FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 146, 21 June 1915, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUED. BIG SCORES ALL HOUND. WINS FOR COLLEGE RIFLES, CITY, AND MAEISTS. The Rugby* Union football championships wore continued at Eden P;irk on Saturday, nfter a hreak of a fortnight. During the interim the enlisting operations had drawn still further on Rugby ranKs, with the result that several of the teams had difficulty In putting a fnlt fifteen on the field. The weather was cold anil bleak, with a high westerly wind blowing, conditions which were not bail for the players, but were unpleasantly rlilil for spectators, and many of the customary followers of the came deemed discretion the better part of valour.

On No. 1 prnund at Eden Park I'ollert Rilles and I'onsonby encaged, ami the former won by IHJ points to .'!. though the Kfime was stubbornly fought out, and there was not that disparity in the play that the score would Indicate, the winners srorinj: by spasms of good bark pl.iy r.-iiher than as the result of consistent superiority nil the time. Tries were scored by Scantlebury, Barker nnd Klnp (3), one of which Barker converted, while he also kicked a field Ronl.

On No. 2 ground City put up the largest score of tlie season against University, who were hen ten by 33 to O. Tries were scored for City by D. Stewart (3). O. Stewart (3), iSainshury oil. Castlos (2), and Barclay, only 1 out of the 11 being converted by Sninsbnry.

On No. 3 ground Mjirlst Hros. beat I'arnell by 22 points to (i. Tries were scored for the winners by Clarke, Coilrtenay. Casey and Hdlanden, 2 of which were converted by Clarke, who n'so kicked 2 field vronls. Kendall aud Lambert each scored a try for Pnrnell.

PAEROA. EAEROA, Saturday. In the Pnornn football competitions Suburbs defeated tCnst at mkiltalu to-day by S to (i. Vor Suburbs Stevens scored n try. which Winder converted. Winder also kicked a penalty goal. Manning kicked two penalty jionls for East. Mr. A. Robinsou was referee. SOUTHERN MATCHES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ' WBLIiTNGTON, Sunday. Football on Saturday was played on cold, muddy {(rounds, and snow sprinkled the playere lightly at Athletic Park. The results wore:—Athlctli- heat Oriental. 10 fKdiits to 0: Treirtiti:un 1! drew with Poneke, no score; University ! >«it Sclwyn by H point-) to 3; Petone b«it Wellington, ir. , points to O; Trehttom C ben; TrvtrUiaro A, !> points to «. CHUUSTCH I'Itri 1, Sunday. ,Tlie Rugby football matches played yesterday 'resulted as follows:—Otterlvalo bout OiTlstc-Jmrch by 13 points to 8; OJd Uny» ■beat IJmvood by 8 points toO; Albion beat Sydenham by 0 points to 0. DUNiHIMN. Sunday. Tlie football iiKitrJits* yestexflay resulted: Uulun and 'AUuimbni drew, (> points eueh; Zlngarl beat l>tme<iin i>y 40 points to o; iSoullicrn beat Knkoral by r> .points to ii; University beat I'ort Chaluß-rs by 11 points to !>. NORTHERN UNION. ANOTHER HOSPITAL FUND* DONATION.

The three games of the Auckland iCugby League's fcoulor competition were concentrated In Victoria fark on Saturday, on the occasion of one of the "pay days" of the League. Aβ a result of the league undertaking to donate one-naif of the net proeeedw to the Hospital 'Ship and War llellef Fund, some £;S5 or £30 will be duly bonded over to this deserving cause. was an exciting one. Kor tnree-quartem of the game Grofton led, but City played a great upjjlll light, and uUtmately won by 1C points to C. In the Jlrst half. J. McGregor ta-ored. twice, and Ifwcrson kick.:-:: two goals lor Gcaftou, while <{. Aslu>r crossed for City. In the second ton-If, A. Asher (2) ami 43, AsOier scored trios, auil B. Ashcr kicked t»-o gosils. bringing the tlnal scores to —City 10, Graf ton 10.

Tin'ro was a keen game between Newton and Ot.iliuhn, bat the Auckland team showed Ilic balance of strength throughout the game. At half-time they Jed by 8 I>olnte, iind nt the close bad registered IS points agaliiKt Otaonhu'.s 0. Hlpgs nnd Bowen scored tries for Newton in the first lialf, Bennett converting once, ami after tne Interval toe score was increased b} tries from Bennett and Poitiers, and a couple of goals from Bennett. For Oti'huTiti, tries were scored by Fisher and ■Spen cc.

■North Shore mot v.-lth a fievere trouncing Tit the htinds of Ponsouby, and the defeat was a singular one in that there wag no score at haJf time. Playing with the wind, Ponsonby practically monopolised the attack In the second half. Two tries wore scored by McCalluin, Cross Irfckcd no fewer than nve goals, acj Jones aleo scored two points.

ASSOCIATION. SECOND ROUND BEGUN. REVERSAL OF FORM. The names in the senior competition of tho Auckland Football Association on Saturday showed a turning of - the tallies by Tabernacle and Everton, the former getting a iinrrow win from V.M.C.A. at the Domain, and the latter securing their revenue from North Snore at the liaiue ground. Tabernacle dallied neurly too long In their struggle with V.M.C A., ami •Stewart's lone-handed goal saved the situation almost at the last minute. Hoyue and Cocken were the lucky forwards associated with Kvertou'B reply to the North Shore victory in the first round. while Brotherhood had a surprisingly close light of their tussle with Adult School.

Kverton's win of I! U> 0 represented exactly the measure* of their defeat by the North Shore on the first occasion when these two teams met this year, while the Tabernacle 1 to 0 wns the exact return oC the beating they got from V.M.C.A. Nt the last meeting. Adult School put up nrst goal ncalnst motherhood, and worked plucklly In the narrow defeat