FOOTBALL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 211, 19 June 1933, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

MATCHES IN THE COUNTY. The Ashburton Rugby Union's competitions were continued in various parts of the County on Saturday afternoon, under fine but dull conditions. There was a small attendance at. the Showgrounds to witness the matches played there. An interesting game was seen when Old Boys seniors met Mayfield, at Mayfield, and after a fairly even ' tussle, the, home team won by 11 to 6. Allenton seniors played Methven on the Showgrounds, and held their own remarkably - well, considering the disparity in weight between the two teams. The half-time score was not altered during the. second spell, although the home team.was somewhat unfortunate in not scoring.

Results at a Glance. Senior Grade—, Methven 10, Allenton 8. Mayfield 11, Old Boys 6. Rakaia, a bye. , » :'>',■• Junior Grade (Country Section)— Springburn 6, Mayfield nil. Mount Soiners 29, Methven '3. Junior Grade- (Town Section)— Old Boys 15, Rakaia 5. Technical Old Boys 11, Hinds 3. : Lowcliffe, a bye. Third GradeTechnical Old Boys 17, Allenton 9. Tinwald 25, Old Boys 14. High .School 26, Springburn 3. Fourth Grade—, ; ~ High School 39, Allenton nil. Technical 3, Hampstead 3. Methven 10, Allenton 8. Within a minute or two of the kickoff in the match Allenton v. Methven, at the ShoVgrounds, McCormick obtained possession for the home .team and passed to Lysaght, who in turn passed to'G. Cates for him to score. Bates' kick failed. Allenton 3, Methven. nil; Play wavered in ,mid-field for a time, until Methven were awarded a penalty near half-way. W. Dolan's kick at goal did not go over. Following a scrum, the visiting forwards pushed their way through, and the position looked dangerous when their passing movement broke down inside Allenton's 25. G. Gates got hold of the ball, and took play well down, the field and, although Methven had the heavier team, Allenton had the advantage for several minutes. Allenton were. practically across, the line when a scrum was given five yards out. With Methven in difficulties, Allenton forwards attacked strongly, and McLennan dashed round to score near the corner. Bates converted. Allenton 8, Methven nil. Securing possession from a scrum, all the Methven backs handled for Lilley to .score between the posts. W. Dolan converted. Allenton 8, Methven 5. From some loose work in Allenton territory, Dalton carried the ball, along at his toe and picked up to score in a fair position. W. Dolan's kick added the necessary points. Methven 10, Allenton 8. Allenton 8." Allenton were awarded a penalty, but Bates' kick did not' go over. After an exchange of kicks, Metliven's. failure to return the ball quickly gave the Allenton forwards an opportunity to dash up into their opponents' territory, but the ball went out. A good piece of work by Cates and McCormick was seen after the line-out. Lilley and Dalton carried play down the field soon after, but Allenton relieved with a good kick, and the forwards were seen on the attack again. Another penalty for Allenton did not go over, Bates putting in a good kick, however.' Once again Allenton quickly turned defence into ,attack, and were going well wlien a pass went astray. Methven 10, Allenton- 8 was the score at half-time.

Shortly after play recommenced, a penalty kick was awarded to Allenton for an infringement near half-way, but Bates was unfortunate when the ball struck the post. Some very wild passing was seen for" several minutes, until Dalton received the ball from the loose and was going well when he was brought down with a solid tackle. Play then fluctuated in the centre of the paddock,' and the game became will-

ing. When Methven weas awarded a penalty, W. Dolan had an attempt at goal, but his kick fell a little short, braining considerable ground with a good line kick by Moses, Allenton were awarded a furtner penalty ill a good position, but Bates' kick at goal tailed, i'ushmg away from a line-out, the Methveni forwards took the, ball down neid in a dribbling rush, but Alien-" ton" obtained relief with a force. With Allenton on the attack, it looked as if. they were going to score, aijd several • times when tne ball was got swiftly away from the scrum the home team were unfortunate in .haying their movements upset. Allenton kept at it and were awarded a free-kick, when the referee warned one of the Methven men for rough play. Moses took the kick, but did not put it over the posts; \Y. Dolan also failed with a penalty, :/■ and both teams entered into .the game with a will. From a scrum in Allenton's 25, the Methven half failed to handle the ball with precision, arid the home forwards broke away, only to let ; the ball go out a little way up the field. The whistle sourlded soon after, with the score unchanged. Methven 10, Allenton 8.. ; Mi- C. Wellman was referee. '.',

