THIRD TEST MATCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 185, 27 July 1908, Page 3

THIRD TEST MATCH.

| A MEMORABLE VICTORY. THE VISITORS OUTCLASSED. •' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Saturday Night. The third test match between Britain and New Zealand was played at Alexandra Park to-day, when the weather was threatening, and a heavy shower occurred at the end of the spell. The attendance was only about 15,000, or two-thirds that of the previous Saturday, when the visitors met the Auck" Und provincial fifteen. The additional charge made by the local Rugby.. Union evidently had the effect of keeping away many who would otherwise have attended. Notwithstanding the heavy rains of the week, the playing area was in fairly good condition, and afforded a good foothold" for the combatants. The game is summed jip in a sentence. Britain was hopelessly outclass- I led, and was never within striking; distance of the All Blades' line. The visitors' defence was as weak as the New : Zealand was strong, and the result of j the game was never in doubt after the 1 first five minutes' play. The following ( were the teams:— j BRITAIN.

Full-back: E. J. Jackett. Three-quarters: P. F. McEvedy, H. H. Vassal], J. Ponty Jones, and /. Uuapinan.

Half-backs; W. Morgan, J. P. Tuan Jones. Forwards: A. F. Harding, E. Morgan; P. Down, J. D. Hind, R. Dibble, H. Archer, T. \V. Smith, and J. F. Williams." NEW ZEALAND. Full-back; J. Colman (Taranaki). Three-quarters: D. Cameron (Taramaki), G. R. Deans (Canterbury), and A. Mitchinson (Wellington). Five-eighths: J. Hunter (Taranaki) and W. Stead, captain (Southland). Half: Roberts (Wellington). Wing forward: G. Uillett (Auckland).

Forwards: E. T. Ready (Wellington), I. Glasgow (Southland), W. Cunningfern (Auckland), A. Francis (Auckland), J. Paterson (Otago), C. Seeling (Auckland), .and H. Haywaid(Thames). New Zealand won the toss and defended the western goal, with' an intermittent sun and a breeze that did not count for much behind them. Harding kicked off for the visitors, Roberts returning to half-way, where Gillett got under way, and rushed the play through to the 25. A mark by VasSall called a halt here, but only temporarily. Wfcen the players lined ont, Harding was found to be ''bora de combat." He was of little use to his side afterwards,.and had to retire after about ten minutes' play. Jackett made the most of Vassall's mark, but' Deans took the ball on the fly, and with Roberts in his company, streaked for the line. A faulty pass to the latter, however, pulled

them up near the 25, where a scrunvj . was ordered. The crowd waited lor tho appearance of the ball, and cheered when it came out to Roberts' hands. Play sTiiftjd down to within 15 yards of the line, but clever play by VaSsallf - kept the attack at bay. The Black forwards, who were in fine fettle, rushed play still further down, and from the second scrum, Roberts got a crisp pass away to Hunter, who sent the. ball right out to Mitchinson on the wing, the latter Scoring near the corner, after eight minutes' play and a scene of great excitement. Francis' kick at goal was tfhort.

