FOOTBALL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1743, 29 May 1888, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

„ , , F. TEMUKA. : “The first senior cup match Of the South; Canterbury Rugby Union f> as played at Winchester ou ; Saturday last-in the prei Csncb of a good number>of spectators, all lof’ -wlioW werei iof 1 the > Btefner sex, A shower irii.i th'd'.imofainigt-'iiaade the ground very*slippery, and during the pm-., greaa'of the match iR slight , drizzle was' fulling, which! made thq ball particularly greasy.;; The consequencewas game was kept almost entirely atfpngjtbe. forwards, ..the' backs getting very ,[itj)e ; ■phapcer| tc!! distinguish', .themselves.At, times duiing the progress ed the play the spectator nuisance was.yery conspicupup, the onlookers in their eagerness encroaching on the touch line, and in; several instances hindering the players!, The crowd also committed the serious! error of standing close up to the goal lines whenever tli« play got into the vicinity of either, This should not be allowed, as'iri the event of a player running in iiHs-rm-possiblo for: (be umpires and referee ltdl see what is Jone if the player happens to got crowd.; Of the gape itself fitywas.perhaps'about as’; stiijbbdrmy conlested“asthy that* has ygff I, been played this .season in South Canterbury.; At the conclusion, of, thh'last match between these clubs,-’ when■« Temuku was beaten by a local team for the first time during! 'the paattwo, sppsons, tthp men of the flatten club showered loud and 'deep maledictjous ,on the the victors, andpro-! pfiesied'that‘they would reverse matters. Eoeling in the meantime had risen very high, and Ternuka on the groutid detertermmed at all coats to retrieve their laurels;: , 'Waihif ::was? determined to make a* stubborn- andj in this spirit the teams met. The rivalry between the men was very strong,j aod by far too much shouting and uncomp!ithen* tary remarks were indulged in by players on both sides. In fact, the gamewas probably the noiaiesUthat has been played in the district this season. At one time, in. fact, a free light seemed imminent. The oft-side plky of one or two men caused much bitterness, a Terauka man Voicing iw the oame ; .ofi Toby being jery prominent. Airoog the spectators, 100, party'jspirit’ was very pronounced, and feeling ran very high—the j cheers, cquntar cheers, and ctiss for their respective sides being frequent and lo(id. Tile appeals to the umpires, and , the! jangling and argument all round w’ere far f too frequent, the umpires and refereia hating; 1 no sinecure in their respective jp'bsitioh. It is to be hoped that a better spirit wjlh in future prevail at the matches, 1 of these two elubs. The visitors arrived by. road, and about half past three the teams , up their respective positions as j-y L Waibi (red, white, and blutj)-jßack, A. Sballard | three-quarter backs, J! ?,, Kalaugher, C. Macintosh, ami Jl A.’ Fitzgerald ; half-backs, T. and R. Morrison ; forwards, Mabiu (captain), Slack, A. Stewart, H. N. Hiskens, Wag- ; staff, Brinkmhn,:F. Beijnett, qnd, Austin”. i’e.iiiuka 1 (black’ and | white) Back, FT JLeCran,j. three-quarter backs, 4’ Vqlvi’a (captain), W. Mendelson, and li’Kobor.ts • iteJf-backs, F, K. Gray and, #. McOallum ) forwards, Carr, ’Dyson, Polaschek/Augfiirid, Hope, Toby, Clinch, Smith, and Layery. Mabin haying won, the toss, took the kick off. From this Gray secured the ball, and by # good piece of play took it to Waihi’s 25 flag. Hero Mabiu and Hart got on a good dribble, and carnet the ball back to the centre of the field, where a scrimmage r-'- i 1

was formed. From this Mendelaon "'A secured the leather, and by a splendid pant sent it out of touch near Wftibi’s

goal line. Prom the throw in Gray secured it, and his kick was the means of forcing Waihi down. From the kick'out

a scrimmage was formed, and Hart getting possession passed to Morrison, who, how- yever, was immediately smothered by the opposing half-back. Another scrum was formed, and F. iShallard by a pretty dribble took the leather to Temuka’s

25 flag. Roberts, a good punt, removed the ''pressure7’ , 'ii®d'' Temuka 1 threatened their'opponents’ lines. The Waihi forwards, however, carried it back

to the centre, but Roberts,.who was playing a grand gang's aetfiit&F itlland'by a good run', took it again int» Waihi’s quarter?, when Bart and Stewart by* a dribbling rush* changed! the play to Temuka’s quarters." The Temuka forwards, however, who werdVblayiilgJtelfetogether, quickly had s .the field, where Gray holdsof it Sept a long punt into the han'daol'A; Shalfard, who returned -it’'well, rAisbrnm. #as formed, wbi6h’Wi«i' f isbrHad'' ! 'by Tefal'uk&<3 After a

