FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10066, 3 September 1918, Page 8

FOOTBALL

CANTERBURY V. TRENTHAM THE VISITOR'S DEFEAT THE SOLDIERS. Thero was only a sparse attendance at Athletic Park yesterday morning to witness tho carno between a soldiers' team from Trentham Camp and the CaatcrIburv representative team. The fact i that the match was set down for 11 o'clock and the stoodv drizzle prevented many from making the journey to the park. The teams were as follow: Canterbury (red and black).-Full-back, Mullins; three-quarters McLcod, Boag. and Hirst: five-eighths. Grant and Guinev; half. Cowan: forwards, Gray (v.-ing), Ellis. Ilecartv. YV. Cummings. Murray, E. Cummings. » Henry and Drake." Trentham (yellow and black).—Fullback llarchvieke; three-ciuarters, Packer, Davidson, and Cowie: live-eighths, Milliken and Druminond; half. Roberts; totwards, Murphy (wing), McQuarrie, Sture.v. Pooler, lvil. Cowdrey, Uluc'her, Miul Glasgow. CANTERBURY SCORES EARLY. The ground was «oft, but not particularly so. There were one or two alterations in tho Canterbury team to I hat which played ncuinst Wellington on Saturday. Anions (he Trentham players ivere several ijoted footballers, including "Teddv" Roberts. Glasgow. and Hard wiekf. On account of the Canterbury men desiring to catch the south boat in tho afternoon only thirty-five minutes' spells were played. Txonithnm kicked off and the reds, as on Saturday, went away with a great dash, and the soldiers were soon in trouble. The reds Jacked combination, and although Roberts did his best to keep them together the backs continually made mistakes. Boag centred with a kick and E. Cummings led a rush which reached tho yellow goal-line. C.'owle failed to stop the onslaught and Millikeu managed to save tho situation by forcing down. Canterbury continued to attack from the kick-out. Drummond

stopped a rush bv a neat mark and after some give-and-take kicking play remained in Trentham territory for awhile. A kick by Roberts to MrLeod saw the latter making headwav. -Ho passed to Milliken when his progress was blocked and tho latter kicked into touch inside tho yellows' twenty-five yard line. A looso scramble, took place from tho lineout, when Canterbury secured a mark and McLcod opened tho visitors' scoring; account bv kickiii-e a goal. Canterbury 3 -Trentham 0. The reds were playing by far the better Mine at this stage. Their forwards were working well together", and showine considerable dash, while the opposition extremely loose. From a scrum near the yellows' goal-lire the ball came out to Cowan, who transferred it to Ouiney. It went to ISoag and on to McLcod. who raced in near the northern corner. MeLeod made :>. good attempt to kick a goal from his try, the ball hitting a. c-oal post. Can- [ torbnrv S. Trentham 0. The reds, with | Murphy and Glasgow in the lead, made J ground bv a forward rush, but. tho efr fort was p.ot sustained. A struggle tool* place at midfield. whero Murphy tc-ok Glasgow came through with the ball at toe. McLcod picked the ball up neatly while travelling, at: a good pace and streaked up tho field at top. Tlardwicke was equal to the occasion, and errasfi.-d him. but he had no support and Hegarty. who followed up. had secured tho ball and scored an: easy try. MeLeod was entrusted with tho kick at coal and failed. Canterbury 11. Trentham 0. Murphy was prominent in a dribbling rush which, aided by a kick by C'owie. placed Trentham on the offensive for the first time since the commencement of the same. The red forwards worked 'tho ball back again, and a. hefty kick bv Packer cave the yellows >i distinct advantage. Canterbury wore getting the bait from the scrums although Trentham could claim superiority as iregards weight in tho nack. During an attack by Trentham Roberts gained possession and whipped the ball to Drummond. Before he could secure- it Bong, who was out of position, cut in and intercepted the psifs. Ho sprinted to tho full-back mid passed to E. Cummings, who kicked, and McT.eod, with full steam up. raced abend a.nd scored a try. He took the kick at goal and was successful. Cante-rburv 14. Trentham 0. TRENTHAM COMBINATION IMPROVES.

