FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1929, Page 3

FOOTBALL

SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNEY. AVON BY COBDEN. Tlie annual seven-a-side tourney at Kumara, for junior teams, was held on Saturday m ideal football weather, but the ground was in very heavy condition, and slowed up play somewhat, although some very excellent games were witnessed. lhe winning team, (Jobden, played good football throughout, and thoroughly deserved their win Their superior combination, pace and solid low tackling was the nucleus of their success. Stars played well in the final, but were beaten by a faster team. Araliura, Kiwi A, and Excelsiors also fielded good sevens, and provided some exciting games. Lastyear’s winners, Blaketown, showed .good form, and managed to reach tin semi-final. Following are the -results: —

FIRST ROUND. , Kumara A 3 beat Cobden B nil. Stars 5 beat Kumara B nil. Cobden A 8 beat United nil. Kiwi A 3 boat R.imu nil. Arnhm'a '5 beat Kokatahi nil. Byes': Kiwi B, Excelsior. Blaketowii SECOND ROUND. • Blaketown 8 beat Kumara A nil. Stars 6 heat Kiwi B nil. Cobden 6 beat Excelsiors nil. Kiwi A G beat Arahura 5. / SEMI-FINALS. Stars G beat Blaketown nil. Cobden 11 beat Arahura nil. FINAL. Cobden 10 beat Stars nil.

SEDDON SHIELD. RETAINED BY GOLDEN BAY. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) • i AIOTUEKA, September 21. Hie Golden Bay-Motueka reps, retained the Seddon Shield to-day, when they defeated Nelson, the challengers by 18 points to 11. - In the first half the Pay iforwards were superior, their tight packing being a feature of the game. Snodgrass scored tlie first try for Nelson, but Dasli then scored a try for Bay, which Holyoake converted. The score remained eight points to three in Bay’s favour at half time. Nelson drew level when Snodgrass scored , a try which he converted, and it then looked like a victory for- the challengers. However, in quick time,' Schwas's and Lash scored tries for Bay, both of which Wright converted, which gave Bay a comfortable margin. Later G. Snriw made up three points of leeway for Nelson with a penalty goal. Smith, the Bay’s full-back played a great game. Alax was the best forward on the ground.

MARLBOROUGH WIN. BLENHEIM, September 21. Playing more to form and in a sustained fashion, Marlborough forwards proved definitely superior to the Canterbury Country touring team, which met defeat here to-day by 21 to 15 in the final match of the tour. The Canterbury backs were nippier, and handled more surely than the Marlborough rearguard, but their attacks were repeatedly broken up by the homo spoilers.

WELLINGTON BEATEN. NAPIER, September 21. Hawke’s Bay to-day overwhelmed Wellington by 31 points to 12. Wellington were seldom in the picture. WELLINGTON B’S EASY WIN. WELLINGTON, September 22. On Saturday, under ideal conditions, Wellington B team easily defeated Taranaki by i 44 points to 8. CANTERBURY’S EASY WIN. CHRISTCHURCH, September 21. The last Rugby match of the season, Canterbury v. South Canterbury, was played at Lancaster Park to-day. The ground was dry and hard, and the game was fast. Canterbury won easily by 37 points to 14.

SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. FREITAS INCLUDED. DUNEDIN, September 22} The following team will represent the South Island against the North Island at Wellington on Saturday next: Full-back: J. Harris (Canterbury). Three-quarters: J. McDonald (Marlborough), W. M. McClymont (Otago), D. Olliver (Otago). Five-eighths: H. Lilburne (Canterbury), A. Strang (South Canterbury). Half-back: A. Holden (Southland). Hookers: A. Cottrell and J. Burrows (Canterbury). Lock : Sontag (Otago). Side row: J. Hazlett (Southland), and R. Stewart (South Canterbury). Back row: F. Freitas (West Coast), E. Snow (Nelson). Wing forward: G. Scrimshaw (Canterbury). Emergencies: D. Innes (Canterbury) back, and A. McCabe (Buller) forward. Carleton .and . Olliver (Canterbury) and Geddes, Bird, and Norris (SouthlaprD were not available. The selected players are requested to be in Wellington on Friday morn-

WAIRARAPA BEAT WANGANUI WANGANUI, Sept. 22. Before a crowd of five thousand on ■Spriggen’s Park yesterday, the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby .Union representatives. held Wairarapa to a three points margin, in the. finest ex-iiL-iu.on of Rugby ever seen in Wanganui, the visitors only regaining the lead in the last few minutes, to win by 21 points to 18. POVERTY BAY BEATEN. GISBORNE, Sept. 21. Very scrambling play was witnessed in the Poverty Bay-Taranaki Rugby match here to-day, the visitors winning by 19 points to 6.