FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 13, 16 June 1913, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

~ / ; SATURDAY'S MATCHER. ;, ; ; ;' ;(6);.v/;okATO ! |f3|;' w ; '■'•""•'Revets l snatched'Victbry' ! i nim* ©ktfto ! i}ustr)en4lie calhofctime at'the Western -JParkf, a,ftjer a very last; and. eyenjgame. 'Rovers had, if anything, the better',of the 'first ; spell!''Whilst'Okato" hati the -beiti* 1 A'fe'ature>6f :the< gaine was'tihei. meteoric! speed,'!,;at which (the. play ■ .travelled. up and,, dp:wn , the .field!' T At one ppmentßbyera would l W attacking*,' attd ! art' the nex't'just as strongly defending. The-'igattMsiwas principally,twfth the,. fqrwards, though at times'some flashes of 'back'play' were witnessed. ' Rovers' 'Hi not make as their, quarters' .as might "haye been' desiredl : On''""the 1 ' 'day's' jfliif iC'dr'a I *' would"have fairly •gahiged the'merits of'the .team's; Okato won the toss. Rovers from the iump. though they were playi tYett'-eyes/IwW-a penalty ThomipstidH Kitti a shot, whicli •Went wide. .Surgenpr secured and, kicked "singly. •Jab-fliigh ifc'tok! ■ty'-GirfLlAt .which' ,J3or»titla&ißJudßed; l !l;e't ! : thfc nippy/&oysr and Webster set up a passing rush) 'Webster hiin'g'on tod went out at the corner. Ailinfeidut 1 and, >,?soram ,xight. op, jPM^^W/?! 1 ! sued, 'burd4ey:;fprce,|'"the coks'tal team crushed play 1 .''ngnjl; l down the field| a, long- kick by,.Thompson was reßpon| sibfe for'ctian^ toWiM. 'aad;jwerje"feryf daaig'eioUs* antjlSwgenor highland, jth<j (3kato' forwards' got under 'and cleared, Quiljiam and Brown headed'il'B I lue"fas'n> ; which later, from an infringement,'. f'W.ebatet had ay ball?.going wide. H<i wa|. ( a,w,ar4e4 + another kick as Okato charged xcV'soon, but the second shot i fell short, and Malone lined. Carey, Sul [ livan, and' Hawkins" earned- play-down iaftii^ l^^^:^ lam secured Jtnd^ntred^^ but off-side ■ play caTled ihe ball back. Xlffitle lateri Surgepiorpjittempted) pt>{ potj-,but,thcr ball kept low. Holmanjiitcrcepted a'liovet rusli an<kskato ; /forwards carried play tq (the. Rover twentyrfive, where Turner dui; pe but the pass was MefcepM! ; 'A* long' 1 by* : Sur' r ge'npr and "sinartt| 'folldwed u|.'byj Ebbte and Stapefth^,'saw 'Okato,ai'ttiij, ioifie. ' afijtiJMj.,£v!# : k i.frefe, Kiclj : §»yc.',tbe& "another'shptt /VJi'ich HtfM '. oyer,' ijirow'n;' !ou,t; »t ,the f : d l f ',W see,' jlsf Beefs': tfafe'l"; jStjnd. _. .the jjbjijll 'came su'£ ip :^ra^t.i ; >thb| i collared,J.ijip, might have"scored." '' ''''' '■'•' ''; The second-Hpelr'saw-Rxivers attack} Off-side play gave Okato a free kick, but Grant lined down the field, The ball came acros&-tO'Sto3»r*ht>"- found touch 1 a,t ,the cprner., Burrpwes, Andrews, Sulf livaii; ahd,Parey : .carfiy'pllij'down' feldj , Miif Jcffye" b&casi'b'n/ and 'gbl'n-fi'krek' we'lf aWaV.''Sfotmes ''tfick'ed'WaT^ down- field. fastV" Slib'hT'failed* to' titke Cjea,nly, but, recovered ,just in. time.', ;'okii.td'n,6% ! ..Wf ! of the; Offside; ''iila l ibne''sliaa i Wfr vrim'/i 'The : YeiW\vs; 'Will. 