THAMES V. OHINEMURI.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 157, 6 July 1896, Page 4

THAMES V. OHINEMURI.

(BT TBIiEGRAPH.— OWS COKRKSPONDENT.)

Paeroa, this day.

A representative football match, Thameß v. Ohinemuri, took place on Saturday at Paeroa and roaulted in a win for Thames by two triaa to one try. Robinson captained the Ohinetnuri and Laing the : Tbames. Mr Ohleon, as referse, gave the greate3b satisfaction. . Martin-kicked off for Ohinemuri, and shortly after the commencement of the game ...-/Lifting., made a strong feinting run from the Obineniuri eide of halfway and .got well into\the 25, when ho passed to Carter, and the latter to Paul, who dodged over and scored :n'r«b blood. No goal followed. Five minutes afterwards from » scrum in the Ohinemuri 25 -a nice passing run by Wileon, Carter, MoX-md. w»s ...Pawk

ended in the latter falling over the line in the arms of Smith. Thames, six points ; Ohinemuri, nil. Thie woke Obinemuri up, and during the remainder of the apell they had the best of the game, which coaßisted almost entirely of a succession of acrume. In theao, Ohinemuri had always the adrantage, but neither side were very dangerous. The whistle sounded with the game in the Thames 25. The early part of ths second spell consisted of a series of forward rupfaea by the ©hinemuri forwards, replied to by effective kicking into touch by the Thames backs. The Ohinemuri forwards played with great dash, especially McMillan, McElwain, &uinn and Martin, arid carried every scrum, but found it) impossible to score. About 15 minutes from the end ef the spell, Smith came .nip to fiveeighths, and Gillebb was puo "full." From the next) Bcrum Garvey ; passed to Smith, who made a nice dodgy run, passing out; to Robinaon, who j transferred to Landy, and he back ,to .Robinson, the latter scoring near the corner. The attempt at coal was a failure, from this to the end of the game they were kept very busy in their own twenty-five, and Ohiaemuri once gob over, bur the ball was brought back. The game ended , with the ball within two yards of the Thames line.