FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 25, 30 June 1913, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

TARAXAKI (2,"))' v. WAN G ANL'I (3). ~ Taranaki inflicted .another severe de- s feat 011 Wanganui in the return match at t Hawera oil Saturday, when the locals were victorious by 25 points to 3. The match was played in the presence of about '2OOO spectators in line football weather, though there was a slight breeze blowing down the field. The game throughout was very fast and ex- J • citing. In the first spell, thougli playing with the wind and sun against them, Wanganui held their own fairly well, " their forwards coming down the field finely, whilst their bucks passed well. Taranaki were securing the ball in the scrum, but their passing was poor, and as often as not got them into difficulties. With the wind behind them it was v thought that Wanganui would make t matters interesting, but during the in- \ terval the teams were altered, Baddeley, i the Wanganui iivc-eighth, who had hurt ! his shoulder, retiring. Faber, the full- a back, went up to five-eighth, C. Dustin 1 going to full-back. The local team was i also changed round, and a. most effective c change it proved. Roberts, who had n been playing wing three-quarter with ) hot too much success, went to second > five-eighth, and Cade went wing three- 1 quarter. The latter made a brilliant f debut for Taranaki in that position, 1 scoring live tries. Taranaki had much ( the better of this spell. Tamu headed ] the local forwards like the Tamu of old, ) and proved almost irresistible, whilst the ' local backs threiv the ball about gaily, 1 and as a result Wanganui were hope- 1 lessly beaten. It must be admitted that 1 the visitors never gave in, but battled < gamely throughout the whole spell, being within an ace of scoring on one or two occasions. , > Wanganui kicked off, and after an'. ; interchange of kicks the Taranaki for-1 wards carried play down to the Wanga-j nui line, where Cade was nearly over through faulty tackling on the part of the blues. Dustin made a break from his own line to mid-field, where he passed ) to Temperley, who gained some ground j i before being grassed by Hill. The locals j i secured the ball fror the scrum. Brown J set his backs moving, but Smith intercepted and shot out to Davis, who showed a lot of pace and carried play to the | twenty-five before being thrown out of i touch. Twice in. succession Brown set his backs moving, but MeLeod hung on to the leather, and that ended the passing. Dustin, Leahy and Lynch headed some hefty forward rushes, one of which, when looking very dangerous, was j .checked by a clever mark by Brown. MeLeod made a nice opening, and when j collared shot out the ball, but no one j was following up. Wanganui failed to clear, however, and Ward beat a couple of men and passed to Whittington, who forced his way over and scored. Hill's kick struck the post. Taranaki 3 Wanganui 0 After some loose play. Roberts was | nearly over after a. brilliant run, being ( grassed by the full-back. Taranaki still pressed, and a force resulted. A moment ] later Hill attempted a pot, and the ball | was again forced.' McAlram J were prominent in a forward rush, which Cameron checked, and the Blues j set up a passing rush, Baddeley shooting ( the ball to Davis, who ran strongly and paused to Menli, who was thrown out. A moment later Wanganui evened up > the scores, a neat passing rush between Mfeuli, Temperton and Cameron seeing the latter over at the corner. Faber failed to convert. Wanganui 3 j ( Taranaki 3 n From a line-out at the twenty-five . j Blown made a great break-away, but J . was collared by \leuli. MeLeod failed I to take a high pass from H. Cameron, 1 j and D. Cameron marked. Play hung in j neutral territory until Taranaki essayed , a passing movement, but Wanganui in- ] ttrcepted and set up a counter attack, , which Bertram! gamely stopped. Another promising passing rush on the part of the locals came to an end when MeLeod secured the ball, as lie hung on till collared. Meuli picked up smartly, and [ in a trice Dustin. R. Learv and T. Leahy , came galloping down the field, throwing ' the ball about finely, but the latter knoeked-on when within striking dis- ) tanee. For a while longer Wanganui j pressed, but ultimately the locals carried operations to Wanganui's twentyfive, where Brown obtained possession and transferred to Cameron, who handed on to MeLeod, and the latter dived over. Hill made a miserable attempt to convert. Taranaki 0 Wanganui 3 Ward broke away on resuming, and passed, but 1). Cameron intercepted the ball and streaked for the line, being well taken by Roberts. OIT-side play by Taranaki saw Wanganui kick high and follow up, but Hill gamely cleared. Fast following-up by Bertram! had Faber in difficulties, and Whittington gathered up and shot out to S. Cameron, the latter unfortunately knocking on. A free kick to Taranaki gave Roberts a shot which just went wide, and a force followed. At half-time the score was:— Taranaki 0 Wanganui 3 From the start of the second spell Taranaki pressed, and a tricky run by Roberts, backed up by a judicious line kick by Cade, had the Blues defending. Atkins broke up the attack by cutting through, and a long kick by C. Dustin found touch at midway. Play was very strenuous now. the forwards on both sides working hard. Taranaki gradually asserted themselves, though every inch of ground was keenly contested. Brown smartly seizing an opening set his backs moving, Cameron, MeLeod and Cade taking a hand, the last-named being pushed out at the twenty-five. Cade later