ASSOCIATION. KAITANGATA V. WAKARI.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11798, 30 July 1900, Page 8

ASSOCIATION. KAITANGATA V. WAKARI.

The above match took place on the Asylum ground before a goodly number of spec-tutors. The ground was not in very good condition, but a very interesting game was witnessed. Kaitangata, (green) kicked off, and V/akari (white) were put on. the defensive, but good kicking by Wilson and Morrison relieved the pressure. For the next few minutes the Greens' backs had their hands full defending their goal. A good rush, headed by Oliver., brought the leather well into the Wakari territory, where Burns had a shot from a difficult angle, the ball going wide. From tho kick but tho Wakari started a rush, but were stopped by Brown before getting dangerous. After this the Greens seemed to tire, and let the Wakari have all their own way. The ball wont out to M'Laren, who' dribbled well up tho right wing and then transferred to D. M'AliUau. the latter beating the Greens' goalkeeper. Two more goals followed in quick succession, D. M'Millan and M'Laren being responsible for them. Half-time was sounded shortly afterward,?, leaving Wakari with three goals to the good. The Kaitangata started well in the second spell, Burns, on the right wing, putting in some good work. From a good passing rush, in which all the Kaitangata forwards took part, Lothian was called upon twice in quick succession to save, which he did in good style. The Whites now had a look in, and quickly added two more gi.ala to their score, D. M'Millan and M'Laron being responsible for ths addition. . From this till call of time the visitors had slightly the best of the game, but no further score resulted, and a most enjoyable game ended: Wakari ... 5 goals. Kaitangata ... Nil.

Tbial Match.

The first trial match this Reason under the auspices of the Otago. Football Association was played on the Asylum -ground" on Saturday. Tho ground was very muddy in parts, but a really good game was witnessed by a fair number of spectators. The Colours had slightly the best of it in the first spell, but the Blues held their own" in the. second. The Colours won the toss, and M'Donald kicked off for the Blues. After an interchange of kicking between the backs, Chad wick and Sligo (Colours) came with a rush up the left wing, and the former 'kicking hard across to Irvine, that player essayed a shot, which Murray saved. Brown and Smellie, on the Blues' right, then got well away, but Hiddlcston saved with a good kick, and his forwards took the ball right'up to tho Blues' goal, where Murray, after splendidly saving a'couple of shots from. Irvine and M'Whanr.ell, was beaten by a beauty from Chadwick. From the kickoff Paton and Morrison, on the Blues' left

wing,' got on a rush, but Rowe kicked we:

down tho field to Chadwick and Cowan, who attacked the Blues' line, again. Wyatt saved with la, magnificent kick,. which was returned by Dobson, and Irvine gettingl possession, sent it under the bar. M'ponald, in kicking ofF, gave the ball to Smellic, who transferred to Brown, and the last-named, after taking it right up the wins, shot across to Paton. The latter gave a. good pass toMorrison, who took full advantage of it, and lauded the first goal for the Blues. The ' Colours' forwards'

were soon in front of the Blues' goal again, but Lang and Dodd relieved brilliantly. In the second spell ' the goal-keepers were changed, Lothian taking charge of the Blues' goal, and Murray that of the.Colours'. From Cowan's kick-off the Colours' forwards attacked the Blues' goal, where Lothian had to concede a corner. J. Nagle sent in a.beauty, which Chadwick attempted to head through, but the ball went over the bar. From, the kick out the Blues' forwards rushed the ball to

the Colours' goal, where Morrison sent in a shot which Murray fisted out; but S. Brown rushed it through. The Colours' forwards livened up, and made things warm in front of the Blues' goal, but Lothian cleared his goal.in brilliant style. Another good rush of the Colours, headed by- M'Whannell and Cowan, gave the latter a fair chance, which, however, he did not accept,, and Wyatt sent the ball well down to his own forwards. M'Donald and Patou, getting possession, made for' the goal, but Murray saved1 twice in succession, only, however, to let Morrison pass across to Brown, who landed the third goal for the Blues. Cowan's kick-off let Chadwick and Sligo well up the left wing.l The ball was sent across to M'Wbannell and Irvine, on the'right, and carried up tothe goal. From a scramble the ball was popped through, making the score oven—three goals each. There was no further score, although both sides made determined efforts. Every man on the ground had plenty of work to do, and each one did it well. The goal-keepers, Lothian and Murray, both played well, • their kicking being especially worthy of mention. A. Dobson, centre half for Colours, was certainly the best back on the ground. He made no mistakes, and fed his forwards to perfection. The Colours-full backs, Rowe and Hiddleston, both played really well, their kicking being first-class. The forwards were a very even lot, although Chadwick shone out conspicuously all through as the best forward on the ground. Wyatt and Lang, the Blues' backs, did some splendid kicking, and neither made any serious mistake. R. Nagle, centre half for the Blues, played his usual solid and reliable' game, and was ably assisted by H. Morrison and Dodd.. J. Nagle, right half for the Colours, will, with a little more experience, probably rank amongst the best of the half-backs here. He played a-remarkably good game for such a young-player,, and was the means of stopping more than one dangerous rush of the Blues' forwards.-' P. M'Mil-

Lan, left.half for the Colours, had the Blues' right wing in trouble during the whole game. He has excellent comniand of the ball, and

knows just exactly where Id,place/it to the best advantage. His performance on Saturday, considering that he played centre forward for.Wak'ari in the match with Kaitaugata immediately before the trial'match, will be hard to beat. .

