Football

Southland Times, Issue 19102, 20 July 1903, Page 2

Football

"" NEW ZEALAND 12 ; I^B^ v 0;

Per Unit«d Press Association. ; By . isSlectrie... Telegf.apK-..Copyright.

, SVIWBY, July IS: . R«eoiv€d 18th; ir.aa. p.m. ■ :^ Eully thirty Thdusarid y riticlumne -Lord Tennyson and .-;.(iovernor Hajivsow witnessed tb» trial." of strength' between the N.Z. -and -New. South r Wales footballers;^ No..alterutioH9 wereiaad© in the teeias.*-" From: start to finish- the< local; men. : wer(T' outclassed ;at:<jverx point: l^A regrettable incident Qccurr^^^ the close r bf thfe gaine^wlieh" «v aiterca-tion-^eween' t;odke * V'and some v' 61 -'the local teani ended in Cbbke'toeihg: orldered oU -..the .ground : by Pauling, >:the ~ referee. In -;the 4irst - half. r some u^ipleasautnee.s arpsa over a stcugg{e« lietwe^iu McMiim «nd .Judd, the bait ueiuß but of play at the time " *

New Soiith VVVftlos..:, kicked" -off, : and Asher, by a flne.-.r|i'ii|nt/'-Beflt-"''plfty.-"iato- : '' N.S.W's 25, but a iree. kick to tie local men. returned play, tb thoc«atee. New v Zealand then took the aggressive, and a fin© pit or passing betweeii Kiernan, •Duncan , R. ilcGregor and. Wood res al ted . : The latter handed the ball .back to .McGregor, who passed-iit-. on" to Asher, enabling the.speedy to put up the lirst ucoro within five minutes of the .start; Wallace wdaeiitrußtM with the > - kick at jjOal, "bwt his. eOort .^as lutile. New Zealdndhad --". N^aVJi^iifeiabusly' on the defensive, the >tbcal piayii*s%with;out iiuuch. . combination, and famblisig /frequently wh^n the advantage «%^ !:th£)!i:.* : '?r Occasional .penalty L Kicks, produced -by> New. Zealandors^^ 'in tbeir ieager^nesa ii^rujjiiin^^rourid, the; scrams; relieved; the tension: :oh vJi.SrW., l>Ut *:'■" piece of ott-sid^ play Lori the part d£ the W'elflhnien "gave - Wood. right in front of tne -goal. His effort, -however, wa» a feeble one; and- the ].oca.l men got; a fin.c; rush on, but- McGregor'- saved' the situation with atiniely line shot. Theu* Long removed \ the scene oK operations to . N.S. ft's. 25y - where c K.ierjianif got posses--sion qt -the ;baU and jJaMod tit along to It".' McGregox'^ ;who . daehed ovef the line, Wallace was apfjiin entrusted - with the shot . at goal , but-f aikf i; though BT6 : niude d fine kick, the i - bail: ~cdnnm\ing^j?a~ the outside of. the poat> Ori r resuming, the New Zeaianders .soon invaded N.S.-W'a. territqiy. ; > Th« visitors got fposSesSldn from a 'line out. mid ; all the liafiks fig^ ured iv- a. passing rush-^clbse^ up :ip ' tho local - goal" liije; where Whit^ ' 'tacfiled 'dhd sscured Asher oh' the, cbrSer;^ both lall-' iiig over jho iinc. ■•''3V. V 'fivfe^-Vykrd serujn was formed, aad hoi'e ; Cooka playea.vith whajt appeared to be uuneCossaiy: roughness. '•;. jQryr&vd rush' tiy . the visitdra^^S.was-; "^stopped ; by ■'■; Burden; -. -tut ; Manning 1 .■^theV- :^;{S'.W>;^-si"ipper)v:'jcot-.- ott-"'" ' sidej tvnd -New-. Zealand was, ,a-\vaydedv a penalty.^^:kick,' Ironi -w^ch '.^alfeift? Scored ;> ther uia jor;f pbihtai..; Jusfc before toe Srst ; spell concluded .the were ' penalised mv quickr^ successioii ior. otl-side play aud iibt-.giying'-teii- yards, I>ut : no poin ts Avere -.scored : ' frony theriJ. Play was- then removed U-to neutral ground; but- ; .:only,. ;^ -J9 r - a tlihej Duacan, -gaining Ppß3c6Bjon} handing the leather to Cooke, t»|ho, was brought down by Maund. The ; visitors were . jv6<^ headed, Sand . >.t?»e team, playing:' splendidly as a whole" body, ; pres&wl the'- Wel^hinea^ again" and. again ; ana toisave "themselves the local cap--taii) was compelled tq force. A .mighty ; rkicsk; by/ John^JOn- irahsferred play'io New" Zealand's" 2s, but the 'back division ;saved "jaicely . Ashet, >a3- puce .. nipre beginning to Mook daißgerous, y?ii^ii : ; White < threw him out, and t<he first spell ended with the ' New Zealanders U points to thelf opponent Tiit." ;,. \ - After -the -half-tinie spell McMinn was - cautioned by .the Teferee for his. treatment of Judd. ' ■':;■.. •

