WELLINGTON.

NZ Truth, Issue 473, 11 July 1914, Page 11

WELLINGTON.

;.■■■;■ ■■. ■-. ■■■.hf-^c ' ;'"'' ■• ■' ~* ;■• ','' '' ; -^Y .ast Saturday's Results. .'li<'= ■<■/., *'• ■ ■' :' .■'■■ Petone 17, Wellington 5v ' Athletic 37, JMelrose 3. Oriental' 13, Poneke 9; , University^-6, St. James 3. the opening oi the secTond r r6uh"d Athletic have,made their poslstronger, and Petone have putVin a sustained run, and probably settled -whatever chance Wellington ■Jiad.of disputing pride of place with the leading team. The Petone boys by i'th&n* ha'ndsdme win over Wellington amdrids for their previous defeat ,-aVilhe hands of the yellow brigade, and ''%X f;ifP. doing got a Jot of. theii- pwri YfeajcJ^ They; are undoubtedly groing to, hftye\'a< say m- the argument efe it is ■-: ftitioypr.. •.-.■"'• /' '" ' ' ■■'■'V.... "• ■■>'■ ■■■■' . and Melrose are having a i ' bad run of luck as rcigards their playl ~ -ors, -and -their latest showing indicates ' that the/'a^e: not likely to trouble • thosjj,; above them. \ „ . . , - %r^ WELLINGTON v. PETONE. The- Wellington team were without the" services of "Francis and Cotter, but thit, .does not account for the awful ■dru^jfiig r 4hey gqt. ;, „ YTHoy were a bitter^ disappoint-: -•mont .to; their supporters. Indeed, tit Jts: 'rti(rapccil vthat "Daney" Weir went m•- -• to,, hiding early on Saturday .evening, 'and that he hasn't been since. ' v';No backs" accurately sums up the ftQUbJe.YThe l6ss ofYßeard, who was mndinE; downi .with yahv ah v injured .leg, vwas severely felt. . , , ■-■..,.'. ■' «-We;ilin'ston forwards played; gamely. '■■■ To-the average eye,- the Petone. pack appeared to be far sypqrior, but tho ■'■ dip^Mty-was moijeiinparent than real. did receive some support from" the backs, !but the yellow van-'■-.-guard.jgot.horie;'' '. ... -| • >' '(Trace's try was /a flrte solo effort.Apart from him, the. other.backs,.with Hhe^'exception df Bridge," were, uhrelim& -.I : ■■■,:! . V -Y ■ ; The Petone team have improved out "qf all knowledge. Thp ghost has ma-. /tifialiscii. ddVd honest gymnasium „ iiractice has 'worked wonders m thc-f-otiward division. ' V . Y^'V^jM return of W. Ryan has also J»«Aped things along. This hard, heady jfp^vard Is a-great.asset ,to. his,side,; - Petone. pack is Jn good order •.an^they have forwards of, a fine type. Tahcjied \VIII make one of the best -New- .. Zeulahd has produced. iAt present he; is' young aiid. raw, but he is just the, V&p££of/ lorw^rd that turns . out. good. MacFnrlano was not sio deadly With, hla kicking "on Saturday. He has got that daish now that- h<S fbfnibrly so , much' lacked;' If He- goes at top, he is one of'the boat forwards m Welllng- . ton at, the pceaent, time. ; ■ i'arraht and Parker m the front got a fUlf share of the ball. ■ <3!k>irt Price as tacklei*,:; stands easily 'MM ifl thp-,province.'- i. | , , ' the'skipper, ,ha« got his team ii£ tlrst-claßS,,order ar\d |cnows hovy to' Ywork his. forwards. .]. . . ' ' ' •'ttmlstiy, wing-forWard] is very el'oyer ■■■■;- Avlib. his;: feet, knd.he ;v^ih give jGH- . run for rep. honors. V Niiiin Is undoubtedly a great little 'H^it He can stand a lot of hard work and i» so absolutely |fame that ho '■•should .'have been' son); the team. -t^the other side. ; \ . Pelo'nc has dug out a now fivc-Cigh^. .■fi)';-"-Warirr Udy. tidy Is i name well 'known m Interprovlncial cirdes. This lad undoubtedly has. a lot of football - ' m him; arid is probably the most prbmlHfhff youngster playing* Hvd-cight m the district.. A few m^re games m Bcnlo'iTftrid he'Hhoujd be doirig things. Jiindma'rsh has .heapaj of football m him. Hd is keen, goes hard at bvery- <'.' • thiiji/,; btit ,he does not hjjindle well. YBoUon. wants to pass sooner and '•■ oftqner, }, "; „ ; .'j- — • ■p{ill of promise, McEwan, Petonc's promoted junior,, filled the bill. His .trjf.vyas; a clover- bit of and left the .Well ington team standing. Kddle Ryan's return || to form, for tho Hake of Wclllnjrton football Is "Hbppd to be of a permanent nature. At hjfi host, Ryan is a vory fine player, but til-Mb worstho Is slriiply execrable. <\ -Joi" Ryan, at full, do«s hotter than anywhuro eldc and plajjs right round ta really good game. ■ ' V VCVMELkfesE v. ATJIUETIC. ; Alhllotic had a good day's exercise at tl^o, cxjienso of YMoirose, . The latter \,have .boon very unlucky this year and [moru men have played for tholr scn'.lor team than any other j.ln town. , " ORIBNTAL V. PONEKE. This game started peiicofully. WKen '.Orimitul gained the -upper hand it boenmo rather rough; in 'the finish the ■eccno resembled a bear garden. The .roferco altogether lost Control of the "KUine., Several players retired at the flnlsli suffering from minor injuries, while the unfortunato Splllanc (it wua hi« first gurno since his Injury at Takapau) had his leg fractured below the

