FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1937, Page 3

FOOTBALL

SATURDAY RESULTS. On Saturday afternoon a heavy gale and lain spoilt the football games. On Cass Square Westland defeated South * Westland by 6 to 3. At Greymomh • Stars defeated Cobden by 6 to 6 and become West Coast champions for the year. RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Seniior: Westland 6, South Westland 3. Star 9, Cobden 6. United 13, Llaketown 3. POSITION OF SENIOR TEAMS. Star 20, United 19, Blaketown 17, Cobden 17, Boss 10, Excelsiors 12, Kiwi 12, Pirates 11, Celtic 8, lvunuua 2. DITTMAN SHIELD. WESTLAND WITHSTAND CHALLENGE. On a sodden field and in heavy rain showers, Westland the holders of the Dittman Shield, successfully staved oil a challenge from South Westland, winning by 6 points (two unconverted tries) to 3 points (an unconverted try). Under the conditions tlie match provided interesting football and a good game was witnessed both packs of forwards providing plenty of action. In the first half. Westland had undoubtedly the best of the play being in their opponents territory for most of the spell. in the second half, however, the South Westland forwards livened up play considerably hold.ng the Westland pack and constantly testing the Westland defence. King, Harrison and Thorpe wjere prominent in the Westland pack, Mc- ', Glashan at half, West on the wing, ; and Roberts at second five eighths bei ing the most impressive of the backs. Garden at centre three-quarter proved a good link both on attack and defence and saving his side on more than one occasion. Agnew at full-back was overshadowed by his southern opponent who handled the greasy hall and kicked exceptionally well. South Westland, playing against c strong wind, kicked off and put Westland on attack with a long kick down field. A passing move by Westland backs from inside half way in South West land’s, territory saw Robert’s kief through quickly followed up t ,e South ern custodian being caught in posses sion but the ball came back to tin 'South 'Westland half who saved dangerous position with a timely kic 1 into touch. Westland continued tr break through , the southerners defence and a score was narrowly missed when 1 Roberts and West featured in a geo ' sideline dash but the latter’s pass in. field went astray. Westland’s efforts were rewarded however, when Garden, picking the hall up from a loose ruck in South ■Westland’s twenty-five passed out ti J . West who scored the first try ' oj the match in a handy position near th. j posts. Agnew’s kick went wide. Westland 3; South Westland 0. Half time was called soon after with no further score being recorded. The second spell opened with Westland again attacking and soon afte. the kick off the reds were awarded a penalty well out on South Westland’s 25 but Agnew failed to add to the score. A forward rush to South West land’s goal bile saw the southerners make a timely touch down. The southerners full back then paved the wa, for the nicest movement of the day I culminating in a well-deserved try lcr South Westland, when he turned de fence into attack with a long kick whic-i found a gap in the reds territory, and from a following scrum in Westland 25 the South Westlanders backs fashed into action leaving the defence standing for Vincent to score a -good try. The kick failed. Westland 3; South Westland 3. South Westland again looked dangerous but a free kick following a penalty for lifting feet in the scrum gave Agnew a chance to ease the pressure. South Westland however led attack after attack to Westland 25 and just missed a score when Thiele was lofted out at the corner flag. A Westland forward rush however, took play to the southerners end of the field where from a scrum just iusU.e the twenty-five yard line McGlashan sent a clean pas s out to Fleming who transferred to Roberts who gave a nice reverse-pass to Tainui, resulting in the last-mentioned going over in a handy position near the posts. Agnew again missed with the kick: Westland 6j South Westland 3. Agnew saved well when he picked the hall up from the toes of three southern forwards who had broken through and put into touch with a good kick. Roberts and McGlashan' featured in a movement which looked like another try for the reds but the former lost possession just on the line and play went back to Westland 25. When tim e was called soon after "Westland were attacking again with the scores 6 points to 3 in favour of the home team. Mr Tui Seebeck controlled the match. OTHER GAMES. In a curtain-raiser to the Dittman Shield match, played on No. 2 ground at 1.30 p.m.. Arahura juniors met and defeated Kiwi juniors after a keen and even game by 14 points to eight. Mr J. Bannister controlled the match.

