FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1929, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

* N SATURDAY’S GAMES. N.Z. 0, N.S.W. 0. JUNIORS. Kiwi 5, Kokatiihi 3. Rois 16, Arahin'a 8. : AT ■; V " " rant Ams. . School 3, Convent 6.» As announced iii Saturday's issue all tiie senior games wele postponed paving to the'condition of tile ground at tireymouth. -The .junior, games uncjer Westland .Sub-Umpn toqk place under miserable 'l'herei was a very cold wind: %lo wing and the grounds werd heavy. On-’Cass Square Kiwi defeated iibkatahi by-5 points (a concerted try) to 3 points (a try), Both scores Were secured iii the first'half, when Kokatahi had the advantage of the wind.' which dropped ddwfiV somewhat in the second half. The Wet ground njhde the play , slow and fthfere was a lot of fumbling at times. The play on the whole was not of a very interesting nature, but. on the trend of tile play the winners deserved , their ’ success. For Kiwi, Davidson scored a try,-which Stapleton converted, and 'for Kokatahi Kavill'scored a try. Mr 1). Heenau was referee.

.The Bantams game took pince as usual between the spells, School sC firing a win from Convent by a try by Roberts to nil.

GREY. TEAM TO MEET HOKITIKA

Air A. A. Adams has chosen the following Greymoutli pinyers to meet a. coiphinefl-Hokitika fi.ftoen ;; 'a,t Victoria Park next.Satur.3fty ) ii6tlv.J‘ifly■y. Full-back, Witliam^pjnited); threequarters, Reynolds [(Stab), Cliamhei.lain (Bruiiner)* -AfcEnundy (Blakefcown);, fiVc-eighths, Kennedy (United), Jenkins. (United) : half, AValton (Uinited) ♦.•ing-forwnrd, Bell (Brunner) ; frJnt row, Dirnond (Blaketownl and Wilson (Stars) r sbeond row, Scott (Blaketown), Cniiltort !" HBlaketowuL. Wilson (Magpies); biiek row, (Wilson (United), Fell (Stars). Emergencies: Backs, W a( Mell (Magpies), Hannam (Blaketown), Bunt (Blaketown); forwards, Dodson (United), Petrie (Brunner)y ; (McUpnald (United)./

GREY JUNIOR . TEAM TO AIEET ; ' HOtelKA-

The selectors have chosen the following players to meet Hokitika juniors at (Hokitika next Saturday, 6th, jJuly • Full-back, Lindbom ((Cobdeli), three-quarters,'' Eggleton (Coldon) captain)’ Fei’guson (Uinited), Baldwin /United): five-eightljij, Tnaffe (Cobden'i; Baldwin (United); half-back, Hyndnjan (Cobdcn); wing forward, Sauinleiis|jitjilited)' '(-front row, Cooper (Stars), (Sparks (Blaketown) ; second row,( Furnesv (Stars), Wilson (Cobden), Ley don (Kumara) ; 'back row,. Quigley.. (Qafoden), ,-Dunwoodjo (Brunner). Emergencies: Racks, OJsen, (BlakotoAn)';- forward, Rochford (Kumara). —-

WEST COAST REP TEAM. ‘ 7*' t . The selectors, Messrs A. A. Adams, D. Dowell and T. Irving have selected the following team to represent the West Coast against Duller at "Westport on Saturday neX.t: — t Full-back: Nightingdle (EXcblsiors). Three-quarters: Jaihieson (Uhited). Fong (Stars). J. King (Excelsiorsj. •

Five-eiglitlis: Houston (Excelsiors), Mason (Blaketown). . Ho.lf-b9.ck: Davidson (Excelsiors). Wing-forward : Hacar (Kiwis) . Hookers: iiyan (Excelsiors), Bell (Brunner). Lock: Dougherty (Excelsiors). Second row: Freitas (Excelsiors), Birss (Magpies). Back rank: Hughes (Excelsiors) Ferguson (Magpies) \ ( Emergencies: Back—Gibson (Magpies); forward—A. King (Excelsiors).

OHIUSTOHTIR.CH MATCHES. CHRISTCHURCH, June 20. To-day’s outdoor sports were plnvcd •in bitterly., cold, but bright, weather. The ■ grounds wore slightly benvv. Rugby Union results were: Christchurch 19 beat Varsity 8'• Albion P beat Sydn.eham 6; Lin wood 11 bent West. Christchurch Old Roys. Q: Merivalo 20 ’ beat Technical Old Boys .0. ■ v MATCH at MORRiINSV ILLE. ' y HAMILTON, Juno 29. The football match at Morrinsville resulted: Morrinsville 27, Tauranga nil. ALL BLACKS DRAW. A GREAT TUSSIVE IN WET WEATHER. (Australian Press Association) ' SYDNEY. June ■ 30. ■ln wretched weather tbe.- i No\v South Wales-Rugby Reus met the All Blacks on the Sydpey : Cricket ground vester- ' day. .the game resulting in a draw, until no score. The ’New South Wales loam was as cabled ,ou June 16th., while Cundy replaced Porter in the New Zealand team. A crowd of about 25,000 was present, the attendance being affected by .the rain, .which fell incessantly for about fifty hours prior to the match. The turf; was fairly firm, but the centre of the field was treacherous. Heavy show;ers fell 4it the -stard of Hie -mutch.

. On the arrival fo the Governor-Gen-eral both teams -gave a war cry which was enthusiastically received;)'

WIND WITH N.S.W

The blues won the toss,, and,.played with their backs to a strong ;v.iiid.

