ENGLAND v. WELLINGTON. THE PLAY. Wellington, May 12.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 264, 16 May 1888, Page 5

ENGLAND v. WELLINGTON. THE PLAY. Wellington, May 12.

Tiik English footballers arrived by the s.s. To Anau this n.oininj,', but owing to the early hour the Reception Committee were caught napping, only one nicinber being prevent. There was a large crowd of the public, however. The visitors were dri\cn m a drag' Lo the Kinpiic Hotel, and went to bed, as they were not able to cret bei th*., and .-s pent the night on deck. The following is the English team : I ( 'ull-back, I'aul; thiee-quarteis, Ifnslam, Speaknnm, Anderson ; halves, lUimby, Nolan ; ioiwaid.-, Seddon (captain), Magics, Kent, Penketh, .Madiets, Thomas, Stuai t, Hanks, Burnett The tilth match of the English Lour wa.s played on the Uasin Rescue this afternoon in the piesenee oi between six and seven thousand people. The weather was line and waim, .md the giound in capital condition despite the moining'-> lain. The Wellington mon were arrayed in black, the vi.sitois in their usual ooloui.s, and the men woie badges with numbeis, though some of (lie Englishmen foigot to put them on. King captained the local team and lost the Id-,'- Wnibiick was finally placed at throiquaiteis, and (!age tullbaek. The umpires weie W'dlianihand Nicolls : lefeiee, Knapp. It may be .said at once that the match, especially lo those who had witnessed t lie Southern games, wa.s veiy disappointing, owing to the excellent collating and intei- ■ nimahle appeals (o umpnes. Sciummages 1 weie so fn (juent as to dlnmuc the belter points ot the name, added to which wuie the numhci ot delays Lhrouuh men In ing hint. Thus the pla\ was t.n fioni Ik ing (aft, .md exciting <is antic mated, and on 1 lie whole the nn'ioh ma\ no pio nouncod the pool Cst ot the sn ies, while it ceil.unlv emulated the Englishmen m .i woi*c light th, in they hau; )vt> appeal id. This is pai 1 1\ atti ibutalile to the tact that (hat tlu\ had <ml\ landed on the morning nl the q unc, and pul X , no doubt, to the tact ol the man -he •• following in such (|Uick succession. The local team weie quite abo\e (he Englishmen in (h< tn-t spell, and had lln n opponents been able oi willing lo push the ,id\antatre they obtained, the match would -can cl t \ ha\e ( nded in a diaw . llaslain w.is \ei \ meikly allowed to obtain ,iti\, which the shjjliicst exeition would ha\ c |)ie\ ented, and the foiwauls played without, l jiaiticle of combination Alter thetiist goal had been kicked theie was s,\-t. impKuement , and they pushed the Englishmen \ei ;> closcl\. Thomson ec|ualiscd the .seme caily in the second spell by a woiidei te.llv elevei piece ot pkiv, and horn that timi outtiielil.uk unitoi m- weie olten to be seen m (he \ic nut v otlhe othei goal At times some excellent/ dnbbliiu «<i" ex hibitcd b\ the \\ellinntou men, but then passing, like the othti pio\incial teams, boi c no compai l-on to th< (lean and accurate tin ow me of the stiaiiLiei s Theie was some capital kicking on both sides. ll should be sail 1 , that dining tin 1 l.itlei p.nt otthegaini thi Mniibslnnc n pla\ed a man -hoit, Hank'- ha\iii'4 to letne, and ,\i' anothei peiiodSiu.nl, Ik. slam, and Humby got Munehaid knock*, which teinpoi.uil^ (h-td)led them. Wai buck and .Moot chouse also sullen d in the -an:<_ wa\. but though theie was a dispo-ition nn the p.ti t of Hie Kngiisiimen to aceusi (heii opponent- oi lough pla\ , it could not, be that theie was an) attempt at wiltul in]ui\ . Most of the dam. me was cuised by men tlnowmg themsehes at the feet ot dunging fotwaids torthcpuipo.se of seeming the ball, and horn the boldness with which some ot the plaj ci s did this it, was not sm-piisin<j that they occasionally got, hull. "Xatuiall) undei such cv cumstanccs theie wa- a sui plu.sage of talk, and all llnough (.ho match the inn piles h;xd a lively time oi it. The specta(,oi s showed gi eat dislike to the.se constant appeals, and tathei uufaiilj took into then heads lo ie[)iehend the Englishmen foi it