THIRD GRADE. Playing the third-grade final, Excelsior third grade met and defeated School third grade in a match played on No. 1 ground at 1 p.m., by 9 points to 3. Mr D. Brcc/iO controlled the match. WEST COAST TEAM. TO PLAY CANTERBURY. The selectors have announced the following team to represent West Coast, in the return match against Canterbuiy at Lancaster Paik 011 ‘Saturday next, September 18: Full-back: G. D. M. Gilbert. Three-quarters: R. Roberts, W. Mann, R. Logie. Five-eighths: J. Costello, S. Hendry. Half-back: IV. Vincent. Forwards: R. Kirkwood, B. Thorpe, C. Daly, A. King, R. King, B. iPascoe. B. Wicblita,' P. Garden. Emergencies: A. Tainui, A. Glen (forwards); B>. Agnew, J. No:: nan (backs). SEDDON SHIELD. RETAINED BY BULLER. WESTPORT, September 12. Buller boat Nelson by 9 points to 3 in the last game of this season’s Soddon Shield ■ series at 1 ictoria square, Westport, on Saturday. 'The game was played in driving rain with a strong westerly wind blowing down t e field. The attendance was badly affected by the weather, and good handling was impossible under the conditions. Nelson won the toss and elected to play with the wind. The halftime score was 3 to 0 in the visitors favour. In the face of the strong wind Buller defended well to keep Nelson d wn to a three-points lead. Buller had a territorial advantage for most ot the game, and although it was a fairly close contest, Nelson never looked like the winning team. Buller played only seven men in the scrum, and the eight Nelson lorwards time and time again pushed Buller off the ball. Buller scored three t: ies, and Nelson one. For Buller, Stewart, HT and Strachan showed up in individual clashes. Neighbours, in his new position at full-back, was sound without being brilliant. ' Dunn and Butterfield played useful games, but Finlavson, at half-back, was •■disappointing, and lacked the dash of his recent displays. Orman, Mason. Wilson, and Lake >llOlO prominent in all the forward play, and Caldwell and Brown showed up with some good efforts in the second half. Phipps and Pratt were always up with the play, but Phipps, who played as

looso forward with a roving commmrn might have been of more use in tin . 1 pack. In-the Nelson side Brinscleu an. [ Cooke had a lot of defensive work t, 1 do, and with Costello, .saved the situa i tion often. For Nelson, Watson an. Busch showed up on attack, but tiiei opportunities were tew. Boyce wa; safe, and Scoltock, the full-back, handled well in difficult conditions. Craig McLean, and Drummond were p.onun ent in loose rushes, but Loveil, An ‘ area s, and McKay showed. up. in tin - Jjne-outs. , iiiy hooking of Fleet aga : nst the rer doubtable Orman was a feature of th , game. Lusty was always in the thick of. it. CANTERBURY BEAT NORTH OTAGO. , . - CHRISTCHURCH, September 11. Canterbury beat the tauring North Otago team by 34 points to 13 in a 1 representative Rug By match at Lan--1 caster Park this afternoon. TARANAKI 24, MANAWATU 7. NEW PLYMOUTH, • September 12. The Taranaki Rugby representatives defeated Manawatu by 24 to 7, in a match in which the winners were not seriously challenged. i > HAWKE'S BAY WIN AGAIN. 1 N API KB." September 11. 3 A splendid combined though unsue- ‘ cessful attack by the visitors marked * an, interesting opening of the icpreson- " tativc match between Wellington and * Hawke’s Bay at McLean Park to-day. There were 3000 spectators. Hawke’s Pay won by 21 to 9. 1 ’ MITCHELL TO PLAY. AUCKLAND, September 11. f The suggestion has been made in 2 1 Auckland that Mitchell, the Southlander, should play for Auckland or > Wellington at Auckland next Saturday, j preferably Auckland, with T. C. A. [ Caughev in association with him.