Mayfield 11, OH* Boys 6. When Okl Bays met Mayfield, at Mayfield, an interesting match from the spectators point of view-resulted. Mayfield kicked off against the sun, and some brilliant passing in the back division was seen for some minutes. The forward play was also good. The visiting backs got going near the centre of the field, and after the ball had been handled by several players, Davidson scored in the corner, but the kick failed. Old Boys 3, Mayfield 0. Mayfield then made the pace somewhat harder, and very shortly afterwards O. Whiting secured the ball, made a good run down the field, and passed to Polhill, who scored well out. Tainui's kick did. not convert. Old Boys 3, Mayfield 3. Ross attempted a drop kick • at goal from play, but Penrose obtained possession for Mayfield. However, he fumbled, enabling Davidson to score again in a yery easy position. . The kick at goal was not successful. Old Boys 6, Mayfield 3. Some good, loose forward play resulted in Murdoch dribbling the ball- oyer the visitors' line for Fagan to touch down well out." Tainui's kick failed. Old Boys 6, Mayfield 6. , v . . • 'On resuming after half-timej Mayfield got the ball from a scrum in Old Boys' 25, and it was passed to Fagan, Tainui, and then to Robertson, who made a brilliant run, and scored under the posts. Tainui added the necessary points. Mayfield 11, Old Boys 6. Several penalties were awarded during the latter stages of the game, but were not successful. .'■■•'. Mr W. R. Featherston. was referee.

JUNIOR GRADE. ; ' A runaway victory oyer Methven was obtained by Mount 1 Somers, playing at Mount Somers, the score being 29/ points to 3. > R. V. Hood obtained three tries, W., McClimont, A. N. Beckley one try each,"" while R. Beckley kicked two penalty goals and W. McClimont converted one try. Metliven's. points came- from a goal kicked from a mark." Mr W. R. „ John was referee. Springburn defeated Mayfield by six points, to nil. \ Old Boys met Rakaia on the Showgrounds, and . defeated the visiting team by 15 points to five. The game was a good one throughout, some bright flashes of play being seen at intervals. I For lOld Boys R. Keeley, O. Gass, and Chambers scored tries, Keeley convert- - ing one of them, and Jordon drop-kick-ed goal. Rakaia r s points were the result of a try by Scott, whd also converted. Mr T. Beckett was referee. Technical Old Boys played Hinds.on ; the Showgrounds, and won by 11 points to three. The scorers for Technical Old y Boys were F- Grenfeli and R. Vareoe, a try, each, while J. Vareoe converted one and kicked a penalty goal. M. Richards.scored a try for Hinds. Mr v J. MacMillan was referee.

WINCHMORE v, GREENSTREET. 1 A football match between Winehmore and Green street teams was played at the Winchmore Homestead, the residence of Mr H. M. Verrall, on Saturday afternoon and, after an exciting game, resulted in a draw, 3 all 1 . E. Rooney scored for Winohmore; and R. Butterick for Greenstreet, but neither try was converted. There was a good attendance of spectators from both districts. Mr E. McDougall refereect the game. The visiting team was entertained at afternoon tea in the Winchmore Hall and later at a dance. Music for the dance was supplied by Mr J. Shearer and Miss J. Shearer and extras were played by Miss F. McDonald and Messrs Healey and Jemmett. V

MARLBOROUGH v. NELSON

BLENHEIM, June 18. Marlborough defeated Nelson by 16 to 11. The game was "mainly confined to the forwards and was very fast and willing. Marlborough were superior in loose play and their backs and forwards smothered the visitors' rearguard. ■■■ '.■•:...'•.'"■'" : v .;'..•;■ fi .: -„'."'.>-'.'''^^ THE WALLABIES BEATEN. CAPE TOWN, June 17. At Kimberley the Australian Rugby football team was beaten by KimberWest by 1.4 points to 9. • . '

