FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1921, Page 4

FOOTBALL

ijv •!;i:a;*:i I’r.it rititsu association J SI'HINOIinKH V. M.\l)l!IS. A 11 AH I) i:\ l- N t'A.MK. NAIM Kb’. Svh! . m !• ! .nun .'in.l S'mi people «'t- „,>*.-,| ilm match hi-tw ecu l 1.0 *l>rinnk- an,! ilm Hav.ko, l-'a.v ami ny I':.v Irani. Tin- ueatl.er doll, hut U ~, fun- , M iliiin name. hi " nil n |.„V ~1 um k prodnmimd.'-d. The i ;; , 11 ■!i , ini' il in lavmif n! iln- v ' by I I f> S. Tim forwards in tin- hum,- team Mure ,|,.,n Iml,l Ilmil- lI'VII against their nini-li l.iaivii-r opponents. ■CI,,, dm; more came after ‘-’7 minute* , jay. All'',- several atleinpts In score I,\ tile visit inn hacks. a mm-erted effort i nlniinnieil in Meyer dnxliinn m-r at tin- corner. Merkel faileil t" convert. \' in,iruus attm-ks liv the Hay pla e:>.s i >1 lowed'. ami from mm. after a number ~f tin- hacks tail! liamlleil tin- ba.-l, Mev; ,l, ~ oie.d in a handy position ami Tut. ia converted. Scnilin was sent oil' injured. Tim Africans not ill" next. score. XV lii. l, was securel l,y Morkel. will, pi10t.... 0t.... J (lie ball over tile mini fro I'airlv ■ mod position, liefore liall'-linm -01111(1ed. Mill secured from tile serum, and ruu n iii" i'nind. seoreil. tin* anain putlino tlie Hay in I,'ie lead. Turoin’s att rill pt at coal failed. Tile lialf-tiulo • .1,1 r was S to ti. A rood deal of loose play, in whieli tin.re was careless liamllinn on both -ide- eli.irai li-risi-i 1 tin- opi-niuo stages Ihr ..moml spell. Front a line out ~!I iln- h,rin-* line. Strauss cut pos-ession and scored. Morkel convert in.n. 1 1 S. Then a eone,-rli-d altael; by the nrecti backs enabled Van llcorilen to tom-b down, briiiL'inn (In- scon- up to II fv Dill-inn lb'' closinn statics tlm local l-iwarils made nr,-at elforls. and some , - XI" 11 iII n striinnles ill fl*Ollt if I I"’ prin - 1 -oks noil followed, only the visi tors' weiniit keepilin tin- Hay i lit. Mr T. I’arata was. referee.

AI'CKI.AM) UK AT WKI.U N'CTON AI'CKI.AN'n. Kept. :i. The rep. r n phy nuiteli. A urkland V. Wcllinp.tnii u:is played lh'iv ill }4< o«l went ip’ 1' 111-dllV Ix'lore I' kll’pe irtTcltclnnrr. The tin>l1 1 u 1 was last mill < ll' V. A iirli la ml liiul the l«t tt-r of dip Cist spi'll, dn- hmidlinp 'h' t hi'ii' harks !»,■ illf far superior. their liookinp hriup i i alls’ lirsl rlass. Tin- |iisL score ranir as the. result el a veal; kirk hy Brooks in his own allinviliir V. liadclcy to olilnin dir hall on da hiuiiiir. ainl score under thr posts. lAii-k failed v.illi the kirk. Auckland ronliiinrd to attack. I , 'rnni a scraliddc. Ikideley passed to N’irho. la-. who hut tackled, hut Arnold. ro'lijnp up last secured and Huoned. V. Ik.di'ley riinverted the try. The visitors then attacked. Fl'o»i hall-way Ryan broke away, transferliny to .lacksoli. who scored. Thr kirk •it coal failed. Auckland thru scored as thr result of a. line hit of play from luar half w ay. Karlr l ranslrrrrd to thr two Hadrlrys. I.liras and Crirrsoii. and then Lucas handling; (lie hall arain «, oi'rd. V Ibidelrv converted, Thr hall time scores Wire: Auckland 1 -A. Wellington :l.

\V< ■llill •* t nll iiji ]irovfi! ill til*’ scc-oml. hull'. Tlu-v won- mainly nil ilm ntlack i|irnii; r liniil. Klinrlly nfliT n , >iiiiiiiiK. frniii n liinn ilirrw in Slu'invr passed In Kill;;, v> lin HIV :i puml run. srnri'il. mil- \ .It ill" his iiu 11 try. Wrllin j tun i nnI rill, .1 11, 'll 1111 in k. I , ’rnl)i .1 l'i IV I. il l. Ini- nl,~! nu t i n in Ihr L’-V a ynal was i i'l.rl hy Kiur. Thr rrlllilimlrr nf (lie sp !| ms ,rv fnsl. The limil si-ores win'. \nrk!:mi I |M. 'W'ollinrUin 11.

OTA (id V. SOt'TI I i.ANI). so t jo D j;* DKKKAT!:n. IHW'KDIW Sopl. A. T]i,. id ;rn nt:i t<-l> liclwri n (»t>4o mill >( .iliiliiliil M ils Iil:i Vf<l ill ('nrislii'onl; toil;.y, liH'ihv 1111 nUi'iulimri' of ">OOO. The ~|(iniiil Mils in splendid order, with a ,1 os.* wind blowing, which slightly favoured Southland in the first half and (jiago in the second.