made a dash down the line, but was downed by Laird. Play wad very fast, the scene changing : rom end to end very rapidly. The Blue backs handled the ball nicely, Davis on one occasion rousing Wanganui supporters to frantic enthusiasm with a strong run, but he was well downed by Ilill. Tanni, who was playing a. brilliant game, was very prominent in a forward rush, and play was in the Blues' territory. Here Cameron snapped up the ball and shot across to Tanni. who made a desperate attempt to score. He nearly succeeded. Awarded a freekick. Roberts, from near the side line, I lifted the ball beautifully over the bar I between the uprights. Taranaki 9 Wanganui 3 After a little even play. Taranaki again took the upper hand. MeLeod made' a fine opening and shot out to Cade, who streaked for the line, and when blocked lie centred. From the lineout the ball came to Brown. Taranaki now gave one of the best passing exhibitions of the day, the ball being perfectly handled by Brown, Cameron, MeLeod. Roberts and Bertrand, the latter streaking over the line. Roberts made a fine but futile attempt to goal. Taranaki 12 Wanganui 3 Taranaki nearly repeated the performance. Cade, from a pass by Roberts, Vying tl rown out just at the corner by Temperton. After a brief respite Taranaki came buck again, and the forwards also started passing. C&'ih, Tamu and Whittington throwing the ball about like backs. The Blacks also opened out in their own twenty-five, and Cade securing beat the o/pposition and ran round and scired u!y,!iT the posts. Roberts conv.i'tcd. I I f

j Taranaki 17 I Wangaiiui 3 » On resuming, the Taranaki forwards sot, up a rush which could not be checked, and, at the right moment, McLeod picked up and passed to Cade, who scored his second try in tke corner. Roberts failed to convert. Taranaki 20 Wangaiiui 3 flood line kicks by Temperton and 1 Meuli had Taranaki defending, but Cameron broke :nvay from the line-out and | (shot out to McAUum, who reached midway unsupported before being collared by Temperton. He threw the ball in, 8 and Cade picked it up, .cut through his) f opponents and scored his third try under the posts. Roberts easily converted. Taranaki 25 Wanganui 3 From now to the finish the game was ] very fast and full of incident, though there was rather much individual play. Wanganui bucks initiated a passing i: ovenient, but Meuli threw forward. Liter the Taranaki full-back secured, and, racing down field, beat several men. Roberts, McLeod and Cade carried on the | movement, and the latter was nearly over, being thrown out by Temperton about fifteen yards from the goal. A f moment later Cade had the same luck. Wanganui then took a band, and the | ball coming out to D. Cameron the exStratford player streaked for the goalline, and just reached there as lie , was collared by Hill, after a great dash. Many thought be had scored, but the I referee ruled otherwise, and a scrum was awarded. Taranaki cleared their lines, and though both sides worked hard time was called without any further additions to' the score. The ginie ended Taranaki 25 Wanganui 3 ■ Mr. J. S. McKay made an efficient | referee. ) OKAIAWA lit. DEFEAT WAIMATE m. i As a curtain-raiser to the big match, i! the final of the Second Junior championII ship in the Southern Division was dei j cided. After a. very ragged exhibition i J Okaiawa 111. defeated Waimate 111. by • 8 points to 5. For the winners, Penny I Bcored a try, and Heke kicked a penalty : goal, and tor the losers Sutton scored : a try which Rutland converted. 1 WELLINGTON RESULTS. Wellington, Last Night. > On Saturday it was beautifully fine 1 for field games. The'following are the results:—Oriental beat Petonc by 14 points to 3. Athletic beat Wellington by 7 to 3. Poneke beat Melrose by 6 to 3. St. James beat Victoria College by 11 to nil. AUCKLAND RESULTS. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Rughy Union's compe- ] titions advanced a further stage yesterday in ideal football weather. Results: J —Senior games: University beat City by ' 17 points to nil: Marist Bros, beat Col- I lege Rifles by 28 to fi; Ponsonby beat I'arnell bv 30 to nil. i Ponsonby and Marist Bros, are leading [ for the championship, with University J three points lower down. THE LEAGUE GAME CITY DEFEAT COUNTRY. Auckland, Last Night. ' The first League representative game j of the season was played at Victoria j Park between the City and Country re- | presentatives, before an attendance of j about three thousand. The City reps. ' won a keenly-contested game by 10 ) points to 8. The City reps.' scores were made up of two tries by Cook (one converted by Seagar) and a penalty goal by Seager. Dufty kicked four penalty goals for the country. WELLINGTON RESULTS. Wellington, Last Night. In the League competition on Saturi day, Athletic heat Newtown, the leading ! j team, by 17 points to 14. Petone beat Hutt by 00 to 3. ' i THE ASSOCIATION GAME WELLINGTON RESULTS. i Wellington. Saturday. The following are the results of the ) Association games played on Saturday:— I Hospital beat Wanderers by 4 points \ to nil; St. John ? s beat Rovers by 4 to 1: Diamonds beat Corinthians by 3 to.l 1 1; Y.M.C.A. beat Brooklyn by 2 to.jiil; ! 2 Sv.ii'ts beat Brooklyn by 0 to I. 1 j AUCKLAND RESULTS. t Auckland, Last Nnight. i' The results of the Association matches 1 were as follows:—Evcrtoi beat Pon- • sonby by 2 points to nil: Carlton beat f Otahuhu by 0 to 1; Brotherhood beat t North Shore by 3 to lr Hotspur beat - Thistle by 1 to nil; Corinthians beat Adult School by 2 to nil; Everton are leading for the championship by 2 points clear of Brotherhood.