LEAGUE RULES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8525, 15 September 1913, Page 11

LEAGUE RULES

INTERESTING PLAY FEW SOUTH WALKS MEET WELLINGTON. visitors win. About eight thousand people asmnblcd at Newtown Park on Saturday ■e witness the League match between tew South Wales and Wellington. Tho auditions wore ideal and a fast and :»te resting game eventuated, the visions winning by 34 points to 18. They .re a groat combination, and in the, Srst half their splendid passing rushes crnplctely beat tho local team, while heir kicking was very good. In tho tmoluding stages, Wellington rallied ud penetrated tho dctcnco of tho lew South Wales team on several cessions, but they wero too far, behind o liave any chatmo of equalling the tores. Altogether tho visitors gave ' fine exposition of tho game, and their ombined rushes caused great onthnlasm amongst tho large concourse of tiectators. Now South Wales had tho'.advantage f the light southerly that prevailed, ud they quickly carried play into tho omo team’s territory, whore Stnckind snapped up the ball and commencd a passing rush which returned tho nil to midfield. Off-side play allowed Wellington to have a free kick, and Iradle.v found the line well iu tho \sitors’ quarter, where a scrum onlerl. Tho ball went out to Coyne, and c initiated a passing rush which revived the ball to neutral territory. Jmost immediately New South Wales ’ere penalised and Bradley again sent ho hall into touch near tho visitors pal lino, whore, after looso play, Welington were awarded another free lick. Bradley had an unsuccessful hot at goal. Kelly was maiiily responible for Wellington again invading heir opponents’ ground in tho next ew minutes, but here 0." Dean got he hall and kicked up tho field, McVuiro'returning it to Tumor, who took . mark. Frawley had a futilo shot at pal. S. Dean, Frawley and Craig rero prominent in combined play that ad Wellington in trouble In the next mv minutes, and from a scrum Coyne tarted a passing rush, but .'nulling allowed Kelly to get in and eraovo danger. Hallett amost imaoSately snapped np tho ball and had a Speculator, but it went wide. The yisiors again resumed tho attack, and rom a kick by Barber, Frawley took lio ball up to Wellington’s lino, where p was collared. Cubitt then got posession and passed to Herder, who mt in a good sprint and scored. Fraw*v converted. New South Wales 5, Wellington 0. Coyne obtained the ball from a scrum ■ little later and sent to Frawley, who sit in a good run and carried play nto Wellington’s quarter, but Spener then got on. to it and commenced t* ush whicii returned the ball to. rnidield. From a scrum New South Wales vore penalised, and Bradley again nissed with his shot at goal.-A passing msh by Wellington was suppressed by I. Dean intercepting tho bail, and he ihifted operations to the centre, where sraig got the oval. He passed to Murmy who, after a good. run. returned it e Craig, and ho scored. Frawley fallal to convert. New South Wales 8, Wellington 0. ' Loose play and a forward movement ly Wellington headed by Bonsmanu Fnd Spencer had Now South Wales dotending, but Coyne secured tho . ball aid passed out to Border, who dashed ihrough half tho field before ho was topped. Finlayson failed toget rid of lie ball quickly and Wellington, wero *i tronble. A scrum ensued, ' from »hich Coyne obtained the ball and lassad to Cubitt, who carried it right >p to' the lino, where ho passed to S. Sean, and tho latter scored. Herder »as unsuccessful with the kick. Now truth Wales 11, Wellington 0. ■ A fttlo later Now South Wales were mnalised, and Bradley again failed n place a goal. .Coyno initiated a lassing rush almost immediately, vhioh onded in a scrum in front ofWellington’s goal-posts. From it WelingtoH were penalised and Frawley uid no difficulty in kicking a goal, low South Wales 13. Wellington 0. Vellington thou attacked, and from a roe kick in ■ Now South Wales territ»ry Kelly had a shot at goal, but flissed. By a passing rush the local cam again'returned, and when well in he visitors’ twenty-five Wilson got Possession and passed to Bonsmanu, rho lost the ball crossing tho line. Sallclt sent the oval back to midfield, ihero from a scrum Wellington were localised, and Frawley again sucoeedd in registering a goal. Now South Vales 15, Wellington 0. . Good work, by Bradley, Finlayson, ud Kelly had New South Wales in rouble, the last-named just being •ushed out at tho cornerA scrum allowed. from which New South Wales wero penalised, hut Bradley died to kick a goal. A passing rush r two on Finlayson, House, Kelly, and trickland had the New South Wales ’am again defending, and from a cnaltv Manning had an nnsuccessal shot at goal. S. Dean picked up to ball in the looso almost iitimcditoly, and after putting in a dodgy an passed to Frawley, who got over, ot ho failed to improve on bis try. low South Wales 18, Wellington 0. lalf-timo sounded shortly afterwards. On resuming, tho hall was taken ltd Wellington’s territory by the tow South Wales backs, where Kelly itorcepted a passing rush, and,.assia»d by Strickland, reversed positions, lore Finlayson got possession and estyed a pot, which went wide. A saeing rush and a kick hy Wilson pain allowed Wellington to invade io visitors’ quarter, where, from a »nalty kick, Bradley attempted to uco a goal, but ho was unsuccessful, in ball failing short, and Herder remind play to tho centre. A scrum -■.sued, and the ball went from Ooyno » Cubitt and Hordor, and tho litter at in a great sprint and, easily out•ving hi® opponent®, scored. Frawley inverted. Now South Wales 23, Welpgton 0. Almost immediately the nitons’ backs got going again, tho »U being passed out to Herder (on •fl loft wing), whose pace carried him ter before Bradley could reach him. teawloy was unsuccessful with the fck. Now South Wales 26, Wellingm 0.

