FOOTBALL

Otaki Mail, 22 August 1923, Page 3

FOOTBALL

. ® FIXTURES FOB, N. S. WALES. ! August 22nd—v. South Canterbury, at Timaiu. , ! August I*6tii —v. Now Zealand, at Dunedin. August 29th —v. Southland, at Invercur- ■ ! gill. , 1 September Ist—v. New Zealand at Christchurch. September sth—v. Hawke’s Hay, at Napier. Sep tern tier Sill —v. Auctci. ; . -North I Auckland, at Auckland. September 12 th —v. Waikato-Th: 1 .. aes Valley-Hay ui I’Jeniy, ai lienidi -n. September 11th—v. Nee Zealand, . t Wellington. September .19th —v. -AVa i ra,a pa - Flu a Districts, at Alusterton.

MASH IiJP SEf/i'-FIHAi.. i iI HI MAI DJiFLA’fS vHUA. ttui Mai jKivauced (i Ft.liber -...-j ■ .- Van Ui LJLe WlinUiJg ot ;..,e -..15-, e- , , by decisively deleatn.g ueii.iua .. i .■simirday by 19 poiiiis lu o. J lie g'i.iie Wu.s a t.iuuiipli Oi i.-oitj-biiiutlou over undirected elloii. j.!t ■ lorwards or buln piiei-.s Worn pi it.eveaty iun,iciit.Ll, tiiid it is .uj it.u.cation OF tFic strides tier.-u-.ia Ins ma-Ia (luring thu season, t.au ttia.i va.us ilgill Uiu ougu Lite gUl'lt- \v e. e capable ui standing up again.si ide brawn oi tiie; wieigaueat pack in tin i Union. Weraroa in the First sjieil uiti most ot ithe attacking" and despite tiie Fact Uiat Uai Mai ltnislied tile sjieil witn Utie score O—U in tiieir iuvuur, stUi looked as if tliey dad a ciiaiice. in tile second spoil, iiuwcver, FFui .Mui, as is usual with tliiu team, iieeideu to take tiie yame seriously, and stari,-

ed to throw tiie ball auuui among tiie hacks. Womroa, tune alter time, made Forward rushes which had timir opponents on the (Intensive, hut once tiie lir.sL line lost eonirui m the iia.u, the movement ended. Ine hacks, taken as a. wiiole, were tiopeless, MarsJin played a good game, ni tiie lirst spell, hut got iiu support alia laded out towards Hie end oi the game. Wells, whu can generally he looked For to do more than his share, was inconspicuous, ami there ups not a. single combined back movemin; uii die part oi tiio team during the game. Hui Mai, oil tile oilier hallo, Was well supported in the back division. •Starting with Mold, a junior taken in lor tho occjision, and who may be expected to show up piomineiitly among tlhe seniors next year, all played a sound game. Mela Johnson at full-back was always m the picture, ids kicking being particularly good at times. The game opened with a small rally by Woinroa, who writ playing

with the disadvantage ot the sun m their eyes, and tor th e . lirst- qiiartcr id an hour alley kept the opposing side busy. Hui Mai appeared to lie content to hold tiiioin, lull, woke up and getting to the 25 came down solidly behind tire leather, llupa only saving in time liy kicking out at the corner. From ihe throw in a scramble look place on tiie line, Hose saving by finding the tine at tilio 25. Almost. immediately alter, Gardnor took a mark in Front ol the posts ana drew first blood lor llui Mai with an useful kick. 3—o. WVduroa for sonic time, kept the game in Hui Mai’s territory, Fail could not do anything with the ball, and Hui Mai broke nilifougli their iorwards and meeting neither science nor combination among the backs, carried the bail down to within ten yards of the line, whore Marslin stopped the rush with a line kick lo the Play immediately returned to Wernrout's* line, and ltiyds out Mhkpicked out of the scramble, and working the blind side of the field, added a. fu;rthor three poim/., the kick at goal Failing. Thu spoil ended without further incident. On gy.uig off thei field it was found that Gibbs, who was hooking tor Weraroa, had broken a rib, and his place was taken by Grace. Hui Mat took change from the opening ol' the second spell, ami wit-tun a few minutes of ;!he commencement. Wallace picked up, and got over, the kiek again tailing. A long spell of uninteresting play which Followed was broken by Ftasigi Broughton breaking through and taking 1 lie bait over the line at his Feet. A scrum was given five yards out, Followed by a line out at tiie same distance, said Grace ITeiemaia getting the bail rushed dhrougji and drew blood for Weraroa,. Hopa converted. 9 —5. Weraron's hopes, raised by this first success, weiie permanently dashed by Wallace scoring his second try, which was converted, making the score 14—5. The remaining points were added by Waka towards tiie end of the game, D. Gardner converting the -try. Score 19—5. The Taranaki reps, play Horowhttraa at Levin Hiis afternoon and a good game should result. At the last meeting of the Mar.awatu Rugtiy Union an allegation of neglect to attend to a footballer who had met with an injury was made against a Palmerston doctor. The injured player received lirst aid on the football field by a doctor and was taken to Union’s doctor, who was unable to attend him, owing to indisposition and sent him to another doctor, who it is alleged, not only refused to attend him but said as the other doctor had started the work he should finish it. Subse-

quently the injured player was attend- , c-d to by another doctor. The Union j passed a resolution to the effect that ! in no circumstances was an injured j player to be sent to the offending doctor ; in the future and a vote of apprccia- ! tion and compliment ary ticket were extended to the doctors who had rendered humane treatment. At Tuesday's meeting of the a ,r einent Committee' of the Hoiowlunua Htiffbv I'uion, a letter was receded front the OUtki Chamber ot Commerce protesting against that Union s attitude in playing all rep. matches in Levin. The Secretary was mstrn,ted to write, that this was a niattci which lay Union turn 'he different* Clubs, and any question on the subject would be settled between these bodies. .„t r u~,_^-ii