NORTHERN UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 169, 18 July 1921, Page 7

NORTHERN UNION.

THE ROOPE H.OOSTEH. i CITY DKFI_ATS NEWTOX. MARITIME 10. MARIST O.R. 8. POXSOXRY ACCOLXTS FOR SHORE. The first of the Roope Rooster matches were played em Saturday upon the twei League grounds at Carlaw Park and at the Domain, the net result of the three contests, being that City, .Maritime, and Ponsonby remain in the championship, with Fire Brigade, the bye team of to- 1 day, to make a fourth. The attendance '. at the Carlaw Park, where City met and j defeated Xewton, and Maritime ac- ' counted for Marist Old Boys, has been : estimated at eight thousand, but pro- j bably it was a few hundreds short of this : figure, while only a mere handful of spec- | lators assembled to see Ponsonby beat; Xorth Shore. 1 On the No. 1 area City defeated New- j ton by 1.1 points to 7. The players had' to contend against a muddy ground and j a slippery hall, but despite this the j 1 £amc provided plenty of interest for! __t fine weather, attracted a very large! the majority of the spectators. Xewton : was more on a parity with ( ity this week than last, but the Rovers, taking ! the game as a wliole, were undoubtedly the stronger. The Xewton pack did good | work, particularly the men who have recently returned from Australia, and | who have evidently benefited by their j experience there. The City backs were stronger than the opposing rearguard. I The feature of the game between ! Marist Brothers Old Boys and Maritime , was the fast, efficient and racy work of the forwards, and both teams are to be congratulated upon spirited work of their pae-ks. The first spell finished I with Maritime, by virtue of tevo tries, scored through pretty hack-work, ahead ! by eight points 1% two; and in the seconel spell the Tykes went as near as possible to catching u-p with them. On the first area at the Domain there was high scoring. Ponsonby achieving the respectable total of 34 points, a. : against eleven Retired by Shore. Ponsonby I had undoubtedly the superior pack, their | strong combination amongst the backs I being Riven particular prominence by the j fact that their vanguard had the best I of the scrummages. Sh.vre showed best in individual play, but lack of team-.,, work proved their undoing.. CITY V. N.EWTON. " ' There was a fast game between City i Rovers an.l Newton .Han.ors on X,.. 1 , ground at Carlaw Park on Saturday, when a keen contest resulted in a win for City by 1. points to 7. Newton forwards gave a fine exhibition anel made repeated on-, s'.aughts on the City area. Sotuers being the first one who looked like scoring, but he was grassed inside ihe opposition twenty-five. Poison next made '~ good attempt, but failed. Ilufty. at tive-rlghths. I with a beauty, again sent piny inro the I e""ity area, where Poison _ot possession. I pessing to Buss, who was stop.red in the' ruck nt the line. .Similarly City had several promising attacks, one e>. the c In'tlnted by B. Davidson being slopped by 11-iwkes. who would have so .red h:i.l l.c not knocked em. From a free W. Davidson: kicked a goal, and s.-mn nfterwa.-eli. Ilufty, faking a drop kh-k. evened the score.! From iniil 1.e1.l Ilawkes kiele I. aud follow-' ing up. .ooied. h.-ilf-tinr- arriving with the score C'iiy .. Newlou J. Wetheriill got the leaiher n.-i !e New ion's twenty live, an.l pu-.eii 1. V.' Davil--"H. w'.te scored. Newton .-ounier attacked | nn I Ilelaney passed to liigirs, „ho lull-j 10.-kod his way llirough Ihe ruck and' srorne:. Dnfly g. ii'lng. and making tho I •..or.' City S. Ni'.-toli 7. City press.. 1. Audi I .ling _.vi. r. 11.11. ;:iss ;-, We:!ie.u'l. to B. n.viil.on. who -..red. W. Davidson! .vl.i-ig !',<■ goal. Th.-re vr:.s no further: scoring, and I ho ...1.1 ended : - City I.'oi-rrs I. Newton It.ii'i.e'.rs 7 ' MARITIME V. MARIST OLD P.eIVS. j Playing on a creasy ground. Maritime 1 had the better of the game during the first Spell, but they had events by no means j their own way. .Marist scored first with' ia free-kick thai S!n_e goalcd. and then their opponents kept them hard 'at work I I defending. Their elef.noe was so spirited I 1 that they kept their citadel inta.