FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2097, 4 June 1907, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

During the course of the senior football match at Wairoa on May ‘2sth, F. Flint had one of his kneecaps twisted and liad to retire. A subscription was started immediately and realised a good sum for his benefit. . . . In the senior competition at Wairoa on May 25th, North beat City by 6 points (two tries) to nil and in the junior competition North defeated Wairoa by 3 points (a free kick).

WELLINGTON v. WAIRARAPA

Press Association.

WELLINGTON, last night.

The Wellington and Wairarapa representative teams met on the Athletic Park to-day, Wellington winning by 13 points to 3. The forwards of the teams were fairly even, but the Wellington backs were much the better individually and in combination. Wairarapa’s only score was a goal kicked from a penalty by Wrigley. The Wellington men scored 10 of their points in the first half. Their score was made by Twohill and Byrne, each getting tries, which were not converted, Gilchrist kicking a goal from mark and Bogle potting one from the field of play. The match between the Wellington Wednesday representatives and the Wairarapa Thursday team ended in the defeat of the visitors by 6 points to 3. The play was a general scramble, in which the foundering attempts of some players to secure the ball furnished the public with cause for hilarity. : INTER-ISLAND MATCH. NORTH ISLAND WINS BY 11 TO 0. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The match between the North and South Island was played at Lancaster Park this afternoon in fine weather, and before a crowd numbering between six and seven thousand. The game was strenuously contested throughout, but as soon as play had settled down it was,, apparent that the ' Njort h Island were the better team and the South never looked like winning. The Northern backs had much better combination and played with more dash than their opponents, whose efforts were more or less spasmodic. The South Island forwards did some good work, but they were not well supported by their backs, and though they were more successful in their hooking than the Northerners they gained no advantage from this, for the smartness of the North Island backs quickly retrieved the position, and the defence was turned into attack with lightning rapidity. The opening stages of the game were indecisive, but the North Island quickly got to work and a very strong attack was set up. Deans intercepted a pass and passed to Dansey who was well tackled by Mitchinson. From a shot at goal by Turtill the North Islanders were forced, but from this out the Northerners had much the better of the. game. Their passing was, however, very frequently forward and this fact alone prevented the score from being considerably larger, finally a brilliant passing rush in which practically all the North backs liad a hand, let Hunter over at the corner, Spencer failing with the 'kick at goal. This was the only score at half-time. In the second spellthe North still held the upper hand, and it was but rarely that the ball reached their twenty-five. The only occasion in which South looked really dangerous ' was when Fryer kicked high and G. Spencer failed to take the ball. The Canterbury player had followed up fast but over-ran the ball, and Hunter relieved the situation. Sound kicking by North backs took play to South’s goal line, and after a hard forward struggle Bailey scored, Wallace converting the try. In the closing stages of the game the South backs had one or (two chances, but their handling of the ball was faulty. Just on the call of time the Northerners were attackiing again, and Roberts made an opening for Wilson, who scored an easy try. Wallace failed with the kick at goal, and time was called with the North winners by eleven points to nil.