FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13654, 24 July 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

AMATEURS IN SYDNEY. Pfres* Assoeiation-By Tekgraph-Copyrighi SYDNEY, July 23. The Rugby Union has decided that members who signed the League form, but had not played or received any remuneration, have not thereby sacrificed their amateur status. THE THIRD TEST JLVTCH. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, July 23. Deans, the Canterbury three-quarter, arrived this morning. All the men chosen for the third t«ut match are now m Auckland. They had a useful practice rhi<t morning, coached by Gullaber :uid Tyler. TARANAKI .BEAT MANAWATU. Per Press Association. NEW* PLYMOUTH, July 23. The Taranaki Rugby Union niicfcei.tatives. defeated Manawata today by 20 points to nil. Neither wide was fully representative of strength, I'tnter, Ca.iueron and Coleman being ih table, absw-n----'tees from Taranaki on account of the New Zealand match on Saturday. SOUTH CANTERBURY Is EAT WAIRARAPA.

Tlie Wairarapa tonring tetm flayed the second match of the trip ut Temtifca yesterday, where thev wa« defeated in Victoria Park by 11 points to 6 points. The players went out .from Timaru by the special train, and though tie g'ound was a. trifle soft, they found the- uht conditions almost perfect for football. llie game was a particularly peasant one, nothing of a questionable r.ait«re being apparent, and though two men were o.nipellc.l to retire, in each case it irai; an old weakness and nob rough play that led to this. A good number of p-ople witnessed the match, the special from Timaru. taking a fair contingent, and more than £3l was taken at the gat.s. Mr White, secretary of the Otago K?ter«G* Association, carried the whistle. Kodtlick did not play for South Canterbur v, his place being taken by Rodgers; otherwise the teams were as published yesterday. THE FIRST SPELL. Wairarapa won the toss and played with the sun. Carlton started the game at 3.5, and a scrum, followed on the Wairarapa 25. The ball beat Priest, and a loci*, rush went to B. Scott, who returned. A mark by Groube from a line found touch outside half-way. Mayo was penalised for hanging on in stopping _ a © rush, and O'Leary tried for goal from midfield without resnlt. D. Scott was smothered with the ball near his line, but a penalty brought relief. Adams helped his side ou by som«j nice work, and a penalty against Horgan left play at the centre. Wairarapa worked on to the 25, but eventually Adams was penalised •for bands in the scrum, and 1). Scott found touch in neutral territory. A mark and a shot at goal by O'Leary were the next incidents, and a nice kick put the ball between the posts. s—o. A spec, hy Darvill put Wairarapa into a tight corner, a mark relieving. O'Brien and W. SScott returned to the attack, and Carlton marked from a line near the 25 flag, and placed a good goal. 3—3. Rodgers had to retire at this stage, Robertson going on. A nice kick by Jury was replied to by Horgan, and a poor return by McKenzie was followed by scrums and «cchange* which gained Wairarapa some t round. Melvin headed a decent rush, a. ick by O'Leary regaining the ground, and he had another try at" goal from a mark. A bad pass by Adams lost the advantage of a smart hook, and a free to South Canterbury was nullified by good line work by Wairarapa, who went on to the corner, but only a force resulted. Two onslaughts by the visitors were repulsed bv D. Scott, and Scott and Hooper led the "local pack to the other 25, from where Carlton failed at goal from a mark. South Canterbury tried a passing rush, which was cut into by Adams. J). Scott stopped the Greens nicely, and the South Canterbury pack were soon back to the 25. Brenchley made a good dash to the Colours' quarters, only to see a poor transfer by Adams let the defenders out to the centre. Exchanges between Scott and McKenzie, Spillane and Groube, were followed by some fast passing by Wairarapa, Bradley tackling Groube smartly. TV. Scott stopped a return by Groube, then lost the benefit of a penalty by getting in front. Colts checked a rush well, and Adams as cleverly checked a South Canterbury dash and started O'Leary away; Groube could not get past Bradley, and another bout of passing was cut info by Coles, who went on to the corner. Carlton shot the ball back to Priest, and Coles, Horgan, Bradley and Mayo handled in turn; this rush was

stopped, hub some locee, play following saw McKenzie let down badly and Carlton ecored under the prists. Spillane converted easily. B—3. Bradley and Robertson were responsible for sending W'airarapa back after the kick off, bnt, .liny initiated a fine iush which ended on the local line. Colts and W. Scott saved the situation. An opening by O'Leary saw Gronbe knock on, and the Colours' forwards and Mayo transferred play to Wairarapa's territory. Loose work by the Greens went back to South Canterbury's 25, good following by Henderson penning them in, and Adams getting the ball back to RueseJl, after a knock-on by the latter O'Leary slipped over and scored a lucky try. O'Leary just failed to convert, and at half-time the score was B—6.

