Sport in the Province

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 776, 24 September 1929, Page 14

Sport in the Province

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Union Rugby

V/HANGAREI In the expectation of witnessing a ! first-class exhibition of the code, a | record crowd assembled at Rugby j park on Saturday afternoon, when ; Northern Wairoa (challenger was ' completely outclassed by Wliangarei ' holder) in the final game for the , llarding Shield. Weather conditions 1 v/ere perfect, and the ground was in j excellent order. Whangarei started with the sun. which was very bright, behind it, but ; although it had this advantage Waiioa had the better of the first quarter. Scoring was slow in the first hall, reading G to 3 in favour of the local side. . „ , The last half saw Whangarei literally awamp the visitors, anti pile oil another 13 points. Too teams weighed in about even, and had Northern Wairoa not made the pace a cracker in the early stages it might have kept the score down by holding something in reserve to withstand the linal determined attack ol the Whangarei men. D. Wilson replaced Guy Nieholls at centre threequarters, while the local team was further weakened by Ryan having to leave the field early in the game with an injury to his leg. Mor’.issey replaced Ryan, but was a disappointment. Prominent among the local backs were Kerr, Wilson, Reehre, McLennan and McDonald. McQueen, the Whangarei rover, played a game out of the box. The forwards all played up to expectations, while “Bunny” i? inlayson and the Rika brothers (2) were always a trio to be reckoned with. The Northern Wairoa inside backs. Davis, Sowter and Munro. gave their wingers very few' opportunities. Wade at fullback, gave a safe exhibition. The best of the forward division were J. Rika. Simraomls, Gould. Mr. D. McLeod was referee. WAIHI The Waihi representatives entertained City Club (Auckland) on Saturday, and a ragged display of end-of-the-season nothing-at-stake-play was served up. Waihi won b3' 23 points to 9, but. although the better team on the day’s play, the margin of points in the local team’s favour was not a true reflex of Its superiority. City got the ball most often from the scrums, but in open play the local lads more than held their own. Combined movements <jn either side were few and far between, and of the eight tries scored, all were the result of good individual play or opportunism. Saunders. Thornton. Dillamore, Mathers, Johns, Walters and Allen were the pick of Waihi’s fifteen and Sorenson, Knight, Barne3, Skelton, Holt ;nd Blakey played well for City. Waihi’s points were scored by Johns and Thornton (two tries each), Walters (try), Dillamore (try and a penalty goal), and a conversion by Johns. Knight and Farrm.ll each scored a try for City, and Barnes, whose kicking was a feature of the game, kicked a penalty goal.

WAIUKU The Waiuku representatives were successful in defending the Massey •Cup for the fourth time this season, when they defeated the Franklin representatives by 19 points to 5 on Saturday. Neither team was at full strength, and good combined play was missing from the backs, but neverthless, sorri.; very nice individual play was staged on occasions. The first thrill came when B. James intercepted a pass near half-way to cut the defence to pieces and set sail for the line. Lawson came across very fast and with a flyingtackle brought James and another player to the ground at the same time. The first quarter saw no score on the board, but fairly early in the second spell, Rae of Franklin, got in front and Kearey raised the flags with a good goal. From a line-out in the Franklin twenty-live, Kearey broke through and bad handling by the defending backs enabled him to snap up the leather and when tackled near the line to send the ball to Ballantine, who scored. Kearey gained applause by adding the extras with a good kick. On resumption of play. Bishop, of Waiuku, had to retire owing to a:i injury received earlier in the game, Moyle taking his place. A good opportunity was given to Rae, of Franklin, to kick a goal when A. James failed to leave the hall go, a force resulting from the attempt. From a line-out near raid-field, Parkes speculated for Moyle to throw out to A. James, who picked up well and after a 30 yards sprint scored as lie was tackled. Kearey converted with a beautiful kick. Franklin was hard on the attack when B. James again provided a thrill by cutting out the opposition, but the fullback came across in time to save. The final quarter saw I>. James make a nice opening, but a Franklin player was penalised and Kearey, who was in excellent form, put the ball between the posts. One of the brightest pieces of play was then staged by Wright, of Franklin, who gathered in the ball near half way. and having the opposing back out of position, set sail for the line and hurdling the fullback’s tackle went on to score between the posts for Lawson to convert. Waiuku then set up a dribbling rush which the opposition failed to cope with, and Kerebs scored an unconverted try, which left Waiuku the winners of the last match to be played at Waiuku this season. HAMILTON In the hardest game played at Hamilton this season, the home side staved off the fourth Peace Cup challenge bydefeating Piako (Te Aroha) by 8 points to 3. Piako was definitely superior in the first half, when the forwards showed themselves to be a hard, battling pack. They broke through time and again and Hamilton was kept constantly busy defending. Many attempts were at length rewarded when N. Ifwersen opened the scoring account for Piako with a try. In the second session, the home backs, who were starved in the first half, asserted themselves, but were checked by deadly tackling, which was

