Can Newton Depose Last Year’s League Champions?

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 133, 26 August 1927, Page 11

Can Newton Depose Last Year’s League Champions?

TO-MORROW’S BIG GAME

TO-MORROW will witness the final clash of Auckland’s premier League Rugby thirteens, Ponsonby and Newton Both teams have an identical record of wins and losess, and with the club championship at stake, a great game may be expected.

TT is many years since Newton and I Ponsonby have met in the final of , . League championship. One has to bac k many seasons to find Newton "nvwhere near the top of the table, Although for a lengthy period it was insidered to have a lien on the Roope rooster, and appeared to rise to the tecasion during the latter part of the te J?is close on fifteen years since New- , n won the championship and it lias L e n battling ever since to have its "me inscribed on the Auckland Rugby league's register as winners, but If the «id and whites have not been winners they have certainly been triers all the L a v and no matter how low they have Ken on the list, they could always be depe”ded on to place a team in the held, and now that they are in the first final for many years, no one will begrudge the Newton club, and its hard working committee, the success that they have worked so hard to attain. THE BURNING QUESTION •Can they win this year?” This has been the burning question with all

.League fans during the week, and all supporters of tht* code will welcome Newton as the League champions if tl1 ?/ £? n defeat the “Monies” this week. •ii ■^ Siew^on should win to-morrow it win get a great reception, but on the other hand, the “Ponies” are a verv popular team, who are considered by League supporters to play football as it should be played under the League code, and although many would like to see the red and whites win the honours this season the blue and blacks will also come in for their share of congratulations, should they be successful. Both teams are leaving no stone unturned to place their best sides on the held, and as all are training hard all that is required is fine weather to assure a fast, open game, and the spectators will be treated to many thrills and a game that will be played right out from whistle to whistle The referee, Mr. Bull, will need to be as fit as the players to keep with the game, and the hope of all at the Park on Saturday will be that the better team will win. i ~ ~