FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 138, 12 June 1911, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

' stugby championships. Wins for city and grafton. marist bros. and parnell draw The championships under the auspices of the Auckland Hug-by Uulon were continued at Epsom on Saturday. The heavy rain in the morning looked like causing a postponement, but the weather cleared towards noon, and it was decided to so on. Shortly otter two p.m. a 'heavy squall passed over the ground, considerably interfering with the school twitches, but it again cleared and remained flne for the rest of the afternoon. The grounds, however, were very •heavy aud the ball greasy, the conditions being all against spectacular exhibitions. The attendance, under the circumstances, was fair. ( f On No. l ground, city walked over th* £_♦"$ t" the tune of 15 P° ints to nil, In ,™ „ defMt . , susta ""?« by the students rattled n c "™C etlt "°s this season. Grafton v' P t °'l' Po'h'te against Newton, while game ThJ T S? d Parne " P ,a^ed a _• w. r , d. «*. a lYversiW.V. S 4 „ J Z g » | Ponsonby ..4 5 _ _t £ to . Parnell .... 4 _ 2 2 14 .? 2 Newton 4 4 — _ 95 _ _ -WrvEjasiTY v. city. down'^h 8 ! nnd Clty mpt °n N ° 1 ground flown whi.h a westerly wind was blowing. from ?„ Der Z m tie toss aD <l Plared from the Wetern end. S Magee red and hT\ rO!,,nR f ° r City, and the but rt»-b' 1 were at once on the attack, 'V»-«u y n " Pf ' to piorce the defence, and Varsity cleared. City returned to the attack, Schpfleld getting iv a nice bit of work, sending them back to the twenty- ™ c students broke away, Grlerson v. w kcs romln S away with a nice dash which drove the red and blacks to their v y ,„ n<m took n ' haila ln attack ana McDonald stepped out to Gray to Wll son the ball falling at his feet, but he kicked across to Geddes but no material advantage was gained. City rnshtd the leather down, Macky rellevelng, but it was only temporary, for City rushed down with a brilliant passing run, Bruce to Magee to Barclay to Tower to Henly, the latter being well stopped The reel and blacks were beating 'Varsity for the hall ami kept them pressed, and from a free kick, R. Magee had a shot, but it was short, and a man in front gave a scrnm. City attacked hotly, but over-eag-erness cost them a score, a free relieving the students. 'Varsity now put a little more dash Into their work, and Wilson, taking advantage of loose passing by Cltv, started a rush, which Gray joined in and play went to City's line. Play remained uninteresting for some time, both side> playing ragged football, till n fast rush by City was replied to by the students breaking nway, and Bamford getting clear, looked like scoring, but Fitzgerald was equal to the occasion, downing his man In good style. City gradually removed the pressure. Fake coming through with a nice dash, but was unsupported, and a chance was lost. City continued to press, Dr Rorie being prominent in sound clever stopping, and the bell rang change ends with play at 'Varsity's 23. Ramsay opened the play when they turned over. City being first to get going, Webb whipping out to Barclay, who failed to get the leather out, but the forwards, gathering round; McGriire, headed a rush which carried the leather to Varsity's line and R. Magee picking up, sent to Barclay, who dived across and drew first blood of the match. R Magee failed with an easy shot. City 3 University 0 Bnconrageri by their score, City played With great dash, beating the students for the ball In the scrum, and running over them in the loose, the 'Varsity's reargnarel's defence being anything but sound. Heel- ; ing quickly from the scrum, Webb whipped I out to R. Magee, who failed to accept, and the b'ues, headed by Wilkes, cleared. City continued to have the best of it, nnd R. I Magee had another shot at goal, but it went wide, and 'Varsity forced. The reds ' were putting a lot of dash Into their work and a passing run looked promising, but j 'Varsity got out of danger, Geddes reliev- I Ing his side with a run. Play continued ln the students' territory, but the attack •lacked finish, relief coming to 'Varsity In a force. The blues' forwards were beaten In every department, but their opponents were not making the best use of their opportunities, while there was altogether too much pointing. 