LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 249, 20 October 1924, Page 10

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

ROOPE ROOSTER FINAL THE BIRD HAS FLOWN. . | CITY DEFEAT POXSONBY. AKTKIi HARD fIAME IN MT"P. The final of the R OO pe ? v on«ter competition was played at I'arlaw Wrk ~n Saturday between City and Ponsonby. resulting in a great eonto-t ill ! the inn. 1. I'it.v rlefestiuj: the holders' by , !-i\ point- id the. The game was phv'"' ■ : i,, inn rain and on a liehl that <\i\* ! : prii.ti'ally under water. Both tivin- , were team" who play the open ".in - ." and who throw the ball about, but. of (■nurse, on Saturday the nate of the eround compelled them to indulge in close dribbling work. However at. timfls there were hripht. passing movements 'worked by both siiies. The jrame was a I willing one throughout, and was a fitting final to such a sueccsiful League season. ; Pons-onby had the best of the fir?t spell. but in the ?eennd half City kept them confined to their own territory, and had the beftt of the play. ' The teams were : — I f'lty.—S. OcwrhT. Ruhr. G. Dnrldenn. i 1,. Brown. IV I>nri.ls.in. Wotlicritl. Mitchell. ; TVimaf. Sanilharn. C.irglU. Mackie. Hawke?, Rasa. (•onwinby.—fJn-y, Mttlewoort. Pole. Dpl--1 (rrosj-o. Ulli-y. Donnvan, Walsh, Lowry, I Dempfw-y, McNeil. Shirley, Mootp. ' The Silvrr Wyandottf. otherwise th<" I Roope Rooster, fluttered f.,r the last tlm" this season at Carlaw Park on Siitu relay. when ihe hdidTs. I'onßonhy, met their old • rivnls. City. in tli-- match tn decide who will hold thn Rooster until n<-xt season. ■ There waa 11 crowd of about - 2000 to witti<-s? I Hi.- (time, which was fast anil exritinc ihniiiKhout, (leppltP th'- heavy rain and a! u o 1 ( Ihe l.nil mat.- of Iho glaring field. Thtcrwanls t.ho end of the game it w»R a vcritalile «ea of mini. I Walsh kickrd oIT for Ponsonhy, and Knhy 1 immediiitcly scciimd and daabed along the ■ lln.- when- 1.it11.-wood pnshr-d him on!. Th" 1 <-ity forwards ihcri ilrihblcil down towards i I'oiisnnliy'B liiif. hut Cole had a speculator ! which relieved the pressure-. For a breach 'in i he p< ruin I'onaonhy were penalised, nnd i;<-..r C r- Davidson had'an unaucreKnf.il ehol at soul. \Veth,Till got away, and on helni tuck led passed to B. Davidson, who fnnnrt th.- lino will on to tht? corner fia«. drf , } i-iillllied a City dribbling ru?h mid P 11 "" , "' i but WelhiTlll urcfptwl and i-pr up a paSflnK ' iH.ut. II- give to <i. Davidson, and this I player trniisC-rrcd to Brown, who nearly !mt iiri-r nt the corner. A'ti-r liavins been hemmed In In tli<-ir own /lalf for nt least ten minutes the Ponies then made an exctir Kion into City's territory. Walsh obtained from the scrum and_thi»w « lone pasjMfl im'l«!'sVil,!e tv HHt up a passiDE lv.tit decided .10 dribble. This proved successful, and ] City then had to defeiKl their home line. I Mnrnion tried to dash over but Crewther , snved nic.-ly. A scrum was ordered »'►■« yardn from City's line. Walsh nippy half. 801 possession, and ili\e<l over ~ a fine try. WBJ» ffW I I-,.n«ODby r>. City 11. I-owo in tlat. 1 unullirr drlbblliia movem.