AUCKLAND FOOTBALL.

NZ Truth, Issue 60, 18 August 1906, Page 3

AUCKLAND FOOTBALL.

Canterbury has a fine shot m Eraser •'■;■' his two penalty- goals being beauts. If this team' had got over Eraser would hixve added the major pmnts— but his team didn't,, there ■iwttV the rub;' ■* ■■- - : -' ; ' s ■ ' ■■■-■■■ \

Some of Wellington referee Howe's decisions were simply marvellous. Does he make rule's to suit himself, or Howe does he do it ?

■Despite the miserable weather a big crowd turned 'out to witness the struggle. Barrackers weren't too "comfy" when Canterbury snatched the lead and maintained it until haif-

time. Afterwards, ;when, there was only one team m it, the wiseacres shook their heads sagely and assured their hearers that they knew the 1 'boys", couldn't possibly win by. letes than a score of points. , Magee and, Kiernan did some brilliant individual work whilst, it...Wynyard,' scoring two tries, fully, justified his inclusion. •

Saturday's interprovincial match ■at- Alexandra Park was a soft snap ; for the hojr.c; team; „/And yiei, although thft.scqrs read 29 to ft.in the 1 Queen City's-. flavor at the final bell, fhe.game was ihever of so oriersided a nature /as- rto render it uninteresting ' to watch;

The fact of Canterbury leading at half-time by 6 to 3 and- then eventually beinr walloped to the extent they were "must create something of a record m its "^ray.. This was the eleventh* meeting of Ihe two provinces, Auckland now •holding a balance of three wins over the sou them. team. Fryer, Canterbury's captain, is ouite a youngster but he knows his

way about. He should make a big . rep. m the rugby world, barring accidents. Dufty will have to La m fine fettle to beat his record on Saturday. He hac. seven pots at goal and landed che points on Six occasions/ Angles and high wind were minor considerations with the clever full-back and he justified Jiis inclusion many times over. . , . . . ,':■.■■ Canterbury full-back Woods played a. sound game throughout, especially during the second half, when he was going like a steam engine ; and considering the wet ball and the amount of work he had to "do, Woods made few mistakes, and his side can thank him for its ' defeat being no worse than it was. The best of a poor lot of three-qifarters was Gray, Captain Kid Fryer being off his game. At the

dinner held on Saturday evening Manager Mason, m responding to the toast of the visiting team, deprecated the styling of Canterbury as champions . The team v/as a good one. but far from being anything exceptional, he said. Rotorua trounced Waipa to the tune of fi trie.? (is points) to nil on Saturday ; the visitors never getting a look m. T Goldfielfis were without their {'champions, who were playing for the Pror i nee. •when they met last«wk. and consequently the team was i very weak one. '. Thames back divir sionwas much too strong for the op,-; nosif.ion and they won eventually "by 1 31 points to 5. ■ ■• - - Eden had to:,l)ow the /knee before Austral m the Australian game on the Domain, the score -reading 81 noints to 17 at the finish. To-day-Imperial and Austiral play for fop do?, and the match is creating any amount of interest.