FOOTBALL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2573, 18 July 1922, Page 6

FOOTBALL

UNDEK LEAGUE KULES. HAMILTON-CAMBEIDGE EETUEN - ' • MATCH. ,; HAMILTON WINS BY 21 TO 12. *' Oh Saturday last, the weather was again ideal for football, and this, together with an excellent playing area at "Victoria Square,. provided conditions of the best for the above match, which was witnessed by a large attendance, the gate taking being just, over £2O. The.game itself was not the brilliant exposition expected, as it was in parts rather straggly, although, in the second . naif, the Cambridge team, with an altered combination, gave the visitors a hard game, keeping them oa the defensive most of the time. 1 1 Mechan set the ball rolling for Cambridge, who played against a slight southerly' wind, the kick-out being re..turned to locals' 25. Here Fitzgerald carried on from a scrum, but McDonald (Cambridge) returned to Dufty who kicked out at mid-field. . A , series of scrums .followed, and then' Hamilton secured.' Their backs got. going, but H. Norman intercepted sni'a'rL'lv and carried play across the field. Cave marked a high ball and then Heglan (Hamilton) carried down the field, kicking further on, but McMurtree saved by kicking out when trouble looked imminent.- Shaw was seen to advantage for the locals, and then an awkward ball beat Cornaga badly, and it looked like a score for the visitors, but McMurtree, using his pace, dashed in again and saved. Vernal, Fitzgerald, Hommingway, and Warrington were seen in two nice movements ±'ot the visitors. Play was now in the locals' 2f), where from the scrum, Fitzgerald sent out sharply to Taylor, to Hemmingway, to Payne, who.'scored in the north-west' corner. Hemjrlingway failed to convert. Hamilton••''),.Cambridge 0, Only seconds af-ter-the kick-out, Cornaga', the local fullback, 1 held -on' too- long,.and;'wa's nailed with the ball. Warrington secured and passed to- Heglan-who scored the visitors' secorrd. try. •, Hemmingway again failed. Hamilton 6, Cambridge 0. Play was taken in the-louse to Hamilton's 25, and Cambridge, with'MclvOr, Stcw-art-and -McMillan, started a nice passing bout, but Taylor saved.•'. Here a serum was formed in front of the goal, where Dufty was caught deliberately off-side. McMillan made no mistake with the kick. Cambridge 2, Hamilton 6. A couple of free kicks, and then loose play saw 7 the reds attack, but Dufty was safe. Now the visitors set ■ up a. hot attack in the locals' northeast corner, where Fitzgerald and Warrington went very close to scoring. H. Melvor, in a nippy bit of work, relieved the pressure. Seconds later from a scrum and loose play Bodewald was over, but the whistle had gone. A local kick finally relieved, play going to centre. Across in the west Payne got well away and was pushed out only a few yards from the line, but a second later this player received from the ■serum, and feinting to pass, beat Shaw and went straight on to score. Dufty failed to convert. Hamilton. 9. Cambridge 2. McMillan and Stewart were prominent for Cambridge,. Stewart making a pretty run, but Heglan.and. Fitzgerald returned well down tho field.. Here Hemmingway.. came down • the field with three supporters and only Cornaga to pass. It seemed a certain try, but the visitors hesitated, or seemed too sure of. the try, allowing Shaw to come across fast, nailing Hemmingwhy and "'saving the try. AseeOnd

