FOOTBALL.

Shannon News, 6 May 1924, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

JUNIORiS. SHANNON 11 v. TOKOMAHU 3. FOXTON 37, v. MOUTOA nil. MIRANUI 7 v. KOPUTAROA 3. SHANNON V. TOKOMAHU. The above teams met on the Herniation Ground, Shannon, on Saturday before a good .attendance of tin; pubJic. The ground was in good order .considering (the recent heavy join and the' ball was easy to handle. Both sides mustered a strong tettm and appeared to. .he about equal when taking the field. Slum non lost the toss and Tolvoma.ru played with a slight breeze behind thorn and during the first 20 minutes had much the (best oi the play, facing the local boys .several times, eventually drawing lirsl. bloody Simpson scoring near the corner ting. The kick at. ,goal was unsuccessful. This reverse -livened up the local hoys, who begun to play much better and held their own for the remainder of the spell, there being no further scon;. On resuming, Shannon by good combined work more than held their own, and after a good dusli by the forwards F. Wilson evened .matters. No goal resulted. Both teams .were now ointheir mettle and the spectators became worked up to fever pitch. The hall had not been long in .play when heavy work by C. Hunt, brought this player a. try. lie took the hick himself ami kicked. a v splendid goal, making- .Shannon S, Tokomaru 3. The latter’s men were imw tiring and only the' good work of Howlands and George kept shannon from scoring ;»g-u.in. However, towards the close of the game a gond forward rush by Shannon iiim I lied K. Wilson t.o cross at the corner. The kick Ini led. Play ended slipr.lly after, Shannon Jl, Tokomarn :>. Mr Burroughs gave general satisfaction as referee.

The Shannon forwards all worked well together, and showed the value ol 1 raining, Freeman and Fitzgerald .ppcnriug to be a little more proininnt than'the others. Among the hacks

; Hull! pla.yed, his usual sate game, while Taylor'was sound on-defence, tin' weak spot .being the centre .threequarter, who appeared to jbe out ol Ids ldnev in this position. Of the Tokn'iiiaiii forwards Parr-was the best and Simpson was always prominent. Among tire - backs Rowlands was easily the best and lias a future before him,-while George was a tower of strength in alack and defence, while Whvie was always handy.

REP. FJDOTBALL. MANAWATU 23,' HOROWHENUA 17. The Mitnawy-tu-Horowhen.ua Trial Hep. M;tl.b was played on the Palmerston North showgrounds on . Saturday in line, but cold weather. There was 'a fair attendance of the public who were rewarded with some fine ■Hashes ..f football, although on the whole Ihe game was disappointing, considered mi rep. .standards. Tiie public had no reason to complain of |aek ol incident —brilliautII as bos oi play .were frequent, hut in practically every instance it- was merely the failure of the defence on either side which permitted scores. In all seven tries were scored, five were run verted and three- penalty goals were registered. If. Jacob skippered ini Horowhcuua and Raugi Akim'a for Manawatu. -> TEAM CH ANGUS. Tana, wliio injured his shoulder last Saturday, did ,not turn out .as lock to the iioroAvhemia pack, Gardner taking his place, and the veteran -George being i noved into the back row forwards. For Mauawaiu IJus--lin, wlm y was to have captained the firi'i'iis, did mot play. Sly was promoted to wing-l'orward and .Meller--1-1 :-n took Slv’s place in, the pack. 'first hai.f. Hoif 'Wiicnua. started well and for the. lust 21) minutes'looked as if they had tlu* game in .their hands. At this stage l.he backs were handling the bali well and the forwards working with splendid dash, they -had the Mana-wat-u team paralysed, play remaining in the is’ 25 during the whole of this time. Apparently \\vithbm cause a drv l-o-l set in, the three-qinirter line especially, held by Fdv. Heed and ITAth, lading rigid out of the pielure. ’ Ib'id continued to play asafe v ami occasionally good game, but from. this point on Udy phryCd wlia.t. was possible the worst op game of his career.’whilst D’Atli, with one ot two notable exceptions was also weak. • Mariawatu won flic toss and elected to detain I the northern goal,'having the situ behind with a light breeze In face at the kick-off. Thislater de-vH'i-pcd intio a nasty cross-wind. The first incident was a long shot at goal by Law from a mark, a higli kick falling on Ihe line Linder the bar. •\ mlemlid kick hv Meta Johnstone