IN OTHER CENTRES. Christchurch—-Christchurch 11, Varsity 8; Sydenham 8, Athletic 6; Albion 23, Merivale 15; Old Beys 18, Linwood 10. Timaru—County 9, Town 6. Auckland—Training College 9, Technical 0.8. Oj.Marist 11, Otahuhu 3;

Varsity 22, Grammar School 0.8. 8; Grafton 19, College Rifles 5] Ponsonby 11, Manukau 3. Wellington—First division: Wellington College Old Boys 12, Petone 12 j Poneke 17, Athletic. 6; Wellington 11, Eastbourne ,6; Hutt 14, Oriental 3; Marist 19, St. Patrick's College 0.8. 5. Second division: Varsity 13, Berhampore J; Poneke 5, Upper,Hutt 0; Hutt 11, Melrose-Selwyn 6; Onslow 16, Miramar 6; Johnsonville 11, Petone 10.

Dunedin—Kaikorai 19, Southern 9; Alhambra 12, Pirates 8; Varsity A 26, Dunedin 3; Taieri 11, Zingari 0; Union 6, 'Varsity B 3.

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SECOND TEST IN AUSTRALIA

NEW -ZEALAND DEFEATED. SYDNEY, June 18. At the Sydney Cricket Ground Australia beat New Zealand' by six goals to four in the second Association football test match, thus regaining the ashes. The attendance was 5000. The game provided remarkable football. A strange reversal of form by the New Zealanders was a pronounced feature -of the game. The Australian team excelled in short passing rushes. In the first 15 minutes G. Smith (Australia) made the opening score, with a pretty screw kick. New Zealand attacks in the first spell were easily repulsed. McNabb was 'very safe in goal. G. Smith netted two more goals for the home team, and the game appeared to be a walk-over when Cameron and Ci'owhurst succeeded with great kicks. The goals came mostly from the right wing passes' by F. Smith. * At half-time the score vras:

Autralia ... 5 New Zealand ... ... ... 0 After the interval came a revelation. The New Zealand forwards were determined to show that Australia had much under-rated the team. They attacked from the whistle, and within N 10 minutes Chapman, Kay, and Ives had scored goals from kick and follow through tactics. The excitement was intense when Kershaw netted from a penalty kick, and the visitors were only one* point behind. The All Black supporters roared encouragement when the forwards continued their appressive taotime, McNabb being hard pressed to stave off a number of hot shots. Time was fleeting when Hughes made Australia's victory secure by netting a lucky goal from a scrimmage in front of the goal-mouth. The tourists continued their attack, and a •dying effort nearly succeeded when both Ives and Kay just cleared the top bar with terrific kicks. The final scores were:— Australia 6 New Zealand ... ' 4 The unanimous verdict is that McNabb saved Australia from defeat. The New Zealand team has improved since its last appearance in Sydney, the forwards combining better ; with the halves, and attacking and defending with greater understanding. Christie, Kay, Kershaw, and Gerard were the best players for New Zealand, and G. Smith and Crowhnrst were outstanding for Australia. ;

IN OTHER. CENTRES. Christ-church—Thistle 3, Technical 0.8. 3; Nomads 3, St. Albans 2; Western T, Rangers 0. Auckland—Tramways 2, Onehunga 1; Comrades 5, North Shore 2; Ponsonby 4, Thistle 2; Abels f, Y.M.C.A. 3; Glen Innes 3, New Lynn 1. Wellington—Petone deservedly won .the replayed Chatham Cup tie against Hospital by 4-0. Other results were: Senior A: Diamonds 8, Swifts 2; Marist 6, Lower Hutt 0; Waterside 6, Technical 0.8. 1. Senior B: N.A.D.A. 6, Island Bay 2; Onslow 6, Rovers 0; Seatoun 5, Stopout 2. Dunedin—Maori Hill 2, Mosgiel 0; jSeacliff 4, Mornington 2; High School 0.8-. 3, Northern 1 • Technical 0.8. 3, Roslyn-Wakari 2.