AT ONEHUNGA.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 96, 24 April 1928, Page 17

AT ONEHUNGA.

1 hough they sustained their second defeat Ponsonby are not likely to be disconcerted by the fact. Their encounter with Onehunga was not without lessons for them. The city side have the nucleus of a strong side, and it was a pity that on Saturday they were without Wright at centre-half. Two juniors, Potts and Wilson, were on trial at left-half and outside-left respectively, and neither should be dropped at first asking. Onehunga have a lot to thank Cummings for. The Thistle reserve of last season performed convincingly in goal, and should fill a much-felt want. Otherwise the Manukau side was the same as on the previous .Saturday, and their display leads to the expectation that Onehunga will be the Waterloo of more than Ponsonby this season.

In last week's notes it was stated that no junior team had risen to the senior ranks and heralded their appearance with a sensational victory. But quite innocently if appears, an injustice was done to at least one old and favourablyknown team—now alas, defunct —which made history in Auckland. The deceased, Everton, have the unique record of having played their way up from the lowest grades to the-highest with almost an unbeaten record, and of having preserved an enviable reputation in the highest grade.