FOOTBALL.

North Otago Times, 20 July 1908, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

;By | Electrio Telegraph.-Copyright.)

'Per 'Pi-ess Association,

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Received' .Jjiuly'JlO)'. at '10.3 a.m. ■ .•.!'-■'.'. ,;.'.Sydney," July 18. ;' -The 1 'tetli3r'' 1 the' °ob' :tenda'rice^Boo(J.''Thb game was' very 'fast |nna: t c.|C ; itiiigv in Htib: early part tlio'.; Maoris carried' all before them, placing"ton.':potnte.-'to''.their credit-foe-.] fbro 'Australia sedred. Tries were : ob;:-! teineil;sf' -HUi^'and■ Papokura. Tho I lat'tet : '; 'Alllcr , '(i6nvcrl'ed, : and lie 1 ' also ■■ kiqljed; :a penalty goal.' Tho Auitraliah's by half tinio.to "ten" a)l:> The. second 'half was ■ marked! by many rushes on.'th'o part, of ■ 'tralo ■ ;tli<? tired' towd^tlio' : fihi'Bh; "ffiq'ltonioteam'atl-;.' dilig' two-/mbrb'convertedgoals/ ' J' ■ r>'''.Aiistralifi ......•.;.■■,.', ,:'■;;,' 20■..•' • Maoris-. ...;,.;.;.> -,,;;,- ~in

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.;.'.• j •..-: : V ! ;,.IX"ih'o'' , Bugby; footijaiiY match ;,Noi 'tfyui Wales defeated 'lJucoiisianii |y

A NGLO-WELSH v. /AUCKLAND,

'.''... Tor irbis.'Assoaiatio'u.-,;.... ' ;'■' -'.'.' :^;'Auck]ak,-Jiily'lß.: ' -.'.The; An'glo-Welsh lootljaHcrs -.met • ilm '.Auirltlaiitl footballers flliAlexandl'li Park' jto-day, ; glonouk ! weather ditions prevailing.; fQne' 20,000 spectators; ..attended, stand acoommoda-. ■tion being provided for : lfl,ooo. The 'fast '-aid fairly 'inferring;' 'Britain was, without the services of, several of their cracks through; injuries, The teaiis were 'British: Fu|l took-Dyke ; "tiirea-ciUflU'cis-Chapmaii, Vassal!, J» P. Jontg, Mid ; h'alves-Lox'on' ami; G. 'l/ Willi'amVj'fonvardsfiln'Kl.' ing j(capta:n), Morgan, Down, 'Hind,; Smith, J, p. ~ Williams and Thomas, i- ' •. = Auckland ;•'Full tack-Kenwick-

!ux« ;| nar(crs-Wilson, Magco and Muc |ray; and Baker; liali'-Kicrnan; fo'rwards-Gillott (cap-' tain), M'Guirc, Herring, Cunningham, Francis, Nicolson, Seeling and Hayward, The pace set was fnriousi s»t, "but "tho Britishers were not' allowed to'get their backs in motion, Gillell; dadiig in lot, of '"spoiling." Five | minutes after tho kick-off Baker unexpectedly broko away in niidfield, «nd meed the ■ lino with llirco {Wish, backs in pursuit, Dyk o oatchi»g him a few yards ■from, the line, and in tho ensuing scrainbV tho ball rohed over the . line, and;Haywanl. Pounced ou it, ..d«rtrarigj first'blood for the home team. KieiiiaiiV'attempt at goal wiis- fruitlfts>On resuming 'the Britishers ,'< -became ,'aggressive, arid forced play' into Auckland's territory,' Tho liacks, however, owing, to the excellent defence, never s>t 'out, (of hand, Seeing, Gillctt and Francis boing niost prominent, nullifying their attempts. At, times 'tho Britishers got within 'striking distamio; 'but| Auckland's 'lino was never seriously endangered. ;.. The -spell closed without "further score, tho visitors having the Ijctter of the'play, ; ' ' • Tlio second spell opened .without much incident,' flaying being foirly even for the',first twenty minutes, H'lieii (he Britishers, showed signs of going to.pieces. Half-way. through tl'o spell Auckland cut off a pass from' Harding, am i endangered the British line. Immediately, afterwards Gillctt, ■from'-a line-out,'whippet tho leather smartly away to. Herring who raced across without much op.Position. Francis' kick; .went wide. ' ' • Auckland"...' ,"., .„* r '.!t"'.;. ,",V"c '"'~ Britain ' ni •„,.•• 0 The subsequent play was v c ry. lively; the Auckland backs enterm* into the game with- great spirit. Morse ami Baiter goO well away shortly alkrwards, but a Vm to, Wilson'a fewyawls from the lino robbod Auckland of an almost certain score, .and tho Britishers , m „lo tho most of the mistake. No respite Avas "given, however am-at up tho bad in the loosb at tho twcntv-fivc find scored a fmo try, Dyke" tackled "mi, but ho wrenched himself free, n-nd ,struggled over.'Tho kick waSa t" ■i fairly wsynnglc, mid Map* plan*! A Hil'O goal

