FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1921, Page 4

FOOTBALL

TillHi) TKST MATCH. | DLTAILS OF PLAY. I The following interesting dot tils of the play appeared in the LyMdton Times. TIIE LM.AV. i 'l l ll ■ Springboks won tbe toss :ind took advantage ol a southerly wind, wiiicli ! freshened ns tin- s|K‘ll progressed, i tfiht : work in the first minute or two .wept tlie Africans oil’ their fe .'t, and ! wlioii llellis dived over the line l lere j w.is a gr«*at roar. ImL a fnive resulted, i A seooiid i’orc-o I'nlhiwod from » icross kirk hy Roberts, who ivrriv *d li!“ j ball from Ifwerson. The drop-ont went lout, and there was a serum hack >n the ! twenty-live, where Now Zealand parked ! 2-11-2 their old formation which they j maintained throughout the match Ifj wersoM lieldod smartly, but Knocked | on. Huberts again cross-kicked to the j corner Hag. when*, from a serum dose I in. Steel came across from Lee blind I side and sent the'ball through 1* e.i to i Ifwerson, who knocked on, but Si cel ! came round in lime to bloek the ihrea- ■ ti lled riiiiiiter-oiren^ivt*. i almost V SCO HK. Then South Africa were penalised lor ' rudiing the throw-in within tie Itvc- ; yard limit, and Fletelier just put the penalty shot a yard or so wide l his - was the nearest tiling to a score ! throughout tin* match. It was the end | also, of a sustained attack by >].*•• \l| Jtlacks Herald Morkel now came into I the picture wil-h brilliant line-ku king, • and Mellish opened tin* game uj. clevI erlv from the loom*. Hollis was penalised for coming round a scrum, and d. j Morkel from inside half-way ski“d tie • ball for a dangerous l oust* rusli. but | Xicholls ti» ldi‘d well. South Africa

were opening the play up and \ev Zcsland played for safety. After * I oyer had passed out. Mosiert earrieil play right to the Xow Zealand line, when* Aliehau aiut van Hcerden made a dash oil tin* blind *udo. It was blocked, and play went into the open. wh*TC ifucrsou collared Straus** in a great da-li. A sliort defensive punt was marked laisiy close in hy (i. Morkel. who had >hown great enterprise in following I*is baet-s so closely. 'Flu* bail was grounded t«m early, and a straight shot was ,-i,«:grd by l)«;ncan. Zeller made a dash f> r tin* line. Hot was grounded l. v .* *i•< *I. who sent play right. F’e 1 . a little lat • with a long ki<*k. Steel was Hiking a’l the kicks at this stage with p!ciii v of force and gootl direction. MLJnll by Xiclmlis let tin* visitor away :n -i h»o>e rush, and from a lim-.oit \< Zealand fonol for the first t:m< . zki.llh mis'sks a ( in\(T:. Steel misfioldcd. ami but for i knot r•in Zel|* r would have gone nvr. At liiL .-lag,* the rain vi> poi’rivg do • < Siddells show e* 1 a w onderful , ..ir of •lands on the Irll wing, v le re !i- inspired a lot of •onKdem.* by '*:*!it : 1 i.lm a- at tin Springboks’ line I hfsi’l'* hy I* idia: dsoii Vav d .V-rh.’l an.',the.- shot but it w:: s eliargh I. ‘I hi -ame J lay* r bad a long.-r.illge ,»*>* a ho pole- s position. Steel vni play iih a gn at lifty-yaid n.o In.m M i• :i I « 111 > ii\ «*. iiM failed to pa> s '.!«*.■ kel. T!:is was t lie host soiu I ffort :■ i the dIV and was eharaeterist ie ..f 11». • West Coaster’s strength in att vk. 'lb.* ratiie ] layer gathered up a leu l , pa * il olli I’ea after R ichardsoti. Bel’i< and e’ktmnw had carriod on from a good .ijaiiing hy Siddoils. but lie was.,•?.»< *i

