FOOTBALL

Timaru Herald, Issue 170295, 13 August 1920, Page 8

FOOTBALL

CELTIC AND TJiMCKA WINXFLIS. I Tlio competition games were advanced <iaother stage yesterday, the results putting Celtic and Temuka in the lead, these teams defeating Hiwiroa a nit Zingari. The Tctnuka-Zinga ri game, was tho chief attraction in town, and provided a hard if not over-scientific contest. The proceeds from this game went to the Baliarat Contest Fund, which benefited by £3O odd. Tlu; Regimental Band played much-appreciated selections oil the ground. At \Yaimate Hiwiroa failed to defeat Celtic; who! won fairly comfortably. j . TEMUKA 1G v. ZIXCAUI 3. ' Temuka o|iened up with a loose rush into the. yellows' twenty--live, and Edgeler opened up, lint threw a wild pass. Aiiotuer Temuka .passing uttenvjt wan ended by Crannitch hanging on. 'From the, free kick the Zingari forwards reached half.way, but a. penalty agalinst iliem there- gave A. (Scott a chance- at goal, which, he just missed. F»irbroth6r broke away for Zingari, but Auld got offside. After some scrums a free kick put Zingari on the attack again, and Auld led a loose rush, which forced Teiiiuka. on the Bennett and Crauuitcli were responsible, for a loose rush which reached the Zingari twentyfive before'offside play spoiled it. -Spillane charged down, a kick by Taylor, and a mix-up on. the line followed, but A. ,Scott handled. Scott tickled the kick out and tried a pot, but ihe bail did not rise. After a. couple of Temuka passing rushes had broken down Breen dribbled in from the. twenty-live' and scored, A. Sc-ott- converting. Temnka. /j, Zingari. nil. Temuka threw the ball about a lot, but- the transfers were all high arid lobby, and Auld intercepted and broke away, to bo stopped bv Spillane. A. free kick gave, the Yellows a. footing, and they tried some passing rushes, but .A'. Scott and Bennett always scotched, them before the second fiveeighth had been reached. Crannitch eventually broke lliropgh and passed to Spillane. who carried, on to the twenty five. A kick by McWhirter 'iook the Yellows up field again, but Scott and Crannitch. once more broke away. Teniukai attacked some more, but Harold and Taylor, with some hefty kicks, staved them off for a time. A! speculator by Taylor let Beri away, but McWhirter saved for th t > moment. Temiika kent ui> a lively attack, and after some spirited dashes all mind, Crannitch got over, but was called back for a- knock on. A forward sally let Zingari out of their difficulties, and :a mark by Taylor improved the <-ifruition, but the collapse of a uassinpi bout let Temuka- back to flip Yellows' twenty-five again. Larfonihe fielded and put in a run from full back, but threw a bad nass to t-ho wing. Scott led a fot-wa-d onslaught, wen? forced. _ .Tones, on ihe wing. put. in. a- touch-lino, run and

centred, and Meßrido fielded and got oyer, but. lie was called back for offside. Temuka were hard after a. try, however, and from a ruck llci-'i pushed his .way over. Scott failed at goal, and tho half-time score read: Teiuuka 8, Zingari nil. Zingari started tlio second spell in good style, and Auld opened up "with a dash, but kicked the ball out of play. A loose rush cleared Temuka's line, and Zingari were forced. A passingfi attack sent the ball to Horgan, who was running strongly -when ho, elected to pot, a good kick just missing. Auld and Co. led the way to the visitors' twenty-five, where a, free kick a gainst Temfika. gave 1 McWhirter a. chance at goal, which lie turned ■■ to good account. Temuka 8, Zingari 3. Taylor and McWhirter dribhled out, but Fisher stopped them, incurring a penalty while doing so. "Lnrcombc placed the Whites oil attack with a kick, and pub in. a strong riu? after it. cutting in with a nice swerve, but sent out an impossible pass to tho wing. A free kick relieved Zingari, and another took them to the other line, but still another penalty relieved Temuka. Auld led onfc another Zinzari sally, and Temuka forced. Fa irbro tlier led another rush, but Temuka forced I aaniu. Botli sides attacked in turn after this,-till TCdgeler gave a solo run, after which Breen secured and scored. Scott- added the extra, points. feiuukn. 13. Zingari 3. Spillane, with. a. run and kick, -placed the yellows in an uncomfortable'. position, but a. free kick let -ihem out again, and FairWther *md Tigroid dashed down the. field, but tho "\Vl< : <es saved bv fnrcine, and Auld nullified a dash by dropping tho- ball, /■inqari -attacked again, hut Bennett broke away, and Larconibe camp- •;© from full, sednred. and scored. A. 'Scott failed at goal. Time wa~ called then, with tho Temnka 16. Zingari 3. Mr H. H. Fraser was referee.* CELTIC 12, HIWIROA 0. Celtic won the toss and defended tho northern goal. From tlio outset tho game was an uninspiring display, with tbe Celtic forwards predominating for the greater part of it. -Shea . and '.Bireen took play to half-way. and from a line out Angland kicked well dojvn, : and Annear was almost over at tho j cornei-. Within five> lniautes of the i opening "Dirccn secured from a scrum j on-the !ino and forced his way over. ( The kick went just outside. Celtic 3? I Hiwiroa 0. From the kick off Celtic 1 instituted a vigorous attack, Burns re- - iieving with a good line kick. Kane made an opening for Celtic, but Anderson saved with a neat liner. The Hiwiroa forwards then got going, but M. Houlihan held up the attack with a mark, and Kane following fast forced Hiwiroa. From a. mark Houlihan's kick just missed. Shea was prominent iu n, forward rush soon afterwards, and Angland marked in a good position. The. kick again went outside. Tho ' Celtic- backs now tried their luck at passing, but the "wll was too wot to j haudic. JJewar, following a high kick,

