HAWKE'S BAY v. MANAWATU.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13271, 17 September 1906, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY v. MANAWATU.

;'" l \ '. : ■ ; Napier, Sept. 15. . The nxatch '/M-anawa'tu v. Hawse's Bay was playeiLoai Sntiirday' after- , amqii^". Tlie weather , was irae; V*ut a istrpoapr wind was blowinr. In the fiist spell Hawke's Bay attacked strongly, and by' g-odd pa'ssingf rushes repeatedly" beat -the opposing side, four tries being, scored, none of which were converted. In. the second spell Mawawatu livened up. mi-as a result of a ffood passing bout, in. whioh Skelley, Ongley and Stalker were prdriraiCT^,. "uhey jrained a Iry. '-Hie Hawke's Bay attack; 'however, was almost as strong as in the- first spell, aoio 5 to-war'ds the end of the second half fftay had Alanawatu on the defensive almost centra - - ously. The local forwards wore much faster and cleverer than the visito-rs, while the back divisions of Txrtsh. sides were safe and clever. Simi^h Bailey, Munro, and Glasgow scored for the local, team, and Skelley for the visitors. . " There seems tq.be nearly as much uncertainty about f ootball as cricket. This, year Otago beat/ .Taranaki^ Southland; beat (Hago, and' 3?aranaki beat, Southland. ' Taranki ran over Manawatu, Mdnawatu ' was , also defeated by Wellington, Wanganui, and Hawse's' Bay, and ..then vanquished Otago, whioh in turn extinguished Wellington. Auckland is the only team which has gone through without defeat. Taranald played nine matches and won six— 'a'gainstf -Wangamid (2), Canterbury, South Canterbury, Manawatu, and Southland. In a few ■"pm nters " on the recent tour of the Southland team it is stated that the "All Blacks" backs throughout the colony -have developed a great fondness for the ball, Roberts and Deans showing particular selfishness in this respect; that- as a scoring man the Aucfeland&r, George Smith, is not in it with H. I>~ Thomson, of Wellington; that' Dufty, the Auckland goal-kicker, always has the ball placed straight on end.