FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1924, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS. SENIORS. Kiwi (i, 1 tarihari 0. Kokatahi won by default from Excelsiurs. JUNIORS. Excelsiors won from Arahura, the latter leaving the ground halfwit) through the second spell when tin scores were Arahura 10. Excelsiors 8 Riiuu 0. Kiwi 0. Ilariliari forfeited to Ross. Ruatupu-Kokatahi match was no played.

ARAHURA v. EXCELSIORS

This junior game took place on Cass Square at 1.30 o’clock on Saturday ai.d ended in a very unsatisfactory manner, the Aralnirn team leaving the ground with ‘JO minutes of the second spell to go, following the ordering oil of n>; Arahura player by the referee, owing to the use of insulting language I v the player against a decision of the reforce.

In the lirst spell the play was fairly even, the score being 10 to 8 in Aralmra's favour when half-time was called. In the first spell the Excelsiors went to the attack and forced Arahura into their 2o where play hung for a few minutes, play being then carried to neutral. About ten minutes after the start the red and blacks again pressed Arahura into their 2u where ;l penalty was awarded Excelsiors opposite the posts and Aitken converted an easy shot. The Arahura forwards now began to ti ml themselves and for several minutes honours were even, desultory kicking being indulged in until one of the Arahura forwards secured and kicked. the hall catching Thompson (Excelsiors) full in the face and from the rebound a. forward movement was set in motion, the hall being carried through the Arahura hacks until it reached Staines, who tailed to handle cleanly and Preston who was well in the hunt, got it away and scored Excelsiors’ lirst try. Aitken convert in.' with a good kick. Arahura now got the red and blacks into their 2o where several serums and line outs eventuated. Emm a scrum near the line the baH came out cleanly to 1. lninui who went through the forwards securing Ara hum’s lirst try, Rowe converting with a line kick. From now on Arahura were having the best id it. the backs at times starting some very promising movements, and the three-quar-ters and live-eighth line swinging about the pivot was a treat to watch, every man knowing where his position was and what was expected of him. From the kick Arahura again had the Excclsinrs hemmed ill. lint several times bad handling and forward throwing spoiled. From a serum Arahura got the ball and some of the neatest and prettiest work witnessed on the Square this season was indulged ill. the hall going from the half to tlie j. to the right wing, then hack again to tlm half, the inside hacks forming on his left, the ball went very neatly from cine to the other until it reached the extremity. .1. Tainiii, who crossed the line, scoring a well merited try. Rowe converted with another nice kick. Sum-.* ul the Arahura men were noticeably tiring and the Excelsiors were gaining the a.-eendaliry again. Imi t half time sounded with the score Arahura ID ( goals from tries) ExccLiors 8 (a goal from a try and a penalty). lit the second spell the Exccl-iors having an advantage of a good liivexe. attacked strongly throughout the lirst twenty minutes, and on several occasions their "own mistakes lm-t them .-plcildyd scoring opportunities. and they appeared to be likely to score at any minute. A caution given an Araliura back by tin* referee, for trippink. for which a free kick was given, was followed a moment or two later by another Arahura player being penalised for offside. The player who was previously cautioned (George lainm)

who was not coin erneil in (he lattci peualiv, turned to the leleree and made a "ios.s|\ insulting remark (that was easily audible oil tile lollehli lie). ami the referee (Mr Sumner) promptly ordered liiiii to leave the field. 'I lie Arahura. captain (Mr I. Tainni) liierciipini called for three cheers tor the l\\eel'ior team, and then called on his llliUl io leave the field, which they did in a I ndy, as a propel against the decision. At tins lime there was twenty minutes to co of the .second spell, and tlie inulfli went- hv default to the I\neelsiofs.

There followed a fairly lively .scene for a lew minutes hefore the next teams took the held, specially noticeable for a warm deiuonsi rat ion made hy a number of tin* women supporters of the Arnhura team, who voiced tlmir approval nf the action of the team, and their marked disapproval of the referee in very vigorous and noisy terms. The scene for a few moment' was of a tense nature, though most of the onlookers saw the humorous side of the unusual and novel entertainment so Ireelv given, hefore the commencement of play in the senior came elided tin' episode for the time being. The matter must come hefore the Ktih-I'nion. and can he left for the present.

ip Kt\V 1 v. lIAHIH.UII. d This senior faille took place on Ca - d St| tin i" and resulted in a win lor Kiv. i i- hy ti points (two trie') to nil. On the :. day's play the winners (h'S'-tved thetr d victory, and their !idviinta"e was up. :r ilv the amount of t!f score. Th > • openin'; half was fairly even. Ilarilmii I I opened out the l ack phiv, hut the mu I o caused them to mishandle, and _ opening' were emit in tin 11 v being lost. The Kiwi forwards more than held ( their own in the serum work and they r pot possession of the hall on a hi ft mn- _! joritv of the occasions, with tin* result l that they opened, out many passing runs. In a majority of these opening' the hall went astray, or the passim: was .slow, and the attack was not driven home. Offside play ninnmc the forwards of both teams was continually noticeable and one or two players m each pack paid the penalty repeatedly i for this breach. Three parts through , the first spell t lie hall went close to the visitors line, and almost in front of the posts a scrum was formed. Kiwis pained the till and heeling out promptly, Oliver pot it ami with a lonp pa" sent it out to Steel who was practically unmarked ami pntherinp cleanly lie made a nice dash and went over to score tin easy and very lucky try. Stem failed to improve the position 3—*h The play continued tip and down the field the next incident beinp a Flariliari attack, which was stopped in front of the posts. and then Moyniluiii pot possession and made a line dash straight up. to he iust taken from behind when looking .dangerous at half-way. Almost immediately the yellow hacks pot away with a fine passing run. the ball, however, coming too slow to I’orson. who made u fine dash along the sideline leaving his opponents .standing, but Steel just pot him in time. Another fine break through by tin* yellowbacks saw Stevens come to the rescue just in time and the play went to midfield for the half-time call. Kiwis having had a slight advantage. hardly

