FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15673, 29 July 1914, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

THE TI'JGBY GAME.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

The Thwnes-Aucfc&iid junior represents' tive match was witnesssd by a small crowd oi enthusiasts. The game was played on No. 3 ground at Eden Park, which was in a rather better state than either of tlw other grounds. A strong southerly was blowing and gave the team playing with tho wind a big advantage. The score hardly represents the play, as Auckland were attacking practically all the time. Tho state of the irrouna and the greasy ball precluded dec Jit ha: "In,* of the ball by tho backs, and :\i- • ■ " passing rush of the match ■• vheu Swaltleiu scored in the last , ,<■ t-J. Both packs of forwards worked ) ' but tho local mon showed ft great ■» vf « a «h in. the loose and continually had their opponents in trouble. Auckland made far moro judicious use of the wind, and by kicking nigh and following up repulsed Thames' attacks. The local fullback, Adlam, besides giving a very safn display, was very fast in following up his kicks, and did quito a large amount of forward work. Clarke, at tialf, and the forwards, Mooro and Eanlon, were also prominent in all stages of the game. Blackwell did yeoman, service for tho vis'tors, and his ro!o dribbling rushes were a feature of vie match; ho was well supported by Brown* lee, :utcliffe, and Webby. Connor, the halfji'.ir went down to the rusLiar, well and >t.A his team out of many difficult situation. The state of the grounds it Eden Park effectually prevented tho Uugby Union holding the championship final between City and Univorsity on Saturday, and the match was in consequence postponed. The game will bo played at three p.m. next Saturday, aid tho representative match, Auckland 13 v. Taranaki B, will bo played as a curtain-raiser. Country week will bo commenced on Monday, and will be concluded on Saturday with a match between tho combined country representatives and the Auckland second team. With only five teams, in the senior grade competition about every second senior-grade player will be a representative this year. Mr. Hirry Frost regret that, owing to illness, ha was unable to deliver to the public scuool teachers tho lecture on the rules of Rugby football, as announced for 5 previous Friday. He has consented to speak on this subject and give practical demonstrations at tho Educational InstiMite rooms on Friday next. Teachers interested are requested to attend. Tho Mamikau representatives met the Pukekoho representatives at Papr.kura on Saturday, and after a good garni Manukau won by 17 to 3. The Manukau junior representatives defeated the Pukekoho junior representatives at Pukekoho by 5 to 0, Tho second representative teams of Taranaki and Auckland will meet at Eden Park on Saturday. The Auckland team is as follows:— Fullback: L, Hill. Threequiirtors: Shcahan, Barker, Stewart (Ponsonby). • Five-eighths: McDonald, Candy. Halfback: Earlly. Wing-forward: Pountney. Forwards: R. Sellars, Casey, McHugh, Pearce, Hansen, Munro, A. Walker. Emergencies: Ba/'l.v, Dance, Yates, Clifford; forward?, Campbell (Ponsonby), Masters, Sutherland. "ALL BLACKS" IN AUSTRALIA. TEAM FOR TU-DA.Y'S MATCH. