LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 11

LEAGUE.

NEW RULES INTRODUCED.

THREE COMFORTABLE WINS.

CITY'S GOOD SCORE

A rather extensive programme of four l: ate. es was offered League followers at tarliw Pi.r< on S-lU'.rday, when three senior iraU lies were decided, and the Wa.mairi !.itli grade team tame up lro:ii I'hris't'-hjrpli to meet the K;chm.ii'i jauiora. Th..- ga ne was proluctive cf L,jod football, anj the visitors were a tr.rie uuliu-Ky in not f.ettini out with a draw, ! ecausc it was only ni the ijjt minute oi p!-iy that tje winning try for Richmond v.<is io.'.stered. ju t..0 sfiiior ga...i;i iii.-i.uii.Ru maae a fiiii. S:.owing in the first iia.ii aga.nst Pons ;i ;v, i;u> .. .v sei'cuQ ipcs. saw l*_us.nw p:l'j en i..0 po.i.ls, ..j e.uutua iv ..1 Jl.l. ..uTII.O C.i.-.. .r..;iul's. U.l -\j. J. ground City Leat i.; ratten to t.ie 1«..c 41 io i,S, \.iiile M.ir.Lt si.oied over Sew It n Iγ 1.) to 11. CITY V. GRASTGN. Orafton attccUed as soon as the game olx'iiMl. Moi-os Ki-tt:ii}: a try ar the tiag. v\hi!-li Heiird cuuvcrt«l with a £re::t shor. tiralton again nuppc .arough. Pitman s;orii»/ unUor Ihc bar fo.* luiss to converi. In four iianutes Grafton had double ligures up. WethpriH wiped off two points oi' the ilnMcit with a straight shot at s=hort range from ii fr»>p. When p.ay restarted. short punti-d into ;i g!ip. and Wude. with full pace up. lielcfed the ball ou tbe nuunrf to shoot ihrough and score in a good position. Grafton 10, City 5. \ia<l*" uiiuli' a dashing run along thp touch line, stab-kicking cleverly to ift Wetherill ni! ami b-ore. Grufton 10. City S. Xhe <i;y backs ot'gan to throw the ball about in si'i.ctatu.cr la&liiou. but there was a iai k of Li:., h ab-.iui their work. City Sal hf rid ast.her Irer uf-ar the Graftou troa.. ; n:l with another dramavij

. not cv.'uetl u;> ,li • .scores. City drawi;i_- it-vil after tweu:y-nvt> minutes' play. I'ussilig between Lewis. Farrell. and Bass f'ni .In- !;itter across unopposed, uud convcriing he made ,he si.ore : City 15. (iraf.on lit. On the City siJe Weiherill was standing out with brilliant versatility, and he made repeated openings tor his backs. V.'ade t;ot anoilier chance ou the v.iii}{ nnd with fti,l pate up. he stab-ki-jked jiii.-t Moore and scored wide out. The half time scores were: City IS. Orafton 10.

The opening of thf .seco::d half was niar— il by iuternUttenv sortie and retreat. Moi-os. in trying to wore for Graftou. was nipped at-ar rlie goal line, and the referee promptly awarded an obstruction try. City 18. Graf ton 13. The Graf ton forwards smashed their way tlirough the City defence, and Callaghan scored under the bar. Lucas sent the flags up. and the scores were level. City IS. Grafton 18. This was the end of Graftou's storing section, as City pulled themselves together and combined effectively. Ghent burt-v through to score a clever try. wli.rh Wetherill concerted. City -S.i, Graftou 18. Another City revival saw Ghent score at tile corner flag. City 2G, Grafton IS, Brilliant handlingby the City backs saw the ball go troin Ghent to \\etherill to Lewis to Brown, and lmik to Lewis for the latter to score, and Wetherill to convert. City 31. Grafton 18. 'J lie Graftor. defence crumbled in the latter stages of the game. and City did practically what they liked. Tries were added by hawiits (Ul. Ghent and Bass. Brown and Welherill each converted one, and the hnal scores were :— City 47 Grafton is PONSONBY V..RICHMOND. The game opened with plenty of dash, Richmond taking up the attack, and from a penalty Taylor placed a fine goal, putting Richmond z up. Thiy were still attacking inside I'onsoiiby's twenty-five when the ball cam. out to Littlewood. the Ponsonby wiiigPiT rucifig iiioTP t li«t n throt-ciunrt prs tlip leri'jph oT-" the field to score a great try behisd the posts. I'epkham goaled. Ponteonhy 3, E!.-hraonrt U. Ui>.-!imoud c-anie t>:ic& to lhP attack, and fr.jin a i-criun in of Pu::-oiibv s pnsftj Uaris whipped the ball to Dass. who went across. Taylor's shnr inif>st"(] by iscb::;. Score, 5 all. The Richmond bricks. p.-.rric.Unrlv Prentic-.-. T::r;py and Taylor, wef: , i»la.vfng dashing fooiball. .md Taylor i>ut Uiclimond once more In front when -he landed his sec-un-J penalty Konl. and Uh-i.- just to add variety to hlj kick, he Tirr.pp-Mi a goal from the tleld. the score at uu.i-iinu- being: R.ciin.ontl i>. I'onsoubj- 5.

