FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13714, 2 October 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

TH£ SUBTHERX GAME. The first match played iu Tiniaru under Northern Untytt rules took pU<x ytcttrdjr oa thi Cakilunian groatids. bt-nxen tetiDs r*prebeiiting the I«e»gu>.o of Inv>.ranil 'liinatu. The ail».inl*iitc na.s MMaM, little more than 100 pvii-ons being >.'i«xnt, a fact due, no doubt, m> much to tbis weukltCM of the local team a* to tlio tucerUiu atate of 'lk- Thliumru thirte-.n included three jumoid, >nd two or tfirce of tlic others werv no' in {"xrtbjll condition. consmu-ntlr ihy tjontfcetners had uo difficulty m icgi-ter-*ing-a cijnifortable niu. Th<? ui'.«»t nou'ic ?>i»le •Jiffernctt b;ltrecu the old and ucnllugby ptiii'S aiv tl*e reduction in th<; number of players, and the elimination of line-outt> under lb-.- Nortlv rn coile. lln? rciittcttott of players is a decided improveHtvnt, in that it »ca'«» tbe doom of the '•Hij-forward, and aifords the half-back «nro»tiii:tecl opjjortnuiiies of getting the Ixifl'away. If ihc iutroilnctiun of the n>:«gapnw does nothing ekw>, it *i!l strengthen the hamW of thtr-e who hold that 'he •"spoikr" should b.- legi>lated out of existence, atwl it i* mote than jKiisiblc thai

next year Ktigby will be played wi'di . fwirtecn men. Hi-? alwlition of ilk- line wit ia« :»• wore ipiestionabf«> rmp>oveUH-nt, a«t it -increases the number of serums, and etitail.T a gwj«.l di.-il of lu s t titm- in returning the |>oinJ fromnhieh a kick direct ilud tooch i» taken. A minor iliti'rence ttUK.-h Iki» «rf«itliiing to conim.nd.it. it> the n»k wiii'-h inak-f a kick "•free" in the Talk** The fact that goai-kh-kiiu ir rrndererl ea-xiT nhoiild hav*? ;» dtU-iteiii rffect on infringetnentsr. Tlic loval team ill yerturdayY gam- ucr»? at Uui'ft ham ftendby >hcir inclination lo find the lily, nn«i generally rln.ue-Ulli.il' ilhib. kitLjiot l«ai] -ufrieiciit pr.n-tie« to bring out the •arijwg poiuts «>l the game. The- visiti>u>, •on llie oMier hand, w. re more at home, and dwrve credit for the manner in uhiih thry atttnipted to <ij»cn up playtun«» th-y threw the ImK. about \" ,: li a!mo-t r».ckkst abandon, and though

straight running «avnot. much in eiix »fcnc«r, the gaiiK- ».-*> certainly j Rt«t deal more op*n than the amage KugJiy «<•«• »<»:. Wh'-tlh.T it> w» faster h not r-i> certain, and the following up was lift good at tin>*. the vidtois being moiproficient i« thi> Tv>|nevt. Two of th" Njurhbnd back.«. lSurgte» antl McDuinotl. jdayed fin- gams'. ilk.* foim*:r >cf>iiiK Iwrcargnard suing Irotit nearly «\ry ei-runi. lltrjj*'* ami Robicton. in th" front row. Mr«? much "t»» p«od for their uj>poiiviito at hooking. Grant wax th«» bcsl Im-k in the local thirte.ii. though he wo*, inclined in .it .in|>( imi much, and he «w> wt.ll lueknl up by DtiViill. a newcomer, .viid to h.iil hum" Auckland In l«o»c work the local pack unite held tilt if own. though the b *t fnttitiv of :1m- U»i-ia' di» play »*. ,-ound tackling The team- wcrv <>& "puKfch-d yev.crday, except th.it K. Murphy :i»>k .>mtivano pl.t'.-.- in <!>.- I««»«ti«tcum. " Southland p!ay«-d in maroon and gold, and >ivuth Canterbury in blue and black. Mr t;. Mracliali a. lot a- i.flce. and had a lighi ta.->fc. the game bein;; •,uirt and frev frmii rougliu- --r-. Smtli CunUibury won the t>"«>. aud rVcted to play with a wind. whir., lent a pood deal of a»i>laner. J-'criie Kciambmg play followed th- ki»-k-«lf, and alter a mark by Burt*, lturge. ■. lwt th.advantage of afr.-.- kick by ending the ball din el to touch. Another jK-nalty

Rjianvt lhivall «.«> h»«t thtougij in.ill ill I'i.ni. and the- vii'itoiit w. t<- defending until Wafdic- forced them from a idiot at. )•«»*!. Itntgeto rutted ■« good iii.-di. w hi'h at. inflingcmcu: »po"i!ed. and a .-Millar talc litfi-l ;» smart bit of work by itiugor. and lt.id A i|iiick mark by Utaii: i.-liv-d th' pfsr.me. but combined w»tk b tw-cu Hury«. lt.id and 11. I'la-ei kept the Blu.W Kick. St«-\cn-on . \.ii,u.<lly ge'i through tothceintte. t'toui uhei l.uige-:-Marte>t away, th.- Kill S"'iig '" Keid. lSnr X>rS «nd It. hi.wci: the nam-.! »coi. d at the coin-:, and lle'ul fail titji to inert a>e. th- j-enr.- >to>K|, ><mt hi nvl /■■ J. Southland •ontinil'd •••> atiark. till a p-n.iity for •■)>-! tuctom. ami a £iiid f"l lon by \Vat.ii. <lii>%e (hem out. ami Iluvall and tJriftith- caii»i! pf;.» '•• t-h. Mai.MHi-" 20. niier' Hnst.y .n\<l Hull.- \\ - ild itot tuiii t.» .11 Hi. NiUlhlaud .f~-uiurd t h.- .'i: p't.'H- Jlid kept play ojn'ii. Kuvall <ii- into M.iif p and muh a Kdd bid Hkk luv. ..lid .. ni1...... !.»!• r Mutphr optued the litui-' .mount with .i. p-id p..t!.d 3 2 S.u'.l. I >ud rcurued to the attack, and ait. r 11. Kia«-r !...! n-.aily «-oi,-d.

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WELLINGTON BUGBY UXIOX. I'er I'rPMt Association. WELLINGTON". October 1. A sprcial m eting of the local Kughr i Union .war held to consider •illeiatk'h> in the rules of ih« paiuc. but evcrylli nil «ra.n rejected, except that uiatili.rs should be-playtij in four i-pell* of tiv>;tpy minutes each. A motion that 'ihw Union against, any |m>piisal to pay out-of potk'-l. •■"•viwatif, or for !<>..■« <d time, was caiii.d liy 17 to 5.