SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 137, 17 June 1926, Page 8

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

FOOTBALL.

SENIORS. PUTARURU 6, TE WHETU 0. The above match proved to be one of the most strenuous played in Putaruru for many seasons. The game, "though cjuite clean, was too hard and Reen for an exhibition of good football. Nevertheless the spectators were worked up to a high pitch of excitement throughout the game. The Te Whetu team, for the first time this season, displayed something of their last season's form, and in the last quarter they were much the ■more forceful side. The blacks, however, held their line intact and ran out winners as the resuß of scores .secured earty .in the game, f Morrow j|c<l±ed g. try after,%ood work by Gasparicß, and the latter kicked a penalty goal. Mr. Thorpe was referee. JUNIOR TRIAL MATCH. A trial match was played at Dowd’s paddock on Saturday, when two junior teams faced one another. The ■ game was willing and keen, more especially in the second half. After a few words of auvice had been given to both sets of forwards. The back play as a whole was good, and quite up to junior rep standard on the day. The Arapuni insides proved a good stiffening to the winning team. The forward work, however, was poor—very poor—for beyond keenness there is little good that can be said of this department of the play. An excep- j tion must be made of the work of Yandell and Rapin, the former especially shining, and being the best forward on the field. Of the others it can be said that the material is undoubtedly there, but knowledge of the elementary rules of forward work was sadly lacking. With systematic coaching the standard of forward play could be improved a hundred per cent for all were willing there not being a “ slacker ” on the field. Of the individual players, Voice was the best of the full backs, and came through a trying ordeal with credit., He has coriipletely eliminated last year’s fault of at times waiting for the bail to bounce, and his tackling is sound. Burke played much below form and certainly had a day off. Of the three-quarters McDonald and Townsend were the best, the latter displaying a fine burst of speed at times. McKernon and Kerr outplayed their opponents at five-eighths and combined well. Neither of the selected half-backs turned up, and Samson, a forward, deputising in this position, played a remai’kably fine game. He displayed form much above that of club standard in this position. Munro as rover used his head, but was hardly round the scrum quick enough at times to shine in a rep match. Amongst the forwards, with the exception of the two already mentioned, and Baker, there was little difference among the balance. Kilpatrick and Davie shone at times, but the latter undoes his good work by not being all out at odd times. Hearne, Baldwin, Rapson, Tomalin, Brosman and Newton all show promise, the latter especially showing a wonderful improvement on recent games. The rep team, particulars of which will be found in another column, cantains the nucleus of a good side, which with proper training and coacning. should give a good account of themselves. The material is there, and all that is needed is the polish, and instruction, in the fine points of the game. Whether it is possible to impart this to players so widely scattered is another question. In a match wherein the players were chopped and changed about so much it would be unfair to give the scores. The scoring, however, was done by the following players: McDonald (2), Munro (2), Townsend (2), Jamieson, Samson, and Kilpatrick (tries); Voice (2), Rapin (2), Munro and McDonald (goals). The teams lined out as follows: A.—Fullback, Burke; threequarters, Jamieson, McDonald, Townsend; fiveeighths, McKernon and Kerr; half, Cuthbert; rover, Munro. -B.—-Fullback, Voice; threequarters, Spain, Smith, Rossitter; five-eighths, Waitoa and McLeod; half, Samson; forwards, Kilpatrick, Davie, Rapson, Yandell, Brosman, Davies, Baldwin, Hearne. Referee: Mr. H. H. Bennett. ii TOKOROA SUB-U&ION. i The following are the results of! matches played on Saturday between j clubs organised at the N.Z. Perpetual Forests camps at Tokoroa:—

