PARNELL V. NORTH SHORE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13498, 27 May 1907, Page 8

PARNELL V. NORTH SHORE.

FINE VICTORY FOR THE MAROONS. ( OParncll, 22 points; North Shore, nil.)

ilt was generally expected that Parnell j and North Shore would put up an even ] game, bat the most sanguine supporters of j the wearers of the maroon did not dream j of such a decisive victory. With a good j wind blowing against them, Parnell set the v ball rolling, and as play was worked back | i to the centre the North Shore pack got on j ••'• a dribbling rush, but Smith saved well and <ound the line at half-way. Twinamo was ' given the ball from the throw-in, and made j ground. D. Miller and Woodward _ retaliated with a short passing rally, the line being used after an advantage had been gained. f The Parnell forwards, who had thus j early in the game shown, combined form, , carried play to their opponents' 25, but the game was shortly after taken back to neutral territory, ; Cleave found the line a . ■ .minute later. The green and whit© van- i guard immediately got on a forward rush, and * had - almost pierced Parnell's defence, when Cleave came to the rescue, picking up and finding the line. The maroon territory was again attacked, but Smith secured the ball. A bad pass to Twiname enabled .■', Woodward to secure the leather. He passed to Jackson, who was thrown out. From a throw-in near Parnell'* line, Todd secured and broke through the opposition with the - ball at his feet. His progress was stopped ,- at half-way by D. Miller, : who snatched up ' and found the lino. The leather was passed through several hands from the line-out to Smith, who started a rush, and Kinder led the forwards with the ball to Shore's 25, when the attack was temporarily stemmed. Shortly afterwards D. 'i Miller was forced to save. Todd was given a; free '.: kick, and 'centred,' but Mays marked in front of his own goal. . His kick gained ; North Shore all they had lost." The Parnellites were not to be denied, and Muir pleaded a forward Parnell attack, but nothing came of it. Faulty handling of the ball lost Parnell a lot of ground, the Shore players taking advantage "to relieve the pressure on their line. . Nothing daunted, the maroon forwards gave' the ball to the backs, Twiname securing. A pretty passing rally was 3 witnessed, the ball travelling • across the field. . Twiname .made an open-. . itfg","-passed to -Todd," who transferred to ; Mowbray, who gave to Smith, the '; latter' sending the oval back to Todd. The latter was brought down by D. Miller near the ''■■.'' line just in time.. Play was for a time near the green and whites' 25, but the Parnell forwards again dashed away in a bunch. The ball was sent ' across the field, when Hogan snLpped up the oval, "and dashed for 1' • the line, but was, collared in time, and play transferred back to; the 25. Subsequently Twiname secured, and nutting it at his feet dribbled the ball over the line/fell on it, and scored Parnell's first try. Todd's effort to add the other noints failed: Par- ';. Nell, 3; North" 1 Shore, nil".' '' With a view to endeavouring to equalise matters, the North '-"-'Shcrtvs-pack attacked Parnell territory several times in succession, Parnell "on one oc- j casion-having to force. : - From a throw-in near Parnell's line 0. Miller snapped up the oval, and made lor the line, but a knock-on lost him -the-' advantage gained, ' f and a ; good;kick relieved Parnell. -With the wind in their favour in the second half; Pamela had the advantage, and made the' most of; it till the bell rang. Rhodes' dribbled through the North Shore :: men : after the latter; had been attacking a little! v. The forwards carried play into dan- i ;. gerous territory, . but a free kick .enabled Mays to relievo bis side. ■ A fine passing. rally 'resulted from a throw-in, the oval be- | ing handled by Rhodes, Armstrong, Hogan ', I „' Mowbray,- and Todd,' tbojatter'beintr thrown out of bounds ; near the green and whites' line*.-. .The leather., was.given ; to Fox from. ... . the-lmeKmt;-then passed to Todd, who gave j ; it to ; Twiname. The latter kicked the j leather gently over -the line, and Hogari i raced and fell on it. Todd made a" beau- j tiful kick 'with the wet ball, adding the other noints: Parnell, 8 * North Shore/ nil. j Immediately after the kick-out Walsh nip- / ped a North Shore attack in the bud, and, ' breaking through, kicked , tho ball over the line. ''■-',■ . Smith, Twiname, and: Blampied raced for the.ball,; and beat their opponents. ' ' The two former missed tho ball, ' but Blam-, pied" scored' in the corner. - Todd failed * with a hard kick: Parnell, 11; North Shore. 1 nil. The North Shore team appeared to ■'. have lost all dash by now, for Parnell immediately attacked, ; ami ,though several of ' th& marine suburb players worked hard, the defence was again pierced.';.;'' A passing bout between Fox, Todd,'- Twiname, and Smith gained r ground, but the latter received a bad pass. Walsh secured a little after, and made an opening, which Blampiod improved. Fox cut in and scored a good try. Todd placed a good ;goal: Parnell, 16; ".,. ; North Shore, nil. The- ball was returned to Woodward from the kick out, and he carried play, into .dangerous territory, but the maroon pack, headed by Rhodes, took play back to their opponents' line. ; Fox, Twinamo,. Smith, - and Hogan further im- ' ' proved matters, and Cleave ■ securing kicked . over the line, 1 a force resulting. .The North Shore players made a ; fine rally, and carried play to their opponents' , lino, but" the effort; could not be sustained. ; Cleave, however, was forced to save on ono occasion. ; TwiJ name i; and '-Smith carried play to "North Shore -line, " where "Yeoland ;,. interrupted the attack, and broke through. '";'■'- He did not, go far. The, ball was kicked across the field to Mowbray, who - secured, • made a fine dodgy run through several opponents, and scored a -good .try. Todd- made a good effort, but the ball went wide. From a dribbling rush by Parnell Todd went up ant}*"kicked; the oval across' the field to •■; Hogan, ; who dashed over and scored; again. Todd mane another good effort to add the ■ major points. North Shore were conspicuous for a lively attack, but nothing resulted. Parnell winning by 22 points to nil. ■ Mr. J. Sutherland was a capable referee. ;..", NOTES.. In considering Parnell's victory, and giving the team all credit for their fine efforts, it must be remembered, that North Shore had' half of its senior team incapacitated. Some of their players *"ere decidedly out of condition, having filled the breach for the occasion. Parnell, however, played a sterling game, and deserved their win, though few, if any, expected them to have such an easy victory. The Parnell forwards plaved a good, dashing game, showing fine "combination all through. The hacks had a number of chances, and some pretty displays of passing were witnessed, on several occasions the ball travelling across the field. " All the backs showed out well, , ■ Twinamo and Todd boing most conspicuous. Of the forwards Kinder played a dashing cam© all through, and he, with Walsh, - Rhodes, BlamDied, and Muir, were always in front. Di Miller, the North-Snore back, had plenty,to do, and did it well. His defence all through was good, and his kickins on tho whole well judged. F. Woodward and O. Miller also did a lot of work Of the forwards, A. Mays, C. Clark, and Yeoland , showed out best in that order. NEWTON V. PONSONBY. - (Ponsonby,- 6 points; Newton, nil.) The match Newtori v. Ponsonby was play•d -on ' N0.:2 ground,, and as was generally, anticipated: resulted, in a' win for the. latter though " only by the. comparatively small ;■- Sof'six points to ml. With a strong wind blowing across the held play was na- . turally confined to the one side, which soon became very slippery. Both . sides _ .under *' ; ; these circumstances kept ".finding tno touch line, as much as possible,, with the result that hardly anything was seen but line- ' ■ out play, scrums, and scrambles in the mud. Tho Ponsonby forwards, whether because