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. BiusnAjni, July 28. The New Zealand team for Wednesday's match against Queensland is as follows :— Fullback: Cockroft. Thrcequarters: Ly eh, R. Robert*, Loveridge. Five-eighths: Weston, Ryan. Halfback: Taylor. Forwards: Francis, Cain. Brace, Wilson, McNoece, Fisher, Graham, Murray. Taskcr and Watson have notified that they will be unable to play agar..', the New Zealand fooxballors in tho test Butch at Brisbane or Saturday. Pro'a iVj Queenskndeis w..'l replace them. Lurt ] replaces F. Thompson. I PLAY QUEENSLAND TO-DAY. The touring " All Black " team will play the second match against Queensland at Brisbane to-day. Tho personnel of the New Zealand team suggests that soma of tho most successful :r.ombers of the team are being kept fresh 'or the second test match against Australia, whvr will be played at .Brisbane re Saturdf*;. PLAYERS PUNISHED. [BT TBIJWaAPH.—PRI-SS .. -iOGTATION.] E ■ „Di->, >'«.day. At i> mee ,; 'ig of the Rugby Union two piayers osro iv tended 'infil August PI, one for striking anothb .a,, and the other for playing tho man without tho ball. ' WAIKATO " •- TO. [BY TELEGRAPH. — OV, "OMDENT.J J :- ■ ~y. Tho following liav- 'ten .' 'ted to represent Hamilton a ina .v'aipa next Saturday:—Fullback «. anvith; threequarters, MoiTin, Castles, a. Smith; fiveTilths, Cranston; halfback, J. Mcln tyro; '"•wards, St, and Carroll; ior> viu'., H-'iith, V'iUoughby, McKinnon. Ueviue, Dot,, J. Roach; licenan. agencies: Backs, G. McI i)ityre and n'ynn : for*?.rd>, McKay and I Neighbour. . The South Auckland I uiwi intends bejfoie tho close of the i-eas* * 1o send a j represot..■ vtivo '-earn o r ' ">ur, n:.i tho f ' lowing Hamilton p' ,yei. have boon nom. ■■ atod '•■ places —Forwards, Carroll, La - vine, ~nvth, W'lloughby, Heenan, Roach, Clarkin, McKinnon; backs, Mot■m, J. Mclntyre, Castles, and Murphy. THE LEAGUE GAME. i OMMENT3 0> . iVRDAY'S M,.'K.v A tablet on the wall of the pi . -erg' field at Rugby School, England, bears ie following inscription -"This stuno c-ir . ;/>emorates the exph-t of Win. W».'. Ellis, who with a 1 no disregard 'or tl rules of football t$ phyed in his tiro. 1 first took the ball" in his arms and ran I with it, thus originating the distinctive , feature of tho Rugby game.—D., 1823. The handling of the ball is no don- a u I feature of the Rurby Union game, ' '. it l s. by no means as dist'retivo a f0..!..r6 % it is under the Northe a Union c,jdo, in v.'ik',,, to an old un/on player's way of ' t-iinicmg, the system i;. occasionally carI pied to extremes. Tho exhibition given on Saturday by the touring English team agaii tho Auckland representatives was ' pvc'tN anil clever, particularly in view of ! the condition of the ground and the ball, ! but the question uppermost, in mind while ! watching the match was, Would the game bo as pretty to watch if tho opposing i jacks were as solid in defence as a typical > 'sew Zealand rear division? On Saturk.v of ii! '.'vo backs the fullback was -, th> -nly ono »« play footbll; he certainly i d d kid: : consideraole extent, but ti, i attvjk,",: backs ranly kicked the ba.l; ' hey on the passing "arae, 1 both a. '-heir own and their opponeit': rerritory, and, let it be said, that many f j ! -ovements were brilliantly initiated and ' . 'verly carried to a successful issue. In j this general predilection for passing the . forwards showed they were as skilful if giving and taking passes as the backs.