returned the hall tu-touch past halfway. ! Ifn i AVlicuua made repealed ' assaults on the greens' Jine and there wore some clinking passing rushes Winiata —Moses—Reed — Tahiwi to the north-east corner flag.. Jacob initiated a number of them and on one occasion the full-back, .Johnsfon. started a piece of play that almost led to a brilliant, try by .D’Afch, to whom be passed in flic opposite corner, but .Hailey rushed lire red leitwinglr out on the, corner flag, lahiwi at centre was playing brilliantly and made some capital runs, but his pa»-sing-ou! proved to be a ‘weakness that robbcll florowhrnua of more than one score in the game. He was, however, poorly supported by Udy at right 1 wing, in which direction the attack was invariably launched. Winiata— Jacob—-I dy .just failed to draw first blood, and then fifteen minutes from the shirt. Jacob made a powerful run from a brilliant bit of foot-work by veteran Moynihan, and jiassed right on goal-lino in a. position where K. Broughton and Kcliu Avere in attendance. M’Herron made a tine effort to intercept, but could only touch the ball with his fingers. It rolled towards tile t wo fast followers and Kelni landed and tiry Avith Tlaiigi. Broughton handy in ease he missed, Jacob placed a nice goal Horowlienua s—o. TAHIWI’S BRILLIANCY. ■ next incident, was the bent sole

of the match. Manawatu were Just clearing nicely from a right wing attack,. when Tahiwi Hashed past the Manawatu dribblers, picked the ball up at full speed and swerved in to. the left to take him over at the righthand goal-post. A brilliant piece of .Rugby was null hied by an equally line save by Bailey, who came lasi, aci'oss from the greens' right wing and gras, sed Tahiwi a. yard short of the lino. Both players were heartily applauded. Johnston and D'Atli were next with tlu- -effort already referred to, rotlootingcredit. on the red lull-back -whose pick-up, run and pass would have done credit to a smart three-quarter. MANAWATU WAKES UP.

Up to this stage t lie greens' had played tike a beaten side, hut a sen. satlonal incident galvanised l hum imtio action and was tlp> fore-runner of three goals in the space of a dozen -minutes, M.’.t.lerrmi: in stopping a red rush ;il .the twenty-five, line came through with Lite ball at toe and after dribbling to nearly half-way. Bailey dashed in just as tlie ball rose on the bounce, and taking it in his stride set sail fomln- mie w., li tly llorowlienua rearguard in hot pursuit. Although a couple ot reds got across lield almost lu striking distance, the Redding flier had-100 mueli pace ou 1o lie effectively blocked. J 1,.; crossed just inside, the south-west Hag and ran round the .ground the ball deep behind the posts. Thebe was consternation when play was recalled to lire spot where Bailey had relieved M'Herron. The reds were awarded a free-kick!

An exchange of kicks following led to a iiiugiiiik'u!!'f shut at goal.-from a mark by the given captain, the ball swerving out. to the rigid, with a sudden gust of wind. It proved, so deceptive that the red backs had difficulty in steadying it and Johnston bent, a couple of fast«foi]owiit,g given forwards 'by o fraction only^ From the kick-out M’JJonald Bur-cell—-Raw-—Bropn.i set tip a, likely look. Lug attack. The centre’s pass was - too slow, and although Bropliy swerved ill to it by clever anticipation the red backs bad time to close up the gap ior which .Bropliy was making. MANAWATU MAKES 13 BREAK.