Wyllie’s team 20, Atiamuri 3. Referee, Mr. Haupapa. Smith’s team 12, Johnson’s team 3. Referee, Mr. Taimata. PUTARURU RUGBY UNION. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The usual weekly meeting of the above committee was held on Tuesday night, when the following members were present : Messrs. Barr Brown (chairman), J. G. Gasparich, J. S. Smith, G. Portas, C. D. Brown and G. G. Griffiths. The Rotorua and Mamaku Unions wrote requesting matches, and the matter was referred to the secretary to arrange dates. PROTEST. The Te Whetu club wrote protesting against the result of their match with Putaruru and enclosing £2 2s as protest fee. Several reasons were given for the protest, but the secretary pointed out that some of them were points of fact and not points of law. On the motion of Messrs. Griffiths and Brown it was decided that Messrs. A. C. Thompson, J. R. O. Lochhead, J. W. Barr Brown and G. G. Griffiths be appointed an appeal committee with power to act, the chairman to have only one vote. It was further decided that the committee sit next Saturday at 10 a.m. to hear evidence. REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. Mr. A. C. Thompson was appointed I manager of the senior team to travel to Matamata, and it was decided that the team leave by the morning express. PUTARURU V. MATAMATA. MATAMATA REPRESENTATIVES. The following have been selected by Mr. C. Scelly to represent the Mata- | mata sub-union in a game against 1 Putaruru, at Matamata, next Saturday:— Sutherland ‘ (Wairere'); Fausett , (Walton), Vosper (Matamata), Stew- | art (Patetere), Storey (Wairere), i Mac Johnston (Walton), Douglas • (Wairere), Woods (Walton), Yanko (Matamata), Abraham (Walton), Anderson (Patetere), Thompson (Waij rere), McCarthy (Matamata), Thrupp l (Walton), Aoake (Wairere). i Reserves : Devey (Matamata), Harding (Matamata), G. Wilson (Pa- ! tetere), L. Johnston (Walton). |- THE PUTARURU TEAM. The following team has been chosen to represent Putaruru: Full-back Edwards (Te Whetu); three-quarters, Woolliams (Te Wlietu), Kelly and Green (Arapuni); five-eighths (inside) Gasparich (Putaruru), (outside) Dougherty (Arapuni); half, Sole (Putaruru); rover, Petherick (Arapuni); hookers, Butt (Te Whetu), Burrows (Arapuni); lock, Williams (Arapuni); side row, Hearn (Te Whetu), Hannan (Arapuni); back-row, Taylor (Putaruru), Mitchell (Te Whetu). Reserves: Mears (Putaruru), Morrow (Putaruru). j PUTARURU JUNIORS. Full-back, Voice (Tokoroa) ; threequarters, Smith (Putaruru), McDonald (Arapuni), Townsend (Tokoroa) ; five-eighths, McKernon (Arapuni), _ Kerr (Tokoroa) ; half-back, Cuthbert (Arapuni) ; rover, Munro, captain j (Putaruru) ; hookers, Baker, Sampj son (Arapuni) ; lock, Yandell (Toko- , roa) ; side row, McDonnell (Tokoroa), Thorpe (Te Whetu) ; back row, Rapin (Arapuni), McEwin (Putaruru). ReI serves : Jamieson (Arapuni), Spain (Tokoroa), Kilpatrick (Arapuni), Brosnan (Tokoroa), Davie (Tokoroa).' The senior team leaves by the morning express, and the junior team reports to the selector on the Putaruru ground at 2.30 p.m. prompt. MATAMATA JUNIORS. The Matamata junior representatives to play against Putaruru, at Putaruru, have been selected fry Mr. J. W. Attwood as follow : p. Dixon (Walton), K. Wallace (Walton), Simmonds (Hinuera )> C. Fausett (Walton); G. Fausett (Walton), Egan (Matamata), Murray (Hinuera), S. Wallace (Walton), Vincent (Matamata), Radd (Patetere), Buckley (Matamata), White (Matamata), Ryan (Matamata), E. j es UVaharoa), Fraser (Patetere). j Emergencies- Backs, Percy (Ma°U&tin (Walton), Postle- 1 | wa.te (Hinuera); forwards, Richmond | IiSEtS: c ™" <“"”»>• <m ~-

