FOOTBALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 7 May 1925, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

WEDNESDAY COMPETITION. Ideal weather favoured the opening of the South Taranaki Wednesday Rugby competition. Four matches were "played in all, and it may be honestly said that the standard of play was distinctly better than that disp aved by the Wednesday .teams last year. Those who were present at the various 'matches- predict a very successful season for Wednesday football. Details of the games are as follow r CITY B v. FRASER ROAD.

City kicked off and launched a vigorous attack, but from a penalty Eraser Road found the line well down. City came again and a scramble in front of the goal ensued, hut City was penalised, again enabling Eraser Road to clear. ’ City was throwing the hall about well when Johnson picked up and transferred to Knot,man. who score about ten yards from the corner. B rumble failed to convert—Fraser Road 3, City 0. Fraser Road continued to attack until Millar found the line well down. Fraser Road was penalised for off-side play, lint Hart failed to goal from a good position. A good passing rush, in which nearly all the City backs handled the ball, saw tiie 5 leather come down to Thacker, but that player was smothered with the ball while attempting to cut in. Dan Whai, one of the Fraser Road backs, put in a good run and Newall picked up and scored. Nichol failed *o eon vert —Fraser Road 6, City 0. Thacker got a bad kick ove r the bean and Jarrett went on.

When the second half opened, ( t;. again pressed hard an continued to keep the visitors on the defensive for some time. From a penalty in a good position Hart was again unsuccessful. After a line-out in the visit irs twentyfive, Harrison kicked the ball up with in striking distance and :n the scramble that followed, Lay picked up ai-rl scored. Jury failed to convert —• > ic.er Road 6, City 3. From a penalty kick Taylor failed to add 10 City's score Fraser Road then took a laid again and kept the home team busy defending their line. The visitors had a chance from a penalty, but Nic-holl just missed putting the .ball between The posts. Bryant closely followed up ,a kick across the line and was rewarded by a score. Hart Hade a good but unsuccessful attempt to convert— Fraser Road 6, Hawera 6. The game closed immediately after the visitors Juki made a very determined attack on the home team’s line. .Mr. H., Whittington jvas referee.

CITY A 12 v. WHAREROA 3

At the outset of the game at Whareroa, City attacked and the hall was carried well into Whareroa’s territory. There a serum was formed. The visitors secured the ball cleanly, and Perrin, at half, whipped the leather out to Coburn, who transferred to Kurnrangi, to Hall, who scored a good try within three minutes of the 1 commencement of the game. Whareroa retaliated, and using their weight brought play down to City’s 25. There they kept up an attack for some time, and from a scramble near the line A. Thomlinson picked up and got across. French was unsuccessful in an attempt to convert. Immediately afterwards the City forwards, by fast following up, came within striking distance, and Dalgleish transferring tef Craighead, the • latter, ran in unopposed. No goal resulted, and the spell ended: City 6, Whareroa 3. Soon after play had been resumed a five yards’ serum was formed near the home team’s line. The ball came out and was passed to Goodwin, who- dived across. West’s kick failed. The next score came as the result of fast following up by the forwards, when Mathieson kicked across and. scored in a good position. Purser failed with the kick. The game ended shortly afterwards with the score: City 12, Whareroa 3. OHANGAI 8 V. NOR MAN BY 5. The game at Ohangai was even and open, the home team defeating Norinanby bv 8 points to 5. Early in the match Hunt scored for Ohangai* no goal resulting. Shortly after Lee scored for Ohangai, ancl the try was converted bv Hunt, making the score at half-time'Ohangai 8.- Norm an by nil. In the second spell Tali' scored for Normanbv. and a try was converted by Tonga O’Carroll. Normanby attacked strongly just boforo tho close of the game, but there was no addition to their score. Mr Arnold was referee. WAIMATE v. TOKAORA.

The first of the series of Wednesday competitions was held on Wednesday in the Manaia Domain between Marinate and Tokaora, and resulted ih a win for the latter by three points,- the scores being Tokaora 15, Waimate 12. Taking the play of both teams, they were very good, and some of the individual players on both sides were of a hish order. For Tokaora, the following scored tries, of which none were converted: Floyd Williams, R. and B. 81-oor, John Fraser and N. Wren. For Waimate, tries were scored by Ruru Sam. G. Nnku and P. Luke, and a penalty goal w r as kicked by S. _Rei. Mr W. Badley very ably carried out the duties of referee.