FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 103, 17 May 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

YESTERDAY'S MATCHES. Ti 3UE was a grod attendance at t* e R'CreaUin Ground on Tl msday, nh»n fine weather wsi experienced for the two matches plsyerl lcally. Tho fust played w?s Tukapa I. Juniors against S'ratford, wh'ch w?s won by the Ik me tanm by 9 po'n's' to 3. The S'ar Seniors ard Clifton then took tho li?ld, and the former fairly walked through their opponents', winning by 29 po'nt* to nil.

THE PLAY. , Star Senioes v. Clifton. c From tho s'art pity was in the Olif- t ton territory, aad ve'y B'cket* marked in a good portion. Alien took the k : ok, wliich w.-nfc vi*e. Bake c shortly afterwards scored from a go;d ~ passing rush, in which Allen an-! ( r7umphri>>s wero cwspi'uou-'. Allen , failed with tho k ; ck. S'ar 3, Clifton 0 A.liitle lat'<r Stars were givjn a fr. e ; kick for interference by or.e of the Olifton backs. S)me played folhwed, and then All-n picked up the b;4! from a Io se fcrura, and worked bis way through the Olifton b»cks, sooting right under the posts. Humphries succeeded in'landinga clean, goal. Star 8, Olifton 0. The sp-d ended without any further- tcore, th ugh Hurnphiies and Allen wero play-'n* a great game for th ir sid«. The second spall opened with some loose pUy on bith sides, but eventually the ball .was dribblad towards the Star liu', where one of the Ciifton men, in a loose rush, wan wind«d. On MS'atnini» play StiM were kept tightly prewed for a few minu'es, bufc Carter saved with a kick into touch near the 25's flip, and; Billing shortly af'erwards go* a mark and centred the ball. A seri«R of scrums followed-, but at last Humphries picked up tha lea-her and pos»ed to Allen. Tha litter returned to Humphries, who, being threatened, transferred to Beeke't. T he htte' was col'ared on the line, but passed to fTnmprifs, who ras round to nearly behind the posts. AMen took the kick and placd a n-at g-">al. Star 13, Olifton 0. From the kick-nut, the ba!] went to Murphy (Hiflon) but he was unable to get his kick iD, and Carter be r ng handy, crossed the C'lift-n line, Allen failed with Ihfe ki.'k. Stur 16, Oli'fton 0. From a loosi rush almost . immediat.o'y flftortvards Murp'iy (S'jr), - got a run on but met wi'h hard luck. A lot of give snd-t-l« play followed, 1 but Thomas at length picked up t l .e \. hall, and, making a strong run riglr . from the centre ine, scored under the i post. Humphries succeded in pilot ' ins thn sphere ovsr the bar", Stir 21, ! Clifton 0. ¥ram a scrum in mid-field, i Humphries passed to A.Ucn, who missed, s but recovering the hall, kicked out into : Clifton's 25's. From the thtow-in ! Stars worked ths< hi!l under tee Oliftens' goa', and Humprios posing to Allen, the latter another try to Stars' credit, and also succefd. d in the " slwt at goal. Star 26, C'iftoa 0 3 Olifton could do nothing agai-■si th« t Stars' back division, who were playiocr " a rattling g}tne, and aliros." on the call of time, Al'en again invaded the red 3 and white*' territo y, scoring a try. - The kick at goal wis abortive. P'ay • then ended, the scores standing, Stir r 29, Clifton 0. The v'si'ors snemed to he ucahle t > make any s'ar.d against the combination of the Stirs, aud we-e'uMerly outclassed. For the wii.ners the mosprominent were PilKnger, Humphr'rs. All«n, Carter and Beckett amongst ih« hicks, and Murphy, Thomas »nd B'll--3 ingin the forward division. For Olif fc ton A. Mu-phy (a Tukapa jtinio- ' who was filling a vacancy), p'ayed a great game at full, taking tho b*ll very 5 aeitly and kicking wi h "ound judgment. Waitai ct three 1 quarter WBS very snfe. Palchard a>d 1 Pnrdie phone out amongst the for--0 »ards, who, though they worked hard, B cou'd make little headway agains l ; the '} Stars' forward guard. 1 A. Humphries capta'ned the Stats, 6 and Waitai the Cliftons.

Mr, Hopk'fts held the whittle, and gave gfineial satisfaction. Metsm P. Bellringev (Star) and W.Woods (Clifton), acted as line umpire'. TUKAPA I. JUNIORS V. STRATFORD.

The first spell of this match was gtuhbo'nly contested, and ended w!t' - ■ufc any pere bfing regis* ercd. The second ape'l opened with K"me good play among the bwkt> on bo>l> side?; bud reither s'de se"med to g-t ony ndvar.t'gi 'ill ahout half-way 'lirough spell, when Scanlon (Tukapa) rec ived the [ball from a scrum, nea'ly passing to Sturmey, the a'le- mide a dash ard scored an unnistakabl' try. Mnrey f i'ed with t>e kick. Tukapa 3, Stratford 0. F.om the ki'k out Scmlon ar>nin go'-. p>s ss ! o ■ , ind transfer ring to Srurrrov t ha f player - gi-t r.d a P'cond try, which wis nit ■■ nverted. Tukapa 6, fvia ford 0. o me giv.vcnd-t.ike work followed, find hon a scrum was formed rer th. /i>i'ors' line, from which Scan'on once nore snappod up the leather and •roused the Stratford lin-\ He failed, however, to ei.hanno t v o poor©. Tu kapa 9, S'ratf.-rd 0. From a loose ("rum, &but half-way down t v e fiel 1, Wlius go 1 ; possession of t' e leather and ■-o-fel the linp, scoring first Wood fo' Stafford. Tlio essay a', jyral failed, fukapa P, Stratford 3. Titre was

H«'l fli rt'v af er-'ards. Murph»', Fooke", caido" f>n' Stur«pv pliyed well nnrng tho Tnkapa acks, while amor g an even lufc <f f> r- ' rds Giee bank shone Hit well. For < ra'fi-rd Collins, Cimpbell and Walker </a o best in tie Vaik', »nd Tivin*, 'ol ins and Wehb among the forward ivision.

Mr. Hopkins actol as referee, and ■le-rs. F.Stohr(Tukap-)and T. Hook ■> i.'itford) as line nmp'r' s.

' Inglowrod Senio's beat Stratf. v\ by i'o 3. In the First Jut ior matches Star •at Clift n, at Waita™, by 8 to n : l.

7n the Hocord Ju- iors S ar defeated ■•glewo'd, at Ing'e»or.d, ty 14 tori! ; 'uknpa »r>d St-a ford, •■■■i Stra'ford, lay. d a drawn gamp, a try 'ach