-ni. which l.r<i« 11 Btuvi-U off. A ki.-k liy Welliprlll «a» caught ou the full liy '• Kavidson. »no made a run lr« wlth in injured head. Hawfces. Markie and lluby i-UoweO up in a City passing rush. llawkea "nearly BUcceddiDg In crossing the 11..,. ~, ;i u ruer. When City were Mokins I • ii-.-rc.iisi in a strong attack near Tonw.ntTy's line. B. Davidson spoilt by offs.de ■ iliiv liolli siui-s t.'ok turns at auat Mils. but at hair-tluie there was uo alteration in (lie score: : — I'onsonby '' I City v I SKCON'I) SrEI.I.. On rcKumlns Ur.-y rcccv.-d the leather luibv n..-cur.-ll and ir.eJ to pi-uetuU-l" lu< j ll'c.nsouby u-ks. A ecrum m«aed oa^UJ- , ha" ,0 ,;: a w" nt *;«* ">•- *** «» »;'t u^;*^-r,'';ir.'.-d .'ii i.>"a ulcp pa-ce of pausing, hut I liro-.vn Intercepted and gained P~« ua h City. The forwards had ' onsoD on '," „ rt'lieved with a lor.X kicK. The I'onh-s en mc awiiv nsnin with the boll at their fret. • :, rrS e h r y cr r .- w a . h r7ou a rd r n° d l^: Several scrums took place near l-nnsjiaby s i,n... and although City tried lur « r ib^ i !','"co'uv'.-rt". liiu'lhe sri-nsy ball went wide, i- un -i-i v «.'i iM.ssession. and ihrmieli till" middl.- i-ass.-d in to th" bucks. who Tan m> Hi- line. The ball came out I u-iit l-'om !h- scrum', aud Kiley picked up, I ~,„! «,., both forwards aud backs K-'lus 11 " IHiwiue bout. However. Cole broke up ' 1 r i.-i,t movpinent hv failine to ac-cei.t Vl ' Hooovan dribbled down until he '„„,,' wetherill. Wetberill Rathered up and runnlne round the back proceeded up the liiri in company with Brown. Kveniuady th- ball w.ut OU / ; .J^f nb i / s^V, p"na , |t'i-.l for'u'u l l nVrlng"meiit in the resultant bcrum. Imm-<l:au-ly afterwards Cily wen- rewarded for their good v-ork, Mackie g.-ttinj; ov.-r rr.m -crum on the tin.'. Saadham failed 1 -onvcri From the kick off City's forwnnlri attacked, and Mitchell Rot the bull and passe.l to B. Davidson. Uruwn was lhnext to roc.-ivc. and making a sensatioiuil nm' crossed the line iv corner K r>at , :" l ''' r! S K ronK r oui. 1 y I Vi. riundlin« the hail well the ' I'onsonby' backs worked their way down iulo City's quarier, where l*wiy city to withdraw fn>ni a dangerous situaSdHSHS^S^KaS bu, it ° beat him and s.-nt the ball out at the imlfway line. Wllh only trn mlnotr. to p> rousouby were malUns h.-i,u...ii. -Hani 1" not.h BiM'tlHT try. end mutters h- ■ in- inlen-itiric and rxi-ttinp. Walsh, linnnvun and K.lcy made 11 spirited dash .1 w he entre bill Mitchell sl.-,.pcd in n sa'-d hv kic!<l..B aln.. S the f N»nl. I'onsoiibv were b-int! kept hi thrtr uvvn I liulf and found it dllticlt ,0 make any j hendway. I>-lwro>so cli-ar.M and the 10.- ---! -fu n'-'d"l'.itbv nearly p-tIIDK .>\pr in I ■~*,Mrii"r When th- ball w-nt out the i bell nine, lenrlnj! «'Hy winn-rs of the, I i-Jni,,- Uooslcr tor 102-1 «ltli the score: \ i City '. ; j n-nwnby j IMr '■ ~1 "" s ""' rl-fr '"' • SECOND GRADE. ! KNOCK HI T I'Mlll-KTITIOS. i Kimrsl'nnil w"» ih.> second armle c.mi|>etl- , „„„. i.eiitlus in»hiiUu bj U I'"""" '" :: !