-t for n"| long time against the very powerful and ; isnstained attack, bill eventually Maritime., winning two hard fought scrums in sueeos- I sion. started nice parsing heint.s. add Brien. j playing wins three-quarter, scored two files, one of which Grey gouled with a line kick. After this the spell was more give ni.el take. A great contest was witnessed during the second spell, and there were no ■be>g-purdous on either side. The elefensive eNork e>f beith teams was milch more accurate and unified than their attacking, though lhe niiidilv state of the ground and lhe slippery 1.-.-ither undoubtedly hnmperert the teams in their passing bouts. Twice in t.lis .poll the Tykes, after great efforts, scored, and Maritime kicked a goal from a fie-e. Lang's kick at co;il from the last Tyke try did not appear to be difricnlt. but it missed, anel a capital game ended to .Marl 1 line's advantage by two tries and two goals against two tries and one goalMr. Ripley refcreed. PONSONBY V. NORTH SIIORK. . Ponsonby and North .shore met on No. ] 1 ground at the Domain in a game that gave victory to the former team largely on aeeouut or their excellent pas'siug amongst the backs. Ponsonby .-it the outset I invaded Shore's territory and scored T» points before a rally on the part of tho team from over the water sent the gume> down fiedd to give them a try. A number I of Shore's pack showed up in good iheli-.i vidtial -play, but the Ponies' general com ' hinatton served them to good purpose, and , at the half-time w-Mstle they had brought j their tally up to Jl. while Shore, alter I goalJng a free-kick, linn five points to their j credit. The ..V'omi half saw a bettPr game with less scoring. Ponsonby crossed I their opponents - line To _aln another 1" points. Shove also succeeded in gelling lhe better of the opposing prick lo the extent of a further G points. Tin- game ended: — Eonsonb v .".4 North Shore 11 Mr. Hill was the referee. SKCONI) GUAM-:. - I Maritime 17. licit Ponsonby ti. \ FOURTH GRADE. ' City beat .Ponsouby by lo to o. For the winu.rs Wilson scored two tries Whitt.omc aud Curtis converting. 1 FIFTH GRADE. j Mnrir=t Brothers 17. bent Richmond 3 j Stiteiibury ecores! a try for Jiarist and j L-awson kicked two goals. SENIOR CADETS. '' R'.tli Company A team beat 13th Com-' pany 11 team by 10 points to t», Oulv hai_ -' an lionr was playeil. i Ith Ceuiipany HI. beat :14th Company :! ' For the winners 'Coleman, Callaghan. Craig i and .Hallett scored tties ami Gamble i converted t_ei. ISth Company 20. beat Otli Company 0. ; HAMILTON TRIAL GAME. | TEAM TICKED TO PLAY AUCKLAND. ''■ (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent. 1 ! . . , HAMILTON. Saturday. : Lwo trial games were played this af'teS ' he li"! between Hamilton and Cambnelge Combined anel Lower YV_!_._._ was very even, shcr.ving clean, open play" The Lower YVaikato elisplayed the be ter combination in the first half th..n»h n>. low! men pulled up in the second the ga i_ finishing S to 6 in favour of the local t_am PROBABLES T. POSSIBLES !„£"*__-_* ° f , th , e V !2 U of the Auckland touring team on July :17. a Probable v lWiif,, match was played, and the first half ws responsible for the best exhibition to elate of League football he_-° The Possil.l.. scored within three minutes of the sta t this shook up the Probable*, who r-m ~, seve>u points quickly, giving them the ... till half time. In the seco.d half he Po S I sioles showed better form than the Pro babies, who missed their captain. "Jlgser" Manning, and were .outclassed, the game

I ending in favour of the Possibles by 38 to I 10. Dn the play the following team was j picked to represent South Auckland:—Fulli back, Duftv (Hamilton); three-quarters, 1 Paki fMuntly). Hemingway (Huntly), Wilson fCambridge): five-eighths. Hall, and Jackson (Huntly); half, Sherry (Hamilton): forwards, Manning (Hamilton), l'ayne (Hamilton), ■Meehnn (Cambridge!, Sherun, Bishop and Wilson (Hnntly). The amended rule was played, this afternoon, the referee putting the ball into the scrum throughout the match.