Football.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 46, 14 June 1903, Page 5

Football.

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The flag match between these teams took place on the Clujha ground on Saturday. The ; day was ; an ideal one for football .and the ground was in good order. On the teams taking the; field ;it was seen that- the Owaka players were" mucli heavier than .their opporients. After the kick-off the Toko team ;' were soon put ori.the the Owaka forwards being mainly responsible for keeping the play. in Milton territory. The Owaka were,.the first to score, the ball ,beinij kicked by the Milton full-back and 'rebounding.' off ah O Waka man, went over the Toko line, where Ay son fell on it. . The kick at goal did not increase the score. Shortly afterwards Geo. Paterson secured a mark in a good position, and the kick>at.goal being, successful made the score — Owaka 7pts, Toko nil. Owaka still continued to press, but they could not again break through the determined defence made by Toko. Powley was conspicuous by good kicking, which time and again staffed; : play; from the Tokb line, but it was just as surely returned By the excellent line kicking^, of the Owaka backs. Morrison, on the Toko side, was also doing excellent work, and go'f oil some splendid dribbling rushes, and on ones occasion he dribbled the ball over the Owaka line, when O'Connell fell on it and scored. The kick at goal failed to increase the score, and the first spell ended : Owaka 7pts, Toko 3pts, Toko being on the defensive. In the second spell the Owaka forwards secured the ball regularly in the scrum, thus spoiling any chance the Toko players might have had of winning the match by the superiority of their backs. The Owaka forwards took everything before them with their loose rushes, and about half way through the spell Ayson scored again, while Lawson added another try just on the call of time, the kicks at goal by Adams, although splendid, attempts, proving fruitless. The latter portion of the game was played in semi-darkness, and the whistle sounded with the score : Owaka I3pts, Toko spts. •The Owaka team thoroughly deserved their win, and on the form shown on Saturday should just about win the banner this season. They have a grand pack of forwards, who play with excellent combination, and are also very fast. Murphy, J. Paterson, and Moir were the pick of the forwards, while the backs also played up well when wanted, Geo. JPaterson deserving special mention for his sound defence and excellent line kicking. Of the. other backs E. Paterson and Adams were the best. The Toko team deserve great credit foi the splendid struggle they made, and the " never-say-die " spirit in which they played, even after all hopes of winning the match weiegone. The forwards played a determined game against their weightier opponents, and were on the defensive during the greater part of the game. Morrison played a grand game, and -was the best of the Milton pack, being ably assisted by O'Connell, Kane, Charters, and Wilson. The backs, owing to the inability of the forwards to secure the ball in the scrums, did not have much show to distinguish themselve. Powley, as five-eighth, played a good defensive game, his kicks bringing much relief to his side. Clark, M'Tigue, Wilson, and Lane also played a good game. Mr W. Finn (Balclutha) made an impartial referee, his decisions giving general satisfaction. Banner match, Waiwera v. Lawrence, en Milton Recreation Ground to-morrow, kick-off at 3.45 ; referee, Mr C. L. Grant. The " gate " at the Toko-Owaka match on Saturday amounted to £2 Bs. Reprehensible practices were indulged in by both Toko and Owaka players on Saturday, and tripping was conspicuous by its frequency. Evidently some players are on the road which leads to life-long banishment. The following table shows the present position of the various teams competing for the S.O.R.F.U. Flag:— t/i "S o "3 fe Club. *g . . . g «. g « .3 - § 8-2 -I & § Ph j£ _} Q pn <J pq

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Owaka . • 4 3 ° l 39 3 7 *Waiwera ... 3 2 o I io 5 5 Balclutha ... 3 2 1 o 25 18 4 Kaitangata ... 2 1 1 o 7 24 2 Lawrence ... 2 o 11 8 13, 1 Toko 3 ° 2 1 11 26 1 Clinton ... 3 ° 3 ° XI *9 o *2pts by default from Clinton.