THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 202, 26 August 1924, Page 9

THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. I A match has been arranged between the Mount Albert "Iramniar School and the . boys of the Grammar School, to be playd 1 to-morrow at the Domain, at - p.m. Referee, i Mr G. T. Lee. The Grammar School will be represented by the following:—Down's. Anderson. Rish- ! worth. Chapman. Kewene. Jones. M.-Kelvie. Colebrook, praser. Reid. Williams, Allen. Although Saturday last was un oft-lay in I 10.-al senior circles, there was a surpris- . iaiiiy good crowd present : j watch the 'same between British, .tint Colonial-born 1 piayer*. Tiie play chrou_;,,ut was of an I exceedingly hiza standard and productive j of splendid combination. It nn3 a happy ! i-iea to 1 i in the day with sn.-.i a same. 1 as it ciror.'ht to the :i:..e.:rht several p r .|. ; mlsin; players, wh-\ i:i tae near future, •rave a sood exhibition. !>ut is too i:i.-lined I to leave hLs charge, ar.d on several oc.-a-I shins h:s uppeneats aa-l aa open inal. Of . tli- opposinu backs. Thomrson and Kane . were the better, and it tmis very unf-.i--j tnnate th» latter t.ni-.-.ckily nave a penalty I away. All the halves acquitted themselves ! well. B.ist»r shii.iiii o:-.t prominently with j hea.lwork. and Kennedy broke up some ■ .lan--eroiis forward piay. The ontst.in.lir.; ; forward was Innes, wao fully justifled hi--* I inrernational inclusion. DodJs and ifo.vart.i . combined weil. whilst Marshall nn-'. ; Humphries also were in the !i_elhrht. A- : Indicated b.v the score, there was plenty , of forward piay. both defensive sides beius ! slven a lot -.f work. The Chinese tour has created a lot of interest, and Sar:tr.!av'= result in the Test proved ti.e Chinese are sett-ins into form. Should they bo successful ir. "the Dunedin Test, it would be wel! to consider Anckland for the de.-Mia-r match, as undoubtedly the same sca.-e.i in Auckland wuui.l ii.-a.v a U4 ! .-row,l. | The Harbour Board - Pnkemiro march i was a great and clean-fought contest, but i it was evident from th" outset chat H.ir- ! boor Board were the better team. The : score is a good indication of the respective merits of the two teams. The Board were without the- services of Corbort tn tt_ I centre-half position, bur Jonas made aa , eScient substitute. t Of tha players. Martrisoo—-Soard's cenrr*i forward—was outstanding, his w.-._ being 1 always clean an.i pretty ro wyircji. Th a I forward line were ail hard workers, an 1 1 were well backed •:? hy 'lie halves. Board's .lefen--" wns -...,!, M.T.-oeii an 1 Brittain cleorics w-:i nnd cleanly. Satty. in soul, did all that was asked of him. ] For I'ukemiro. tiie half-iine were the pick I of the team: only their soo.i work saved I them from a hisser defeat. The forwards showed a tendency to haa- on to the ball too lons, and by so doing lost several chances." Robinson and tVatkin were big

offenders in this respect. Whitelaw and Allison, at full-back, were not always reliable but at times cleared weiL Metealfe, in goal, had a lot of work to do. and did it fairly well. He mis'Jdged badly on one occasion, but otherwise what went past ! him would have been hard to stop. The winners will now ineec Marist ■ in ue semi-coal of the Chatham -Cnp next on Domain, be ia -;ood order an-i productive of an excetii- ; inglj- hard same.