FOOTBALL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 May 1913, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NOTES BY CARBINE

"After tho football is over, "After the iield is clear, "fielp me to straighten my shotildor, "Help me to find my earl" T/EVIN-'WANDER.ERS v. HIU MAI. This, for an opening gamt> of tin■season, was a surprisingly good match. Levin-Wanderers won through the good tactics adopted by their hacks, under the guidanco ol .Martin Wininta. Levin's hacks, playing with a strong wind in their favour in the first spell, kicked high in-field-and the wind" did the rest. iHy doing that, they cleared their line time and again when Hni Mai had penned them up in their own territory. They got further aid Iron: the good work of their forwards, who are n heavy, fa.st. and wellbalanced pack.

Hui Mai. in tho second spell, refrained altogether from high kicking, preferring to find the line, start passing rushes, and they thereby lost the advantage of "Mr South Waster."

Levin's forwards, who ait , m>l. well •nal.died in size, played a good Time throughout, and they were nlaying well at the business end : ! >»t it. might have been that Hui Mai's forwards wero tiring.

For Levin. Walter Miniata an , " Lower woro tho pick of the forwards, playing well in tho opon as well as 'n the tight.

Tim Clofie, Hutehins, Rore, and Pio also played good games, workng like horses in tho tight.

The other forwards played fairly w\'\\, but wore inclined to shirk the uird work.

In the backs .Martin Winiata was out by himself. He did a lot of ■mix! Avork and mado practically all the openings. Toa, a younger 'iiother of tho same family, played ■veil and shows promise of becoming >ne of the best men this union has produced. Nepia Winiata played ■i fair game, but his work wa. , patchy, hi.s passing being poor i> times. JXovillo Winiata (and stil. Mw.M'o are some Winiatas not play iig foothall) jtlayixl a sound gann 't half, and stflrtod his backs goinj., with every chance. Heta was not up to his usual form. Mid H. MeDonnld was alsi.i vory ■•mob off colour. "Tcxldy" .M<P.;'iild. tho baby of the team, wa.s s.ife it full back."

Bob Goorge. Wi Waka. and Koro played tho host games in the IJui Mai j)aek. while they were well •upportod by 0. lievan and (Jobo. I'he others plnyod well ai times. Tn their backs Oordrllo thi 'test. He stopped many danger■iiis ni.sln's. doing the lion's .share if all defonsive work. A\ alia iiilso played wrll. but with !iis mate. Petor Hiwi. i.s incliind to vun across the field too much, instead of running straight. Oros.s■ountry runs should be reserved for (ho Manawatii Hunt.. These boys 1 am speaking of, however, are flu makings of good men. Kopata, ;it M-ing l.hroe-f|uarter. showed up at times, liur was pinying out of his place, and he should be bettor suifed in tho forwards. R. Ransfield played a really good liiimo at full back, inking the ball veil and finding tho lino. Hui when iboy get combination, nro going to ho a hard team fo hoat.

'"Carbine" is pleascv] that the referee in tin* TTiii Mai-T,evfn-W,nnder-■T.s 1 mntc!) took note of th«> fact 'hfit, CVirdello. ihe Hui 7\fni cm>tain. '>ad Tiis men not to talk. C'ap'ains of nil tonms. hot!) football find hockey, should wire noting of Ihni "id will do niucli better. Rpecta'"i's on the line do no! ih\uh much > f n to.-irn if tr»n or twolve of (lie ■■'»on nro appenlina; at onco. Ki.MMKRUOY v. KOI»UTAIK>A. Jviniljcrlcy met. Kopiitaiofi on tin. Levin racecourse, ;ind it was a very evenly coiitosutl nm.ix.-li ilirougliout. although hotli te.'uns will .Imve i<. improve to have anything like a winning chance in the <h;nnpiunslii|. list. For Kopiitiiroii Jacob played ;i splendid gamo in the forwards. wliilo J. iSoifhscia and "W T . Perry wor.. tlio best of the other*. ] M t)j,. liiicks. 7. Nopin phiTty] wkII. liut Ik is inclined to honii; on too lonji to the kill. Stowoll Hrothors vroro •safe. For Kiniberley Hilston wa.s tlie best fonvarcl. and Wilson did his full sharo. Kiniborley's trouble is its lack of backs. Morodith bi»in« by far the best. l>. .AfoDonald plijyof] ji fair game, hut hnd no support.