All-round Sport

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 163, 7 September 1893, Page 9

All-round Sport

By

“The Hawk.”

Football.

TAURANGA V. TAKAPUNA

JUNIORS.

(from our own correspondent). The first match between junior teams of Tauranga and Takapuna came off at Tauranga on Saturday last. It rained heavily all the afternoon, and as the Takapuna team had had a rough time of it in the boat coming down they were a bit stale.

Takapuna won the toss, and the ball was set in motion by Nicholson. Some fast play followed, and then a pass to Clarke sent the ball right up into Tauranga’s quarters. The Tauranga team, however, soon relieved the pressure and rushed the ball into Takapuna’s quarters, but it soon came out again. Some fast and vigorous play ensued, and just before the time for terminating the first spell there was a free kick in front of Tauranga’s goal, but no score resulted. The play had been so fast and lively that the Takapuna ‘ boys’ were beginning to feel the exertion, but they played very pluckily nevertheless. Tauranga soon got in and scored a try and soon after Vercoe again got in, making the score—four points to nil. Takapuna now brightened up a bit, and took the ball into Tauranga’s quarters, where it remained for some time. However the local team again carried it to the other end. and Rolfe secured a try. Score—6 to nil. Just before the time for the cessation of play Vercoe got in and scored another try, which was converted into a goal by Maxwell, and the game ended in favour of Tauranga by 11 points to nil.

AUCKLAND v. TARANAKI. (FROM our own correspondent.) Saturday, Sept. 2. The annual inter-Provincial contest between Auckland and Taranaki was played in the Recreation Sports Ground this (Saturday) afternoon, before about 2000 spectators. Owing to the rain that set in on Friday night, and continued today, the ground was a bit slippery and heavy, but, nevertheless, the play was at times brilliant. The teams were as appended :— Auckland (colours, dark blue and white). —Full-back, Masefield ; threequarters, Gaudin, Kissling and Peace ; half-back, Elliot (captain), and Edmonds ; forwards, Clarkin (Waikato), Haua (Tauranga), Steward, Murray, Green, Rhodes, Speight, Miils, and McMillan. Clarkin and Mills played wing forwards.

Taranaki (colours, amber and black): —Full-back, Robinson . three-quarters, A. Bayly (captain), A. Good, H. Good ; half, A. Humphries ; wing forwards, W. and C. Bayly; five-eights, Robson; forwards. Hughes, Lambie, Coffey, Hawken, Livingston, Ryan, and Sangster. Auckland played in the north base, with a slight breeze in their favour. Mr F. Edwards was line umpire for Auckland, and Mr R. Lusk for Taranaki.

When the teams took the field it was observed that the Auckland team looked a sturdy lot, and it was generally considered that they were heavier on the average than their opponents. Lambie set the ball rolling for Taranaki, and for a time some fierce scrum work took place principally on the Auckland side of the centre flag. Taranaki continued to assume the aggressive, and Auckland had all their work cut out to repel their attacks. After about ten minutes’ play the Taranaki forwards got a rush on near the Auckland’s line, and from a general scrimmage Walt. Bayly touched down. Robinson took the kick, but failed to convert. After this the play was of a give and take nature, Taranaki having the advantage, and from a rush the ball went over, and Walt. Bayly raced for it, but was obstructed by an Auckland forward, and the ball struck the bank, thus making it according to agreement a “ dead” ball. There was nothing further in this spell of a noteworthy nature, most of the work being of a give and take description.

