AOTEA v. WOODVILLE.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 301, 24 June 1909, Page 6

AOTEA v. WOODVILLE.

i WOODVIIJLE 3, AOTEA nil. " I _ This game was somewhat delayed, not starting until twenty minutes to four. Woodville won the toss, and played with the wind.' The ground had cut up very badly during the former match. For the first half tho game was very even, good open play taking place. Almost from the start of the game, the spectators, or at ' least a section of them, .continually hooted, the referee's decisions. Aotea kept the Blue and Black team on the defence mostly for tlio ftrsjb half, although the WoodVille teams put "n some very good rushes. The first i half resulted in no score. Owing to the failing light it is impossible to supply particulars of this match. On resuming 1 , Hoppy, Tai Heketa and Rangi Kotua made matters very lively, and qxiite a feature of the game was the absolute sureness of the Maori full-back, who was jiist a mere , boy of fifteen ot so. He very i cleverly saved his team from many awkward "predicaments. One of the Aotea players -had the misfortune to strike the goal post injuring his eye rather badly. Monteith headed a good rush, and nearly scored, subsequently the same player with a marvellous rush succeeded in getting over the Aotea line. This was .the only score, and a .few minutes afterwards tho referee ordered Rangi Nikoru off for rough play. -As a protest the Maori captain" withdrew his team from the field, the game ending^ Woodville 3 ; Aotea" nil. Asked last night for an explanation of the unpleasant incident occurring on the Rec.^after the termination of the Aotea- Woodville match Mr Rosenberg said that Rangi Nikoru seemed to be^underthe impression, that Walker (a Woodville player) had the ball, and the Maori player was "scragging" the Woodville man with

object of getting the ball, ron.se™w - Mr Rosenberg ordered the qlteat)> • } Ir Hosenh.rjr alleges player vfr. „.; c .,ptain il.:valened that, the Mfl*>. , <)ff j f l ], (1 : C ; (M - ( . O ■to take the team .. j,- o j lls r <,ff. Mr insisted on the pffty^ *~ i ] 1(l ) ; ,-, ti Xi Rosenberg did insist, flttw -i ], ; : mcji whistle. Puru at once eatJh^ \f_ off, the game then end if?'?, •< 1 . tenrards the Aotea captain (.''/fi!»f»i. Ed that he thought the gaiv:e had ended and did not knoAV Mr Rosenberg terminated it OAving to his- threat to call off his men.