after a run by Cameron, tackled Kane in possession. Joyce made a nice opening, but- Anderson intercepted a slow pass and returned to halfway. Atthis stage rain, was falling heavily, and the game was confined chiefly to the forwards. The weight was in Celtic's favour, and for a spell they kept Hiwiroa busily defending: From a, marl-: in front >t. Houlihan put the ball over. Celtic 0. Hiwiroa 0. Good : lino kicking put Celtic in an attacking position, bub tnc Hiwiroa forwards took play back to halfway. Dashing play by O'Lcnry again had Hiwiroa defending, and the ball went out near the corner. Joyce secured from the ]irie out and was almost over. A sericg of scrums f< llowed, and through the agency of Do war and Anderson Hiwiroa got thems.elve:-, out of a difficult situation. Hiwiroa. broke away from the ensuing line out, and were stopped by Anneal* when looking dangerous. De-war gained ground -'with a fine solo effort, but Celtic came to the attack again, and as the result of a fast rush led by Flynn were almost over. A magnificent kick by Burns sent the ball to mid field, and half timo sounded with the ball in neutral territory.

From tho kick off tlie Celtic forwards broke away, but Dewar saved, and Cameron with a long kick riut Hiwiron in an attacking position." A long spell of give and take play ensued tiil Kane secured and cross-kick-ed. Houlihan gathered the ball and passed toAnnear, who went, out at the comer. Anderson and Cameron invaded Celtic territory, but could not get past P. Houlihan, who was playing a very s-itrc game.; O'Leary, Shea, and rireen took play back to Hiwiroa's territory, and Bums was tackled in possession, but Dewar came to. the rescue anu gave temporarily relief ivith a. fine kick. From a line out on tho corner Angland set his backs .in motion, and Kane went over near tho corner. Houlihan's kick fell under the bar. Celtic 9, Hiwiroa. 0. Soon after, from a fast forward rush, McAlleu scored wide out. Another fine kick by Kane went jnsfc outside. Celtic 12, Hiwiroa 0. Cameron broke away with Dewar and Freeman in attendance, and Dewar and Chamberlain were almost over in quick succession, and Celtic wore forced. Time was called soon afterwards. Mr A. Clemens was referee.

. A collection was taken to defray the expenses? of A. Fdgeler. who wag injured in the Hiwiroa—Temuka- matci~ some weeks ago. . . , "

JUNIOR, Star and Zingari played a. curtainraiser to. the Temuka-Zingari "natch and as they were leading for .the Junior .Mag some interest was aroused Zingan won. by 12 to 3. The winners!' best try was,-scored by Herdman, rrho put in a fine piece of fielding and a, dashinf run. Ciillen scored a try for Star. ° THIRD GRADE. _ Zingari defeated T-Jigh School A. on No. 2 ground by *2O to 3.

Star, at the Rectory, disposed of High School B. by 31 to H. Celtic and Geraldine played 011 !No. 2 ground, and the Celts reversed the first-round decision, winning by 11 to 3. For the winners Darey (2) and Roper scored tries, and Harding placed a penalty goal. Bruce kicked a penalty for the losers-. TIMAIU7—WAITAKI MATCH TO-MORROW. The annual match between the Timaru' and Waitaki High Schools will be played to-morrow at Oama.ru. The game is always one of the events of tlio year for both schools and their old boys and friends, and has an additional interest in giving a line on tho tournament prospects of Timaru. Both teams have good forward packs this year, and the Timaru backs liavo improved in combination a good deal of late, while "Waitaki "have one or two speedy customers in their rearguard. Timaru's prospects seem quite as bright as in any of the last--two or three years, and the large numbers of Timaruvians who will make the trip to "barrack 11 for .them should give them good heart on a strange ground. Tho Timaru team will Vie-: —Backs: Valentine, Collins, Seebeek, Calder, Earl (captain), Mathieson, Goodwin; forwards:: Coxhead, Clarke, Rasmussen, Witheli, Stewart feidey, Fyfe> Simmers (wing). TECHNICAL COLLEGE v. TEMTJEA D.H.S. The. following will represent Technical College in their match against Teinnka District High School at Temuka to-morrow :—lvniglit. Allan,. Broad, Dosset, Burns. ' Sounness, Smithers, Robertson, Satterthwaite, Smith, Piory. Diekel, Ramsay. Cooke, Taylor, Moffit, McHughan.