Murray kicked off for Auckland in the second spell, and the Northern forwards at once went *• on the job” with a sweeping rush and carried the ball to the Taranaki line, where some merry and exciting work was witnessed. The Taranaki men strove hard to repel the attack, and succeeded in clearing their lines for a time, but the Northerners came at them again and again, and a score looked imminent

on several occasions. At last the Northerners got on a rush, and Mills and Peace rushed over the line after the ball, Peace judiciously stepping back not to interfere with Mills, who flopped on the ball and scored first blood for the visitors. Peace took the kick, and made a splendid shot, the leather falling short. After this Auckland again returned to the assault, and many times looked like scoring, but Taranaki saved themselves. Taranaki eventually woke up and by hard graft removed the scene of strife to Auckland’s 25’s, where some exciting work was put in. Play then went to the centre, and just before call of time Mills, from a general rush, kicked gently over over the line, and Peace, who was left without anyone opposite him, dashed over and touched down. The kick at goal by Peace was a poor one. When the kick was made the refere called time. Auckland thus won a well contested game by 4 points (2 tries) to 2 points (one try). For the victors Masefield, at full-back, played a fair game, but he at times showed a disposition to hang back instead of meeting the ball. He, however, made no mistakes. Gaudin played a good game at three-quarters, kicking well and following up smartly when he saw an opening. Peace took every opportunity he got, and Kissling played a careful game. Elliott was a host in himself at half-back, making some strong dashing runs. Edmonds, the other half, played a neat and tricky game at half, and a couple of throws on between his legs came off in scrummages without the referee seeing them. Mills played a great game at wing forward, and for a small ’un he is a perfect rattler, using great judgment. Clarkin also played a good wing game, putting in good and strong work. Stewart, Murray, Rhodes, Haua, and Speight were the pick of the forwards, and with the others got on some capitally combined rushes. The losers did not shape up to expectations in the second spell, want of combination, of condition, and of fine points of the game telling against them. Robinson played a good full-back game. A. Good was perhaps the best of the three-quarters. Alf. Bayly played hard, but not up to his usual form. H. Good got in some nice kicks, but did not get any runs worth mentioning. A. Humphries (half) and Robson (five-eighths) shaped well. W. Bayly made an excellent wing forward, and followed up smartly. C. Bayly made a fair wing. In the forward division Lambie (who got lamed in the second spell), Hughes, Livingston, Sangster, Ryan and Hawken shaped well. The banks, about fifteen paces behind the touch line, caused a number of ” dead” balls, and for that reason the ground is not suitable for scoring on, although capital for playing, and well situated from a spectator’s standpoint.

The Auckland team return home tonight.

The St. George’s Rowing Club will hold their tenth annual general meeting in the Russell-street School-room on Wednesday next, at 8 o’clock. 1 Last week on Wednesday evening [ Messrs Sharland and Co. entertained the players in the football match Wholesale v Retail Druggists and other friends at a dinner provided by Host Caulton, of the Central Hotel. Ibout 70 guests sat down to an excellent spread, and joviality reigned throughout a long and pleasant evening. Mr Fred Sharland as chairman kept the ball rolling, and the fun never flagged. The principal toasts were: — ‘ The Wholesale Team,’ proposed by Mr E. Bates and acknowledged by Mr Finnigan ; ‘ The Retail Team,’ proposed by Mr Forlder; ‘ Our Hosts,’ proposed by Mr Phil LeQuesne, met with an enthusiastic reception, and was gracefully acknowledged by Mr Fred Sharland; ‘The Press,’ proposed by Mr J. C. Davies and responded to by Mr Ellis (Sharland's Trade Journal}; ‘ The Drug Co.,’ proposed by Mr Fred Sharland. The following gentlemen sang capital songs during the evening: — Messrs E. N. Hoyte, H. H. Baber, T. H. Ellis, A. A. Maxwell, B. Darby, T. C. Owen, T. Dod, J. Hooper, Mr F. Sharland, and a number of other friends contributed their quota during the evening. Mr F. Cowen’s song was one of the gems of the evening. Messrs A. E. Whittome and J. McKee gave capital recitations. Such pleasant evenings must tend to preserve the entente cordiale between employers and employees. The Dunedin Plumpton Club have reason to congratulate themselves on the success of the experiment they made in issuing the conditions of the Challenge

