FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12805, 1 June 1914, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY '8 MATCHES. The second round of the present fixtures Mas played on the showgrounds on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately heavy rain fell in the morning, making the grounds very slippery, with the result that after play commenced the ground cut up and prevented anything in the nature of fast play. The principal match was between Feilding and Western, which the visitors were successful in winning by .'5 to nil. Both teams showed signs of grenness which is only natural at the commencement of the season. The local team w;is deficient in their backs while Feilding were lacking ia forward action. In the Feikliug ranks several of the old players are absent this year, but the new material, with a bit more practice, will give a good account of themselves before many more matches are played. Tom Dunn, after nine years' absence, is again in Feilding's forward pack and although having lost some of his original dash showed, on Saturday's play, that he still retains his knowledge of the telling points which count in a tight corner. Time after time the players on both sides had the ball and did not know what to do with it. It was owing to the same cause that Western lost the match and they would be well advised to make at least one change in the three-quarters. Of the game itself there was nothing very interesting to describe. The odds were fairly even throughout. The local forwards deserve credit for some good dashing play and had the backs been equal to the occasion at least two scores would have resulted. Feilding were strong in finding the line and in following up. Bartholomew on every occasion lost no time in putting his team on side. Just before the call of time Feilding registered the only score in the match. The half-way line had just been passed when Phillips started "a passing rush the ball eventually being handed to Bartholomew who streaked over the line. The kick at goal was fruitless. The local team opened well in the second spell and on numerous occasions had Feilding defending. Towards the latter stages of the game Feilding invasions were more frequent in the local territory. Westerns secured a mark in a handy position but the kick failed. ilr Thompson refereed.

UNITED (13) v. ORIENTAL (3). On No. 2 ground United met Oriental and secured an easy win by 13 to 3. Tries were scored for the winners by Marie. Riggs and McKenzie, The last, try was converted by Kilpatriek. In the juniors, Western forfeited to Linton. SUNSHINE OF RUGBY FOOTBALL.

(By "Winter.'')

On Wednesday next Manawatu Rugby Union are holding their graud annual seven-aside tournament on the showground, play starting at 11.30 a.m. Thirty-two teams have entered and continuous football will be provided the whole afternoon. It is worthy of note that the seven-aside game is the sunshine picked out of Rugby, the finishing touches of that combination of all the elements where men of all strength, weight, speed and ability can be trained to (it in a part and thus weld together a firm combination and bring out those lightning flashes which come so unexpectedly to the anticipating and criticising spectator; it fairly lifts him out of his seat with applause and sends him away in a delightful mood. Now the seven-aside is the chosen of the fastest men of a Rugby team and a question of speed, the . spectator is treated to a science in Rugby, with its flashing displays, that almost make one believe that his brain has been tricked and he has been chasing sunbeams the whole time: jioj fjO players, for they ar* 'only too well OWiU'C "'\ lt a . strenuous game the seven-aside is, and tlurt it requires great form to win out. For spectacular work there is no game to equal it for with its scenes of rapid changes and athletic prowess, it makes a glorious afternoon's sport. M.R.U. officials can be depended upon, a> Oil 1 other Occasions, to run it off without i del av. Another indispensible feature 1 0 r next Wednesday's, football tournaI meat the Rugby Union hope for is that a large number of referees v.i'l

association. Prdmnaimi t! beat daekeX town 1. Kanr-.-is defaulted to St. Andrews. ST. ANDREWS v. ST. DAVID'S. On W(dtx\sday ' King's Birthday)-, the nr.nun 1 manli—St. Andrew's \ St. David's (Petonel —will take plain on the Spcrtsground at 2 p.m. Tin following will represent St. Andrews;

—llarwood, Sutton, Pycroft, Yerry, Calishaw, Bett, Grant, Donald, Robinson, Cameron, Kennedy. The visitors will be entertained at a social on Tuesday evening. Oriental seniors for Wednesday's seven-aside tournament. Waish, Rain, Bryan, Barker, Thompson, Eglinton (2). United seniors.—Brawn, Harkness, Ford, Kilpatrick, MeKeuzie, Stagpoole, Maire; emergency, Smythe. NEW SOUTH WALES DEFEATS QUEENSLAND. By Electric Telegraph—Press Association —Copyr i ght. Received 5.5 p.m. SYDNEY, May 30. At Rugby New South Wales defeated Queensland by 20 to 10. - I