'Varsity livened up a bit and created some excitement, but failed to hold their advantage, and City broke away again, and 'Varsity appealing Instead of playing to the whistle, Fake got In and carried the leather over at his toe, scoring City's second try. From the press stand it looked as If a breach had occurred before •Fake started his dribbling rush, R, Magee again failed to convert. , City .'....6 •University 0 The bell rang immediately after, with the scores unaltered. S. Magee again set her going ln the second spell, Borrie returning to halfway. City were first to get going, but offside • play by Bruce pulled them up, 'Varsity get- • ting relief In a free, and play went to the centre. City broke away, and Webb shot out to Barclay, who turned in field instead of playing to the open side, nnd the students rushed play to Fitzgerald, who relieved with a lucky speculator. 'Varsity were playing with a lot more combination than in the opening (half, and Macky finding the line at the reds' 25 with a specula's*' th « forwards broke away with a fast '^P ded by ??™*°"3, which swept the City defence aside, but mtzgenia got back in rune to save City forcing 'Var ■tty came away with another dash and Org | picking up, started a run but the passing was ragged, and City relieved Fake heading a fast rush, which carried' a ___?1 ty '" territ ° ry ' wWre the! reds had a shot from a penalty, but Fitzgerald failed to convert, Wilson relieving cTt a v rS h^rf re P^ias up a » 00(3 ">"£"* I ThJ hf, S ?fn ea by , a lon S kl( * 07 Geddes The blues still continued to have the best defending, aud on one or two occasions they lay on the ball longer than necessary, but escaped notice. 'Varsity kept go- _?£ Z* a Sc , hofl <H, d a-""* * long shot at goal, which went wide, and City forced The blues were not to be denied, and kept on the attack, but R. Magee, intercepting ran to centre, passing to Healey, McDonald tackling both men in succession. Cltv now rallied, and made things merry in the concluding stage, Collett heading a rush which took the oval over into touch In goal as the bell rang for change ends. Stewart returned Ramsay's kick, and shortly after marked, Borrie returning in good style. A free kick to City did not help matters, and after a spell of slow play, City got going, a mark by Geddes pulling them up. Another City rush wns responded to with a neat bit of work by Wilson, Geddes, and Gray, a rebound nipping a promising bit of work in the bud. City kept the pressure up, a certain try being lost by Healey falling to take an easy pass. Play was now continually in the students' territory, and from a penalty Fitzgerald pnt the result beyond doubt by ticking a flne goal. City 9 'Varsity 0 The students had now the appearance of B beaten team, and City were beating them all round, Macky giving his side some relief with a long kick. The relief was only temporary, however, for Fake, heading a rush, carried the ball to the line, nnd the lcds heeled from the ensuing scrum, Webb to Magee, to Barclay, to Healey, who shot ever. Fitzgerald failed to goal. City 12 'Varsity 0 The game was now very ordinary, Macky putting in a flne run for the students, but It was a dying effort, and City were soon back, Barclay getting over from a passing run, the ball coming back for a throw forward. The reds were now running all ".dv.er the students, and Just on call of time S.'. Magee got ove-3 and the kick -ailing, 'the "game ended: City !5 •Varsity -- ° Mr CampbeD, officlateC- as referee, .;

E-ABIST BROS. V. PAEIJEiL. This game was played on No. 2 ground. | The opening exchange of kicks ended in B. O'Brien getting touch inside rarneil 25, but a forward rush by the reds carried the ball aud operations right down to the blues' 20, where the game settled close for several I minutes till a pass out to Fischer enabled' him to send it along touch to the fifty llag. A breakaway from the Hue by .'arnell, headed by Thomas, slopped by J. O Brlen and U. u'Brien brought a second similar movement to _ close. Then the Tikes got away with a long, loose forward rush headed by Herring and Sheehan, which ended ut Parnell _5. Again the blues went away nnd a good dribbling rush by B. O'Brleu I took the ball to the line where a hard kick I enabled Parnell to save by forcing. Again to the centre and Parnell went away with a foot rush to be stopped by O'Brleu (fullback), and the blues returned the compliment, being well stopped by Hedge. The Marists at this stage had a bri_ht blink of sun against them, as well as what wind there was. Good line-kicking by O'Brien gave them an advantage, but the reds again got away along the line, headed by