NORTHERN UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 201, 25 August 1919, Page 8

NORTHERN UNION.

• BIG FOOTBALL. TontlNG REPS. ••CLEAN UP" AUCKLAND. A GOOD OAME TO WATCH. The trial game bet ween the two teams selected by Messrs. Benson, Row-e, ajid Powell as representative of the Auck- | land portion of the New Zealand tourj ing team, and the beet of the Kest of | Auckland, went with a swing on the Victoria Park on Saturday before a I crowd of between ."..000 and 0,000 specI tators. The match was rather one-sided. jas the Rejis. gave ample evidence that | they had picked up a few of the line | points of the game over in Australia. j and it was principally their aud : clever handling that made the after- | noon's business look so good from the point of view of the lookers-on. During the tin-it spell the Auckland team gave a good account of themselves, and the run ended with honours even, | scoring being 14 points all. "With the beginning of the second break the Keps. I showed their sutieriority. and although I they were by i.> means "'all out." yet. ! they .played" some good football, and j proved that most of the Auckland team are not quite up to the standard of big I football yet. j AUCKLAND V. N.Z. REPS. i Before play had n going a minute the reps, -had a try thai was scored' l.v I Mc-regor from "an opening made by > Haddou. and li. [lavtdson put dowu -l lon- | kick that was carried over by the pack aud I backs for Auckland, making an even break of :'. all. Some very fair work in the loose iby ih,. rep. pa.-k pint..si Auckland in. ami I MeClvuiont made an opening that was taken on by Stewart uud M.-tircgor. who grounded the leather under Ihe bar. Morivinont j added a pair of points. That made R." t Auckland came at li hard, and Hlng sen: the leather out ..f a ril-cfc to .Matthews to Yanlley, to !■:. Motiregor. who wns blocked near the comer, and soaie tight business ended with Yar.lley slipping over. Then 1: was the r.-p. turn" to press, but Delgroesio made a good save and Hie Lucks- carried th.Same up to the hall', where McGregor broke clear away and peered and goaled. Lairig set the next back movement going with a nice pass to Moi'lymont. and lieigrosso gr-.iss.-d the wing Uut the attack I was not held up lung, the pack got to work 'and Sotners scored. W. Davidson made :. nice run. aud the leather pa.wsed through the hands ..f Had.!..... M.-.'lymont a.al McGregor, a-.ul then went int.. the centre. and one of the -backs went over. Keps 14. Au.-kland 11. There was a good deal of inesslai; about for a while, hut Auckland came through and Delaney tea.l- a grand run and handed lo Newdlck. who strolled over. The kick wns had. The spoil ended with the score fourteen all. P. McGregor broke away with a long run. A rive-yard scrum tightened Into a ru.-k. and Mitchell worked the trick. The game was in tuldUeld when t'loke went down the line. and the bull travelled in pretty fashion from hand To hand till Somers went over and Laing goaled. A little more clever. accurate handling among the Rep. hacks put MrCTymont In line for another Try. and Lalng goaled it again. Heps. 27. Auoklauu 14. It was not long before the came opened w-ell up again, aud one of the Rep. forwards scrambled over near the corner. \V. Davidson sent over the only respectable kk-k ot the day. Two minutes after this the Keps. tacked on another five points. I-a lug ftxett most of The available opposition on the half-way line, and passed to Mct'lyroout. He got there. Auckland were knocking for a while, and Then I.elnc enme to light again, sent to llaildon. to Mitchell, to Rukinal. and the veteran went down tho line to the corner. Francis crrt along and started an attack that ended with a try to Helnney. and The same player initiated a pretty passing bout that put Curgill over. Francis goaled. The next rry came to the team in the pale jerseys almost straight away, aim I'loke crossed this time. Davidson converting. At the last of a series of scrums young Hlng dived through and Intercepted La tug's pass. He did Ills best, and sent the leather to Delanev. and the half went through with it. Francis missed, l-.il scored again, and Delauey goaled on time. Reps 4.". I Au-.-kland "-*'' i Mr. T. Hill was referee. ! CURTAIN RAISER.' As a curtain rnlser to the main game . Maritime seconds tnei Shore Juniors and were lieateu by them by a point. The score was: Shore. '.'• .three irl<-si. and Maritime S (two tries and a potted goal.. * ' THIRD GRADE. MANTKAI" V. SOUTH KTTORK.. Mnntiknu «. heat North 5h..,-.. nil. Williams two irles. Sl-.und converted one. FOURTH GRADE. lUehmond li, boat Marl-time 2. FIFTH GRADE. Ponsonby A 3. beat Richmond A nil. JUNIOR REPRESEXTATIVES. TEAM TO TI.AV HAWKE'S RAY. j The following junior League -players have been selected to represent Auckland against the Ilawke's Bay junior representatives at Napier .>u Augusa 30: — I backs. K. Hurley i.-aptalin. 11. Dee. B. Cool:.-. 11. Mann. .1. Miller. 11. Martin, (i. Ni.gi.dsf.il. .1. Wilson: forwards, li. llawkcs. It;. Lepine. -il. Murphy. . lianee, .1. ; Buchanan. ('. JotiUsou. IL Douglas. | Those select.-d arc re<tui-s-.ted 1» attend sit ;-tlu- l.eague r.H.ms .this t-v.-n.iug To sign on. [Mr. T. Fielding has boen appointed manager i! «r th-it earn, which will leave for Napier by ! the Mokoia on Wednesday.