New Zealand .. ..3 Britain 0 With a long shot, Seeling seal the ball to within Britain's 25 on resuming. The Black forwards charged down, but a knock-on intercepted their prugress. Then Colman failed to find touch, and Britain was forced as tile result of a. kick. New Zealand continued to iorce the pace, and the forwards, getting sway, were only held up when theycame to Jackett, who neatly averted disaster. Roberts attempted to improve the score by potting a goal, and just later Cameron provided a sensational incident with a meteoric run down the line, but was just pushed out in time', from the line-out, HhrdSng! came to the assistance of his side, bul the New Zealand forwards were not to be denied, and rushed the play down the field where the leather got out of reach and a force resulted. - Play of a scrambling nature followed the kick-off, and Deans kicking over the line, another force resulted. Then Roberts attempted to get his backs moving, but VasSall intercepted a pass and got the ball away to Chapman, who found touch in Britain's favor. The visitors got no further, however, and principally through the agency of Roberts were again placed on the defence. Tip Black forwards again put too much toot into their play, its a result of which McEvedy forced. On resuming, Roberta found touch five yards from Britain's line, and as a result of the ensuing play, Britain was again compelled to force. Then tfievisitors had their hands full in coping with the rear attack of the New Zealanders, play being of a fast and exciting nature. A scrum was eventually ordered near Britain's line, and Roberts, securing possession, transferred to Hunter. The latter put in a short run, and gave a long pass to Mitchinson, who easily evaded all opposition. Gillett's attempt at goal was a good one, but short. New Zealand 8 Britain 0 The ensuing play was last and luriGus, the visitors' backs being hard put to it to keep the score down. Stead,and Roberts figured prominently in the play that followed, but Jackett's defence was sound. Play was frequently, on tie visitors' line, and, from a free, kick, Gillett attempted a goal from a difficult angle. Tuan Jones essayed a pretty movement round the blind side of a scrum on resuming, and gave Britain some respite. As interchange of kicks followed, Morgan eventually narking on Britain's line. New Zealand continued to threaten Birt&in's line, though all Roberts' attempts to get his backs on the wing were fruitless, principally owing to the.tactics of VasSall( and Ponty Jones. The Britishers were beginning to assert themselves, when Deans snapped up the ball in the loose, and, assisted by Seeling, gave th> Blacks a decided-advantage. The play that followed was of a fast, open character, and at length Hayward ajnVl Hunter were associated in a preuy movement whidh resulted in the latter scoring close to the goal post. Cameron's kick was futile. New Zealand .. •• 9 Britain "

New Zealand maintained an advan tage, and Hunter, Deans and Cameron participated in a rally that again placed Britain's line in danger. Then the Black forwards took charge and appeared to demoralise the defence, Glasgow scoring from a loose scramble right in. front of the goal. Eoberts again failed iwitfc the kick New .Zealand . • • • Britain 0 Half-time was' then called. Oj» changing ends, Cunningham set the ball in motion, and Deans shortly kicked to Britain's . 25. ■'From here, ft Williams got away with a dribble hut Boberts secured, and keeping out 01 his reach, switched on the New Zealand backs, and operations were resumed in the visitors' quarters, where for an infringement a scrum was ordered. Cunningham executed a forward movement here, but Jackett held the opposing van. From a scrum on Britain's line, Gillett burrowed his way over and scored. The kick was in a good position,(• but Francis was unequal to the ocea-i aion, the score standing at— New Zealand • • • • Britain ® The kick-off saw plav in neutral territory, but an intercuange of kicks resulted in the Blacks' favor. btead heroicaly held up a strong rush by | Morgan, Dibble »nd Hmd, and Hajward subsequently figured prominently in a forward movement which \a»»ail stopped witlf sonic difficulty, and crosskicked to the opposite wing into tamerJuluds. The Taranaki flier made he could of the opportunity and , -«ward, coming in at the right moS was responsible for New /came";> ,i x lji score. Cunn'nig'.iam was land s • , . t]l tllo kick am i [ailed, 'entrusted IS New Zt . ..0 Brita . m , , tor, the New Zealand One minute la ' foru , fl| . l i j am l J1 itbacks were pre*<in e Vllisetl (ii on( eluded . chinson, obtaining t . anotl)el - try l'onty Jones and regi*ti t , K . Illo3 t at the corner. Ihe kick olman difficult one of the inau'h, r OV( , r was successful, piloting the liv the crOßsliar. r

New Zealand • • " „ Britain •• •• • " Britain's fortunes were in the asce:, dancy after the resumption of play, am - it was some considerable time lie o i the Bl«-Vs were able to make much l>eadwa<\ Play for most part «»* I slightly" in the visitors' favor, \ assail and Tuan Jones being the mainstay of the attack, while and (.'bapmail were starving for a sight of tii" ■ MI. The'pace was too hot for the BnH • however, and it did not last, Ott we teWdoHj Archer, Down, and i&asSfcf-aiSV- -

