LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 276, 18 August 1919, Page 5

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

Saturday's senior games were all played j fit Petone' to onabk. the selectors to pick a team to represent Wellington in forthcoiKin" representative matches. Petouo A met Suburbs and defeated them by 33 rioints to 3. Athletic, the leaders, also tiad an easy win, defeating Petone ri by 4i points to nil. PETONE A, 33; SUBURBS, 3. Petone kicked off and immediately set up a etrouff a-tiack. Pukatapu scored, Wliitley failed to convert. A few miniites later Henderson secured and punted hlßh. Regaining possession, he outpaced the opposition and sooted between tne posts. Whitley converted. i'a«i own play followed, until Henderson, scored iroin a loose rush. Findlayson tailed to convert.. Shortly afterwards passing between Pukatapu and Henderson gave the Utter his tniid try. Wiutley tailed to convert. Half-time re then called. ()n resuming Suburbs attacked for some time. bv.t. they failed to score. From some loose play in SntaiV I*enty-ftve Whitiey pict-el up, v}i the opposition kdly, eeorrf under tie po£s. Zimmerman converted. >tier eomS fast plav Henderson owtreq.. imu vlutley again tcored. KraK seaittM. . ft»Pj ing up the -a-ttock, Krnee «k m wd passed to Whitiey, who scared his third try, Endlay&sr. ™\ tllU kicl£ : A few mimilK later Can pi go- over from a forward ru,sh. hiiburbs ttea took a hand, and from a lo:;g loose rush Dusky scored. Pooley failisi lo convert. Even play folloved until just on tirac, when from a posing rush I-nkatapu scored, Wh-tley ccuvertnig. Mr. a. I3rice ivas referee. ATHLETIC, 44; PETONE B, NIL. Athletic cn&ily defeated Petone B by 41 .points to nil. For the winners Wlleon .;r.C Morris (2), Bradley tf), Moss (2), fln'd Mills scored tries. (2), Wilson and Murphy convened cno each. Mr. Houso was retereo. JUNIOES. Petone defeated Athletic ft Newtowu Park by 3 points to nil. Mr. Anderson was referee.