Here and There.

NZ Truth, Issue 62, 25 August 1906, Page 3

Here and There.

The spectators at. the Canter bury- ; Wellington match included Mr C. E. McCormick, for some years treasurer .and subsequently secretary, of the Auckland Rugby Union. -' v "Bubs" Tyler is reported to be making a good recovery from the illness that has compelled ;him to stand down during the Canterbury and Tara-n-aki matches, and confined him ■rfor -'several' days to his bed. He may, however, don the rep. jersey beifore the interprovincials close.

A Wel'Mngtonlan who has seen. .Duity perform at full-back for Auck-< land says that he -is-a marvel, as regards place-kicking. His fielding, 'however, arid defensive work generally, leave great room for improvement. With a bustling set of forwards constantly on his 'track, Dufty i,t likely *to get; his side into trouble. And it.will be the Wellington- forwards' game :-tO worry hrm all they know how.. ?His drop-kicking, punting and gOal-.-k-ickin-g cannot well be improved on. Dufty's place-kicking against Can•terbury was little short of marvellous but he has himself put up a finer re_oord. Inone^iaatch at Mercury Bay She kicked 13 successive goals, not -Once failing to- send the ball between•the posts. A four-foot goal would. . &a_<ve almost been wide enough for-* 'him against Canterbury, so accurately did- he pilot the hall across the middle of the bar. The Southland- team, which meets-. Auckland this afternoon, has only tried' conclusions with the northern province^ ,idn one occasion, m 1903, when at The "homers" scored a lucky win hy nine points to six.