I Dibble rushed the play over the Blacks' | line, a force resulting. Tuan Jones put in a tricky run, but Hunter appeared 1 unexpectedly, ln?at him for the ball, and completely turned the tables. Play was in Britain's 25. A free kick gave Britain mud-needed relief. Some desperate play followed, Britain being hard pressed on several occasions to fuul a i "ay out of their difficulties. In this . they were aided by several infringe- . ments by the Black forwards. Column . attempted to place a goal without suc- . ecss, the leather not going out of play, and Archer succeeded in relieving the pressure. Play of an even character ensued, during which J. P. Wiliaras sustained an injury to his knee, which, caused a temporary suspension of the game. With twelve minutes to go, a scrum was formed within Britain's 25, and Roberts securing, sent a long pass out to Deans, who scored in a fine position Colman's attempt at goal did not add to the score.

I Xew Zealand .. on 1 Britain .. .. g j Stead put in a fine piece of work on ( [ resuming, and associated with Roberts, again placed Britain's line in danger '] *rom a line-out about 10 yards trom .. here, Francis secured and scrambled Si over the line. Glasgow attempted a a goal without result. • New Zealand .. j-y n Britain .. _ _ ~

Heavy rain marred the conclusion ol the spell. Deans was frequently pro minent, and Cameron narrowly missed scoring. Just before the call of time, \ assail and Jackett were the mainstavs of the defence. The final score was— New Zealand ~ .. zy Britain .. ; „

ill-. Angus Campbell, oi Auckland, controlled the game iu a satisfactory manner. As indicated, the Britishers were completely outclassed in every phase of the game. Their kicking, tackling and running suffered by comparison with that of the New Zealand representatives. In the scrum, the Blacks had tne better of it, contrary to expectations, after the Britishers' line exhibition of this department last Saturday. Of course, it must not be forgotie/i- i that they were without the services of Harding in the greater part of the game, but even with his assistance it is extremely doubtful if there would I have been any difference in the final result. Jackctt's kicking at full-back was below expectations, though liisj tackling was very much to the point* v assail and Ponty Jones did the bulk of the work on the three-quarter , McEvedy and Chapman being quite out of it.

t lor New Zealand, Stead played i»I most consistent game; ami Roberts was I never at fault, even in the most trying | position. Less was : seen of Hunter than usual, but he ably Stead's efforts in opening "up the back ! play. The spectators would have liked to have seen mure of Cameron's play* but opportunities did not often come his way. Deans and Mitchinson shared the honors, the former proving himself a very hard man to ■ bring down. Colman, ac full-back, was sound. It would be invidious to iudi-' vidualise amongst the forwards of either team, where all played so consistently well.

• The Britishers were entertained at dinner by the Rugby Union to-night. A fishing excursion is taking place to.morrow, and the team will leave for Sydney on Monday.

FOOTBALL AS PLAYED IN NEW ZEALAND, By Telegraph.— i'ress Association. Auckland, Saturday Night. Mr Hartnett, the British team's manager, interviewed, said football was one of the Dominion's chief religions. There was in New Zealand play a tendency to roughness, which should be checked with a strong hand. The strongest provinces met were Wellington, Taranaki, and Auckland. They were giants. Honors were pretty equally divided among the three. The referees were too strictly governed by the rules and did not enter into the Spirit of the game. He was surprised at the strength of country football. Mr. Hartnett spoke highly of the hospitality of the people of New Zealand, whom they were all loth to leave.

