FOOTBALL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7310, 20 June 1895, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

[By " Goal Post."]

I hear that Bayly, the crack forward, : will assist Giaborne in its future matches. ; He should prove a great acquisition to the . rep. team. Of the twenty-fiveplayers asked whether they would be able to obtain leave of absence for the Auckland trip, I believe the replies in nearly every instance were favorable. Cole, I hear, will not be able to go. In a critique of the Napier team which flayed against Wellington last Saturday, notice that the ex-Poverty Bay player, Woodward, was described as the best allround forward in the team. A football match was played by the members of the Artillery, Torpedo, and Police who are stationed at the. Uriwera country between teams representing Auckland and Wellington, and resulted in a win for the former by 8 points to 5. The winning fifteen was composed of thirteen members of the Artillery aud Torpedo Corps, Hon. James Carroll, and a surveyor. It was the first game of football the Uriweras. had witnessed, and they thought it " kapai." Charlie Hillaon played another fine game on Saturday, and public opinion seems to favor him for the position of fullback for the reps. His weak point appears to be in stopping rushes, and he is too often apt to kick at a rolling ball. The team that will represent Auckland against Poverty Bay on Saturday, July 20th, will probably be the strongest that has donnad the blue and white colors. Our reps, will need to be an exceedingly good set indeed to stand a chance. The trip, however, should be a really enjoyable one, and those who make the journey | can depend bu a real good time at the ' hands of the Aucklanders. Apart from the trip, a match with such a team as Auckland possesses, will prove of great benefit to this district, and it is only by travelling and visits of outside teams that we can hope to attain a high standard in the Rugby game. • \ n Grafton is leading for the Senior Cup in Auckland, having won all matches iv which they have competed. So far Grafton have had the luck t .> meet the weakest clubs, but next Saturday aud the following week, when they meet Newton and Parnell respectively, they will find much harder nuts to crack. The matches last Saturday resulted in wins for Grafton, Parnell, and Newton, against Ponsonby, Suburbs, and North Shore respectively. Mr Rowland Hill, Secretary of the English Rugby Union, has written to the New Zealand Union, regretting the delay which had occurred with dealiug with the points of law forwarded by the latter Union. Mr Hill stated it was proposed to amend law eleventh, line two, by striking out the word "half." The alteration was already in force in international matches. The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union have decided that the Napier-County match, in which the latter were beaten by 38 points, be played over again, on account of the latter having played sixteen men. Bit rough on Napier ! The Turanganui Club (seniors and juniors) play a combined match on No. 3 ground next Saturday, and as the three fields will be occupied, there will be in all nearly a hundred players engaged. Young Ashdown made a record on Saturday, scoring no less than four tries against Gisborne 11. This player, as I stated a few weeks back, is the makings of a fine back, and the manner in which he played on this occasion proved that he is fast coming to the front. •

WELLINGTON V. HAWKE'S BAY.

The tenth interprovincial match, Wellington v. Hawke's Bay, was played on Saturday last in splendid weather and on » perfect ground. The previous games resulted in seven wins for Wellington and one for Hawke's Bay, and one draw. This match resulted in another win for Wellington by 15 points to 8. The following were the teams : - Wellington : Full-back, Burke j three-quarters, Roberts, Lusk, Galloway ; halves, Bennett, Crawford ; wings, McKenzie, Kelly ; forwards. Stone, Lawlor, Campbell, McAnally, Pringle, Swindley, Johustone. Hawke's Bay : Full, Laws ; three quarters, Bennett, MoFarlane McDonnell; halves, Donnelly, Tutter; wings, Swau, Jago ;. forwards, Geordine, Woodward, Ohier, Toohey, Chadwick, Matheson, Reid. The referee was A. C. Bennett. Napier kicked off with the sun in their faces, and play was at once fast and furious, with dribbling rushes from one end of the field to the other. Half-way through the first spell, when the ball was in the Hawke's Bay's 25, Robtrts took a nice long pass and prettily dropped a beautiful goat ; Wellington 4 points, Hawke's Bay nil. Smart scrum -work and long kicking, giving Wellington the advantage, followed. McDonnell making a nice pass and putting in a good dodgy run through all the Wellington backs, scored at the corner. Tutter failed to increase the score : Wellington, 4 ; Hawke's Bay, 3. In the second spell , Hawke's Bay penned their opponents in their 25 for some considerable time, sharp rallies being now and again witnessed. Well on in the second spell the Wellington backs pub in a magnificent passing rush from Tight to left, then suddenly reversing went left to right, enabling Campbell to score at the corner, but that player failed to improve : Wellington, 7 ; Hawke'a Bay, 3. Soon after, from another passing rush, Lusk got over the line, and Campbell kicked a beautiful goal, 12-3. Wellington now had the locals hemmed in on the defence, and some more grand passing was witnessed. The visiting forwards were not to be denied, and Kelly scored near the posts, but no goal was kicked ; Wellington, 15 : Hawke's Bay, 3. Upon resuming, Hawke's Bay were placed on the defensive for some time, but their forwards finally broke away with a lightning rush, and eluded the opposing backs, who were too close up, Jago was enabled to score right behind the goal posts. Laws kicked a fine goal : Wellington, 15 ; Hawke's Bay, 8. Wellington got over the line twice after this, but were called back each time, and the game ended with the ball in local territory.

TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.

Rovers v. Wanderers 1 1. — Rovers : Full-back, Charles ; three-quarters, Gray, File, J. Haisman ; balves, McCabe, Houlden ; wings, Brewer, Jeune ; forwards, C. Smith, Campbell, Davis, A. Webb, Roderick, R. Wilkinson, Finlayson ; emergencies, Boland, F. Taylor, Andrews. The following are the positions of the teams competing in the Senior and Junior Cups, with the points scored for and against each : —

Senior Cup. Bcore. Club. Played Won Lost For Against Turanganui... 3 3 0 34 J2 Wanderers... 3 2 1 11 12 Gisborne ... 3 1 2 26 21 Te Ruu ... 3 0 3 12 38 Junior Cpiv Wanderers ... '^f 3 0 55 0 Tu»Hijg(tnui... 3 2 1 41 9 Rovera ... 3 12 14 45 Giau>rne ... 3 0 3 0 06