FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16502, 1 August 1919, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

TH U.USDAY COMPETITIONS

TUK.APA (H) v. INGLEWOOD (3)

For tli o, football on Thursday afternoon the weather was lino, but u strong southerly wind spoiled the play at V. ostorn Park. wlioro Inglewood met Tukapa iu the senior competition. Iho home team aliacked tv it U the wind, hut were not playing quite so ell veuve a. game as they have dune when on their host form previously. The ingleuood forwards, who are a weighty lot, ami include several very gouu men, played a strong game, which to some extent made tip for very ragged work among the backs. The advantage clearly lay with '1 ukapa throughout the game. The first spell ended wiili _ the scorns; j 'liikapa 8, Inglewood 0. 'I he ionvards were doing good team work, and Kirk pinked up the hall anil crossed the line, tin/try being converted by H. Oliver. A second try was obtained by Hurley, rover. iVken they changed over and had the wind against them j the Tnkapa hacks improved their game, | hut tiie Inglewood men proved difficult ] to pass, though they failed to combine in attack. Allen bustled the Inglewood full-back (G. Miles), who sent a short kick into mid-field, with the. result that Johnson, one oi llie J ukapa forwards, secured and made a good nm before transferring to A. Oliver, who passed to li. Oliver and he scored. 11. Oliver's i kick against the wind was a irille wide' of the mark. Tnkapa continued to' kero Inglewood in their own half, and | from a rush Early made an open in ,r for Boswell, and lie dived o\ei I th c line. The kick again failed. The Miecceding pniy ranged up and down the field, amt was not very event! id. Just on time a penalty against J uKana gave G. Miles an opportunity, and ho kicked accurately, giving Inglewood 3 points against the 14 compiled by their opponents, Mr. T. Petty was referee. STAR (11) v. HIGH SCHOOL (6). Star and High School met in Puke-1 kura Park in a junior competition | match, and the former team secured , victory after a spirited struggle. > at kicked” off and kept the game out ol , their own half for sonic time. 1' rom | scrambling plav near the school line, ■Si scored but Hum failed to coni vert Then the High School backs showed up to rather better advantage I than previously, but their passing lacked finish, and it was evident that. they were feeling the absence ol Biown ! (centre) and Atkinson (w mg forward) i which had necessitated a rc-aiiange-i ment of positions. Star, who had the ! best of it in the forwards and whose I backs were also doing good woil v , ic-| ■ turned, and Cliff scored Burn a kick , t being this time successful. A fnithuj 1 trv was secured by Owen hefoio the , 1 spell ended with the scores: Star b, | : llh-h School 0. On play being resumed , Osborne took a good mark m front of I ! the Star goal, and was successful with Hie kick The teams were now battling I nn more even terms, and it was noticoI able that thc school backs were handi ling the ball with greater confidence. ; The Star tackling was, however, eifiot- ; ivc*: Some time' afterwards Smart se- : cured for High School a try, which Os- j borne failed to convert. The gmc ™- j od with the scores; Star 11. Hiji j S< ln°the Star team Cliff, Lee Casey, | Rurn and Sims showed up most, while j on the school side R. and B. Boon. Harrison Grigg, Whittle. VVyhorn and Os- j borne were the best players. . j Mr. J. Johnson was referee. | NE\V ZEALANDERS IN SOUTH • AFRICA. Bv Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. ; CAPETOWN, July 23. The Mayor entertained the New Zealand football team at luncheon, when they were warmly welcomed.—Aus.Cable A^p ETOW N, July 25. The New Zealanders, in the presence of a record crowd, had a keen and exchin" forward struggle with the town team'’ The match was - drawn, one try , being scored by each—Reuter. THE LEAGUE GAME. AUCKLAND, July 31. Tho New Zealand League team re- : turned bv tho Malna and landed this afternoon". Referring to the Australian lour Air. Oakley (one of the managers) id’that with the exception of tho second Queensland match, the referees had been satisfactory. The reports that Waddell’s leg was broken were not correct. _ Walsh and Lamg arc still incapacitated. Mr Oakley remarked that football in Now South Wales was not up to the previous high standard. In the forward division the New Zealanders prei dominated. Poor goal-kicking was reI spon=ible for two of the New Zealand

losses in the tests. Mr. Oakley added that if the shipping strike permitted a team would leave Sydney to tour Xew Zealand between August 13 and Hi.