TARANAKI BEATS CANTERBURY

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 216, 11 September 1911, Page 8

TARANAKI BEATS CANTERBURY

A RUNAWAY WIN BY 24 TO 3,

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

CHItrSTCIIUItCII, Saturday

The weather was fine, with a strong north-east wind blowing, lor the match between Canterbury and Taranaki. In -he Canterbury forwards "Ward replaced Oram, who was suffering from a poisoned elbjw.Canterbury lost the toss, and kicked •»£ facing the sun. Almost immediate!? a penalty enabled Stolir to kick, into touch weil down in Canterbury's quarter. '.I ho forwards worked it back to th 3 centre. Taranaki got the ball repeatedly, and started several passing rushes, which, however, gained little ground. Then Mynott obtained and passed to Cameron, who returned to Mynott. The latter was pufhed into touch in goal. The ball was called back for a knock-on. Then Taranaki was awarded a free kick, Stohr making a great but Ineffective shot at goal. Canterbury was penalised for offside at the centre, and Stohr kicked out well down. Gray and Crawshaw were instrumental in returning play to the centre. Then Taranaki started another passing rush, the ball going from Stohr, to Prince to McLeod, who scored. Stolir's kick failed.

Canterbury then replied with a fine piece of passing, in which Mahony, Crawshaw, Gray, and Jacobson took part, .lacobson going out at Taranalci's 25. Further fast play followed, the Canterbury backs passing well. A rush took the ball over the Tarannki line, but Prince saved by kicking out of bounds. Good kicking shifted play to the Canterbury end, where it hovered for a time, then Stohr put in a good run to Canterbury's line, but a force resulted. Kicking shifted play to Taranakl's end, but Hall returned well down, and Gray mulling, play was again in the Canterbury quarter. Doell found the line at the centre, and a Canterbury loose rush gained further ground. McLeod returned well down, and Doell missing, the Canterbury line was threatened, a force resulting. Taranaki obtained the ball from a scrum, Brown passing to Mynott, who made a wild pass, a good chance being lost. Offside by Coleman enabled Canterbury to shift the scene to the centre, whence a good kick by McLeod sent it back a little inter. Taranaki initiated a good passing rush, which was spoilt by a pass forward near the Canterbury lino. An exchange of kicking and some Taranaki passing ended at the centre. Good kicking by Canterbury threatened danger for Taranaki, who found relief by forcing. Young started a Taranaki dribbling rush to Canterbury's quarter, and Gray replied with a clever run past the centre, where It remained till half-time, when the issue was— Taranaki 3 Canterbury ® SECOND SPELL. From the kick off play immediately settled in the Canterbury quarter, when Brown marked and Slohr kicked n fine goal two minutes after the start of the spell. A long exchange of kicking left play near tho Canterbury line. A Canterbuiy forward rush was followed by a good kick by Jacobson to the centre. Wlilttington with a good run put his side on the attack. Ilall following with another run, Mynott obtained, and passed to Cain, to Prince, who scored near the corner. Stohr made a good but fruitless shot at goal. Canterbury rallied aud Gray waa prominent in a rush that took play to Taranaki territory; it was not there long, however, Taranaki being soon attacking again A forward rush brought relief to Canterbury, the ball going out at the centre. Bain who had been Injured in the first spell, retired at this stage, Shadbolt taking Ms place. „ Taranaki continued to press but relieved with a clever kick. Play gradually worked back to Canterbury's 25 and a line passing iusk was then started by Dewar, the ball going to Mynott, back to Dewar, on to Cain, then to Prince who scored at the corner. Stohr's kick failed. With the score mounting against tnem Canterburv rallied and shifted play to Taranakl's 25, 'where Jacobson mulled badly und lost a chance. Taranaki removed the danger and clever passing among the backs ended near the Canterbury line. Immediately after Mynott obtained possession and dashed over. Cameron's kick failed Hawkins martoeil the 'laick/out, and Guthrie returned to the line at the twentyfive, and Cameron followed with a quick dash up the side line and scored near the corner, Coleman's kick, a good one, failed. Following the kick-out, an exchange between the backs ended In Stohr finding the line near Canterbury's 20. Hawkins crossed tho line from the throw-in, but lost the ball. After a series of scrums, Stohr picked up and cleverly beating several opponents, scored near the posts, ■Cameron failed with an easy kick. Canterbuiy put a bit of dasli into their work and play settled In Taranaki s 2,», where a passing rush was stopped by Burns mulling. Taninakl surged back, Prince marking In a good position, but Mynott's kick was charged down, vanlcr•btiry stnrted a loose rush, and Prince mulling, let Crawshaw, Hasell, and Carroll of with another loose rush, from which Carroll scored. Crawshaw's kick failed. Soon after, in Canterbury territory, -Malioney kicked, and Brown picking up, dashed up the line and scored. Stohr made a good but fruitless kick at goal. Taranaki 24 Canterbury 3 Time was called soon after with play on Canterbury's line.