Raugi Akuira got his second shot a few moments later nod it proved the tore-rmn.vr of a succession of goals and display of effective kicking. Horowhenua 5-3. Play had hardly been resumed i.vi'ore the green forwards cam I. 1 n way from, the centre, Carroll taking the bolt to within ten yards of I lit' line. Here he was hold up .but M'Ronald picked up and grounded after a. dashing' run. Akuira , adding the major points. 'Manawatu B—s- ' From the kick-off the honm vanguard after an exchange ' of kicks, again got control ami barrel and Gotliard were prominent in a bit. ol ■ -ombinei!. forward play that, brought. Manawatu wljhin striking distance and .gave M’Donahl anoth.-r v nro :•:> , a repetition: of Ids eiewr "rovmg ' propensities. The gout-kick p.ivsviUod no difficulty to Almira and Mann watu led For quartcr-m'-;.uf-hour Horowhenua laid been completely outclassed. but they rallied for the (dosing live minutes of the spell, characterised by one Ol the, finest goals seen on the ground. • From a pemtlt y .awarded in their own defensive territory Jacob, the red skip, per. sent the. bait low, straight and true between; (he posts, to file accompaniment ol'lii-arly applause. Mauawaf.u 1:; —S. ami th * interval quickly followed. THE SECOND SPELL. What wind was not going straight across-field beviited the greens wlio gul slfaiglM te business from tin whistle. I ’lay 'was hoardly in progress ve minutes before Law picked up tile douse ami a straight run of twelve yards 1 ook biro over the line. Tim k-e. was an easy use for Akuira. Mntiawa!u .18 -S. This quick reverse woke liorouvnua up ami the fm-wards, got busy again, ■'or ten miinii • s play hovered in the Manawatu twcity-rivc and Bevan had exasperating luck when he broke through and was beaten by the bounce alter tie had dHldded the ball over the home line. Th r drop-out did not give Manawatu much relief as (bai sterling forward Raugi Broughton capped a good pie.ee cl lorward play by a tiy alder a dashirg run from twenty-five yards out. .bemb missed a not overdifficult Mud. and Mauawaiu led 18 — tl. As a converted try would now have

almost wiped off file deficit. Hoiowiienua. redoubled their o-Ports and first Winiata. •. rda.yi iik a nice game at

half) and liien Tahiwi went c!os>> with sriuu'i dashe.-. Wlu-ii t lie siege was relieved, p!av via;! i|uicl; ly back to red £orriroiv ivlci'a Rrophy maile two brilliant solo r fi>r!s, in the second of wliich he inu luri'd a eoll;ir-bone and had to rrlire E: favour Of .Seeker. The green forward-' notched the lasli try for Alalia wat u I'arrull and ( billiard leading the way whoa the latter secured and dived <>\*;r. AUuira s shot sailed high with bio- wind and on excellently judged effort placed, .viauawatu in au unassaiiable piisiiion. 22 —1 IWE REUS DIE GAMKEV. Tiiore was only a, brief period left for play bul in the remaining ten minutes Horowlienua added two scores, made several determined passing attacks and were almost in at the south-, western earner when uo-side was railed. The iirsl <d tin: IWo semes was the result of a sla-hiug bit of handling b.v .1 aeoli - ■ YVi n i ; i l a - Ta.hi wi - , E>' At ii. Ibe later scoring a line try at the s<iut h-car tera corner, Jacob mafic a line kick from a difficult angle and wound-up He scoring a. few minutes laler l>v a na; row -mu rgined goal right in front of tin- posts from a penalty for handling the, ball in. the srriunmage. ,A 1 ana watu 215—17 in a fast and always interesting game which

..... Vl -, victory to JVlmmwatu by superior goal-kicking, each side being credited with 11 1 0 same number of actual scores (Mana.watu four tries and a penalty goal f TTorowlienua, three tries and tw'o penally goals). Mr W. M'Sweeney, refereed '