The defence of the Auckland team Waal so lamentably w aak arid disorganised thfftl it was iinpossible to judga the true qualil;? { of the visitors. The superior tactics '-.?( the Englishman left the local defence, i.' i a hopeless statu on many OJCAsions jo: ) kstance, the Auckland backs were drawn! out of position and a line of four or five English backs left in possession oil the ball with onV" the wing threequartor and fullback to f .38, so often as to become monotonous, ;.;id it was only the difficulty of_ retaining foothold and accept ; safe delivery of the slippery ball when going at top speed that prevented a much larger score. Another frequent cause of dangerous attacks was the breaking through a line of Auckland backs out, of position, in that when in their own half' of the ground they were lined out for attack • instead of defence, Smith and Jenkins, both over 12stinj weight, hf«d no difficulty in brushing, aside the miniature MeClymont, who;" tackling powers were not c:ua'l to thfe occasion. Tlie secret of England's via on Saturday lay in tho weight, speed, and combination of the bad' -, rgamst whom the Auckland defence appeared infinitely inferior, physically. The old Rugby maxim " collar your man and put him out of action," was not put into practice on Saturday for two reasons—that the Auckland backs were nob equal to the task physically; and that, with one exception, they snowed no ability >.o tackle with effect. Hardgravo was the one bright spot in the Auckland defenco, and h«i probably accounted for moro men than the rest of the backs put together. The Auckland forwards were equal to the visiting sextette in all departments but one, tho ability to initiate and join in /fssir'j runs. They were superior to tho' JlngLshmen in ioose footwork; and when it is remembered that they were playing in front of it fullback , who was often collared \.!th the ball, and thereby brough; his forwards racing back to his rescue, they must ba given every credit for playing t! " garni, from end to end in such a fashion as to worry not only tho opposing vanguard but also the backs. When tho New Zealand forwards learn to pass intelligently and tackle with deadly effect they need not worry about any -noosition that may be brought against them. The 6hort, thick-set build of the majority of the members of the English team was freely commented on by the spectators on Saturday, and it is quite easy to under./tand Dr. Thacker's illjudged remarks, in view of his inexperionce, on the team when he saw them in the first match in Sydney. They are of tho type that is likely to become overburdened with flesh on a long sea voyage. The mobility of men of their stamp surprised those who saw them in action on Saturday, even as it did when they' played here in 1910. Moorhouse, Jenkins, and Smith, all v-'er 12st, but short in stature, showed surprising dash and spe'id, and therefore it can easily be understood that to stop them men of hard tackling powers must be chosen. MeClymont, Fox, and Woolley were powerless, but it is quito mi the cards that a man of the stamp of "Cnai" Afchcr would have ken more successful. Woods, the fullback, is a man about lift 6in in height and is 13st in weight Ho is a powerful kick, but did not show to advantage when pressed by tl.o Auckland pack. Jenkins and Moorhouso wero the threequarters who 6tood out most prominently, while Doth Smith, and Hall, at halfback, played well. The former has a very powerful fend but found o match in Hardgrave. Of the forwards, Cu'drick, Johnson, and Longstaff wore the 1 mc ■<■ noticeable of an oven pack. The play of the Auckland backs has already been mentioned. Cross, who took Gillett's place at fullback, made a very poor representative player,, Ho ran too faT and was collared on several occasions vvith the ball. Ifwersen was the pick of the threequarter line, but he was not at his best, although he did good work occasionally. Hardgravo played a solid defensive game all through, and towards the ,last was the only attacking back. in the team. He certainly must be given the palm for. back play on the Auckland side. MeClymont was too light to be effective, and W*>bb to never of real assistance % his , side. Tho forwards deserve all praise foi

