FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 168, 13 June 1902, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

* YK.-»]EUDAY';j MATCHES, Star I. v. Inglkwood I.

This match, plnyed in tlie Recreation Grounds, »a< witnesvd by a fair number of spectaors. The [i-glivotd forwards were a very so id lot, and though not si well suppirt d by tlVir backs as might have bei-n expected, they gav-. th> Stirs a very wu-m time - so warm that at the the score so d, (o the surprise i f 111, Ine'e«ood 8, St.r6. Stroud kiiked rffforStvs, who lad the sun in their faces, aud the tall was worked down to Ingle Humphries and Lidner b irg corspicU us, Fiom a thiuw-in near tho li.glewood gaol line, K. Ge rge secured the ball and managed to fall over th« line in a good p eitioD, Stroud, hownvoi'. failed wi'h thi kick. Almost i <im"diately afterwards Stars were awarded a fres kick in front of the posts, an! Stroud safely pilo ed the lea'hor ov. r. Giee and tike play followed f r fom time, and then Stars once mare transfer! Ed the scene of opera'ions to wood's 25's. A clever bit of passim? between Humphries, K. G • and 1 1 adoer gaye the 1 tter nn op ning, but fha was can ie 1 out. Inglewood fur -vards ralli d ou dmd beat off the thre.t.ned invasion; but Stirs would not b« denied, and bj e do.va on the reds' line, nc ssitating a force down. Tue remaind l'of the spell wus not no iceable for nny,hiog stirtliog, no further scire being registered. just b.for.i half time was called Stars were awarded a free kick, from which Stroud made a gooi but' unsuccessful at empt at goal from a difficult angle. Thesecoad spell.hid scarcely opened when the burly forwardbejan to trouble the Stars, and the ball was ru.hed djwa. S aas s?emad at for the time, and, K. failing to fores down, Bishop fall on the ball, swing iu a good position. Lawson took tho k : ck, but fa led to enhance thi score. For the next quarter of an hour the pl>y w s uniutereßticg, consis'ing miit.ly of rushes by the Inglowond forwards, which kept Ssrtis almost all the time on the defensive. A long kick by Calender seut the ba 1 rigtV. in frot.t of th<Inglewood goil, an I L i«ssn bidly inuHiap, things looked extremely dangerous. Fiom a isjium Liwson managed to ratrieve his mistaku by securing th) ball ja'-d setting off. Threatened by th-> jopposing backs he transferred to Can,tell, who then mido almost a sensaItioDal run, and cer ainly, th'i best rf the day. Ho got past < h\> Star men at 'the Ingkwoid 25's line, and t'en ensued a race wi'h Lid: er and K. jGeorge. Th < red mm go" home in thi (nick of time, being warmly app'auded. IJLawson sujeee'ted in placi g a gfl.l. From this out Scai s were mostly on the dt-iecsive, but just on tha call of time i they made a saily into the Inglawood territory, and a frte kick gave Stroud a chance of saving his s de from defeat. Tho opposing forwards, ho«eve~, made < a well-timid charge which nullified his , and the game ended soin afer with the score as sa'el above. 1 j The gams was a hird-fought on", but .too miici for Stars. i Amongst the v'si'ors the most ' not'eeabb in tie back division weie Oaniell, Lawssn, and Woods, aid j among th 3 forwards Bishop, Puyn , | Smith, and Bishell.. Coast icuous j among the Star backs were Lrdi.er iand K. Gorge, while Richsrdson at full played a safe game. Humphri s and O.llender put in a lot of useful play, but did not have much opportunity to shine out In tho pack \ Holds vorth, B.iliingf, and Bullock pub j c in a lot of hard graf\ jr Mr George Syme gave satisfaction ;-s f rif.uee, and Messrs U. Gooi (.Star) aud i W. Pioc er (fug'ewond) act.d as line u umpire*, i j l l TUKA.PA 11. V CLIBTON 11. I £ I This match, played at Waiters, re- t suited in a win for Tultapa by three \ punts (a penalty goal kicked by Bewlsy) to nil. j