three points. The second half opened out with promise of faster play.-but this was not continued for long. There was a series of loose rushes and much kicking. generally of a ragged order, neither team handling with any degree of certainty, and both lost many goad openings. The play went up and down the field without much advantage to either side for twenty minutes and then there was a delay owing to a

player getting a bad knock when he went down to stop n rush. From this onwards the Kiwi team took the upper hand, and the backs l>ognn to handle more freely. A nice run by Duncraft was beautifully .stopped bv McKay and then L. Robertson went on with a fast dash almost to the line. A line save by Stevens saw him gain fifty yards with a line line kick, and shortly after from a loose scramble, Oliver got the ball, and beating several men passed out to Duncraft, who .sent it on to Walker who connected cleanly and went over to score, with Moynihaii outside him waiting for the ball, a good try. Walker failed to improve. ('>—o. Rlav went away to mid-field and McKay. Robinson and Parson made a. couple of fine dashes without success, though on one occasion the hall went close to the line, but a lucky speculator saved. Then McKay got a nasty bump that spoilt his play for the rest of the game, and he left the field ten minutes before time. Ihe play quietened down considerably and beyond one or two attempts by the Kiwi backs to open up the play that laultv handling spoiled, there was nothing ol a special nature to chronicle, the game ending with play at the Harilmri i>d Hag. On the day the winners deserved their victory, but the greasy natuic of lfie ground and ball spoilt a vet v hue exhibition. As it was both teams (lid well under the circumstances, but Harilmri appeared to Miller more ns <i result of the greasy ball, their bandling generally being Inr below thcii usmil standard". On the other baud Steven-} the Ki.-.i full back got in a capital afternoon's play. lie was alt.ayin the right place and handled and kicked well, and bis exposition was .1 very satisfactory one. '1 lie other backs I,| M ', .showed to advantage at times, bill their handling o'-ca-miis wanone too certain. Mr l!. Rowell was referee and controlled the .game excellently.

•flu' Kxeclsior seniors failed to ft l ' l :l p.net her to travel to KnUatahi forfeit*''! tin- match.

I.KACI K MATCH MS. f-j,Y 1 1:1,1a: HAfll —l’Kll I'KKSS ASSOCIATION,] A! CKI.AND. -1 'oh* 5. Til,. Australian University l-ea-ue t-i,,,, pluvial llieir second match ~.,s,i„st A uekluml yesterday mi a erouml that was a sea of mini, heavy rain fallinp; richi up to the start oi play. It was purely a forward j;amp, : „„i hamllitio of the hall was impossible.

At half time Auckland led hv live points to two. Dully hit vino kicked a penalty, and I!. David-on srorinp; foe Auckland. whih* Ityan scored lor ike Australians hy kickino a penalty. In the second spell Hass scored. Dufiy convertino the try, and the latter also kicked a penalty. _before lime. Poison pns-ed lo 11 Neil, who scored. Dully convening. linal score was tlius Auckland 17: Varsilv team 2.

No other loot hall matches irere played oil Saturday.

SVDNKV. .1 uni!

In the presence of fifty thousand people the Knelisli lliloliy l.canuc team defeated New South Wall's hv 10 points to a.

Tile plav t hroil•_■.!lout was very fast, lull, mi lie whole. It uas interior to the previous international names. 'I he weather was cold with a still' hree/.e. while the prouml was in oood i-oiuli-timi. The visitors ipiiikly esiahli'hod a lead. Within a lew minutes. they had seven points to llieir credit. The Welshmen held them for I he remainder oI the lirsl half, which ended Knuland 7. New South Wales 0. The Hritishers attacked strongly 111 the sciT;lid half, hut alter .scoring once tlie home learn neeatived llieir ellorl'. All. lII.At KN A I’STHA hi \N TKA.W < 1111 IS |(II l lf( 11. .1 line 8. It is u I idol's! oi*d lh.it N. IV Metin'" or, of ('ln istehureh. will make the trip to Australia with the All lilaeks. StKCKI! TKST MATCH. Itlf ISISA NK. ..1 11 ue 7. Tlie Canadian Soccei team had to lower their line to Australia in tlm first test match. The weather was tine. Until the teams were in full sircii"tli. The | lay iliiou.L'lmul was .strenuous. 'I lie scores at half time were level, one all. In the second half, tlimit'll the visitor-. allaeke-l hotly. Hie Australians showed superior laities, which, helped to Millie extent hv luck, secured them a \ ietoCy hv it coals to 2. OI.V.MIMC TOritNKV. I’A I! IS. .lime (i. 111 the ( >ly 111 1 ie A-ssncialioii football semi-final. I’riij'itay defeated Hoik ml l y 111 poals to 1.