Bright League Games

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 491, 22 October 1928, Page 6

Bright League Games

Big Knock-out Competition TYKES CLINCH TWO VICTORIES OX Saturday afternoon all of Auckland’s senior League team, as well as a side from Huntly, were seen in action at Carlaw Park in a big knock-out competition, promoted by the Labour Day Committee. lialf-hour. spells were played. It proved a day out for the Marist Leaguers, who clinched two victories and produced stamina sufficient to mark them as the brightest hopes in the finals, which will be played nest Saturday.

To some of the teams, the prolonged season had spelt football sickness and they appeared stale and failed to produce the sting and combination of good club league. Others, however, played with the dash and exactness of the height of the season form and thus treated the fans to some thrilling exhibitions. In this respect Marist came out into the open as the star side of the day. In the first game on the main area, they defeated Huntly in the finest game of the day and then later again took the field to run out victorious against Ellerslie. On Saturday’s form Tykes have bright chances of clinching the £SO prize presented by the Labour Day Committee for the competition. Another feature of the day’s sport was the solid play and fine tackling of the Huntly thirteen. Although* failing to register a win it gave a pleasing exhibition. The games: Huntly v. Marists For the first 15 minutes play was hard and even, and for the most part remained about centre-field, relieved only on occasions by spectacular solo efforts.. Then Brady, at five-eighth, made a neat opening to put the Tykes on the attack. From a loose scrum in the 25 its backs took possession and Brady. Kirwin and Brisbane sailed away for the latter to send the winger, Batchelor, across at the corner. Batchelor failed with the kick.—Marist 3, Huntly 0. Tigerish forward play again saw Marist on the attack, and from a loose scrummage Noble and Brady toed over for the former to touch for a try. O’Brien failed with the kick. Huntly forwards, led by Timms, then turned the tables, and rushed play to the Marist 25, but the bell sounded, spoiling their chances. A piece of tricky in-and-out passing by Huntly worried Marist. Then from a battle only a few yards from the line Grouby scrambled through to beat two Tyke men to the touch. Jones converted, making the score 6 —5. At this stage Huntly was having much the better* of the play and managed to keep up a hard attack. Marist soon brought play back to centre-field, but they found Huntly’s deadly tackling a heart-breaking menace. Noble secured from the ruck and raced round to send on to Brady, who cut in to score well out. The try was not converted.—Marist 9, Huntly Huntly immediately raced away in a loose forward rush, which saw Timms take up and rush over under the posts. Raynor converted, making the score 10—9. Amid intense excitement both sides played desperately, and the game was in the balance until right on time, when Petherick secured from Brady and rushed over in the corner for an unconverted try. Final score:—Marist 12, Hunty 10. Devon port v. City The game started off in very tame fashion, but livened up after a few minutes. Rushing tactics in the loose took City to a slight attack, where Perry took up and side-stepped his way through to score a good try. Not converted. —City 3, Shore 0. City managed to again keep play in the Shore half. Perry repeated his performance of about five minutes before, when he received an in-pass from Campbell and scored well out. Not converted.—City 6, Shore 0. Play again became ragged and uninteresting. Seagar put in a good run shortly before the bell, and went within a couple of yards of scoring. O’Leary drew first blood for Shore after the spell when he received from a loose pass and turned and raced, over well out. Not converted.-—City 6, Shore 3. From a scrum in City’s twenty-five Cocks secured and put in a good run before sending out to McLaughlin, who ran nearly half the length of the field to score without trouble. Barchard converted. Final score:—City 11, Shore 3. Richmond, v. Newton playing a team made up mainly of juniors, had the beat of a brisk game right from the start. Flay was bright and fast from beginning to end, but only once did Newton, break through. The Richmond scoring account was opened by Minchin who put over a good free kick. The attack kept up, and after a swift attacking movement, Jones dived over, but the try was not converted. Richmond 5, Newton 0. There was a spell of even play until Minchin got across again for Richmond, but once more the kick failed. Richmond, with an eight point lead, felt sure enough until Dufty broke away, and making a clever opening, parsed to Hardgrave, who scored. Dufty converted. Richmond 8, Newton 5. There was a spell of hard even play for the remainder of the game, but just before the final bell, Minchin got through again after a brilliant run. The kick was unsuccessful. The final score was:—Richmond 11, Newton 5. Ellerslie v Marists This was the Marist’s second appearance during the afternoon. Ellerslie took possession and rushed to the attack almost immediately. The Tykes soon hit their stride and the rearguard rush took them to the Ellerslie twenty-five. From a loose scrum in this qquarter Brady snatched

up and dived over for an unconverted try. Marist 3, Ellerslie 0. At a difficult angle Cronin* took a shot at goal; The leather fell short and O’Brien rushed up to secure and send out to Moisley, who crossed well in. Cronin missed an easy kick. Marist, 6; Ellerslie, 0. Brisbane made a spectacular run which thrilled the fans. Noble took over, but was pushed out near the line. Kirwin secured and sent his backs swinging away for winger Batchelor to rush round to score in the far corner. The kick missed.—Marists 9, Ellerslie 0. Later Crewther kicked a penalty in front of the posts. Ellerslie started off with a heap of dash in the second half and hemmed Marists in on a hard defence. Time and time again Ellerslie rushed at the Marists* line which proved solid. Then Littlewood secured and managed to run round and battle his way over. Crewther converted. A penalty against Ellerslie saw Noble kick a good goal. Final score:—Marists 11, Ellerslie S. Ponsonby v Pt. Chevalier Ponsonby, fast and well-combined, mad© the pace hot at the opening, and kept the Point team on the defensive for the early part of the game. Delgrosso, with a free kick, got the first score. There was a patch of even play until the Ponies came down the field, and in a quick sortie, Thompson scored. The kick failed. Ponsonby 5, Pt. Chevalier 0. The Point men, however, made a determined assault, and breaking away from the loose, Carrol made a brilliant run and scored, Purdie converting. Ponsonby 5, Pt. Chevalier 5. Spurred on by this, Ponsonby soon had revenge, Means seizing a splendid opportunity and breaking through. Gardiner missed with the kick. Ponsonby S, Pt. Chevalier 5. Later, Delgrosso and Thompson initiated a movement, Thompson scoring, but Delgrosso missing with the kick. Ponsonby 11, Pt. Chevalier 5. A moment or two later, Renell toro down the line and burst across, but once more the kick failed. The game took a quick turn, Thompson scoring for the Ponies and McPherson, for the Point. Then came a converted try for the Point. Moore added another for Ponsonby, T. Peckham converting. Ponsonby 22, Pt. Chevalier 13. Delgrosso, making a brilliant solo run added another, which was. unconverted. The final score was:—Ponsonby 25, Point Chevalier 13.