Armstrong, aud carried the ball to the right side of half-way. A penalty against the blues enabled Hardwicke to find touch at the Marist 25. The blue pack was breaking away in great style when they were spoilt by offside and a scrum ensued, from which they got the ball nway to the fifty flag when the quarter sounded. Play Te-started near the centre, but B. ■ O'Brien robbed Hardwicke of the ball and I broke away, kicking to the fullback and getting to him before he could return. In the scramble the ball went over Parnell's line, I but only a force resulted. From the line O'Brien was given a nice pass from Nolan nnd dashed through and transferred to Tobln who was brought down with the ball. Still going strong the Marlsts rushed the ball over the line where Hedge forced. A dash by Little had Parnell again in trouble, nnd then a new aspect was put on things by Butterworth cutting off a pass and breaking away to inside Marist 25. Here Parnell made efforts to use their backs but the hall was greasy and the passing uncertain. Relief was brought to the Marists by Curran fielding smartly and getting in a clever kick well down the line. Play was confined all along to heavy forward work and to saving operations among the backs, with Marists looking the more likely of an even pair. Wilson made a big break for the reds, but 1 full-back O'Brien safely returned the ball | to the centre, and the blues worked along the line to ParneH 25. Magee headed a forward dash along the touchline to well past the fifty flag, where Thomas got a smart mark. An e_chang*K>f kicks resulted In favour of Parnell. and from the line out the red forwards pushed fnrther inside the Marist defence, only to be sent back as the result of a dribbling dash by Grace. Parnell again got away but B. O'Brien stopped the movement, and kicking well down spoilt Hedce's return from which Tobln set up a passing bout which ended at the corner flag, just as tho whistle went. THE SECOND SPBLL. The second spell opened with a smart attack by the Marists, and a scrum was set well inside Parnell 25. The blues got the ball and Nolan sent It smartly away. O'Brien missed the pass but Tobin secured and gave Curran a hard pass between the posts which he knocked on. From the scrum Parnell broke away aud rushed the ball to the other end of the ground where Nolan* stopped with a very smart mark. In the exchange of kicks Hardwicke sent the ball to touch-in-goal. The drop out was returned to the 25, and Parnell here broke away. J. O'Brien saved but failed to find touch: and Hedges kicked out near the Marist cor- j ner. At this stage the game moved very fast. B. O'Brien broke away and kicked, following up and geting past Hedge. Robertson checked the rush, but for some mou.ents play raged strong on Parnell Ha 2. Then the reds broke away In return and despite the efforts of Curran and J. O'Brien sent the ball again to the Marists' corner. Curran in stopping a rush had a knee twisted and had to be carried off, White taking his place some minutes later. For a penalty Hardwicke had a 35-ynrd shot at goal but the kick, though a good one, fell just beneath the bar. The drop out was charged, and the Marists were again in trouble; but their pack rallied, enabling Little to Be' away with the ball at his foot and though he got clear past the full back he could not straighten up the greasy ball which skidded sideways and a great chance was lost. Robertson came round and sent the ball to touch. For some time piny waged on the Parnell side of the fifty line. Fisher made a strong dash and kicked, Hedge taking a' very fine mark, and Hardwicke sending to the line on his own side of half-way. Again Hedges well stopped -a strong Marist rush, J and a counter rush by I'aruell went to the side past half-way, Just as the quarter whistle went. Armstrong marked White's opeuing return, and Hardwlcke's kick was returned at' the fifty flag by B. O'Brleu. At once the Tikes went to the attack with a sweeping forward rush to Parnell 25, but an off-side Infringement saw them brought back some yards, aud the reds fought back to naif-way. A free kick let the Tikes away again, but off-side ploy by Gleeson brought them np, and Robertson found touch at half-way. A breakaway nnd strong cut in by B. O'Brien set the blue backs moving, but Tobin hung too long to the ball and spoilt the movement. A long kick by .T. O'Brien forced Parnell, and from the kick out B. O'Brien found touch with his return Inside the Parnell 25. A free kick