Inter-Island Football

Maoriland Worker, Volume 5, Issue 177, 24 June 1914, Page 3

Inter-Island Football

By HALF-BACK.

.Only a iair attendance of the pubio rolled up to witness the North Island E team play the SoutTa Island B team, which, iook.pjaoe at Athlotic Park, WelIjugtan, last week. .iGenernlly speakings v tbeigjame f&TLLlJelbw: expectations, and ,tbe ( score, 131,t0 B;in'favour of 'the Southerners, is deceptive, for ' they were lucky to score the winning five j point« just on the call of timo. Mr. .Fordyce reformed tbo game. v.The personnel of the teams were: North Island ."—Full-back, O'Brien (Auckland); three-quarters, Kaipara (Poverty Bay), Stewart (Auckland), . Loveridgo" (farauaki) ;fivc-eighths, P. J. Ryan (Wellington), Collier (Wnnganui); jhalfyNunn (Wellington) Car"roO, captain' (South Auckland), T. Leahy (Wangamii), M'Kenzio (WniraYa pa),/Board (Wellington), Harkuess (Waugauui), Barrett (Auckland); FranCts (Auckland), Young (Taranaki). ; ' ; •aoTith 1 ,; .Martin (Southland); three-quarters, Spillane, Cockroft, captain (South . Canterbury), Withers. (Otago)-, five-eights', Watson (Canterbury), Atkinson (Buller); half, C. Green; forwards, Hassell (Canterbury), Best (Nelson), Whittaker (Southlaud), Cumtnings (Canterbury), OTsan Watson (Nelson), Callaghan (Buller). Quite early in the game it was apparent that the North backs were the slickest, bub the South'; were hooking tie ball with ■ unerring precision. The first score was initiated , by the epcedy Loveridge, who drew , the attack in, and then handled the ball"to P. J. Ryan, who galloped:for tho"corner flag and scored a brilliant try. ■" M'Kenrio was entrusted with the kick, and after hitting th'e bar, landed a beautiful goal forty yards out on the touch lino. North Island ... ... 5 South Island 0 , ;Uninteresting tap Northern hack trying to open the game up, but: Stewart generally mulled badly. Thou a penalty was awarded , for a knock on, and 'M'Kenzie goaled.' This ;'was the 1 only score till half-time, the total'being: ', North Inland » 8 South Island 0 > With the wind in their favour, the ■ Souths attempted to annihilate- their opponents -by well"'planned for war.-] rushes,' in which , Watson, Oban and Hassell figured,' resulting in the'latter gr<miding\ Cockroft easily goaled. . . North Island. ... ••• 8. . South Island ... ... 5. The best play of the match commenced now,'each, side putting, forth, every ■'effort,, which, resulted in pretty passing ■ from-; Atkinson- to • Best,. to Cumminge, to Oockrcfti■ wk) grounded but missei ■the goal:''. ' '■■- ■ -. ■ "■ '■' ' ■'• ' North.' Island ..... ...' 8-■ v ''South.'lsland .-..-. ..."■■ 8 •■■' ..From here .onward, much give and take. play.'.eventuated, each «3e batt- '. ling hard for another, try, which meant a win; but it appeared a draw would ! be recorded, when a dribbling rush carj ried tho ball- in:front of North goal I post, and O'Brien, in picking, carried the baU.over his line and was penal- [ ised with a five yards ecruni. The Southerners heeled tho ball to Green, and Atkinson was over like a flash, which Cockrpffc converted. The whistle then blew, and , the' final was: South 'island ..; ...: 13 North Island . 8 Chatter. Cockroft was the best player on the field. ; ( ■':/■. ;,;: Stewart was very.eelfish, and missed two cert .tries in the -first, half by re--, fusing to pass. Oban 'played ■ a good solid game, especially chining in the loose. Clem. Green played an in-and-out game, with occasional flashes-of brilliancy. .. ...' .■ • ■ O'Brien was par-excellence as fullback. His only, mistake : costhis side 'the game. •• ■ M'Kenrie, "brother of "Off-side" Mac, can kick eoino," and use his six footthroe inches'm- tho line out. The South hookers overshadowed 'their adversaries. • ■ ■ Kaipara is fast, but shirked"-the hot stuff. Loveridge is but-. appeared to lack condition. Both fullbacks performed some did line kicking. . • ,

Same as N*Z» •■-•••.■•<•. ■ Following , isa sheet-from the "u>. side" of tho bdss-made-'uriione:, :■ Hampden-Clbncurry" Copper Mines,; Ltd.V Fi-eizland, ■Ha Cloncurry, ■'. ■ -DrJ to W. ■ Freizllaad. Cheque No. 2035. , •' r June cost of advertising and I preliminary expenses of Western Workers Industrial Association—£so. Passed for payment, . ' Chairman. : We : certify t&at the above sura' was ! expended for the.benefit of the.H'amp-den-dloneurry Copper Mince, Ltd. -■ ■ (Sgd.> ■■■■-■■■ ■ ■ ' : . Drummond, Accountant. ■■■ Erie'Huntley, General Manager. He Didn't. ; '''Robert," asked the teacher, "did you throw any of those paper wads I sticking on' the blackboard?" '•No/ replied .Robert, "rpjne didn't stick." ■ -~ .