a feature of Piako’s performance. There were many exciting phases of play, which fluctuated frequently. Tlio Hamilton backs were by no means as nippy and alert as in previous matches. Delaney was disappointing as fullback, and with the exception of Mitchell and Allen, none of the backs was impressive. The forwards. notably Charleston, Courtney, Fleming and Bayly, really won the game and were responsible for firstclass play. Halstead was also effective as rover. A stiff wind and dry ground made conditions far from ideal. It was great to see Karl Irwersen (now 38), the ex-All Black, don a jersey for Piako. Karl’s football days are over, and on Saturday he was not his old self. His brother, Nell, played well on the wing, other sound backs being S. Goldsbury, as custodian, and Arkle, who played splendidly. F. Goldsbury was strong as rover and Riddle and P. McLaren were the best oi* a fine imek. PUKEKOHE The Pukekohe Technical High School team outplayed and outpointed Ramblers on Saturday, thus winning the Pukekohe Rugby Sub-Union's junior championship. In all departments the school held the upper hand, and after wearing down its opponents, went on to win with the utmost ease to the tune of 27-3. It was after half time that the school players exerted themselves, and it was, more or less, a monotonous procession to Ramblers’ goal line. The schoolboys played sparkling football and the match, although only a junior one, .was one of the best seen at Pukekohe during the current season. A friendly game between a “scratch” Pukekohe senior team and the Papatoetoo third grade players resulted in an easy win for the home side by 21 points to three. The Pukekohe senior team to play Ponsonby at Pukekohe next Saturday is:—McKinnon, Bi-own, G. Brownlee, Grotty, Wood, Lawrie, Ilowe, Chubb, Golding, Fulton, Mills, Havard, May, Robinson and Harlock. Emergencies; Massey and N. Brownlee. TAUMARUNUI At the Taumarunui Domain, before a large attendance on Saturday, Nilio Niho defeated Athletic seniors by 9 to 3 for the Uetet Shield. Both teams showed a weakness in the back division, but the Niho Niho forwards were a very heavy combination, and at times pushed their opponents all over the field. In the first spell, Eady scored the try for Athletic, the kick failing. A few minutes after half time R. Weingerg evened for Niho Niho. From a penalty kick in a difficult position, Lovegrove added another three for the winners, followed a little later by a good try secured by Weinberg, making the final scores as above. It was a fairly ordinary matchC Mr. W. Wilson held the whistle. The junior match for the Ewing Shield resulted in a cricket score for Taumarunui, which defeated Athletic by 34 to nil.

In school football High School A. beat High School B. by 8 to nil; primary, Bell’s team beat Carter’s team, 5 to nil. The midgets and the Mighty Atoms registered a draw, no score.

TAUPIRI The following team will represent Taupiri in the match against Hamilton for the Peace Cup at Hamilton on Wednesday;—Fullback, M. Davies; threequarters, Clemett. J. Litt, A. W right; five-eighths, D. Smith, Wilcox; half, A. Smith; rover, S. Litt; forwards, Abraham, Cochrane, Pollock, Bishop, Riddle, Cronin and Bruch. Emergencies: Forwards, 'Welch, West, Lovell; backs, K. Welch, Maniapoto, Pitt. THAMES The Physical Training-College Old Boys’ clash resulted in a win for the former, which scored 20 points to Old Boys’ 3. The margin of points is not a fair criterion of the game, which was evenly contested. The Physical Training backs showed the better com- ; bination, and made the game open. The Old Boys missed the services of ; Brunton and Morrissey, who are both on the injured list. W. McMahon, the Physical Training winger, showed a rare turn of speed when he touched down twice. T. Wolfe, the other winger, also got over on two occasions. B. Harrison played a heady game, and his cutting-in tactics gained much ground, and the try he scored was well - deserved. The other Physical Training trygetter was that sterling forward, George Polock, who played a dashing game. C. Cameron was right on his game, and gave a good exposition: he also had the honour of kicking the only goal of the day. when he converted Harrison’s try. The try scored by A. Dobson for Old Boys was a solo effort from half-way. Dobson is one of the best tacklers in Thames, and would be a top-notcher if he would get out of the habit of holding on to the ball too long before he passes, for time and again he is caught in possession. Claude Elliott, who was injured early in the season, donned tl*e College Old Boys’ jersey again, and like his confrere, Dobson is a great tackier, and has plenty of pace. By its win Physical Training not ! only wins the Stewart Cup in the championship competition, but also wins the Knock-out Cup and the White Shield, a distinction which lias seldom occurred in Thames. T&e defeat of High School by College Old Boys on Saturday decided the premiership of the third grade competition. The College Old Boys scored three tries, O. Cobbe and H. McMillan (2) notching the tries, and L. Pearson potted a goal, bringing the points up to 13. High School’s try was obtained by E. Twohill. The winners hold the cup till the end of the 1930 season. COROMANDEL The 1929 football season at Coromandel was terminated last week. The Hauraki Club (Coromandel) won the Challenge Cup and also the McGregor Cup. Tn honour of the occasion, Mi-. T. Barrett gave a dinner at the Star and Garter Hotel. A miniature football field was a novel table decoration. A long toast list was gone through, and a most pleasant evening was spent. NGARUAWAHIA Th© match for the Paul Shield was played at Te Kowhai between Te Kowhai and Ngaruawahia. There was a good attendance of the public, but the game proved somewhat uninteresting owing to the high wind blowing the length of the field, keeping most of the play to the leeward end. The game ended in a win for Te Kowhai by 6 points to nil. Velch and Porter were the outstanding players for the winners, while Bruce and Maniapoto did good work for the losers

