Football.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3534, 13 June 1905, Page 2

Football.

OLD BOYS (6) v. HU IA (6), “By Truk Sport.' 1 On Saturday last the public of Foxton showed their appreciation of the Rugby game by rolling up. in large numbers to witness tl?c straggle for supremacy between Ok? Boys and Hnia. The game itself was made inf cresting by the doggednesS pf the play on both sides. As usual, Old Boys failed to get fheir full comp'le* ment of backs out, ’ while Huia haa j one 01 ‘ two stars absent on sick leave. pVotft the kick-off Hina attacked slrongV,- and taking advantage of one or two ty£!».k spots in Old Boys’ rearguard, and iJluo the tact that a glaring sun shone in Old 1 Boys eyes, Huia made , every post a winn nr £ one, and soon i had their opponents J u deadly trouble right finder their goal H os £ r Boy matin ged to find him'J 36 ” uft-sme, and the fved-lmk given ru 5 ?? I*-. 1 *-. •l n Peter (Huia) placing an undv‘ M1I ““'r goal. Tlie weak spots in the Boys’ backs soon made themselves ffjJ' parent to the visitors, and as? an ending to a pretty piece of passings Meta i (Huia) flew over the line, but the shot iat goal proved a failure, From tM® I o’ut till the finish of the first spell, Old fJoys (who shifted their backs about a little) hf'4 Hum defending their line several times’, and l might have scored but for the mistiiif*’ 01 one of their “ wingers ” in imagining Ah was legal to “ biff ” the leather about hi a® erratic manner with his hand. A free-kick for the offence got Huia put of trouble, and (bn whistle shortly after sounded “ half time,” With six points behind,•> Old Boys set to work in real earnest, but the splendid defence of the Native combination kept the repeated onslaughts of the blues at bay. The . locals kept pressing 1 bard and just when it seemed that they must suffer defeat, the blltw initiated a passing rush by the aid of Bert Harm and Hooker. The ball passe’cl ml tP Jimmy Dunn, thence) to Barker, aw 4 on to Frank Shadbolt, who startle*® on~ lookers by displaying an appituae for fending, thereby stalling oft fwo doughty opponents, and finally strug> gling over the line. With only a few minutes to gfl, and locals still wanting three points to save defeat, excitement became intense. From a throw-04J.t, Blues obtained possession, and after St straggling rush, Bert Shadbolt scored a clever try at a difficult angle. Agaiis the kick at goal was of no avail, andl the whistle sounded time, with theresult in favour of neither side. For the Natives, Mat Royal was the “star ’ back, with Kereana a goodj second. Toney, the full-back was fairly s a ‘** and took no chances, but preferred to force with consistency. Their forwaSfl* worked hard, and packed well, occasT ionally indulging in screwing tactics Similiarity of names makes it difficult to mention any out special!}'. One of their number, of white colour by tb* way, would do well to adopt A fSl one gentle mode of dealing with opponent* in future. This hint is given in good spirit. Of the Old Boys, Bert Shadbolt was decidedly weak, whilst Saville was very mediocre at times, Fi'ajik Shadbolt had a tendency to leave the three-quarter line in the early stage® and join in the forwards. As the game wore on he became more accustomed to his position, and made a name for himself.' With a little more form he will be amongst the best. Jimmy Dunn and Barker worked well together, and on them fell the bulk of the work. They both acquitted themselves well. Ken Fnrrie, at. half, plaj'ed well in ths open, but did not handle the leather too successfully from the scrum. With more experience he will get over that difficulty. Syd Wright, on the wing, was not playing up to his best form, but in the, forward ranks there were many hard doers, viz., Hooker, Desmond, Proctor, Lee, F. Wright, Bert Dunn and Curtis-. They were all conpicnoua at times. The scrum seemed to pack.much better than usual, but still the ball did not come out as clean as it ought to. Old Boys had many free-kicks awarded them, but kicked very poorly at goal. Mr Jack Manning, of Palmerston, gave every satisfaction as referee, whilst Messrs Jack McDonald' and . Keriana held the touch flags. NOTES. The sum of £3 14s fid was taken at the gales on Saturday last. Next Saturday’s game, Awahou v. Old Boys, is likely to draw a big crowd. In all probability Ml - E. Nash will referee. Old Boys hold practice at the public Hall to-morrow night. All members are requested to attend. Mr Manning had occasion-to warn one player during Saturday’s game, whilst he reprimanded another for coming on the field with a cigarette in his mouth-piece,’ Bravo! Old Bob Newth, who has weathered many a storm on the football field, had the misfortune to receive two “knock-outs” in quick succession in last Saturday’s game. The final on« proved to be his knee out of joint. This left Old Boys a man sho.t throughout the rest of the game. It is to be hoped the old stager will be in his guernsey again next Saturday. Whilst indulging in football practice, Bert Brown had the misfortune to put his shoulder out. We hope the genial “ Browny” will soon be well again, rs Awahou can ill-afford to lose such a promising forward. HANKINS SHIELD POINTS. Northern Division.

Team Matches played a o t? S u Q Lost O *3 a-S IS Peilding 6 4 0 2 8 Old Boj’s 6 5 0 1 10 Institute 5 3 0 2 6 Palmerston 5 2 1 2 5 Kia Toa C 2 0 4 4 Iwiroa 6 0 1 ,5 1 foxn.N > ' CTIOX. Awahou 2 2 0 0 ’ 4 Old Beys 2 1 1 1 3 Huia 2 0 1 2 1