FOOTBALL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 1 August 1913, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

WAIMATE IT. V. STKATFORD U

. The final for the Taranaki Fin, Junior Championship was played at El— than) on Thursday. It proved an easj win for the southerners, who won by 17 points to 6. Waimate won the tossand played with the wind in their favor for the first spell. Stratford, kicked oft", and right from the start Waimate played as if they meant to win. A good rush headed by MeCook resulted in Stratford forcing. Fitpm tho twenty-five the ball was returned, and after being in the pack was centre^out to Burke, who raced home.. Wai. mate 3, Stratford 0. The attempt at jjoal was poor. From a scrum Docherty got the ball out to Young; to Meuli, who galloped over. Waimate 6, Stratford 0. After this Stratford livened up. and by a succession jf rushes nearly scored. The Blues rallied and returned play to Stratford's twenty-five, and' shortly after the whistle blew for halftime. Waimate S, Stratford 0. McCook kicked off for Waimate, and the Reds returned and pressed their opponents very hard. Bourke marked in the face of a great rush. Following: up well Surgenor got over, but no goal' resulted. Waimate 9, Stratford CL After determined efforts and great im- , provement in line kicking Pearee scored; the first try for Stra.tfora. Waimate 9_ Stratford 3. The Reds tried time after time to get over, but the Blues' defence was too good. At last a great' rush resu'ted in Bowler getting over. Waimate 9. Stratford 6. At this point of the game it seemed as if the northerners might win, but again the Blue> forwards dribbled the ball , iip, and * Ryan scored for Waimate. Waimate--12, Stratford 6. Stratford .rushed out, but the ball got into the hands of Meuli, who romped,home and scored' " between the posts. Young converted. W-Mmate 17. Stratford 6. "Nn further «r>orp vi'K'-'torl. arcl the whistls went yith pl.-iy in mid-field. MrSpurdle. rf Tnglewood, refereed,. rvd gave s.-iti.siWtkm to both sides. Stratford Mere without the services oJ' 4.hi'ir best player, Brown. The match between Taranaki A and1 B did not#take place, as none of tho. A.'s forwards turned up. At Waitara on Wednesday, Tukana, •iviuuors of the Thursday oompetitiouiu^ tho Northern Division, beat Ingle— w-"->-i wi»mers of the Saturday com-. petki;:!, by 29 points to 3.