FOOTBALL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 204, 16 June 1914, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

The Rugby Game. MILL 10 v. CllY (.. Tiic eecond mcctini; of the Hill and City aenio's produced h closclv conleslH g in:. Hill took the field with )2 men, the lumber tubsequently bring increased to IT The difference between the sulci* of I'.ay was nt or.ee apparent. Hill with llieir fnst back* warted the game open and to have the hull thrjwn about; lity's t:ctics wore to keep it -close . The City forwards proved a very prominent tactor in the Ram nnd it was 01,ly in tlu 1 ist quarter (lint (ho Hill bs< ks got u lew chunci - to open out Tha City backs were without aggressive tactics and thtir defensive work u is not ulwaya suited to the game their forwards playire;. With ( ity vunguaid rhowing a auprinrity over t't?ir oupunenta and adopting short kick ins rushes us their form of attark, there' was littla oj that spectacular effect which dchghts the onlooker. In ;bc fmt q .later, bf' t < r a scrim of Bcruma i:i thi' proximity of the Hill line, Maher drew llrst bbrd; Adams failing to convert. City 3, Hill 0. The second quarter, playing wi'h ih: wild, City had Hill penned up in their Wa most of the time, and it was very lucky for Hill that several more scores were not registered against them.

The third quarter saw Hill gaining an advantage. The City forwards were tiring and were unable to keep the game so cloao, In Bnmc open play A. Bilkey got an opening and outpacing his opposition scored, Wilron converting with a fine kick. Hill 5, City 3.

V. Rogers broke away the side line, but l:Kk of support fioilt goid elianc p. Faun a penalty Wilson bad a shot at goal, the ball stiikirg the upright. A. Bilkey looked vety liKe fcoiing on otic ocoa ion, but kicked iist.nd of using hii paeo and City fo ccd. The honours of this q.iarter were to the Hill.

I The l;:st quarter was the most exciting. ("1 ly forwards from the I kick olf s.t up a itrorg attai'k which broke through the Hill's defence, I and linally their persistence was - rewarded by Burgess scoring, i Admiia ajjain failed (o convert. . I City 6, Hill 5. I ity renewed the I attack, hut the forwards tiring Hill , were enabled to bring their hacks . into at o \ V. Rcgers ptA in a i strong run, passed in to Lamont, i j who cross-kicked to the other wing where a forward pot possession and ultimately crossed the line. The i | ball was brought back for an | infringement. City were kept d.fend' g and trom a line out Pollock smartly started a passing rush from ! ; which Lamont scored. Wilson converted. Hill 1(1, City (i. City I made a desperate effort to equalise | the scores, but the attack was of 1 short duration. V. Rogers made a strong bid for another try, but J smart tackling by Lauer saved the situation. Hill had the best of the 1 bout till the finish of the game. I For the winners Wilson and ; Pollock were prominent in the forwards. The backs were principally defending, and the City rushes gave them plenty of work; Lamont, Bilkey and V. Holers showing up on the attack. 7he City pack played a sterling hard game and possibly "Beef" Adams was the pick of a very even division. '1 he backs Wci'd poor, lacking combination in j attack and frequently failing in defence. Mr B. Fov rcfereed TUAKMJ v. M FUCK I!. Another interesting name was witnessed on the Tuakau ground on I Saturday. Hay was fast and even | throughout. Mercer tried hard to reverse the result of the previous match against Tuakau. and kept the i hums team very busy. Spectators j took a keen interest in ihc gama I and several amusing incidents : occurred besides a slight "collision" jor two between supporters of the respective t?airis. Tuakau won by o to nil. Sniped scoring the home try. THE JUNIOR CONTEST. The .junior match between City and Hill, played on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a win lor the former by (> point? (two unconverted 1 tries) to nil. The gaua was fairly evenly contested throughout, though the City forwards showed to better advantage in the open, and th:ir scrum work was superior to that of their opponents. Altogether the game was a very fair exhibition. Brown and Reynolds scored a try each for the winners. There are some very promising players amongst the juniors, and with a season or two of experience will no doubt give a go d account of themselves in the future. Mr Fulton had control of the gain?. Owing to a defence parade being luld on Saturday next, all junior matches have been cancelled for that c'ale. Association. PUKEKOHE v. TABEKACLE. Playing o the p:irade ground, Pukekohe won the toss and played with the wind. Puktkoha were the tirst to attack and gave Tabernacle an anr.ioui few minutes in front of their goal Eventually Tabernacle forwards cleared and a corner followed, but the shot was unsuccessful and Tabernacle took the play to the centre. Pukekohe forwards were very pronii.ent for good combination work and had splendid opportunities for scoring, but could not lind the spot. Later on Tabernacle came away with a rush and just before half-time Rogers scored a clean goal, the spell ending! Tabernacle 1, Pukekohe 0. Pukekohe hud nearly all the play in the second half anil after a very determined rush Williams scored for Pukekohe. Willis and Swallow put in some splendid defensive work and despite several good openings Pukekohe cuuld nt score again. Pukekohe attacked the greater psrt of the spell, and play was interesting to the end. When the whistle went: tabernacle 1, Pukekohe L