FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2217, 15 June 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Oil Saturday next a team of-repre-sentativ© players.’ will liicofc a tuani comprising local hacks and eight lo Karakti forwards Tho tennis are:—- . Poverty Bay: I 1 nil-back, A\ 1 lUmm , three-quarters, Malloy, 1 ntlett, V<> gan ; live-eighths, Kuipnra (captain), Brown; halt, Bowman; forwards, IS 1colas, Newton, McKenzie, Lyons, ilcko. Scott, Lowe," and Pme (wing). To Karaka:Full-bnck, Sharp ; threequarters, Grinlinton, - lo v—Reiuga,. Hart; five-eighths. Thompson (capl), Graham; half, Vnllnnco; forwards, Set ton. Crinunins, Law, Shorratt, Nisbctt, Brown, Ruin, and Evinson Emergencies: Miller, Gorrard, Stagpoolo, flakiwai and Morse. Rowe is not available and no alterations will be sanctioned except that at half-time tho halves and lull-hacks will change to opposite sides. Players will meet at Victoria Domain at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday for practice or if the weather is unsuitable, for outside work, in the drillshed.

SATURDAY COMPETITIONS. Notwithstanding the beautiful spring-like weather on Saturday, the attendance at tlio Domain was not up to tlie average. Both grounds were in first-class order, and althougljsboth senior nml junior matches were practically runaway victories, some glimpses of good football were shown.

SENIOR MATCH. KAITI-GTTY 27 v. TAKITIMU nil. Rowe won the f-ss for the Blues, and attacked tho eastern goal. Ihe first score was registered a lew minutes after the commencement, as from a rush of tho Blues’ forwards Lowe got- over. Putlott made a good attempt- at goal. Kaiti-City 3. Jnkitimu nil - . The Blues continued to press, and Bowman picked lip and kicked well into touch. The Reds’ forwards made a run lip the field, lint Scott obtained from, a line-out and play was again transferred to the Red’s territory. A pretty piece of missing was shown by Rowe, Grinlinton, Hart, and Pufiett, and ended in the latter scoring. Although making a good attempt, Pufiett failed to add the extra points. Kaiti-City 6, TakitimuO. On re-start-ing, another passing 'rush by Grinlinton, Pufiett, and.Mullaney looked like a score, hut Thompson relieved, the pressure by kicking into touch. The Blues came again, and from another forward rush. Nicolas passed to Scotton tlie line, and the ..latter fell over. Pufiett landed a good goal. KaifciCity. 11. Takitinm nil. No further scoring took place before the interval, hut the Blues were constantly on the aggressive. . When the teams lined out again play was fairly even for a time. About ten minutes from the re-start Delaney broke away from a line-out. and running strongly, transferred; to Lowe; who scored his second try. Pufiett kicked a. beautiful goal. KaitiCity- 16,-Takitiiiiu'nil. Loose play followed tho kick-off. and tho Blues era dually bore down on tliei line. The Reds were penalised in their own twenty-five, and Pufiett landed a good goal from a rather difficult- angle. Kaiti-City 19, Takitimu nil. Further tries were registered by Hart and Rowe for Kaiti-City. ” Pufiett kicked a goal from the latter. Lcali, -To Hail and AVogaii made a good passing run for the Reds just on time, but just, failed to get over. The final whistle sounded, leaving the scores — Kaiti-City 27 Takitimu ... ... 0 Pufiett, Rowe and Vallance were tho best, of the winners’ back division, and Nicolas. Scott. Delaney, and Rowe showed up well in tlie forwards. For Takitimu, in the backs Sharp, Bowman, aiul AVogan. were the pick, while Lyons; McKenzie, and Wilkinson worked hard amongst .tho forwards. ■ Air. AV. Hay acted as refe'rce.

