FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1925, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

GREY BEAT INANG AfIUA

At Grcymouth on Saturday lor the Dittmau Shield Grey defeated Inangaltuti by 20 to 3. From the kick-off the home team immediately set. itself on the offensive and the visitors were put on the alert, for some anxious moments. but a free kick relieved matters momentarily. Then Jack Steel took a pot shot- at goal from half-way. Tt wa.s a wonderful effort and it bore fruit the hall going beautifully through the posts. At this stage of the game “Pip’’ Jamieson had to retire owing to injury, Tlalliday replacing him. Inangahua were pressing heavily when Steel relieved with a penalty kick, which transferred the scene of action from one end of the field to the other. It was one of the must beautiful kicks that has oxer taken place on the Park. Grey then assumed the aggressive, and alter a computed forward movement Steel got over ( Oitvet ting his own try. Grey then made things unpleasant lor Inanagaluta. They went through the opposing ranl.s with a passing rush, and xxeto duly held tip hy a penalty the kick transferring play to the midtield. Ihe •second half was merely a repetition ~f the first. Steel scored early in the spell hut Watties’ kick wits a poor cue. .Jamieson also scored and converted. The visitors were on the defensive most of the time, hut luangaliua “came to light’’ inicc or twice ill .t brilliant, forward rush on one occasion resulting in a score. Grey equalised matters shortly after. however, when .Jack Steel scored another try. /nit his kick was not successful. The whi-dlc sounded with the Jnangnhua leant defending their goal. KARAMFA BEAT P,ELI.EIi.

ItV rt:i.EGRAI*U —I* Kit CHESS ASSOCIATION.] WEST POUT. Sept. IT At l\ a r. tinea to-day. Bullet' I! representative team was defeated by the Stih-Lnior.s representatives to the time of 11 point*; to nil. Knrnmea. led by S to nil at half lime, and added three points in tin* second spell. On then own ground. Karamca are a tough lot. The Rugby leant that loi'inci’ly went down there full of hopes having I hem blighted as did the Duller team that met the Karamca reps, to-day. WESTLAND JUNIORS WIN. ltullcrs Junior ropresfiitativo tean playing West land on Yi< loria Septan als:> sustained a tlie visitor, winning Ijy «t) points to nine. lie ground was hoary from the reeen rairs and the hall greasy, hut lie Westland players threw the hall ahou in good stylo, exeeuling some heauUtu parsing inoveiiients. from most oi whio 1 their seores Trios were ohlaiued lor WYstlam! \\ O' Hrien. ihn son y- >. I’lahlert 1 -• > and I'ol»i iisnn, l.ou llohmson iou\vit ing ono try.

l-’nr Buller tries were scoi'd ,! .v [Etheridge. Danks and Mrhii.yiv. HOKITIKA --C’llOOL KU< ’(ESS!,’L. The primary se'aool match Hokitika v. Westport was played at Westport to-day and was won by Hokitika by six points to nil. Ihe local torn aids nmro than held their own. hut the visiting hacks were better, particularly Davidson and Tainiii, who put in some strong runs. Tries were nhtained by Gutliherlet (2). Sutherland played an outstanding game in the iorwattls while Heinz, Stapelton. Dale. Ransgt'ove anil Connors were all vety ieliahlc in the hacks. M \l!LBORI)Hill -v. lIAWKES RAV. BLEN 11 ELM . Kept. 12. After heavy rain. H'e ground was wet and the hall greasy for the Marlborough v. Hawke- Bay match, played here to-day. in the presence of a lair crowd. The match resulted in a win f,,r Marlborough hy six points to three, after a fairly close game, in which the Marlborough lo s'wards had the advan-

t Mgi*. The lil'st spell was even, and in the set nnd spell Marlborough gradually asserted their supremacy, anil towards the hi i i.sh had the visitors closely pressed. Early in the second spell, Hiiilell. the Marlborough half, opened the home side’s account hy running round the .serum on the blind side ami scoring a try, which was not converted. Kivell for the visitors equalised vvibh a goal from a mark, and the game from this out was very willing and fast, Marlborough kepi the visitor,. more or less in their own territory. A quarter of an hour before the end Phillips gathered up. outpaced the opposition, and scored a second try bn - Marlborough, which also went unconverted. Marl I .(trough we re within an ace of scoring several limes from this out, and the game ended tin with, the visitors busily engaged on tlie delonce. Holey, a llawkes Bay forward, sustained a'broken knee cap in tlie second spell, and was sent to the hospital. In a eiiltain raiser. Marlborough B defeated Kaikonra by lo lo S. lIAAYKKS BA Y v. AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. Sept. 12. The R Ughv match between llawkes Jinv and Auckland was played al Eden Park 10-tlav before a crowd estimated at :K.t!i::i. The game resiillcd in a draw, nine all. The match was very interesting, but it. did mil provide as good an exposition of Rtight as was expected, the play being straggling, with frequent infringements. The Auckland lorxvanls stood up well to llawkes Bav. I’ighlon and Knight Brothers were conspicuous in Ibe local vanguard. Mill v. a> iHltslanding in the llawkes Bay had; division, anil guvc his colleagues nianx (•Kanees, hut nearly ex cry time the hall seemed simply to go straight across lh<' (ield. Nepia did some good work.

his goal from the held evoking great applause. Conte was the .tar of the Auckland hacks. The score al half time xvas llawkes Bay 9: Auckland fi. The scorers for Hawkcs Bay were Maurice Brownlee (ein verted by Irvine), and a goal from the field by Nepia. For Auckland. Cooke and Lomas scored unconverted t ries. One minute before the game ended McManus (who replaced AN right , who was injured), marked, and kicked a goal, making the filial score 9 ail. CANTERBURY v. SOUTH. CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 13. Under wretched conditions. the ground being heavy and greasy. Canterbury yesterday defeated South Canterbury by 45 points to 9. It. xvas mainly a forward struggle, though there wore many nice flashes of open play.

WELLINGTON v. OTAGO. WELLINGTON. Sept. 13. In line xvoatlter. but on a rain-soaked sodden ground. Wellington boat Otago’s Rugby reps by points to 10. The score doe-", not indicate the merits of the contesting teams, as Welington had the host of the [day. and most ol the luck, but the Otago team, though they made a plucky defence, could not hold their own against the northern reps, particularly in the second spell. WIN FOR NEW SOUTH WALKS. GISBORNE. Sept. 12. The New South Wales reps to-day played the Poverty Bay and East Coast reps. The game was non by the visitors hy eleven points to three.

The game started in good weather, but (hiring the first spell heavy rain fell, making the ground slippery. Fast, open play xvas impossible. The visitors’ tackling was very effective. Tn the scrums there was little to choose between the teams. The Combined team played a great game, but their movements lacked finish.

Prom the opening New South Wales .pressed hard. A good defence •saiv i the spell close with only sj x points to nil against the combined team. the senrere being Ford and Woods. The visitors combined in a strong attack I in the .second spell. Bowers scoring j and Thorn convert ing. Towards the! close. Langhituls scored a very credit- j aide try for the Combined team, the ; whistle going with the scores. Now t South Wales 11: Combined J. 1