INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 26, 10 September 1920, Page 8

INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL.

Blackj. The teams were: Southland^, Brown, Holmes, O'Kane Fort„„ ^ ^ I ' ^Pdell, J. Dalgleish " y' N I Smith, McKenzie, Laugbein I ler, Cockroft, Sparkes and BairdJ I Wanganui: Backs; Qrogan r ' Collier, Scott, Svenson, I erson. Forwards: Bellis n ! V I r^be fifth game btween C' 1 vmces resulted as above, givinff ^ I land one win to the good at tlie L « I exciting match, spodt ^ ^ I ram. Accotomg to the official * I issue d the Wanganui forwards ^ I 12 stone 7 1-8 pounds, the Southlaivi f I wards 12 stone 6± pounds- B0 0r' I forward day, with Roche out thoT' I pack won the game for Southland ? I home backs were ncnrly pound, u ' I ler all round. Wanganui kicked og 1; I ing out well, the curly p!ace dro^ I just as tneir m*i got to it, the effort land I mg them in the home 25. The first lb I saw a great passing effort from their U I Sanderson, wing three' Paraniki cominff I right ( down the middle of the field J I punting over the bar, his fast scrumniei, I G. Ross and Campion reacliing the bifi I in dead-line within a minute of tlie om. i ing kick. It was hard luck for tlie vii I tors. Baird kicked the 25 badly aad Wan- 1 ganui centred at once, coming to tfie home I stretch and bustling Brown and Lopdell I failing to reach the ball, when Sanderson I snapped a mark, and Bellis dropped a I goal. Another minute had gone, Wan, I ganui 3. The Maroons lined up right I acros3 the field and Cockroft kicked to I where his men could not reach, four oi I them having too far to run, Howei-er, I the position had its possibilities if tlie kick I hadn't. Wanganui returned the half-way I kicked ball to Southland' s 30 and at once I came through our lines to five I yards from the comer, the Ior- I wards looked flun-ied and the backs I vainly diving at the glippery ba'il, Follow- I ed a very long line and a scrum, fcltead I receiving and kicking, but the visitors I returned to the attack, a defence pass and I a free for an off-side reliovTirg the liome I toam, a free charge bettering to fiactly I the 25, from which line Lopdell kicked I across well. A mark came to Maroons on -1 the rush, and Fortune came into the play. I The scrum fed Dalgliesh, wlio was hWVcd 1 for passing, wisely kicking, the vetorn, I however, being mulied and W anganui I came through, and, receiving a free h;i- I ed to the press-table. On they moved rl 1 ing themselves through our lines, Bvom taking a very clever mark, the kick »■ turning play to the table, Southland get- 1 tin.g a slight gain from the TTue. % visiting half showed up with a burst through, Holmes speculating and Biwi saving for Holmes to get the ball and kick weakly, Wanganui entenng the 2 and bringing play to the home comer. Dalgliesh ran to the blind side and kicked a smart relief. The Colours put in lowt good passing and the Maroon lornrds cleared, Holmes receiving and kicking poorly. A free to Southland brought phy to mid-field where a line gave a knock

back and a kick to Colours, M lllar ta> " g to take, but a dribble with Holmes in attendance sent a high one which 1 Colour centrc disdained to mark, Cocuot taking a catch the kick from which Wanganui into a passing rush cleared J Brown to the 35 from home. Ihe Colours then got into our 25, where a great j showing several changes of direction ma s Southland look poor. The opposing 01 wards beat all the backs to 0 Kane, an .getting a mark kicked high to ®roWD,!Lj cleared, his kicking heing only a better than that of Holmes. From a Dalgliesh and Stead did somo w°r > latter handling twice, but Holmes mi'^ the ball and Wanganui came into two tacks in which Brown saved hm being sure but not long. He was v> make his line, and the b:dl ^ greasy. Here the visitors did son tackling though they offended le« > respect than any other of ^ie|fCrllji teams. Tlie visitors did B€vel, ^ ^ p er amb u lations and received a looked like Southland' s, 0'K.a«e^ ^ ing to be rooted back to onling managed a vei-y short Plin '> P' • 6Ct0 to middle. The backs !tfal ^ ;or a didn't appear to h© in the g ^ ^0]ottf time, the forwards moving ^ ^ ^anground, and overkicking to 0„ ganui a lrigh punt and an 0 ^ yj Brown. The kick went in" ' ^ stretch and Baird broke away, checking, the scrum feedmg ^ ^ cross kicked, Holmes recen'7be coll^ ning well to beat Paraniki^ ^ ^ by Heads who went right back«f toppling him over, his yfhft O'Kane picking up and 8C0^agnd 5, to land a good goal. ou i0ng rj; ganuj 3. Colours kicked *ery