they hold their opponents too cheap or bet cause they were off colour, did % not shine out as conspicuously as they might have , done, and the ball was kept for tho greater part of tho ' time in* neutral territory. At the same time the Newton team, ■ which played with three juniors in the forward division, must bo given credit for putting up I a good fight and for keeping; their redoubtable opponents in check to such an extent as to only have six points registered against them. After about 20 ; minutes' piay, most of -which was in Newton's territory, Wilson, the Ponsonby centrc-threequarter, succeeded after a pretty run in scoring a nice try. Francis attempted to convert, but failed: Ponsonby,' three points;_Newton, nil. No further score eventuated until within ton minutes of the end of the second spoil, when from the loose, in front of Newton's goal, the leather was sent out'to Gillett, who made a good :opening and got over in a nice position. Francis again attempted at goal, but allowed too much for the wind and the ball went wide. Ponsonby immediately set ■up another attack, but Newton succeeded in driving them off, and carrying tho leather down the field invaded Ponsonby's quarters. They were, however, unable to score, and the game ended with Ponsonby again in attack. NOTES.- ■ The best of the Ponsonby representatives were Gillett, Francis, Nicholson, and Cunningham, while of the Newton representatives tho pick of the forwards were Trevarthen, Linkorn, and Hayward, and of the backs Kowe and Farrant. Mr. Oram officiated -03 referee. .',..;„.