SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL.

Shannon News, 13 May 1924, Page 2

SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL.

SENIOR RESULTS. OTAKI 3, WANDERERS 0. SHANNON .17, FOXTON ?. WERAROA 25, BO VERS 3. JUNIORS (Northern). WVAHOII 12, KOPUTAROA 1. FOXTON 4-i v. MIBANUI U. Southern. HUI MAI 23 v. WERAROA 7. BAHUI 18 v. ROVERS 0. Wanderers Defaulted to parapa raumu. THIRDS. SHANNON 19. KOPUTAROA 0. WFRAROA .17, FOXTON 14. SHANNON 17 v. FOXTON 3.

This fixture was ■ played on the Ground iat,. Shannon on Saturday and proved rather disappointing from a spectators' point ol view inasmuch as that Lip to within ten minutes ol the. call ol time, Shannon appeared to have it. all their own way especially so in the lirsi liu.n, when they piled up 14 points to their opponents nil. Shannon's back and forward divisions on the day's play proved far superior to Hie visitors, the backs handling the ball in line style. WillJUidHK ai. five-eighths showed up as a valuable acquisition to the tea.m, his heady work and splendid handling of the bah being a feature of the gallic whil}! J- lviriona al whig three-quarter also played a 'sound game. The forwards, whjhuut exoep- , lion, worked hard. Although up against it Foxton at no time showed signs of turning it in L and towards the end of the gaane were going very 'strong.. At the call of time they had the Reds defending their line, 1 Laving a few! minutes before, from one o>f these attacks, secured tlieir only score of the game. After an exchange of kicks Shannon carried play to , Foxton ] s 25 where from a scra-mhie- Tohi go), possession, hut, kicking a bit hard, Foxton farced. Play was returned to centre where Tohi again secured possession- and cutting across the held sent a long pass to Kirioma who put ' a good run down Held; kicking lightly and following up, he drew first, blood. Sands failed to increase the score. Shannon again attacked, trie forwards carrying play to. Fox-ton's ! line Soon after Iroui luid-fMd a fine I passing rush, in which Williams, ; Hemingsen and Bartholomew took ! part, sajw the latter miss scoring by a narrow margin. Foxton now work--1 ed the leather back to the Beds 25, but a fine kick by Williams sent play well down the held the Foxton full back missing .badly, Talbot dribblimg the ball dangerously near the line before being stopped. But it was only a momentary check, a dribbling rush ending in Sturgeon, scoring. B. Moy-, nihan's kick failed. A passing rush headed by Williams again took play to Foxton's line, where Joha-nsen soon after wriggled his way through-anil scored B. M-ovnilhau's kick .at goal again missed. " Almost a Liter getting going Johansen again secured the" leather and carried it near the line, where Ko-ro- got possesion niiil senriMl m-ar the post. B. Miovnitfen udufcd r tilie miajor points. On" resuming Shannon again had Foxton on the defensive, the former being awarded a free kick for obstruction. The attempt at goal was a failure. For some, tune play was up and down the field and on one occasion Tohi missed what looked .like a certain score by fumbling the bail. A dribbling rush heaided by sands, wi-th Kiriona following up well, saw the latter score. Sands tooks the k'ek. but failed to add the extra points. Frominow until the end of the game Foxton becaime aggressive and Shannon took a turn defending their fer-ri-torv, Foxton eventually seemirhig tlieir' first try as a. result of a splendid passing ' rush hi which Westcoitit scored, lie took the kick himself, but failed. Soon alter Ihe whistle went I'm- time with play in the Bed 25. Mr Burroughs .had control of the game.

OTAKI BIiAT WANDERERS. Tiiu • W'anUcrovs—Uluki game on .•Saturday, which resulted in a win lur Otaki' by a narru'w margin 01 o—I) was undoubtedly a win lor the be tun; leajn. Wanderers had lost their sheet anchor in Jacob, whu was in Auckland with the Maori team, and although Lie van was absent from otaki, also with the Maori team, his absence did nui compensate lor the joss ul Wanderers' big captain. Without Jacob, Wanderers forwards lacked the punch which would have carried them through, and yet through the failure of their hookers to get, me ball iu the scrums they were compelled to.play a forward, game. Had I hey opened the game up and given (lie backs a. chance the result might have been different,

Wanderers playing with the wind behind thorn pressed hard in the first spell and live minutes alter the opening of the game Mollison got lite ball over the line in a light scramble. 'U'" referee decreed a scrum live van. out, from w'hicli a. free kick was given to Wanderers. An easy kick just failed striking the bar and Wanderers' chance of an opening score was gone. The spell ended with Otaki forcing, repeated .scoring movements being trustrated by the splendid tackling o. Stoker at full-back.

With the change over, it appeared a.s if Wanderers who had just b'en able to bold their Q.wn, would surely go down before the better combination- of their opponents. It was h way through the spell however beforea splendid bit of passing right across the field enabled D'A,th to get over. .Jacob Llitiku picked up at the 25 and threw to Moses who- sent it on to Ha.karaia. . Hakarala side-stepped two of Wanderers' backs and then, collared" bv McDonald, sent the ball out to Davev D'Atih. who got throng! and running round planted the ball behind the goal-posts. Tahiwi failed with the kick. Wanderers made repeated efforts to equalise the scores and on three occasions were run out at the corner flag. Tho (1 of once, however, ppowd

too sound and the whistle went with W'andet-ers strongly on the offensive, Mavintr jhit up a considerably better showing than even their partisans had .expected. THIRD GRADE. WISRAitOA 17 v. FOXTON 14. Winning the toss, Foxton played with the wind and soon had M points to tlliuir credit.' were on the defensive until Warren received the ball and scored a spectacular try which he failed to convert. Half time sounded shortly afterwards. The second spell opened with Werama on !'he. attack. Give and take play followed until 15 minutes to go, when W'eraroa concerted Play among Hie forwards allowed Syihos to score. In quick succession Weraroa added U points, fries being scored by Mackenzie Stevens (who also converted his iiy ; i and Cole. A close even game elided with Weraroa winners by 17 r> n. WANGANUI TRIAL MATCH. The following nominations have heen forwarded from the Horowhcuua Union to the selectors for the combined Wellington, Wairarapa, Bu-sh Union and Horowheiiua team, to plav Manaw'atu, Wanganui, Taranaki and King Country, in Wanganui