KAPONGA SPORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 April 1922, Page 3

KAPONGA SPORTS.

A SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. PETONE WIN THE FOOTBALL. The Kaponga Athletic Sports Club’s annual meeting was held on the Victoria Park, Kaponga, yesterday, in perfect weather. The attendance was very large, and an excellent day’s sport was provided, the committee having made complete arrangments for the meeting. The sport on the whole was most enjoyable, and the club has another excellent meeting to its credit. The seven-a-side football tournament was responsible for a great deal of interest, many supporters of visiting teams from all over Taranaki being present, the champion Petone team causing keen competition among the local teams. The chopping events were willingly contested, and all the running contests drew good fields and provided close and Interesting finishes. The catering was in the capable hands of Mrs. Revan, who dispensed refreshments in a marquee on the grounds. Several side-shows were conducted throughout the day, and did good business. The Opunake Federal Band, under Conductor J. Humphries, enlivened proceedings with a highly appreciated programme o| music. The points prize was won by Con Coulton, who throughout the season has been running well. Results: Boys’ race, under 14.—-R. Noonan 1, J. Hansen 2, J. Noonan 3. Twelve starters. Maiden 100 yards.—G. Marsh 1, Jones 2, L. Des Forges 3. All off scratch. Nine starters. Boys’ race, under 17.—A. Hansen 1, S. Porteous 2, A. Castle 3. Four starters. 100 yards handicap.—First heat: C. Coulton (12yds) 1, C. Ansford (11yds) 2, M. O'Dwyer (6yds) 3. Also started: A. Chadwick (8), D. N. Anderson (9), D. Forbes (11). Second heat : T. Chadwick (7) 1, R. Hodgson (11) 2, B. Wilson (—) 3. Final: C. Coulton 1, M. O’Dwyer 2, B. Wilson 3. No time taken. Schoolboys’ championship 100 yards.—J. Noonan 1, A. Brisco 2, C. Harding 3. Eight Starters. 220 yards handicap.—C. Ansford (24yds) 1, T. Chadwick (19) 2, B. Wilson (16) 3. Also started: M. O’Dwyer <l6), D. N. Anderson (18), A. J. Skjellerup (20), C. Coulton (22), C. Trotter (26). A close finish. Time, 22 4-5 sec. 220 yards schoolboys’ championship.—J. Noonan 1, A. Brisco 2, R. Noonan 3. Time, 29 2-ssec. Motor tyre race, boys under 12.—K. Behl 1, G. Davies 2, R. Noonan 3. Thirteen starters. 440 yards handicap.—A. J. Skjellerup (35 yards) and C. Coulton (40), dead heat, 1, D. N. Anderson (32) 3. Also started: T. E. Taylor (32), T. Chadwick (42), W. McCaul (45), C. Trotter. G. Marsh (46). Time, 49sec. 440 yards schoolboys’ championship.—A. Brisco 1, J. Noonan 2, P. Harding 3. Six starters. Time, 60 2-ssec. 440 yards, boys under 17.—C. Hansen 1, S. Porteous 2, A. Castle 3. Six starters. Time, 62sec. 880 yards handicap.—W. McCaul (75yds) 1, H. George 170) 2, R. Langlands (50) 3. Also started: T. E. Taylor (35), L. Aroa (50), R. Ferguson (55), E. Aroa, G. Marsh (70). No time taken. One mile handicap.—«W. McCaul (130yds) 1, H. Freikley (130) 2, R. Longlands (90) 3. Also started: T. E. Taylor (35), L. Aroa (70), R. Ferguson (100), H. George, E. Aroa (120). No time taken. Ladies’ race.—Miss Swinburn 1, Miss Syme 2, Miss Smith 3. Footballers' relay race, 440 yards.—Kaponga footballers 1, Hawera 2, Kaponga hockey 3. Also started : New Plymouth Boys’ High School. Putting the shot.—V. Warner, 32ft 4in, 1; M. O’Dwyer, 31ft 2in, 2. Double-handed sawing, 15in.—Milne and Young (7sec) 1, Remnant Bros. (ssec) 2, Elchstead and Volzke (2sec) 3. Also started: Racket and Brisco, Warner and Marrlner. A close finish. No time taken. 12-lnch chop.—W. Hackett (28sec) 1, N. L. Remnant (20sec) 2, S. M. Coon.be (15sec) 3. Also started: C. A. Eichstead (12sec), A. W. Volzke, V. Warner, W. A. White (15sec), V. Remnant (22sec), T. Pullen (25sec), G. Harris, J. H. Fisher (30sec), P. Malone (one arm) (40sec). A close finish. No time taken. Open chop, 15-inch.—A. W. Volzke (20sec) I, E. V. Remnant (35sec) 2, W. A. White (20 sec) 3. Also started: S. M. Coombe, C. A. Eichstead, V. L. Warner (20sec), T. Pullen, N. L. Remnant (30sec), G. Harris (35sec). No time taken.

