FOOTBALL

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1892, 24 May 1933, Page 6

FOOTBALL

MAXIOTOTO RESULTS. Hatches in Maniototo last. Saturday resulted as follows: Seniors. Giinmcrburn 12 beat Becks 8. Naseby G beat Oturehua 3. Ranfurly 3 beat Middlemarch 0. St. Batiians 3 beat Hyde 0. Juniors. Becks It beat Waipiata 3. Ranfurly 25 beat Middlemarch 6. Naseby 13 beat Kyeburn 3. The positions of the teams are as follow:

VINCENT COUNT r. Positions of Teams. The following are the positions of the Viuccnt Senior teams to .date:

Matakanui, Tarras and Clyde have played only two games. Alexandra have scored the most points for, and Clyde have had the most points scored against them. Baiuiockburn have had three losses and all the other teams have had one loss each. -ALEXANDRA 5, CROMWELL 3. Played at Cromwell on Saturday, under favorable weather conditions, the above game was jne of the most interesting- seen 011 llie local ground for soincV time. ,t was fairly fast throughout, and the issue in doubt right to the final whistle. While Cromwell perhaps had a) little the best of territory, their chances faded 111 a deplorable exhibition of tackling, and lack of cohesion and accurate handling- among the backs. Quit© frequently play was pulled up by .glaring off-side, in which tli-Tf Blues did more than their share of i.jTond- • ng, and almost every second line cut •culed in a scrum for "not straight." J.he teams were: tAfexandra (Green) 4—Hessoii, Arwqit, McFarlaneA Mif.;One;.»j( W.j Black, Lucas, R. Thomson, Theyers, Cailine, Keddeill, Iversen, King, Lee, Daly, Maskill. 'Cromwell (Blue).—Gibson; Morton, Nicholson, Spain ; Clark. Purdue ; Rudkin. Radford,' Lester, Kilto, Vorratb, Churstain, Chalmers, Bell, Heaney. Against the sun..; Green kicked ■off. Two along the line .about two ya.rds ahead, found' the : referee "having o eaTi {> serum to got The ball in m>uon. oik*» later, the ~kicker hit the lefcel vith the ball in a similar ridiculoiwusffor-t. The •«nrly stapes of ths fcfame were in mi'Jfieii.!. with neifh'/rrside danger•ons. Blues opened in l passing but it went astray. Ma honey darted up the side-line but his paf=s went forward, and the backs exchanged high kicks-, Hesson and Gibson, the respective full backs, fielding and kicking: well.