VISITORS ENTERTAINED. By Telegraph.—-Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. A complimentary dinner was tendered the members of the British football team and the New Zealand representative team last evening. Mr. A. 15. Devorc, presided, and was supported bv the Mayor, Mr. A. M. Myers. Mr. G. Hartnett thanked the chairman for ihis appreciative remarks of the British team as a body of sportsmen. He said this would be the last opportunity for thanking the New Zealand Rugby Union for their kindness during the tour through New Zealand. They had seen some of the finest scenery, some of the finest football, and some of the nnest people in the world. They had been taken to parts of New Zealand not visited by other visiting teams. Foot-

ball was very keen in New Zealand, and he had no exception to in the ■ hard game, but there had been at times, especially ill one match, a tendency to rough play. The position was entirely in the hand:; of the referee, but in this country his duties were particularly difficult by reason of the wing forward play. Speaking as the mouthpieee of tho English and Welsh Unions, he would warn the New Zealand authorities against professionalism. There was no doubt but that the returned New Zealand professionals, who were ' now barred from playing, would do their best to foster their game, and endeavor to create dissension in the ranks of amateur clubs. He hoped the amateur bodies would stand firm, and resist these attempts. A bad feature of professional football was that it took young men to watch, instead of playing the game. He would not advise iSew Zealand amateurs to indulge in too much training, for it took them too long from their businesses, and created a feeling of unrest. In some parts of England, the rule was to limit the number of days a team could be on tour., Professionalism at Home had sent Hi" sports of cycling, sculling and running to the wall, and would do the same in New Zealand. He appealed to the Xcw Zealnnd provincial unions to act as determined men, and endeavor to stamp out rough play. lie was pleased to come to this country to renew old Rugby acquaintances, and he hoped to see another Xcw Zealand Hugby team in England and Wales in a couple of years' time. They had received from the Governor and Premier of New Zealand and also the members of the Jiew Zealand Itugby Union every consideration. They had been beaten that day by a team which had nothing to fear' from auv Kugby team in the world. .

They had had all the worst of the luck during their tour, as all good sportsmen would admit, but they would one and all carry back pleasant memories of the tour through New Zealand. Dr. F. JlcEvedy. vice-captain, said he had no excuses to make for that day's display. They all admitted tliev had met one of the finest football teams that even went on the field, ife advised New Zealanders not to let their exuberance of keenness allow them to indulge in pointing. He instanced a number of cases met with during the tour. Tile >'ew Zealand teams were good enough to win without indulging in these little tricks.

Mr. \Y. J. Stead, captain of the NewZealand team, considered that the British football teams would have to adopt the New Zealand system of play if they wished to succeed against New Zealand teams. Individually, the British team contained sonic very line players-. It was; system they lacked, lie hoped the team would carry away as pleasant I memories of New Zealand as the Afll I lilaeks did of the British Isles.

The Mayor said lie had accepted the privilege of welcoming the British team to Auckland as a pleasure, and ho just as keenly regretted their departure. lie diil not agree that New Zealand devoted too much time to sporls, tor lie thought it would he a good idea if touring football teams held shooting matches. They all wanted New Zenlanders to shoot straight, hut they did I nu' want conscription, and the athletic bodies would d» a great deal fo help in the movement for national defence if

),U -iiggestion were carried out. V number of oilier speakers, including officers of the Xew Zealand Union, referred to the pleasure the visit of the liritish team had given . The team leave by the s.s. \ ictona tu-MK'Vrow tor Svdir'y. l-ive of Ml- III;ii 1, team wen- injured yesterday. Harding, who leeeived a severe kick' in the region of the liver, was seriously injured. Dr. Mclv.edy 1 mil l'oiity .Tones had their shoulders injured. J.T,. Williams had his knee disi located. and J. Morgan was partially 1 jfuncd ami his face injured.