The Kaitangata Second, met the Mornington Second at Montecillo, and were beaten by 8 goals to nil. The visitors -played a hard game, the backs especially doing good work, and they proved that if they had more opportunities for practice they would develop into a very hard team to beat. The Mornington all played a good game; the forwards were in good form for scoring, and nearly everj--one got a goal to his credit. . Their team was not exactly a junior one, as • several senior men had to fill up gaps owing to: the.inability of some of the players to attend at such.an early hour.

NOTES ON THE PLAY.

Thoso who attended the Caledonian ground on Saturday afternoon, were treated to a very interesting game, and there. was scarcely a dull moment throughout. The 'Pirates had a»good deal tlie best of the first spell, but in the second half the play was. more even. The kicking on both sides was very good at limes, but was also very poor on some occasions. The Union backs indulged iv more passing than did their opponents, but the ball rarely reached the wing, three-quarters, Walker being noticeably weak in taking- the leather. The forwards on both Hides played a hard game from start to finish, and gave a very good exposition •of the game. Honours were about even in scrum work, but in loose play the Pirates were 'superior. The tackling on both sides was also very good. Adams, played' his usual safe game at full back for the Maroons. White was the. beet of the three-quarters, and rendered yeoman service to his side, his play all round being I of a. high order. Walker was very, weak at taking the ball, but otherwise his play was good. Bennett did not have p, great deal to' do, but played a safe game, Dulhie, Munro, and Armstrong all played really well, putting in any amount of useful work. The forwards, in which division Thomson played for the first time, in place of ,Ritchie, who was absent, were all in good form, nnd played well throughout, but more particularly in the second spell. There was very little to choose between them, but Beadle, Gnw, Gilclirii-t, and Rowlatt appeared to ho. about the best. Fairclous'h,' the- Pirates' full^ back, who made hia first appearance in senior football on Saturday; gave a very creditable display, and was quite safe in the position. Denny, who was of immense service to his side, was the best of the throequarter.". Among the halves1 Sutton and Hiislop showed up to the best advantage, t)<e laltor's kicking being a strong feature of his i>lay. The play of the- Pirate.?' forwards does not call for much notice. They are generally acknowledged to be the best in Dunedin, and. their 'reputation did not suffer any by their display on Saturday. Kurt was undoubtedly'the best forward on the ground, and Gordon was about the best of the rest. Mr A. Downea had control of tl<e game, orid his decisions mot with complete satisfaction.

The match between Dunedin and Kaikorai resulted, as was generally -exnected. in a victory for tho latter. The first snell was ri(':er tnme, but matters liveno.rl i.fo a bit afterwards. On the Enikorai side Williu-n-X"i» put in pimp niop jinky runs, and Sinclair slopped a lot of rushes. Duncan was

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lin very good form, and rendered his side great service. Spiers and Portenus were the pick of the forwards, each of whom did good work. One of the principal features of the play on the Duncdin side was the splendid kicking of M'Kay, and the good foot work of the rest of the backs, amongst whom Mackenzie and Braaft" were prominent. The forwards were a very even lot, and played a thoroughly good game. Both teams gave some fair exhibitions of passing. The play in the Alhamhra-Southcri) match was very fast. Southern forwards were good in the loose, hut suffered somewhat in the scrums, the Alhambra generally securing the ball. La.wry, Willett, Olson, and Allen wevo the most prominent in the Southern team; while for Alhambra, Slephenson, Wallace, and Bennet (backs), Hobson, M'Kowen, and Mitchell (forwards) seemed to be the best. Air J. West controlled the game in a satisfactory manner.

The Kaitaugata Association team are a good set of players, and with more practice would probably be able to hold their own with most of the Duncdin teams. For the visitors, Broivn and Middlemiss (backs) played magnificently, and will have to be reckoned with when the team is chosen for the northern tour. Burns and Oliver were the most conspicuous of the forward division, although all played a hard game. The home team showed good form, Ijothian, Wilson, Sparrow, and Morrison being the pick of the backs, while M'Laren and D. M'Millan (who played brilliantly throughout) were prominent in the forward ranks. Mr T. G. Scoular made a very efficient referee. The Kaitangata team were entertained at the Coffee Palace, and left again by-the 4.20 p.m. train.

SCHOOL FOOTBALL,

There was quite a considerable attendance of spectators at Bishopscourt on Saturday morning to witness the match for the Schools trophy between the Christian Brothers' School (cam and that of the Boys' High School. Great interest- was evinced in the contest, as the result practically decided which club would have the honour of being premiers in the competition held under the auspices of the Schools' Football Association. The match was very keenly contested, and terminated in a draw, each side scoring 8 points, though towards the close of the game the High School had much tho best of the game, and almost scored on two or three occasions. Collins, who is a fast and strong runner, scored two tries for the Christian Brothers' School, and O'Sullivan converted one of them. Bathgate did all the scoring for the High School, securing two tries and converting one of them. The host players on the Christian "Brothers' side were Collins, Sham, Q'Leary (backs), and Delargy, Skinner, O'Sullivan, and Pound (forwards); while for the High School Duncan, Bathgato, R. Paterson, H. and G. Thomson (backs), Brent, Fletcher, and Scott (forwards) were the .pick. Mr W. Gibson controlled the game impartial^. The records of these two schools for tho season are: Christian Brothers' School—Played 10 matches, won 9, lost 0, drawn 1, points for 247, against 11. High School—Played 10 matches, won 8, lost 0, drawn_ 2, points for, 339, against 17. The Christian Brothers' School have thus a lead of one point for the -trophy, and are not likely to be displaced, as there are only two more matches to be played, the results of which are foregone conclusions.