FOOTBALL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 201, 11 August 1911, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TARANAKI (17) v. MAORI TOURING TEAM (16).

Stratford, Aug. 10. The football match Maoris v. Taranaki was played here this afternoon, and resulted in a win for Taranaki by 17 to 16. The Maoris were unfortunate to lose the game, which was won on the tick of time by a penalty kick by Stohr. At the end of the first spell the score was Taranaki 14. Maoris 3. The Maoris had the best of the second spell .and were leading up to the last moment. For Taranaki Brown, Stohr, and Tamu scored tries, Cameron converted one try. and Stohr kicked two penalty goals. For the Maoris tries were scored by Rogers, Takarangi. Dawson, and Winiata, ami Rogers converted two.

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

Wellington. Aug. 10.

The management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union met to-night. The Auckland Union are finding that the Ranfurly Shield entails upon them a responsibility which they find irksome. The rules regarding challenges for the shield make it obligatory on the holders to

day any teams shallenging on any lays available, and the result is .hat. the local cup fixtures would, if theunionpermittedjbe seriously incrfercd with. They have received •hallenge.s from South Auckland, Poverty Bay, and Marlborough, tone of which unions can put a :eam in the field which might have i reasonable chance of taking away .he shield. The visiting teams to Auckland get a liberal share of the and there is more than a suspicion that challenges are meant .’or nothing more than to give the earns a cheap trip. Dates have >een fixed for South Auckland and Poverty Bay. but the Auckland Union have not offered a Saturday to Marlborough. This year the cup fixtures at Auckland are interesting. and the local union think it is very hard to be compelled to give up their own good games, and, in.‘idcntally. good gates, for the sake, of satisfying frivolous challenges. An Auckland team also is to go on iour this year, and they cannot play any more challenge games until late in September. This is open to the serious objection that the grounds at Auckland are too hard for winj ter games at the end of September. I These matters were discussed by | the committee, and it was argued j by Mr Dixon on behalf of Auckland i .hat his team should not be asked Lo play more than two special I . hallenge matches this year. The ’ Marlborough Union sent in their Lallenge through the New Zealand | Union because they had no reply j from Auckland.--It. was decided to ’ ask the Auckland Union to arrange, I if possible or convenient, a date tor I a match with Marlborough, say on ! September 23rd. i Wellington Union asked that, in j view of their playing the St. Pat- ! rick'.s-Wellington College match as

a curtain raiser to the country teams' match on Saturday, they would be given a larger share of the gate than 25 per cent. Their letter stated that the college match had never previously yielded a gate of less than £7O. Mr. Isaacs moved that 33;' per cent, be allowed, but an amendment to the effect that 25 per cent, only be allowed was carried.—lt was argued that the increased price of admission to be charged would increase Wellington’s share of the takings.—A further request that college boys be admitted for 6d was granted.

WELLINGTON (23) v. TARANAKI (15).

New Plymouth, Aug .10

A match between Wellington and Taranaki was played here to-day on a dry ground. It was a good game to watch, but the visitors had a more intimate knowledge of the rules and were in far better condition than the local players. Wellington won by 23 to 15.

Tries were scored for the win- | ners by Gibson (2), Hogan (2). Roscoe, Callighan and Braid, Hogan kicking a goal from his own try. For Taranaki Julian, Tocker and Twohil scored tries and Stockman ! converted two and kicked a goal j from a mark. j The attendance of the public was ■ small. ! THE RANFURLY SHIELD. ■ Auckland, Aug .10. J The Rugby Union has decided to j offer Poverty Bay September 16th i as a date for the. Ranfurly Shield ' match. HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS v. HIGH SCHOOL. Th is match was played on the Napier Recreation Ground yesterday afternoon and from start to finish proved an interesting game. A little after kicking off Corbett for Old Boys, scored beneath the posts, Wilson failing with the kick. School retaliated by pressing hard, and the Old Boys were compelled to force. A little, later School had to force. Fawsett, for School, attempted to kick a goal from the field, but failed. Fawsett again got the ball, and after making a splendid run passed to Geddis who scored on the corner. I The kick failed. School were awarded a penalty and Parker kicked a goal. An almost certain score for Old Boys was saved by McCarthy cleverly forcing. Half time sounded with the score 6 to 3.

On resuming. Old Boys pressed and Wilson got over the line. Lawry converting. Old Boys 8, School 6. School returned and Old Boys forced. Again the Old Boys got to work and Broad scored, l.>awry again converting. Old Boys came through again, Corbett secured the ball and after a. good run scored beneath the nost‘. Wilson converted. School started a passing rush which ended ir a

brilliant score by Fawccir : converted. Parker, Ruddock, Chegwidden an<; others for the School made st i euuous, but unavailing attempts to score. Just before call of time Reid had to force for School.

; The. game concluded with 18 j points for Old Buys and 11 for » High School.

Mr. R. T. Bailey, who acted as referee, was always with the game. HAWKE’S BAY RUGBY UNION, j TEAMS. ! The following will represent : Hawke’s Bay against the "Has ; Beens ” Full back, Winiata ; three-quarters. Harding, C. Clarke, ‘ Allen ; five-eighths, Higgins. Prosper : half. W. Holder; wing for- ' ward, Aitken ; hookers. Lang, 1 Young, forwards, Martin. Casserley, Nankeville. Maicon, Ormond. i Emergencies : Backs, h. Holder. ! Smyrk; forwards, R. Mullaney, i Howard. Bines. Players will wear green and black jerseys. REFEREES. The following referees have been appointed to officiate at to-mor-row's matches; — Pirates A v. Old Boys, Mr. Dick- ! enson ; “Has Beens” v. Hawke’s Bay, Mr. F. Hawke. TO MORROW’S GAMES.

j Football supporters in Hastings ■ will have two interesting games to I view at the Ridge to-morrow, when | at 2 o’clock the Waimarama team i meets the greatly improved Rovers, I and at 3 p.m. the first Shield match I of the season will be played, viz., * Waipawa. County Sub-Union v. I Hastings.

| In the former game great interI est centres, as Waimarama require [to win to give themselves a chance ito draw level with Kautuki, the I leaders of the junior championship | contest As Rovers have already, jin the scend round, vanquished • Kautuki ami Celtic, the win of the | coasters is by no means assured. j This match will act as a “ curtain raiser” to the Shield match, wherein the pick of Hastings and Waipawa County Sub-Unions will struggle for supremacy. Hastings will have even a stronger team than that which so ably extended Para : ta’s Native touring team, and as the southern team is admittedly a fine one a good day’s play is certain. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. Rover Juniors v. Waimarama, at 1.45 p.m.—Love, Sturm, Humphreys, Price, Gigg, Pepper, Anderson, Hiron, Gigg (2), Power, Clarke, Nesbit, O’Keiffe, Sclgren. Humphreys, Bayliss, Luff, Cheer.