WANGAXCI v. MAXAWATTT.- . By Telesrraph.—Press Association Saturday The football match between Wanganui and Manawatu was played tins aitemoon. Wanganui had a weak seven or eight of those who played

against the Englishmen being absent. Auniawatu also were not strong, and the result was one-of the poorest representative displays seen here. i'or the ■greater part of the time the ball was either in touch or in the serum. Seme! Hashes of good play were seen, but they were few and far between. Aianawatu had the better of the game and won by 111 to 1). Wanganui won the toss and played with the sun at their backs. After tlie i kick-oil, give-and-take play up and down lield followed, but eventually ik'-Uiuu got the ball from a serum nmi kicked well down the field. Wanga-

nui's full-back fumbled, and Hewitt, following up fast, dribbled over the line and scored ill a good position. Stalker added tilie extra points. Another bout of give-and-take play followed, Manawatu made several good dribbling rushes, McJlinn being the leader, but the Wunganm backs managed to stave oil' attack. From a scrum near the centre I flag, -Uanawatu got the ball and indulged in a pretty passing rush, the leather going from Buclianan to Carroll, to Smith, who scored in a good position, the attempt at goal proved fruitless. Tile local men made a big effort to regain tlieir laurels, ami they were not long in satisfying tlieir desire. From a line-out which followed the kick-oil', Abbott got the ball and passed to Cam- I

pion, who cross-kicked to Meuli, the latter struggling over the line near the cornel'. Die kick was unsuccessful. Hay ill Which nobody excelled his neighbor, continued till half-time. Soon after the resumption of hostilities Jlanawatu added another try to their credit. Scrum work in mill-field elided 111 Me.Uinn getting the liail and passing to Hewitt. He in turn passed it on to O Connor, who dashed across the. line and scored in a good position. Onie "gain the kick failed. A very few minutes elapsed before another score was made. Wanganui started a passiim rush, but Carroll intercepted and pass" ed to. Stalker, who centred. McMinn, towering over the Wanganui forwards, got the ball and forced himself over the line. Again the kick was without avail. Once more uninteresting plav followed. Wanganui having tile better of it.' ilanawatu were kept in their own territory, and Wanganui were forced twice, but eventually Campion got over the line near the corner. Wanganui followed Manawatu'a example in regard to place-kicking, and the Score was not added to. Wanganui, cheered by their last score, redoubled their efforts to equalise matters, but the play was practically confined to the forwards, l'lie local men got very close to their goal line, three scrums five yards out taking place in quick succession. At last Suiter scored, but the major points were not added. This was the last score for the remainder of the game, though no doubt Jiard enough for play' ers, was dull and uninteresting to «pec tutors. Jlr. Bassett refereed

OTAGO v. WAIRARAPA. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Saturday Night. The match, Otago v. Wairarapa, played here to-day, resulted in an eusv win for the former by 22 points to S. * The weather was splendid, and the ground in fine condition. The attendance was about 7000. Otago had all the. best of tlie plav in the first spell, Wairarapa being on the defence nearly all tlie time. The visitors kept Otago in check for a quarter of an hour, but their defence was then penetrated, and before half time four tries were scored (two by 0 Sullivan, one by S. C.isov, jiiicl one by M. Casey, one try being converted), and at half-time Otago had a lead off 14 points. In this spell Wairarapa gave a poor exhibition in almost era, department of the play, while Otag'o shaped well. In the second halt', however, the visitors improved considerably, and the spell was evenly contested. After six minutes' plav, Darvell scored for Wairarapa, after a fine passing bout, O'Leary failing to convert. Then O'Sullivan scored again for Otago, Ivimty kicking a goal. Fine play by the visitors ended in Darvell scoring again, O'Leary kicking a goal. A little later O'Sullivan scored his fourth try, bringing the Score to—Otago 22, Wairarapa 8. Wairarapa gavp'a good dinplay in the second half, their kicking being very fine, while their tackling was much better than in the first spell. Cadwalhidcr got his nose broken iu the first half and retired at half-time, being replaced by Lyall.

THE WEU.Wi'OX REPS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. ■ Wellington, Last Night. The following team lias been selected to represent Wellington against the Wairarapa representatives at Wellington next Saturday:—Full-buck: J. K.van; three-quarters: Matheson, Mitchinson, and Evenson; five-eighths ; M e - Lood and' Roberts; half: Green; forwards: Heady, Haulihan, "Rangi" Wilson, A. C. Wilson, Rush, l)ewar, and Alexander. Emergencies: Hack, JlcGee; forwards, McKellar and O'Brien.

