FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1919, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

NORTH TARANAKI v. 80UTH TARANAKI.' AN INTERESTING CONTEST. \ NORTHERNER VICTORIOUS. ' That football Is again going to be M popultl as of yore was ngaln evidenced yesterday, whan, despite the unpropitlous weather condition! rain falling before and practically throughout , the match —there was an attendance of over.'' ono thousand at the Recreation Gnmnda to witness the match between representatives of North and South Taranaki In view of the U* lection of the representative team to met Auckland and Wellington. The game, conilderIng the state of the ground, provided a good display of football. There were some splendid forward rushes, typical of the pre-war days, » v i fenture being the manner In which they mi Stemmed by both aides. Tbe manner In which the backs (particularly In the North team) handled the ball during the early stages of the game, until the ball became greasy, proved an eye-opener, and gave somo indication ut what the play would have been on a dry day. It was generally considered that play In «fcy southern division was of a higher standard In tho north this season, but yesterday's gOM tended to dispel that opinion, aa both tiM mdC and forward divisions of the Northerner! *t<«| tho upper hand, and fully deserved their Ma, : They were on the day the better and though they only won by 6 points (two gull)' to nil, they narrowly missed scoring -otuiMUt occasion, Z.™ • Tho teams lined out aa follows!

South (red and black)"! Pull-bark: Anderson (Hawera). Three-quarters- Hlckey (Walmate), ffbfc llngton (Hawera), o. Roberts (Okalawlk Five-eighthst B. Roberts (OkalawaKW. torn (Walmate). Kalf-bacli: McKay (Walmate). Wing: Chadwkk (Okniawa). "* Forwards: Guthrie (Kaponga), Malone (K** ponga), King (Hawera), Spratt (captain: Hs-< wera), Bishop (llawera), Johnstone (Okaliwal. Norgate (Kaponga).

North (yellow and black) i Full-back: Trior (Tukapa). Three-quarters: Rogers (Stratford), H. Oik rer (Tukapa), Stewart (Cllftoh). Five-eighths: Wynyard (Old Boys). Oootts (captain; Strilferd). ' "A*" l Half.bnclt: N. Klvcll (Stratford). Wing: Tate (Clifton). . - - Forwards: Belts (Clifton), BnrHurdt (Clifton), Manu™S)^ wJStf*' Car,aon

The Southerners kicked oft end hm. <>,. Jump the Northerners attacked.' Coutts madfa nice opening and lined, and from' the scrum KItcII secured and the yelloira mm a hlfnfi °i j jsssinji ability, tb© ball being H Ollrer Klrell, Coutts, **ss*s L, Jim ?, e ' atter Wft s up-ended by 0 Rolierts. The Northerners were awarded a fiw and McKnv from the seTon,' w-h?!?. up Coutts secured and fcPi Ills backs moving, but Stewart kick rellevJd, KlveHTrtSrnMS; to touch, nnd from the line-out Klvell and Couits landed a nice goal Mrt#d

North, 3; South, all iSs»S'C , „t,£r , r; SKfjp cleverly and w:ia oniiaMfi«l *wl .» **" ® ifij? JJu" : "g^ M? s came down field ball at too bat BMr ™? 21!* dweta-d. Chndwlcli, tinted a Southern movement H' latter collared hv Stewart Th« **" - «ien got moving. buTThe sI,S? taQk ! as- s«s.i s! aT»s3 §;ff as arlfflt ment by theZda*'the" l ba^'moTta/'" » »id £S £K rt?«£ Sreasy ball beat the latter a mtle ILL flne°goai° """ Wck '

North, 6; South, nil.

whs amothered A bout SJ f ,heD f"' ">• tat wore Boon back nsaln tl e fLJJi. Iv ,° I rol, ™M» »ke" Trojans When wUhln ..Si *" J orltln « «». rnrrne brought the «nd"th folloWe,l np ' Wined round T? e b") ' wa » k S C "* Ull,y Plisfpss went A moment later nnd Rojrera mnkw o iI? pMtc ® we dove, touch i„ g mh Th Nor/h' " M f Into appeared to be ttinnini.ii for **rt* now In the loose, but XfcLnZ'VJ" I Mtm sa another rush T»t w.rf onli£o23* , M UD tho dnnror limr a ni» i close to sm / **?* North, 6; South, nil. Mr. 0. West gavejfillafactlon aj referee. ' MATCH WITH WAIROA~ SUB-UNION aaS5~-T5 Ihc Wnlron Bub-unloii to i i '! mlcll »'>li SOUTHERN DIVISION. ° Bn p S o",K UMJ Mut « W»3