FOOTBALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15552, 6 September 1912, Page 6

FOOTBALL

OTAGO v. SOUTH TUAI'KKA. A RUNAWAY VICTORY. (Fnoji Oca Own Cokresposukst.) LA WRENCH. September 5. The match Otago v. South I'napeka was played on Glasgow Turk, Lawrence, I hia afternoon. The weather was line and bright, but there was a fairly strong northeast breeze during the first part of the game. The ground in places was very sloppy, which made it unpleasant for many of the player?. 'Hie weekly half-holiday having been changed for the occasion, there was a large attendance of spectators, Following was -the composition of the tennis :— Otaso.—Torrance. Fortune. Sinclair. Russell, Dougherty, Bathgate, Marks, Williams (captain), Hay, Mowat, Abbott, Brown, Davidson. Duncan, Armour. South Tuapeka — M'Kcieh, Moyle, Patterson. Roughun, Tulbovs, R. .Sutherland, .Mills. T. Shaw, Hlaikioi Corcoran. Tyler, Croiier, Tippett, Boysc, and Sutherland (captain). Tuapeka won the toss, and took advantage of tho wind, playing to the western goal. Play lump m niidfield for a few minutes, and then (Jingo carried it to the South Tuapeka line, where offside p'ny by IJoyse gave Otaso a free kick in u good position. Sinclair took the kick, and placed a goal. Ottitso 3 points. South Tuapeka nil. The kick-olf by Sutherland sent the bull ove;- the Olago line, and a force resulted. A little later Patterson took a Rood in irk opposite the Otago goal, and essayed a drop kick, which failed. Otago continued to press, and Patterson saved by cutting ofT a pass. A good dribbling rush, headed by Corcoran, was spoiled by an Otago player catching him from tho rear. Talboya stopped a dangerouslooking rush by taking a mark near the halfway flag. Patterson took the ball, and drop kicked a coal, making the scores equal. After thi« South Tuapeka played strongly for a time, lxit the perfect com- ■ bination of their opponents was too strong, and in quick succession three tries—nil secured by Russell—from nice passim; rushes were added to the Otago score. Half-time sounded with the scores:

Otago 12 points. South Tuopeka 3 points. Tlio second spell proved a coni|ileto runnway for Otogo. South Tuapcka wore on the defence for the whole time, and no fewer than eight tries and a penaliy goal wero secured against them, iiinking the total score 41 points to 3. The playorc who secured the tries in this spell woro Fortune (3), Russell (2), Armour, mid Batligat;-. I'hcrs were somo fine exhibitions of pnssing on the part of tho Duncdin backs, Bathgato being particularly prominent in setting those going. prom- all the tries obtained by Otago only one goal was kicked.

For South Timpeka, Patterson played the beat liaek game, his sureness in fielding and his strong kicks saving his side time and again. The gamo was an interesting one from the spectator's point of view, and the exhibition of the open passing game given by the visitors will do much to improve tho game in this district. Mr (ieorgo Smith ably controlled tho game. The visitors were entertained by the South Tuoijcku S-ibunion in tho evening.

(PEn United Phess Absociatios.) WANGANUI. September 5. _ Tho Rugby match Touring Taranaki Maoris t. a Wangnimi combination waa played to-day, and ended in a draw, each liide scoring 6 points.

The fourth annual match between the junior officers of tho Dunedin and Christchinch Post and Telegraph Departments was played at llaglcy Park, Uhristohurch, yesterday, when tho Duncdin team won by 12 points to 6. Tries for tho winnors wero scored by Crichtor, Heck, Puterson. and SutJicrlawl, and for tho losers by Goring ami Grecnsladc.

, THE LEAGUE GAME NEW SOUTH WALES PLAYER SUSPENDED.

(Peb Ukited Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, Scptcmbor 5

The Council of the New Zcn!nnd > Rugby Football licagiie decided nl u. meeting llii.i evening to suspend S. Dean, tho Now South Wales player who was ordered oIF hist Saturday for striking a player, for the rest of the tou-r.