TARANAKI RUGBY HISTORY

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1934, Page 9

TARANAKI RUGBY HISTORY

NOTABLE PLAYERS RECALLED.

Notable players in Taranaki Rugby history were recalled by the Auckland Star on the bccasion'of the AucklandTaranaki match. It said: — Taranaki first visited Auckland in 1887 and won by a try (scored by J. H. Hempton, New Zealand’s greatest sprinter) to nil. . Other familiar names to oldtimers were those of Alf. Bayly (New Zealand captain in 1893) and Stohr (father of the famous 20th. century goal-kicker). Mr. J. Arneil, now president of the Auckland Union, was defending captain. Alby Braund, who later succeeded him as skipper, was down in' the programme as “centre” half, and brother “Jimmy” was fullback. - 1 Down the corridors of time come echoing the footsteps of cither majestic Taranaki Rugby figures, among them: “Ally” and Hughie Good, Walter Bayly and J.. Lambie, four New Zealand reps.; who figured in the 1889 and 1890 matches; “Skinny” Humphries, a clever half, who appeared in 1893 and represented the Dominion as late as 1903; “Snip” Allen, another All Black, who was one of this country’s best inside backs in those days; and in 1894 our own R. B. Lusk (now racing judge), played for Taranaki, although he had fielded against that province as full-back for Auckland in 1889; B. O’Dcwda and W. Watson appeared in 1895—they were destined to be New Zealand rep. forwards; H. Mills, an international wing-forward, showed up in 1896; Phil Jacobs, another All Black (1901), played wing three-quarter in 1898, in which year “Jimmy” Hunter arrived, to be followed by his equally famous and popular partner, Simon Mynott, in 1900. - Twentieth century giants were: Dr. E. F. Fookes (father of S. and K. and H. F. who played five-eighths against the 1934 All Blacks a fortnight ago), Frank Glasgow, “Bill” Glenn, “Shaver” Hardgrave, J. J. O’Sullivan, O. Young, H. L. Abbott, J. D. Colman, Don Cameron, “Dick” Whittington, E. Dive. H. Tama (great on the line-out), “Mick” Cain, Jack Stohr, Charlie Brown, Reg. Taylor and “Norky” Dewar (both were killed in the war), “Dick” Roberts, Jack Kissick and Loveridge. After the war best remembered names, are: Ji. Masters, P. H. Hickey, Kingston (although New Zealand’s 1921 plucky little full-back first played for Auckland against Bay of Plenty in 1920), “Dick” Fogarty (1921 All Black, who later joined College Rifles and rendered yeoman service to Auckland in 1923-24, Alfie„ West (one of the greatest in our history). Handley Brown, “Gus’ Hart, Davy Johnston, A. L. Kivell, J. Walter, Arthur Collins, R. Watson, H. F. McLean (one of New Zealand’s greatest loose forwards, now playing for Auckland),. Kissick, Ray Clarke and Rutherford (a promising centre whose career was cut short by ill-health last year).