A passing rush between Frawley. Murray, Caan, and Courtenay resulti in'(ho local team again being pen*d up in their own twenty-five, but penalty relieved. A scrum followed > midfield, and Barber shifted play « the visitors’ goal-line before be was opped. -Loose play followed in this femity, during which the home team ere given a free-kick in front of the seta, hut even then Bradley could j>t register a goal. After combined lay by the Wellington backs, Kelly ns loft in possession, and he carried te ball well into Now South Wales writory, where ho passed to Finlayto* who attempted to pot, but failed

bully. Loose play ensued, and Spen nr l>r.:h© away with tho hall at toe git over. Strickland converted :: v .South Wales 26, Wellington 5. . .-■.why then carried play to the home

iv.-.m’s twenty-five, where ho was collared hy McGuire, and ho put the hail out in the centre. A scrum was .ordered, and then Spencer snapped up tho oval and, after making a good opening, passed to Turner, who sent it on to Bonsmann, and the latter shored. Strickland again converted. Now South Wales 26, Wellington 10. A few minutes later Turner secured tho ball, and passed to Craig, who put iu a splendid run and scored. Frawley converted. New South Wales 31, Wellington 10. Play was carried up to Now South Wales line again by Bensmann, whore tho visitors’ commenced a passing rush, which House intercepted and got over. Strickland kicked tho goal. Now South Wales 31, Wellington 15. Spencer was" responsible for Wellington again invading New South Wales twenty-five, where House took up tho running and passed to Bonsmann, who returned it to House, and ho added another try to tho home team’s score. Strickland failed with the shot at goal. Now South Wales 31, Wellington' 18. Border and S. Dean then opened an attack upon Wellington, and carried play well into their territory, where a scrum ensued. _ The ball wont out to Coyne, who initiated one of tho best passing rushes of the day by sending it to Cubitt, from whom it went on to S. Dean, O. Dean, and Frawley, and the last-named soored. Oracg failed to convert. New South Wales 51, Wellington IS. Time was called shortly afterwards. Mr T. Cunningham was referee. AT NAPIER. WIN FOB HAWKE’S BAY. Press Association. NAPIER, September 14. The Northern League football match, Hawke’s Bay v. Poverty, Bay, was ■played on Saturday in the presence of 1000 spectators, and resulted; Hawke’s Bay 34, Poverty Bay 8. The halftime score was Hawke’s Bay 20, Poverty Bay fill. In tho ceoond spell tho visitors showed greatly improved form, and the game was keen ly contested throughout.