DUNEDIN.

NZ Truth, Issue 472, 4 July 1914, Page 11

DUNEDIN.

KAIKORAI v. SOUTHERN.

Two interesting teams tackled last Saturday- at • Tahtma .' Park, when the "Kaikorai' atidV: Southern met. The match was an interesting; vigorous one, and* gradually developed into- much spiteful play. This latter could well be understood, however, when the keenness of the players and the chances of the day are taken into consideration. Apart- from ugly blocking tactics, two players were actually ordered off for fighting. When the referee leisurely spotted the two, he should have m fairness to ' these picked, at least a round half-dozen.' The . two players finally ordered -off were, Eckhold (Southern) and Duncan (Kaikorai), but there were at least four others equally as' violent. Nevertheless, the game was played, If hot wisely, at most too strenuously. Both teams are to be complimented, m particular the hillsiders, who carry no false reputation on their shields. Southern lost by a margin, but even so, to a better team. The forwards m both teams were "not good. Scott, Sinclair and Dry den stood out prominently for Kaikorai' doing real good work. Aitcheson "was also something worth while at the time. A vigorous player is Duncan, and despite the knock he came m for, his work early merited applause. He will acquire wisdom by degrees. ; „ „, Southern had Eckhold, Andrews and Whitty-in -top form. Like Duncan, Eckhold < only played too vigorously — a fault m a good player easily overlooked. ■■.'■■ ."/■*■• ■ Denshom, at times showed himself to advantage. . ■ , Low (Southern), side should have remained at home m bed. He was surprisingly, bad and left many weak openings "m Southren's side. ','..'* \ The' large crowd that attended this vigorous battle' was very well satisfied, and, on the whole, Kaikorai' s narrow victory was expected and generally acceptable. Kaikorai 5, Southern 3. DUNEDIN V. UNION. Dunedin and Union met at Bishopscourt; m, a very sorry display altogether. The- toeballers were bad, the crowd was a sickly item, and nothing m good order except the day. It was an ideal day for a strenuous game, but these teams knew nothing about it and cared less. In such sorry exhibitions, even devoid of fair results, it would' be. ah, indiscretion to print, a player's name, beyond mentioning that referee King, looked more like a scare-crow than, anything else. .He must have found it mighty difficult , to keep awake. ,-v. . . ..>. -A, .-. _ .■ . "' .-- ■ . ' v V. PIRATES, v Aibambra and 1 Pirates- encountered at Tahuna Park, and a fair exhibition of the game was witnessed.^ The players seemed pretty even all through with, the exception of F. Williams. This player made a. few awkward indiscretions in' the beginning, but, still, proved himself the only thing. worth watching. In spelt two, with a bound and a race, he cleared three-fourths of the. field, giving. Wilson a timely opening. t Williams is an Alhambra toeballer, and a good 'un.' Alhambra squelched the Pirates by 9. UNIVERSITY y. PORT CHALMERS, ,» - At < Ravensbourne, University and Port Chalmers played a little game all to themselves. There was nothing m it. The 'Varsity push were not "playing,- a -stone wall could tell that. The Port ' push were doing" big kicks and blowing a deal, but it was all waste work and .mind. After, a nice little walk up and down the field, and after all poor Port's trouble, the 'Varsity push walked off 9 points ahead of Port. If could easily have been 25 ahead, so Pdr,t'need not lament at its'misfortunes which are ' many, and varied.