•.-'. The second hulf saw a better gamo, the : local men ..' playing ;tog6ther better, and from aline out rush, in which Joyce and, Burden .were prominent,: car-^ rie4 ■- the.'.'-, play, down ■ to New . Zealand's line. the visitors -being compelled to force'dowu time after tjune.. The Welsh-' uiien cbarg<kb in>New- Zealojid's tOJTitoiy, l but Wallace never blundered and nullified their 7 efforts every i time. From .'a acrum, which ended ih a '/decent piece bl passing, . Fuller got the-''bval' aud had a shot at goal, but... failed > Jfew Zealand " forcing. White was? playing . a fine' giune on the local :side,. and oh, several occasions brillirtjitlyH Jdiled good rushes. Ih which': Bimcan, ; Wood and ;»te?ier were prominent. ,. Asher ' indeed seemed to "be fa rubber man from the; way he sinuously threaded -: through, his opponents. V From a mark secured, by H: McGt'egdr ! .-WTaliace . failed • to\' increase tl-e score. >Then Kiernaii got the ball'vin New ZeaTaud's' 25, passocl to li. v MqGrejjor, Tvho eluded -White ami" imssed, to Asher, who Jiis hurdle" business ; in endeavouring, to evade Maund, hot \hs lutter .pulled him viauhtetl* New /Zealand returned tb the attaclc. an>l iinm«diatfily Wood "made an opemhtr, from which he himself could have cosily fcor6dV hut., seeing It:' : McGregor in 1 close iProxlmity, generously passed '..;>b Mm,. |'ftnd v .; 1 -tliß/:^tteJr.^«cot^^'-..'.Walla'ce^kicJs'ci«l 'froni an awkward- angle, ivhd Yuiled ;to conyort. After the .. k.\cfc-ofp Johnston made a creditable^"ishpt q,ti gwl, .- the leather just falling under 'the^bar. I'he local men returned ;to , the attack, viid were gradually pressing the visitors Lack until Asher relievedrbyV a -Splendid bilk „ down the line. Kiernan was next prominent iii a great fush; which '■. ended* in a.h : exhibition of strength, N.S.W. topbaging to get possession and, headed by O .Dqnriell , Mbfi: and White, removed the scene of: play right up to the: : New Zea-: land lin<» where AVood got hid kicK in and- saved. .Agaiii the ball- coiue :tnto New Zealand'?: i! 5, but a free kick ; lor handling awarded against their chance \ of scoring. - , A littla later Manning had a shot ax-Vgoal off a niark, ; but Jailed. The same nlayer »\.few jninutes later looked like scoring, but overran tho ball, and play worsed hack to the Welshnieiv's 25. : Here Cbbke .was oixlereU sfrOin the field, as - previously', mentioned. ' Np-siUe t." was saun'ieU without adcUhg to, "the score, tho New Z£&loj>ders thus bpen'ing their tour vitb a win toy 12 points to .nil. ■•:">:'