knee. .When this player represented Southern he had his collar-bone broken. ■ He Is not one of the lucky kind, and should par for injuries with Stainton; of the University. --■• . The Oriental backs went well. Sullivan played his best game this year. Cowie was not too reliable at fullback, but kicked well. Pegden potted a fine goal. . The Oriental forwards were" quite a thatch for their opponents. Moffitt played a decent game, and astonished the spectators. '■ y ■ ~ ■ Porieke were minus tbe. elder Tilyard. He was much missed. As Algar is ill, the Poheke backs are not a- startling lot at present. • McTaggart is only fair. ■ Poheke forwards were largely re-, spohsible for the roughness. Fred Gatr d'rfer played, his usual solid game. ■''.- ' PONEK^- ORIENTAL DISTUR- .. '•"■ BANCE. . , " .V Prom fresh evidence gathered, it seems that Shearer, of Oriental, who is not -noted as a player of ;the lily-; white order,. was the .cause of the dis-, tuVbance. He was ordered off for his third offence (striking DennehyV. - A prominent Rugby Unison official on the toiichline is ,said' ; to "have counselled Oriental— -"Appeal for .everything; ' you'll get it," a remark m. itself likely to cause trouble. Poneke may have been as much to blame as dries, but it. seems that their efforts, if anything, were retaliatory. ■ UNIVERSITY v. ST. JAMES. '■■ This game was played at Polo.No 1, which is the finest wet weather ground' "m the city. It was m magnificent order on Saturday last. The game -was closely contested. Griffiths scored ;a try for St^James, and Beard kicked | two goals for the students, one being- a good effort, just on half way. University's back play was disap T pointing. Time and again when, the taking of a pass meant a ccrtann score, a green back would fumble, and that was the end.of.it. T:aire, was sadly missed; 1 but Ryan was solid at five-,- --' eighths; and got his side put of a!, few! awkward positions. The forwards played solidly, Beard and Bennett being prominent. , . • V; St. James backs must learn to tackle... The work m this department was ludicrous. Crewes and Griffiths, shaped well. The forwards, worked solidly,; and are not "at all a bad, pack. They, followed up well, but . Algy Thomas' would be hioro useful as a back.