'p^esSefYf 1 Mstace;' Carey l aM 'Co! "attack'-! in« hotJy and keepiffg'Rovers defending.: Tire "fprnVe?' dashed I; .abwA" tile liriij, J but; ' : Mf .ffeuWedi^'K.-Aii'drewbi MkM'^ig^ic^off; l kb'd'^lono : 'had ; 'a; shot at goal, which was charged"(l(JwS. ; | Play-now hung about")nid-fi,eld. t% f e.-''«:^lrr ; '"and ' Webster initiated' a J p'a'ssfhgJattack; bii't'.a pafes'fbfward'spoilt] 'it, 'dW Maldhe:'lined- well -ddllMfWlif.,] Turfte< , ' M'sl<backs'miovihg, andStohi 1 , | fat-Hrig'-fy? l i> llec'k' ; the-"ruslv;' RoMeVs h'ad ! aii ;i

mxious moment as three YelldwWW'e're lose to the ballr - Stewart cleared well, ifalorie 4atepiHii'ed but a fm f ce-'re. ililted. '• OfettV forwa'fdsK&ttacK'edV' arid toilijtti dcra'mfcfc m 'tell .•igM<"der<sss tlie field'-'tt'i'Miilonej who] to\ve«e^rdid''not'''secUi'e.i'aiid' tvero-forced 'a- moment la tor. ■ ■ A-beau'tP ful kick by Holmes found-th'e line ' fcipti in the corner. -A--scrum followed the thrown-in,'and 'hy the GvepnsjrMttloiie-landed ; tin uivmistttk-' ablergoalv I .' .Bb^ersi-pMsSetf Verv Miothf 1 on- rcsmnijigy-lmt'Okatb 'weredefendintfequally ftß> 'iverly no< ; Score until juist-on tliH/cairof tini'G; whim'tlie! ball came ■ollt 'of the riick : with flome' of the Greens in'hot pursuit.' A Yellow afijpeared to touch the ball dovii; but : it could not have bron'over the line as had come .on■ again, .patheWd it, vj> aml ! Scored';,-.,., Just as- Webster »oaJed, thef, .whistle blew,?: :.,..■■ <..'. ','.• ,v | 31%0. ;; charge.of the game.

STAR (13) V.-INGLEYVOOD (3). gashes, ,'p'jingqptl- plavvenlivened-, w< lomewiifit, ; ,fpoQiv. exhibition: of; i oatbaUs jrovi'ded by tlie Star and Inglcwpod; earns on the Recreation-Ground on Saturday, try .was, the. outcome !>f one; of the, bflst'paa£>iiigi,ushps,se.En'ifl, ; .h'e'.P&Tk ;( fora J'png.time,, arid, their pass-., ! ig \and_ Mding. generally' was • an ini-. ; irofamejit'.ph their' previous 'eff qr.ts.'-Thc or\vardi were, evenly: matched, the dlf erence in the scores being fairly accounted for ; ' : ljy* :, tW'' r viii'tors'' inferior Rearguard., ~Thp match started, late, and possibly the semi-darkness,was the. 'cause 6f the straggling, play! which, character-, feed-the lattcir part pf. the game. "'. v , '< ■ \ Inglewqod' 'kicked ,' off, and Box! : ro- : |urnep! to n ! ear ,ha]f-way,; .The detefrnine.d ; attack,. . Hut ;;B'ox J Isecnred,,.'though lie failed', to And toucti. : The Star backs;, got going,; . and,Bertram]picked'. ljd/Hughcsj >vh'p raii : < iiito, but Smith 'got 'pps'se'sgipn,; and: .the,, •line'' well ! tiOWh.' ' Ingiewood's^..defence, collapsed, and Rickleben nearly'dribbled' -dver, Fj:qm...