FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 156, 1 July 1916, Page 16

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNIGK. The popular Sydenham (Christchtirch) and Sew Zealand half, W. Bussell, will leave with the next batch of reinforcements,, along with his colleagues, T. Healr. &. Hampton, and S. Hern. As a fine player, '-Billy" BusseH was well known, and when playing under Union rules he was recognised as one of the hest defensive halves seen out. He was nne of the first players to join the League, and steered the Sydenham Club tr eucee~s last seaeon. and represented New Z?aland against WagstafTs English team at Auckland. Ao showing the great interest in League iootbtll in Sydney a crowd of U.OOO people witnessed a great game between Balmain and South Sydney on June 3rd. The critics a-gTee that the display reached international form, though Balmain won by 24 points to 10 point*. Another thousand watched Eastern Suburb? and Glebe play a drawn game, each side obtaining a penalty goal. Harold Wagstaff. the brilliant English three-quarter. recently played under Union rules in England, and he is not at all an enthusiastic admirer of that rode, though he. had pyery opportunity given. That fine full-bark Hallet has again donnc-d the jersey for South Sydney, and hie kicking is as strong as ever. Those who witnessed the New Sotrth Wales representative saw a master in tie art of drop-kicking at. goal. The following from an English paper will interest enthusiasts who saw the English players. WagstaiT and Baxten in action in Auckland: —"An attractive match next Saturday will doubtless be the meeting at York of two teams captained respectively by Harold WagstalT and TV. Batten. The' profits will go to swell the fund which i 9 being raised by the Lady Mayoress of York (Mrs. W. A. ForsterTodd) to provide additional comforts for York soldiers at the front. The Lord Mayor of York (Alderman Forster Todd) is president of the York club, whose roll of members serving with the colours is the largest in the Xorthem Union. SBCOKDARY SCHOOLS' FOOTBALL. The first round of the secondary schools competition was concluded on Saturday, the results of the matches leaving Sacred Heart two points ahead ol Grammar School A, which in turn ar< wo points ahead of King's College Grammar B being the only team that ha* iot scored a victory. They have, how ■ver. put up two good fights, one againsi heir A team, who only snccpcdc-d in de catincr them by three points, and oni ipain-k Sncrred" Heart, who were thor mslrly extended to defeat them by si: loints to nil. The latter game wai jlayed at Eden Park on Saturday. an< hough Sacred Heart had the best of th< natc. throughout they were hard put t< t to break through the Grammar defence ir.d it was only in the last quarter of aii iour that they put on their points. A second rnnnd should provide some keen ;amei. The positions arc-.i— Poiats Chp. rid. VT. U D. For.Agst.Pts. Sacred Heart "300 4 5 6 rtnmmar A. S 2 1 0 27 6 4 Kind's College 3 1 2 0 13 27 2 Grammar B. 3 0 3 0 0 24 0 PUBLIC SCHOOLS , FOOTBALL, The midwinter vacation for the primary schools bae caused tie cessation of the Rugby competitions for two Saturdays. To ds-te five games of the three grades have been played, so that four matches have jet to eventuate in the A and B grades and two in the C grade. At the conclusion of tnc f.ret round a re-draw will probably be made in the A and B grades, so that the competition will not be unduly drawn out. Appended are the detailed results to date in the several grades:— A GRADE. Points CTi. I\ TT. 0. L. For Ac Pu Remnrpa f» 5 — — 6o r» 11 Ponsonby r, 4 — 1 57 fl t Napier St. ... ."i 3 1 1 IT 14 'i Vermont St. . S S 1 1 2B fi ' Devonport ... :> 2 2 1 .".7 20 t i Parnell 5 12 2 12 ."!« A lilt. F.ti-n r» l — 4 14 an : ! Avondsie r> 1 — 4 3 SI 1 ML Albert ..5 — 23 3 40 I B GRADE. Points <-h P. W. D. L. For Ap. Pti Newton East 5 — 2 3 — 29 : Beresford St. 5 f. — — 93 — li Normal 4 4 — — liH 0 : Earfleld ...... 4 ?. — 1 68 r> i Newton West 4 .'1 — 1 72 fi < Epsom 4 :• — 2 37 12 Grey Ljira .. ,1 2 — .". 23 91 Nelson St. ... 4 1 — 3 3 3S Richmond Rd. 5 — — 5 9 SI - iMaangawbao f> — — 5 S 150 C GRADE. Points CI P. W. D. L. For A?. Pt Newmarket — 5 S — — 114 3 3 Ellerslie 5 4 — 1 64 IS Pt Chevalier 5 3 — 2 63 O No'rtbcote f> 3 — 2 6 13 Te Papapa .. » 3 — 2 12 2S i Mt. RoskiU ..5 1 — 4 24 -W r Parnell ConTent 5 1 — 4 25 96 Edendale 5 — — 5 3 130