Stakes, to be run in 1894. No less than 170 nominations have been received, all parts of the colony being represented. The Auckland nominations are : —C. C. Gordon 1, J. Gallagher 2, A Rose 1, J. W. Russell 1, W. A Penton 2, A. W. Edwards (Te Aroha) 1, J. O. Evett 1. G. S. Budge 1, L. Cooke 1. The Inter-University cricket match, Oxford v. Cambridge, was played at Lord’s on July 3rd and 4th, when Cambridge won by 266 runs. A rather sensational incident occurred at the close of Oxford’s first innings. Five runs were wanted to save the follow on when Brain and Wilson, the two last men, had a brief conversation, the object of which was taken by Cambridge to influence the latter to get out so that their side could follow on next morning. In return, presumably, Wells bowled a no-ball which went to the boundary, and a wide also succeeded, thus saving the follow on for Cambridge. The occurrence gave rise to a strong expression of feeling from a portion of the spectators, and though the procedure was, no doubt, quite legitimate it was none the less regrettable. On the second day Cambridge had matters all their own way, and the Oxford batsmen failing miserably in their second attempt, the game resulted as above stated. The following are the scores : — Cambridge 182 (Jackson 38) and 254 (Jackson 57, Latham 54, and Perkins and Grey 37 each); Oxford 106 (L. C. H. Palairet 32) and 64 (Fry 31) There was no local football indulged in on Saturday afternoon in consequence of the heavy rain that prevailed. A lady, evidently an Aucklander (writes ourTaranakicorrespondent), caused some amusement at the Auckland-Taranaki football contest by the enthusiastic way she ‘ barracked ’ for the Northern team. She is certainly a follower of the game, for she knew the Northern players as she called them by name when they showed up in the play, and alternately relieved her excited feelings by clapping her hands vehemently. The lady was quite oblivious to her surroundings, apparently being thoroughly a sorbed in watching the progress of the game. When Auckland scored their first try she became highly excited, but when they put up the winning try —well, there was no holding the fair barracker.

The protest re Carrie in the Maiden Stakes at the Auckland Coursing Club’s Champion Meeting is still in statu quo. The club’s committee have communicated with several Southern coursing men on the matter and are awaiting replies. It is hardly likely that the protest will be decided till a fortnight hence at the inside, probably later. The Dunedin courser, Mr S. S. Myers, is sending his slut Stormy Night to Victoria. to be mated with Livingstone, and his Biddy Alone is to be put to RazzleDazzle.

Lieutenant Abdy, R.N., who batted so well for the Auckland Cricket Club in 1891-92, when they won the Senior Cup, and when he headed the batting averages of the club, has returned to Auckland in H.M.S. ‘ Tauranga,’ and should be able to render material assistance to his old club during the coming season.

Articles of agreement for a battle between James J. Corbett, champion pugilist, and Peter Jackson, to take place next June, were signed on 13th July at the Press club rooms in Chicago. The articles are as follows: — Articles of agreement drawn up this 11 th day of July, 1893. between James J. Corbett, of San Francisco, CaL, and Peter Jackson, of Australia. The principals hereto agree to meet in a glove contest to a finish for the largest purse offered by any club north of Mason and Dixon’s line and a side wager of each, the winner to receive all the purse and side wagers without reserve. The principals hereto post with Louis M. Houseman, temporary stakeholder, the sum of to insure the posting of the balance of the side wagers in amounts and on dates as follows, to wit:—With the final stakeholders, who shall be mutually agreed upon on or before 15th August, 1893, £3OOOll 15th August, 1893, on 15th November, 1893, on 15th March, 1894. The contest shall be under Marquis of Queensberry rules, and shall take place between the 20th and the 30th day of June, 1894. Aside from the purse and side wager the contest shall be for the heavy-weight championship of the world, provided, however, that James J. Corbett does not lose title to Charles Mitchell in a prior contest. Signed and witnessed in the city of Chicago, nth July, 1893. —Charles E. Davies, for Peter Jackson; James JCorbett. Witnessed: Joe B. Choynski, Eddie Foy.