FOOTBALL.

Otaki Mail, 1 September 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

HOROWHEN UA (2-1) V. GOLDEN BAY (5). THE TEAMS. Golden Bay.—Full-back Pool; thie< quarters, Solly, I’. Drummond, Holy carve; kve.-.etguths t By mess, x cueonor kail, Rahuhui; wing forward, B. Fry forwards, Haider, Wratt, Baldwin Evans, Park, James, Scriiuegeour. Horowhenua. i'ull-back, Johnson three-quarters, Wakolicld, Moses, Moy aihan; live-eighths, Kelly, Porter hall, Waka; wing forward, Jacob lore axis, liubiiison, George, Brough ton, Tana, 11. Moynihan, Sands, Bevan The represent-au >'e match between tk.c above reams iooi> place at Ouiki xn £xu*iluu.-, '•leather on V\ exlnesuay. and xn lire pxcstnte ol a. large number or spectator..-. lire nome ieam c. as juuen heavier than ineir opponents, but, nevertheless. Lne \ xsxtora put up a game Jxjfut. Auer kxckjmg-cdi they were uwardetl a tree kick iui orlstuc play, and irorowhenua was soon on the de-ieiu.-j.ve. lien came u reverse, and Gulden Bay accepted a force. Jacob stalled a passing rush, tran.sierring the bull to Porter, wlxu in turn tent it to Wakeiieid, The latter raced for tile line, but was collared in great Jyk- by Pool, who saved a score. James, lot the waiters, initiated a passing rush, in winch itahuhui, Bryne, Faieom. r and Drummond were conspicuous. .go tty afterwards seemed possession, and after a good run transferred to Drummond, who centred, thus allowing irv to beat the opposition anti score under ilie posts. -Solly easily converted. uolden Bay 5. Horowhenua nil. On resuming. Wakeiield was ruled oilside. tiut-d the visitors gutting the adtage, again attacked, but a free kick to iiorowhenua relicted the pressure. A loom ru.-xx eii.-ueit, anad Jacob essayed a -hot at goal, but missed by a narrow margin. Haidei- then , ■ n.-e gut Wakefield, who was pla Gig a ■•• gamt. again became conspicuous, and earned the wail u, the visitors' territory Then followed a smart piece of play by Meta, who nearly scored, By this time Go bleu Bay were well on the deicnec. and Hoiu dived over the line, but, an I urlunu tcJy for his side, his foot were out u! bounds. Then carue a sen"altonal run by ilolyoake, who traversed half the length of the field, passing all hie opponents in doing so. Meta, however, cut across and collared in tune to prevent a scute. Golly was enabled to have a shot at goal from a flee kick, but the ball Hew wide. Loose play followed, and eventually the borne team again attacked. Hard scrum work ensued, anad from the ruck Ksmgi Broughton scored a try. Jacob failed to convert. Golden Bay 3. Horo-whe-nua ». following this. Jacob secured the ball, made a line run anad transferred to \\ akeilexd, who scored behind the posts. Jacob converted. Horowlic■xua s;. (- -1 u‘ Bay Ghortlv after.

-b';iisv retired, injured, aud Guy filled j t Jjo va '.'alley. J ’it,;.- U> the end of the .'-pell was ill favour of the lues!.-, but tie Jan lief mtre v.-u.< registered, although Derail nearly eroded tlie lie*, uirie. .-fet George dived over, but in doing !-u lost eoatud of the bull ami [ tlius Ici.it a certain score Ihi wound spelt ~0,,0ed in favour ol ' lust visitors. and Golly Lad an unvm ] eesM'ul shot at goal. Jacob then became prominent, made a good run and caused the visitors to vigorously defend. Porter then came into the limelight. and after a good run sent the ball to Koru. who transferred to George, but the defence teas sound. .Jacob and Robinson were conspicuous in keeping up the attack, aud Wakefield, by centring, enabled Tana to score. Jacob converted, Horowhemia 13, Golden Bay o. Jacob arid T. Moynihun nent shone *ut. while Wakefield tried to pot. Bet .in and R. Moyuihan kept U P the attack, and T. Moynibau getting possession, scored at the corner. Jacob failed t* con vert. Horowhenua 16, Golden Bay o. Solly in turn had an unsue cm siui shot at goal, while Holycake was collared bv Meta just in time to pre- vent a score. Then came- more line passing by Jacob and T. Moyniima, which was followed by a loose rush, Meta. following up a kick, cut in, and scored a fine try. Jacob failed at goal. Horowhenua 19, Golden Bay o. Solly at this stage retired hurt. Jacob. T. Moyuihan and George then became prominent in a passing Tush, and Meta, seeing an opening, rushed up from hi? position and scored a splendid try, Jacob nicely converted, and the game ended: Horowhenua 24, Golden Bay 5. Mr Burrows al»ly controlled the game

The visitors, although defeated by a substantial margin, played well. They were handicapped by playing against much heavier opponents, and had but little chance in scrum and line-out work. On the loose, however, they were often seen to great advantage, and while the forwards were fast, the backs were nippy. Both sides kicked splendidly, but collaring was not of a high order. Solly, Holyoake and Bahuhui were the visitors’ main backs, but th» oth»rs played well. The forwards vvera an even lot, and worked well together. For Horowhenua. Meta at back was at host in himself. He played splendid-ly—-kicked. collared and ran well. His tries were well deserved. Wakefield and T. Moynihan played with great dash, and tne former aid valuable work. Mfynihan, who ran well, had card luck in not scoring two tries. Kelly and Porter were fair. The latter teas inclined to bullock rather than kick. His passing, however, was clean and crisp. The forwards proved a finecombination. and worked splendidly together. The Teams Entertained. After the match, both teams ■jutei-tained, the visitors, with £ug%

