FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 910, 8 June 1903, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Cl’er I'rcs.i Association ) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. All football was postponed yesterday, owing to bad weather.

HAITI-CITY v. WEST KND

Tiic senior competition was con i,ruled on Victoria Domain on Satur J ii,iv afternoon last, when the ahov cinljs tried cotieliisions tor the sc cond time I in.-; season. After dose and interesting game, victor; rested with West l.'nd by IK pointsto 11. Shortly after o’clock, t lie team: loot, l lie held as under : West kind : 'I ail, C. Ileplmrn. No lan, Steel, I’oananga, (.'ainjiheD Malneav is, Williams, Wepilta, Mauiieni, (Darke, Kinder, Morrissey, a tic: A. D. Sherri IT. Kail i-Ctl y : Russell, Delatnere W'j Ide-lirowtt, I'orler, -J. Hay, W ■ I lay, (‘i/leitiait, i'.akcr, Bright. Mullaney, .Marlin, lla.ii.en. Newton, and le the ahsenee of !.. 11. SherrtiY, Williams led the West lenders. and W. I lay was in command of tiic Haiti City men. The latter won (lie loss and played wit i i the wind and sun a,, their hacks. From the kiek-olf, the West lend vanguard forced play tat: Kaili-Ciiy s 1 went y-live, but tiieir elTorts were milltlieci by .i se-c lacs, of free-kicks against litem lor oil-side play and hanging on lo '-he I,all. I-Toiii a loose serum in mitlliebl, Campbell shot the oval out to Fonanga, who came right through to the Kail i-City full-back, and was up-ended hi line style, close to the nprigtits. The West Kml forwards look the hall on, and Wepilta kicking hard, allowed Wylde-Browu to force. An exchange oi lung-kicks between Coleman and Nolan gave the forwards a race up and down the held, the strong wind prevented the hall from linding the touch-line. Poiuuiga made another dash at Lite line, out- was collared by ■). I lay, and the biues were relieved by a free kick

on tlicit" own goal-line. Kinder smothered tin* kick, a force resulting. Another series of free-kicks against West, I„iid for glaring infringements allowed Kaili-OiLy 1,0 assume the aggressive. Ji'roni a serum in front, oi west, kind goal J. Hay had a pot at goal. The hall struck a West laid player and was kicked over the goal-line near the corner Hag, whete i oiler touched down, drawing tirsl hlood. Martin failed with the kick. •Shortly afterwards ,J. Hay got oil with the leather, ami healing hitmen in characteristic style, scored in a good position. The. kick at goal tailed. The blacks came hack to the attack after this, and l’oananga repeatedly gained ground for his side trout a line-out on the Kaiti-Eitv lmo, Williams found the blues napping, and dropped over the line near the dag, Porter and Delamere pul in some, serviceable work for I heir side, and Wright, by fast, lollowing up, carried piay into West Kml territory, where it, remained until call time. The speli thus ended—Kai-li-Uity ti, West End ■(• When the second spell commenced, it was soon apparent that, West End him reorganised their team. Williams Inui joined Wepiha in the front laniv ; A. D. Sherrill was baek at, Ins old place on ihe wing, and Halnevis halt gone out to extra tive-cighth. Bail joined the Kaiti-City, who had been playing a man short. West End had all the best ol (he spell, and were continually on the kaiti-Gily line. Tries were obtained by A. Sherrill' and Poananga, and Campbell and Skeet divided honors by touching down simultaneously. 'Hie three 'tries were converted by Williams. .Martin kicked a penalty for Kaiti-City and Mullauey scored a try beside llie posts, which was convened by Hall, for the losers, Newton, Bright, and Mullauey were ns line a trio us ever got into a pack They did not know they had lost, a point until the ball bad been grouud(,(i UU ioss their line. Martin showed good form in the first spell. Thu backs did not show up to advantage. J. i lav was the pick, and played a

line same. Th c West, Knd forwards played really well, and were ably assisted by tiieir backs. Williams and Wepil,a -ot, llie ball from the .scrum repeatedly, and the passing ol Campbell l’oamuiga, and Halnevis was a Ural to see. Hough play was indulged in once or twice, and the delinquents were groaned at vigoionsly by the spectators. Uniortunately, Hi-, referee’s attention was engrossed with the flight of the sphere, or the oiienders would have been promptly ordered off the held. Air W. MeCredie controlled the game, and Messrs AW Rees and It. Cole had charge of the line.

JUNIOR MATCH.

OnNo. 2 ground, Huia and Kaili-City met for the second time this season. The first spoil was interesting and evenly contested, the only score being a penalty goal kicked bv T. Sharp, for Huia. Upon the resumption of play the weight and condition of the Huia men became apparent, nnd enabled them to run up a big score, “fee were obtained by T. Sharp Taylor (2), and Osborne. A teature of the play was tho fine place-kicking of T. bharp, who converted all the tries, some from difficult auglos. He also made a tine tun in scoring bis try. The play m the second spell was very fast and open, and a long way ahead of that usually seen on a junior around. Bruce Bennett scored a try for Kaiti-City by fast following up, which Faulknor converted. The game ended in a win for Huia by 23 points (four goals from tries and a penalty goal) to 5 (a goal from a try). For the winners Newton Bastable, Scott, and Kmnimont (of the backs) and Taylor, kema, McCullough, Hi-s, Hall, and Osborne (forwards) played well. For Haiti, Holder kickedexcellently, and Willock, Faulknor, and Bright also did good work among the backs, and all the forwards played up pluckily against heavy odds, two 40 minute spells were played. Mr W. Gibson was referee, and Messrs A. looleand J. Third carried the liue-llags.