FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 230, 27 September 1911, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

RUGBI. The paroell Footbal Club are the a nf the silver ootball for most # inn ® i n all gitclos, their teams niatche £ ra jon, including the. storing . ms, beinc; second, CoUe ge Rifles t^° e t . arnell fifth grade v,tl ' :; n 14 matches scoring ISS points, only having - n P oi "<- s scorf ' d Against tlaem. The Club has now 110 Will be brought to ,2. on the final of h senior champi«hip will be defied between Cit and Manst Bros. The ho"ey raised in certain quarters (hit City were porting men specially tllß occasion .Is now been dispelled, ml the teams ill practically be the "me as have presented their clubs through theeason. On paper, City ?' a bit the : st of the argument, as • win or il drV will « ivc theni tho honour, while wist Bros, need to win riglttout. Bot teams are training hard and c'l P n contest can safely bo follows team lias been selected to ropresen the Cloldfields against Thames on ptember 30th:—Full back: McGeehan; ree-quarters: Darby, Madj! ?on , Leivrd; five-eighths: Black, Morgan; b f: Thomas; wing: Hyde; forwards: piU> -Lennard, Young, Kidd, C riff en O'sby, and Freyburg; emergencies (t ks ) : McCollum, McClymott, Binns, (frvards) jNlurton, White, and Heath, Tho » r -h between the Auckland 'Tnnior r'" espnl^'l^ves an d Waiuku was not ui> ;f,re3 ting, although the. home team hf as !l n| l e > a 'l the best of things. times Waiuku would retaliate Vi' somc determined rushes, and have t Auckland pack in difficulties. p' eve r ;v times when the visitors were hattlir awa y a t their opponents' line, the backs would break away and s e P down the field to register another 501 " 6 - The majority of the home team fully justified their inclusion nrao't the first fifteen of the junior g ra „ but it was strikingly demongtrj.l that it does not do to pu't faith on ie place kicker. Ifwersen was the

on recognised place kicker in Satur(jj. combination, and he was right of! e( ,u* in this branch of the game, with C result that only two goals were ,/sfcered. Waiuku showed little knowgo of the finer points of the game, t they never tired, and their dashing stliods were refreshing. The brothers . and H. Knight, who played at wing iiree-cfuarter and five-eighths respectively, were responsible for a lot of good work. Both showed some pace, and were to the fore in initiating passing rushes. Wilson, who played for the team as emergency, was probably the best back on the side, his stopping being a feature of the game. He displayed some considerable knowledge of the art of cutting-in, and frequently pot his side out of trouble in this way. Barriball, who rjteyed on the other wing, Ls a man of some promise, but J s hardly fast enough for the position ho occupied on Saturday. At full back, tornaga played a great game, and if,lie plays in Auckland next season, should make, a- name for himself. In the forwards. Hammond was always prominent, his work in the loose being excellent. Dromgool showed a great deal Of dash, and kept on the ball. The Auckland team owe their big win mainly to the fastness of their backs, and Weston's quickness at irjlkhig openings. This player, however, W inclined on Saturday to run across too much, with tho result that bcfcce passing bouts could become dangerous, players were often crrnvdod out. Gordon gave a very nice exhibition, his straight and fearless running coming in for much favourable corninert. Ifwersen scored the majority of the points on Saturday, •proving far too fast for tho visitors. Even when crowdel almost out of touch, he would often off opposition and dash across. Campbell was perhaps the best forward 011 tho field. Ho was pro minent in the l«ose, and In scrum work put in a lot of useful work. Sexton was the only other player who calls for favourable comment. He kept going right till the last, and was prominent at the liead of rushes.