FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2567, 30 July 1909, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

THURSDAY- COMPETITION. The Thursday competition was continued at the Domain yesterday afternoon, in splendid weather, and before a moderate attendance. ' CITY (11) V. ALHAMBRA (3). This was a fairly oven game, but City ’exhibited better scoring powers. Al‘hambra scored per Omari ~ a few moments after) the start, but the kick at goal was resultless. City then attacked, and Tocker scored a good try, which 'was converted by Pufiett, and a few minutes later Bragge scored again, but the major points were not added. ‘The interval was called with the scores, City 8, Alhambra 3. The second soell was evenly contested, but City always held their opponents safe, and Tocker scored another ■clever try. The final result was in favor of City, by 11 points to 3. 1 Mr. AV. Hay controlled the game. , STAR (15) v. GISBORNE (15). This was an excellent and fast game, and provided an exhibition of some verv good football. At the interval Gisborne led by 9 points to 5, Pollock scoring two tries and Henderson one. as against a try by Smith, which Wilkinson converted. In the second spell Newton kicked a penalty goal for Gisborne, and Ryan scored a try, wliilo for' Stftr 3?it£i To Tlau and Williams scored tries, both of which were converted by Kaipara. Gisborne led until just on the call of time, but Star drew level in the last low minutes. Mr. W. Howard was the referee. TO-MORROW’S MATCHES. The following have been selected to represent the Town in their match with 'the Country team, at Victoria Domain to-morrow :-—Full-back, C. Hepburn; three-quarters. Miller. Tocker. Campbell ; five-eighths, Kaipara and Bowmar;; half, R. Flntman; forwards. Stagpoole (wing), Nicolas, Beach, Delaney, Bragge, Grant, Hansen, a’ft Newton. ' Any of the above who are unable to play' are requested to notify the selectors. The following players have been chosen to represent the Country: (Full-back, Ryan (Makauri) ; three'quarters, Tutari (Te Kura), Kara (Takitimu), Pera (Te Kura): five-eighths. To Iteinga (Takitimu), Halbert (Takitimu); half, Cole (Makauri); forwards, Kouka (Takitixnu), Puka (Te Kura), (Lyons (Makauri), Mason (Te Kura), Simpkins (Takitimu), Donnelly (Takitimu), Pita Te Hau (Takitimu), Butcher (Makauri) wing. Emergencies: Forwards —King (Te Kura), Swainson (Makauri), Jones (Takitimu); hacks— Matengaro (Te Kura), Hyland (Makauri). The Country team are. requested to meet at Victoria Domain at 11.15 a.m. sharp. It is expected that the team will play in royal blue jerseys. Members of the Gisborne Club are requested to leave their jerseys at • Mr. Morse’s saloon. The following team will represent the VM.C.A. juniors in their match with Kaiti-City juniors to-morrow: Craill, Arthur, Coleman, Graham, Brown, Breingan, Burnside, H. Hepburn, Per- . ry, Paora, Porter, Everiss, W. Hepburn, A. Hepburn, Muir; emergencies:'(back) Barker; (forwards) Peterson, ChirnsUlje, and McGregor. The following will represent the Kaiti-City juniors against Y.M.C.A.: Stubbs, O’Neill, Oman, Huston, Whitfield, Pollock, Stichbury, Hargreaves (wing), Bristow, McKenzie, Jackson, Roche, Fromm, Whitfield, and O’Neill; emergencies, Hepburn and Lang. The following will represent the Defence Cadets against Kaiti-City : File, Tapapa, Dennett. Lloyd. McLeod, Walters,' Sceats, Wright, Bean, Scott, C. Sheet, Brown, Neal, J. Lloyd, AVigigins; emergencies, Peters and Church. The following will represent KaitiCity thirds in their ipatch with the Defence Cadets to-morrow: T. Munro, Gobiers, Robertson, Hansen, Ambridge, ilpu Kara, Dennett, Walters, Bowler, Gtevenson, W. Gordon, Hart, Cassidy, Ruki, Lainont, IT. Gordon, Smith. A team from the Napier High School is to pay a visit to Gisborne to-morrow in order to pTay a match withf the Gisborne High School. Consequently, the match High School v. Y.M.C.A. will be postponeVl- - ASSOCIATION GAME.. The British Association matches for to-morrow are as follows: Taruheru v. Y.M.C.A., at Nelson Bros.’ works, 3 p.m. (referee, Mr, Hull). Rangers v. Athletic, at Carnarvon street, 3 p.m. (referee, Mr. Benzie). _ The Rankers’ team will be picked from : Grimshaw, Whyte, Scroggie, Dick, Hoare, Holland, Lewis, Johnstone. Young, Dods, Williams, Arundel, Renvvick. The Y.M.C.A. Club (British Association rules) met last evening and elected Mr. J. R. Kirk as President and Mr. Johnson as Vice-President. The team to meet the Taruheru Club at the Taruheru ground to-morrow will be chosen from.the following: McLachlan, Douglas, Sutherland, Hogg,', Rennie, Rewai, Burke, Ansell, Brownlee, Binnie, Webster, • S. Sharp, B Sharp, Kaipara, anid Patehana. THE AUSTRALIAN GAME. The Rovers and Austral' teams met. on the League’s ground yesterday afternoon, when a fact and interesting game was witnessed. C. R. Webster , captained the Australs, while J. AVaek bad charge of the Rovers. It was thV oecond occasion on which these teajns” met. The previous game ended in victory for the Australs, but the tables were turneid yesterday, and the Rovers won their first match of the season by 10 points. The game was fast throughout, but owing to the high wind blowing, most of the play took place at tho Grey Street end. Some very nice passing took place on both sides, which made the game very open and free from ground play. Players are fast realising that it is better to pick up the ball hnd kick or pass on instead of knocking ‘along the ground. The .Rovers’ skipper won the toss, and kicked to the

Grey Street goal. During, the first quarter his side put on 4 goals 5 belauds to the Australs* 2 behinds. With the change of ends, Australs attacked, and wore instrumental in raising tho two flags on three occasions. : ,They, .■also got two behinds. Rovers managed to get the ball into their territory several times, and registered a goal and two behinds for the quarter. The scores at half-time .-were: Rovers 5 goals 7 bellinds>, Australs 3 goals 4 behinds. A high wind was blowing when tho third quarter was entered into. The Rovers.soon bad the leather in their territory,, and shortly after- the bounce began to score, notching for tho quarter 3 goals 2 behinds, to the Australs’ 2 behinds. The Australs in the last 'quarter put great vim into the game, and played well, their handball and pas-sing-being decidedly good. ' Rovers’ backs, who were on the defensive, were playing a sterling game, and were intent on keeping the advantage they had gained. However, with the aid of a high wind, Australs were successful in increasing; their score by 4 goals 6 behinds. The Rovers added 1 goal 1. behind, thus running out winners by 10 points. The final scores were : Rovers, 9 goals 10 behinds (64 points); Australs, 7 goals ,12 behinds (54 points). The winners were best represented by Dalton, Williams, Brown, W .Tate, and ■Smith; while the most conspicuous for the losers were Hogan, Dennett, Lund, Gerrard, Fisclibach, Woodbury, and Atkinson. Mr. Kuring acted as central umpire.