FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 37, 3 July 1914, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

THIS MAORI MATCH,

SEW PIAMUUTH DEFEATS WA.L-

TARA,

There was a 'air attendance at Us>Uecrealkm Grounds yesterday, when Learns representing the >'ew i'lynio-.ilh Maoris and W.utara Maoris tried cotte.usions. JJoJt teams contained a nuiul,er oi senior footballer.-,, aiul soaie good play was ohmvu, particularly by the local team, -vho outclassed ttieir opponents both -■ <re anj a!'l, and i f * ; '■ points to their opponents' nil. fcowe line uassing .rushes were executed by the winner?. Xo less than eight tries were scored, the try-getters being I'iwa (£), Mann, Carroll, Jacob, J; Skipper, l'ito and Wliaka. Mr Bnliot refereed.

Later, a match w;U be played against I'aritiaka. The main object oi thev matches is tJ select a Maori team to .play the 11 i/rowhemia natives at Levin, and the Rotoma natives, who are to visit TaranaUi.

In the evening, a well-attended dance was held in the Foresters' Hall. YYai Opai acted as MX'., and the >nntsß' was provided by Miss Taylor (Waitara)_.

JUNIOH MATCHES. STRATFORD 9 v. TDK APA 3. The above teams met at Stratford yesterday in dull hut fine wuithev, but the ground was somewhat jiofl. The game proved very exciting, th.: forwards having most of tihe play. In the first spell there was r.ot ranch difference in the merits of the two teams, both playing a nippy, dasiiviftg jsww?. Just before hail-time Spratt was penalised for off-side play, and Wcfet made a grand shot, notching a goal from nearly half-way. Tukapa 3, Stratford 0. In the second spell, Stratford struck their form, and made things livflly, though the visitors put up a fine defence, hut their opponents were too smart for them in a;l] departments of the game, both hacks and forwards playing well. Rogers secured and sucresafullv carried the, ball over trh'o line, but Collins fa'Vd to increase the score, which was then three all. lie, however, made up for the default soon after by landing a. goal from a penalty incurred bv O'Ondv. Stratford 1 -now 'ed bv three points, and thev were still going strong when .Tones secured and scored in a handv position, but Collins again failed to ndd the imnjor point.®, the game endinir in a well-deserved win for Stratford by !) points to Mr Petty controlled the game impartially, j

j TTTOHT SCHOOL 14 v. INGLFAVOOD 3. At New Plvmonth, Tnglewood were defeated bv the Hiirh School bovs by 14 point* to 3. Tnglewood: were superior to the local team in th:> forwards. but the boys ran over them in Mie backs, an 1 if mw to this they owe their victory. A feature of the game win the fine frral kicking by Sinclair, who landed two penalty goaV From nearly half-w.n- and also converted a try. Tries vi re scored for the winners by Svk«s nnd TTamblyn. The losers also scored a try, which was not converted.

OLTI'TON v. STAR. As the re- ilt of some misunderstanding. tihis match did not eventuate. Itwas set down- for decision at the Recreation Grounds, which is the usual lorotiofi of Star's home matched, but 'ii Clifton arming there prepared to play (alHUit, ?0 minutes late), it was found that a "Maori match was in progress, the Maoris having 'been granted the use of the ground for the afternoon by the jecreharv of the Sports' 1 Ground (-onumittce. The Maoris, who included several local senior piavers, refiii-cd to give up th" ground when requested I)y the refer.>«, Mr O. West, hacked up by a, letter from Mr MeLcod. chairman of the Taranaki Rugby Union, who stated that as far als he knew no one had any authority to play oil the Recreation Grounds other than the teams set down to play there by the Union, and that if the Maoris held a receipt from the Sports Ground secretary the latter n'li'st have made, a mistake and given it without i nquiring if anv £ame was> set down for that afternoon. He pointed out that the Union had the fli'.-t call on the ground, and that the other match Must be played on another -round. Homier, the Maoris) did not sec the matter in that, light, and refused to vacate the ground. By this t'liie it was too late for the ' other '.rims to ad.jumi to another ground. aa l ' the match had to be abandoned.

PECO.VD JCXTOTiS. M;,r were urable to raise a team to i'..iiPcy i„ Wuitara. an.l aeeordimrlv U"ulod to C.'ifton.