WAIKATO UNION. ] There has been considerable “ to do ” in Hamilton football circles over , the decision of the Te Akau sub-union to stop players within the Te Akau | boundary from playing for Hamilton j clubs. This matter has been before the Waikato union three times this season already and each time the subunion has been upheld. It is now stated that the few players in question are qualifying for Hamilton by spending a certain part of each week within the Hamilton sub - union’s boundaries. The East v. West match is to be played on July 17. By then the East and the West selectors will have got busy in sifting the “ oats ” from the “ chaff.” The various sub-unions will he well advised to watch the Waikato Rugby Union’s fixtures this season so as to regulate their championship fixtures without weakening clubs. There is a long list, which includes some matches which should he good. WAIKATO FIXTURES. The Waikato Union’s future fixtures are as follow: — July 31. —V. Thames Valley, at Paeroa.August 21.—V. North Auckland, at Hamilton. September 4.—V. Thames Valley, at Hamilton. " September 8. V. Taranaki, at Hamilton. September 18.—V. Auckland, at Auckland. September 29.—V. Hawke’s Bay, at Hamilton. July 17.—East v. West, at place To be arranged. A match with King Country was held over in the meantime. Bay of Plenty will be travelling ! north and will probably include Waikato in their itinerary. ABOUT REFEREES. Speaking at a football meeting m Leeston (Canterbury), Mr. Garrard stressed the fact that the mainjaim of every referee should be to ,give both sides a fair and square deal. It was too much to expect that a referee •would see everything that went on or that he would not sometimes make minor mistakes. While it was very necessary to have firm rules laid .down,"if these were interpreted literally there would be no football at all. A referee must exercise judgment in controlling a game, and, above all, . the contending teams must have confidence in him. If there was a lack of confidence in the referee no end of 1 trouble would be met with. Mr. Wilson said Mr. Garrard had ■ put the position in a nutshell. After ~ all, what a referee went on the field for was really to see that both teams had a fair go. The main rules to be observed were those relating to offside play and obstruction. A referee . to he successful must have personality and the ability to control. Once a referee lost control there .would be troub’e. There could be only one controlling body in football and that was the Rugby Union. “ To have good football and retain the goodwill of the players and the public you must let one body do the job,” said Mr. Wi'son emphatically. The Canterbury Rugby Union retained sole control of the appointment of referees and he felt confident that the absence of trouble or friction of any kind was mainly due to this fact. An appointments or competitions committee was set up by the union to make the appointments for the whole of the matches. MATAMATA RESULTS. Seniors. Patetere 9, Matamata 0. Walton 5, Wairere 3. Juniors. Walton 9, Waharca 0. Matamata 0, Wairere 0. Hinuera 6, Patetere 3. Thirds. Weharoa 3, Matamata 0. High School 3, Patetere 0. NORTH V. SOUTH MATCH. The North Island easily. defeated the South Island on Saturday by 41 points to 9. M. Nicholls kicked four penalty goals and converted four tries. 1926 ALL BLACKS. The following team has been chosen to represent New Zealand on the Australian tour:— Full-back.—Stevenson (Otago). Three-quarters.—Svensen (Wellington), Blake (Hawke’s Bay), Elvey (Canterbury), Lucas (Auckland), Ro--1 billiard (Canterbury), j Five-eighths.—M. Nicholls (Wel- ; lington), Cooke (Hawke’s Bay), Sheen (Auckland). j

Half-backs. —Mill (Hawke’s Bay), Dailey (Canterbury). Wing Forward.—Porter (Wellington). Forwards.—Lomas (Auckland), Irvine (Hawke’s Bay), Kirkpatrick (Hawke’s Bay), Harvey (Wairarapa), Alley (Southland), M. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay), Finlayson (North Auckland), R. Stewart (South Canterbury), C. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay), Knight (Auckland), Hazlett (Southland).