THAMES V. SOUTH AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14900, 7 September 1914, Page 4

THAMES V. SOUTH AUCKLAND.

GAME WON ON CAUL, OF TBIIE

It was. :coai:fidently anticipated by; the visitoiis and theii' suppoi'teTS tihat South Aucklaaid would win the. match. agaiiiiS* THiainietss, played rJ ParawaL raceeoursa. on ,siaiturday; afeenioo'ii!. I'lw vLsltioirs anuved by. sipeoial train a^d stayed ait Mil* It. Price's Pacifia Hotel, where they | •were!, as u'suail,well looked' after. '

The gaau'iet, which, .was wi teethed by j a lalrgje numiber of interested' sjpe'c- j tators^ wh,o followed the play closely, j waa closely contested, 'but as an ex-; position of Rugby it could mot be i described as first-class. Tin. the fk.st in-1 stance the gftrrae was Up© faugh, sanxa! of the plalyenss beinlg evidently deter-, miinieid to "put the "bototi in." Players on bath sidete offended in this respect' and the ■referee in consequence' was kept busy with the.: whistle, which faiatioa?' .alone ■niilitated'. against. .ia: .fastand iiiigh ola'ss ganne. . . . . The visiting.team-waisi. thoimugihly represantative and. as .-Gmldfields had hetl'd their olwin/ algainsfc Thatnie^,. tihe Sl^utih C^JucMaindetrs thought therv' had a win in, hand. It not so, howeror, for Thames played a hafi'd game, cniiiteit'ino- eive'-y inich. of gmivnd in the olosjie. Avinii-k;. m\d ■■ sliofwing 1. eqiirnl pa>e<? and icoiilaniiija-capacity when, the play worfed ]rc&s p.iid the ball cam©: out to the backs.""lti the early 'sfcasje?' of the jTitune; S^iitih Andk'land malde play stireniuoitts, showed »me fln«jh:ei--!' of . gooidl play, nnd soon had three poSints to.th* prixl. TTin .2'«im.e > .proKeedfed. an/err'ly a.nd wh'ie of tihe visiting backs oi^peared to l>pi anx'ousi to open game out the play was principally /:^ c«^ to the foii'iw'avdr-' and n, ha-'^ll slosrfr'npj sjaime ■ continued to the last spell, wihen the score*? wcift- South . Aiuioklflin/d. 3, Thaiiitblsi 0.

In the laist quarter h^weiy'eir the -anexpected happened ais it does o/cbasionally ut footbaill. Tkamew 3iiotih.in,<r daunted by.-.the visitors retaininjr tha lead ma,die sireimiioaiK efforts tb soon'e ami trvwrya'da thfl.. end of the quairter had. Soutih Auckland temy defending. It was a eriitliml. anibimetnit. The TKanußS players wei^e strufrorli'ng to get through when. Giri-ffin cleverly secured., anrd wbippm,«r the ball out to the speedy Mai*wick, tihe latter darted on the blkid side and .scored a pnetty try nmildist. loud applaonse. MaddisoTi to(.ik the kicfc—an. ailmiost impossibte ioine in the falca of., the adverv«ie wind bloiwinp!— and landed a gjaail amidst the uproarous shouts of the Thames :i>'up-poa-ters. Thd ball just struiok the bar and fell otrer. It wais ai splendi?dily judsed kick a^uj MSaddisoa dieser.ved' tTie spefeiall roitod of a/pplawse for his «iffort. .

The reifems; Mr W. ("GeittsraTy Gordom, !?aT€! eVeary ■ satisfaction. His: po^itiKvn- 'W;a!sii\o.flmje*ciure 'for the reasons alreadiv' "stated.

Sbme interesting note!s on play and playeiia will aippear in Wednesiclay'.* "sW ; ")