FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12866, 26 May 1905, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

STAR v. INGLEWOOD.

The match Star v. inglcwooU, play* L d oh tin* Raeoeaiuse groavnid o,u Thursday afterooon. resulted in a decisive defeat for tho visiting ccMivbination by 2(> points (one lomvertud arid soiven unooim-M-tocl tries) to 4 points (a potlod goal). Star, with the assist'olnfcc of a t-ervic-.«ablc breeze, tiponeid aggressive tactics from the start, anid within the liivt live n&nutiv* hail uottiMd a try as the result of a good passing rush by 3U-Gec, Abbott, and Pyctfoft, tho latter crossing; the lino in the corner. Stroud failed to c-oiifvert. (3i — 0.) Jnglewood defended well. They steaidily crept over the, half-w-ay bKit were not. permitted to encroach seriously before being driven back. Star then pressed hard and from a scramble after a throw-in McAlpinc smartly shot the ball out to •llcGee. wibo se ait it on to Abbott, aiVd the laiter g- o t over. The umpire's flag was si ill up, howover, and the referee idisall'owed the try. Stokes, shortly afterwards, from the pack, securing the 'ball, struggled o\'er the line. McLean failed with the ktafe. \6t-0-) Ingtewood then rallied, anxlfforccd Star back to their lino but the latter got relief from a free kick, and attacking *in turn, a foi-ce down resulted. From tho kick in Star renewed the attack, and Abbott, racing- rdund the pa<&, outdistanced his pursuers and -placed the ball behind the posts. . luvell was "unsuccessful with the easy tkicjk.- (S— o.) Star allowed their opponents lio kffiavter aad were imonediately on the attack once again. They were hold ' at bay for a while, but another passing run between AEcGee, Atyhott. a'nlcl McLean saw the last-nattned just Kfcramble over the line. Ryan took thelkidk which was not converted. The »nell erfde.d— Star ... X,\: 12 ' 'luglewood „.» 0 The wind droppdi slig-htly with the opening- of tho.,socoiid half. Stars at onc-e rushed V a y " lto 1C 'visitors' quaitors. A passing r.un iv whicihiMcGee. Abbott-;* -artd Pycrort particiipatexl, took place, bait the latter failed to take a pass 'cleanly, •jiust when a try seemed inefritaible. 'Jfasglewaoid then pfus*he<i."ibcir opjibiidnts baxik to the half Jsag/:but only; tem^soparily. dtcGee passed to A'bfeatt, who got in his best ' rim of the day, gjallojprag igiht throug-h ' his opponents aud |3"uoßing ; ; down wifchomt otpposition. Miiophy had the kitfk but did "niot improve on the try. (15—0.) It was now dvidcmt the visitors were hopelessly worsted. 'Anotiher passing ilun by Stai-s, in which the ball was battkUed by Ladner, McGee, McLean, an(d Abbott ended in the last-named registering his third try. Ladner comtverted. (20—0.) Further play, and Abbott repeated the dose, otn this Oceanian the ball passing through the han/ds of Ladner, McGee, Abbott, Pycroft, bade to 3lcGec and Ab^bjott, who d'awhad through. Bullocik failed with the kiok. (23M).) Nothing of note occurred for a while till Abfof->tt aigain li|r,dko away, racing from ceJitrc clean throttvgh In-g-lewood's badks, placing the fifth try j to his credit. The try was not con- ' verted, P.ulforU failing with the easy kick. The remainder of tho game was fought out chiefly in neutral torri-toi-y. During an attack by Inglewood Sutherland ' (f ull-baok) got the ball anxl laridod a neat goal just on call of time. ~" Blr G. Griffiths was in charge of the match. Ladner received an injury io his knee and had to retire towards thei enfd. Amongst Star backs Abbott, McGee and Ladner played conspicuous-* \y, amd in the vairgjuard Ryan, KLvell, Stokes, and HlcAlpine were the m6st prominent. The admirable passing by fehe trio, and the excellent forward play by those mention ad, sxipportod by others, were features of the maich. Lawson, Spearman, and Do Launay were, the pick, of the losers' bade division, the principal point of their play being tiie fclean way in which they caug-hfe {he t|all. The forwards lacked' concerted mojvoment and failed to follow up. I FIRST GRADE. STRATFORD V. TtfKAPA. The blue and whites journeyed to= Stratford on Thursday and sustained, a decisive defeat by IS points to 6. •Stratford's score consisted of tliroe tries (one converted), a penalty goal,* and a goal from ' a mark, while Tukapa got two penalty goals (.kicked by; •Hardgrcavp«). Jn t/ho first half, with' the wind Tukapa shaped fairly well, but in the second they wcro outclass- j od, the black and reds putting up '■, three tries. Stratford forwards woi>; fh«» game, though in saying this we! do not Forget that 'much crexlil must 1 also be given to the back's. w ho «lmp-j ed excellently. Wilson, Masters au«JJ Os borne scored tlie tries for thci

winners. A more detailed report Is crowded out of tills issue. SECOND GftAfDE MATURES. Clifton v. Tukapo met at "iVaitai'a, the former coming out of tho ordeal victors ! by Jl' points to 5. Till well on in the game" Tiikapa '-was', leading' by 5 to 3. but Clifton battled.' determinedly, aiid put "on S points against their opponents. ' Star v. Inglewood played' at tnglexvood, a drawn game, 3 points each, j'vsnliinjr. The visitors were not t up to t.hcir faill .strength. TIIIRD-GttAD B AL\TOriES. Siar 1* v. Stratford result i^d hi a drawn game, an unconverted try being- obtained by oath side. ' - Star" A beat Tu'kupa on the lieereation Ground by 1(> points to 5^ r THE TEAM FOR .BRITAIN. Per, Presp- Association. Wellington, May 20. The !N\Z. Rughy Union has decided not to send a second manager with the team. The team to tour England will be finally chosen on June 3rd, after the North v. South Island match is concluded.