Seddon, ha\ in<_: won (lie to-.-, cliche the eastern end, tioin whuh a slight bice/i was blowing, and Iv i 111 1 «_r kicked of! Within ii\ c niuuitt^ ( ho t eds \\ ol c tni ed d>n\ n, but Fan In o( her t lion allowed hun-elt 1,0 lie 00lI laied close to hi-> <40.i1, and the Englishmen ret urned t lie com plunont. Thomson, with a cool kick, stalled oil a line chaim. of the j led loiwaids, I nit- Uumb^ headc<l the di ilible w Inch tinned the srale once moie, and so clo-e did tlie icds get. ifc to the line, [ thai, Mooie. ha\ing seemed a 111. uk. had no mom (0 kick, and the black-, wue again Juiced down. At thi- -ta<;c, the local men -coined Jit -en. ami then opponents broke thiough them again and again. Fail biothei and W.uhiicK, both ot whom weio .siispieionsl\ nnieliable a( fii^l, ofloeted .-omc long drops, but each time the ball was dihen back, and e\cn moment theie \\a-~ .1 danuei '">! -eon , but atteran intei\al ol -us-pctT-e, chiell^ occupied in dull sci nmnmge-, tlie blacks bioke aw .in . M 001 house kicked the ball well up to the wheic I 'an l mulled it.. The speed > cllinj.iton .ski[)pei chased the ball, but luckily tor England it lolled out of bounds behind the j^oal. 01 a ti> would ceit.unlj ha\e scoicd. This- \\a- onl> a flash in (Jio pan, as a lonn kick out, hrlj.od bj> much fumbling, saw the reds once moi o established inllio Welliii^t.on quaitein, fiuil theie they lemained for some time. Haslam made a line dash alone: the southern end of the ground, but. accident ally sent the ball forward at .1 critical mo ment. Jt did not matter, foi vciy mooh a quick pass put him once more in possession in fionl of the fjonl. He safely passed the nearest men, escaped Wjirbiiek's clutches, and Ihicw himsolt o\cr the line bclore (»a<_'o could net w r cll hold ot him. Thoiewas ample time to stop him, as he did not trasel at any speed, but the local men weio caught napping, and snlleicd, tor Paul easily kicked a anal This re\ei\so which, hapj>ened |iist before th(J intor\al, had a marked cllect on the loc.d men, and henceforwaid their play was much more cllcethe. The forunids made some prctt} rushes, but the \m[ backs wcic Loo Miiat't, and ahv.iys checked them in time. After ashoi t respite, owino to lUimby looohinir a kick on the neck, the whistle sounded lor theintersal. Score : England a <;oal to nil, From the kick-oil Warbrick scout ed the ball, but failed to make good use of his. kick, and hi.s comiadc& had sonic dilliculhy in shifting the lods away iiom their goal. Eventually the Englishmen w r erc pu&hcd back tluough a series ot scrummages, and Moorliousc cleverly throw the ball between his legs to Fairbrothcr, who in turn passed toThomson, who -was immediately but wriggled away. Seeing ho could not get clear, lie rapidly turned, and with a side kick landed a beautiful goal, which was loudly cheered, and thoroughly deserved ib. The scores were noweqiuil, and curiosity was keen to sec whothor the Englishmen would put on the pacr they wero reported to ha\ 0 done iti the latter part of previous matches. Expectation." weio not teali.scd, tor though there was a perceptible tally, it wa.s not of long duration. King and Fairbrothcr exhibited a pretty turn of foot, but Haslam vigorously responded, and ran to within 20 yards of iho goal. Ito then ha.d fa rotfrp

