FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 465, 3 August 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

At Palmerston on Saturday great interest was taken in the senior match played on the Show grounds between Kia Toa (Palmerston) and Feilding. This match decided the competition for the Hankins Shield, Kia Toa being one point behind Feilding. . Despite the gloomy outlook of the weather, the gate receipts were a record for a club match under the Manawatu Union, totalling The ground was heavy, and the game was chiefly confined to the forwards. Feilding won, after a hard-fought game by 13 points (three tries, two converted) to 3 (a goal from a mark). The leading team in the Wellington championship (Poneke) were defeated on Saturday by Athletics by three points to nil, and as Petone defeated Old Boys by 15 to 6, these two teams (Poneke and Petone) are now on an equal footing.

The following are the results of the other Wellington matches : Melrose 13 v. Southern 6. Oriental 18 v. Victoria College 9. St. James xi v, Wellington 8. The Ponsonby (Auckland) team played their first match in Australia on Saturday, when they defeated a team from the Metropolitan Union by 13 points to 11. Savoury and Morse scored tries for the visitors, O’Ueary converting both, and also kicking a goal from a penalty. The following team has been chosen to represent Manavvatu against Horowhenua, on Saturday: Skelly, Stalker, Reid, Martis, Ford, Stewart, Ongley, McMinn, Brough, Carroll, Ryan, Whisker, McNae, Wighton, Carroll; emerg: Buchanan and Best. The Albions have nominated a team in the Manawatu Union’s competition for the Abraham Cup.

AWAHOU (21) v. RONGOTFA (0).

This match was played on the racecourse on Saturday, before a fair number of spectators. Rongotea won the toss and playing with the wind behind them kept Awahou very busy for the first spell. With the exception of a goal kicked from a rolling ball by a Rougotea player and which was afterwards disallowed by the referee no score resulted in the first spell, Rongotea having the best of it. Playing with the wind in the second spell Awahou quickly began to score, Andresen following up a high punt by Rore touched down near the post, Marsh converting. Saveli who was following up well throughout scored two more tries both from high punts by Rore, and both of which were converted by Marsh. Shortly after the last score by Saveli Awahou was awarded a free-kick close to Rongotea’s line from which a goal was registered. With about 10 minutes to go J. Joe secured another try as the result of a scramble near Rongotea’s line, the shot at goal was unsuccessful. Shortly before the finish of the game Wallace, an Awahou player had the misfortune to break his collar bone. The game ended 21 to nil. Dr. Adams refereed.