From the kicK-olf, gruuuuily(£Vinu; olues. .invaded me biacks' quarters, iVlipre Rjss made u poor attempt at a> goal troni a penalty. Desultory pliij Jiti’i imdueid followed. Tlion came a fine liiu ana Kuk oy Da*ley. By -sinai t lOilowmg up Giciiside put the blacks in a splendid position, but Ross ; re- : ileved itii a line kick, and followed- up last! Uieii from tiie- ruck. ,E; /(Ford gainured up smartly and' lie:' liiinost' crossed the ulayks-'diiie near ,the corner. Ihe uiaexiS' : riorwards relieved, liow-; ever, and with, a-'series of splendid dribbling rushes, they took play to near, midheld. Tliey were ably supported by' Tfiiqurne, Oliver, Carleton, .Dailey find Nepia. From a penally,., they further improved their, position.-/!.-The next feature was a fine .passing rush by the. whole of the blue's' three-quarter line.; Towers making'a splendid opening by d dashing run down field. He trans-' lerred to Manp, who howevfir/.was: Dulled down when in a very dangerous position. For the first twenty minutes' the play (was mostly of a forward nature. Then New Zealand opened.' an' attack, taking play to the blues’ terri.tory, where from a penalty on the blues’ twenty-live Nepia kicked a poster. Ross ' va s prominent in his allround defence. Towers repeatedly broke through,"but Nepia successfully checked’ hinv.' Then came a series of wild kicking between both sets of backs, ’.'the play-hovering in midfield. C:\rle|toil* at this stage retired with a slight "inury to the arm,,, being- replacedr.hy; Stringfellow. Ino play- .jvas. now.pj'efi markable for the hard . rucking, both vdnguai’ds indulging in deadly dueh. The' tackling on both skies 'was- an rtntstahding feature.• ’ / :•

(•Right 'through the game the. blues) were gaining mo«t of the ball- from both .the scrummages and the . lineouts. J. Ford, the bulky New South Wales forward, headed a dangerous movement, but Nepia and. Lilburne •marked twice in close succession to stave off 'the brilliant attaqjj ! by,, the blues.' Nepia, by a very weak'pass to Stringfellow. almost allowed the bhj.'* to score. Then, from a penalty thirty yards out, Rosi almost goaled. Towers broke away to Nepia, who, however, proved equal to the occasion, smothering the N.S.W. centre’s pass. Nepia was partially. stunned by ibis impact,' but he quickly recovered. The blues persisted in their attack, but their back play when in the blacksf territory was faulty, the blues being jjrone to over-long passes, which would Re good fine weather tactics, but the damn conditions nullified their chances on this occasion. At half-time neither side had scored. ■ * •

second spell. : The second lndf opened impressively.' Towers again distinguished himself by a dashing run. hut ljc was poorly supported. The wind had now moderated; iiie blacks commenced a series of forward rushes, which wore characterised my grim detcimina.ion. The blues. ...ore showing an equally determined .esistance. Npviertheletfs, 'the plhy /as territorially; pi New Zealand’s avour, and from penalties bqtli Nepia . ,nd®LiLurne niisseu the posts narrowly. Waterin'..!! lost a ccr.iain score, ■hy osing possession when actually on. the line. . Then came some thrilling dribbling and footwork by E. Ford, who drove r gilt past Nepia to under tlie posts. Then a certain score was lost . hrougi: over-eagerness. The hlue-s. i-atr this fit; ge- were playing with renewed vigo r in their attacking movements. Both sets of hacks indeed were putt in ;up a superb light. The play was stopped momentarily owing to l/ilburne sustaining a minor injury to his hand, jne game Avas punctuated by frequent penalties. During- the .closing stages ihe blues'created-frantic excitement by a huge;, combined onslaught, which was countered'.by a stubborn defence. The effort’s-j-of both .sides to snatch a involved a desperate struggle and a fitting climax, it was the best and most impressive

e'xhi . tiuii of wet weather Union football witnessed in Sydney over a long period. The match ended without either side Having scored. The Hue forwards surprised everybody by their wonderful checking of their opponents, who played quite up id New Zealand’s blest standard. It was equally apparent that Nepia found, ms match :n Ross, both of the fullpaeks being always conspicuous. ' *' Dailey piiijcd his usual brilliant wet weather game. The outside supports were, improl ing considerably in their .combination in the course of the game. • The 'New’-;Zealand forwards played wonderful, football, almost dominating the play in the last stages: Among the blues’ hacks, Towers and Ross were ens.ly the stars. The weakest man in this -division was Bartley,' who lacked experience and celerity. J. Ford, the giant Waratah. forward, was most, prominent throughout the game, and lie received adequate support from his colleagues.

AUSTRALIAN REP. TEAM. FOR. NEXT SATURDAY. SYDNEY, June 30. Tlie Australian Rugby Union rep. team to meet the All Blacks next Saturday, is as follows: Full-back: Ross; 7 "

Thrbe-quartdrs: fIEV Ford, Towers;

King, and ppydbn. . .. '. ■' Five-eightD-Lawton (captain). ' " • Half: Malcolm or Lamport. . 'A Forwards.: Breckenridge, J. Ford* yy Palfreyman, Finlay,, Hamelainen,; tqrutti, Bonis, Judd and Thompson. One forward will be omitted. Malcolm* will play half if tlie conditions are dry, while Lamport jyijl, play otherwise. . h , Lawton, Hamelainen, Bonis ajiid Thompson are Queepslanders. ’