FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17227, 18 August 1921, Page 9

FOOTBALL

THE SPRINGBOKS. NAEEDW WIN OVEE MANAWATffHOROWHENUA. (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELECBAM.) _ PALMEKSTON NORTH, August !'._ Fifteen thousand .people witnessed <■<* match between the Springboks and the Manawatu and Hoiowhenua combined unions on the show ground to-day. The weather was beautifnl and the ground in splendid playing order. It was generally anticipated that tha Springboks would have an easy victory, but the result of the game, Springboas -, Combined Unions 0, caroa as a griet surprise. The local team played a remarkably good game and tho issue was. in doubt until the final whistle. ■ The Springboks opened play with » P««ins rush, which was quiJdy smothered. Strenuous, tight forward work wllow c d »r» long time. Tfco Combined forwards for weight, were a match for the °PP 05 J-f pack, and their tackling was deadlj. oei d.iu did the Springbok* forwards am tne mastery. The ulav Was confined to the front division :n ncu/ial territory for the greawr pan of the gamp, but the visitors gained much by superior line kicking. The visiters backs, were associated in very few passing rush-a,' but th-re were brilliant #» h ";j£" Combined b«iu were better on the defensive than the offensive,- but neveriheless tftey threw the bail about with few mistakos. Throughout the. game th:r=weie mwy* citing incidents, not so much as a resu» of passing as of forward battles on tne respective linos. The Springboks only try was scored bv Zeller from a Beautiiul passing n:*h startrd b, J. P. M.thau. The. Combined. t:am ware frenuentl? penalised lcr en fide p-lav, but a.ll d« Villiere's kicks at goal failed. The Combined tern were unlucky not to score- from a great concerted rush by tne forwards. An infrinw?ment und.T the- posisspoilt the chance. Th? game wac very even ihrouirhout. Th:. Combined team's forwards completely .-mothered all attempts to get W> SoringbokV backs into action, tne ball at tos as much as possibK wlila DO* spectacular, the game was fast, ,»na _tne hardest yet .seen hare.. The -Springboks «aT Manawatu-Horfwhenua compares more loan favourably wi.th any of the other provincial teams they have met. The te»mf> were:— Springboks—Pull-back, De VilUors; threeouarlcra, Zellei, Strauss, Sendin, <•"■. " en .™ Morkel; halvos, J.'P. Mirbau i'^.J? 9 'i?** 1 , forwaads, Pienaar, Du Plewsis, Ellis, Boyal Morkel, Van Kooyen, Morstert, Olivier, ana Scholtz. ... Combined Team—Full-back, Marshall. three-quarters, Glendining, tSweinson, ana Leeder: five-eisrhtlis. Ford end McDonjila; half, Mains; forwards, Jacobs, Carroll, Du* tin, Galpin, Bevan, Moycehan, Broughton, and Harkness. BEAEKANGEMENT OF HXTUBES. (Pn$SS AS>OI'ATXON TEUKMUH.) WELLINGTON, August 17. Advice- was received at last evenings meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union, from the New Zealand Kugby Union, that the following rearrangement of tho later P*rt of tha South Africans' tour would to submitted to Mr H. C. Bennett,_ manager of the Springboks, for consideration:— ' . , Augwst 27—v. New Zealand, at Auckland. August 31-fv. Waikato, at Hamilton. September' 3—v. Rawke'e Bay and Poverty . Bay, at Napier. September 10—v. Maori representatives, at September 10—v. NeJson, Marlborough and Golden Bay, at Nelson. , September 17—v. New Zealand, «• Wellington. . OANTEEBDBY V. SOUTH OANTEBBTOY.

