FOOTBALL!

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1925, Page 4

FOOTBALL!

JUNIOR. A mil lira 15—Harihari G. Kanieri 3—Ross 0. Kxcelsiors 12- Kumara 5. Kiwis won bv ilefault from RoKaialii. THIRD OR A OK. Kxcelsiors 19—Kiwis 3. KUMARA, V. KXC'KLSIORS. The Knniara-E.xnelsior game was played on No 1 playing field at 3 o'clock, the weather being ideal tor football, l)i 1 1 the ground was creasy in patches. The came was mostly composed of fast loose rushes. interspersed with some light work by both sets of forwards. For the first ten minutes of the spell it looked as though it was going to bo a very ordinary game of footladl, but as the players got warmed up they, went careering up and down the field, first one side having the advantage and then the other. Kumara were awarded a penally at a difficult angle just after the commencement, the shot failing and shortly after they missed an ea-V kick. Play went up and down until Kumara, were awarded a penalty far out. the attempt failing. Freitas nicely stopped a Kumara rush by pu king up and kicking out. Shortly after Kumara had Kxcelsiors near the line where a serum resulted, the reds carrying the hall over. McDonald forcing. The red and blacks took play up into Kumara territory, where it centred for some minutes, and then the Excelsiors worked play out again, some desultory kicking taking place. Stevenson had two shots at goal from penalties within a. short time of one another, hut the angles were wide and long, and so the kicks failed. Some willing interchanges took place. Baird going down and stopping a Kumara rush nicely. Kumara again went to the attack when Ro-s kicked away and dribbled the hall up the field, it. eventually going out. For a while the red and blacks dominated the game when Kumara broke through carrying, play to well over hali-v. ay. A scrum resulted, and Kumara got the Kill when nearly all the hacks handled with snap until it was tumbled, some tighl work ensuing in which the ball wiail over the line. Nightingale forcing. F.xcelsiors went to the alfs'k. but Kumara retaliated. Rutland si ;p----oing, and then Ross kicked awa.v. and dribbled the ball Imm the half-way peg to the -Jo. where Montague carried on. Kumara being compelled F> be k ov r. Kumara carried play down the li'hi. !oii i;■ i 1 ■ secured and lie la .1 .ml. and the first spell ended with no -coi'o. .lust after the commencement ol li e second spell a Kumara player had l > leave th" held through living injured, ami their performance with luttrlccit men was very creditable indeed. cel-burs went to the attack and Irom a scrum Rutland lot out to Rail'd, to McDonald In Staines, who crossed, Stevenson’.- kick failing. Excelsiors •> K umara. if. Kumara niw went at d in earnest, and had the home side hustled for a while, the red am! blinks being hard put to keep them out, until Nightingale, relieved by putting the linlT out at the '.to. The red and blacks now had a turn and carried play down the held where a penally was awarded them. Nightingale's kick being a beauty. Excelsiors o—Kumara0 —Kumara 0. A dangerous red and black ru-h was slopped by a Kumara player with a lucky speculation out. Shortly alter Riolan,, took a mark and had a. shot, hot the hall rebounded oil' a Kumara player, and being kicked over the line again was narrowly missed being touched down by Stevenson. Kumara forcing. Dale stopped a dangerous rush by a mark. ’Hum F.xcelsiors set up an attack in which Stevenson ami Rail'd were- prominent, Kumara kicking out near their goal line. Kelly secured from the line out, and crossed, hut Stevenson failed to convert. I'.xcelsiors it - Kumara I). Ihe visitors went at it again, the hall going to Staines, who nicely chopped out several opponents and found the line. Another attack wits -el up by reds and Nightin faille* v. .‘is t out | ;<*l li*d to fortv. !• rom :i scrum the Kumara hacks got the ball and handled very nicely, filially kicking. the hail being outer. Some minutes av. play going up and down flu* field, tirst one side at fucking, and then the other, a feature of which was the great number of specula Live kicks by Kumara. which always seemed to terminate luckily for them. The Kumara hacks got a nice passing movement go. ing. several hacks handling, and what looked like a score being registered, was spoiled through the inexcusable stupidity "1 one of the in-ide hackinn mg the audacity lo attempt a drop k'ck at grid when in a very unfavourable position, instead of passing to the winger, who was in a decidedly good position. Anyhow. Kumara were uni to he denied, and they set lip an attack which culminated in a try. the attempt ai goal mu ec.-ding. being a good kick. Kxi el-iors 9. Kumara •'>. Immediately after the Fxccl-iors carried [day down ihe field in a loose rush, ia uliicb Dale and Rutland were prominent. when Montagu secured, and outpacing tlm opposition cros-ed. Nightingale’s kick failed from a wid" angle. Kxcelsiors 1:1, Kumara o. Some nice loose ru-hes by both sides were, witnessed when just mi time foes secured and put in a good run mill passed lo Stevenson who was caught, a scrum resulting, the hall being; kicked out and the game ended Kxceßior- I'd—Kumara M i■ay lo r i out relied the game, KAX I Kit! V. ROSS. Willi regur.l to the 1t nss. Ko a ieri matih. it is under.-luod that Ross are going to lodge a protest, (hi- being on the advice of the referee, who was mistaken us to the position of the touch down owing to the indistinct nature of I tin l lines. I INCURS lOR V. KIWIS. The third-grade game took pla.ro at 1.30 and after a very ordinary game of foot ball, Kxcelsiors piled up 19 points to Kiv. is 3. Mr llccnaii was referee. COAST BFAT lit' td.i'.rt, WENT PORT, duly 11. The return Rugby match, Boiler v. West Const, was played at Victoria Square to-day in glorious weather. There was a record gathering for Ci asl-Rullcr matches, the hikings being £l3O. The teams were very evenly matched. t half time Duller led by G to 3. An unconverted try was scored by | Jamieson for the ('oast in the first | spell and two penalty goals were kick- 1 ed by (Iriffiths for Duller. In the second spell the play was very strenuous. The All Black. Jack Steel, with characteristic runs, scor'd two unconverted trys for Coast. Boiler made desperate efforts to relieve the game, time and again pin- ■ ling the Coast on their line, tint with- I mt avail. The Coast team also wore, j dangerous on many occasions. WESTRORT. July 11. The curtain raiser rep. game yesterday. Westport juniors v. Inangahun. was won bv Westport bv 2<> points to nil. ' I