Increased the advantage, and play was on the Parnell line, but hard kicking by the got them out nf trouble, and shifted the scene of play to half way. Marists were now doing all the attacking, and they soon had Parucll penned again, the occasional breakaways bcinir capably attended to by .T. O'Brien. From a centreing kick the Tikes stopped the mark, aud rushed the ball to the goal line, where ar infringement caused a scrum. The blues got the ball nnd dribbled over, but lost the touch down. From the centre Nolan opened up a passing rush which ended In Little kicking and Hedge savins:. Again the Tikes camp away with a dribbling rush over the line, and again I'aruell cot the force. A very fine line kick by B. O'Brien again put Marists on th" offensive, nnd the pack broke away to the line where off-side infringement by an attacking forward spoilt the chance, and Hardwicke tsrrr the touch to advantage. Marists were iiow overrunning their opponents and kept up a series of forward rushes, while Armstrong and Hedges shone in stalling them off. Then came a spell on the part of the blues, and the PaniPll forwards camo to light with a surprise rush which carried right through nnd over thf Marist line, where J. O'Brien just managed by the skin of his teefli !<> get the force down. Once more the Marists bore down ob [tie rnrnoll line from the drop out, nnd carried the ball right to the line, where there was a great light, but the reds managed to escape, and sent the blues back. Just ou the call of time, an infringement by Parnell gave Marists a chance to kick a goal at 35 yards range. The chance was, however, messed np by a I misunderstanding, the referee blowing the whistle to indicate that the ball had been ' grounded, and the kicker waiting, under the very natural impression that a free charge had been sounded. There was no I further play, and the game ended: Marist Bros 0 Parnell 0 ■ Mr Jensen had charge of the whistle. GRAFTON V. NEWTON. The match between Gra-fton and Newton was played on No. 4 gTound, and with the playing "area in a heavy, sodden condition from heavy rain showers, the ball difficult to handle. It was not expected that anything but a forward game of a tame description would result. The inevitable happened. Play was mostly confined to the vanguard, and the oval was more or less unmanageable. The opening stages were devoted to close encounters in neutral territory with an abundance of hard and reckless kicking and mn_h mis-directed energy. Grafton enjoyed considerably the best of the a. rgument, aud their opponents .•were largely kept on the defensive, -the Newton back division being particularly weak. From a line-out Smythe got possession, and starting a passing bout ended ln Power racing overr the line. Harper failed with the kick at goal. Grafton 3 Newton 0 Grafton backs tried more passing in an effort to add to the first points, but the leather was too greasy to handle with any certainty or accuracy. The black and whites maintained .the attack, and Sw-tn-son swept through with the ball at his toe right over the line, bnt the try was dißI allowed. Ends were reversed for _ie first I quarter, and the change was accompanied by a concerted forward rush 'by Grafton. A few minutes' tussle ln Newton quarters resulted in Power scoring his second try, and Candy was unsuccessfu with i£he shot At goal.

AGrafton 6- j I'Newton 0 Following play see-sawed with houours j to Grafton, though the Newton forwards worked vigorously to keep down the score, ' anel once or twice encroached ou Grafton's territory. The attacks were never dangerous nor of long duration and Graftou were ; not seriously extended. During an invasion of Newton's quarters the ball was tossed out to Wolfgramm from a rough and tumble, and racing past the opposition, notched the third try, Wolfgramm tojk the kick, but the placing was mulled. Grafton 9 Newton 0 For the remainder of the quarter lie winners appeared to easily hold the advantage, but had not added any more poi-TS by the end of the first spell. SECOND SPELL. From the commencement of the second spell the black and whites started in to apply the pressure, and though Newton succeeded In stalling off the attack for some time, a weak spot in the defence was eventually found. Grafton were fighting with vigour, close to Newton's line, and Roope and Swaiason darted through the opposition, the first-named securing the try. The effort to convert was not successful. Grafton 12 Newton ° In a temporary burst the