FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 211, 4 September 1916, Page 8

FOOTBALL

■ - . r,r., . rugby. - • CADETS* REP. MATCH. .; x COUNTRY BEATS AUCKLAND. The weather was nne and' the «onn* in good order for football. on Saturd—' afternoon, the big attraction locally beta! the' Cadets' representative match between a combined country team and a fifte—' chosen from the Auckland Association t_ game was a hard-fought one from start To : finish, ending in a win for the visitors'!™ the narrow margin of one point. . - . . The match between Marist Brothers Pitt and Present was played on the school ' grounds, an interesting game ending mm favour of the boys by 11 points to 0 . • The match between Grammar School Old Boys A and Hamilton resulted in a win'—J Grammar School by 16 points to' 3.. •■■■ GRAMMAR V. HAMILTON. ; Grammar School Old Boys A paid a vltit to Hamilton, and defeated the local rears, sentatlves by 16 points to 3. For Grammar Badeley, McLean, Nicholson and Somerreft scored tries, two of which McLean cob ' i verted. Hamilton'f score came from a j rS !by Galbralth. V . . MARIST BROS. PAST AND PRESENT. Marist Brothers' Present boys beat _» ■ Past by 11 points to 9. For the school" r Buxton, Mulgan and Flnnlgan scored, Gold. water converting one, and .for the Old Bon Hi Malion, Kennealy and Crossley got tries. ."'• | CADETS* MATCH. COUNTRY BEATS AUCKLAND. 7 | In the Senior Cadets match the Countr» team defeated Auckland by 13 points to _. For the Country. Gavin (2) and Johnson rot tries, two of. which Dean converted For Auckland, tries were notched by. SimDJoa (2). and Fisher (2). ' "'"P™" : PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A GRADE. . 1 PONSONBY V. REMUERA. Ponsonby, 8, beat Remuera, Z: THi makes Remuera's first defeat this seasoiu B GRADE. ' )>.'.:'' NORMAL V. NEWTON WEST. -■ Normal, 4, beat Newton West, o.' ■ For Normal, tries were scored by Cralr<3L McElwaln <3), Kenny (3), Jamleson S* Beeston, Kenny converting four. BERESFORD STREET V. EPSOM Beresford Street, 3, beat Epsom, nil.. O GRADE. MOUNT ROSKILL V. ELLERSLIE" Elierslie, 18, beat Mount Roskill. -L Tries were scored by McManemin, Buttle/ Hoilln gsworth. Knight. Hadwin, and BeS ' NEWMARKET V.< TE PAPAPA. 1 Newmarket, 16, beat Te Papapa. nii. Tries were scored by Pascoe (2), Oliver^ and Simpkin, Jg?o ot which Paseoe*„B* < verted. t PRACTICE MATCH. BAYFIELD V. NEWMARKET.: , Newmarket won by 11 points to MI. For "- Newmarket, Pemberton (2) and Pascos scored tries, one of which" . IVORTHERir TJHIOrT, SECOND GRADE. CHARITY MATCH. n r% on^ y * onn >e red to. Otahuhu oh Saw*. " drens Hospital. Fund. There was a'good crowd of 7 spectalo—. iThevfinal score Jn£Ponsonby' 10,,OtahuhuX. fo£ sonby were: Bae (2), Norman; try and 2: goals), and Cross. '. ••■/H (By Telegraph.-«pec-l: to "Star?) THAMES, fiatarday. MS? 6 r f su J t ot the match - played" it ■ Tinames to-daj- between the Thames Old ~ Boys and Bichmond Rovers resulted in-'a win for Thames by 11 to 3 ™,- * ■Richmond kicked, off, and soon hi*-' Thames defending, but after -a .tussle; o» ;■> , the line "Walters cleared wita a. lone _cl up-field. From a.series.of scru_s,7«tc.aMono started on a passing rush, Cameron, I ITreemau,. and Cloke all . handling, but Davidson -saved by. intercepting. ? From a loose, scramble Davidson secured,-and." outpacing Warnock, scored in the corner.He failed with the kick. Richmond rallied, and Freeman' made a good opening, and ' passed to McGregor, who beat * couple ; of scored a good'try. Cloke failed to kick a goal. From now ou the' game was a • series -of scrums and' at -half-time Richmond were pressing, the scores beiu'g; Thames Old Boys ..'..i...1..... 3 )■ ■Richmond Rovers ...'.;........' 3',- - At the kick-off, Ihnmes attacked hotly, but overeagerhess cost them a-tiy.'-After another forward rush, Warnock --sated . nicely by a good run to the half-way hue. - , From a scrum Richmond attacked, and.» penalty gave Cloke-achance,; who";—«de, Richmond Rovers ...... ...".5-' . Thames Old 80y5,..,.."......... 3 ■<:■: iShortly after -Thames started a passing pan, which ended in Davidson again outpacing the backs and scoring'in the corner. The same player failed with thie kick.- 52 Richmond set up a hot attack,.James, Som- •': _iers, and Gedye being prominent. ■•' Freeman carried it on, tnnVwas tackled J—t on - the line. Thames cleared; and; Adam m raced up-fleld, but Warnock saved, nicely. * . Thames came back, and Schoneld scored, - the same player, converting. . ..":'■ The first-half was a little scraggy, but the second was agood exhibition of the heap* game, it being fast and open. '■ '"•;?VS-i^-The curtain-raiser, between City .-a and •Grafton Fifths, resulted in.a win 'foT.CUX . by 3 points to nil, after'a close.ganie. ._, ,- ' / ASSOCIATION SECOND DIYISiOi. NORTH SHORE A V. NORTHCOTE. Northcote defeated North Shore A by * - goals against 1, after an exciting game? - ■ Burford scored for the winners,.: and Boulder for North Shore.