JXAXGAHTA v. WEST COAST. REE ETON. July 13. Yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a large crowd at Rcefton racecourse. the West Coast reps played the Inangahun reps in fine weather. The home team proved quite a good combination, winning In- '27 points to It*. The Coast team did not include G. Brown, Steel. Ooodnll, Jarden and Dcvaney, thus lioing considerably weakened compared with wliat it was the previous day at Westport. The Coast team had the hotter of the first spell, when they scored all their points, whereas the luangalnia team did not. j score at all until after half time. The I Coast' try-getters were MrCleary and I Jamieson, the latter heating three men | in good style. Nelson had his kicking boots on, converting both tries. ; la the second half the luangalnia men played quite a different game and they

xan up 27 points. Did: Powley was outstanding for the winners, being tlie best man on the field. He scored three tries in line style. X.Z. LEACH']-: REDS. SYDNEY, July 12. The New Zealand Itugby League team, though they were defeated by •seven to four by New South Wales yesterday, won all the honours of the game, in a more rugged conflict with the home team.

The mat'll took place in the presence of 2-3,000 people. The Black vanguard gave a fine exhibition throughout the contest, but the New Zealand backs proved unable to finalise their forwards’ good work when the critical moment arrived.

Though only one try was registered, the New Zealanders should have crossed several times. In tael, they did cross oil two occasions, hut breaches extricated, the Blues from the awkward situations.

The visitors deputed Brown to bottle up the New South Wales, star winger Wearing, and Hrov. n succeeded admirably. The visitor tackled bis vis-a-vis determinedly whenever the latter touched the leather. O'Rourke (X.S’.W.) instead of transferring to his wing, cut in smartly on one occasion, leaving Dufty, the New Zealand full-back, to contemplate Wearing, wlm was expected to receive the hall hut did not. Apart from this error, one for which the most brilliant of full hacks could be pardoned, Dufty gave a sterling display. His powerful line kicking and bis deadly tackling wore both reminiscent of the doughfv English full-back. Sullivan, who toured Australia and New Zealand in. 1921. Wearing converted O'Rourke’s try. Then I-aing (New Zealand), in quick succession landed two penalty goals. At the interval the .scores were: New Soiliil Wales A; New Zealand I. Dunworth was carried from the field in the iirst half, owing to slight concussion, Hayes replacing him. Dclgmsso, the New Zealand threequarter, wc - injured before ball time, tup he continued playing. After the spell, however. Dclgrosso decided not to resume, and following a brief conference between Mr l.alta and the New .-1 1111 T:i Wales' Sole tors. I’arkos was allowed to replace him. The play in the second session wailecidedly open, hut it was not brilliant in consequence of the effective tackling bv both sides. Mouatt, O’Brien and Avery showed out in all-conquering New Zealand invasions to the New South Wales goal urea, hut faulty handling checked each movement. The Bines apparently felt they were a beaten side. They certainly played like one. Their customary enterprise and sparke were undermined and spoilt by the tactics of the visitors. A penalty for an illegal tackle was converted into a goal by Wearing late in l lie scran l half. I.aing subsequently failed with a comparatively easy penalty in his opponents’ twenty-live. The Blacks electrified the crowd with a brilliant three-quarter rush oil ‘.ini-' but a. knock-on near the line spoilt :: certain try. With a little polish, the visitors are expected to turn the tallies in future.