BETTER WATER POLO

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 757, 2 September 1929, Page 7

BETTER WATER POLO

board elected to CONTROL SPORT LEAD BY AUCKLAND Swimming in Auckland will have a promising new development this season. The Auckland Swimming Centre Has just confirmed the formation of a Water Polo Control Board. THIS board will have full power over water polo competitions and control. By this full-time administration. water polo is expected to grow as a sport in a way it has not progressed since it was first played in Xew Zealand. The trouble with water polo in Auckland and in other centres in the past has been due to .. ... the wedging of competition games into swimming carnivals irregularly throughout the season. There has been ; no continuity, and public knowledge of the progress of a competition has been negligible. Training operations have been hampered in the past, and there has been no survey oi me ability or refereesWith the Swimming Centre, the only supervision over the board will be a review of the rules of the board. These are now being drawn up. Delegates on the board so far represent all the City swimming clubs capable of placing water polo teams in competition. There is a delegate from the Swimming Centre, hut the club delegates are not necessarily the representatives of the clubs on the centre. The board will undertake an exhaustive examination of referees as the first step toward strict control. Referees are to be instructed in the rules. By the formation of the board, the difficulties facing the game in Auckland should be overcome. In past years, two prominent workers for the sport have been Mr. J. Enwright, present chairman of the Swimming Centre, and Mr. IT. Moore, the secretary. They* are on a committee which recommended the formation of the board. Other swimming centres in New* Zealand are likely to follow Auckland’s movement, as water polo throughout the Dominion requires better supervision. There is no lack of players and Auckland, In particular, can produce several excellent club teams.

HONOURS EVEN

MANGONUI HAS ONE GOAL WIN AND LOSS SATURDAY’S BASKETBALL Honours were even for the Mangonui basketball team on Saturday afternoon, when it was matched against the two deciding sides of the Auckland Basketball Association’s second grade inter-club tournament —Seddon and Edendale. Mangonui had a win and a loss, both by the narrow margin of one goal. In the game against Edendale, centres were very evenly matched, but Mangonui s defence failed them. Edendale had the best of th& game, but bad shooting gave the victory to their opponents. A very even game was seen when the visitors met Seddon. The passing of Mangonui’s goalers was good, but the side’s shooting was not up to the same standard. Seddon’s defence was excellent. There was no senior play in the association’s inter-club matches on account of so many members of senior teams being on vacation. All other grades played. Results: Visiting Team.—Mangonui S, Edendale 8; Seddon 8, Mangonui 7. Second Grade—Killarua 11, Turners and Growers 11; Seddon 11, Grammar A 8; Victoria won by default from Varsity. Third Grade.—Otahuhu 7, “New Zealand Herald" 6; Rata 10, Surrey Hills 6; Wellesley 6, Y.W.C.A. 1. Fourth Grade. —Lynndale 24, Seddon 11; Papatoetoe lost by default to Victoria; Manukau 4, McKenzies, Ltd., 2. Fifth Grade. —Arohanui 10, Surrey Hills 9: Papatoetoe 11, Y.W.C.A. 3; Otahuhu 12, St. David's Guides 3 Edendale 6. Seddon 3.

HAWKE’S BAY’S WIN

MANAWHENUA GOES DOWN Press Association NAPIER, Saturday. Hawke’s Bay defeated Manawhenua by 32 points to 19 today in a game which, although not brilliant, had interesting stages. M. Brownlie made h.s reappearance for Hawke's Bay, signalling his return to big football by playing a splendid game. Play was confined principally to the forwards, where Hawke’s Bay, by adopting short in-and-out passing tactics, had an advantage. The visiting backs were a better combination, speedier, showed more initiative and handled better. They were at their best in the first spell, but in the second Brownlie played wing-forward, his spoiling work preventing the opposing backs swinging into action. The game in the first half provided good, hard football, with little back play. It was romarkable for the fact that whenever the backs did get going a score was almost inevitable, with the result that the second half was more open, the Hawke’s Bay backs making good use of the ball when it came their way. The first spel? endea with the scoro 16 to, 11 in Hawke’s Bay’s favour. Tries for the leading side were scored by Steere, Smith and McKay, wnlie Grenside and Setford converted one each. For Manawhenua, T. Parata, Bull and Walker scored, one try being con ” verted by Ahuira. Tries in the second half were obtained for Hawke s Bay by Grenside (2), McKay, Steere ancl Wilson, two being converted by teetford. For the visitors, Strange scored both tries, Tutana converting one.

WELLINGTON BEATS OTAGO

Press Association WELLINGTON, Saturday. Conditions were ideal on Saturday for the Wellington-Otago Rugby match, won by Wellington by IS points to 12. Play was fast throughout and to within 15 minutes of time, even with Wellington leading in points, it seemed as though Otago might win. Wellington led in the first spell by b Points to o. For Wellington Julian played a great game at halfback, and scoieci. three tries, of which Ransom converted one. Elvy also scored a try. Heazlewood, Wellington fullback, potted a magnificent goal from 40yds out. The Otago forwards forced the P but the backs were unable to finisn orr the movements. Tries were scored for Otago by Sou ter, McClymont and v\ llson (2). In the last 15 minutes the 'Wellington team seemed to carry all before *t, although Otago, even when headed, never lost heart. Elvy made some good runs down the line and Porter wa* always a thorn to Otago.