their play. iti*chell, Walters, and Clarke were the pick of the division, fad towards the end of the game Savory, who had just returned from a strenuous week at the amateur taxing championship meeting at Wangauui, -.'Stayed well. Morgan Hayward did not ..seem to be in th.i best of condition, h'i? Bennett, who had the ball put in his hands and made a sensational dash for the line, is a light of othtr days. Savory's try was a tribute to his quickness to seize an opportunity. ]', would )'° hardly wise to pass from the garni r jooit reference to Mr- Benson's referring. It cannot be by bis •' most enthasiastie supporters that he was an unqualified success. He let many breaches of the rules by U-ih tsams pass, and for these they should have been penalised. Perhaps Mr. Benson was net in sufficiently good condition to last the game out. Another feature of Saturday's match was the uncalled-for hooting i>y & sec-lion of the crowd. Let us hope that the Englishmen will not accept their action as reprri." 'tiiive of the Aucklanders' feelings ..j.i.irds them Most of the supporters >f the game here have the Kindlien '' feelings for the visitors from C ? Hon >.'ianol A correspondent, "Pro Bono Publico,''" Mm written complaining that the official pro-.-am.- ■. for last baturday's match btitwe*,, $•-. English and Auckland teams was inaccurate, misleading, and paltry in its ,7' -jp for such an important match, t...» the league sold stand-tickets to mor., persons than the stand would hold, ind that the footpaths leading from the main gate to the stand •were in a disgraceful condition. In regard to the firsv-mentioned complai.it, our correspondent certainly is on good ground, for the most important part of the guidethat dealing with i-he LW>Jdb team— inaccurate, it ap>rontl)' havJ ing been printed before important alter- ' ' ations were made in the team, The pro- ' I gramme, however, could hard! be calls » I paltry, the - subject matter :nd iilustraI tions generally being quite up to the jsual standard of these publications. In I regard to t!io overselling of stand-tickets, I the officials ~iy ♦.hey were careful not to iput on sale .wri i.'~ket- ♦''at the listed [canity of the '..V '■ • ihe k? r ,v " icertanay V(-«;e ir .*■ *».■* '.Uito, - v '■ *(«„>■ I : "adequftte for the atvandarv. Tiilu u ■ . ,ii' ■ :' ' ii tho '.' j Cmr.to' , i i aiuir i"M should bu drawn by the £-. • g I bodies who use the ground. i • 8.rangements made by the league nfluals I v iro generally good, and pressniea, in p 'ticular, appr Mated ' provi'jr made for their Cv....jrt ''bo match .n Saturday was v-e euond in Auckland 'yetwivn E'ngli.b »ad lco.l- - tea'io. On J- / 23, 19)w, j U;o team' met a' 1 England '"*©n oy ai [ poin \ t -, the half-time sry, .-! ig 41 < voir- , j. It i" ; " '-resting -,' d the Am.' - ! ia " 3f;Tsl "..' w' : ite, a, & r 'Sr<!li , ; 'j l .iv filet Y . that L.e ic- 1 ' '''.'vtuei. wero •jh-.i'i l , Vol: . Smitn. •i . . A. E. -"■: «*. ',' V>nai. , •,"', -• iw, i\«ii«'V| . :icker, I. .°>.'r.", Griffin, jit. Dtining- »>- will bo 'en .'m. i not a single aiember of that ', lam *.-.." selected ."• v • •turday's match, ! althouii: j-' era! n;'«. !.■ J' pi lying in local : compe''t',';I Tin •- now in quarters at Liuvonivnt '■am Bradley and Wilson of Wellington, Siddolls il Wanganui, Barclay -. Hawke'b Bay, Biifsoll and Button "f C; r. terbury. King and Parker of Ti aim :, Ifwersen, MeClymont, Savory, Vall.ra and Mitchell of Auckland Br*. to -■ been elscled captain and bay;'J' Viccaptain, of the New Inland team. ENGLISH TEAM'S TOUR, TEST MATCH ON -' .TURDAY. Tho test match between the writing Enirlish and New Zealand representative «SI will bo played at the Domain oi\ 1 H atrday The New Zealard team is I 0 We'd at the Esplanade H* --•A, Devo:. ,•,.., and is twining bo.i. . ;; mi ~; . ; r' noon. Toe cv'-ee or an «pe^ , need masseur have been engaged, and this afternoon a North Shore -team will play a match nith the Dominion repreisentatives at Disvonpwt Domain^

