FOOTBALL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 753, 4 August 1922, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

Representative football. ■ SATURDAY’S BIG CLASH, IpU&EKOHE V. FRANKLIN. ■ THE TEAMS. ■ ■o.morrow (Saturday) commencing ■2.30 jp.m. sharp, ajji Tufekau. the Bekohie and Franklin represem't Stive Bthal] teams will meet k and a great ftie is expected. The Pukekohe Bm hfes, .during the • year, indulged ■systematic practise and is now a By fit fast and nippy combination. lmuslt{ be remembered that Puk,elite has the facilities for training, ft ipjiayers being resident within fty distance of the training shqds. ler,e(fe ‘the members 'of ithjei Frank!)'n Im never see one another from one lek’s end to the other. This, cf lA). is a circumstance over which ft players have no -contjroS. They ft mostly farmers and scattered in I directions. To-morrow ? s encoun(al»thoug'h it is expected to be an ftn batlirle, should see the honours I to the fitlteit team. which is unjubtecljy Pukekohe. ISO far this kr the Pukekohe reps have been fty successful in inter_union games, lying' played 3 and won 2. losing ithe her by the narrow margin of two line's* Their successes were against ImUfton and Manukau. A team that I capable 0(f extending 'the Hamilton [fceen, t&t alone defeating $5, which InouT Pukekohe is the proud posts or, is a! /team from which grejat ings can be expected. On the other Ind, Franklin has played Iwo interLion. games. suffering defeat on ch occasions, namely. by (the Hamon reps*, who won by 19 to 3, and \ Waikare reps, who won by 11 'to

■in spite qf the reverses the Frank■i fifteen is not to be taken too ■ieap)y because if is liable to effect ■ huge surprise. match should see \ a ■ever set of forwards against a fast' ■id nippy set of hacks. The question ■ : Which will, predominate ? ■ THE TEAMS. I PUKEKOHE TEAM (RED). B - Full-back : ■ 1 R. Wright; B /I Three-quarters: ■’ L, Ki?.r4; 3 J Sizemore. 4 E. ■ g Wilkinson. I Five-eighths: H g H Udy. 6 J. Lewis. ■ Half-back: B* 7G. Perry. I Rover: ■ 8 W. Bi!!key. B Forwards, ■ 9 w Reynolds. lh C. Da'ieiey. ■ 11 W, Adams. ■ W. Pleydell. * 13 N. Hilgginson. B 14 R Perkins. 1-5 B. Hart. Reserves : Blacks : 16 J. Blake - J. ■ Brown. B Forwards • 11 G. Lucas. A. B Taylor. ■RANKLIN TEAM (ALL BLACK). B Full-back: B IF. Matthews. B Three-quarters : Smeed. 4 L. Catbcart. G S. Cronin. fl Five-eighths : I 5 C D'romgool. 7 T. Sea relit. B Half_back’: I 10 J. Wright. I Rover: H 8 A. Wray. B Forwards, I 9 L. Lalime 17 W. Smeed. 1.8 C. Wilson. 1G L. Wilson. 19 L. I Morris. I 14 J. Markham. 12 J. Dromgool. Re&drves : 'Backs : 3 E. Revell. 13 W- | BiHkey. ■'orwiards : 15 J. Logan. 11 M- Wray. Referee: Mr M. Y. KronfelU, Auck- ■ land.. AUCKLAND TECHNICAL COL. I LEGE V. PUKEKOHE TECHNII CAL HIGH SCHOOL. The local High School played its first school representative .game last Saturday as a curtain-raiser to the teams were very fit and gave a fast, scientific exhibition. The Auckland boys had the advantage in weight, but jthe deadly tackling of the local boys broke up mpny a dangerous attack. Fr°m the) kick off! Auckland aWackeeL vigorously, Elliott. the Pukekohe fukiback. bejjig kept very busy Aiuckland were getting the ball! in the scrums, and were throwing iti about in great style, only the good defence of the loqaj! Ilads keeping them out. Play changed rapidly from one territory to another till Auckland were awarded a penalty, which, Douglas made no mistake,. the quarter ending Auckland 3. Pukekohe 0. On changing over, Pukekohe who now had the measure of their opponents,, took a turn at attack. Wood and Fpllowes being •prominent in several pretty move-

ments. Pukekohe were now securing the ball! in ithe scrums, when K. Grabanf, "snapping the' ball up. gave the “dummy” to side step instead of passing ho HaY/owes, when a try seemed certain. Half-time sounded. Ackland 3, Pukekohe 0. From thd kick’ off in the second half Pukekohe attacked strongly but jtbe clever fielding of fhe Auckland full-back kept them orit. Play swooped rapidly from one’ end to another, both teams exerting themselves ito the utmost. Pukekohe forwards who were playing a, great game,’ headed by Stembridge, Me. Kean and Crosbie, swept, ’down field and had hard tuck in not scoring. From the ruck; K. Graham took a clever mark, which he goaled amid great excitement. The third quarter ended: Auckland 3, Pukekohe 3.

The Hast, quarter was the fastest and best of the game, both sides making - efforts »to gain the mastery. Pilkington, the Auckland five-eights, who was playing a great game, cut in, in mi cl-field to: make a great run. bub was tackled well just outside the line. Pukekohe now had the upper hand. McKean and Wood in succession making good runs which realised nothing through lack of sup. poif:, the game ending in a draw—3 all Mr B. Clarke was an efficient referee

The local High School will play Hamilton High School on (the Show Grounds to-morrow. INTER-HIGH SCHOOL MATCH. SHOW GROUNDS TO-MORROW’. (The Hamilton High Schocfi second fifteen, which defeated ithe Thames High School A team a fortnight ago by 6 points t«o nil, will meet the Pukekohe Technical High School’s team on the Show Grounds to-morrow at 3.15 p.m. The following are ithe it earns : HAMILTON. Full-back : A. Ma.dill; three-quar-ters: R. French. M. Morris, G. Fear ; five-eigluths : C. Cameron. A, Johns (captain) : half-back : C. Bai.ey; rover : M. Tombs ; forwards : J Hepburn;, C. Bretts W. Crow, E;. Karl, L. Bryant G. Aden, J. Dickenson Reserve's : M. Anderson and H. Linton. PUKEKOHE. Full-back : Elliott : three-quarters : Waters Aldred, Hickey: five-eights Fallows, Wood half: K. Graham ; rover : Pollock ; forwards, Crosbie. McKean, Barber, Russell. P. 1.-rown, P. Graham, C. Stembridge. Reserves: O’Leary, Lowrie R. Crosbie and Clarkson.