OUTDOOR SPORTS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVIII, Issue 5961, 12 July 1920, Page 3

OUTDOOR SPORTS

RUGBY FOOTBALL THE WAIHI-PAEEOA MATCH. A DRAWN. GAMK-12 ALL. The Waihi and Paeroa Rugby football representatives played a. match in con- ' nedtion with the Goldfields Union in'ter--1 club fixtures on the Recreation Ground ; on Saturday afternoon There; was a good . attendance of spectators, who Were . treated 'to a keen and interesting con- ■ I test, which ended in a draw, both sides ■ scoring 12 points, two tries and two . 'penalties goals each. : In point of weight the advantage was . with 'Paeroa, and taken all round the visiting forwards outplayed the home vanguard, they being quicker on the leather and working with better combiniation, bat their advantage in this j department of the game was neutralised liv the superiority of the Waihi backs. The latter worked, splendidly together, 'their defence being sound and uheir attack marked by fine cohesion, some o: th© parsing bouts indulged in being really fine. One of the; tries obtained by Waihi was the result of a very pretty passing rush by the rearguard, in which Hales, Mooney, Gordon, jDilJainory, Hovell, and again Dilßamore and Hales handled the leather before it was grounded by Ihe last named. The effort included some very nice passing, and when the ball reached the end of the chain it was .neatly pwssed in ngain. Of the Paeroa forwards, a good all round lot, Young and the Johnstons (2) were perhaps the pick, whi&e of the Waihi vanguard Aguew, Ford and Edwards Were «hvSiys prominent. Thp home backs without exception played ■well. Mr Cleave held the re'eree'p whittle, and controlled the game very creditably. During the afternoon, the Federal Band pkyed several selections to the enjoyment of all present. One of the selecI lions played was "Abe, AV.e, What Are You waiting for Now?'' which caused much merriment. JUNIORS AT PAEROA. Tho Waihi junior fifteen was to have flayed the Paeroa juniors at Paeroa, but owing to the recent disqualification of a player practically the whole of those chosen to represent the Waihi ' Union refused to participate, in the i game; Tho result was that a scratch j team consisting mainly of Waikino play- : ers took the field on behalf of Waihi.The , honours went to Paeroa, by nine points to nil. ( THE TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA < MATCH WITH AUCKLAND j A DRAWN GAME : 11 ALL ' (By Telegraph.—rres* Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. The Now Zealand Rugby team, which i il to tour Australia, played Auckland in d the presence of 8000 spectators. The ground was heavy after tho recent rain. Contrary to expectations, the game ended in a draw, the score being 11 points all s The New Zealand team, which wiU <j meet Australia, is regarded as one of Ihe t strongest combinations chosen to repre- a sent the Dominion for some years. The fc Auckland match cannot, ot course, be f taken as a criterion ot the team's capa- r biiities, as in such events representative players do not usually take undue risks, and are not seen at their test, * __ ' J THE ASSOCIATION GAME J AUCKLAND X WELLINGTON A DRAWN GAME : ONK GOAL ALL J (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) 1 WKLLINGWK. thifi day. The Association football match tor the Brown shield, between Auckland end Wellingtm, was plaved on Saturday. The ground was very heavy owing to the , rain, but the spectators were treated to a game that was not without brilliant touches. The game ended in a draw, eada team scoring one goal. Wellington (the holders) therefore retain the shield.

HOCKEY NOTES ________ SATURDAY'S UUP MATCHES The cup matches under the auspices of the Waihi Hockey Association were continued on Saturday afternoon, the results being as under (the two ladies matches being mentioned iirst): — HIGH SCHOOL (3) V. KIWIS (1) The High Schuol, who did most of tlte attacking, lost many opportunities through iho forwards not keeping their places, Zoo Worth hardly ever being in her right place. The backs had very little work to do. The High School forwards are iuclined to work the centre too much. It is sometimes better to play the vrings, drawing tho oppone-its awav from the goal, and then centre. The Kiwis' forwards' played an uphill game, and through a player's absence from tho backs, wero uot fed continually. The fu'l-backs are inclined to give "sticks." They must learn to keep their sticks down below their shoulders when hitting. OLD HIGIMITv. TUIS (0) , This riroved to bo rather a fast game from beginning to end. Tho forwards on b>lh sides vvete kept busy. M. Carnachan ' proved too fast, and broke away nicely i several times. Tins player scored the " only goal during the game, V. .Noble, at full, was safe, and proved a hard r hitter. 0. Inglis was a good helper on - the right wing, but was inclined to overi run the ball. The Tuis forwards would & find it to their advantage if they were to make the game more open, instead of one t player trying to do all the work. They must not forget that each team has, or should bare, eleven players, i- ________ ° W.T.U. (5) V. HIGH SCHOOL (1) 1 This game was exciting from start to finish, but experience toid against Higli ia School. The W.T.U. team played much the ' s better game, their forwards combined d well. Tbe backs were inclined to give ■ iticks. Hjg> School forwards showed a |i ____ ||fl ____ B _________________

I tendency to "play" with the ball, and Uhrough over-eagerness place themselves /"off-side." The backs played well, but I Dick must learn to hustle and the "goalie" would find jit an advantage to come out sometimes and meet the rush,