FOOTBALL.

Grey River Argus, 18 May 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

I , UNITED TEAM. I The following team will represent ‘ Foiled .Juniors in their match with Ngahere on Saturday, at .3 p.m..-Rev ' nobis, Fairhall, Richmond, Dewar, Me Kay. Warm's, Jamieson 11., Jamiesoi M-, Buck, Biicham, Braithwaite, Burley Burrows, Sherlock, McLean, Tindale Ryan, Top. STAR IV. TEAM. _ The Star fourth grade team to play Marists on Saturday at 1.30 p.m. wih be chosen from the following:—Chow | Bong, M. .Mason, J. Mason, Stubbs ! Harrington (2), Brown, McKechnie Johnson, Meade, Richardson, Webster Hughes, Outram, Barrow, McNab, Bond Potts, and Hart. All players are requested lo be at the Star Shed to night at H|ts p.m. THE AMENDED CODE. I 'rhe new rule was adopted by sever a I North Island Rugby Inions in theii fixtures on Saturday week. i A Wanganui report states that the I kick-into-tom-h rule, which was observed for the first time, gave tin' players some trouble, and, on more than one occasion, when hard pressed, the backs forgot themselves, and kicked into touch. “It helps to speed up the game. ” says a Wanganui critic. ‘•There arc not so many ‘breathers’ for the players, but from the spectator’s point of view there is a lot to be said in its favour.' ’ A Hawke's Bay critic, sifter observing a match played under the new- rule, said that the game would benefit by it from the spectator’s point of view. RUGBY TESTS. Plans for the biggest series of Rugby football tests in the history of the game have been brought to tin* notice of the New Zealand Rugby I’nion by their London representative, Mr Cecil J. Wray. •‘ My idea is that New Zealand should concent rat e on sending a team to this country, to lake part in the projected tournament ; 1 the British kmpire exhibition in PJ24,’’ writes Mr Wray. ‘‘Curiously enough, while in the middle of ’writing this letter, I went out. and got an ‘ Eveii'nig Standard,’ ami here is a paragraph that caught my eye at *‘ ‘An interest iug scheme is projected to organise the greatest international Rugby tournament in the history of the g:iiie at the British Empire Stadium j at Wembley in l!»2-l. New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Prance, ami of course, England, Scotland, Wall's, ami Ireland,.in this competition. Leading sportsmen are seriously behind the idea, vast ns it may ; ppear now. The Stadium will 120,0(1(1 ! people. ’ ‘‘This would !•■• a tournament worth winning wouldn't it? But visiting teams would lias <• to watch 1 he conditions very caret ally, in regard to replacing players, expenses, and so forth. However, you must keep it in mind, for New Zealand ought to be in it.’’ (• HIDET< Illi- CIJ COMPETITION. The position of the various teams in the < iilisti hurch Rugby Football competition is as follows: - won lost d ••• wii points

NOTES. Last year's representative players were prominent in grade matches all oxer the Dominion on Saturday last. Corliss, of Wanganui, kicked four goals for his club. Alarist. In the opinion of of the line umpire lie kicked a .fifth, but I he referee decided otherwise. V. Baddley, of Auckland, went back to centre at a critical stage of the game between Grafton and Ponsonby; the. i-liar go made a great deal of difference to the play of his side. .1. McCormick and 11.. Mullins scored two tries each for Alarist in the Christchurch competition. Pen participated in most of the ’Varsity rushes against Port Chalnrers. and snort'd a try. Cabot also crossed the Port, line, ami Ward side-stepped through their defences twice. Steel distinguished himself in the local match against I’niled ami showed that, if he is led adequately, lie will do the scoring. Markham, the Greymouth back of two seasons ago, who last year weighed well within the 1 hiriecii-stone limit, now scales over 1 fourteen stone. A firn* sense of sportsmanship was exhibited by Kingston, the Taranaki :ind New Zealand full back. A player -ollided with ami injured him. There was a question of sending the man off Lhe field, but Kingston promptly announced that the collision was unintentional and unavoidable. Wellington was not the only lootball •ent re in which players made (hemwives noticeable by lhe number of running shots al goal that they indulg•d in. Hooker dropped a goal from the field at New Plymouth. Orchard of lhe Christchurch team, dropped a goal from lire half-way line, Boss potteda goal that won the match for his team, | Pirates against Zingari. Playing tor Alhambra in the Dunedin competitions, MrDougnll drop kicked a goal. ‘‘The referees in New Zealand prevent a man from hanging on to the ball. We were the equals or superiors, in everything else.” Stated Manager Bennett. of the Springbok team, on his return to South A frica. Brooks, Athletic full-back whose kicking won the match against Berhampoie. showed that he hail made a close study of tin; methods of Gerhard Morkel, the Springbok full-back. Brooks cleverly anticipated the result ol every movement of his opponents. He made mistakes, but he never lost his head. GOLF Two Maori teams have visited New South Wales. The first, in 1910, won' seven and drew two of the 11 matches played. The two defeats were at the hands of New South Wales. The 1913 team won live out of their eight matches, being defeated by New South Wales (twice) and Queensland. Rugby football, as a weight reducer, defeats all other artificial methods. A certain well-known senior player was heard Io affirm with much pride last Saturday that he had lost nine pounds within a week. And the loss didn T appear to have done him any harm. Mark Nicholls .recently made a mag-

