LEAGUE & LEAGUERS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2170, 8 June 1914, Page 6

LEAGUE & LEAGUERS

ATHUETIC'S FIRST VIGtORY. Witbiji the firs* few rateutes, Wilsoit scored Atiilcti-e's first try. l*ix>m ft. scrnra m tits Whites' teon'ty-five, Uti'lai oshilnted some sleight-of-hand woi'k, and slipped the ball to Bradley, toWilTVi i saiMt«*od over. Miidicll ioalt tlie kick, and manoeuvred the bail over the .bar. With renewed tmfidemee tbe. Blues now .endeaTO'ured to "cio things," but their attempts were sobered somewhat bv the deadly tack' ling of the Whites/ The tfenWu Wwards saccet'ded hi penetrating their opponents' defen.ee x lrat their e.tiiorts tq even iiiatiers iyoj-o iin-aria'ajv imrlWd by iiijudickus play. Marddeh' instituted ■so-me attractive passing ruihes, but they never materialised in scares. A little before Uw spell 'bxiddd J,-- Sp&ncer managed to get over, but S*ritJdaßd jailed. with tha kick. ITjo spell eji&d—Athletic, 5j Neivtoini, 3. Throughout the first s.pel the K'e.\w town men ha.d heen j;fe«l at a diSad-a-s they h.ad faced the too be))i«ji smiles trf ihe sun. It dfeuppearcd. in the second spell, rt»d both teajns ««.- joyed its absojiee. Daring ike spell At'liiotio put oft six pajiih. l4a,y wis somewhat ragged throijghont, i-eliercd only by tha Mijiorb eombiaatisni of Murdoch, Striekiand and Jf. Spencer on tIM? Newtown side, sma feadley, tlfrtJitj a»d Wllstm on the Blue slifc. As a whole, lißWavet, the spell dragpd someivhal. Ityaft .and Jl'radley Bfiored .%r Athletic, and S-triefsland for SewtoWiii, The. game ended—AlQibtie, I], pekits;: Newtown, 6 points. Al'r. Barber was., referee.

. In the errowrote .between .SnbWbs and PetaiM, wfiieh iras i'&st andiirtercstings it sippesrtx} .frem tk&- outset that Pe> one was iJctertsiiilcl.tft.opcti tlto second, round will), a; victory. Shortly after tho : kfcJwjff, WMtlcy staffed : » jjassiiig resii,; the ball being liawdlod by feto, Find' layfioa, and Wilson., ttijo drew. first: blood for Poto».\ 3—o. 'fh<? losnl" team cofttiiwed, ..to -attack, hut after' forcing fteir o-ppMcmts, Suburbs snd- ; telly ''rallieS and pressed dawn :iieM Fefeotie's goal.. Ljwvior crossing aiia Campbell converting. ■ Suburbs. 5; Pe.-. tone, 3. An attempt, at goal 'by Aeliton from a marls by "Wilson Faijeif add t<> Pttone's score. I'M);-! a dribbling' rush by "Petoije. forwards, Aatoh j sliaWlie-d tip the ba.H and arMed three ■points, Jus Mel? at .gojii born.;* titesttc-.] ' cessfiil,, Petene," 0: luWrbs, 5., Play . M-vf became fetal-, Suburbs were 'again forced; an€ then., being petinJisffct, Ash-; ton landed a. nesi goal. Petaitpj S-=-5. It was ww'tlto visitors 5 turn.... and' watching aw■ opening Caiftpbeil dartotl ttotijjlt* between Pe.tene's ipostS)' a.nil Maiaing esiitverted- Suburbs, JJMi. \ In tile second liijK jila.v Was even far, Eonl.e t%e, iiutfi tlie Su-burbis basks .invaded Pet'ono's. territory, and Seott seored., Parker .contorting, Suburbs \o ■7-8. Barber was tire u&rt to score tor Petene, fcirlv lscwt&g Iris way tiivoirgli Suburbs 5 bncksj Ashtmi cjiHritfting, pßtowa ''Tlsen Ca'Mpbetl, beating .■Gliding far tim leather, scored 1W Suburbs, Parte' .ccnw.rt.ing., giibiirbs 20*13;. The scores ive'rb H-ttaliefrKl at tin? palt'oftimfc, felt ti.io opinion was fairly genera} tltsi Petono j»c>baWy would; Ji*w>'.i f HCov<?r6d '.bad Mm game pwnG on further. Mr. 0. Miir-phy .w.a.s r-efeca.

