saved the situation. Manawatu were getting more than their fair share in the scrum. Shortly afterwards Rawiri made a good opening, but scraggy l>l ay on the part of the local team lost a chance to score. The visitors rallied and returned play to half-way from where a long kick was sent to Cootes, who fumbled. A scrum resulted, Manawatu getting the ball. Ongloy sent the ball out, and a fine passing rush resulted in O'Connor scc.ring near the posts. Rriseoc converted. From the kick out Manawatu again forced the play and gave the home team many anxious moments defending. Ultimately an iiyor eager visiting forward got' off■iide. this giving Horowhenua relief, Wilson and Close were prominent in a forward rush, and carried the ball to the visitors 25. Here some pretty passing took place on the part of the home backs, but ineffective; the defence of the visitors being too solid. Reds continued* to press and a free kick was awarded near the centre of tho 25 line, Nepia took tho kick and piloted the hall safely across tho bar. _ Straggling play followed, neither side having the advantage. At this stage of the game Coote was hurt, but after a few minutes spell went on playing. From a scramble in the visitors 25 Ramsden took an ineffective pot at goal. Martin forcing. Half-time went with the scores Manawatn 5, Horowhenna 3. Manawatu kicked of and at once assumed the aggressive, Horowhemia forcing luckily on two occasions. From the centre of the field. Cootes, who was brought up from full-hack tr. half, secured the ball from tho cuck, and passed to Cooto, who made a splendid run to the visitors 25, where he was collared by Hughes Shortly afterwards from a free kick Xepia had a shot at goal, which failed, Manawatu forcing. A fine passing rush on the part of the home backs saw Marton collared within a few feet of the visitors line. Manawatu forwards initiated a dribbling rush and. carried the ball well down the field. 'Hie visitors still kept up '■t hot attack, Horowhenua subsequently obtaining relief by forcing. Up and down play followedj in which Walter Winiata and Close were conspicuous for the_ home team, and Carrol for the visitors. Rob George made a good rush, but was pulled up by Hughes when within an nee of scoring, Manawatu forcing. I'iom the drop out play hovered near half-way. Here Marton secured the ball and cross-kicked to Nepia, W'iir> raced down the line supported by Cook. At the psychological moment, he passed to his supporter, who got over the line, but was unable lo_ ground the ball. From a resulting scrum, the hall came out from tho side to Walter Winiata, who shipped tihe ball up and dived over lh'_> line. The kick at goal was unsuccessful. Manawatu now infused mere dash into their tactics, and kept up a continued pressure on the home line. Eventually their efforts wot rewarded by Ongley sending a ionnr pass to O'Connor, who scored 1 a ffooc , try. The attempt to convert proved futile. This again put A! anawaut in the lead, and the interest was intense. The home team spurred, on by the cheers of tho barrackers, made desperate but unsuccessful efforts to break the visitors defence. Fast and furious plav followed and the ball eventually went out near half-way. From the iilie out Rob George secured and :-lc\erly dribbling the ball passed several, men, snapped the ball up, raced for the line, and scored near th' posts. Nepia Winiata safely negotiated the kick. Tihe whistlewent for time shortly after, the game ending Horowhenua (11), Ma/iaAvatu (8). Mr J. Freeman refereed. TEAMS ENTERTAINED.