Tho anniuZl match betwoen Canterbury ond South Canterbury will be played^at, Lan.coster Park on Saturday XMUrt, this being tna 'fort interprovinciol game to; be Pf y et * {ft Chrißtch-urch this, season. This »^ h w" be played on .the Oval, otarting at 2.46. Tbere will bo''two intorestipg curtain rawer? at 1-30.' On the Oval there will bo a pnaaxr schools representative match,.brtwoen .North and South Canterbury. Enow* be tho fisst time this game.ha« been pJoyea. Another attraction commencing at the game •toe will be a basket ball mateh between two girk' teams- Ab this 8«?f i°f tTLw quire a largo playing area, it .will «»•«•«* on the ground in fronVofthe eastea stand, between the fence and the football touch line. Basket ball has become very popular of late; Mid the game on Saturday should Attract considerable attention. On south ground at 1.30 Technical, play Stv-Be* ■ t» decide tho winners of the flthgraSo-cham-pionship. The gates *t the Pork ;■ will .be open at 1 p.m. and the charges for admM*»<)a ot.v 2e and Is. " » ~,• *_ ,-■•.,< The Canterbury selectors, SEossra.W. : mx.r< well, H. M. Taylor, and €>'. .hoVe chosen the following team to rep«tee!H (3m>: : terbuiry:-< _ , '.":'• FuU-bock-W. L.Henry. _■;>■_, ... Tbree-quartßte-H. .PsJley, J. McCormick, W. A. Ford. ■ . _ JFive-eignths-r-B. Evans and D. TJcOwmwit. Half—Gf Burson. , . _„. _ JTorwaroV-N. Carnegie (wing), J. Ellsvir. Hiinro. 0. R. Murray. .K. Henderson flock), L,. Peterson, E.- Cummings,' and W. CumB. Wilson owlH., 'MulUdb; forwards, J. Campbell and O. TurP The first praotfco will be held *t 180 this iwening. The selected players-are requested to tako their red wdc block jeneya with tbem on Saturday; ■ , t . ' The forwardo are the same as thoso woo played against the Springboks, but there ; hav» been -soma changes among the tack*. C. E. Evans, who will pfey faH-baok' for New : Zealand on September 3rd, was ao* available for" and C S. Orcbaid <mn not BuffieieKtly.recovered fj°« the 10 " eeived *t "Wellingtoh. WUson and H. MuUine been-pWJed a* emergencies, s*d Deans has been omitted MATCH. : A match between Chris*'* *** •fifteen and St. Andrew'*} Cfellege first fifteen was played at «t. Andrews and resulted in a win- for the fatter team by 25 pointavto oJ. For tia wimfctSj J. Csrriek ecored throe toeevK. Anderßon-two, D. MoOwstie otei R. iliteneU one, and :E. And«tr«W converted two. Mr J. $. Williamson waa ref erea.

ASHBrATON StrB^ITNIOK. At a meeting oi the AAbfurten Bughy Union, Mr F. B. Eobilliar4 drew attention to the position which had arisen in ootp •ijeiion wlth'the uae- of the- Domain oval. He stated) -that the I&yor and Or. Kerr had waited upon him as a deputation and stated &at they undeateod that the Rugby Vxa&X hod given permission ■ for a mojoh to he played ©ji the oval on August 20th. They *lso stated that the Domain Board had recefced an appliaetion from the Association Football Club for the use of tie oval on that date, and that the Domain Board proposed to gsont • tho use of the oval to th* club. . Mr RobiUfwrd said ho endeavoured to point out the unfairness and injustice of such ;prooedure, 4nd 1» show;that tho Union ehould have the preference. He read letters from the- Domain. Board granting the use of the oval to the TJnion for on© match a week. Ho considered) th* TJnion. had not been treated fairly, or justly, end ho could not understand the Mayor's attitude. After considerable discussion it was decided' to forward o letter protesting against the Domain Board's action.

WAIKATO v. BAY Off PLENTY. (rtiEss AssociAmos otUokam.) HAMILTON, August 17. Waiiato beat. Bay of Plenty, by 9 points to 3..

BIBLE CLASS' CLUB. » The team to represent Bible Class In the Third Grade Oup final at Hogley PoriJ on Saturday against Y.M.C.A. wiD bo elected from the following:—Ourne, Bennett, McAllister. Maxwell, Struthero, Logie, Francis, Liliburn, Burns, Rev. Tanner, August, Shier, ttpd Batchelor.

HAWKE'S BAY v. "WANGAXUI. (FBKSS ASSOOtaTIdN TELEORAM3.J WAIPUKURAU, August 17. HawWs Bay defeated Wanganui ky 22 points to IS.