FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 20, 24 June 1913, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME » NEW SOUTH WALES v. THE MAORIS. . 1 By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, f Sj'dney, June 23. j There were three thousand spectators at ; the Maori match. The ground was very { heavy. Winiata replaced Paki at full ' ( backj and Rukingi replaced Pakakura at ( three quarter. Blake replaced Rukingi ( at five-eighths, and Takarangi replaced , Jacobs forward. The New South Wales ( team was: Full back, Cooney; three- : quarters, Suttor, Dwyer, Wogan, Carr; ; halves, Tusker and Woods; forwards, J Watson, Tremain, George Fahey, Wal- ' lach, Walters, Hughes, and Heath. . In the first spell Suttor scored a try fer ; New South Wales, and Cooney dropped ; a goal from the field. At half time the : score was: New South Wales 7, Maoris nil. In the second spell, George, Suttor, and Carr scored for New South Wales, and Wood scored for the Maoris and converted the try. Final score: New South Wales 16, Maoris 5. OUTSIDE MATCHES. Per Press Association. InvercaTgill, Tune 22, The senior Rugby matches on Saturday resulted:—Athletic 6, Wincon 3; , Invercargill 3, Waikiwi 0; Star 19, Southern 0. Christchurch, June 22. The senior championships, resulted:— Albion ,6, v. Christchurch iml; Canterbury College 11, v. Marist Bros 5; Sydenham 9, v. Merivale 8; Old Boys 6, v. Linwood 5. Dunedin, June 22. Rain set in shortly after 1 p.m., and continued for the greater part of the afternoon, making the football grounds heavy and greasy. rJihgari-R'.eiimond 9 points beat Kaikorai 8 points, irivMsity 6, beat Port Chalmers S, Alhcmbra 9, beat Union 3; Pirates 9, beat Dunedin 3. TARANAKI v. WELLINGTON. The following are the teams for the big match at Hawera to-morrow between Taranaki and Wellington, both being representative of their respective Unions, and a real good battle for supremacy should result:— Wellington.—Full back, A. Evcnson; three-quarters, E. Ryan, F. Mitchinson, and H. Morris; five-eighths, J. McKenzie, and J. Tilyard; half, E. Roberts; forwards, A. Hills, Francis, Paton. D. Sullivan, A. Wilson, Miller, W. Ryan and Cunningham. Taranaki.—Full back, Stohr; threequarters, Loveridge, McLeod, and Rob- . erts; five-eighths, Cade and Cameron; half-back, Brown; , wing-forward, Taylor; forwards, Cane, Dewar, ; Tamu, Kissick, Hawkins, Whittington, and Ryan. Emergencies: Backs, Hill and Bertrand; Forwards, Ward and Jim Kissick. Mr. A. Neilson, of Rahotu, a wellknown South Taranaki referee will control the game, Mr. Bassett, of Wanganui, being unable to make the trip. INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCH. t , The Wanganui Collegiate School-Te > Aute College match attracted twelve thousand spectators at Palmerston on Wednesday last. The game was fast and every moment filled with exciting incidents. Te Aute were favorites, and the row kicked up by the reds' ten thousand barrackers Was almost j deafening. "Te-ow-tee!" was the cry, and every "Tee" was accompanied by a thunderous stamp which sounded iike a million elephants falling downstairs. The blues • quickly got to work, and, from a brilliant six-man passing rush they scored on the corner after two minutes' play. Five minutes later Te Aute equalised ,_ matters, and almost immediately repeated the dose. %&f play sa-w the ball going up the field, and Wanganui scored dSTapnverted. The reds swept down fiiljtoly and were almost over, but the (fee centre-three-quarter intercepted, and*, outpacing the Maoris in the race from goal to goal, scored between the posts. The first spell ended: Wanganui 13, Te Aute 6. With seven minutes gone in the second spell, Te Aute scored, and the game became faster than ever. Wanganui let loose brilliant rushes, but the attackers were hauled down, and not until another five minutes had been ticked off did the blue break through. Then they went mad, and in three minutes rattled on three tries and two goals—Wanganui r 29, Te Aute 9. But the Maoris were . not done with, and they played up gamely. In the concluding stages they scored twice and converted both tries, the final scores reading—Wanganui 29. Te Aute 19. It was a great game, not up to last year's as regards combination, perhaps, but remarkable for individual 1 brilliancy. Cowper and the Fijian lad. Lnla. are great three-quarters and would improve the Wanganui rep. team considerably if their services were available. Potaka played a fine game for Te Aute, but the nippiness of the Maoris' rearguard was spoilt by wild .passing. The line-kicking of both sides was fine, but place-kicking was only fair. The curtain-raiser between juniors from both - colleges was a good exhibition, and ended in a draw—6 all.—Own correspondent. Tukapa First Juniors to pUv Stratford Juniors on Thursdav at the Western Park at 1.30 will bo chosen from the following:—West, Morer, Lovell, Nelson, Smith, Walsh, Jury, Harding, Spence, Davis, Loveridge, Jones, Healy, Warn, Piru, ,Lister, Drinkwater, Carl- ! son. THE LEAGUE GAME NEW SOUTH WALES DEFEATS NEW ZEALAND. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Roceived 23, 8.55 p.m. „. ' Sydney, June 23. J lljere was a muddy ground, but an excellent fast same between New Zea- I land and New South Wa'es. Twenty-five thousand attended, including Sir Gerald Strickland, this beinc, the first occasion of vice-regal patronage for a League game. For New Zealand, Rolen replaced I Duvall at full back, the latter renin.- I ing Proebstel at three-quarter. For New South Wales, McCuo replaced Cum- I mms at forward. The game was ,i noT able improvement on the New South Wales teams' play compared with'that of Saturday. New Zealand's defeat was due to this rather that to deterioration

in their own play. Now South Wales hooked the ball from the serum c-ftener than on Saturday, which enabled the backs to become more dangerous. The New' South Wales attack was altogether too strong, while their defence was also extremely solid, and the backs handled the ball very cleverly and showed great pace considering the condition of the ground. The forwards were very evenly matched. Messenger's goal-kick-ing proved an immense help to New South Wales. New Zealand's score in the first spell comprised a penalty goal and a try scored by Cann. At half time the score was: New South Wales 11, New Zealand 5. New Zealand's only score in the second spell was a try by Kelly, which Bradley converted. New South Wales, playing with much dash, scored five tries (Frawley, Cann, Deane, Broomham and Courtenay) of which Messenger converted three and also kicked a penalty goal. The final scores are: New South Wales 34, New Zealand 10.