FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14481, 30 June 1911, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

* stjgby r sion Batches. The "Rugby Union competitions were _■* _ continued j esterday, tho ran tches at f , .the Athletic Grounds -attracting a gocd attend uicc- 7 In the senior grade '%-vCeltic defeated Temuka. by 6 to 0, aud f gingari outstayed Star-Pirates, winhandsomely by 11 to 3. *- SENIOR. CELTIC L v. TEMUKA I. (Referee, Mr C. F. Collins.) Celtic ma do the first more, but were &v.- ••• fulled np for offside, and play ueut - Back to inidfield, from where G. Spil- £ % lanoVinvaded the homo team's territory. two Sorgans pushed the * attack 1 into the corner, but Murphy - ■ slipped oat to the 25 and good lino irorfe by Celiac effectually cleared their ry; ground. Darcy gave the Greens the .•■ :iies6 advantage, and Hertndn made a f-e p>cd but.ineffectrinl attempt at goal &om # a free. Celtic lost another good > ; {wsttion through an intercepted pass, *nd: Temuka'were goiiig strongly when i" penalised; Celtic returned the corns'. jdhuest3>y cutting into ;T Temuka y rush,.bs£ gocd following by the Connie, fey team placed them on the attack - again. ;and Celtic had to resort to foreIng after some warm scrum and line 2S. plav on. their goal-line. T. Oldfield and M Uorgan led Temuka to an ; * o+her onslaught, and W. SpQlane made J&> a smirc opening which was not turned 1-- to account. Darcy finally getting Celtic e out, of difficulties with a good punt: TQaH piloted the Greens into Temuka's *o, o^ly'to see Henry change tbe.as|L- pecfe by initiating a rush which threiit-§ES-v--f..«ned danger £»r "the home team until a ., bard kick allowed "Houlihan to force. fe-v-v'vA lirely jsiece cf play with T. Fitzr.:, and Senry prominent ended in Celtic's . favour, 'though the "position * 'Was lc3t owing to tad fielding. Melyrose and T. 54tzgerald pushed another J, etiacV right to. Teimika's line, Grant > : BCTing finely, and a loose rush swept .v?--. ► to the other end, enly finish tip In. a hard kick and easy force. - Tek/v- - naka continued. to press their ops2 ponents, and Scott secured a mark vitiirn range, but had his drop-kick £ ' charged down. . Celtic made a light's- Tang. dash,anawere well on their way -- to the line when brought back for an mfnnginent, Temuka using the free to good purpose and • gaining a fresh -footing in Celtic's area. The Greek forwards reKeredtte strain, but seat them back, and G. SpHlane and g*' Grant- -made a gocd ran for the line. Just afterwards Temuka had a proasisInc bit of passing going for tho other t*\. corner, but- poor pas 3 stopped the rush, and half time was Ttm wifSt no score to' the credit of either aide. k\ though Temuka. had had a good deal - the better of. the spell. fe.A.-' 7 Tho game had not been long in pro- * S lß ® 3 after the "of ends when kynch. created a sensation by interg- <spting a pass of Eeene's, aud after K * . jnggling with the hall gathered it in :.• snd. made a determined run which |cv: carried him across near the corner. j- kick just failed, and Celtic f —' • Tenmfca v redoubled their eboris, and AX_ Sorgan dashed into tto Greens' 2-5, and though Melrose rt-v;• rolisved teeaporarxly xco countrv pack J e 5 e oock agam. ~W. Spillaue «ad_ a shot at goal from an awkward angle without result, but- the athack p 4 :w^ v maintained for some time. ECoufitel gaTo icmporarr respite br a good £: f tat Jackson lei a pz l .'. • frefih. atcack which 35a160n was pso- . ttlgtat m reputing. Temuka's nest efa rush initiated by VT. spH- §?:-■ • looked like ending in a score, Horgan lost the s cliance . through attempting a swerre on a parch instead of giriag Grant a - ma m. Sp3Lme gave Temuka still - Jpother opportunity, which was lost W-nugh one-handed fielding, and the - OeJt pack seized the opening to inT&de gje Temuka's 25. where I>mch made a P' K& for the line but lost tho ball. p~- ' O'Brien . was handy, and whipped it |' across to Ktrby, who was grassed and lost possession oyer the line, where T.

Fitzgerald dived iu and scored. Hertnon failed to convert. . Celtic (i—l). Encouraged by success, Celtic made matters lively, and Temuka just averted a further score by forcing. Then the Colours dashed away down the field, Houlihan checking them brilliantly, but hift tactics were not so commendable in obstructing ,G. Spil lane a minute later when tho Temuka five-eighths was in a possible scoring position. Lynch and Scott gained applause by smart play, and the game slowed down a little, with Celtic holding the better position. W. Spillano broke up. a spoil of scrum and lino work with a straight run and kick which wiis followed by another force. On. Darcy's initiative Celtic took a turn at attackiug, and returned to the assault after the Greens had been again forced by a rush headed by Jackson. Uneventful play in neutral territory followed, and tlwugh Temuka made a last effort, to score just before the last bell their persistence' was not regarded. Celtic 6, Temuka 0.