I " CURTAIN-RAISERS " ARRANGED. I The teams forfche " curtah-raisers "to I Sato? ..iy's test match between. England . and New Zealand are as follows :— j AUCKLAND SENIORS V. NORTH SHORE. ... ; AUCKLAND. Fullback: Cross, Ponsonby. Threequarters: C. Woolley, City; A. , Asher, City; Corboy, Ponsonby. Five-eighths: Hardgrave, Otahuhu; Rogers, City. Halfback: Webb, Ponsonby. 1 Forwards: Fricker, Ponsonby; Bennett, NtAvton; Denize, City; Clark, Ponsonby; Cross, Newton; Warner, City. 1 Emergencies: Backs, McCollum, E. Asher, J. McDonald; forwards, Rogers, ; N. Stanaway, Baskiville. I " JUNIOR A 7. B TEAMS! The following A and B teamr have . been chosen by the junior selectors, , Messrs. A. V. Tyer, D. T. Young, and A. . B. Cummins, for Saturday s first . "curtain-raiser," ■ .which will be com- , menced at 12.30 p.m. :— I A. TEAM. ; Ful'back: Johnson, North Shore. Threequarters Quane, Shore; II 3 ,i\!:wfton; Wiilias..'. N^noa, II Five-eighths: : onohue, Northcote; I Wynyord, North Shore, ! riaiiLack; Lunn, City,' Forwards: Gillard, Northcote; Chat- > field, North Shore; G. Jordan, _ North- , cote; B'oswell, Pon»inby; Wriglitson, i Northcok Davies, P .isonby. > Emergence for both t<jams: Forl wards— Newton; Running, North- . cote; C. WiUia.... Newton Paul, North 5 Shore. Bacb Cossey, Ponsonby; Ilft3, i Grafton; Morgan, Ponsonby; Denyer, 3 Newton. t B TEAM, i Fullback: A. Thomas, Newton. ) Threequarteis: Horsfall, Northcote; . Conaghai, North Shore; Hedge, Otahuhu. > "sive-eighths: Peato, Newton; Grant, r City. r Halfback: Morgan, North Shore, t Forwards: Batten, No;:th Shore; Schofield, Newton; E. Jordan, Northcote; » Sharpe, Otahuhu; Coldicutt, North I Shore; Rutledge, Grafton. , ! VISIT OF SYDNEY TEAM. E REFERRED TO AUCKLAND LEAGUE The council of management of the New . Zealand' League, at its meeting last eveni ing considered an application from the I well-known Eastern Suburbs team, ofSyd--1 noy, for a tour of Auckland during the ( present season. The president of the N« w 1 Zealand Council, Mr. James Carlaw, ,pret sided over the meeting, and there were 3 also present :—Messrs. F. Gladding, J. B. 1 Morton, P. S.'Ussier, A. Powell, W: 0. 3 Carlaw, and H. Oakley, secretary. { ; In making his suggesti'i" that the 3 Eastern Suburbs team ishoulu. tour the j Auckland Provir.co, the..secretary, of thai i club proposed the following itinerary: t September 2, v. Rotorua, at Rotorua: j September 3, v. Waikato, at Hamilton; j September 5, v. premier Auckland team, at Auckland; September 9, a club fixture u to bo arranged by the council, at Auckland; September 12, v. Auckland, ■ at i Auckland; September 14, leave lor Sydney. It was suggested that as the team would _ have to bear ha own expenses, the visit- ' ing club should receive 50 per cent, of gross takings, mth tho following guaran- * teesßotorua, £15; Waikato, £30; pre- ' mier Auckland team, £150; club fixture, ' £40; Auckland, £250. It was suggested 0 that all the Auckland fixtures should be 8 played on the Domain. , * . In the course of tho letter it was stated * that "Dally" Messenger would probably '' accompany and captain the team, if its ' suggested visit was agreed to. If. desired,5 nogoUationa could "be opened with Sydn noy's premier referee, Mr. T. McMahon, 5 to accompany the tei,m and referee the d various mashes. It was further suggested 6 that ■goal-kicking competitions for the '* cliampionship of Australasia might be held, as the visitors would include such »r notable kicks as " Dally" and W. Mese senger, Harold Horder, Frawley, and Is Cliallia.

