FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 173, 22 July 1918, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. ;vrc:N"s for GRAFTOX, College RIFLES, AND MARIST 0.8. Tlie Rugby Union championships were continued on Saturday afternoon in showery weather, the grounds at Eden Park being heavy, but the area at the Show Grounds was in lair condition. At Eden lark the No. 1 area was occupied by University and Urafton, who played a strenuous forward game ou a. heavy ground. The conditions were unfavourable for back play, ami there were only occasional flashes of passing bouts, and these were generally cut short by the fast work of the forwards, who dominated the game. Grafton secured the lead in the lirst. spoil, in which they ma'dc most of the play, and Nixon kicked a penalty goal, while Lonjrvillo scored a try. In the second spell University appeared to belter advantage, and were attacking most of the time. fiasparic-li kicked a penalty goal, but the blues were unable to put on further points, and ration got. the win by sis points to throe. On No. J ground, which was in a shocking condition, and practically unlit for ioothall. College [tides and I'onsonhy had a mudlarking competition, from whim College Kifles emerged victors" by '•> points to 0, and now lead for ihe senior championsnip. For the winners McLean and Wilson •cored tries, and Laxou kicked a penalty Coal. The game between Grammar Old Boys and Marist Old Boys at the Show tiromit! ended in a somewhat easy ami surprising victory for the latter team by 1." points to 6. Martin kicked two penalty goals and O'Connor. Burns and lieli-her scored tries, ■while Cashuiore nuil Molloy secured miconverted tries for Grammar. SEt'ONI) ORADK. X'niversity S. oared Graft on ". Marist Brothers' 0.8. 14. defeated Grammar 0.8. 0. THIKD GRADE. Ponsonby ft. defeated Nornral 0.8. S. Green Lane won from Marist Brothers 0.8. by default. Suburbs won from Grammar Old Boys by default. FOURTH RRADE. Ponsonby \IS. defeated .Marist 0.8. .".. Two Marist Brothers players mid one l'ousonby were ordered oil" ihe tiold. Normal 0.8. 12. lie fen ted Suburbs 0. Newton 11, defeated (irufton :>. SECONDARY SCHOOLS. SENIORS. Grammar School A 30. defeated Gramma 1" School B :;. SECO.NI"> GRADE. Technical College 0.8. IS, defeated Grammar C 0. Grammar School A 15, defeated Klu-'s College 3. THIRD GRADE. Grammar School B 8. defeated Kind's College A ::. King's College IJ o. drew with Grammar School B :;. .TUELir SCHOOLS' MATCHES. A GRADE. 'Vermont A 2:'., defeated Rcmueru 0 •Baytield 21, defeated Richmond Iliinil ::. -Maungawhan r>. defeated Napier Street :i I'arnell 7, defeated Sit. Eden v. B GRADE. Ponsonby 41, defeated Onphunga 0 Vermont B and Nelson Street nlayed a drawn game 3 all. Point Chevalier 12. defeated Epsom (i Mount Albert A defeated ■ Hcresfurd Street by default. C GRADE. Mt. Roskill IS. defeated Newton West I. Newton Kast 32. defeated Grey l.vmi 11 HUerslie S. defeated Takapima :: ' Newmarket 7, defeated Avondale 0. Aapier Lroot 6. defeated Mt. Albert U. ' NORTHERN TiSiON: 5 " CITY I!EATS X i:\nxiX. GBAFTOX DEFEATS MARITIME. On Victoria raric r.u Saturday afternoon about four thousand po,,pi ( . gathered to see the two Northern 1 ninn games These wen- between City and Newton and Graftuii ami Maritinio. The principal match whs ihe City. Ac-wton meeting, and the City team rami* away from the game victors by 2 points to nil. These were mad.- by Francis, who kicked a penalty. The game was so-ippr without much learn work, and though 1C was open during the second spell it was not very exciting. During the game a cit.r forward and a Newtou forward v.ere ordered oft by the referee, and Urn matter will enmo before tho league at their meeting on Wednesday evening. The Grafton-.Maritime game, 100. was not ■very interesting to wntcli. except for occasional flashes .if passing on the Grafton side. Grafton -yon by 12 points to 11. For the winners Tromain ami Pullon scored. Ifwerscn goalinc both trivs and also a penalty. The Maritime points were got by Cross. Dufty. and one from obstruction.' IHifty ! £oaled one. FOT7RTI! GRADE. ,Ponsonby 1 , , defeated I'arnell O. FIFTH I Ut APE. I Ponsonby t;. defeat.d Big Store 0. For the winners tries were scored by Kllerbtoil and Bouvaird. City 7. defeated North Short- 2. Cole 1 try, Davidson - goals. SIXTH • GRADE. i Otahuhu S, defeated l'arnell 5. # ; ASSOCIATION. the CHAMPIONSHIPS. The .Association fciorball championships were resumed at the various playing grounds on Saturday afternoon. Notwlthstanding the li-cavy weather that has recently been experienced, lue grounds were ju a fairly good cnudltion, and some good football -was witm-ssi-d. At the Domain an exceptionally tine exhibition of the code. was given by .Wild Hose and North Shore, which resulted in a win for the former by live to two, after a -rood last game. For the -winners Hayes (.".1. Sager. and I/ornie scored, .while for Shore Dai-re was successful, their second goal coming as the result of a iais-kiek by one of the Wild Kc«<: . a'layers. At Victoria Purl; Devonport l'rcs- ' tiyterians defeated V.M.c.A. by !i to nil. Tie game was. slim- and uuinterosting. Uii; latter getting hardly any chance to score. At the North Shore Brotherhood defeated J-'onsonhy by 3 goals to 1. SECOND DIVISION. Taiprnacle J, defeated Huvunport I'rcsbyteriau 0. TjiLCA. 7, defeated Technical Old Boys CI. •Norflicote 4. drew with Brotherhood-4. FIFTH VISION. •North Shore 1, drew with Mount Albert 1. •Northcote ivon from Technical College by default. Takapuna ;> (McCarthy 4 and Holmes) defeated Technical College A 0. Technical "College 'li defeated Northcote by default. SIXTH DIVISION. Technical -School 2, defeated Devonport 2*re«bytertan 0. Mount Eden 7 CSefont 2, Gardiner, Liddle Smith 2. and Foil, defeated Jielmont B 0. Belmont >A defeated St. llelier'a Jjy default. I\M.C.A. BOYS' iTjEAGfE. . FOURTH DIVISION. ■Dominion Road 7, defeated 'Colts 2. ■Rivals O, drew with Swifts 0. Spurs 5, defeated V.Y.M.I. 4. FIFTH DIVISION. '■Rivals 2, defeated Swifts 0. Ponsonby Baptists 7, -defeated -Celts 0. Tabernacle 3, defeated Spur 0. SIXTH DIVISION" A. cßiyals 3, defeated Ponsonby Baptists 0 Tabernacle 3, defeated Swifts 1 . AV.Y.ILI. 4, defeated Celts 0. "