> Auckland <:.<'... 11 British ,„ ;,, Q Thorn wore fifteen; minutes to go, Mm Ihu Britishers' mib<* ;|l uent play lacked hrarl, (imi tlioy were never' danger, oils.) -Auckland lost several lino chance* through over' anxiety 1 , ThV gnfrno dosed without further incident'save that Britain was forced shortly before the call of time. The final score was Auckland ...-,,., \\ .Britain ■,', n, Th o feature- of the game was tlio Hue defence and deadly tackling of the, home team, whi.ch never allowed "in British rearguard headway.

'Mr Angus Campbell, of Auckland, acted is referee, giving c vcry, satisfaction.

OTAGO v, WAIRARAPA,

Duncdin, July Is. The following team will represent Otago against Wairarapa "next Sat»«l«y: Pull back-Kindley : ; i] ma . iimrlcrs-o'Stillivan, Bennct,, Stalker; fivc-eighths-M'Lcod, Eckhokl» halfSutherland ; forwnrds-S. Casey, FitznntricV, p fl ( on , Jvimcy,- M'Donald, M'honiMo, Johnston, M. Casey (wing.)

SEXIOR FOOTBALL. Dunedin, July 19. TliO senior football matches were played to-day in fi-i weather, but the "rounds wcro luny after the recent

rnins : ■Mlhambra (3 points)", drew with Dunlin (3 points). Southern (21). beat #ngari Richmond

Kdikbrßi (.13)'. kdai Port Cbalmm (0} Pirates (11) ,| jCa t ]] n \ on ( 0) -, Tli'n Tniei-i' Rovers secured o win against the University; by default.

CANTERBURY v. WAIRARAPA,

. ChristciiUrch, July 19" Tho first o! the season's interprovin.cial matches. wasiplajjeA this aftcrnoon, when Cant'citury'ondi.Wrarapa mot aVLßncnßtoi- VatU, As Wiq result i of •| ,,, ?. r . a »lj!»™g.thc week and to\m s showers tho ground was in a very bad state, and thogamo was spoilt to a' iafgb'bx'tent. Airthings considered, liqweVer, if was a much, .belter displayvof.fdot|,all;than" "''- is usually witnessed!(miderfeuchjcondidions and; judging from the form, it would h s&*(fi . .Vjory lhatchon ,lho advanlago of tho -wind,- tho Cangood ;gamd; Thoy'howled.ih D ;'greasy' •tall, in fine style,:arid "someof> their Posing rushes ;| Wa'irararajor.: 'wafts played, a much brisker-game, ; °lm v£ : M- : .;' ] oKf worlf-Hhe^ifcro' ;mueh v opponents'. Tile!; Cnntcrbuiy forwards' seemed Jism-'' clin'ed to puj, tho nDcfcsfiory' amount of ,into their work, anl thrir jwheir worb\ easily, cbccldeld.J,The re.sulj'wasi that in 1 '-the ioflbnd the local 'backs wero compelled to M on thb defonsivo-for tho proater rovtlbn of'ltho gamoi Tho match \res\iltcd: ' ' ''Canterbury ~/.;,';„,...' '„.,',, ijj v , 'Wnirarapo , V/ „-,* 'it*'