Newton vanguard overran Grafton, but were stopped before reaching the quarter Hue. From a sharp tussle that ensued Coleman kicked hard, and following up smartly, dribbled the ball, past the full-back, and scored unopposed. Power landed a good goal. Grafton *j[ Newton v The balance of the quarter was without incident, and entering on the final bout Grafton set a lively pace. Wolfgramm went near to scoring by a dodgy ran down the line, and the backs threw the ball about quite excitedly. The attack was turned swiftly to defence, the Newton forwards carrying the ball to Grafton's quarters, and losing a chance by hard kicking. A few minutes later Grafton had again ln>v_ded their opponents' quarters, and were hammering away at their Hue, but the red 1 and whites shifted the scene of operations to the other end of the field. Newton at this stngie were making a good showing, and had Grafton busily on the defensive. The pressure was eventually eased, and the time was called with no alteration in the score. Mr. A. Nicholson referred. SECOND GRADE. Newton beat Marist Bros, 'by 11 points to & College Rifles beat University by 17 to 0. Ponsonby beat Parnell by 27 points to 3. THIRD GRADE. No. 3 Garrison beat University by 0 points to 3. Marist Bros, drew with Grafton, scoring 3 points each. Engineers beat _\m_onby by default. St. Benedict's 'beat Laldlaw Leeds by 6 points to 4. College Rifles beat No. 2 Natives by 18 points to 0. Parnell beat Onehunga Methodists toy 6 points to 3. In the match between Onehunga Methodists and Parnell, Mr. McNamee, the referee, found it necessary to order a player from either side off the field. FOURTH GRADE. GRAiFTON V. PONSONBY A. Ponsonby refused to accept the referee appointed in lieu of the one originally appointed. Newton v. Rovers. —No appearance of either team. Marist Bros, won by default from Ponsonby B. City beat Parnell by 8 points to nil. FIFTH GRADE. Newton A beat Newton C by 11 pointto 0. •Parnell beat Ponsonby B by 20 points to 0. City and Newton B drew, each scoring 3 points. OUTSIDE MATCHES. Kiwis defeated "Herald" toy default. I SECOM)ARY SCHOOLS. SENIOR GRADE. King's College beat Technical School by 15 points to nil. St. John's beat Sacred Heart by 5 points to 3. JUNIOR GRADE. King's A beat Sacred Heart by 55 points to 0. Only one spell was played. Technical School beat St. John's by 5 points to 3. PUBLIC SCHOOLS' MATCHES. A GRADE. Richmond-road beat Mount Eden by 3 points to 0. For the winners Lovatt scored. Newton East beat Remuera by 12 points to 0. For the winners E. McDowell (2), J. McDowell and Scott scored. Devo-potc ayid BeresfordVstreet drew; no score, B GRADE. Mount Albert beat Bayfield by 12 points to 5. For the winners Newdlek (2), Duncan (2) scored, and for the losers Ballantyne scored and converted. Graftou beat Parnell by 15 points to 0. For the winners McGregor, Robinson (2), B-urney and Hitchcock scored. l'itt-street v. Onehunga.—No appearance of referee. « Napler-s-treet beat Normal by 3 points to 0. For the winners Morrison scored. C GRADE. Pitt-street v. Avoudale.—No appearance of either team. Kpsum boat Grey Lynn by 10 points to 0. Newmarket beat Edendale by 3 poluts to 0. r'or the winners Snoland scored. N.Z. REFEREES' ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Referees' Association was held in Wellington on Friday evening, Mr R. M. Isaacs presiding. The following question was by the Wellington Referees' Association:—"The kicker instructs the placer to put the ball down but the placer fails to do so. The players on the opposite side or misled by the action of the kicker in making the reI mark, 'Put the ball down,' and charge, is the referee correct iv allowing the charge, and, if so, can the play proceed, although the ball has not reached the ground!" Answer: "That, if in the opinion of the re- ' feree, the side kicking at goal wilfully lead their opponents to think the ball has been put down when it has not, the charge shall not be disallowed, bnt the players must be sent back and allowed to charge when the ball Is actually on the ground." The New Zealand Rugby Union wrote that "In the event of captains failing to agree on the number of spells to be played, two spells shall be played." IN THE PROVINCE. THAMES. ' ■THAMES, S-turday. The Rugby matches were commenced in heavy rain, but as play proceeded the ■weather brightened. The grounds were slightly heavy. The senior match was won toy Suburbs toy 9 points to Country's 6. Country started with ten men, adding three later, tout Suburbs won as they liked. The first junior Suburbs (6) defeated Country (nil). Second Junior High School (5) defeated Country (3). HAMILTON. HAMILTON, Saturday. City beat Suburbs by three points to nil. SCHOOL FOOTBALLAt Clandeiands, Cambridge defeated Mor-b-sville by 9 to nil; and Hamilton East defeated West by. 21 to niJ