JUNIOR AIATCH. . WEST END 29 v. TAKITIMU 3. These .junior teams met on No. 2 ground at the same time as the senior match was in progress on No. 1 ground. Takitimu had a very weak team in the field,"and West End had a verv easy win by 29 points to 3. C. Somervell (2), Burke (2), Riwai, Campbell and Kokiri scored tries tor-tile-winners, and goals were added by Campbell, Burke, Somervell, and Olsen. R. Campbell scored for Takitiinli. and his try was unconverted. Air. E. Featon controlled the game. THIRD GRADE MATCH. AVEST END 3 v. TAKITIMU 0. After a closely-contested game between the third fifteens of the Takitiniu and. .West- End clubs victory rested with the fatter by the narrow margin of three points. Air. AI. Osborne held the whistle. BRITISHERS V. CANTERBURY. VISITORS AGAIN BEATEN. Press Association.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 14. Canterbury scored a very lucky victory oyer the Aiiglo-Welsli team this afternoon, the scores being 13 points to 8: The weather was all that could bo desired, and the attendance was about 15.000. Tlie visitors won the toss, and elected to play with the sun at their backs. Gibbs marked, and Deans, who took the ball from the kick, sent, it out near the centre. A scrum followed the line-out, and a passing rush which was “Initiated bv Burns a little later had Britain defending. Burns made a good run in the ne?;t few minutes, but was wild in passing, the ball being 'kicked across the British line and P. Jones forced. A good mark was taken by Morgan, and P. Jones centred the game, where Gibbs secured the hall. Fast following lip by Dibble from a kick was responsible for Doell (Canterbury full-back) being in trouble, blit the danger was averted hy a force. P, Jones found the line well in Canterbury’s territory, and from a scrum'Chapman secured the oval, but Gray upended him and kicked the ball' but near the. centre. The Canterbury forwards then adopted loose play, which was only stopped by fine defensive work on the part of Polity Jones and Dibble. Kicking by Doell kept-tho Britishers confined to fclie'r own ground for some time, though Morgan and P. Jones tried their utmost to shift the scene of operations. Canterbury were looking very dangerous at this period, hut Chapman saved, and the game was taken to Canterbury’s twenty-five, where the local team were awarded a free-kick. A scrum resulted through a mail being forward, and P. Jones obtained the ball and kicked to McEvedy. who initiated a fine passing rush. Williams, however, failed to take the return from P. Jones, and a chance of scoring was lost. A series of serums followed,, and Britain obtained the ball every time, and through Morgan constantly finding the line Canterbury were being steadily pushed hack to their own twentyfive. ..'Another passing rush was started hy Morgan, when Canterbury were well on the defensive, but Fryer, liy collaring Williams, defeated the object of this movement. Burns sent the'hall down field, but Jones returned it with interest, finding tho lino just about a yard from tho Canterbury goal-line. Canterbury, however, managed to extricate themselves from their uncnvialilo position by a forward rush, in which Mahoney was prominent. Burns got the hall a little later, and kicked it across the field, but it was carried, over.. A, serum followed, from which Burns got the ball and passed to'Gray, who. in'turn, transferred to Fuller, and he scored. He tried to add the major points, hut the'ball went across tlie field. Fuller returned the ball from the kick-out, and Polity Jones placed Canterbury on the defensive with a fine kick. Later a brilliant passing rush between the English batiks resulted in Pontv Jones scoring. Gibbs’ kick went wido. The game was of a vorv even-nature for the rest of the spell. On resuming Fryer made, a splendid kick and centred the play, but McPlmil being off-side Canterbury tvqfo