HAMILTON REUNION

Old boys and girls of the Hamilton High School invaded the town in large numbers yesterday for the annual reunion. Proceedings began in the morning when a team of Old Boys met and defeated th© school first fifteen in a Rugby match by 8 points to 3. A feature of the game was the splendid tackling and field work of the schoolboys. Junior Old Boys notched a win over th© second fifteen in a curtainraiser, the final score being 36—8. The school team won the annual basketball match against the Old Girls’ side by 23 goals to 6. Reminiscences flowed freely at the annual Old Boys’ dinner, which was, as usual, a great success. The toast of

the “Old School” was proposed by Mr. E. Clayton Greene, and replied to by Mr. E. Wilson, the principal. Other toasts included “The Staff,” proposed by Mr. L. Tompkins and responded to by Mr. H. D. Tait; “The School Fifteen,” proposed by Mr. J. R. Fitzgerald, and replied to by Mr. Toombs; “The Referees,” proposed by Mr. C. Speight, and responded to by Mr. S. A. Mannering; “Kindred Associations,” proposed by Mr. T. Ewan ana responded to by Mr. Saunders. The annual meetings of the Old Boys’ and Old Girls’ Associations followed in the afternoon, while the evening was marked by the annual ball, one of the brilliant functions of the year. The following officers were elected: President, Mr. L. Tompkins; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs. D. Malins and H. Carter; secretary and treasurer, Mr. T. Mills; assistant secretary, Mr. P. West; committee, Messrs. C. Speight, E. Clayton-Greene, J. R. Fitzgerald, J. Baxter; A. McDell; district representatives, Messrs. Scott, Macky (Paterangi), T. Williams (Wellington), R. j Fayille (Christchurch), A Wilson (Dunedin), M. Anderson (Morrinsville), C. Thompson (Cambridge), W. G. Clavis (Huntly), and Ward (Auckland). League Rugby HAMILTON | League of a high order was witnessed at Hinemoa Park on Saturday, when Hamilton won the Innes Memorial Shield in the final round by defeating Frankton by 28 points to 3. Play was very lively and open and the I spectators had much to interest them from the kick-off to no-side. As usual, S. Muir and L. Muir were the best players for Hamilton, both being sound on attack and defence. Graham, Roberts, Quin and Robertson, all secured tries and came to the fore in the frequent attacks. Blake, Berghan and Whatu were prominent in the Frankton team, the former being in particularly good form. NGARUAWAHIA The Innes Shield match took place at Ngaruawahia on Saturday, the competing teams being Huntly and Ngaruawahia. A real ding-dong go resulted. The local team, though minus two of its best players, put up a great fight by sound tackling and good play. The spectators had a good run for their money. Huntly won by 11 points to 8. This win puts Huntly on even terms and th© final for the shield in the near future is looked forward to with keen interest. Soccer HUNTLY Wanderers defaulted to Huntly in their contest for the Howden Cup and the former’s action caused some inconvenience. On Saturday morning the secretary of the defaulting club advised that his team might probably be a little late in arrival, but that was a mere nothing. Later in the afternoon advice was received they were not coming, and defaulted accordingly. Special permission to play on the Recreation Ground was granted by the Huntly Town Board. Through failing to complete their engagement, no matches were played locally and the Rugby authorities were put to inconvenience and expense to oblige a sister code. Owing the fixtures clashing, the boys’ Soccer matches scheduled for Saturday had to be cancelled and it has now been decided that the Auckland schools will send up their representative team on October 5. The visit of the Queen City lads with the manager, Mr. R. Harrison, headmaster of the Belmont School (who is also the manager of the New Zealand team to visit Australia), is being looked forward to with keen interest, and the Primary Schools representatives can look forward to a warm welcome and a good game. A record gate is assured for Saturday week, as school Soccer in Huntly is a popular draw. HAMILTON Claudelands Rovers had little difficulty in disposing of Glen Massey in the senior association match in Hamilton on Saturday. The game was very one-sided and the visitors failed to play up to their usual form. Corkindale scored six goals for the winners and Deacon and Badeiey notched one goal each.