"wdi' 10 the 30 ^ ' hoffle, a free comrng to carry MaL to midway. On moved the dribble xied with ft puni and a Colour offside m miaklcking the peasy ball and .. anganui forclng atralght through to • * who cleared, Southland at once bet- > ' too Wanganui attaoked and Holme# T'^ ikS very badly in front of His own ' Sfithe visiting backs settlng up a pass, ^Vjr {orwards helping when the eound B of the home backs checked their H Maroons entered Colour ground, toi |e a heel let Dalgliesh, Lopdell and eJ «s, J handle on the short, the Eastern H)te;Jgettlng over near the corner. The *\ s^'L {aiied. Southland 8. Wanganui 3. Wjs period of play to the next score had VS»:; ockroft making two good openings, Wan. WBpewing a 301,11111 and faiHng to get «u lfl ball from the great Maroon hookers, . niH •"'anganui coming through with two fine 18 r ' jjbeg, Brown making a misa-kick through v5:J bump, and Fortune saving. Then Wan- . vC nui were forced. One of Cockroft's , tt5 mts knocked the full over, and Langbein iaJ ,t him, Whyte securing and overing in t.jJ twinkle. Southland 11. Wanganui 3. short 25 kick got the visitors into .u? ; efence at once, a force relieving a sorely th -Bedteam. Holmes received and went .^■til! tacHled, a big run then being A^^Htby Brown at the press-table, the forwards pressing from the line cice,' Dalgliesh stopping a great dribble, though Stead failed in Wanganui's iC';e(ilSxt rush, Lopdell cleared well to near at%|| 25, the spell then ending, Southland Jtistling ^ Wanganui 3. ;h the ti I : ' ^ j. Southland re-opened and a mull let them »r the 30, where Colours cleared swiftly i8 jjjj., 5 Brown who returned to 40. Wanganui jj looked slower, but their backs got . jing to save the forwards, some good tofe fle' Brown always checking. This 11 put in a great dash and kick, Stead ©r high-punting, and Lopdell bursting to Grogan the centre, O'Kane snapping and scoring. Brown goaled. SouthB Wanganui 3. - Golours lined out '' H and Sparke3 dropped their kick, " " " ckroft- and Smith dashing in to save. The a'®%itors passed well, but were mowed Baird securing and sending the®i to 35 ^ Yfhere a forward and back dash, i making the opening for Langbein off-side score_ Southland 19. Wanganui 5. The 'large fenders tried a trick and nearly got 'hich • oughl and a mark by fortune and a nar k c>|p byf; Cockroffc, forced them^ Lopdell tftune (igiice punting back to tbe 25. O'Kane through well, and Brown missisely Jiied, Heads showing good fullback work ; miik ■» the other side. Wanganui broke a line ari ® d as usual reached Brown who checked •ttjfc'Im at over haif-way, the line feeding {bkne3 who reached five yards from the /• jrbBpfe' line. A mark here relieved them, )'Kane forcing them narrowly with a high Lopdell later over-kicked a mark- , |ct return, but Colours would not force, . but had to later. Brown missed a ball

,, j.vhicBFortune saved. Wanganui dribbled [j^iijnd a free brought them to the home cor. . ifer; but the Maroons soon cleared, Dali ttiiiil68'1 aiding the forwards, and Brown HeOsf^Kjlflg one to Wanganui's 25 flag. Mcuj fe)'ienil 8°^ a Punt in, and Lopdell was fed o run into a tackle. Baird misjudged a tei'jtlfc" 'Q'Kane coming across well to save. teri i iBr*8 maf^e a wonderf ul back attack' in liich there were three changes of direc- , m in pass, the home baoks showing j a ^ un^ defence. Lopdell beat a man and . eared to the 25, the Maroon forwards a apeb of tiredness. Lopdell again j|eared in a kiek and Wanganil were " |ki "1Ven bheir 35, where Maroons broke |y Stead passing well to Fortune who d not antieipate, but McKenzie carried '*,i to the 25, where the home scrummers ftfBl? r 0PP°neuts carry over. The iii^W°rCed them' ^P^611 marked, a an in front making it a scruro; and hyte broke through grandly, Baird hav- . j 8 a rest, while the visitors foTced. Wan. SW |ui set up a grand attaok of forwards, ■ Brown> returned to 40, where the Jina backs passed, O'Kane coming in , [jti gaan, and Stead showing smartness of ri°' Ciln,3 dying well in the 25 1 I i3116 °n ltj ^as^- Wanganui cleared ovct 30 but a line break by Baird was dnbbled by Millar, the ball being 0 ,;lll to HoJmes who dropped over. fjii^ sbowed head in his pasition. ^ r Oi i • a~?d ^aitgaiiui 3. Holmes and ' made a S™4 ef!oTt from the 25 , , °PP>sing full snapped the ball yjloitl* an got a 25 flag kick. Then the visitie .ma^e a great clearance, Southland j ® back, but not heeling. A shortand and kick went to deadA oc 6 fnd ^le 'visitors received yj'A Play hung in middle, j, j ere Holmea dribbled the greasy hall to Soal, the flasbing Marocms ^ aronui d him, Fortune then receiv7? t0 sc®r« as Holmes had done . r wie other side. Brown fahed in a great >?[TT 3t g°a1-. Southland 25^ Wangarf, Ti ~ Dalgliesh ran from the n»xt .. ^garmi crashing through and f PImg and being caught. For-

tune relieved the trouhle, the game being in home half-way. Colours produced some clever foot-work, but the game was with the Maroon forwards, and Lopdell ended the struggle by kicking. Holmes then mised a man through standing for him to come on, the visitors being checked by Fortune who came across. Colours did good kicking with plenty of change in direction. They had to defend and did it well, but were compelled to carry back, the swarming around their posts finafly breaking up, a free at 20 yards coming to Southland and a goal being registered by Brown. Southland 28. Wanganui 3. The mid-field kick was returned by Dalgliesh to balf-way, and the whistle went. Southland scored 7 tries, converted 2 of them, and kicked a penalty goal. Wanganui dropped a goal from a elaimed mark. Mr Stalker rarely whistled, so the game was fast. O'Kane is the centre we need. He showed rare judgment in dribbling, and was often in at the death. Brown was great. As remarked a returned soldier, who had see.n many of the present players in Egypt, "He is breaking the heart of the Wanganui team." The hookers gave the best exhibition of ball-getting Southland has had since the old days. Cockroft made a good captain, though he might have made his second-five stand more directly behind for line hreaks.