FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1928, Page 4

FOOTBALL

WEST COAST v. SOUTHL AND. This game played at Greymouth on Saturday resulted in a draw, 11 points each, after a fast interesting game. In the first half each side scored a converted try and in the second half both teams added two unconverted tries. The play in the second half especially, was fast and open and the game was very attractive to watch. Coast had the better of the play in the .closing stages of the game, hut were not able to drive their advantage to a winning point. For Southland tries were scored by Muir, Lee and Walker, Laing converting one,, while for Coast, Fell,. -Mclntosh and Tainui scored, J. Ring converting one. Mr W. Williams was referee.

NEWMAN siflELl) l COMPETITION

The final of the Newman Shield High Schools Competition was played l>etwcen the. Grcymouth aiul Westport Technical High Schools. After an interesting gaiiie during which many bright patches of Rugby were displayed by the lads, Greyinouth ran out winners hy 17—5. COAST PRIMARY SCHOOLS. At Victoria Park on Saturday morning, the Hokitika District and Greymouth Maiii. Schools met in the semifinal of the West. Coast Primary Schools championship. The game resulted in a win for Greymonth by 11 points to six. WIN FOR ROSS. I On Cass Square, Ross defeated Kiwi Juniors l>y 9—6, notching flic winning store near the end. A Kiwi player, W. Hall had his nose broken. GREY JUNIOR REPS. Tlfe following junior reps have been .selected to represent Grcyfrioufli against Hokitika next Saturday:—'Negri, Martyn, Demin, Hannam, Iverinedy. Bunt, Cooper, McEnauey, Gordon, Dimond, Preston, Jones, Harper, Wilson, Rggelton. Em erg: Backs, Colema.n and Nash; forwards, Scott and Saunders. (ty Telegraph—Per Press Association.) | CANTERBURY WIN. ! CHRISTCHURCH, July 11. Canterbury beat Manawh’ehua Rugby reps at Lancaster Park to-dav by 25 points, to 19. Canterbury’s score comprised five tries, two being converted, arid two penalty goats., Mannwlienun scored four tries, two being converted arid brie goal from a mark. | VARSItf HMf f’^NKIvD. ' WELLINGTON, ,Aug.. 11. Varsity beat Porieke by 16 points to 12 after a luird garife with plenty of incident, in the presence of about 15,000 spectators, thereby winning the seriior championship. OtAGO SUB-UNIONS f. N&LSCN. NELSON, Aug. 12,., H I After leading bv iiine to nil in the fir.st half, the Ctfigo SiA Union notched a victory from Nelsoii By 17 to ,16. The weather iviis perfect, and the attendance about 20001 Otago’s score comprised a penalty hyj’Niveii -and tries by Waldrenj D! Donnelly, Davies and Oliver, otie Being, converted. Snodgrass gay© a great display, scoring two tries, and kicking a magnificent penalty; also converting a try well out, Wells also

score, a try, which was converted by Reed. .

TARANAKI BEAT HAWKE’S BAY. A POOR, DISPLAY. NEW PLYMOUTH, Aug. 12. By five points to three, the Taranaki reps defeated Hawke’s Bay, before an attendance'of six thousand. It was a poor display of Rugby. Hawke’s Bay should have won, having a territorial advantage throughout, hut they were unable, to finish oft tlieir movements. There was,only the conversion of a try between them The scrummaging was the worst seen this season. NORTH ISLAND TEAM. . NEW PLYMOUTH. August 12. Tho North Island selectors have chosen the following North Island team to play the South at Christchurch next Saturday : L. Paewai (Auckland) ; AY, H,. Sarison (Wanganui), L. Hook (Auckland), M. Anderson (Waikato); A. E. Cooke (Wairarapa), W. Langlands (Poverty Bay) ; Gi Brarmvell (Poverty Bay): rover, C. G. Porter (Wellington).; forwards, front row: Palmer (Auckland), Finlayson (Auckland) ; side, row: M. Willoughby (Wairarapa), AY. Batty (Auckland); lock, R. Steore (Hawke’s Bay); hack row:. Knight (Auckland), g. Willoughby (Wairarapa). Reserves: forward, K, Reid (Wairarapa) ; back, P. Kemp (AYaikato). Maryborough v. avaxganuY aVaNGANUI, Aug. 11. .The, Wanganui Rugby reps defeated the Marlborough touring team here to-day. by 19 to 14. The home team was changed a good deal from, that which defeated Manawhcmia on Saturday last, owing to some players being unavailable, For the winners, tries were'- scored by McLcon (2), Stewart, Slianley and, Tilley. Tilley converted one, and Vaiigioiii another. AVashington kicked a penalty for the visitors. Gill was awarded a penalty try for obstruction, and Botham sepred a try, while Hodson converted both tries. R ANFT.TRLY, .SHIELD. MASTERTON, Aug. 11. j The return Rugby match to-day 'between AA’airarapa and Bush, although for the Ranfurly Shield was not taken seriously, as the Bush Sub Union themselves put it, when applying for tlie challenge, that it was, not in the liopo of winning the trophy, hut to swell the gate takings that the challenge was made. AVairarapn won by 57 to 11. AUCKLAND Y. OTAGO. DUNEDIN. Aug. 11. Auckland met and defeated the Otago team to-day by 2(1 points to 9, the match being playc/1 in perfect weather. , Tbe scorers for the visitors were: Minnis (2). Linton. Falwasser, B. Hook, and 1.. Hook....Tonkins converted three tries and Butler one. For the losers. Holden scored and Stevenson kicked, two, pevaßy. : go.als.