FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 222, 17 September 1917, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN TTNIOH. POXS.ONBY V. COMBINED TEAM. THE CUP WIXXERS BEATEN. < Tbe game arranged on Saturday afternoon by the Auckland Ungby League between Tonsonby (the champions for tbe season) nnd a combined team choseu from tue other clube attracted a largo attend"!?A c Sα 'HP P omal n. 'he crowd being estimated at about 5000. The Onehunga ! iirnss Band played a number of selections i during the afternoon. h.,T b^fi SrOU ? d Wa6 a trWe so " ln P laces ' but otherwise the conditions were good, and though play was somewhat slow in tbe opening stages, it improved an the ?ame advanced, and nn interesting exhibition resulted. . ■ ■ Throughout the same was of an even character, and with only a few minutes I !to go the scores were 21 all. The combined attacked, and just before time scored a try, which -was converted, ana they left the field winners by 26 to 21. For the combined team, Thomas (21, Mcholsou. Castles. Seagar. ana Baile.v scored tries, four of which werp converted Iby Davidson. For Ponsonby. McCarthy (2), I Ji'awry, lies, and Kae were tbe try-gettors, Cros.s converting three of them. As a curtain-r.iiser. City fourth grade team met a team of jockeys, defeating them by 16 points to nil. THE SPRINT CHAMPIOXSHIP. •Before the game commenced six starters catne out for the Inmdretl-yard sprint championship o£ the League. Nicholson (Shore) was the winner, with A. Keenan i lOtabuhu) second. The other starterts were : Hindman (Otahuhu),' ISheehan (City), G. lies (Nevrtpn), and McCarthy (Ponsouby). HOUSE MATCH. Hobson Hotel v. Thompson and Hiir.e.— 'Hobson Hotel won toy 23 points to 5. RUGBY PUBLIC SCHOOLS' MATCHES. The final match of the A grade of the public schools' championships was played at the Show grounds on Saturday afternoon between Vermont A and 'Remuera. The first spell ended without score, but ir. the second bnlf Vermont attacked perelatently, and eventually Brorlie got over from" a passing run, aud, Robinson converting, their total was five points. No other score came, and Vermont were left the c'lam■pions for 1017, only one defeat having been registered against them during the season. HOUSE MATCH. Smeeton'e, Ltd., 'beat Hutchinson Vv-i by S points to nil. For the winners tr were scored by Matthews and Kenny, the latter converting one. GRAMMAR V. HAMII/TON. HAMILTON Saturday. Tbe Hamilton representative team met the Grammar School Old Boys to-day and 1 weather was fine, anfl a large crowd witnessed the match. The Hamilton players • defeated them by 12 points to j. TUey i outclassed their opponents, who. however. , were without several of their leading players, the vacancies being filled by members ■ from tbe second and third grade fifteens. j ASSOCIATION. FALCON CUP FINAL. . BROTHERHOOD WIN TROPHY. The teams on Saturday in the Falcon [ Cup final. Brotherhood and AVIld Hose, I which played a drawn game at their former meeting, met again for the trophy. Brotherhood defeating their opponents by 3 goals to 2. The game was anything but 1 a good exhibition of the code, although fairly fast. Brotherhood forwards showed - the better combination, but tbe kicking of I their backs was bad. Corner in particular 1 being weak. •**&? Y»-* r f< t In the second half. Wild -Rose showed I much better form, and scored two goals 'i in live minutes, but turn became over- ■; nniious. and failed to add to their total, I Brotherhood winning as above. • For Brotherhood, Knagps (-) and Corrin I were the point-getters. Hill netting the two goals for Wild Rose. j A DEMONSTRATION. At half-time and during the progress of • the game a hostile demonstration was ! made against the referee (Mr Jacobs) by a section of tbe crowd, who hooted continually. Towards the end of the game play became so rough that Mr Jacobs ordered one of the Wild Rose team off the Ueld, but he refused to go, and the whistle was blown to censo play wltb eight minutes still to go, the match going to Brotherhood. SIXTH DIVISION. i The sixth division match at the Domain, j played as a curtain raiser, resulted:— ; Beluiont Technical 3, Rest of Sixth . siou 0.