SHORE BEATS EDEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 118, 19 May 1913, Page 8

SHORE BEATS EDEN.

Eden were without the services of Keneuly, ami as thp side was otherwise depleted," f» was decided to play ttvo Kliorl spells. Kiclit from the sound of the whistle NoTlh Shore set up :i liot attack, and they did not lrt iij) till Weston had run round behind the posts after n passing bont, Iv which all iho barks and several of the forwards lind taken a hand. Hr missed the kick. Kdeu defended as best they were able, bnt. it was a poor best, ajid the blues ■were having it all their own way. Weston and llwerson were working well together, and it was as the result of good -work that Weston gf>t over again. Grlffln converted. A few mlnntes later Hadden put the flniehinc touches to some nice passing l>y running over unopposed. Griffin again converted. North Shore 13 Eden 0 Just before half-time Eden rallied temporarily, and Caie, Denyer, aud Proctor carried the ball up-fteld to their opponents , however, and Waters-and ftngm ■nirf*«*iM».n««fn> "f;;f]yyH>w|f again

Shore -were at it Immediately after the kick-out, and the ball had not been In play two minutes till Hadden iwas over at the corner to score his second try. North Shore _ 16 Eden 0 Play was seldom out ot the green and golds' quarter, and It was not long before Griffin got over after a passing rush, in which Weston and Ifwerson participated. The kick sent the ball jnst octside, and the game ended with the score:— North Shore IS Eden 0 Mr W. Murray was referee. NEWTON V. MANUKAU. Newton Rangers travelled to Onehnnga to meet the Manuka. Rovers. The visitors, won by 2. points to _. THIRD GRADE. Ponsonby S, heat Eden 2. For Ponsonby, McQuirter scored, and Adams landed a i penalty goal, and in the second spell Ellis and Tlernan got tries. For Eden, Harvey kicked a goal. City 111. v. Ellerslie ll.—Ellerslie 12, City 7. Tries were scored for the winners by Ni eh oils (1) and Peach (1), while penalty goals were kicked by Peach (_) and Taylor 01. For City, a try was scored by Carroll, and James converted, and also kicked a pen-1 alty Boal. ' Eden A 22. heat Otahubu nil. Tries were scored by Scale 3, Granderson 1, and McSweeney 2, and Mansell and Scale kicked goals. FOURTH GRADE. Ponsonby t'nited, 5 points, defeated Mnnoknn Rovers, nil. For Ponsonby Richards scored and Winks converted. I . HAMILTON V. NGARUAWAHIA. >.'«_ rua-wahia beat Hamilton 6 point, to none. WANGANUI. In the senior game. Eastern scored 17 against St. John's 5. In the junior game St. John's scored 17 and City 0. NEW ZEALAND V. AUSTRALIA. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. The following League football team was selected lest night for the Australian tour:— Hacks: Hradley, W. Kellv, Probstil. W. ; Miller (Wellington): W. J. Mitchell (Canterbury), C. Manning, H. Duval (Hnwke's Bay), Keke (Rotorua), K. Ifwerson, C. Webb, A. , Asher, Cartaw (Auckland). Forwards: C. I ltyrne (Wellington), C. J. Pearce, J. Anld (Canterbury), H. llaywurd (Thames), J. Ruknt.il. R. Mitchell. C. Savory, C. King, ,S. Walters. J. Clarke lAuc .land). C. J. Pearce will captain the team, and the Selection Committee will he the managers, Messrs Pearce, Hayward, and Kelly. Members who do not notify the secretary at Auckland by Wednesday, whether they can make the trip will bo replaced by other men. The team will leave Wellington on May 30, and it is probable that a match will be plas-ed against •Vi ellington prior to departure.