nificent kick at goal from the halfway line, in the Petone-’Varsity match, the ball passing hardly an inch outside the post. Last year’s NVellington champions (Poneke), were reinforced by the inclusion of the two All Blacks, Jimmy Tilyard ami B. Algar. Jimmy Tilyard, who just, returned from a sojourn in Wanganui, tilled lhe position of fullback, a department of the team he is t unaccustomed to. However, he gave a masterly exhibition. He relieved his ’ side time and again. It is likely that he will be chosen pennanently for the position of full-back in the team. Prompt action has been taken by the committee of the Dunedin Rugby I nion in the case of a spectator who had made himself a nuisance and become offensive towards one of f h<* lineumpires in a match played recently. • The line-umpire waited upon the. com- • mitt.ee and personally reported what i had been used by the spectator to him, 1 : <nd ho felt ii: his duty treport the 1 matter to the Rugby l'nion as well as to the police. The line umpire was thank- • ed for his action, and the meeting decided that the offender was in future to be warned off all grounds where games were played under the jurisdiction of I the union. Members were unanimous . in their opinion that such “nuisances” should be severely dealt with. Except for one international game between France and Ireland at Dublin , the Rugby season is practically finished. For the first time sim-o 1911 Wales gains the distinction of undisputed champion among the Rugby playing nations, and deserves to be congratulated on the result, l.'ntil recently lhe issue was still in doubt, blit the decisive manner in which the Welshmen overcame the vigorous and enthusiastic French players gave the international honours to the Prim-ip:;'(y. RUGBY LEAGUE. The Runanga senior team to pl<.y j Blackball on Saturday at the Recreation Ground, commencing at 3 p.m. is as fol-lows:—-Fullback. O'Loughlin; threequarters: W. Robson, T). Oust, and F. Robson; five-eighths; Hunter and Purnell: half-back. S. Finn; forwards: McTaggart, Anderson, Parsonage, Crompton, Barber, Dando. 'l’he Runanga. Junior team to play Roa on Saturday at the Rec. al 1.15 p.m. is as follows:—Full-back, O’Neill; tb.ret'-qua rters : Isherwood, Harrison, Fisher; five-eight: Scott and S. .Manderson; half. Rochford; forwards: Hennessev. Devescovi, Muncasfer, Griffiths, A Manderson, and Houghton: emergen-’ ries; Mears and T'allenlyre. Enthusiasm among the player and followers of the League game is gradv: llv increa.-ing as lhe season tulvances and when the season is brought to a close it will have been the most successful one during the four years the game has boon in progress here. 'flic teams playing the game this season are as follows:—Senior, four teams Junior, seven learns; Third Grade, thrP(' i loams: and the League have also rhe. nomination of two Fourth Grade teams. ; Should there be another team enter, a competition for the boys would be com* menced. hi addition to the three teams playing in th-e Third Grade, it- is said that another team is making' application to ihe loca 1 ('onl re. Tin' week-end matches should provide | some capital football. From information 1o hand we learn that the players ar-e in active training for future matches. 'The following are tin* fixtures setdown for this week-end under lhe above code: — SENIOR. May 21l. — Runanga v. Blackball at Grevmouth at 3 p.m., refcrc-e .Mr W. Hopkins. JUNIOR. May 20. — Roa x. Runanga at. Greyniouth at 2 p.m., referee Mr F. Smith. May 20.- Brunner v. Blackball at Blackball, at 3 p.m., referee Mr J. Hallinan. May 21.-- Rivals v. Nelson .Creek, at Nelson (.'reek at 3 p.m., referee Mr T. THIRD GRADE. May 20.——Blackball v. Kohinoor, al Greymouth. at: 12.30 p.m., referee Mr .11. Law rcni'O. N.S.W. TEAM FOR N.Z. A paragraph taken from the Sydney League Football News of April 29th., stall's: —“’The Leagive has decided to send a team to tour New Zealand, and the competition among the players is bound to be very keen for inclusion in that hand, for tire Ir‘q> always carries pleasant memories to those who have been fortunate to tour the Dominion, so that prospects of season 1922 augur ■well for football enthusiasts, both here and in Xew Zealand, ns well as in the in ighbouring Slate of Queensland.”

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