Till! first spell was fairly even, Uie , forwards being well matched, bill the ' Otago backs being slightly superior. The score at half-time was: Otago 'A. ; Southland nil. 1 In the second spell Otago entirely outclassed the Shield hoders, tries being scored by Stewart, Ken and Richard-in. while Patterson potted a goal. i'wo ol the tries were converted.by Harry, and .Patterson respectively. The game aimed in a win for Otago by i’ll points to , nil. Mr L Ouincy, of Christchurch was , referee. I MOASCAK {.Tl*. ! PAHMKRSTON N.. Sept. M j The North Tslaiul filial for the .Meats- ; car C’u]> was played on Saturday he- ; tween Auckland Grammar School and S' Patrick's College ( Wellington 1. The. game was most exciting and chisels i c ntostod and ended: Ornmmer fi. Si. Patrick’s 0. In the last spell. K. nm dy. ■■nptaiii of . I lie St Patrick's sustained a di-lorn- : tion of a small bone in tl"' leg. I'mrou. also a St Patrick's boy, had ids leg broken. j

Si; 1)1)0.\ snth'J.T). nru.KR iikatkn by a to HI.KNHmi. September •». Till’ first Shield UKttc-li Ilf the .season was pWived at Blenheim 10-ilay. when Bullin' (challengers) iM'ii' ilelenWil by Marlborough liv points to lit" ’[’liere was considerable interest tak’-n in tlie eon test, particularly on aeenuut of till’ reported strength of the visitors, nml their high hopes 111 regaining possession or the trophy. There was a record attendance ami the match "as jili,veil under admirable wcnlher cniidit ions. |.„r the first spell. Marlhorimgli played with the siin at their backs, hut despite this- advantage, they were earlv subjected tn a series of linller. attacks. The Inline team were hooking the hall ill the serums, hut an iimor-ta-intv in their hack play kept them defending and they wine forced on three occasions within 11 minutes of the name. Eventnallv the atlaekers profited through a mistake by Fitzgerald and Whitaker scored n try. Selindiek converted. The activity of the visiting forwards eon t i lined to'trouble the Marlhoromdi I,neks, hut towards tile end ol the spell, the home team warmed up. livme scored a line try. which I!. O'Brien converted thus tspialising the id half time eanie with the scores five all.

Tin' n»m«* was waged streiinouslv in the wennil li:i If. The Muller backs set up a series of attacks, but. these were marred ,-hietly by inlrin.i'omenls ni rules. The home forwards .showed a marked superiority ever .Muller in the loose at this staije. As the outcome of* a splendid try scored by R. O’Mrieu which was not converted, ?das; 1 borough held the advantage to the end. hut they were freijflently threatened by the enterprising play of the Muller hacks.

NSW V. XK\V /KAI.ANI) "I!" Rlil’S. VISITOR 1 -: win liV IT 7(1 Nil/. C'IIHISTC'IH'IU'II. ScptcmlnT 7. At !/;ineastcr l*:irk- ill the i>rt.-si-in-« of nliuiil 10.01 Id speetators. the X>u South Wall's team to-day defeated New Zealand bv I" points to nil- II"' dav was a perfect out', ami tint ground was in excellent condition. Raymond.- Carr. Walker and Smith scored tries tor the visitors. l.ondoti convertino one and also kicking a lienalty Until. Tile frame throughout was in favour of the visitors. It was rather uninteresting. and lone before the end the crowd made a move homeward. Nett Zealand was fairly and squarely beaten and their pack was tired beiore the whistle went. Tile team lacked combination. They were beaten in scrums and line nuts, and the baeks tumbled a lot. though Roberts made many openings, bill nothin”; came of them. The visitors were nippy, their passing being superb ; and it. would have taken New Zealand’s best In to beat them. 7he only weak spot in tln ir team was the five-eighth. who. hownvei was much better than the two New Zealanders. 7'he victory w:v very well received, and the crowd carried the visitors shoulder high oil the around. Roberts, Algar and Kviins were the pick of the home baeks. and Cummings and Shearer of the forw a rds. ■ 771 K N.S.W WIN. ciißisTt nriu’ii. sept’, i. The New South Wales and N»w Zealand football teams dined together last night. In proposing the health of the New South Wales team. Mr S. I*'. Wil-oc. I’resident of the ('ante! bury Ruj'liy t'uion. and an old N.S.W. rep., said the two test, match defeats would do New Zealand an immense amount of good. The New South Wales Rugby t'ninu enthusiasts had stuck liiautolly to the Rugby game resisting the nibbing temptations of the League

and t-lieir victory tllill dil.V Kin dolin' reward for tlo'ir loyalty. .Mr K Itnlieris. tin- New Zealand ■ ;i;-1: 1 i> 1. said the Now Soiiili Welshmen Ifitil shown tiicir superiority til every | tirt of the name. I|e |.aiil a tribute in the visitors for their clean s| >t>rt iiii-. I' h' > . Mr Unsivtirtl. inaiuio' r nl the New South Wales ietmi. said the result of this inateli would do a oiv.it nimiunt of wood to the |{uo|,v riiion otiliie in New South Wales, 'll would help ereally In re-cstn|>lish it in public favour in Sydney. They were disapoinleil that- they had nut to inert New Zealand's le-it team, but they bad nut a apod tennt and In- hoped lln-v would mil he rolphed of ally eledif Hull was din- to iheni.