Lucas was smothered in a passing' rush and Hesson savedA his side. Vorrath charged down the field but Greens got relief when his pass went astray. Then Greens broke into weak parsing by Bl'.us arid \v: - e almost away. Blues 'jacks came back buz met deadly tackling-. Hessoji again saved in danger but Gibson returned the kick well back. Again' Vorrath, who played one. of the finest forward gafmes seen on the ground for a long time, brok; away nom a line-out, and was a'most over, Cicens forcing. Blues cams tack on attack until Lucas fielded and broke through weak tackling to Blues twenty-five. Lucas cut in twice and wab stopped just in time.... Kicking between Arnott and Spain ended in Tavor of Blues. From beyond the centre Vorrath' broke away again. Mahondy cleared temporarily, but play returned to Greens line. Nicholson put in a great solo, and got across but could not ground the ball. From a five-yajrd scrum Purdue sent Morton away on the blind, and then Clark got across after a knock-on in the air. From the ensuing- scrum >~e Blues dribbled across and Vorrath touched down. The kick failed. Cromwell 3, Alexandra o. From the kick-off Greens raced up the I. no", but half-time sounded with piny in r ßiues quarter. For the first fifism minutes' of the second half, Blues had the op;ioMri»n in trouble. Spain smo't'.ir>c?d a kick near the scrum and dashed over at the corner but had touched the sideline. Beth sides indulged in pas-sing in midfield, and 'hen Ni.:J:olson raced for the corner. Two good positions for Blues were lost in penalties, and alter being caught once Hesson effected some great saves. Greens broke away when a Blue back i:issed badly. Then following a high hick ~lack beat Blues wing for possession and raced up the field. He transferred to Lucas, in support, and the latter carried on a; sparkling effort to race over ati the posts. Thomson converted and Greens took .the lead, 5-3. Blues drove the Greens back to the corner, but again the advantage went iii an off-side penalty. Flack broke into Blues passing in his own quairter, and after a great run of 50 yards was stopped just in tirh's. Spain put 111 a fine countering movement, but Lucas came into the picture and leaving the defence staining v.as stopped by Gibson when a try seemed certain. Lucas potted but 1 the ball never rose. Churstain was at the head of a fine forward rush by Blues, and play was 111 Greens quarter. I'.j p. spectacular movement Lucas dashed up the field, and transferred to Black, to McFarlane, to Mahoney, but/- the latter was in front ami a try was lost. As the speli wore 011 there - were some stirring movements, both sides 'in turn taking up the attack. In a great final rally Kitto, Churstain, and Vorrath < barged clown! on Greens line, but the defence was sound, and the final whistle left victory with Greens. —5-3. Mr D. CahiH was a competent referee. The winners have a fine trio of inside backs in. Thomson, Lucas, and Blaek, who combine well and play with rare dash. On Saturday, Lucas was outstanding as a dashing, dangerous five-eighth. The Green forwards are a very even lot. The Cromwell backs were patchy, and did not connect well in back play. In the forwards Vorrath was the star, well supported by Kitto and Churstain. Kitto goes for a .nan the effective way, and others could follow his style. In the second half Rpdkui and Lester (Cromwell) both had to retire through injuries to the head. They were replaced by Kuowles. who vas going well at half, and N. Campbell, who was in the thick of it in the first minute. The time has arrived, in fact it is overdue, when the Vincent Subunion should definitely take a stand tor punctuality in flag matches, otherwise it will fail in an otherwise excellent control of Rugby. To find a match starting- at the specified time is the exception—and a very rare one—not the rule. After a year or two of indifference to matches, the public are coming back, but if they have to remain to semi-darkness on cold winter evenings, they will sicken of it. Consideration for the public might be questioned, but it must be remembered that the clubs have the exclusive right to a Recreation Reserve on Saturdays, and the right to charge, and that must be considered. If the present state of affairs is to continue the charge should bo cut out. In these days of motor transport there is 110 excuse for late starting. If nothing is done a referee who will take the field at 3 p.m.. and award the game to the first side out after that hour, will win the plaudits of Rugby enthusiasts. In fact 245 should be the appointed hour. \\Ye have previously suggested a .solution in a fine of ovs shilling a minute, for" every minute each or both teams, is behind in taking the field, to be guaranteed by some responsible official before the game can start, backed up by suspension of the offending club or clubs from flag fixtures until the money is paid "to the sub-union fund. Last Saturdav the sub-union would have collected a couple of guineas. In any case something must be done, and at once. Such a state of affairs was almost unknown in the old days of horse transport. CLYDE 4 v. MATAKANUI 0. The sensation in football circles on Saturday was the result of the ClydeEarnscleugh v. Matakanui match, the Clyde combination securing a welldeserved win over last year's premiers. The game was played at Clyde and was an interesting one throughout, the last few minutes producing intense excitement. The game was fast and furious, play proceeding from one end of the field to the other, and by half-time no s«orc had been registered. Spurred on by the fact that they had held the visitors in the first half, the Clyde team now began to storm the Matakanui line, and at last Caskcy secured from a good back movement and piloted the

ball over the bar. ; x Matakanui made repeated attempts to change the venue, but Clyde held them to the' last, and the game ended by 4—o in Clyde's favour. Mr Dougherty was referee. WANAKA 13 v. BANNOCKBURN 8. This game proved an interesting one throughout, the Bannockburn side, on whose ground the game was played, leading by B—o at half-time. In the second half, Wanaka changed things .considerably, registering 13 for the spell, and winning by 13 —8. Mr Hotop was referee. Team for Saturday. The following team will represent Alexandra Seniors, who play Bannockburn on Saturday at Alexandra: Hesson, Arnott, McFarlane, Mahoney, W. Black, Lucas, R. Thomson, Theyers, Carline, Kcddell, Iversen, King, Daly, Maskill, Aitkcn. Emergency: Lee.

Seniors. Points P. W. L. D. For. Ag. FI. Pt. Gimmerburn . . -t 4 0 0 3!) 21 8 St. Batlians . , 4 3 0 1 14 6 7 Hyde . . . . , 4 2 o 0 20 IS 4 Middleniareli . 4 2 2 0 20 21 4 ’Ranfurly . . . 4 2 2 0 25 22 4 Becks . . . , 4 4 2 1 20 19 3 Nascby . . . . 4 1 3 0 .15 43 2 Otureliua . . . 4 0 4 0 3 12 0 Ranfurly . . Juniors. .431 0 51 50 0 Becks . . . . . 4 3 1 0 74 28 0 Waipiata . , , 3 2 1 0 50 23 4 Xaseby . . . . 3 2 1 0 40 15 4 Middlemareli . 3 0 3 0 12 84 0 Kyeburu . . . . 3 0 3 0 15 30 0

P. AV. L. D. Points 'PI. P. A. Pt. Alexandra 3 2 1 0 25 11 1 Cromwell 3 2 1 0 18 S 4 Matakauui 2 1 1 0 H 4 2 Tarras .. o 1 1 0 9 14 3 Clyde .. .. 2 I .1 0 1 20 2 AVanaka .. .. 3 2 1 0 22 14 2 Bannoekburu . 3 0 3 0 10 31 0