^ { Jine-oiit,: Eiiijlocsic.jua.rkjedvi < ; iM'''-play-'^as';tr|inpleVjred■, tp,'-,h^l^av.i." Krom a scrpm; the;visitpr's, led. by Biu\, 'lock; and ; W. bppke, away, bat' r.fftarts defence' 1 wa's •'ibuWd'..'i 'A long'throw,, op-went' into/ Ber'trand's 'hands.'' lli.e.n uiglewood got; p'fiissessfdn; 1 ! and . Snjitlj raadeia gpo'd nin down tlip/iine, rfesultjiigj -TiigieW.obd ; Secured' frpm th;e, scrum j i and "Smith,. 'hea'tiii| : liaif-a-dpzcii' njeh,'.'raced- for' tlie' liriW, Bos 'stopping h|m just in time. He transferred, but the pass was a forward ope. Smith njarked in .frontof the posts,.and made. n|> ;misfake with the kick. . . " ]."''' Thglewoo'd ' ; '■ '.: ;'.'' "' ''" 3 ; I Star ~' q , : j Pnffll:;^®rt)'m* ; ln'-mWleidf 'Jacob'' se'-' feared, and sent a long out to Ber'ttfand, who ran strongly and transferred t6 Carroll, who gave Rickleben a clear scrum, & gol g ?' ng W ll ™ e Wfts The ball !Y! e to Jacobs from, a, scnuit i tl,e , wi passed M Bertrand, but the Inglercood *™« Bmothleflt tiH ®ck3Tl lox 'saved tfitesituation with a "speculator." tlije def||sive. Tnglewood secured from A JBcrunfeknd Smith took a difficult pass. land, wJ*«fil«#«*^ Sfor f orced . , Taroh I . ortri , Bdi am , Cn ,._ ro.l were asocintod in a pa;!.-!." rr' ■

I in. which the last-named knocked oft 4; Ij'roin.a mark by Carroll,, §tar had a,,re-|; stultresij'yhot at 'goal,' half-tiijie sounding!' . soon a'ftevJ '" ri ' '»> !■'■■'• ' "'■'' j ; OnTesunjing, the Star pack rushed theitj . ball, ,trhq obstruction; j by'lhglew'ood gave Bos a shot at goa), • s tJie ;l b'al ; failing to"¥ise. • l; f l rom a;-scrunU 1 ,! ;the , lebcn, taking advantageHoi,r-ar lucky!! bounce, rushed through and scored. Car-j | ■■ .roll's kick,was ,'ia,"*ipoor- one. ■ ' ''\ /••■■- 1 ingicWod 1 " ...'.:..'•.".''.:.'.'. 3 1 y,\ ^ \ i' . i i ii;.■'.•;';■:..•■.:';;.■--'fe I r i«i';l|htee:;;lnglewx)od! men/(attempted to: | h .mark, a low.kic ; k ,bj Ricklebenj and, the "\ ]'visitorsWere, lucky in'saying. , A ,hjpi-ii :!■ py 1 p'a'sßi% riM' ; bj the" Star'backs'con> , }imencet^WlJ ; -'b'Ut •Stielclebeh'l fa ! ifed ; '''tf | ..take-a ..difficult hpass'i,. Iriglewdodtook;! i i J^^.iMT a ? I , ta ?P.i 0 ,i% I , for'a minute,.tried hard to score, ,Riis-i| I [i a« li fflii, l «ecnrM;-arill , J gVpl iihfmjia'ih&sty.bum'p, t&e I«gl'e-wcidd , lpWy i er| theiws.ti oSifche game;.| Off-side play by Star, saw Smith;, ij difficult shot at goal. Star set up i | /Wjidi/J'ush and carried/,the their opponents' (ljnc, when a free-kickjl xeJJped tie visitors. Inglewpod 'lrtttied' the'game'by a Y r'uW 'Mich'ttoi play to the home'-feara's line, but injuj.j ■ ; Ricklcben, t^^MpW kHpwfl^WPWH live, and cake-walked through the opp«>mm, ending up under- theroll- eonvertekfetK ft ,<i ,} ."■ j' ]< lo!),\'ia Ingle.wPPA ...•,-».'o!loi .;.i, %no'A j ■ J ioV'^ySnglei: wood m&HM only' inimiV btfWW\\