FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 233, 30 September 1918, Page 3

FOOTBALL

■ ■• ■ ■ RUGBY. "dick" McGregor benefit. COLLEGE BOYS WIN. The benefit arranged in aid of the onetime champion representative footballer, "Dick" McGregor, took place on tha Domain on Saturday afternoon, when the weather was fine, and there was a large attendance. So many ticket books have yet to come in that the exact amount realised will not be ascertainable for a few days, but it should reach a fairly substantial sum. The star attraction of the afternoon was provided by a team chosen from the combined colleges and an Auckland representative fifteen of players under 20. This was a fast and exciting exhibition, the schoolboys eventually proving the winners by 23 points to IL The whole of the College team justified their inclnslon. and tbey gave a fine display, their pace running their opponents off their legs. The Auckland representatives also opened up the game, and there was not a dull moment throughout the eighty minutes' play. For the College boys, O'Shea scored two tries, and Dyer, Badeley and Kronfeld one each, Grierson converting one, while MeCnllagk kicked two goals. For Auckland, Prentice and Munro notched tries. Kelly converting one and kicking a penalty goal. The curtain-raisers were provided by two teams of "old-timers.'' the A's winning by .► points to 0, a try by V. Little converted hy R. Magee. while Ihe Vermont Street A team. -winDers of the public schools champioDship, played a drawn game with a team chosen from the rest of the schools. For Vermont Street Casey scored a try and O'Donohue kicked a penalty goal; and for the schools, Mills kicked two penalty goals. • LOAN" AXD MKRCAOTIL-E V. N.Z. INSURANCE. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile won from New Zealand Insurance by 14 points to 9. WELLINGTON V. TRENTHAM. SOLDIERS WIN EASILY. (By TelegTaph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Saturday. The Wellington v. Trentham return match was played to-day in boisterous weather. There were several absentees from'the Wellington team, and Trentham had all the best of the play, eventuallx ; winning by 40 to 3. NORTHERN UNION. "STAR" V. "HERALD." On the Victoria Park on Satnrday afternoon a Northern Union team, representative t>f the "Auckland Star," met and defeated thirteen men from the "New Zealand Herald" by 8 points to 4. RICHMOND V. JOCKEYS. The match Jockeys v. Richmond, played! at Victoria Park, ended in a draw —13 points all—after an even contest. ASSOCIATION. FALCON CUP CHAMPIONSHIP. The final of the Falcon Cnp championship was played at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon between Wild Uose and Nona 1 Bhore, and attracted a large number ot spectators. In the opening stages of the game Wild Rose were undoubtedly bavins the better of the game, but Shore rallied and scored iv tbe first half. A succession of mishaps to tbe Wild Rose players de- . layed the game, and the latter played one man short. In the second half Wild Rose again took tbe offensive, and were on the point of scoring ou numerous occasions. Shore, however, was the stronger of the two, and managed to ward off attack after atta-ek. as the Wild Rose forward line pressed. Dacre scored tne winning goal for Shore, although Wild Rose were awarded a goal as tbe result of a free kick, but as the resnlt of the linesman, Mr Dance, who protested, the goal was not allowed, and the kick taken over again. THE REP. TEAM. The following are the representatives who travel to Wellington next Thursday to play Wellington on the sth October. Tbe team will play a practice game at Victoria Park on Tuesday evening. NelL Sklpwith, Stewart. Scott, Dance. Marsden, Williams, Hayes. Cross, Dacre, Harrison, Graham, Pooch.