FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1921, Page 1

FOOTBALL

SATURDAY'S RESULTS

SENIORS.

Kokatahi 8 points beat Ross 6 points. Kumar 6 points beat Kiwis 0. Diggers 6 points beat Pirates 3 points. JUNIORS. Ross 17 beat Pirates 0. Kokatahi v. 'Excelsiors a draw, no score. DIGGERS V. PIRATES. This game was played on Cass Square on Saturday afternoon under unpleasant conditions and the game was a poor one to watch. Both teams were short of their full strength on starting. Dowell kicked a penalty goal and McManaway scored a try that was not converted for the Diggers, while O’Connor scored a try for Pirates. KOKATAHI V. ROSS. Kokatahi visited Ross on Saturday and defeated, the home team by eight points to six points. KUMAR A V. KIWIS. The above match was played in Kumara under unpleasant conditions. The ball travelled up and down the field, hut owing to its greasy nature, neither team handled well. In the first half for Kumara Seebeck scored, and also kicked a penalty goal. Kumara 6 Kiwis 0. Mr W. Wilson had charge of tlie game. JUNIOR GAMES. In the junior games Ross defeated Pirates by 17 points to nil, while at Kokatahi Excelsiors and Kokatahi play n draw, no score. POSITION OF TEAMS. These games complete the first round of tho serjor contest, the positions being as follows: —Kiwis 10, Diggers 0. Kumara 0, Kokatahi 6, Excelsiors 4, Eimu 2, Ross 2.

At Grey mo nth, Marists beat United by 24 to 0. fBY TKf.BGItAPH —I’Kit PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON RUGBY RESULTS. WELLINGTON, May 20 Yesterday in tho Senior Rugby football matches here the results were as follows: Marists (5) beat ’Varsity (3). Petone (21) beat Oriental (6). Poneke (12) beat Selwyn (3). Borhampore (19) beat Wellington (5). Cl IRfSTCHURCH RESULTS. CHRISTCHURCH, May 28. Marist (25)'beat Christchurch (5). Merivale (40) boat Sydenham (0). Old Boys (3) boat Albion (0). THE MAORI TEAM. NAPIER, May 28. The Rugby match between Parata’s Native team and Hawke’s Bay was played to-day at McLean Park in perfect weather in the presence of between 3000 and 4000 spectators. It was a fast, open game with plenty of incident and resulted in a win for Hawke’s Bay by 17 points (five tries one converted) to 5 (a converted try). In tho “B” representative match the Maori team defeated Hawke’s Bay by 28 points to 11.

’VARSITY MATCH. SYDNEY, May 29. In the football match yesterday New Zealand and Sydney Universities drew —nine all. New Zealand had the best of the early stages, and, as a result of pressure on the local line, Eea fell across but Harty failed to convert. The Sydney three-quarters spurted, and stormed the blacks’ goal, Farqubar crossing. Nothing failed to convert. Aitken was conspicuous amongst the New Zealanders. He sprinted strongly down the field, hut tho ball went out of touch before he was able to gather it in. The game, which was being played fast and determinedly, bristled with exciting moments. Now Zealand backs wero considerably hustled at times by the opposing forwards. Emerging lrom a tussle in the blacks’ 25 Eea retired, having torn the muscles of his right arm. Prior to the interval, Sheerhan broke through from the line out, and then transferred it to Morgan, who scored. Nothling again failed to convert. At half time the score was six to three.

On resuming, the Sydney backs did some excellent passing, and throw New Zealand on the defensive, till Nothling from near half way, kicked a. goal from a mark—Sydney nine, New Zealand three. The whole of the black backs now combined in hot attacks upon Sydney’s goal, a force down resulting. Returning hotly to the attack again, Aitken by a fine individual effort broke through and passed to Harty, who crossed the line under the posts. Cabot shortly after added another try by flustering the full back, scoring without opposition. Aitken failed in both these attempts to convert. The attendance was 5000.

SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. The West Coast selectors on Saturday night met and decided on West Coast nominations for the above, the following being chosenßacks, J. Steel (Stars), J. Bussell (United) ; forwards, 0. Hall (Marist), N. Mouatt (Marist).