The i».ar in the second half was nt times sparkling, both .sides throwing ball aoout Ire.!y. thf brightest item.- bring produced by Ponsor>by. The Ponies set out to wipe off the advantage belt! br L!i.'*iiuo:id. ;ui<! (Jray early placed a penalty go.iL while r.r'ihp.n;, with iioU.uk to flo but put the ball Uiiwii. on one of-asicm ti.ldle-J about till be lost it. KiZe.v i:« rr pur on a try fo» I'unrouby. and Pprkhuni soalinj?, Ponsonby lul 12 lo !». iiiir Tiiyliir r-^ii. p etl ami her. h.s iourth Ryni. aim ntluc'il the tn a iHiinr. l'oriiwtuby thnu rattlrd on two trts in unick sn:i-tssioii. oae br Fagau a i:l r nth , r by Hint, iiiul I'eckham ecu verting imp, th- anal 3 :.,re was : I'd ■•_:<mhy 20 Ulcbnioii'l i 1 Mr. Tc.vlor was refeno. lIARISTS V. N2WTOIT. Dpspirr the fact thnt they had only ten phiyrs. Newton attacked in sreat s;yic at the opening and Grover s -orifi under the po-ts. Marist soon into thrir stride. T>"Brien acceptlns ii fi:»l rro:slng wide out to ■=< ore a try. vhi h coiver!''l Although rhey only had thne for ward. Nrwton h»]d tlifir own well. L.'.ft"o. With a ij:i! ianr burst o;' sjeed. por ornr at thp fig t> nzain friie his side the lead I.itt'p a , .- in ohi c Into the picture. Snapping the bni; at halfway ho sailpd through lo the Mar: t fu'.i !>«<■>. Shor.-puntins pas" Hfln en h- rrc r.er.'d ihr ball on the bounce rnrl r'ci".l arross t-) store und**r th? posts. • err- \v.\ -Tust on hilftime Sveonrj- scored for llarist. and U'Brlen (.o-ivp ed Xcv roti It. M'irijit l< , . r.'irforced hy their c'.ub s:>» retarr. Xpwto:. - mn>!iTH rlpv.'ii pln.Tors for the spcoml s » 'r.-i. C'n<wrh?r «orpc! wide out for Mnrist. and 0"Brion ;u;t over a nn'p-.iti 'Piil Right through the second half :h" iilar was cvpn a'bp.t of a poor s'nti dnrd altho-jsh both :"'ins threw the imi: r.bn::t fri'iiv. Herewini missed a free rijrht in rro!it o: the M:iri-:t goal, and th" rest of th' , p.ay was <v. midSe'd. and of a fluctliatiuß nature. The final si-ores were:— M-iii t 13 Newton 11 I7OP-THCOTE V. ELLERSLIE. Fro!u :i whirlwSnil st.-ut KLtrsllc prosgpd L::rd jiml Ci>ok soa[tpe(J uj» froui a fanlry piss :;nd r:i!-"d atvny to sco-e an unni'i vtT el try. A few minutes' f.i.-t liny, and S;c!abt i >. 1 ed np :it i-enrre. &w<\ maiip | a L-rra' run. and ?r-ored behind the [>o--t>. ". Vita? i on- erted. Fasr forward play followed.'and theri Fle'tet sneculated. but lo the of. —hn ™ t ' b'll and shot across. J. Mcßae con-i

'■fvted. S rrrnnrrs play followed, witn F'lerslie forrins the ?arae. A penalty kick vras taken by Coot, and found its iroal Tb? second spel! mened with Kllersli.attacking stronsrly. The tackling on hum *ides γ-js ;i featnre. and the tame was flpcWpd'T fast md inerestinr. Then Nortbr-oip made thinrs move, and Thompson semred from <-eutre. and raced away to score an unronverred try. Rr.shiujr things now. Xopthr-ote forced rilay. and Grey made a hreak. and secnrpd an unconverted try. Eileralie retallatcl the next rnsh. and vrniiams dashed orer to score an unconverted try. Followinjr up well. Ellerslie <ame at them, and Siand added three more points. Northcote were attaotiuj? strongly when the pime ended, the final scores being: Xortheote i« KHerslie n LOWER WAIKATO. On Satnrrtay. at Hinemoa Park. Hamilton. Prankton and Whitiora had a great! came, hotn strips playing the trame of their live.?. Wara th» whistlf blow Frnnkton hud ; the of 2 poinis. thr- fin.il s?ores ' _ At Tavi.i-- 'h» fnal of the D-ia-, Cr.v Thr- hdin ■ t-ani ttod br 13 m It. DnVipV Brss a ltd Carter scored for the —!nn — with Miller converting two of them while for Huntly. Timms, Smith and Paki ~ot tries, and Mason a goal. In the Lower Walkato repreientaHTe match. Lower Walkato 9, beat New Lynn 8. The same wm played at Xgaruawabia.