FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 158, 26 July 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

YESTERDAY'S MATOHKS. Fine, though cold weather was exper e ce I for th) local football ra itches. (Jon id table 'interest cen'red in the senior matrli rUK*PA I.V. STAR I, which attracted a very large crowd'.of gprc'a'ors to the R Ground, it I eing es'imate I that fully 2,000 prs n* w<.re present The goud, on which a junior match latljns'. ben played, was in a very wet arid muddy condition, and < players soen afforded evidence of this. The game was a hard foujht one throughout, and ended in a d'aw, i ei l her side scoring.

THE PLAT. Sb.rswenthe toes, and decided to play with the *un at their backs. DiV'g kicked oft for Tukapas, Allen kicking ou' at ths 25's fhg. Humph ties got the ■* aU from the scrum, and pis ing to Allen, fiat player mulled Via-lly. A free kick was awarded to Tukap;s, and D*wes took the kick, an-*, kicking well up the field, O'Dowda foll'iwivg up spii'ol the return, Pilling <r ssving by kicking out. From a free kick, Stroud made a good, though unsuccessful, attempt at goal. The play now raged in the Tukapis' quarter?, and Stars were a?ain awardo \ a free kick, Stroud making a good kick. Prom a free kick to Tukapas f.»r offsids play, Dawes kicked out near the half-way flag Humphries, getting the b'll from the scrum, kicked well upthe field, and spoiled Smith'* re'uro. tho H-ll re bounding and going to W. Fookes. Thatplayr kicked out midway between the 25' i and balf-way fhgs. Stars shortly afterwards got a frre kick for off-side play. Stroud took the kick, which was unsuccessful. Humphries apa'n got the ball from the scrum, and kicking well up the field, Smith (Tukapa) took the h»H splendidly, and run well up the field, finally i pausing neatly to Dr. Fookes, who how'ewr, was collared b»fore he jot far, The Tukapas *ook the play to' the Stars' end, and looked like scoring; bat Pillinger got hold of the ball, sud kicked nicely up *he field. W. Fookes got possession, and made a splendid kick up the touch-line, and spoiled tho ra'urn. A scrum was formed on the Stars' line, a fr<e kick for off-side plsy swing tbem. Tukapas started a packing rush, the ball eoing through the hands of W. Fookes, Myrott, and Smith, who was collared n»ar the halfw«y flag. Pillinger was playing a fine gaaat for Stars, s»Ting them repeatedly. Stars were penalised for off-side play, but shortly afterwards Humphries parsed to Allen, who kicked b'gh, putting his meo on-sidn. Ladnorgotpo'ses"io", but lost the ball just as ho got over th» line, Smith forcing. ■' Stars received a free kick for off-side pUy, but Stroud made a peor attempt at goal. Halftime was called shorily afterwards, with do scora for either s ;, p, though Stars had hard luck in Indnor dropp ■ ing the ball after getting over the line. Stroud set the ball rolling for the start of the second spell, Mynott kicking out near the half-way flap, and Beckett missing badly. Ladner kicked in front of hi* goal, nad W, Fookes dribbl'd well up the field, but a score was saved by the ball going out «*ar the corner flag. Billing, coming through the scrum wMi the ball at his toe, dribbled well up the field, W. H* Fookes saving. St'rs' forwards were playing a fine gam* 1 , and Ryan dribbling the bill up tho field cowed the line, but Cillaghau f reed. Dr. Fookes now made a nice run to t'e half way. fhg, being ni••< ly collared by darters k free kick wa9 awarded to Tukapa. for Stars coming r->»nd tho scum, Dawes mads a go-d kick to th« halfway. Shortly afterwords Smith cot possession and msde « strong run to I -be Stars' 25' a, but wrh stopporl, a free kick being ••Ven "to Star*. The ball oiling out Lorn the scrum. Jenkirson go 1 ; fos-'e ; sion, and passing to Myno't, that player kicked out. The Tuk<pi forwards now took tho play 'o th" Stars' 'end, and kept the S'ars' backs busy dealing the'r lines. The pl<y wtis row cl,i fly ronfinrd to the Stars' quirters, but Pillinger «avad hy a fi, e kick, and Smith markin?, Dawes had a shot at a goil, Stars forcing A free kick to Tuk-pa was taken by Dr. Fook.-s, who fouid the touch Hop. Humphries ge'ting the ball pass d to Alien, who kicked well up the field, thu hall going out a few yards from the Tukapa line. Stars wera awnHed a free kick fer an infringement. S riu 1 I ojk the kick, which went wide (f <lm J uptight. Vf. Fookes, getting tho bill, raide a splewd'd kick to th=» half-way flag, t h 9 ball going out. Mire play fo l lv>w«d in the Tukapss' quarters, the! iStiir forwards dribbling the bill sp'enIdidly, but a seoro was savon" by CalIhahin stopping a nasty rush. From the »crura that was formed Humphries p fsod to Alleo. and that player transferred to Garter, who was splendidly collared by Smit'i. Tim"* was callad «ho t'y afterwards with no score on • ither *ide. The play on both sides was very goad, cons'dering the dreadful »tati of the ground, and neither side cculd claim any The following pliyed w«ll for their respective sides:—FoStar 3, Pi linger at fullback g ve a <plendid exhibition o? full-bick p'ay. Ladmr, Oarter, and Humphri. s »moig tho backs, and Billing, lacb, Ryan, an * Murphy amoag the forwards pbyed well. For Tukapas Calhghan (who agtia donned the jersey fer the blua-and-whitea after bis accident at Inglt-

wood) played a good i>ama. Mynott, Fookes, and Smith (who played his best game for this se*ton), were best among the backs, and of an even lot of forward* Dawes, Priar, Leveridge, and Greenback shone out. Mr. Simpson, of Wanganui, was the referee and gave complete satisfaction I to both side s, Mes«rs. Lawson (Stars) nnd Lujoba (Tukapis) being the line umpires. , TUKAPA 11. V. INGLEWOOD 11. This rmtcb, playrd in the Recreation Grounds, ended in a win for the Tukipji by five poin's to nil. Shortly after the start of the first ppe'l Davideon scored for Tukapas, Dwy«r kicking a goal. This was the only score, t Tukapas winning as s'atod above. STAR 111. v. STRATFORD 111. This game, played at Richards' ' ground, Avenue-rod, resulted in a win 1 for Stats by 6 to nil. Waimate d*feat«d Eltham, at Manaia on Wednesday, by 5 to ail.