PONIES BAG THE ROOSTER

NZ Truth, Issue 1294, 25 September 1930, Page 15

PONIES BAG THE ROOSTER

ichmond Made It Willing

»ISTS FLYING

HHJn "N,Z.- Truth's"" Auckland Rep.) swift rise m the Roope ■■Rooster League series m Auckland, HHb dramatically checked last Saturday ■RM Ponsonby came out m the final the western suburb the father HHViidmg. It wasia thrilling contest, m fists and boots flew repeatedly. HHVisonby jumped into top gear .from ■HKpening whistle. Right through the Richmond scarcely had a look-in' ■HBe score-board. The tally was 15-2 ■HWange-time, and the Ponies had all HHVest of the game. HHVe fireworks - ■HVened m the ■■■id round. Both ■HV had settled ■Hvn to a bitter H/ussle, • and before Hong, players were Betting fly with Hists, and manHandling each ■ther m the close ■ The climax came" Shortly before the ■nish, . when a ■Jtonuybi'ook broke ■Jut, and Referee ■Us Bull had his Hands full trying to ■Jontrol the infuri■Jted players. ■ "When the fighters cooled down and ■rifted back to their places licking .theif ■ounds, Richmond staged a final attack ■hich yielded a converted try, and the ■ime finished up with, the .Scoreboard Hkur'es looking a lot better for Richmond. ■On the day's play, the Ponies hammer■jl Ricfimond fore and aft. Led by Bill ■keltoii and Gardiner, the forwards bat■&d along like champions, and the backs' ■Jere given all the chances they needed. ■jDelgrosso, as usual, was the master Bind behind- the pack. The nuggety ■J-ank had • some rare tusales with Bfccotty"., Prentice, a.nd this pair were ■Jarging at each" other like a couple of ■f raged bulls at times. ■jit was,-- however, largely a clash - beBLeen two acknpwledged champions of He 13-a-side code, and both : men were a ■emendous help, to their sides, "i , H Pohsonhy has a youngster named ■jWilson, who looks good at full-back. BjHe was given a good testing on ■ Saturday, but he stood up to it m ■ fine style. ■ "Spot" Riley is still a very brilliant HJiotballer. He is. only a handful, and ■agile, but when! that youngster gets Hie ball, look out for fireworks' < H Richmond played a hard-slogging game. But they were up against a more polished Hjl-round combination, and that's all Hi ere is to it. * ,■ 7