Here and There.

NZ Truth, Issue 64, 8 September 1906, Page 2

Here and There.

The Auckland goal-kictcer, Dufty, has scored upwards of 48 points fot the Auckland representative team m the four representative matches pteyed this season, ><

A once famous figure on the Wei* lington Rugby fields, Harry/Rober&s, who, m his playing days, &ptes(tpljdiL Canterbury, Wellington and New;^^ land, was taking a , keen interej^in. the St. James v. Brooklyn maefeth at the Park qn Saturday- Harry bad a son playing behind the Brooklyn;

scrum which accounted for his interest m the contest. The lad gives every promise of emulating the deeds of his doughty sire whp m the eighties was the smartest and mpr»v eV.iJful scrum half pjiaying m Maoiilauvi. For all-round' excellence, the writer questions very muclv whether" Ha,ii:ir T * superior has ever teen seen In I*9 New Zealand- Rugby forces- 1 -?** Keogh and other celebrities thrown m. Harry has been coaching the Brooklyn boys assiduously this •' sea,son and his expert counsels have bwa of invaluable service to them when fighting for the honors m the playing arena. A ludicrous happening m, the Kia Toa v. FeUding: match on Saturday was when Martin (Kia Toa). reqeivgd the ball at midfield', "booted;" and followed up smartly. The b*U went over tUe cnatturwitk at the e<. rner aM

the Feilding full-back "forced," as h* thought, but m reality he :o»ly "bounced" it. Martin, quickly sizing up the situation, secured possession, and m an amusingly unoonoernetf manner "walked" about thirty yards over to the goal posts and touched down, and the referee- gave the proper and correct decision— a try^to the unbounded delight and hilarious cheering of the Kia Toa crowd. Wanganui squelched Mahawla/tu at Palmerston North on Saturday by 9 to 3. A local scribe , ascribes th« visitors' win to- better combination amongst the backs, superior hooking by their front-rankers, cleaner footwork m the loose, and sure tackling at all times. The taclriing ot Manawatu, back and forward, is said to have been poorly m the extreme.

Jack Staiker, the erstwhile Otago and New Zealand rep., gave a sorry exhibition m the Manawatu threequarter lino against Wanganui, H© went completely to pieces at the critical attacking movements. T^he writer has never ceased wonrte-'ri£s hoyt^ it was ,that Stalker was picked te*gi| to Australia with' the fern-leaf ie«i*jQfc wearers m 19.03, and theroi wero some awful "frosts" m thc^ sombj£a.tion: .1 ''■-■. The selection committee 01 tuft Brooklyn Club has been censured ivu some quarters for not picking ft.feri ward, one of the club's best, beOaiwe he consistently neglected to attgwt practice. The committee acted qu^fr rightly, and it is to be hoped the T *e*< son will not be lost on other play* ers who like the limelight hp art too laxy to qualify to do theit cluft justice when they get into it. j Phil Jacobs, the ex-Well iiigSon; Tar&naki and Southland wing threef quarter is reported to lie m powf health just now m Taranaki. I y

Bain, the well-known Southland three-quarter, came into collision of -.the match aeainst Tarawaki. wucrs t»y .he received serious injury . The Southlander will have to remain .behind m Hawera for some little time.

Pete Ward, the roving Maorilander back, goes to his old home m Invercargill shortly. Pete has represented a few colonial inter-Unions m his time, as well as Australia and New South Wales.

"Quidnuhc," the Oh ristchurch writer, notes three features m connection•with games played by Canterbury againsfc Wellington, ptago and Southland. Since 1&90, when matches* were inaugurated with ' Southland, the latter's representatives have never 'won a game at Lancaster Park. In the Canterburv-Wellingtpn games the former has only been beaten m : Christchutch On two occasions , viz . , in' 1879 and 1897, whilst m the last eleven years Canterbury has only beaten Otago once, m 1901, at ' Dunedin.

■ D. Mef'cy- who niade : his reappejirn/jf-: f<u jthe Canterbury team" i;is,t i irav, played a great game. r* ie '- -writer states that his exhibition' was ( a revelation and a brighter, more brilliant, "heady" performance he has never seen. His work, which, by the way, was not all perfect, . was -■electric- 1 ; says the '•writer:; his'ojpenin^^ash alon^-tlie ■touch-line; and sudden ceirtrfe ;'< pajss completely bewildered his own • as Well •■'■ as ' his opnohents , and 1 , ■ his -clever try m the second spell, when hampered on the touch-line, was fluite the feature or the game/