FOOTBALL

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13277, 4 May 1907, Page 7

FOOTBALL

(By Goal Post.)

Thursday saw the start of the competitions in : South Canterbury. Pirates I. beat llriiaru I] by 5 points to 3. Temuka I. b:at S:ar I. by 12 points to 3. '1 h_- Temuka club had a record on/Thursday, when they won all their three matches. —seniors, juniors, and president's. Geraldine pr-t in a very heavy team against Star 11. and won by 8 to nil. Celtic registered their first -win as-jun-iors, beating Pleasant Point juniors by 3 to nil . ' / Zingari beat Waimate, who only played eleven, men, by 19 points to nil. Timaru thirds also had a win heating Star 111. The match between Pirates I. and Timaru I. drew a large crowd at the Athletic; grounds. The game was all in Timaru's favour during the first half and of Piratec, in the second half. Arscott and Burns played well in the back line for Timaru and easily justified their inclusion in the team. Smitji also played well and was always on the ball; V. Scott, who played three-quarter v for Timaru. put in rome good work. At orie part of tfi2 game the crowd howled out at him, suspecting .some unfair work when a man was - down. EolderreL's arid Darcy both played well. I noticed that b.oth, team& clrr.g to the' ball when collared. Il.ferccs "<Ji,ould _-enforce the penalty for- t-hir, as it- is the cause of nearly all. tli?. accidents..? There is -no question that the back- play was interesting on Thursday. The ball was kept - travelling between :no fewer than five men, and the crowd were not slow in applauding the players. ; ; - Carlton, Maben,' Rodgers ,Waldii; . and Fitzgerald all played well for vPiraters among tho forwards.; Jack Spi}lane played a'great game. .His kickingand tackling were. very. good.. Black took the ball very neatly and never onoo. missed.- Davey -.one of the best men on the ground. His kicking was gooS and ho saved his &ide oh many occasions: . Altogether the game of the 'best. exhibitions. of tootball ' given by local teams,. and though Timaru were beaten tfey' have' no peed to be disheartened,, -for.; their play was very preity at timcs, and especially among their backs. . V .. - v .....

■ Liater, .a new .' pleyir ''here, was very prominent, .'ho headed., .several good rushes, and. knows how' to pass a' ball; . M'ollisori stood out as a first-cla.ss tackier.. He always' took his man arid played .with, hcad. . r-V.v . .

-'Spillaiie for Tfemuka. at full was always safe, h,3. j|s playing well thi'j season. Mahake;" I..'understand,- is good man and takes some stopping, ■ lie is very' hard to bring . down when he " gets going. r H. Mayo' played well, aridputin agood run from' the half flag and'scored.- •' What has "corner over Star ? ! Only eleven players rolled up, and they had. to pick •up a' juiiibr on tho-station". s :/ ' Manning played Tiis.first gatqe on Thursday as ,a \ senior. 1 I understand that; he, Husband," and Griffiths wero very 'pro..minenfc for their'good play. . f Auld got a kick on the knee and had to go-as full back. NoLhing serious is. anticipated' and he hopes to b'2' able to 5 play next Thursday. • ; .-Ellis,, for"Star, put in some .good work'* his kicking being good. Like many ot-Hers; I think thai the Union •should rope off .the ground out to the cind«r: track so that the public will not en- : field. I was-sorry .to see : the- referee 'having ; .to ' stop the I 'game on ■several occasions on this account. ~ r '- • Ono thing that was noticeable on Thursday was that there was Jntf groaning.-and heating, going on as /in the.pas.t, and every-' body • Beamed well satisfied with the games . put qh by the Union. , ' j On siccount of the rhortness ot space I cannot deal with all Thursday's gam?s. '-Amon^t-the juniors and third'grades there ,<was good form shown. One thing I should ■like to mention is -that' Waimat-2, who.only ;had eleven men .kept their fixture. ..Though ybeftt'en they played . well and ha& hard luck in not scoring. ' ' -- ," . -> Thi readers of will b-3 sorry to learji that W. Doyle, who played for Tiiriam, met with an accident in Auckland arid will not- be able to-play this reason. Roberts, who had-his ankle broken last year, has . given, up the game for a time. Hertnon, who tnet'.with a slip-)-t accident; a couple- of we?ks back: will be able to play again shortly.

There were fhrea new. referees. last Thursday for tha firs'. timeV and all acquitted themselves well. . \