FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 107, 6 May 1918, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNION. NEWTON" RANGERS DOWN'S CITY. WINS FOR GRAFTON AND MARITIME. I The preliminary round of the Auckland Rugby League was coinuieiiceil on Victoria Park ou i_ut_n.u... I nndltious were luirly good, and ilitre was a shower or two during Llie games. The p. iii.-ip.-il event of the day was provide.! In ihe meeting between City and Newton. This was a very fast, open game, iimie par.i'.ii.arly during the lirst .-pell, and 111,- leans Were lliat'he.l evenly, despite the f:c r thui U:.: suburban team gulned victory In !."> points to s. if the standard of League tco'biill shown in this game is kept up I -rough Hie season, there is no reason lo fi-ai- lor ..ii..cess. Tlie serve for the wini in.: teaiii was brought up by lies. Williams, .nut Pin.mn with tries, and successful goal.- kicked i.r Castle?.. Davidson and Rukutal were city scorer.-, and the former also kt. Led a goal. ponsonby and Grafton put up a hardfought match, which Grafton won by 13 points to 3. The Grafton scorers were Nicholson, ("nmpiiev, and lfwerson, the lustnamed being responsible for two goals. Rue scored for Ponsonby. North Shore hud difficulty in getting out a team to face Maritime, hut nevertheless the game was a close one. No tries were s-o-ed but the Waterslders. through Diifty. kicked' two goals, and for the losers Parker scored a goal.

FOURTH GRADE. GRAFTON V. FARNELIGrnfton won by 11 points to s. ) FIFTH GRADE. CITY V. PONSONBV. j City won by •_"_ to <> (il. Cole 3 tries, G. Cole 1. Stewart 1. Fielder 1). Goals byDa vidson and 11. Cole. NORTH SHORE V. THE BIG STORE. North Shore .'. (tries by Kraeralt and ; Davie-:), beat The Big Store o. , SIXTH GRADE. CITY V. PARNEI.L. City won by .'! to 0. A try by Allen, RXJGBT. The l_iiß.Lv clubs held practices un Saturdnv afternoon, n large muster being present at both the Shnv,- Ground and Eden Park. University beat Kiug's College nt the Show Ground by li points io 3. For Un'.verKity Goldwate.-; Sims, am! White scored tries', while for King's College Chandler crewsed lhe line. Al Edvn Park Grammar School Old I'.oys met college Rides. Tries were scored for College Rihes'hv Pooley uud Nicholson. l*oth of which were converted by I_-i_ou. College Rlllee won by it* points t» 0. ASSOCIATION. WILD ROSE BEAT? V.M.C.A. The championship match-*- under the aiu-pices of the Auckland Association opened on Saturday, the senior match Wild Rose v. Y.M.CA.. played ou the Domain, resulting iv a wiu for the former by 0 goal- to '•• For the winners Graham (3), Heyes CD. and Hill score-! and for V.M.C.A Courts <2) found the net. At the North Shore the home team and United bad .1 practice match, the former team winning bY 3 goals to _.'. THIRD DIVISION. Brotherhood 1. v. Devonport Presbyterian S. V.M.C.A. C, i Millar -.', McCarthy 2. Collins 1, Shand 1,. v. Tabernacle 1 iSwalesi. FOURTH DIVISION. liiT-npnn Presbyterian 16, v. Technical Old Boy- 1 Northcoic lb. v. Technical College 0. FIFTH DIVISION. Nortlicotn o. r. Mt. Albert ". . Wild Rose ... ,- North Shore 0. .'r..|iii:.:ll College 2. v. Devonport Prcsbytcriau -'. elX'l'l! DIVISION. ' | North si..-,re 4. v. Noriheote "• Mt. Eden I. v. North Shore R 1. Devonport i'resbvtorlan (i, v. Reimont , R ". ..elmom A S. v. Technical College 1. i V.M.C.A. BOYS' LEAGUE. The opening matches of the season took place on Saturday. The results are as follows:— Spurs 2. T. W.Y.M.I. 1. Swifts _!, v. Rival.- 2. Dominion Road 3. v. Celts 4, Tabernacle 0. v. Spurs 0. •Rivol-i 4, v. Swifts o. i Celts 2. v. Pnnt-onbv ..ap'-St 7. W Y.M.I. 4. v. Celts 0. Rivals 2, v. Pousonby Baptist 1, ; Swifts 4. v. Tabernacle 0.