THE SECOND SPELL. Wairarapa opened on the attack, and the lirst few minutes were punctuated by marks and kicking by the backs. Adams by nice play almost led up to a score, and a warm rally near South Canterbury's line ended in Budd and Smith relieving. Melvin and O'Brien were checked by McKenzie when going strongly, and D. Scott was called upon to make a prtfty 6ave of a givat rush. W. Scott and Smith by fast following carried the game back to the Greens' 25, but D. ScotD failed to get in a return to a free kick snd was tackled at half-way. Coles Mapped up an awkward pass and kicked well i).>wn, a good dribble by O'Brien following, but Adanvft sent them back by a uu'k, and dull play followed. A clever fi> id and kick by McKenzie was neatly returned by Bradley and Horgan, and W. Scott put McKenzie into an awkward corner, a free kick alone saving. Priest started a back rush which ended in Horgan being .penalised, but Bradley's return and following by Budd left play at midfield. . A grand rush by the Wairarapa forwards swept to the South Canterbury line, and Bradi. y just managed to save by kicking dead. Coles opened lip the game after sumo uneventful play, and McKenzie fielded ward ball prettily. Another passing bout between Priest, Coles, and Horgan wiv Bradley fumble and a good chance lost, ofiside Gending South Canterbury oniside half-way. E. Horgan put the Colonic on the aggressive again, W. Scott being .pulled up for a knock on by 'Wairarapa when in a fair way to score. Wines was hurt at this stage, and Mason took hns place a few minutes later. Priest sent the ball back to Coles and Horgan, the latter kicking down for Mayo. Darvill took a difficult mark when Mayo was coming fast. Melvin and O'Brien dribbled back after lhe kick, and exchanges between O'Leary and D. Scott left SoLth Canterbury in a favourable position. Horn? passing by the local rearguard went across lhe ground, but a dash by Mayo ended near the comer flag. R. McKenzie by a kick from the side of the scrum found touch at the 25, but South Canterbury now held the upper hand, a free kick .proving useful to the visitors. A dash by Darvill was nullified by Spillane marking, but a fine run And kick by McKenzie proved more useful. Darvill followed up very fast, and a score wag narrowly averted. Scrums on the local tesm'p line followed, Robertson eventually coming to the rescue, and W. Scott took the bail well outside halfway, A lot of kicking followed a natty mark by Adams, D. Scott getting in the last word, Melvin headed a good rush to Darvill, but could get no farther and Spillane marked the .Wairarapa man's kick, and just failed to place a goal from half-way. Neat footwork by O'Brien was spoilt by Melvin getting offside, and a series of marks left F' a 7 even. Another mark by Horgan was followed by the whole of the local pack, and Scott and Budd gave the Wairarapa baebi an anxious minute or two. Immediately afierirards Robertson charged down a kick by McKenzie and crossed itlia line at the corner. Carlton's kick was a poor one. Only a few moments were left for play, the chief incident being a neat bit of handling by Coles just before the whistle blew. South Canterbury 11l Wairarapa 6

The match, Timaru High School v. Ashburton High School, was not played yesterday, it having been postponed on account of the deatlh of Frank F. GUlingham, a pupil of the local school. Joe Roddick (Temuka) and E. Husband (Star) have been chosen to fill the vacancies m the South Canterbury team for the tour of the North Island. These players take the places of B. Mollison (unable to obtain leave) and R. Rodgers (injured in yesterday's match). The Wairarapa team were entertained at dinner last night by the South Canterbury Rugby Union, and in responding to the principal toast, Mr Webster, the veteran manager of the visiting team, stated that yesterday's n-atch was as pleasant a game as he could r.-member in a thirty years' experience. The unexceptionable character of the i-.'ay, .he added, was the more surprising in face of what he had heard before coming to Timaru. Another feature which pleased the visitors was the impartiality of. the spectators at Thursday's game. The Wairarapa men-,leave for Dunedin by the first express to-day.