The letter continued that the team would contain such widely-known players as Challis, the Messenger Bros., Frawley, R. Tidyman, D. Fknnery, L. Cubitt, A., HoMoway, L. O'Mally, S.' Pearce, Daley, Wattkias. The Easier • Suburbs Club had secured the New South Wsles premiership in 1911, 1912, and 1103, and in th& present Wl4 season held second place. After a short'discussion,,; it was decided to refer the proposal to the Auckland League. . . .' ' Mr. Morton suggested that all load leaguo players and school children should be admitted /ree to the test match next Satuulay. After a lengthy discussion Mr. Mcrton decided to withdraw his resolution ta far as tie school children were concervTiet', and it was resolved that subject to *Jj3 acquiescence of the English m'vaajjers players should bo admitted tree. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. NOTES AND COMMENTS.'. ; In reviewing the report of tve association's weekly mee- ing one is surprised at the suspense:., of J. McLaren for few rest of th? „*:v-x\. The captain of the Thistle, Club in wbtivtcdly a "clean" rejrtsmon, and his hitherto" -unblemished character: should have obtained for hLn. a much lighter decision. In suspending McLaren for the season the team suffers most. Thistle play a vigorous game,'as was demonstrated last Saturday whan # two of their own men collided in heading th» ball, and it is their vgour in the pla? that is so often taken by one-sided spe. tators to be "rough." , ' Mr. Frank Baker, who was fc?' seasoi. yap-lav captain of the Everton v-\ '<•: turned by the Makur*. yesterdr afVtf Measure ii.'ip of some monti« .' \ : aid Should the Everton Club get his ,;:-&& tion through, he will considerablj strengthen the halfback line. 'a last favenirjj's mooting of the Auckland Football Association it wi "ecided to play all matches postpwed 1* weekend on Saturday next, the refuses and CTO'.mds to 'the same a* i levlDusly arranged. It w?s also decidea to ?>lay the rep matcK Whangarei v. Auckland, at Bavs!V*r.' on Saturday v.,<k. J l -TV- . MOTES. lb 3 North t?hort c. '■> has had a vorv successful time so for the and has two teams in tbi .:e:.nit'nal ". the second division con.pi.tiii" In « A action the North BK-* ■■■■ 4 founa Evert,.t, tb- sL-cr&at, s&panwta, close ,-. p. }] v scenes resulted. toe ''',-/ a A m ha' several promin- .- ' A ,'«i in its renks. O.eir backs bring - .rtvularly good. <MV> -v and G. bte-i wb* have played co* mt .games *dl l wah the seasoi, and Jonmng, at in aide right, has found the net » 6*ch game he has p]ay«d in. of &z second D Tho semi-final matches of Uw secona diiion, which were J o b, ; played on div.hion, wi" » . account oi !Se lows the positions The, following J Se lows the potions of the second j ! and third divisions :- SECOND DIVISION-. A SRCTIOS. Goals— P. W. L. "3. For. Pte. m John'') ... 8 8 - 1 42 9 17 trtf fc'hore A R « 1 1 * | « Everton • 8 5 I i 2f 8 .1* Tabernnjle .-8 . 6 -- ■} « 6 W.Y.M.. . 8 ■ ' J. at 3 » S»-T.*S, '':■••": Biotherhood ... 10 '.' 4*l !»;87;'lSv, North Snore DlO 1 2 1 23 11 -15 • ,>,. .Vohe ... 10 4 6 1 15 18 ; : 9 • ~<ia ... 10 2 7 1 21 53 v:'s'' ; T. bernaolo 810 2 7 I'■ i 7285 S S.&.C.A. ... 10 — i 2 825 2, THIED DIVISION,"■'■■ ' '' ! ,';j":J Goals—;'"■.''■''■■■ ;?. W, JUC For,Agßt.Ptß. I 2 : m: o» A, ~ 9 '~.•''■».''— ..-('■ 32''-' : . 8 18 Wile Hose . -: 8. ? ■ *1 :: I.' '25 ' 5 13 Tabe.'»ad»,-..A.-10 ,■ v :A 1-,. Ie .15 11 City ...';,.'&' -. /d.'-. %i 12 10 Everton B ... .88 '& 10 31 : ' 6 Iftbernauie -81l i'2 • 9 <- . 443 4