FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 9, 5 July 1911, Page 7

FOOTBALL

JfQRTHERN LEAGUE GAME. j WAX<JAM.'I v. TARAMAKI. Referring to the Taranaki-Wanganui miltch on Saturday, the Wanganui Herald says the game proved a very even one, though towards the finish tlie local men had considerably the best of matters and eventually finished up winners by li) points to 8. The play was of a most interesting description, being at times very fast, open and spceUicillar, and very favorably .impressed the spectators, who were treated to some most exciting rushes by the backs oil both sides. As a display of football it w«« certainly one of the finest from a spectator's point of view seen in Wanganui for a long time, and yet it would have been even better had one or two of the backs not fumbled the ball a lot, due to the fact that this was the first game of „..e season. The visitors were without the services of three or four of their best players, hut very good substitutes were secured. They werii a weightier ; lot than the local men, and. generally speaking, their handling of the ball was | more accurate, and when the backs got under way they did some very clever 1 work, which only the line tackling of the locals prevented from ending in scores. The whole of the visiting forwards played well, l'ukere being the most, conspicuous. Amongst the backs, Stockman did splendid work at full, his taking of the ball and kicking being features (if the game. The t.hree-((uarter line was a strong one. all shaping well. "liilcy" Krewin. at naif, was a box of tricks, and provided a ileal of amusement, to the public by his cleverness in beating his opponents. .Moir's tackling was deadly, ami Ins other work good. Tocker also shaped well, lint got a nasty knock on the head in tlie first spell, which dazed him for the rest of the game.