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT. First Round. Petone (M. Nicholls, H. E. Nicholls, M. Corner, A. Thomas, W. Hamilton, W. H. Wylie, A. Smillle) proved too clever for Stratford B (Sharrock, McCullough, Masters, Court, Coulton, Wilson, Vaughan), whom they beat by 13 points to 5. Kaponga A (Stewart, Dymock, R. Scott. M. Lynskey, M. Malone, Hammersley) beat Waimate (Herbert, Sutton, Birchall, Evans, Badlev, McLeod, Timmins), by 14 points to nil. Hawera (Murphy (2), Fogarty, Atkins, Hugl-es. Whittington, Wilkinson) beat Okaiawa (Johnson, Ryan, Hurley, Dwyer, Clarke, Rangi, Taylor), by 14 points to nil. High School (Morey, Shaw, Foden, Alexander, Brodie, Paterson, Brewster) beat Kaponga C (Pascoe, Chadwick, Stevens, Bell, Evans, O’Neill, Hammersley), by 6 points to nil. Kaponga Hockey (Thoumine, Briggs. Humphries, Nicholls, Guy. McCracken, Binnie) beat Stratford A McCullough, Berg, Masters, Thorpe, Ryan, Coulton), by 8 points to 3, Kaponga B (Moreland, Hammersley, Kilpatrick, Curtis, Horgan, Doyle, McQuire), a bye. Second Round. Petone proved too good for Kaponga B, whom they defeated by 11 points to nil. Kaponga A beat Hawera by G points to 3. High School, who showed improved form, beat Kaponga Hockey after a fast and open game, by 13 points to 3. The Semi-Final. Petone beat Kaponga A by 9 to nil. From the outset Kaponga attacked, Dymock and Malone being prominent. H. E. Nicholls set up a counter-attack, and after Corner had i been checked by Scott, the ball came over on the other wing to Thomas, who scored. Scott and Malone were doing some great work, but Petone defended well, and a fast follow up by Hammersley was forced just in time by Thomas. Kaponga kept up the pressure, when suddenly Hamilton intercepted and raced down the field, scoring a good try. Kaponga attacked again, but the visitors were too nippy, and a good dribbling rush headed by Wylie ended in Hamilton again scoring. Mr. A. H. Guy was reieree. Tte Final. Petone beat New Plymouth High School by 8 points to 3 after a great match. The school boys played up well to their doughty opponents and sternly contested every inch of the way, their clean, open play earning the plaudits of the crowd. The game was very fast, both sides throwing the ball about in an exhilarating style, whilst the tackling was good. School appeared rather nervous on opening, but soon settled down, and after the first minute or two quite held their own. Good line kicks by Alexander and Foden put school in an attacking position, but Nicholls brothers relieved, and then, smartly getting the ball over to Thomas, th at t speedy winger beat Alexander and scored. The spell ended: Petone 3, School 0. School attacked hotly on resuming and kept Petone busily defending. Foden essayed a pot, which was too low. School kept going and were within an aee of scoring on two or three occasions, but Petone tackled strongly. Then Nicholls marked, and in the resultant play the ball went out to Thomas, wtq again outpaced the opposition. M. Nicholls goaled. School attacked again, and a fine passing move saw Foden score between the posts. His shot at goal hit the bar. Mr. W. A. Guy refereed.