FOOTBALL

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 563, 3 September 1920, Page 2

FOOTBALL

PUKEKOHE 11, 6. £ The return match between the kekohe and Tuakau clubs on the Domain on Saturday in presence of a large attendance of spectators. Hoth teams contained a 1 number of junior players, Pukekohe's r backs being strengthened by the ih» elusion of A. Wray, a Bombay playeß>? Pukekohe had the advantage of * slight breeze and the sun at their backs in the first quarter. About half-way through the quarter the visitors' threequarter mulled, and A. Wray following up snipped up the ball and dived across. Leighton added the major points with a splendid kick: Pukekohe's, Tuakau 3. The game livened up, and Tuakau drove the reds back to their own twentyfive, but A. Wray saved punt down field. Higginson WfflSned from ft line-out and set the liotn© rear machine in action, but when the position appeared ugly Roy Smeed obtained and cleverly saved. The Tuakau forwards with W. Smeed and Dromgool in the van shifted the scene of plav to Pukekohe territory', but W. Crum saved by a timely mark. The second quarter opened Tuakau on the offensive, but the reds drove them back, and Roy Smeed sent the ball out near the half-way flag. The visitors set up a vigorous attack, Pivott breaking away repeatedly, but support was lacking. Tonkin and Crum in rapid succession relieved dangerous positions by timely marks. W. Smeed marked in a handy position, and he piloted the oval safely over the bar: Pukekohe a, TuakSSoon after R. Tonkin obtained and raced for the line. He passed to Jack Adams, but the latter was overtaken before he could get far. The visitors leturned and Revell was unfortunate in not crossing the line. Half-tune was called with the score unaltered. The gam? up to this stage had been very eyen, but upon resuming Tuakau Reared to fall to pigpes. Pukekohe pressed the oval up in his opponents nfao WWW his»way across. He made at converting: Tuik'iu ™ The red back»«HPT and Wray passed in turn passed l t» s ®lfkto, 'whOj|ot ever. The pass appear®to be suhtly forward, but the refirfee heKPotherwise. Leighton's kick frert wide: Pukekohe, 11, Tuakau 3. The fmntAUarter was all in favours i of the vSftjrs. From a scrummage f: near Roy Smeed obtainjji the leathfr and scored a fine j ! aft easy position, but ,r failed. The remainder Uf the game was fast and even, and endfld: Puke- ; kohe 11, Tuakau 6. I The game was contested in a most , friendly manner throughout. For the tosers Roy Smeed, • Smeed, Pivotr,' Revell and Dromgpql. ; played well, while Leigh ton, Wrajfeg i Crum, Higginson and Marshall shonfH > out for the victors. Mr. Bert Clarke proved an i and impartial referee. 1 After the match the visitore, were . entertained at dinner at the Carnit val Tearooms. , Mr. Dynes Fulton, manager of the - Tuakau steam, returned thanks on bey Half of the visitors. He referred to 5 the fine, friendly spirit in which the . game and the one the previous Sat- . urday had been played, and said they had been contested should l be. He was that the re- . suit of both gameg bad tofcen the . means of drawing the two clubs . closer together, and also he was ' pleased to see that old-time rivalry ' and friction that used to be in evidence was almost a thinj of tte ■ past. He referred to rqer W things back 18 years ago, afi he was satisfied that the two clunis were now closely united, and instead of ! being enemies were friendly towards ' each other. Commenting on the matches, Mr. Fulton said thaj*At cimes glimpses of pld-time footfall . were conspicuous, and he ' that next year Franklin ; teams equal ,to_anything in thwJKi* vince, and it would be up to the ln4 ' standard of Rugby. He paid trfbut* <' to the referee, Mr. Bert. Clarke, and } added that he was one of the most • impartial referees he had ever seen. f He had seen him referee aweral 1 matches and never heard' a word said - against his decisions. With men like ? Mr. Clarke and others in the district the good old game of Rugby was ■ bound to flourish. He then called for I cheers for Pukekohe, which were f given in a rousing manner., Mr. Robert Fulton, president of - the Pukekohe club, on behalf of the t home club, referred to. the spirit in , which the match had Ifcen contested.* 1 and said there was no reason i all matches should not be played nn > similar lines.