THE LEAGUE MATCHES.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 133, 6 June 1921, Page 8

THE LEAGUE MATCHES.

THREE FAUCES. CITY WALKS OVER PONBOJTBY. MARITIMIS ANNIHILATES SHORI".. XEUTOX DEFAULTS TO FIREMKX. Tlie League fixtures were played upon two grounds °" Satudday afternoon, City pluyiii" Ponsonby on Victoria I'nrk, and Maritiino defeating North Shore at Devunport, while Newton defaulted to Kire JJripide. The City and l'oneonby farce had 3000 people along to Victoria I'a.rk to see how very badly I lie men from the Three Lamps, lac-king combination as well as individual play, faced the Hindi better team work of tlieVity men. They were sadly disappointed, for a scorn of ti—lS favouring City in the lirst wpell developed into a run-away victory of 24 —;{ to City. The best man on the City side was Wetherall, and the only man of any reni value to Ponsonby was "Dotigin" .\lc(iregor. The game between Maritime and North Shore was also a farce, the watersiders winning after presenting their opponents with several players, by -~> points Lo o. On the Domain only six Newton men came to play Fire Krigadc. Tlie few spectators who die' go to boo this match were unfortunate. The championship tnlilc is now;

MARITIME V. NORTH KHOHK. The same between Maritime and North Slvve at Dovonporl prove,! a disappointment, .is Shore had to Introduce n nnniivo.<>f junior players into their team. Their opponents were overwhelmingly ntronjjpr, and took entire charge of tbe bnll. .<.. hopeless ivere Shore'- pro»|H>cts that no fewer then four of the Maritime players went to ttic.tr assistance when the sconwas 11 points to 0, and a practice game ensued. When ;lie pbiyers 1.-fi :hc Held '.Martliiiie were U'o iwiints to 'Shore's 3. CITY V. IHJXfIrtXBY. Pousonby wan disappointing on 'Saturday, and city with their liett.-r tram-work had little ditliciilty in KettlUK :i verdict by points to :i. The l«lne and blnclts made up a team •β-lth iwo .ir three si;bntltutcs, and uo.xl football was only ii rarity during ihe Riimc. The tlrs; spe-ll was intereNllng enough, for the teams stayeU oti even terms. .". polntii all. for n |on« time. t; ; , r after t.hW there whs nothing In the game, except the splendid play of WetheraJl and thr capital defensive work of "IMnsiC" MeOregor, to attract any Interest. VF-WTON DKKATI.TS. Newton defaulted to Fire Urlsnde on Saturday, and ro the came on rhe I">onmiii did not «-ome o(T. Six Newton men were all nh.i mmc to p%y for their eltih, so Fire nrlgade was slven the jrnnw by default. SKCOND GRADE. Mnrltlme I.'!. beat Northrnte (i. Newton S. beat Ponsouby .!. TIUUD CHADE North Shore 27. beat Newton S. I'olnt Chevalier 15, beat Tonsonby 3. FIFTH GRADE. Otabuhu T. beat Richmond n. FIXTri GIIADE A. Rlehmond 3, bent Maritime 0. SIXTH GRADE P.. ' Marist Brothers Old Boye 20, beet rorierslie :i. BBNIOB CADETS. IStli A Company 30, bent 13th B Company 0. lstb Company .". beat 4th Company :!. I.EAfil'K AT CAMBRIDGE. (Isy Telegraph.—Own Correspondents CAMBRIDIiE, Saturday. In the League game. City Rovers 14, bent Suburbs U. NEW ZKA.U.4XO OFTCUiAWED. N.S.W.S riCNAWAY WJN. ."ifi POINTS TO 0. SVDNICY. .luni" 4. The New Zealand League team opened their tour here to-day, when they played the New South Wales Jlrst team. The weather wit* line and there was an attendance of over an.onn. New South Wales won ' by r>o points lo 0 The 'New Zealand tram was as 'follows: — Full-back. D-el'-'rosso; rhn>e-<inarters. Davidson. Wool ley and Wilson: tlve-niirhl hs. and. Niuin: half-liiick. PoNon: forivnrdH. Walters. Sinners, Williams, Avcry, Tain-red an.l Shadbult. At the oirrs-ef It seemed a< If the tennis were evenly matched, bill the New South Wales ha.-k division ciniokly demonstrated rlioir .suiH'riorit.v in pace and combination. Notwithstanding , the Jiard and ilotermJjtedi tacking of the blacks, the New South Wales team repeatedly carried play into their opponents' twenty-five, invariably capping the effort with a score. At half-time ttie New 'Sou'h Wales :in New y,ealt.nd 2 The blues sinijuly outclassed the New Zealanders. ATter the interval the visitors were full of promise anri engineered many ,-lever movements which, however. Im-ked ijie , eoheslveness and finish i»£ the 'New «outb I Wales team. New 'South Wales ,-irtded Ifi ■liointK in as many minutes. Then for a period the New Zealand forwards. In- hard Ucklinc. elTectuall.v bnttlwl iisalnst the] .blue backs. Avcry eventua.ll.v .Tdsshis. with the tomrd uliowtng "'1 --. Tiavirtson converted Av.-ry's try. The tlnill whistle sonnified with the score: - New South Wnlei- ~><~< New Zealand H j TEie s.-orers for Now South Wales *••■•>: I Rllnkhorn i.'i>, Caples, Bnrge, aio-.inson ■-'». j Cnile. Rule and Thomson si-.ir«l tries. | I CnilS (S) OIKI Burcc lit kicked -i-ils. F-">r | '■New Zealand Avery scored a try and DavidI son kicked three jsoals.—(A. and X.Z.) TOO BAD TO <H.E TRt'.K. N-BW ZEALAND'S KAILI/TI-E. | (.Received )2.U% p.m.) SYIDNKV, this day. In connection with rile selection of the iLeajrue team to tour .Hupl'and, the Neiv Zealand team to-day plays Queensland, and two New South Wales teams will be pitted against each orher. The "Snn" critic declares tluit on Saturday's play there was not a single New Zealnmler who could .-eeurc a place in the team for .England without ilolnjs Injustice! to many who would be left behind in Australia. The New Zealanriers' failure was unaccountable, and was ion bad to he true (A. and X.Z. Cn'ble.)

■J". \V. I). 1. K.ir As»t. 1'tB. City .-i I I it 14C. i", !> .Maritime ....". 4 n 1 74 711 s Marist O.K.. r< :\ 0 J mi s!) (1 I'on Ron by .. :> j 0 :; ir, i;:i t •North Shor.. ."i 1 i> 1 :,7 r," [•irc 5 1 o 1 *j "• • Defaulted.