FOOTBALL.

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1399, 31 May 1923, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

NOTES BY “OFF STDEA All competition games are postponed for the next two Saturdays. Next Saturday Possibles and Probables will meet, from which the rep. teams will he selected for Saturday week, when the seniors visit Cambridge and the Cambridge junior fifteen play at Te Awamutu. It was amusing to see the Te Awamutu senior forwards standing and appealing for a knock-on like a team of schoolboys, while Camp lie'll and R. Crotty went on with the game and scored a try for Rovers. They need to remember in future that the game is stopped by the referei blowing his whistle and not when players appeal for an alleged breach of the rules. Read presented Te Awamutu with a try on Saturday by “speculating” in his own 25. It is a had habit in any part of the field let aione when defending. Undoubtedly P. Quin plays a sound game at, full hack, hut he has a very had habit of waiting for the bounce, which will get his team into serious trouble when playing against fast forwards. Harrison played a great game for Te Awamutu on Saturday, and if he keeps up that form is one of the few morals for the reps. The advantages of forwards following up all the time were clearly demonstrated in the Rovers \. Te Awamutu game on Saturday The first two tries scored hv Rovers were the result of relentless following up by Campbell and R. Crottv,, who worked well together during the first half. The third try was the result of following up by J. Holmes and C. Crotty—nine points which they otherwise would not have scored. The Ngahape-Pirongia match was the best played at Pirongia this season and the home team deserved their win. A feature of the game was the absence of “arguments” amongst the players. Prendeville proved himself a resourceful captain on Saturday against Pirongia. Last Saturday completed the first round of the senior competition. Following is (he position of teams—-

The first big win of the season was registered by Methodist juniors iast Saturday, when they scored 25 points against Te Awamutu's 3. All the other games, both senior and junior, have been very close. Johnson Brothers, of the Alethodist junior team, play well together and would he an acquisition to any senior team. Otorohanga juniors have got together a strong combination, and since the inclusion of Lawrence and Martin have improved wonderfully.

P w L D Pts Piiyongia ?, 3 0 0 6 Te Awanmtu 3 2 1 0 4 Ngahape o i 2 0 2 Rovers 3 0 3 0 0