Union officials, at tlie Central Hotel, and the Horowhenua toam at the Telegraph Hotel. The dinners were given free by Messrs. T. Walsh and J. McGill, and excellent spreads were provided. Bor their generosity the Union is grateful. His Worship tne Mayor (Mr Brandon) presided at the Central Hotel function, and after full justice had been done to the good things provided, proposed the toast of “The King." He afterwards welcomed the visitors, and expressed a hope that 1 they would return to Otaki, where he maintained the climate was second to none. Mr li. W. Percy proposed the toast of “The Golden Bay Team," and in doing so congratulated the southern Union for sending its team on tour — a big undertaking, ho maintained, for a small Union. He hoped the Horovhenua Union would respond by repaying the visit. Mr Percy pointed I out that there was a scheme on foot j to amalgamate the Manawatu and j Horowhenua Unions, and if accomplished representative teams would be I sent to play the large Unions. Mr H. B. McGlashen, manager of the team, in reply, thanked all for their hospitality, and slated his team had • found it a great pleasure to visit Otaki. Eueh member had thoroughly enjoyed i his stay and although defeated, candidly admitted that the better team I had won. The referee, he said, had given every satisfaction, while the game had been a very friendly one. Mr McGlashen then extended a hearty invitation to Horowhenua to travel south. i “The Horowhenua Union and - Team” was then toasted. Mr Haase ■ (Golden Bay) paying compliments to | ■ the local Union and its supporters. He.! hoped, when Horowhenua paid a re- - turn visit, the tables would be turned - and that his side would win. ' Ret-. Father Vibaud agreed with the remarks made, and considered the game : was played in a thorough sportsman- ; like spirit. All had proved Pc xn. c ; sports, and if v’il. oPmsure in:, 1 ! , i.e ‘ m/"Mi. mi d Dm pi: ; :s w lit* - wv .hey had pi; yeu He wished the | G-n.ieU Ibty mi.in every success, and - trusted that a return match would ; eventuate. I ;

After the Mayor hud paid a compliment to the refereeing, the toast of “Mr Burrows —the referee” was toasted, Mr McGlashen, in doing so, paying a warm tribute to the manner in which Mr Burrows had officiated. He agreed that the lot of a referee was not always a pleasant one, but on this occasion he saw no reason for a single complaint. All. he maintained, should support a referee and not find fault, also to remember that he had only one pair of eyes.

Mr Burrows, in acknowledging the

compliment, said lie was a referee of two years standing only, but was pleased to know he had given satisfaction.

Mr F. Laws, a member of the Wellington Referees’ Association, also spoke, and after congratulating Mr Burrows, said that he considered that Mr Tom Paratn was one of the most promising referees in New Zealand; in fact, considered hint much superior to any Wellington referee. Mr l'nrata’s health was then toasted. and in reply he stated he was pleased to hear such complimentary re-

ferences to himself. He had always dune his best, and it was gratifying to know his decision.' had met with approval. He was also pleased, as one of the Maori race, to see Natives had not been overlooked in big matches. After a warm tribute had been paid to Mr Walsh for his “spread,” the company disbanded, many accepting Mr Jauncey’s invitation to be his guests at a picture display. During tile evening, Mr Hector Macdonald gave two elocutionary itemswhich evoked much applause.

At the Tolrgrapn Hotel. Mr W. Bevaii expressed the Union’s thanks to Mr McGill (proprietor) for his generosity and hospitality and referred to him as one of the best sports on the coast.

The Golden Bay footballers left for home yesterday morning, being farewelled at the station by Father Vibaud, who was instrumental in having the match played at Otaki. Father Vibaud supervised generally, and is to be complimented on the able manner in which arrangements were made and carried out. He was ably assisted by Mr Stan. Parker.

Interesr centres in the Licensed Victuallers ’ Cup, to be played for again at Otaki to-morrow. Levin Wanderers will meet Otaki at 3 p.m., while Porirua and Levin Rovers will play at 1.45. Mr T. Parata will referee the former match, and Mr K. Davis the latter.

It is understood that the Manavaiu Union has offered to pay the expenses of a Horowhenua ream to play in Palmerston. and also to pay all expenses of the combined team to play Wellington on the 23rd.

Among the visitors to the match at Otaki on Saturday was Mr L. £?. Carmichael, secretary of the Horowhenua Bugby Union. Mr Carmichael, who is a keen sport, exhibited great interest in the match and in the entertainment of the teams, and the Union is indeed fortunate in having such a capable man at the head of affairs. Mr Carmichael has undoubtedly proved flic best secretary the Union has had, and it is hoped that his services will be recognised.

Otaki team for to-morrow: Runa, Bailiev, Xowland.', Robinson (2), Freeman, Lima, Meta, Fogden, Subntsky. Tahiwi Batten Baker. Jacob. Lima.

As a result of the rep. match at Otaki on Wednesday, the sum of about £2O was taken at the gate;.