It will be noticed- that only fourteen names are given. Probably the name omitted is that of Hardham, iving forward.

WELLINGTON SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The senior championship matches were continued in Wellington yesterday under perfect weather conditions. The Melrose Club has established its claim to the championship, having a lead of six points over Oriental and Petone. Of eleven games played, MelroSc have won 10, the other being drawn. Yesterday's results are:—■ Melrose 5 beat Oriental nil; Petone 11 beat Poneke 10; St. James 22 beat Athletic nil; Southern 12 beat Old* Boys U; Wellington !) beat Victoria College 3.

NEW SOUTH WALES v. QUEENSLAND. (By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright.) Received 20, 4.45 p.m. Sydney, July 25. In tlie Rugby match New South Wales l>eat Qucenslanu by 25 points to 0. TAIiANAKI JL'NIOU (.VP. TUKAPA WINS THE FINAL.

Tukapa and Opunakc first juniors, representing the northern and western divisions, met at the New Plymouth racecourse on Saturday afternoon, t» play the final in the second grade competition. Opunakc was the premier team in its division, and Tukapa in the northern and southern divisions. Tlie following were the teams: Opunake—Full: lliaisi; three-quar-ters: flremian, D. ITtekey, and •!. lfiekey; five-eighth: McLellan; half: King; wings: repperell and "Tiger";! Sf>r wards: Peacock, Cameron, Sievwri'ght, C. Hickey, Ditigan, Wilson, and Moffatt.

Tukapa—Full-back: T. Bullot; threequarters: Dynes, Stolir, and Shields; five-eighths: Stannering; half: A. McOivcn; wings, J. McGiven and Otyncs; forwards: McAllum. Jones, Sturmcy. C'okcr, Charteris, Ticltner, and Perry. It liad been confidently expected that the visiting forwards, with a reputation for stolidity and a hit of dat?fi : , would liavc made it difficult for the Tukapa backs to get into motion, and this was lite visitors' plan of operations. But "the well-laid plans of mice and men aft gang agke," and they did in this ease. Either Opunake was not playing up to form, or the forwards were not as good as they have been, cracked up to be, for they were n£>;t

able to hustle the Jiome backs very much. Til fact, with the exception of the scrum work, tlicy were hardly superior to the local pack, which, although lighter, made up fur lack of weight by training and pace. This being so, the game was not interesting to

watch, and the scores indicate its 011csidedness. Deleting from the performance those sprints of .Tack Stohr, with his record of fries 'and goals, the game was dull. The visitors' defence was jieiietrated time and again, whilst the Tukapa line was never dangerously threatened until the last, few minutes of the game, when the, unexpected men. sure, of siieeess had begotten carelessness amongst the home team. Mr. \\ r . T'ocli controlled tile game.

Tukapa. kicked off, and lYppcrcll failed to return, the ball going out at (he Z"i Ihig. A free kick relieved the

pressure, but Shields returned the hall to (lie, Opunake end. The Cfreen forward- si't ou( on a loose rn>h. bu( Stannering got down to it, anil the j tide was turned. The next serum saw the bail shot out from Stannering to I Stolir, who romped through, anil, takling the kick 'himself, placed a beautiful | gout. Tukapa !i-0. Within five minutes he repealed the dose, lhaia chasing and tackling late. The kick at troal mis-ed the posts by about a foot.. Tukapa, R—fl. The Blues attacked again. Stannering made a couple of mistakes, diving into the scrum a,nil starving the three-quarter line. Opunake was.getting the hall from nearly . every scrum, hut the Tukapas were breaking up too quickly to allow them

