CLUB COMBINATION TOO GOOD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 181, 2 August 1926, Page 11

CLUB COMBINATION TOO GOOD.

Lucas opened the scoring in '.the first few minutes through the instrumentality of Cammick. who caught tin , opposing defences napping with a brilliant cut-in. Tonkin converted from straight in front of the posts. Midway through the spell the Ponsonby transferring machinery again functioned in a spec taenia r burst of passing, a change of direction enabling Lucas to register his second try. which Tonkin again converted. Fon-senWy wei'e 10 to oat the end of the orst quarter. j< Early in the second session a clever bit of anticipation by Hook, who followed It with a line 'Jinky run. enabled that player j to score an unconverted try some distance out. Ponsonby continued to throw the ball about in brilliant stylp. and Hook scored another unconverted try In the lower stand corner. On resuming, McWilliams made play for his backs with a long throw-out to mid-field, and after a temporary check a crisp passing movement by the "Ponies" gave Hook his third try, which Tonkin con-., verted. Ponsonby were leading* by 21 I points to 0 at half-time. At half-time Freeman was brought in from the wing in tile Rest to first fiveeighth, Loft going out to the vacant berth. Playing with much better dash and combination, the Rest maintained a hot attack on the Ponsonby line, and from a, forward rush Cathcart scored an unconverted try in the corner. Ten minutes after the start Reid was injured, and waa replaced' In the Rest three-quarter line by N. Ifwersen. The Rest sustained a merry pacev and presently Freeman scored after a nice dash. Butler narrowly failed to convert. , Towards, the-. end of the spell Braaanovitch missed'an easy shot at goal from- a penalty. " . . The last quarter'was fast and exciting. > Soon, after the- start Tonkin, the Ponsonby j fullback, broke his collarbone, and was re- ■ placed by Syme. After a strenuous forward * set-to in midfleld, Ponsonby gave their _ backs a gallop, and Lucas. streamed aert>ss ' for his third try (unconverted). A .few'; minutes later Lucas and Cammick made play 4 in the lower stand corner, and Hook cJfeverly r scored in. the corner. In the closing sfagea of the game an, - ' electrifying dash by Bradano- j vitch shifted play half the length of •. tb&'jj field before Bighton stopped the Marist-flJher 1 with a great sprint and tackleJy-ZiQft t lt&w-f- t----ever, had backed up well, and lie took a pass F from Bradanovitch, and shot.-ipTer Sori*-try ! which Butler could- not convert. waa the •ftnal'score,. end!»'Ja%"Ytet<»y [ for-Tonsonby b$ 2f points to |fc-" f_ \- K - •} ■ Mr. W. J. Meredith was the? referee.-.- [ JUNIOR GAMES. SECOND GRADE. * 'Varsity Colts 11, bent Ponsonby 3. Marathon 11, beat College Rifles 3. Mariflt Old- Boys- 10, beat P. an-d T. 3. Graf ton 22, beat Grey Lynn 9. North Shore 26, beat City Council 13. THIRD GRADE. Kingslmd 23, beat University 9. * ilarist 24, "beat St. Stephen' 30. Grafton 30, beat Hobsonville 5. Eden 9, beat St. George's 0. INTERMEDIATE. Manukau 23, beat Grammar 13. College Rifles 3, beat United 0. Post and Telegraph 36. beat Suburbs 0. Parnell 39, beat Marathon S. Grafton, 16, beat Grey Lynn, 14. FOURTH GRADE. , Grey Lynn 8, beat Grafton 5. ! Suburbs 13, beat Ponsonby 6. | Manukau 5. beat Marathon 0. Parnell B 7, beat Kingsland 0. North Shore 11. beat Grammar 9. | FIFTH GRADE. | Manukau 30, beat Eden 0. Marist 30, beat Grafton 0. SIXTH GRADE. Grey Lynn 44, beat Eden 3. Manukau 20. beat EHerslie 3. * Marists 30, beat Shore 0. Suburbs 11, beat Henderson 6. North Shore 23, beat Marist 0. SECONDARY SCHOOLS. The secondary schools game between King's College and Sacred Heart College, played at Ponsonby, provided a fast and exciting contest, Sacred Heart getting the 'win by a margin of three points. Sacred Heart set the ball rolling and soon took play into the reds' twenty-five, where the attackers tried hard to get across. A breakaway by Boyd finally brought relief and a few minutes later Walton, accepting a pass, cleverly side-stepped his man, beat the fullback, and went on to score an excellent try. Kerr-Taylor had no trouble with the kick. After this reverse the Sacred Heart forwards took up the offensive, and carried play over the red's goal line for Keenan to touch down for a try. Brown's kick looked to go beneath the cross bar, but the referee judged otherwise. Sacred Heart being penalised early in the second quarter, Kerr Taylor made a good attempt with the kick, the ball going a foot oatside the uprights. A dash by Mallett eased the blues, bud good work by Eddlestone, McCrystal and Pearson sent them back, and caused them to seek relief in a force. Near the end of the quarter the King's van inI vaded the blue's twenty-flite, and following a scramble on the , goal line, Larmer was awarded a try. Kerr Taylor's kick failed. Commencing the second half, the blues were the first to show prominent, good passing taking them within the visitors' twentyfive, but Pearson intercepted a pass and cleared to half" way. Sacred Heart, however, immediately returned to the attack and Bradbury capped a passing bout with a try near the corner flag. Brown's kick I failed. Clever work by McCrystal gained ground for. the visitors, Eddlestone "also lending a hand. A etrong dash by. Moorhouse looked like a try but a. dropped, pass spoilt tfce chance, Sacred Heart clearing. Securing from a scrum near half way. Hassan set hie backs in motion and although Foy missed his pass Mallett snapped up the oval and went through to score a try which Brown failed to convert. King's were early on the attack in the last quarter and from a nice opening by McCrystal, Walton dfved ov-er but loet possession, , Sacred Heart forcing. For the remainder of the spell the play waa strenuously contested, bat there .was no alteration in score, at full time. . . Sacred Heart College ...... 11 King's College ■**-,«> 8 ALL BLACKS RETURN. : A: FAIRLY LARGE SrCX HST -.-• ■ . '.' -REPORTED. < .': • -■ ■- ;>••: . ~ (By -Telegraph.—Press,.'Association.) . ' : . WELLlXGTOJ^iSafairday.. - Mr." S. Dean,-cSairma.il-<if "''the New'Zea--land. -Rngby Union. re«tiye* w a>. cablegram from Mr.' Henderson of the? j.- New South Wales Rugby Union, stating:-that -teV is doubtful: whether C. Gf.Porter'-will .be- .able: to Wellingtoa against,Hawke's Bay. !AH the; members of the team Are aboard the Marama, * Cooke anS' Irvine" should soon be well. Brown has qninsey and- a septic tonsil. Porter has- fluid -on one ' -toee. He-Is'able "to walk, but:may" be