BFJTISH NORTHERN UNION PLAYERS

DEFEATED M ■ A SffiNE? T&K REOORB CROWa PRISSE^T (Rce. J'ujje 7, 33 : p,iii.) SJdnoy., Jane S. Th-o.Britisli Kor'tlfern Kiifon'tßanrof footballers opened their temr against .1 siroiig Meirapolita-ii ioam. ■ five w-catlWr was am tlse game was all iii:favour vof the local nton'.' ©whig to fix of t'ko best British players, bivhwj enfy arrived 011 I'iii-tfstlfl.y, the .visttej 5 team »ns hardly as strong aa nvight hsvo boeii lio-ldsd, whereas the JJ'otroflolitaii team pfaetiGaHy Topfoseivtcl tiio best teagiiß teatß in Nofr South Wate^, Tho local tifim led aA -jjaK-timfi h.y S3 potato i;o t, linally winning M 37 t'o 10. Tiio Gro*d narflberiwl .50,000, aiid thp "gato," £2SQO, created a record for a Korrtheni Ihvioji :gaffle. Ilia visitors opened brilfiaittly, jtnd quickly kid tli*. fe-H within a -few yitrtls of tile- HiWj hut tlio .boitio forwards then tvsh&i tiro halt to E«£- ; is lid's territory. vM.ro they mm a*'ard» < efl a penalty, Sfosseugov landing j fon&.j ge.a.l within the first ten nvinntes. Althougk jlofjopftjitittn ivijre having the k'S* of tiiF £Sme, tjis Ri?£flfsli hflelss proventetl Any dama-go, but -wjien Da-vics (got oft-sirfo, Jrets'eugef ndcfttd a fiMtlißr : two jioiiite. Hal-tfitt, witi] a firpm] ir&pI kiel?,' lanfal a thiri jioai wiotl IJivg-'; : laiwi'is fulHitiek, vtsts iiijuwd a'bSvtt this . time, fli.td lintj. to wtir*. Hfli'dcr, wit)) a feriUsaivt run, siror-Bd: n 3na.c;ni;lteMit ity, wliSfh ivas conveftcd by Mcsx'ftHßor. Th« yisitors' first scat* canis! fcoui ■n. penaity, which (hseriii lawlcd froni elose to the to-ncti*H«f. MosSeiifler ■ iigaivi senrefj fw Vh* hohi.e team ivHli. n aplondM Saal ftmn, 'lwlf-*n>' v The: last few militates of the 'Urßt half iyero ■ Jili*nnaii swo H:alfesy:.ty atMiiig-' kk's iii <jiii.ck hotli lieJiig eflnverteil, At MMtas fli.e sOwc's ffol'o: JFotrßpolitau ..... 5 ,.,..,. ~,. 28 BiigtoM ....,,...,.,... 2 Jfestiming w'ih -a linin ifert, tltjj visit ■ ors' forwards did goad AVork, liflt tliar ik'tojco vras weiiki aisl th&y ivei'o lipaften by the spleiKlni cSn.ibijiatio.ii and. fristr J'cotwori: "of ill? 'Jfct.FWvjdjjkn.S.. Kcjiv. IX-aiw, nntl lioj-rlcr ftdyecj triG-s for tlnj lnc»l warn, a'ltd Slesseitger iiipiti, ■■

Tiio visitors \vflro ■listrcli tlie heavier tenfii. b»rt far pWJ.efetU.v Mi.e tv].M>lo 0 f the fieoajjd bajl ! tbejj s-sro oa iiig da.

■fesic.e, and ted *o .give way to the siev* eraftss of the .Atas-tra/fens, lbs English. Weft 'appeared to bo nofiiilUs.scd, alia tielao.nie. tea hi seemed to -tip a'a ii iilced. Just before tlto flail of t-i»e,, Holland, peered a. try for fsH.gfaa.id> but 'ftnerin iiiissol. ,/W) isfßy goal- lids was piekly followed by another try lay Pi-asser, and ,it was convexied-by Rogers. 'B.vo filial seoi'f.»s were:. MriraExrtitaii ..,,„*.„., „, 38 Kng'land ■„. 'Kl England's defeat is attributed to lack of combination ttraii. lc(ff-fc of *xjii* ■ditto. *lfc ipos* niateriiv! dilfereiieo between- the teams v*s in tjio methods:-. In collective jj.lay And -indiviftntliy • the colojii-als were su-perta' iix flits Big* ■ImtaHiiH, i'iie latter vutstc wealjcned by ■Ilia re'tir.eriie'Hii of Wood, who, -c'ontrar.y in the Aiisti-nivau custom.) was 'nsvt^c* : .Jiiaeed, The Englishmen Were- SVlr.prJ'sed ■at the talent de-vetoped, but., 'with their best men in, they think' they will win.

BOXING

BS lfQl«3{Fa»V-ftitSß AwMiatioft-Go.iiyrtent Leftiltfn., Jrtn& o, . Mr. Gerard Austin has tedged .£(5.003 h gold with the "Spovteian" for a ■niateli bfitwecn ian.R.ford .and johnsait feir the iwjrtt's bsx.iiie cha.iiTpxoltsljJp. The litest w'ili probiibly take' place in October, j-ofi'NSox's mm£ m w® Ptpsu. |Ree. Jane 7, 5.5 p.m.) .. .London, June 6. Str. Riehard Klegjn .statea t.liwl, "Jaek" Jo.knsou is reeeivv.ng a gaar.an.H tee of .CB.DQO. win, fese, or tJraV, .and has signed artietes fw a twenty rounds eomtest s'rith Langfo:rd'.

MIDDLE-WEIGHT CHAMPION.

. "J&F" SiSiMB WPIJAJB CLAIIB?; (Rec. JiMo 7, 0.0 |mh.) Sytsnd.Vj. Jnjie ?, M Baker's Stftdiiittn, ■R^■^■sh'.srttterft , Bay* last wiEht, Smfth Hefeafc. ■e.d "Jiftirny" felabbf (U,5.,A4 -p'H 'poiftt?. ai th© end of tff.eiity round's,.for' tlio '■ middle-weight i'ha-Tnpioitship'' ■ tii fiio World. TO-JvIGIIT'S TQtik^A : JiENt ArrWigenteftfe- are c6.rnple.ta lor . ;th<» boxing teurJiawjent at tiro Town flail ■ iibis e'voiHng.j .and it appears: .likely that ', seatiiia rcsoa.ivill be at- a ..premium ■before the tet .event.. Owing t<i noav.v it his been decided to open : tho doers at &,i5. Sales of tickets' will bo rnado frcfm ticket-boxes .outside tho hall at 6 -o'elock, thus ■pvifii* pataons jut oppo.rf.anitT. of ayflidliifl t|ie usual scramble for tickets when the. doors a:ro : o'peiveij. An .aniiouncemeirt. apjie.ars, ■ : elseivhcro in this Tssttij a : sfcin:g tlie./Cafiy attejvdaiifia of nvWliers <jf the ,staf.consequent o.U the early opening. df tli* doots.