HAMILTON VICTORS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 155, 4 July 1927, Page 12

HAMILTON VICTORS.

i FIRST REP. MATCH OF SEASON.

(By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") HAMILTON, Saturday. The first representative match of this season was played on liugfcy Park between the old rivals, Hamilton and Cambridge. The ground was greasy. The teams lined out as follows :— Cambridge (blue and white).—Roberts. Thompson, A. Thompson, Russo, Hart Noysey McDonald, J. Bourke, Dagg, Hall, McDonald. D. Bourke, and Cooper. - H t a . mi, . to1 * (black and gold).—Badelev, F. Buckingham. Kemp, Clemmett. Fitzgerald, i knedgrass, Bayly, Hooper, Scott H . chartooi' Johnstone - Christie, Arden, 'and Showers fell during the game I ntt, a L lbi ; Ul P k j cked off - and se t up an stin r k ■'? L k i ck rciieved Hamilton. Still Cambridge attacked, compelling Hamil--1 till r°hrur e " p ' a y regained in the ccntre l k ! V? local men on attack kick C emmeVt RUBS ° r e tUrnin S With a short kick. Clemmett secured and scored an easv which Badeley did not convert J On resuming. Hamilton went to the offensive several scrums taking place in tl?e Cambridge twenty-five, till Snodgrass ninnerl up the ball and sent it out to FUz^rald'To major" point's." 110 BC ° red - Bade,ey addcd ' th * Kemn n J f r bridg f, I ! vpnp( l up a little, but p.friJ - a Well-timed kick, saved. aany in the second quarter Badelev 11? Cambridge 'o." 1 PeDaUy S ° al " Hamilto ' c and Cowan, with a dribble carried the ball to the local line, but overkeptrnnn S * g °° d chanee - Tl >e visitors fcepc up the pressure and Bill Rmirkp opened their score with a penalty. 1 nnfollowing up by Clmmett secured 'th l° cal try ' and Badeley again sent - -the ball between the posts. The game was i in midfield at half time. S i ? penin * P ,a r in the second spell I the local forwards took the offensive their i sS handliD S the greasy ball till ' again ._nodgrass got possession and sent to , n. ooper -, , who dribbled up to the line and • Buckin"hn'h 6 ball " P and scnt U to ; with ?he kTc'k W SC ° r Charleston failed '• fas'?'*rn«h( quarter was characterised by ' The defer,™ r a , , s P°ctacular nature. ■ iinf def . ence of the visitors was keen, their t line being strongly pressed, and In the ! corn^ aS R H ,f. rold Johnston scored in the 1 £? t Buckingham just failed with the ; wrt'i/h Just before the bell sounded Fitz- : fnf through with the ball at his I toe. Kemp picked it up and reversed » P. aßßed f Fitzgerald, who dived over In ; cornpr - J The kick at goal failed, and i the game ended with the score: Hamilton Cambridge ••"'!.'!!"!!!!!! 3 Mr. C. Rabone (Hamilton) was referee, lac visitors were outclassed in all departments, the local backs being especl lally good with a greasy ball. L —— | KI NG COUNTRY UNION. | (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) : TAUMARUNUI, Saturday „„? ho *u h 5 ir !? an Mld 14 'was- gratifying to the Maniapoto sub-union had affiliated with King Country, and he welcomed the delegate (Mr. T. Hetet) c o nsi sting of Messrs.'MossJ Qtorolmnga)., Joseph (Kawhia), Tapp > (Maniapoto), Rice (Taumarunui), Blythe (Ruapehu), and Healy (Ohura), was ' ap ££ f „ to selec t representative teams. ! m e f °Uowing fixtures were arranged: r Taumarunui y. Ohura, at Taumarunui, on July 16; Maniapoto v. Kawhia, at Te Kulti I on July 16 (Carlson Cup match) ; Otoro- , hanga. will play the winners of the lastj named match on July 23; Taumarunui v , Ruapehn, at Taumarunui, on July 23: North , V. Sonth, at Taumarunui, on July 30 i .— » GAMES IN THE PROVINCE. TAURANGA. Te Pnke 3, v. Tauranga 0. A keenly contested game played on a soft ground. N« score until shortly before the call of time ' Curtain-raiser.—College Old Boys 111 R j v. High School 111. 6. * • TE AWAMUTU. t Junior.-—Korakonui 9, Ohaupo 0 • I United 28, Parawera 6; Pirongia ll' I Puahue 9. PUKEKOHE. Senior.—City defaulted to White Star; Power Board 6 (tries by Laing and S. Crotty), Ramblers 3 (penalty goal by Fausett). Junior.—Ramblers 8, City 0; High School 6, Patumahoe 0. TAUMARUNUI. Taumarunui 9, Kakahi 0; Athletic 17, Ongarue 7. HELENSVILLE. Junior Reps.—Kaipara 12, Rodney West CAMBRIDGE. B Beps.—Hamilton 14, Cambridge 6. Junior.—Hautapu 11, City 6; Tauwhare 3, Leamington 3. Third Grade. —City 5, High School 3. WHANG AREI. Juniors. —Horahora 3, beat Maungakaramea 0; Old Boys beat High School 0; Portland 20, beat Railway o. Third Grade.—Horahora 24, beat High School B 0; Portland 8, beat High School A 6. Faurth Grade.—High School A 3, beat High School B 0; High School D 3, beat High School C 0. MORRIN S VILLE. Findlay Cup.—Morrlnsville 0, drew with Waipa 0. • Junior Reps.—Morrinsville 11, drew with Waipa 11. THAMES. Birch Cup.—Thames 11, beat Coromandel 0. Tries were scored by Moran, Harrison and Lomas, conversion by Winder. Juniors.—College Old Boys 9, beat Waihl Athletic 0. GAMES IN THE SOUTH. WELLINGTON. Poneke 23, beat Hutt 8. Athletic 9, beat Oriental 3. Varsity 14, beat Wellington 3. Old Boys 14, beat Marist 5. 1 Petone 17, beat Berhampore 11. SENIOR B. | Athletic 13, beat Johnsonville 9. Selwj-n 10, beat Training College 8. i Eastbourne 6, beat Porirua 4. Oriental 5, beat Varsity 3. TIMARU. Old Boys 36. beat Cekic 8. ' Zingari 12, beat Temuka 0. ; JUNIOR. Star 11, beat Zingari 3. ! THIRD GRADE. Star A 6, beat Zingari 0. , Star 8, beat Walhi 5. ( PALMERSTON NORTH. ' Old Boys 22, beat Woodvllle 6. Kia Toa 34, beat Western United 5. Feilding 16, beat Eeilding Old Boys 8. IXVERCARGILL. Star 12, drew with Blues 12. Pirates 30, beat Southern 11. WANGANUI. Pirates 18, beat Technical Old Boys 6. Kaierau 17, beat Marist 0. CHRISTCHTTRCH. J Old Boys 32, beat Technical 0. 1 University 6, beat Albion 3. 1 Chrlatchurch 20, beat Linwood 3. c Boys' High School 9, beat Christ's Col- 1 lege 3. ' t DUNEDIN. 1 Alhambra 13, beat University B 0. Southern 18, beat Taierl 3. ' Pirates 13, beat Kaikorai 6. 1 Union 11, beat Dunedln 9. { ITnlversltjr A 21, beat Zingari 6. | LEVIN. v . Country 16, beat Weraroa 3. I Hlo Mai 11, beat Shannon 3. s r [ NEW PLYMOUTH. I | Old Boys 11, beat Tuk»pa 10. i Stratford 38, Mat BMbun 6. \ ' ***** rnMftmouA *. ?