I penalised. Deans found the lino near the eontre when he roturnd the bull. | From the scrum which succeeded tlio linq-out, Burns got tho ball, and a I good passing rush ensued between Gray, McDonald and Fryer, the latter I unfortunately spoiling Canterbury s advantage by kicking too hard, tlio ball going ovor tho line. Scrums anil passing rushes by - the visitors had t Canterbury defending, Gray saving on more than one occasion. Dooll, i however, found the lino near the centre, Imt Britain again returned to j tho attack, and Morgan was nearly over. A passing rush -and a long kick by Deans shifted tho game to the British twonty-fivo, where Canterbury was only stopped by Morgan marking. Burns kicked tho ball bach |to tho visitors’ territory, and fast following up by AlcPhail resulted in [a ‘try being, scored by him. Fuller succeeded in kicking a very neat ! goal. Canterbury wore now moro aggressive than" over, and wero only I stopped from scoring another , try through Polity. Jones gotting m a timelv kick. Loose play was then indulged in near the visitors’ twentyfive, and Bain', securing the ball, got over the line between tlio goal posts. Fuller easily placed the ball between the posts. Loose play followed, in which tho visitors lind tho uppor hand, and Inter the ball was kiclcwl over the line. A great raco between Burns, Doell and Archer for it took place, tlio last-named boating tho two Canterbury men easily. Gibbs easily converted." After tho kick-out Archer started a loose rush, which Dibblo and Ritson continued till over tho Canterbury goal-lino. They wero both away from tlio Canterbury men, and had a certain ccoro in front of them, blit, for some reason, they allowed Burns, who was following up very fast, to slip in and fore©. Shortly after play resumed, the- whistle suondod, tho final score being: Canterbury 13. Britain 8. The gato totalled nearly £IOOO, tho attendance being 14,800. In conversation with a reporter after'tlio game, tlio -referee expressed the opinion that on tho play the best team won, and the points scored wore about an indication of the game. Ho stated that lie was far from satisfied with the manner in which many of his decisions were accepted by the British team during tho game, and the statements made by several'of the players after the game in the dressing-room in Ids presence were in bad taste and should not have been made .by the defeated side. Mr. Laws is of opinion that the ball was placed in the scrummage •fairly by tho British team on most occasions, and that the manner in which it is screwed by the front rankers is totally foreign to tho manner adopted by. New Zealand players. It is thrown in nuickly, and bumping -against- tho loot,or log of a Britisher iirfront is shot out again either on the side of the pack or straight behind. Tho British team throughout the game took exception to'most of the rulings, especially when their side ..wove penalised,' and Air. Laws stated that his work was far from pleasant, lie further stated that lie had no occasion to take exception to any of the Canterbury players, and thought they accepted his rulings in the manner that New Zealand players always do.

OUTSIDE RESULTS. (Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 13. The various district championship football matches under the Auckland Rugby Union wero played here yesterday. In the senior grade City beat "’Varsity. by 27 points (seven tries, three converted) to nil. Parnell beat Grafton by 1G points (four tries, two converted) to nil. North Shore beat Newton by 14 points (four tries, one converted) to 3 (one try). 'WELLINGTON, June 14.

The senior Rugby matches .yesterday resulted as follows: Alclrose 11 beat- Victoria College nil. Oriental 9 beat- St.. James 3. Putono 25 boat Old Boys 3. Poneko 9 beat Wellington 6. Athletic 23 beat Southerns 0. PROFESSIONAL GAME IN WELLINGTON.

Press Association. WELLINGTON. June 14

Six or seveif thousand persons’attended Athletic Park yesterday-after-noon, .when the professional Rugby team, which recently toured England and Australia, played an exhibition, match. Tlie match was arranged as a benefit to Airs’ Baskcrville, tlio widowed mother of the late A. H. Basic ervi He. the promoter of the professional tourf who died at Brisbane. Great interest was taken in the game, it being tlie first played. in New Zealand under Northern Union rules. The game was .exceedingly fast and pleasing from ii spectacular point of view as tlio scores Blacks 55, Beds ~0 indicate. This was due to several reasons. First, there are lower men in the field; then their scrums are lighter and briefer, and there is no line-out play, a scrum being formed every time the leather goes out ol bounds. The ball is not rolled into the scrums as in ordinary Rugby, but bounced in, and shoot 6 out to the backs like lightning. In place-kick-ing, the kicker does his own placing and takes time over the kick, there being no charge by the opposing forwards as in amateur Rugby. Whenever a player with the ball is brought do-.vn he is released by his captor and must restart the ball. All those alterations tend, as of course they are intended, to make the game fast and interesting to watch. The passing of the professionals yesterday was particularly clean, and their running and tackling were picturesque, but the interest of. footballers aiid football enthusiasts was diminished by the fact that the sides were unevenly matched, and in any case it was but a “scratch game.”

MAORI TEAM DEFEATED. United Press Association-—Copyright. (Received J'une 13. 7.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 13. New South Wales heat the Maori team by 30 points to 16. (Received June 14, 4.15 p.m.) About 20,000 were present. The game was fast and open. Messenger was in great form, and kicked six goals, besides scoring two tries. Pakare played brilliantly for the Maoris, while Pehana, Rotaun, and Asher distinguished themselves. - Tries were obtained' by Mokotu'ki, Asher, and Pakere, and two were converted hy Eapatura.