Round the Playing Fields

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 69, 13 June 1927, Page 11

Round the Playing Fields

> WEEK-END JOTTINGS. •

Eden Park Innovation An excellent innovation at Eden Park is that by which the scores in all senior A matches, whether they are at the Park or elsewhere, are posted on the sccre-board. Onlookers at the Rugby headquarters were on Saturday able to follow the progress of the North Rhore-Grafton match played at North Shore. * * * “The Old Order Changeth” Some weeks ago the Auckland Rugby Union got the brilliant notion of keeping the footballers at Eden Park on the ground during half-time. The practice is largely followed in England, and saves a certain amount of time, but does not commend itself to the Auckland footballers, who prefer to suck their oranges in the dressingroom. Standing around in the wet and cold on Saturday, the footballers longed for a return to the old order. * * * Few Postponements Although Saturday was anything but an ideal day for field sports, there were very few postponements. The girls’ hockey and basketball were “called off” on account of the weather and one of the cycling events at Mangere was also postponed, but with the exception of a match here and there, most of the other sports were carried out in their entirety. Reports from other parts of the province show that the bad weather on Saturday was fairly general, a number of matches being played in heavy rain. * V * Ordered Off About this time last year there was >a mild epidemic of prominent Union Rugby players in various parts of the Dominion being “ordered dtff.” The biggest sensation at that time occurred here, when three senior players, one an All Black, got their marching orders in a match at the Showgrounds, the Rugby Union subsequently holding an exhaustive inquiry into the matter. This season the position has been reduplicated in League Rugby, four men going off in a senior match on King’s Birthday, while on Saturday a New Zealand League representative was ordered off the field for allegedly questioning a referee’s decision. * * =? Athlete’s Record At the conclusion of the meeting of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Association on the Outer Domain on Saturday afternon, Mr. W. Morton, the president, in a brief address congratulated Mr. W. Stewart, senr., who, on his 60th birthday, had won the throwing the discus event. Mr. Morton rereferred to Mr. Stewart’s long connection with the A.A.A. and C. Club, stating that for 40 years he had been an athlete of distinction. Mr. Stewart is to be made an appropriate presentation at the annual social of the club on July 23. * * * Athletic Improved Perhaps the most gratifying feature of the League Rugby games on Saturday was the improvement shown by Grafton Athletic. Hitherto, this young side suffered a series of disheartening defeats and although it did not win on Saturday, Athletic put up a performance against Newton which should do a good deal to put fresh heart into the team. At one stage the side captained by “Bert” Avery was leading 11 —0, and it was only near the end that Newton managed to definitely assume the upper hand, the up-town side finally winning with five points to spare in a total of 33 scored during the game. If Athletic continues to show improvement it should add considerable interest to the senior League competition which has been rendered still more open by Devonport’s defeat of the leading team, Ponsonby, on Saturday.

RUGBY FOOTBALL GAMES IN WAIKATO HAMILTON AND CAMBRIDGE HAMILTON, To-day. Rain i'ell throughout Saturday's matches, and the various games were contested under difficult playing conditions. In the senior grade matches. City defeated Technical Old Boys by 10 points to 3. For the winners, Brown and Courtney scored, and under the conditions ruing it was an excellent performance of Going’s to convert both tries. For the losers Campbell scored an unconverted try. In the other senior game, Old Boys beat Frankton by six points to nil, at Frankton. For the winners Fitzgerald scored an unconverted try, and Badeley kicked a penalty goal. In a junior match Gordon Flyger sustained a broken nose. CAMBRIDGE, To-day. Heavy rain started to fail early in the afternoon, and spoiled the aftersports fixtures. Morrinsville United visited Cambridge to play Hautapu. the visitors being defeated on the Leamington grounds by 14 points to 8. For Hautapu tries were scored by C. Thompson (2), McNamara and Cowan, W. Burke converting one. L. Marshall and Cameron scored tries for the visitors, G. Marshall converting one. In the club competition match. Leamington seniors beat Citjby 9 points to 6, the winners scoring three tries to a try and a penalty goai. In a curtain-raiser, Matamata Junior High School defeated Cambridge High School by 11 points to 6. PIPING AND DANCING COMPETITIONS ENDED The following is the list of winners at the Auckland Piping and Dancing Society’s competitions, concluded on Saturday in the Queen’s Hall, Ponsonby:— Beginners’ Fling: I. Delahunty, 1; Enid Pitt, 2. Novice Fling: Dorothy Stewart, 1; Delvis Purdon and Elodie Crook, 2. Novice Sean Triubhais: Thelma Blackson, - Freda Jensen, 2. Novice Swords: Gladys Anderson, 1; Betty Kerr, 2. Novice Highland Reel: Flora Dickson, 1; Kathleen Reid. 2. Sean Triubhais, under 10: Evelyn Guest, 1: Dag mar Jensen. 2. Highland Fling, under 10: Maisie Dickson, 1; Lorna Skinner, 2. Highland Fling, under 13: Flora Dickson, 1; Elodie Crook, 2. Swords, under 13: Flora Dickson, 1; Betty Kerr. 2. Sailors’ Hornpipe, under 13: Elodie Crook 1: Betty Kerr, 2 Highland Fling, open: Edna Fitzwilliams, 1; Gladys Anderson, 2. Ree o’ Tulloch, open: Eklna Fit-<williams, 1; Irene Long. 2. Irish Jig, open: Edna Fitzwilliams, 1; Gladys Anderson, 2. Swords, open: Edna Fitzwilliams. 1: Irene Long. 2. Boys’ Fling: Willie Saul, 1: Colin McLeod, 2. Novice Swords: Elodie Crook, 1; Connie McLeod, 2. Novice Sean Triubhais: Freda Jensen, 1; Molly Needham. 2. Highland Fling, xmder 13: Elodie Crook, 1; Freda Jensen, 2. Sean Triubhais, open: Irene Long, 1; Gladys Anderson. 2. Highland Fling, under 19: Dagmar Jensen. 1: Willie Saul, 2. Boys’ Fling: Willie Saul. 1; Colin McLeod. Pipers Cameron. Livingstone and McGregor supplied the music.