ZISGAIU v. STAK-rniATES. (Referee, Mr D. Mulvey.) Tlrire was a iair attenOiviet. ox specon 'Afefttetic urouyU-, No. 'J, where tins /.liigari team met fiftarl J ira -is hi*t tuieen. • &tar-J'*ratrts won the sobs-and elects! toplny with tho iua it- their tociss. tor Zingiiri, set the ball a-roiJiug. - lie leatiier •settud down Wit*i the pucii and tlie •pfiiy became mostly os a tenvard nature. Xhe.game, miR-eci, resolved itself into a ciote, evea utiu stuoborn one, the hall travelling from one end of tii-o lie Id to - the y tiicr aud back agam. •fcYeotK-iitly Ziugari opened the play and &et their u.ieKs Bui t.ucn play v»as • generally attempt only, tor the passing -was wild and the opponent's <iefence >vas safe. r»;ar-l?irHtes, too, back play oft-eii, but contihut two of their backs— Dayay and Williams—weae jwt playing, the -failure <of fchoj passing js uot surveiy capably nlitxi by Itollet and b'. Cook, two promising and wiping th.rd-' grade "t. Al>out iiaif-way through tiie spstl u rather unfortunate incident occur red.'. Christiai, of Zjigari, booted ths ijtdl ■nrtil up the &e]<£ :t*id G-. Coies taekl *d him, botlx tumbling to the Both ?rere ordered olf. Consequittiy • bctii sides had *o finish a mau sliort, so that both suffered in the natter of combination particularly. Wh>s*i sounded, Though the game .was scoreless, honours were doubtless-on the side of Star-Pirates. . Tho second spoil 'opened by Star- | Pirates leading the play into the opposing territory by reason o r good forward play, in which Manning and Carlson toofc_a prominent pert. From the open, Mayo snapped in "a clever mar"?, and Rollet, who had thown excellent goal-kicking form, in a thirdgrade match just previously, took aim aud piaced a splendid goal from the nwr'i, taken within tho twenty-five territory.- Stjr-Pirates 3, Zingari nil. Star-Pirates fcoitinued to get the bail front ti*e &crum« and playing two forwards, • made rathur good progress. Marivy- made innumerable openings, out v-as given little support. From a passing rush, lioitei picked ut> smartly and attempted to pot a goal, the lather touching the upright. Ziugari retaliated, breaking away with som«I keen sorties 211 to the opposing territory, | fine- defensive tactics" by Hurley and Bridd alone saving the situation, iiventaally K. D;;rr\>c!i sot his banks in, motion and .1 lon pass to Hardy saw the wing-d;:coqii:irt-cr get ncios-s, K. JXarroeVs att-; nrnt at &oa! failing, j SttiT-1 irates 3. Ziugari 3. From, the j rdr.k-oT. jE.ngari rushed again to the ; 'f>orci ,»r ci th«.* coveted the possi- | of a ->-* o- being gre.it, and the j tiyk'ss result beuig surprising. A medj ley ot fi>ie-kicks # and line-outi j.followed, and uevt a series uninterI scrambles, from which E. T)ar- ! roch darted aerc*ss, Alocra failing to ; add tJie major points. 6, StarPirate 8. The "colours" continued to press, and Harmy succeeded in clearing I from a tight corrter on one occasion by a, end groimo-winning kick. Zin. pari had the soon s 1 >fted back agaia, and Jim Darrocli, ploying hi»

customary good gome, finally touched the leather down at the corner. Mm this 'thus, added the full points. Z.mgari )1, Stw-Puates 3. play of a mo-a eYsn r-ature, tough islagari <joqvnu:i to hold the uppsr tend, the whistia sounded: Zingari XI points. t oai-Piritao ... 3 points. THIRD GRADE. Star-Piratos 111. v. Celtic 111. (referee, Mr ii. H. X'Vaser). —Celtic were four men suurt throughout tho name, and were Ucieuied by ~6 to 0. Duncan scored nrst utter a run, and passing between Duucon and ltol litt gavo the latter the second toy. Uuucau soured tho uoxt, arid iiollict converted all three. Another score from u forward rush was not enhanced, but in tho uext spell Kollitt brilliantly converted a try gained by himself off a passing rush. Watson was the other try-getter. Higu School I. won by default from Athletic 11. FOURTH-CRADE. Star-Pirates IV., A v B (referee, 51"r A. Shirtclifre).—This game was dis continued atti/r a quarter of an hour's play, a bail beins no longer availablo.