SPORTING.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 14197, 12 August 1918, Page 2

SPORTING.

INTER-COlitfiMATE HtJOBt. WAITAKI HlGn'soiboL JTIMARII- - SCHOOL.' ( The large number of spectators who found: their "way' 'to Takaro Park on Saturday afternoon, was tangible evidence of tho keen interest manifested in the result of the game,. If the large crowd attended in anticipation of a fast, stirring game, they had no reason to bo disappointed. There were no dull periods from start to .finish, wjiilc the' .numerous rapid changes coultt not fail to hold the attention of those: present. The ground was a' trifle heavy and gVeasy, due • to the exceptionally hrtrd frost, afterwards thawing in : the v morning sun. From a footballer's point ofview, the afternoon was well near being. U'perfcet one, i.e., at the starting, time, there being a keenness'iii the -air;, an' absence of wind, and a cloudy'skv,-Wliicii,--for a' time, .'effectually/excluded the dazzling days of old " King Sol," A-

few minutes after the appointed'time of 1 starting/the-tenths,led.by their rospoc- 1 tiye captains, marched on to the field.' : There were the uual cheers and iiakas, ■' after, which : the visitors opened' the. game by lacking, off from'the eastern, , end,,. Whites;' making merry, quickly, •" had the ball into local quarters. , Con- : tinning the pressure, the visitors work-, ed-in■front of the goal 'posts,- the ball j gradually ncaring the goal-line. Off ; sidc j eased matters a little. 'A loose'forward j. rush to Waitaki •• end. was stopped by i. Hazlett .with a mark,-the. resultn ii t. kick hending operations towards '• mid-field. After, the forwards had indulged in some. ; fast work, McQuin..punted, - :.and follow-1 iug up, prevented tlio return, leaving . play close to the' goal-line. A' couple of Blacks.rushed the.ball ac'ross, and Stott .appeared to sepre/ but the referee's ver- : diet was in favour of the defenders'. The , Waitaki. forwards, playing withjne dash, quickly!.had,' the/ oval- brick'! inside. . Whites' /twenty-fives.- .Waitaki's roar-., guard now attempted to, get. into action, ; without, me'eting with much'success, owing ,to faulty passing. " A slow pass by . ,Macdonald was' intercepted by Buxton,.j whose put found the line. outside-,the« Mvouty-fivo mark. The Waitaki .%•: wards,' assisted by a useful kiek by MjGhie, lost nb time in 'getting/back to the visitors' .end.yMacdonald was somev what handicapped iu riot receiving adequate protection from his.wind, forward/ Coming round the scrum,, Cabot beat the local boy for flic ball; kicking -Lard' along the earpet to Jenkins, who got in ; .a.Jine return. An ■ attempt at goal -by -Waitaki went wide. Boys, who was 1 playing a faultless 'game, gained a lot of territory .for the visitors with a cajji* ,tal kick. "Good work by the visiting , :vanguard compelled Waitaki to ossurno the defensive. Opening up the game, ; tlie visiting vanguard-instituted; seyeral

inovemouts, which, on one occasion); just missed reaching -fruition, Waitaki ul'ti ; inately having 'to force. Fast; open play ■ ; : in'noutr»l territory ensiled, the ball zignagging across the field and back, then up tp; Blacks' tvfeutjvliyo and back to .Whites''line. Principally through Me- • Ghic.'s efforts, Blacks were enabled ,to again' assume, the. aggressive. A good . pass by .Macdonald to 'McGHic.wasvtho prolude tV a' beautiful boutVfcoiicertcd play, in ...which','most of thcVrearguard participated.- Siitton, the last player to ]iandj<j"thc b'jili, movement' by scoring a tjyj' after '{'dkiiig a difficult passv The shot at ! goal was. an easy'failure, ;' •• !'\iV ■ Waitaki.. ... .. il ; • | Timaru j On restarting, the. Wliie . 'forwards broke away with■■the' ball,\their- career I being , checked by McGhie. \ A short j dash, supplemented by a good kick bv ! Hazlett, led up to another' bout of attractive play, this time Macdouald, Hazlett, Sutton, and Malfroy being the actors, the latter getting over tlie, chalk- ! line. The kick was again fruitless. : - | Waitaki'.. ...'.-.v.. (i ! Timaru .. V. .. ■■.' .. 0

