SUBURBS SCORE A WIN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 130, 3 June 1901, Page 3

SUBURBS SCORE A WIN.

(Suburbs 3, Parnell 0.)

The contest between Parnell and. Suburbs resulted in a win for the lat«r team by 3 points to nil. From t,ne very outset of the game it was evident that the two teams were evenly opposed, and the result of the match was uncertain until the whistle sounded. The teams lined out as follows: —

Parnell: fullback, Gillard; threequarters, Marriott, Shera, Stone; fiveeighths, Twiname; half-back, Parkes; wing forwards, Home and O'Dowd; forwards, Handcock, Taylor, Price

(2), Crisp, Saunders, Cameron. Suburbs: Fullback. Sutherland; threequarters, Absolum, Dempsey, Ilyburil; five-eig\hth.s, Cowan; half-back, Gray; wing forwards, Austin and Dacre; forwards, Cawley, Waterman, Taylor, Sheppard, Skinner, Bo wen, Keane. Mr Campbell refereed with his usual skill. immediately after the kick-off, th* Suburbs backs made a fine rush up the field, followed by a serum on the line. From a mark by Ryburn, C. Austin attempted to kick a goal, but failed to do so, and the Parnell forwards, securing the ball, canned it up the field into their opponents' territory. 'Sutherland relieved by a lino ! kick, and the ball found the touch ; line not far from Parnell's goal line. A serum ensued, and the blue forwards smartly heeled the oval out, and Gray picking up, the bail passed between Dempsey, Cowan, Absolum. and finally to Ryburn. who scored at the corner. C. Austin failed to convert. Suburbs ?<, Parnell 0. A few minutes later Dempsey managed to get over the line, but lost the ball, as he: fell. The maroon forwards made a determined aggressive movement, and carried the ball to mJdfield, where they were' checked by Suthenantl. Then followed some minutes' loose, play, until Austin made another unsuccessful kick at goal.

When play was resumed after the interval, the maroons forced the game up to Suburbs' 25 flag-, where the ball found the touch line from a kick by Stone. Sutherland returned the play to the other end of the field by another Well-judged kick. This was followed by a scrum and a free kick for Parnell. The Suburbs' backs stubbornly resisted the attack, and drove the ball up the field. The game gradually returned to niidfield, and Parnell made another attack, only to be stopped by the defence of the blacks, who rushed the oval to within a few yards of Parnell's goal. The defence of Parnell's backs cheeked the rush, and following- up a forward kick by some smart passing among their backs, seemed on the point of scoringa try, but 4he ball went out at the corner, and time was called immediately after. NOTES. Considering the day, the match was quite interesting, and provided plenty of excitement, for Suburbs scored early in the first spell, and for the greater part of the second spell Parnell tried hard to equalise matters. The strong northerly wind told a good deal, Subvirbs having the advantagein the first spell, and P'ariiell in the second. Sutherland, at fullback, for the winners, played the best game on the field. His handling of the we I. ball was perfect, and his kicking splendid. He was called on to do a large amount of work, and made no mistakes. The other backs handled the ball very fairly, considering the weather, and the state of the ground. Absolum had very little to do. Cowan got his side into difficulties once or twice through "mulling" returns Dempsey was not seen at his best, though he showed plenty of dash. He had hard luck in not scoring, as he lost the ball on the line after a clever run. The passing- run _that ended in Suburbs' score was a very near bit of work, and a dry day would probabiv lui'.'e seen a large score recorded, ns accurate passing was almost impossible under the conditions. Gray was again in good form behind the scrum. The forwards had the advantage in weight, but their tactics were poor. Cawley and Taylor were perhaps the most conspicuous. All the Parnell backs kicked well, but the failure of their forwards to get the ball give them little opportunity of scoring. Gillard was safe at full, and Shera was again the pick of the threequarters, while Twiname played his usual sound game. The forwards were cleverer than their opponents, Handcock being about the most conspicuous.