Tho soldiers, who had been playing a straggling game, gradually obtained a littlo combination, and Packer got well away from an opening made by Roberts. Ho reached Canterbury territory, where Hirsit brought him down, but Cowdrey was able to gain a few more yards bofore he was pushed into touch. Murphv. who played one of the best forward' games on the. ground, 'camp through from a line-out with promising results, but Cowan brought things to a halt by marking. Roberts returned tho kick. and Uoag secured and kicked across- tho fU>ld. Packer caught the ball on the lull and set sail with Davidson in attendance. The ball was transferred to .Djvidson and on to Roberts, who sent it back to David-son, but the latter unfortunately slipped, mid a Iry was lost. Hirst, a promising young player, made a good run up the line, where Boag intercepted anothor pass, kicked over the full back's head and scored a simple try. McLcod goo led. Canterbury 19, Trentham 0. Roberts got his backs in motion, and after Millikon and Dnvidson had handled the ball in turn, Packer made a good run. Ho passed to Davidson, but the latter overran the ball. A nice centre by Roberts gave tho yellows an excellent opening,, but MeLeod showed too much pace for Cowio, and saved by a kick to touch. TKENTHAM'S FIRST SCORE."

In the second hiilf of the game, -.Roberts and J>ummond changed places, with good results. Trentham attacked from the outset nnd made fh 0 puct iairly willing. A forward rush bv Trentham. and 11 run hy .Packer saw Canterbury defending. \Y scrum took place on the reds' line, whero Drummond sent tno ba.l out lo Huberts, who handed it on to Jfillikon. and a try was obtained. .Roberts missed an ens- kick at goal. Canterbury 19, Trentham U. Trentham hammered away at the defence, and a prelty. passing rush, in which Drummond, Roberts, and Cowie took part, ended in Cowie scoring. Roberts failed with the kick at goal. Canterbury 19, Trculliam (i. AM. the play during' the second Jmlf had been in Canterbury territory, and from tiie kir.lt out the red I'orwu.i-ds altered the position by initiating an attack. Cowan got dangerously close to Trenthajn'n goal line, when he was stopped by Drummond. Tho yellows cleared and counter-attacked by the help of a kick by Roberts, and a sprint by Packer. A struggle ensued in front of < unterbury's goal, where an infringement kick was given against tho reds, and Roberts landed a coal. Canterbury 1!). Trentham 0. Canterbury's next score was a simple one. Jtullins kicked well down the field. Hardwicke fell over when he wont lo take the ball, and MeLeod, coining nn fast, was not molested during a run over tho line. He made a good, though unsuccessful attempt to enhance the points with the kick at goal. Canterbury 24, Trentham !). There were only eight minutes left before the final bell", and Trentham made nn effort to increase their score. The ball was knocked back to Drummond from a line-out, and Roberts, Davidson and Packer were associated in the best passing bout of tho match, the latter scoring. Cowio missed wit'i tho kick at goal. Canterbury v tnekod ii'r medium of a kick by Milliken. The ball went into touch and during a scrum Cowan took the ball out nnob-erved. by tho TCforeo and kicked

across the cround. where McLeod was waiting. H.» gatliorod the ball, and crossed the linn. The scorer's kick, at goal was not a success, and the gamo ended. Canterbury • -', Trcnijiani 1Mr E. Perrv had charce of the same. The Canterbury team went south last evening, and are to pJav Ota K o on featurday. SCHOOL MATCH AUCKLAND BEATS NAPTEK. Pres 3 Association. NAPIER. September 2. Auckland Grammar School to-day met and defeated Napier Bjeli School Old Boys bv 20 points to 3. alter a we 11contested game. The play was t airly even! but the visitors' superior combination was too much for nents. Tries were scored by otretton, Peart Jiadeley, Lintott. Brown «nU Hartv, a"d one was converted by M.cCullougb. For the home team an unconverted try was scored by Berry,.