SENIOR.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 12 May 1913, Page 2

SENIOR.

KAIERAU v. WANGANUI.

The teams took the field in a shower of rain Kaierau played from the tramway end, Wanganui having the Racecourse at their backs. No advantage was to be derived from either end, for the air was comparatively still, D. _O'Donnell set the game in motion, and. the resultant interchange of kicks left play in Wariganul's quarter. Good work by Swan. Murchie and Baddeley took the ball to the centre line, where a nice run arid a kick upfieM by Murchie had play on the maroons' (Kaierau) twenty-five. Faber Bros, combined and carried the leather into Wanganui's half, but a good line-kick gained .about fifty yards for the red and! Slacks: . Moore, was/ s thei^ responsible ' • for a shortcut pretty run before he' was pulled up, and Tingey sent the i ball down the field with a good boot. J The Kaierau backs rushed play across I field, where from a .throw in O'Hal- j loran sent the ball out to P. Faber, who failed to get rid of the oval at, the psychological moment. Kaierau I crept to within a few yards of Wanganui's line, but a mark by Swan was the cause of driving them back for awhile, but they came on again, and fumbling on the part of five or six maroons enabled Cameron to bring off a clever mark. Cameron came through the ruck with the ball, but a scrum was ordered for a knockon. Wanganui rushed the ball right up to Kaierau's line, for the first time, and tight play enabled the ma-' roons to clear and once again assume the offensive,^ long line kick by Brownlie, taking play on to the twenty-five line. R. Faber, taking the ball nicely, booted up to Laurie, who made a splendid recovery and! sent the ball out at half-way. Then an exciting interlude occurred Schramm picked up the ball in the loose at half-way and set out for the line, with nobody near him. Making straight for the line he was pursued by a maroon, and an exciting race saw Schramm overhauled about fifteen yards from the desired objective. Then Kaierau came away agahi but the Wanganui forwards came away with the ball at toe, and were onl3r stopped by a splendid mark by R. Faber. The next incident was a good run by Lockett. Murchie obtained, and making a dash centred and Wanganui had Kaierau penned up apraln. Another penalty was given against them, but the kick bein^ smothered, the first force went to Wanganm's credit. From the kickout the red and blacks again attacKed, and a passing rush was instituted until Cameron slipped and Jn?h tO nCci nt£"- Nothi »S- c <™ of this rush, and Kaierau counter-attacked a series of loose forward rushes 7)y tne maroons taking the ball to Wanganurs twenty-five. Here a couple oL c^ neS ere made hy O'Halloran and his confreres, but aided by good defence and a little luck, Wanglnui £SL c? T-e- m off and eventu"] y forced. Kaierau continued to anply the pressure, and after a lot of scrambling on the line Krogmann came through with the ball I?™ feet and kicked out. Later Wanganui were relieved by Laurie, who also was successful in filing the line Krosmann Walton and Armstrongneaded a forward rush into Kaierau territory, but the maroons relieved through the agency o f mark ., by Murchie and Mullens, but R. Faber's last season's line-kicking again proved handy. Brownlie made an excitin" burst, but when with an almost clea? run in he was well tackled low by Moore from the rear. Half-time was taken with play on Wanganul's twenty-five, and without any score being- registered.

.Laird let go the ball in commencsei?"°,ni / Fabt r awingulshed hlni-

off another good pair of line kicks,

but the maroons came back

A fool-

ish cross-kick by the Wanganui centre placed the. ball into Takarangi's arms, and the maroons moved off in a passing bout, which was nullified by bad passing. A 'lot of excitement vas provided by the next five minutes' play. Cameron cut In and through the Kaierau backs, but when a couple of yards from the goal he once more slipped and was robbed of the ball. The leather was sent ■ip field, but Moore emulated Cameron's fine dash, only to be grassed. The ball came down field t,o Laurie, who had a well-directed pot at goal, he ball falling short. Kaierau were penalised in a fairly handy position, but Quirke's place-kick was a poor attempt. Kaierau forwards came away with a rush, only to be stopped

•y good play by Cameron. Swan -nade n. great run round, but was. collared from the rear and was unsupported. A mark to Kaierau relieved hem temporarily, and a free-kick 'ater.was of further assistance, and hoy managed to creep up to the line, but a good mark by Swan let Wananui come right away to the ma--oons' line, where the red and blacks almost got across; did get over, in 'act, but a scrum was ordered on the M.ne. The usual pver-eaererness was n evidence, however, and a free-kick in very handy for Kaierau, and "hey transferred the play on to' Wanranui's twenty-five,'and by a penalty were given a serum on the line, fjut ! t was of little use to. them, Wanganui coming away to the centre of the eld. Time was called with play in Kaierau's twenty-five. The game thus ended in a pointless draw. Mr. Len E. Bassett controlled the game in an admirable manner.

lowed, Wanganui then taking the ball on to Kaierau's twenty-five, Here a good deal of up and down kicking following in quick succession until Schramm found the line. Wanganui kept on the attack and got pretty close to scoring until Schramm kicked into touch, in goal. Murchie took the ball back again into Kaierau's corner, where Mullens almost got over, but the maroons forced, Kaierau carried play down to within a few yards of Wanganui's line, mainly through. Takarangi smothering a Wanganui back's kick. They were driven back however, and play again and again travelled backwards and forwards. Then Laurie brought