DARGAVILLE. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) DARGAVILLE, Saturday. At football to-day Southern defeated Dargaville at Ma-ga-Whare by six points to uil ior the winners Kini aud Martin each secured a try. Iv the junior matches Dargaville defeated Southern by five points to three. The former team have now practically won the championship. PAEROA. PAEROA, Saturday. The raeroa Rugby Union's cup matches were continued on Saturday, in the senior division West defeated Netherton by 7 points to 0. For the winners, Jean Shaw potted a goal from the field; and W. Edwards kicked a penalty goal, while J. Johnston- and G. Fisher scored tries for Netherton. Mr C. Mettam was referee The junior match between West and Netherton resulted In a win for West by three points to nil, W. Sorenson was referee. WAIHI. WAIHI, Saturday. The cup competitions were continued this afternoon. After the heavy rain, tho ground sloppy, and with a greasy ball, a good exposition of the code was impossible. The first grade match between Waitete aud City was keenly contested, and there was little to choose between the opposing sides. Just on the close of play the scores were even. Darby having kicked a goal for Waitete, and Dufty a fine goal for City, and then Calderwood scored a try for Waitete, who won by six points to three. In the second grade Waitete beat City by 14 points to nil, and in the third division Waitete defeated City by 25 point- to nil. TE> KUITI. TE KUITI, Saturday. The Maxdapoto Rugby 'Union fixtures i were continued to-day. Otoroh—n.ga v. Oparure at Otorohanga; 'Mangapeehi v. Te Kuiti, at Te Kutti. The former match resulted in a win for Otorohanga by 43 to nil, and the butter TesjJted in a win for Te Kutti by 12 to three, SOUTHERN MATCHES. ! WELLINGfTON. WELLINGTON, Saturday. In the senior football matches, played this i afternoon, 'Poneke (6) beat Petone (3) Orien-1 tal (17) beat Son-them (8) Athletic (14) beat Melrose (3), Old Boys (8) beat Wellington (8), 6t. James (17) beat Vfctoria College WANGANUI. I WANGANUI, Saturday. Steady rain fell during the football matches played this afternoon. The senior cup fixtures resulted: Wanganul (6) beat Old Boys (3); Pirates (14) defeated Eastern (nil). Junior cup; Pirates (14) beat MataWAIRARAPA. MASTERTON, Saturday. Tb e Wairarapa Rugby Union's competitions were resumed this afternoon In fine weather. Principle Interest centred, ln the senior game at Masterton, between Red Star and Carterton, as the result practically decides the championship. When theteams met at Carterton earlier In the seaBon, Carterton gained a victory in the last minute by a try to nil. Since then both teams have shown improved form, and the contest to-day was a keen one, and some good football was witnessed at times. Red Star eventually won by a try by Ball, and o potted goal by Gberburher to a try by Desmond. Red Star 11, beat Palefleld 12 to nil. CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH; Saturday. Football was played this afternoon in dull, raw weather. Merlvale beat Canterbury College by 21 to 3, doing all the scoring in one spell out of four. Albion had all the better of Christchurch In a light, nninteresting game, winning by 11 points to 3. Linwood created some surprise by beating Old Boys by 5 points to 3 in a fast' game. Sydenham beat Marist Bros, by 5 to nil In a fair game. Rain came on at halftime, putting open play out of th e question. | DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, Saturday. Though Southern beat Knlkorni by one I point, the result Is still in doubt, in that Southern's last try Is to be appealed against. University have won every match so far, and consequently the students have a good lead for the championship. Alhambra only managed to draw against Port Chalmers, each Bide scoring three points in the second spell. Owing to the sloppiug state of the foothall grounds, only the first, second, and third grade matches were played. In the senior matches. Southern (9) bent Kalkoral IS); Dunedin (8) beat Taieri (5): Zlngari (ID beat Pirates (nil): University (13) bent Union (3); Alhambra and Port drew (three each).