bit of Ipose play MendelsOn 'dbtained a mark, and by ’ k’gbci'd drbp' J k|ck sent the ball in to. touch at Waihi’s 25 From the- throwthe Waihi, lines', were again vfftijced", ,dpwrn Wwl'wb out Waihi were, soon,acting s pn ( ,thpdefensive. -Macintosh; by,jjp v (fine dribble, changed the,play,to)s|emuk9(%r2s, where one of' the jWgJhi/ fdtwi9lffii ( kicking too hard LoCren got the balhabd'fwint it out ' of touch at half * 'way’s islMWak thrown in to Wagatiiff, who dribbled'to’ the Temuka goal line, and directly 'afterwards they were forced dbwhv : From the kick out pl ay wes .kept well' in “the centre of the .field .unii' ialf-Bme sounded. In the seconii' spell Si f ilceS r |flf for Temuka, and A. Shallard returned the kick, pending it out of touch. From the throw jin af series -pf scrubs tpbk pace, from » onaof which the Terauka’forwards by a, corfibiiied| rusKjWihA -which Toby aaSft the ball jOver l;hSlp'oppbtfeh t !§-lifie, , ; ? and Polaschek, who ill through th&garae had been well on the ball, scored the firaMry amid the most ■inJenw«xo^ I «n'en> i . r J!i^^b l 9 n 'took the :kic^,;buti failed tb;increase Ihe score, the 'bail being very grpasy v the kick off play was in Waiju’|^quarters, and Gray dribbledi pearly to' their line, but , Fitzgerald < changed mat|er.% by punting to the centre flag,* ! wherefißqberts, by a splendid drop kick, csentit it over Waihi’s lihei ’and (they iwerexforced down. On (being' kicked out thflf,ba)l4t«fts»lled very quickly from one endfof-the field to the other, firsbone'l side'and then the other having ' the''advantage/- till Hart secured the ball and carried it over Temuka’a line, hut : slippiii'gl 6h } The ' f 4et ground he fell,;, and .the speed at .which lie was going caused him,,to ri slide aldn'g the ground with .the-> tall i - underpin,, and f>efpce he could . stop, himself the' half slippedfrom under 1 e him,.and Temuk*, fprced.it fimro. The Wi|ihi men were |ipw on <ih«l|r jhetal, and from the kick tfut L again menaced Temuku’s goal lihej andn ( A'.WStewart by a •powerful/rush carried' tjie ball over and secured ;a .. try, amid, loud applause.

A. Sliallard’s 'kick' '•■at u j»nal ) went wide. scores were* 1 n6w ; ileqiial J , )i!ind both aides were doing .their ;1eT41,, beat; |to aeoure the victory, Ruih follqwed rush, and the hollaring on both 1 sides' wae very aure. The game, continued, .fast tO'?^h9, } fiqi»h l but the ssore Was-not added to, ..aiidL-thejoiatoh thus, malted ifl a :d*aw. game wasobiifif/a forward one, and was Tory' fait from start to finish, especially in the spell. Play on both, .idea was very even.' ‘The forwardafon both Mes played a grand game, .and it w/mld to select anyone for'special mehtidb." v Orthe Temuka baoks Mehdel»oa played a :iffeally igood and sure game. Gray also'played* better game than he hai done fori a long f tiifadJ past, and should comefdnt .welli this seasonj Boberte, too, was in fine form. Of bhe Waihi backs it would-be hard to. select the,.moe)i prominent. Fitzgerald^. Maoinfosh,. and Hart did their - work latoost jWithqwi a mistake. As full-back A. acqmtted himself well, and although he hat only' decupled that poiitibh onoe belore he has themftkingsofi.fififdJl.bsek,in him. Mr J. Blyth, junr,, and Mr Smith for .WaiM^while,.Mr.?. L. Flint ■ carried thq referee’s; w£^iitlf9 r ( lLich of them discharged hislonerousduticiin a very satis‘fobtbry|manner. Whilb' speaking of the referee’Lwhistle, it should be mentioned that •.lonje/tpieriwj,?. prpe f ap»s!ljrf:p -.bey, wai unprincipled'enough to blow another whistle aurihg’the prbgreisßiof litheifameilthns creating a deal- 6f ;unoertainty fi and.; disputing ’l among the players- Such »o!#uct is reprei bdhsibleV andthe control his mischievous 1 prqppuii|i.ol, j jiftj a better manner would do welrtq-.itqp.iat home in future; jOheere |wn for the i respective .aides, the umpim. referee, etc., f the players .dispersed"’shortly 1 after dark.— The Captain bl the Temukateamgave notice that 'He ahbiild appeal' tb thS'&O. Bngby Unionagainst 1 the' try gained by #aihi. ,!•' >1 !,t, U. . i.JM '//I i* j ,T

A meeting of wai held afterwards for thepnrponrofeleoting a captain; in the place of €K Smith. Mr presided. Mr Ifr Alabin, the OluhVVice-Oaptain, was promoted to the senior 'position,'arid •Mr T. Hart elected Yice-Oaptain. The flatter wai alio eliotid delegate, to the Hugh*.Union, ; and Mr W. Stewart, was elected a member of the Selec*

tion Committee. Tlie Second’‘'Fiftkln 'Wf Olub^ will journey to Timkru on Thursday naxt to play a match-with the Firatei’ First. The following | members; .will compose the Waihi team: —D, Stewart (Captain), A, Biuett, 3, Mcliiod,' A.lGipping, W. Oopping. T., Stewart, B. Morrison, J. Austin, A. J.. Morris, J, J. HiskMif B. Millard, Temple,, H.Bennett, arid X" MoAeniie, Emlrlepbiei: H. FJjr, oming, and W« Stonehouee, Moian J. MunoWl »nd 00. i drag will lq<va the jGjeraldine Hotel at 12,15 sharp. Those of the above who are unable to play are requested to intimity fte same tp aeraldiar ‘dHWmohester, at onoe,, '“W" " T""*' ■ ■' : it .If dr ti