After fhe resumption/of play/ 'the visitors attacked determinedly,-'ilriying the ball up to and across Waitaki's line, .but. only a force 'resulted. " After mo/e fast work by the/forwards, the Timaru bocks started to throw the ball about, Paliey being the weak:line itv the chaiii! Keeping the game open; the .visitors; just imssed opening their scoring account,' Roth well being' brought d own- on the goal-line. The visitors still led-/lie attack when the interval was pounded.. On changing eii.ds, the sun. came gut strongly at times, making it .difiicult'for. •> Waitaki backs to manipulate the ball; The opening was followed by' a Black: stunt,up to the visitors' line,Macdo'naltl,. gcttiug.the. ball from the scrum), got.Haalett into his stride before giving him .the ball, but ; the,letter's pass to Malfroy was a weak one. McQuin made a (lash for tlis liiie.findiug'Fahey hh iirsurmountable* obstacle. Hazlett, after beating an opponent, sent tho ball along to Malfroy, who dropped 'iti The Wai-' talci forwards carrying the scrum, eliarged down to : Boys,, with the ball iuifroiit of thorn, but 'the Timaru fullback Was; : equal to tho oeeaaiou, aud with a hefty j punt turned attack into defence. A .line passing ruslyby tho visitors took the oval up to 'the corner."' Strenuous ntlcmpts by the visitors to score was frustrated by good .tackling by/tho do- j fenders. Eventually thi' Waitaki'for- 1 wards averted the danger byrushiag the; bpll to ncutral grouiid.■ More fast work by'tho forwards, during which time both ends of the paddock--wire visited, left play at mill-field. Breaking away with, the bali in front of them, several of the visitors made"a' descent on Jenkins, who made art unsuccessful attempt to secure' the ball before Fahcy swooped down and registered the visitors' first'try. Boys converted with a neat kick. "! '

Vaitalsi.. .. .. ;. G Timaru ...;. '5 After I lie resumption of play, taking advantage o£ a pasjs.by oilc of tlie, Waitaki hacks in Timaru quarters, a White player started a lino passing luslt from hear the south-west corner. 'Passing the ball withjinc precision, they traversed nearly- the,whole length of tlie gi.'onud before tkei moVemont was check-eJi-tlio last, player to handlo tlie ball bein; cent out of touch near the iottb. west corner-flag. - Shortly after, .a .penalty euat>led>Blacks to clieclsaate-tW

menace.'' Tliqii tfriiiflet * a fierco attack, 'the Blacks ]being within ■ an ■ nco. of' increasing, tho-score several times,' tut defence, alwftya^sueceodotl •-inkeeping ith'o lin'C intact.. With only a niinutq to go, the. White forwards started.a rush, which almost.proved irresistible,- reaching the lioine boys' line be.fore being checked; Maedonald then secured the ball, and quickly puuted to ■touch. Time, immediately being sounded, left Waitaki winners by the narrow marking'of 011 c point. ' ■ Mr F. W. Ongley was referee.

INTERPROVINCIAL RUGBY.

CANTERBURY v. OTAGO.

(Per Press Association) • ; ' ciIRISTCHUJJCII, August. 10. . Tn the representative football match 10-day, Canterbury, beat. .01 ago .by eleven points to ; eight. Otago were somewhat unlucky to lose, as {hoy'threw, away several good opportunities to score. The 'weather was fine -overhead,' ,but\t.he ground was' very- heavy after tlio ; receut- rain;. The attendance was. • about three thousand, the public, evincing the keenest interest in the match. Grey, TTenry, aiul.Zinjmornian scored for Canterbury,-and Patrick,and Glengarry - ..

HOCKPi MATCH, . - CANTERBURY \v OTAGO, ' (PenPrjjss Ajsocii't'ioa.;-, DUNEDIN, August 8, The hockey, match, Otago v. flanteiy bury, was,.plnyed to-day in splendid weather. Tire ground was heavy, owing to ■the rpecjit rains. .The proceeds were devoted to the Soldiers ( Convalescent Home. After five minutes', play, the Canterbury forwards,, dominated' during ■the greater part of the play,. and, dc•spite a strong defence by the Otago blacks, the visitors won by six. goals - to. ' one.' The; scorers fpr Canterbury were Smith (3) and Bell j(2); ' Holland and Hogg each registered a- goal for Otago in tho last miuutc's play. •