LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 12, 28 July 1919, Page 6

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

SATURDAY'S MATCHES,

The second round of matches was com- . pleted on Saturday in fine weather, ihe lorm shown was a great improvement on anything seen this season and auguis we'll lor tlio prospects of the team to meet Canterbury next Saturday. Ath- . lotic met Suburbs and were successful ; by 11 points to 5. Though the . score would indicate a runaway victory, this was not so, the fine passing of the Attn letic backs being resiwnsible for the majority of tho points registered. Athleiid were strengthened by fclio inclusion of Pollock and Morris, and they very quickly adapted themselves to the now style of play, and both gave clever exhibition,. Mills, an ox-Auckland {.eague player, also played in the forwards. Suburbs put up a good fight, but the defenco was very solid. Petone A had no difficulty in defeating their B team at Potone. Tho points gained for tho championship are as follow:—Athletic, 10; Petone A, 8| Suburbs, 6; Petone B, 0.

ATHLETIC (44) SUBURBS (5). Athletic played with the sun in their, favour in tlio first half. The early stages' were very oven, aud it was at once seen tho game was to be very the ball travelling up and down tho iield very quickly. There wag no score until haltway through, when from a smart piece of play by Pollock, Moss scored and Bradley, converted. Shortly afterwards passing' between Pollock, liorris, 13railIcy, Meares, and Evans let the last-named over. Morris converted. Another last loose rush saw Bradley score. Morns again converted. Shortly bcloro hnlf-timo l)a.wo broke away from a scrum and dnubled down and scored. On resuming sub' urbs attacked very strongly, but their efforts lacked finish, and Athletic beared. From a scrum i.n Suburbs twenty-he Poole,y, for Suburbs, obtained possession and »t tern pled lo make an opening, b t Morris dashed in and took the ball oft liiui and scored and converted Uie til . a few minutes later Bradley kicked a lino penalty goal from near halt-way. . u>urbs again attacked, but a good passing rush by Pollock, Morris, and Bradley, let Meares over again. Suburbs returned and from a long loose forward rush Green scored near the posts. Sullivan con\crted. Athletic then assumed the unper hand, and Mcars, Pollock, _ Bradley, and Morris scored tries.. Morris and Mcars converting one each. Mr. C. Murphy was referee.