Aγ tlie conclusion of the match tin; two teams were entortained by Liio local union at the Levin Hotel, Host Ilerryman provided an pxcellont dinner. The chair was tjiKenli.v his Worship tlie Mayor (Mr 15. K. Gardener), the patron of the He rowilieniia Union. The Mayor said tli.it he was glad to be there to proposp tlie toast of "The Mnnawatu tjrnon.". There iJhhl, he said, always l»oen a very friendly feeling existing between the Manawatu and Horowheinia Unions. He had seen many a good battle between them, and ont of the best features resulting from sudi contests was the developing ol a spirit of friendship and fraternity such as they were witnessing that evening. So far as his knowledge oJf the game went the matches had alwpys been cleanly played. Although llorowhenua had won, ihonours were really evenly divided. TJorowhenna could always take a defeat and they knew how to appreciate a victory. As president of tlie lorai Union he desiired to take that opportunity of thanking Manawatu inr the splendid way in which they had always treated the Horowhenua players and supporters. (Applause.) M , Fowler 'had: always received the greatest kindness at their hands, and lie hoped that another match would be played this season between the two unions. (Applause). Mr Hoben, who replied., urged the necessity for cementing the fraternal feelings existing between both unions, and said that tho country unions would have to combine together. He expressed the hope that a team selected from the two unions would .play Wellington this season. Mr J. G. Hankins gave the toast of "The Manawatu Representatives," ami incidentally pointed out that lie was one of the-early members of the Manawatu Union. He remarked that the country unions did not get

fai: representation in Now Zealand tonms. Many players bad to stand ou f< in the country districts, and their places were taken by men who had no .right to be included. (Applause.) So far as Manawatu ard Horowhenua were concerned tho 'hest .feeling had always animated them, they played tho game fairly and cleanly, and when they had had to play as a combined team there had been no cavil. Mr Ongley and .VL , Pnwson replied in i'olic'itious tonus. Mr J. S .Fowler, t/he Horowhonua selector, thanked tho Monawatu Union lor tho way they had treated him during the reps, visit to Tarannki. The nhnrgcs that had been made against tho Manawntu when in Taranaki were of the most outrageous character, and were ab.'olutely and totally devoid of foundation. (Applause.) The Mnnawatu mon behaved themselves splendidly all through, and he could not find language sufficiently strong in which to express his detestation for nbhorence of the disgraceful slanders that had been circulated. (Applause). He repeated that the slmders were absolutely without foundation, and added that they had been spread by malicious tongues. (Applause.) Mr Ongley cave the toast of 'the Horowhenua Union,' and M< Proctor and Mr Winiata responded in a few well selected sentences. The toast of "The Chairman' was proposed by Mr Harikins, who sa,id f that Mi , Gardener was a mnn whom they all must admiru, and m supporting Mα , Fowler, described the Mayor ns "a thoroughly white man." filie proceedings shortly afterwards terminated. XORTHKRX JTTXTOnS (14) v. SOUTHERN JUNIORS (G). Prior to the big nintoh n game was played between junior teams represei ting the Northern and .Southern parts of tile Union. In the first sneli the Northern team had much the better of matters, and scored 8 points to their opponents' 3. Matters were more evenly contested in the second half, but the Southeners were unable to pull up the deficiency nnd the game ended in a win foi the Northern team by 14 points to (5. Mr F. Rout refereed. MAXAWATU H. (31) v. HOROWHENUA B. (fi). This match was pln.ved on Satur-•'-.y at Pahrerston. Horowhenua scored first through Perwhitu, but the try was not converted. Boon shortly afterwards equalised. Reed gave Manawatn the lead, and at j ajl-timc they were leading by 17 points to 3. Richardson scored a tiy for Hovowhenun, but Manawatu ;omped round them towards the closing stages 'J the game, and added throe trios in.the last five minutes. Auckland defeated Hawke's Bay on Saturday, at Auckland, by 11 foints to 3, and thus retained" the rtnnfurley Shield. At Wellington on Saturday Orient.V defeated Poneke by 12 points to 8, nnd thus won the 1910' ciliarnpionship. HOROWHENUA v. FOXTON. Mr J. S. Fowler has selected the following team to travel to Foxton on Saturday to phy the Foxton representatives :— Full-back: Cordcllo. Tlwee-quartors: Rawiri. N. Winiata. 0. Cook. Fivo-eichths: Coote. M. Winiata (capt.) Half-back: R, Smith Wing-forwa,rd: R-opata. Fonwartle: _„ F- Wilson K. Hnkarjiia W. Wirwn.tn. Wi Wnkn. Parafcn. Close. R. George.