LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XX, Issue 6736, 9 October 1922, Page 2

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

’• > VISIT OF SOUTH AUCKLAND st team... as WAIHI BEATEN 20 TO 9. is- ' 4 > At the invitation of the recentlyformed Waihi League Football Associa--311 tion the championship team representing the South Auckland Rugby League visitod Waihi on Saturday. The visitors wer o welcomed on their arrival by car at . midday by officials of the local club, and wore entertained to Inncheon at. > . the Commercial Hotel. Included in the he guests were the \Mayor, Mr Donald--531 son who accorded the visiting team a at hearty welcome, and in the courstfjof IT iii s .remarks expressed the hope that llt their sojourn in Waihi would be a pleaof sant one. It was regrettable, he said, ~ "° that the visitors should have struck such impropitious (weather. Mr T. Paterson, president of the c-h'b, also extended a hearty welcome to the League players. Speaking on behalf of his club he solid he was very proud and T very pleased to meet th© championship League team, and the knowledge of . their rychielvementis during the past tjtfb seasons would add zest to the game that afternoon, and th© contest / inspite of impending defeat superior opponents, Avon Id be hardly fought by the local men. Mr W. Stevens, manager of the team, ho expressed his thanks for the cordial wd1 ‘ come that had been accorded his team. ; °- Th© fact that the League game had C( 1 been introduced into Waihi had af;eS forded both himself and hi s colleagues n(I much satisfaction, and the invitation to u- meet the representatives of the newlyn* formed association Avas heartily wol-. by corned by hi s League. THE PLAY. An indication of tho interest aroused iii the first League match in Waihi was furnished by the attendance on the Recreation Ground of approximately D- 400 spectators, notwithstanding the almost continuous downpour during the whole afternoon. The Waihi Federal Band was in attendance, and during intervals plajyed selections. An amusing spectacle Avas afforded while th© players were going on to the ground at halftime. At thi s moment th© band waa playing a spirited, jazz selection, and £. before resuming play members of tho ja visiting team in pouring rain jazzed i-c with apparently the greatest enjoyment, to The teams t°°k up their respective Ls. positions on the field Avith rain steadily ■ 3 d falling, a condition which prevailed,. during most of the game. At the , outset of play Waihi made quite a' display and scores from the field followed in quick succession, but the advantage! was short-liyed, and as the gam© pro- > gressed, tho superiority of the visitors in all departments of the 1 game waa veiy much in evidence. Th© first score, for Waihi was registered within five minutes of play, starting by Dillimoro kicking a penalty goal, making the a- score 2. Later, Fred Lowri© potted ;i h goal, thus adding a further two points. io Th e next score for Waihi was registered i- as the result of a mark right in front of i- the goal posts by Roy Williams, Dill/imor© converting. Tho ' visitors then took a hand in scoring, 1 . and before the spell (40 minutes) ended bad put on 11 points, scores being Ob’tamed by Coombes (try), Avbich Hemmingway failed to convert; Hemmingway (try), converted by himself; and Wilson Hall (try), thus making the score 11. Shortly after resuming the visitors’ line was crossed for th© first and only - time by Dillimoro, who himself under- ,• > took to convert. Ho experienced hard ; luck, as th© oval struck tlf© bar. Irom this on the visitors had if pretty Avell their own way, and piled up the score to 20, Guthrio scoring tiro goals and Wilson one, none of. Avlnch being converted. Tho great feature of tho play Avas the splendid passing on th© part • of the visitors. Time after time a series of faultless passing AVas Avilnctssed. The most conspicuous amongst the visiting player s were Wilson Hall. Stewart Guthrio and HeramingAvay. Notwithstanding their dcdefeafc it Ava* generally■ conceded that the Waihi League players accredited themselves avoll. Mr Sid Saundcrg, formerly of Waihi, ! and now of Hamilton, controlled the game in a most capable manner. The visitors were entertained to diu- v ncr at the Commercial Hotel, and to a smoke social in the Foresters’ Hall in Die evening. ;yj,?