: i .1 i M ! ci Mlli il. ; Uli 11 I.IA NT NKW ZKAI.AND i MnVK.MKNT. 1 Tin'll iimif i In- iimi-i I > r 111 i: i n i met i 1 :ll■ ■:11 lII’ till' Ini' ti 11. liohoi 1> not t ho ; 'rill fniiii tin' >i i'iiiii. :iin| 11:i'Si'il ;-i Kim, J '' lin i.'ii i lr:ir ill til,' iii>i>iisii i,. F|ij kicked I" 1 lie mi ll I ill", mill will: ! APl.can mill M. Xii'lmlls got inti. .ho ! Xciilli Alrieio 1111 :irlit. where ;i jie*iniisj i nix HIM i'lih || I mill'll uilli ilii- 1111 • v i t: 111! r ! fiiri'alil eoloiler-t nsli. l'V,i got :■ m■! 1 >-r j .'ill Iiili;;. Imt s 111 111 I ill-! I ill ill!' slil.-h. 'll".' j timin' wn,. In'i iiminn tighter. mill \ 11 j Hhll'llS WIT,' going Strongly. “linoy” ' Mirlimi nils |K'ii:ilisi'll Ini' II gl., l 111" i piece lII’ liaml-liiill, lull liis furv.-.illls j rallied again, mid l liiy Murk"! »> i nearly iivt Irmii a liin'-iim. ton ii.il,i i ■; t s lui, id. Win'll tin' Ini minis hi'ii' ! ning ilinvii Mi,flit whs si a *n in u-f I his 1 1 :i nils tun fri'i'lv. tile rii m 1 1 .ulvising j 1 1 iill 1" Id' careful. ■ I’rniii :i |in,'-;iiit till tile New Zealand tw en( y-ii ve I In J South Africans jiuslieil over in ma>> | hut. won' toile;! by |iillnu't s. w lni ii,lu ll'd down. Hollis I'elievi',l with a ilusli from the line-nut. Pressure \v:is mi,l up liv the visitors. Imt l'leteln'r .raj-ctl with n ipiiek kick when the hull emin from the serum. Seter.il New /. ilmnl ell'orls to lire,'ill away were well >top]'i'd I'.v the con] (lel’i'liee of the’' Clreeii hue! - who weie steadily liniling til" toeeh-liiio Ifwiisoii w us nippy mid ( li.,roi| li is Innul u most, iluiigerous juncture, Hull ( time in with piny in the Inline r,n:iilor. w ith no seine. South Africa II New Zealand !, TIIK SK('O.NI) SPKLI.. With the wind in the second spell. New /.euluiid were destined to keep 'he visitors mostly in their own hull', hut the spel] did not open that wav. for Zeller made a da.sli in wliieli Steel failed to ground hint, and was nearly over hut linherts furred. Tin* South African captain appeared to challenge this decision, and lie walked hack arguing tvitit I he referee a small seetioii of the crowd behind the deal h.d| line commenced to limit. .Meyr i ml Zeller again worked the blind sid", and Steel nonin missed his man. hut Zeller went into touch. Siddolls p.id the specialors on their foot when lie frilled n high kiek anil broke clear through on the |ej't. wine with a great dash, out lie kicked dewn-fielil. where .M.irke! sawed. This player’s great gune at full-hack continually saved his forwards w'ho at one stage looked like losing condition, but rallied amay.inglv |'or the.ill- weight, and formed up com partly. Once (!. .Morkel's kiek \ as charged hv M’Lean and ;t little later Huy Merkel tvas penalised for off-side hut Nielmlls failed to lift, the hall in a very long shot at, goal. DKSrtfR-ATBbY h’OI'OHT VAMDS. New Zealand still pressed, end as they neared the line in despeoatolyfouglit yards the Inigo crowd sent up a roar that drowned even the referee’s whistle. The referee himself was ! howled over in the water, and got u nasty knock on the head that threatened to put him off. hut lie went on. A jl spill in the field was now nothing to | fear, for everybody was soaked to the skin with the constant downpour of rain The mud, however, obliterated : the numbers and the All Greens almost became AH Blacks. Siddolls in a

sustained run across field was Vnuight down by Mellish in a great tackle. Iho Sriugbok was blinded b.Y the mud bntiC and got a cut on the bridge of the nose. A gigantic New Ze.dander lifted him out of the water and dragged him to high ground, where tee ambulance men put a. white patch over tho wound, and Mellish resumed to. a great round of cheering. The i»-xt incident was a strong attack by Ifwerson, who fielded neatly, dodged and ducked to t4ie twenty-five, and l.'Vkcd across to the goal-line, but Sidddls and Xicholls were not up with the movement and van Heerden forced. At this stage South Africa, had onl\ been past half-way three tin*gs in the spell, Kingston playing a very solid gam*** lb,lu lls had had had knock a* d was not going down to the rushes. 1-Va and Ifwerson speculated and missed badly and the pressure came on Kingston, hut he cleared cleverly and a little later Steel started a very promising movement with a. high yross-kick. The Springboks failed to get under it. but Duncan’s kick went over the dr-ad ball line. Huberts gathered the prop-nut and tried similar tactics’, but the hotitic* beat everybody, and the Bhi* k*. forwards overran a fine opening. I' LAST SCOIUNH T’IIANCES.

Then Beilis dropped tin* ball on Ihe line-nut just when he looked 'like snorting over. Van Hooven changod the complexion of the game with .. -trong bsivnk-awny. He kicked down-lid* l. and Kingston’s return was eliarged and bomn-ed in-field. This incident, coining after a long attack by New Ze i land dlowed how rapidly the lortum’s of a game might change. Tt was an even chance that the visitors' threequarter line would snap up this opening—the most dangerous of the match but ATlxsin came through and found touch. This was the last possibility ot' the match, which became a light it, the finish between wearied but unconquerable forwards There was a great burst of cheering when no si Jo was -•minded with the score: New Zealand 0 South Africa 0

noXOLB.S LASV ! \VKLI.rX< ;TON, Sept. 20. The following cable' f, ojp the South African Rugby Board, addressed' to the I’resident of the \ew //. Sand Rugby Lnion was received tu-d.«y : “Honours easy. Probably most ii'ting b*nninatien to an eventful tour. Trust oilr men have shown that Rugby ruion football can still be played •»'. aaling to its best traditions and ihus .faster amateurism. Rleasd acee.pt ,ur i c>t thanks Tor gcvTocs and unboumh'd hospitality you and the people ( ;t \ey, Zealand have Im»**u gcoil enough to r •- ‘•oial to our jdaye.rs. Hope to v < Icome your rcpre>cntatives ho I-ml of • 4 ringboks in the near future.” XZ. SLI L( TOR r.V.»ri?Lf». \\ Kl. Id \( v I ()\. Sepi cm In r 2*. Mr (». Xi! bolseu. Am kl’nd. t no of lie X.Z. selector-. »i»e< ‘•ith • pa tv aii-ident. and lms sin*,’ be; ri oopliner] to his room at an hotel. It appearthat X ieholson while, standing ne r tin* kerb, was truck by a mot ,r \ebiele. He m«*H i.*;; 1 at.Mitim, and is now making g«-o*l progr *ss towards I IV' • Very .