later C. McMillan was well off-side and Fitzgerald goaled. Hamilton 11, Cambridge 2. At this stage the visitors were playing with great dash, their forwards over-running the locals, the passing in the forwards being a treat to see. Manning, who was playing a good game, came away, passed to Fitzgerald, and this player transferred to Heglan, who scored unopposed. Fitzgerald converted. Hamilton 16, Cambridge 2. Half-time then sounded. During this half, Hamilton had a decided advantage. From the kick-out Fitzgerald was bustled, Cambridge coming to halfway. A scrum, in which Cambridge infringed, gave Hamilton a free; McMurtree secured and got away in the west with a speedy run, but failed to notice ,Shaw in close attendance. A splendid chance to score was lost, Dufty tackling McMurtree well. Mcehan was off-side, and P. Hill marked the return. Now one of the prettiest, movements of the game took place. M. Mclvor sent the ball out nicely from the serum, Stewart gathered in and sent on to McMurtree, who galloped across. Stewart converted. Cambridge 7, Hamilton IG. Several of the Hamilton forwards were playing much off-side, a good deal'passiag fcne notice of the reuM'oe. Stewart kicked well down the field, Dufty kicking out to save. From a scrum, in the west Shaw got'going, but his short kick went out. Play came back to centre and .here Dent got away j unopposed. His feint .'to pass being sue- ; cessful, he was enabled to score. Fitzgerald converted. Hamilton 21, Cam- i bridge 7. The re-commencement saw H. Norman come away with a tricky piece of work and feinting to pass ran on, but held a little too long. A moment later Percy Hill was almost over. ! Play'was rather straggly here, Hamilton having perceptibly tired, and the Cambridge team playing with groat dash, their attack being very keen. Fitzgerald was compelled to kick out to save his side trouble. A second later, H. Mclvor was just beaten by a touch down. Cambridge continued the pressure and in the loose .Roy Mechan —who was playing a very fine game — snapped up the ball, and sending on to L. Stewart scored. The kick failed. Cambridge 10, Hamilton 21. Two Hamilton penalties were given against thoin, Manning holding the ball and Hemmingway off-side. Mechan was giving a splendid exhibition of hooking at this 'stage. Two more penalties gave Cambridge free kicks, Stewart goaling from the second kick. .Cambridge .12, Hamilton 21. Cambridge continued to have the advantage to the sounding of time, with the score unaltered. Mr G. Saunders, Hamilton, refereed. THE KUGBY GAME. Last .Saturday three matches under the auspices of the Cambridge Rugby Union were played at the Leamington Park. The senior game was between Hautapu and Roto-o-rangi and resulted in an easy victory for the first-men-tioned team. Both sides played short, and in consequence the game was sapped of a good deal of interest. In the second grade, Leamington gained a comfortable victory over the Cadets, while in the third grade, Learning also defeated Cadets. HAUTAPU (26). V. EOTO-O-RANGI • . (0) \ Eoto-o-rangi. won the toss and Hautapu kicked off facing the sun. Almost immediately the reds attacked strongly, .-and after some scrarabliag play, Kennedy got away and drew first blood. , T. Bourke failed to convert. Up©n resum-

ing the Eoto-o-rangi forwards broke through, and, smothering L. Bourke, looked dangerous, but a free-kick gave Hautapu relief. Shortly after, however, Fletcher followed up fast, but he was unsupported and the reds were able to relieve. Give and take play then continued until time for the first spell was. called.

Following the kick-off Hautapu rushed into their opponents' territory, but hard kicking gave Eoto-o-rangi a chance to force. From the drop-out Hautapu again attacked strongly, but at length Warren, with a good dash, cleared. However, the reds were soon pressing once more, and. L. Bourke got over, but no goal resulted. In subsequent play Hautapu continued to have the best of it, W. Bourke being conspicuous for a, fast dash. Roto-o-rangi were now hard pressed, but Warren saved temporarily by a smart mark. The reds, however, were not to be denied and were soon again in the blacks' territory. From a'nice cross-kick Kennedy secured and dashed over, but again the kick failed. Following the drop-out Eoto-o-rangi took a turn on the attack, but could not break through. Finally half-time was called with the score Hautapu 9, Eoto-o-rangi 0. Soon after resuming, White led a Eoto-o-rangi rush and seemed likely to score, biit- the chance was lost and Hautapu cleared. Following up their advantage, the reds again looked dangerous. At length, from a passing rush, L. Bourke got over and W. Bourke converted, Hautapu continued to have the best of it, and before long W. Thompson scored from a forward scramble, but the kick failed. In the last quarter Hautapu were completely masters of the situation, tries being scored by Dunning, W. Bourke and Kennedy, but the attempts at goal proved fruitless, the final scores reading Hautapu 20, Eoto-o-rangi 0. Mr A. 11. Thomas was referee. SECOND GRADE. Leamington defeated Cadets by 1-1 to nil. For the winners, Douglas, Hicks, E, Hall and M. Eusso scored tries, and douglas converted one. The Cadets put up a plucky fight, but were too light to withstand the combined rushes of their heavier oppouents. For Leamington Hicks, Douglas and Hall (forwards) and A. Russo (back) were often conspicuous; while for Cadets, Fivash, C. Woods and Davies were the best of a very even lot. Mr N. Paterson was referee. THIRD GRADE. Leamington defeated Cadets by nine to nil. J. Brittain and F. Baker (2) scored tries. The Leamington boys had the advantage in weight and played with more combination than their opponents. F. Baker played a particularly dashing game for the winners. Mr J. Tucker was referee.