JUNIOR CUP.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 7 September 1908, Page 5

JUNIOR CUP.

PIRATES v TURAKINA

_The match between Pirates and Turakina was played on the Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon. -Turakina won the toss and played with tho wind in their favour. Halligan kicked off, Rink returned to centre and Prideaux marked.; Thompson ■kicked.-to Hoko, who found toucf at centre Turakina forwards rushed play to Pirates' lme, but Ansley secured and found touchy at Pirate forwards rushed play back to centre. Turakina forwards rushed play back to Pirates' i 1"?' rS ere Pirates were Awarded a free kick, Ihompeon findingrline at 25 flag Play continued here for same time, then Hoko marked\and Huria jhad an unsuc..cessful shot at goal. Pirates forced *r,pm the kick-out Huria kicked too hard and Pirates forced. From kick ;«ut Pirates rushed play to centre. From the line out Pirate forwards . rushed ! the ball ;to ; 25; .but Waits kicked too hard and .Turakina. ibrceidP' Teko returned the kick put to Rink who kicked to. Ansley, the- latter finding line: near the centre. Here pibson secured and after a -nics run passed to Dowe to Price who ran round behind the posts unopposed. .Halligan failed at goal. P""ates 3, Turakina. 0;s From kick out Phillips secured and" put* iii a good run to the 25;: flag; ■From the line out G. Huria secured and kicked-to touch at centre. ..Here Hoko secured a mark, but little ground was gained with"the' kick. : Turakina worked? the ball- over Pirates' line and Pirates forced. From the kick out "lay went'out at centre. Turakina forwards rushed play back to Pirates' 25. Here Thompson shifted j :.PMy:.^toJlalf/vway■■flag^ with a good line kick. 'J TurakinaC was awarded a free kick, which Anslejyp rreturned to :tbuch ;at 25.: 4 Turakina; continued to press, till Mitchell rushed play back to centre. Here'^Turakinia iwas awarded a ! free kick^f or tiff-side play. Huria found I touch^at: ss.}: From t)be line, out Teko I secured aiiiiark and i;Mcked to touch near the;lialf way fla'aJ; Turakina for-wards-rushed the balti right back J;o Pirates'rlinei: 3 the balj| going out near the <»rner:fflag. Frotn the line out Pirate jforwjftds rusMa'tne play back ;^Kcenfcre:;;,JsleTe TurakinaTushed^play back": ;tp : PJrat^' \Kne^tut tHSiißiratel forwards set "to work^ and carried the- " ball right backr to Turakina line;' Here" rurakina was awarded a free kick. A delay occurred owing to Morrison beinpknocked out. Huria; found touch at i 20. From the .line out Rink secured and .kicked to: touch at centred Here Hoko marked and kipked, to touch at the 25 flag. ; Pirate 3 ivdrked play back to centre.. .Thompson:kicked'"to Huria, who kicked to' Priced \ andJ the latter found touch at 25. From the line out Gibson secured'^and ajter^ pretty run .kicked across to Teko!, "but1 the ball went out at the half sufajto flag. Pirate forwards, .worked Jo" Turakina 25. Pirates cojrtjiinedyto jpjress,, Jbut', kicked too hard and Turakind forped. Huria kicked^ out and Anslfcy; fajjed to field, and Turakina carried play fo Pirates' line; where play continued., for some .time,. Pirates _werje iawjmted a frtie kick for holding the^ballr^m'mediately afterwards ■ Tuxakihii -\ was^awarded a -free kick for - obs^cfciolf'rfr a good position. Rink failed^ Wrfb? the kick. ■From.:the ikjck-oiit play went out at Pirates' 25. Here Pir&tes were awardre^ a.free kiekv.and.T'hompson kicked to' Kenny, who started a $a&ing rush, and ;what; looked like a certam:score was' lost through a -bad, pass; ball going into touch in goal. Shortly afterwards half-time was sounded.^—Pirates3, Tura■kinW'O,.";,. *■] '■ Tl/'i s',.,.•:''■''• ■' ••■ ■'.' .Huria kicked off. iGr&sSn,. found line iiea'r the-half way flagi • iiFt6m the line out; Watts cfeeeured aiidif&ssed to Gibson to Dowe to Teko to Witts, who was ;almost over. ;Turakina pwas awarded a free kick, Huria findiiig:iline near, centre. From the line-;out Huria secured a mark, but little ground} iwas gained with the kick. Piratas, rushed play back to Turakina line .and; the latter forced. Teko returned the. itick out to the 25 flag. Here Phillips secured and passed;..-.to Gibson,;:rto ■ Dotte, to Price, who dashed over^nriear the corner flag! -Thompson failed with the kick.—Pirates 6/ ,Turakiha 0- < From; the -kick, out: play went out at. centre. - Turakina forwards' rushed- the ball; to^Pirates! 25. ;:H^r^ jP^rat^f'we^e free 3noB: arid Thompson 'kicked: to: r iojich -at '"ceil-"' tre: Pirate^forwards [r^Bed play back to Turakina 25. Piratesy'continued to press; and Thonipsdh secured and dashed over in a rood portion. Teko failed to/ convert. -^Pirates, & Turakina 0. Thompson' returned «tlie kick out to centre. Turakina rushed play to Pirates'; line, but Gibson? secured and kicked to touch at 25; i -;'Here Walsh got possession and ' kickied to Kenny,' who failed to hold and Prideaux snapped up and after running half the length :of 4he field scored; behind the posts. ■ Gibsoh converted-—Pirates 14, Turakina ;0. Robinsbn" returned the kick out to half way. Here Gibson se^•cured and after a splendid run from "half way fscored near the corner.. Mitr •chell;made a good but unsuccessful attempt at goal.—Pirates 17, Turakina 0. From the kick out play went out at centre. Turakina forwards rushed play to Pirates' 25/ where Price secur<xl and kicked, to touch at centre. Here Thompson got possession and after a nice runi-'vssed to Teko. who raced over at the corner. ; Halligan converted with a splendid kick. Plates 22. Turakina 0. \ Phillips returned the kick off to centre. From the lfne; but Pirates rushed p^y to Turakina line. Turakina , rushed play back to half way, where McCahdlish marked. ; Hhria kicked to , Thompson, who returned to touch at ; centre. Turakina rushed play back to Pjrates line, where Pirates were awarded airee kick for off-side play. From v*ho kick Pirates rushed play back to rurakina 25. From a scrum Watts ;. secured and passed to Thcimp-on to Gib- :'• son to Thompson, who dashed over near the posts. Halligan converted ' i~ Pirat es 27 -' Turakina 0. From the kick off, Pirates rushed play to Tura- ; kina line, where Price got possession j and scored behind.fhe nos^s. Halligan failed with th« kick.-^Piratos 30. Tura^ ■Jt■% s^tty after, this the bell rang ' with theplavlatat'half way :. For the> Pirates Thompson, ,Gibson,

' Dowe and Watts in the backs, and Phi?. | hps Robinson, Mitchell and Prid eai £" 1 ni hs £>rwa^s were about the best j For lurakma Huria and Hoko in theS kS)f, McCandlish, Huria, McDorf ; old and Morrison in the forwards wera- ■ th, e. f lO-- Mr H. Tilley gave ever^ j satisfaction as referee.