for a few minutes in consequence of a blow on the thigh, received in rolling into {.ouch. There were some snatches of passing among the English which gave the onlookers an inkling of what, their play might bo like under advantageous circumstances, but many efforts in this direction were nipped in the bud, and the local men were equally skilful in loose dribbling, which it took the othors all their timo to stop. Through one of these .skirmishes the ball found its way to the vicinity of the eastern goal, and a scrummage was formed near the line. Paul, attempting to run round the back, found himself shut in, and only saved the position by gionnding the ball. A considerable inter\al ot rather tame play followed, neither having any advantage. Stewart was hurt in the groin, and had to be carried oil the Hold. The visitoi s roused themselves; tor another dibit, and again there was a short display of pas-sing, but the Wellington men were determined, and tilth- collaiin^ and running satisfactory. Then ]\looi house and Banks weie sue eo^ivoly injiued, and the latter limped off the field", just as Stewart .slowly hobbled on again. Hanks dirl not return. Bumby stai ted on a run, and passing to Hpeakman, canicd the ball in past the blacks' 25, whore Thomson obtained a free kick. From this timo forward the local men confined the game to the other end of the mound. Paul, hard piessed, sent the ball out of touch, and Warbrick i-ccuring a well-judged mark, which the Englishmen seemed inclined to dispute, drove it down again. The 1 eds e\ idently felt the loss of a ii an, aril from the anxious remarks of the non-placing members of the team, who shouted diicctions horn the side of the field, it wa.-, appaicnt they would be glad when time was called. The backs determinedly assailed their ranks, with the intention of pi es.sing the athantagc they felt they had .--ccuied King claimed a mark, but no whistle mounding, started on 'i mn, and passed to Thomson, who had a shot at goal. Then, foi some reason not discernible, the whistle did sound, and the ball was taken back, but as soon as it wn> dead time Mas cdlled . no fuither score ha\ing been obtained. The match was theicfoie di.twn, each ha\ ing obtained three points. I'oi the leasons ifm>n abo\ c, the g'unc was scaieely a fair enteiion of the merits of cithei team, but it was pietty e\ident the local men ucio somewhat sUongoi than anticipated. ,\pait liom the mistake of letting llaslam tlnough the back, the play was the sti on^est Wellington has shown for some h'.miiis The inclusion of Waibiick w ho»c kicking, ]>y lhewa\, was somewhat wild, and placing ( la^e full back, ele\atcd the weak spots. Much interest is now taken in the iwie of Monday's match.

\Yi 1,1,1 n<. ton, Maj 13. I>.'ink.s and Stcwait, two ot the English fooLballci 1 -, wcic hurl The toimci leeched a kick mi the knee, and it is doubtful whethei lie will a^ain piny during t ho present tout in New Zealand. Stew ait vva- injured m the 'nut after a few niinuh^' ->j >cll lesumcd pl.iv. The match Combined ' \ oil inj^i on and \V.iii.ii;'pa Union'- v Enyli^hnH'ii, loi to nioiiow ha-, fallen thioviuh. I( .ippefu^ Wuu'cusipa had a^ieed to pio v ide ot tho men, but last niyht lonnd onh llucc men could come dow a and pla\. L'ndci'lhc^cciicuni'-laiices, the Wellington Union mcL Lill\ white and Sluew^bui^ thi- mominn, when it wa^ decided thai the m.iU h -hould tall tlnouuh The .iniount. taken at the 'j,ates L'27o, i'\Hii-i\p of ticket^ sold thiouuhout the town Ot the loe d team, Waibiick and Mooiliou-e wui c ,i uood d( a\ biuised aiui .shaken. The Enuli>lunen leave toi 'New Plymouth mi Tucsda\.

\\ fiUJM.roN, (midnight). The Wellington Ruuhy Union lia.\ iii|i \s il l\ili.i\\ n horn the mulch a^ain^t the Enuli-lnncn, a meeting 01 footballer \sa-> held a( (he Kmpiie Hotel at nine o cluck lhi> e\enni<i, when it \\a^ decided to choose ix team to p!a\ to-nioi low . (i. Campbell, A. Cooper, and T Da\y\\cic elected a Committee, and I hey cho--c the follow inu : — Full kick, Sim ; tluec (juai tei -, F vi bi other, <!a<_n' and 'I'homp^on ; halve-, Mooic and (I. li'obei r.s : foiWiiid.^. Cockloft, iMoLcaiy, l']lli^on, F. I\looie, ll\l;uid, Whatman, iStoiev, Ciowell, and Mclntyic. Emciuencv b.ick^, .iohn^ton and (). Cooper: loiw.ikK, Malcolm <md WeKh. The Enn-h-h team liad not* been .selected this, evening. The we.it hei p.omise.-- to hv tine.