LACROSSE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 153, 29 June 1914, Page 7

LACROSSE.

WEPT EXP V. PON'SONBY. Prom the very outset Tonsonby were the masters of the game, and had no difficulty In scoring twelve goals to West End's tw... McClure left the defence, exchanging with (Stewart. At llrst the blacks made a determined attack on Ponsonby's goal, but Kelly cleared in Edwards. After some j play in mi.l-llehl. ll!gginlK>ttoni secured. nnd passed to McClure. who returned, but | lliggir.botrom failed to 'negotiate. A due: I with .lenkins ensued, anil ended in Hie I latter obtaining possession. He pnssetl te I Cranch. who sprinted down the wing ami I passe. 110 lirinsdeu. who found the net. i After the llrst goal. Swales secured from 'a centre scrum, nnd passed io Edwards, j who passed tn MelTiiskle, who si-ei-d. ! From ihe ensuing I'aee-oIT. Ellis secured. and Ihe hill went to JlcClurc. [leather. lan-l lliggliiboltoni. Inn Garland Intercepted land got away to Crouch, who passed to | the opposite wins, to Courtney, who raced I down to the West Eud goal. Edward*. inking the ball, scored with a well directed i shot. Swales added another goal before the first quarter ended: The score was: — Ponsonby 4 West End I) Although Ponsonby held the game. I lie West End forwards occasionally broke away, but were unable to p-.iss the blue-,-defence of White. Bowring. Kelly, anil ! Jenkins, and hnlMlnie was reached without ! West End Undine the net. Mc-Cr.wkrlo and Swales -cored for r.Misonl.y. making the Ponsonby 0 West End 0 West End continued i,, attack gamely. ! but could not benl Hie defence. 11-iggln--botioni. however. secured. passed to I Heather ivvinsi. who ,-amo down and passed tit McClure. lliggiiiboii.iiu ran behind ■ Bowring. and before Jeiikin or Kcllv were , ! utile- to Intercept, ipilckly imteheil a goal. • I (.'much faced ~fr with Kill*. „nd secured In ' j Swales. t„ Brinsdeii, to McCroskrle. who I notched goal number seven, and Swale* jalso found the net. receiving the ball from I Courtney, the tliree-ipiar: er time re-,lit ! being: Ponsouhy in West End , i The Poii-onhy furvvards uiouo|H)liscil the I play .luring Ihe early pari of the la<« '■linrter. EIIN. bowev.-r. -cured. ,111,1 ..nil. j down win, It. drew Garland, and |ia«se.. |l» lllggirhotloni. Jenkins attacked. I.v. . ' lligginbiiiiom cleared Io McClure. who was [ I body-ehccki'd by Bowring. Jenkins secured. , carried the ball ih.wiilleld and passed ir Courtney, wh . pawed i„ Edwards. who . | scored. Crouch again heal his man at j ! the face-oir. and went lo the wing, ami t ' centred. Stewart secured, and passed tr ■Ellis. to Iligginliottom. The players [ crowded the goal, and in a scrimmage in [front ..r ihe goal McClure hnikeyed the r ; ball past ihe goalkeeper i Council!. Poni si.ub.Vs i-i-niri' lCrouchi broke up West , j End's centre play after ihe face-orf. and . ! then the forwards hung close tn Ponsonby'* .[goal. The bait wis sent to mid-Held 'by . | Kelly, and Stewart made an unsuccessful Intiempl ,„ body-check Jenkins. who , | secured, hut did not pass willi accuracy. | and the b ill fell t,. ~,, opponent, who t cleared. Kelly again secured, and cenlre.l jto Courtney, who passed to Swales, to McI Croskrie. who ihrew successfully inio tho net. thus making the dual scores:— I Ponsonby 12 West End 2 White, who wns making his first appearance, played very creditably for Ponsonby. ORAFTOX V. XORTH SHORE. A match wns played nt VI-tr.rl.-i Park ,nn Saturday between lirafton and North ; Shore, which resulted:—Grafton .1 North Shore 3. Scorers for Orafton were- Master 2, Kerruisli 2, and Wliltelavv 1: and for North Shore: Wnnllnnis 2 and Bell 1. MERCVRY BAY CUP. ] The l bird match for Iho Mercury llir championship wns played on .lime Kith, nnd resulted In a greal reversal of forhi ilie P.overs. who had won Ihe first iwo games easily going under to tlie lime of II -oals Ito 5. This was Inargely owing to the Hovers' I defence men not closely marking ibe ! Pirates- attack, with the result thai the ! llrst spell ended Pirates il. Rovers 2. The second spell saw an nlleration. Hovers scoring :l to Pirates' 2. However, the lead was tno great. Dr. Made scored 8 goals for i the winners. It. Thompson 1. and It Noble 2. l-'oi- Hovers T. Rhodes, W. Rhodes. 11. ,r Bryc. <:. Itnlph and Porkinsrin scored. c , Ralph played a particularly fine game for i Rovers.