to use it very much. Playing close up, Stolir gathered ill a rolling ball and ' cantered in, notching liiti third try and goaling beautifully. Tukapa 13—0. Kesuming, Peppcrell, "Tiger,", and C llickey headed several strong forward I'Uslm's which were rcsultlesS,, tile Jilnc hacks fielding the ball and kicking to the line. Stohr got a pass from Staunening, and instead of scoring gave Shields the chance. The hitter held too long. Then Bullot marked, Stohr's kick missing the uprights, and Opunake forced. Opimako's kick-oil' was poor, l)iil lleGiven (wing) failed to pick it ip. 'The Greens were not following mrd enough to secure the advantage mil Sturmey's rash put tlicm on tin lefensive. A. McOiven's pass was sent m to Stohr, who scored hut narowlv missed the goal. Tukapa 1(5—0. A series of slips by over-anxious Opunake, hacks let tile two McGivens Jones and Tickner amongst them, and Mi-Given nearly got over. A free-kick for handling in the Scrum came opportunely for the Greens. "Tiger" took the kick, but spoiled a rather good effort by deliberately charging Perry, who was not in possession oi or near the ball. These tactics on his part became too frequent as the; game progressed and were the only unpleasant incidents of a hard-fought game. The second spell opened in Gpunake's favor, they making ground from the line work. Stolir juSt missed a store, lhaia bringing him down, and then the visito.s liad another let-oil', a line forward rush by the two Tukapa wings just failing to give "Waiuku" a score. J-'rce kicks enabled Opunake to Score. Tin: Green forwards, headed by "Tiger,' 1 pressed Tukapa back into their own cud, bu(L only for a minute or two. JVpcrell., gamely stopped two Tukapa rushes. From a line-out Stannering gave the ball to Stohr, who galloped and pasSoi to .Shields, and the latter scored. Stolu goaling. Tukapa 21—0. The next score followed rapidly, a loose rush ending in a score for ]>ynes after a nice' run. No goal kicked. 24 U. IU-om this out the home team held the game easily ill iliand, except that carelessness near the call of time put them in a corner tcir a time, Ihe Opunake men plavin ?-T hard with llie line only a vard or two away. Opunake was attacking when the whistle went. Jones scored a try as the result of fast following-up. and Stohr goaled. Shields added two more, Jones' and Stohr's kicks failing. This brought the Score to—Tukapa 38; Opunake 0. For tile winners, all the hacks were sound. Jones, McGiven, Tickner and Perry were the prominent forwards." For Opunake, Brennan was the best of | a medium set of backs, and King also played well. Pepperell was probably the best man in the team, "Tiger's" dashing play being discounted bv his tactics. C. Hickey and Duigan also j played good forward games. 11IGH SCHOOLS' MATCHKS.

Stratford District High School scut two teams to Now Plymouth on Saturday to do battle willi the New Plymouth IJigh School. The visitors won : u lioth seniors and juniors, after a display of football that was decidedly interesting to watch, the oil both sides having a very good idea of the business. The Stratford backs played with hue precision in the senior game, outclassing the local School by resourcefulness mid a ganieness that looked risky at times. The juniors played in the morning, Stratford winning by three points, a try scored by A ickers. The seniors won by IS points (three tries converted and one unconverted) to o points (a converted try). Morisou (2) and J[a lone (2) scored for the winners, Malone kicking two of the> goals and Morison one. For \ew Plymouth Sinclair scored a clever try, Tuohey converting, ''

PRIMAUY SCHOOLS COMPETITION. A drawn game was played between Central and West End teams on Saturday at Western Park. Central won the toss and played with the sun at their backs. From the kick-oil' the ball was sent into Central's 20, where it remained l'or .some time, but was brought, back into West End quarters hv some passing by the Central backs'. For most of the spell, however, the game hung at half-way. After half-time. Central kicked off and took the ball into West End quarters, where the West End boys freed themselves after some good defensive play. Play again went back to half-way, and when the whistle went for time West End were working close to the Central line. For West End, •Turv, Mann, Crone, Tickner and Marnier did the best work. On the Central side llillmgton; Wiiitcombe, Hack and Cruee showed out well. Mr. Kennedv was referee.

A feature of the gfiine wis the limnlines of the players, the boys "playin" the game" in every sense of,the word."