SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 161, 10 July 1928, Page 14

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

MOUNT ALBERT TURN THE TABLES

CHAMPIONS OP THE PAST.

Delighted yelling by the Mount Albert Grammar barrackcrs greeted the school's win over Sacred Heart College on Saturday. It was a victory well earned. Earlier in the season the college fifteen had beaten the light blues by a margin of 16 points, but the vastly improved form displayed by Mount Albert in the return game allowed them, to turn the tables in winning, according to the score board, by six points to nil. Strictly speaking, however, Grammar's win was only a three-point one, as their single try was allowed by the referee by mistake, he not having seen the linesman's flag go up when the light blues were pressing home the attack that brought the score. In the first match it was chiefly the lighrt blues' defence that was at fault, but there was not much, wrong with their tackling on Saturday*. Mount Albert played like a different team, their forwards battling well and their backs handling the ball with surprising confidence, considering the greasy nature of the ground. Mount Albert Grammar have a good forward pack, as was proved when the team beat King's College in a Blush battle three weeks ago, and the light blues were in fine form on Saturday. Fraser, Barn father, Newdiek and Brownlie were a hard-working quartet, but the others were not far behind them. The backs showed themselves a speedy lot, with Spence perhaps the best player on the field. This lad started off the season in the full-back position, but was brought up to play behind the scrum when Vivian was injured in the match against Hamilton High School at Hamilton. Throughout the game he was continually prominent, doing good work both in attack and defence. Franich defended well and was always there when Sacred Heart became dangerous. Hook played a lively game in the centre of the three-quarter line, and proved that! his brothers do not possess all the j football ability of the family. I Sacred Heart were unable to settle ■ down as well as usual, and it was an j inability to finish off their movement- j that prevented them from scoring. Mc [veown was outstanding among the for- | vards, being always there to worry the j jrammar players. Redwood, too, played J i sterling game. Hura, on the right | iving, did not get as many opportunitie> ! is the Sacred Heart supporters would iiave liked, for he is a determined player ivith the weight to get him over when invwhere near the line, but he kept his man busy when he got the ball. McDonald, however, was the best of the ?ollege backs on the day, his play being he brightest patch in the team's perfornance. As was expected, Auckland Grammar scored a comfortable win again&t St. Stephen's, so that they and Mount Albert are still only one point behind King's College, last season's champions. The final games in the competition should be worth going a long way to see. Delving into past Rugby hietory, one finds that for the seven years from 1896 to 1902 Auckland Qjammar School were the undisputed secondary school champions. In 1903 and 1904 St. John's Collegiate School topped the list, but in 1905 Grammar were again the leaders, sacred Heart fielded the winners in 1905, but Grammar cropped up again in the following year. In 1908 and 1909 King's College scored their first wins, bat in 1910 and 1911 the maroons had to again give place to Grammar. In 1912 the honours were divided between King's and Grammar and then the blues started on a long run of successes, holdincr the championship from 1913 to 1918 inclusive. In 1919 and 1920 King's and Grammar again drew, but the reds had to run second to their old rivals in 1921 and , 1922. King's headed the championship table in 1923, and in 1924 the newlyestablished Mount Albert Grammar School fielded the crack fifteen of the season. The light blues retained the premiership in the following season, but Auckland Grammar added another victory to their long list of successes in 1920. Last season King's fielded a very strong team and went through witn only one loss, and that against a heavier team from Wanganui. This year the nraroons are making a bold bid to retain their position as cock-o'-the-walk, but a single defeat may upset calculations, and their position is not likely to bo assured until very .near the end of the season. REP. FORWARD SUSPENDED. Tlli: i 1 ' "N'fXG ATTITUDE AFTER GAME. GISBORXE, Monday. At :i -ii'M-ting of the Management Committee of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union this evening Cf. Carrington, a well-known representative forward, was suspended for the remainder of the season. A referee, Mr. C. Young, reported that during a match for the Coronation Cup on Saturday lie quietly warned Carrington for rough play. After the match Carrington adopted a threatening attitude, and repeated the offence later in the evening in the presence of members of both teams, even going so far as taking off his coat. One ineml>er of the union, who was present at the last-named incident, said he con-idered Carrington's attitude disgraceful. WAIKATO REPS. MORRINSVILLE. this day. The Waikato team to play against Tnrami ki at on Thursday has been selected as follows: Full-back, S. Thomas (Morrinsvllle) ; three-quarters. P. Quin (Waipa). J. Vosper (Matamata). M. Anderson (Morrlnsville) ; five-eighths. K. Fitzgerald (Hamilton), R. Kemp (Hamilton); half, Tuck (Hamilton): rover, Kay (Waipa) or W. Bourke (Cambridge) ; forwards. Boneham (Hamilton), Brough (Hamilton). D. Bourke (Cambridge), F. Thomas (Morrinsville). E. Holmes (Waipa), A. Cameron (Mnr rinsville). Ensor (Xlatamata). Reserves : Backs. Collins (Hamilton), Wilkes j (Waipa) : forward. A. Hayes (Matamata). The team varies in several respects from that which played Auckland. Courtney is not available. A. Cameron replaces his brother Colin, while Ensor is in for Christie. The team will play the King Country reps, at Te Kniti on Saturday on their retnrn. GAMES IN THE PROVINCE. WAIUKU. The first match for the championship of the" Franklin Association took place on Saturday, when Manukau met and defeated Waiuku by 13 points (two converted tries by Short and Wilson, and a penalty goal by Cossey) to G (two penalty goals by Kearey;. It was a fairly even game. During the first half Manukau had the better of the scrums, whilst Waiuku had the adrantage in the lineouts. In the second half, Waiuku had more of the ball than their opponents. Fur Manukau. Cossey at five-eighths, played a great game, whilst for Waiuku, Hickey anu McGarvey were the best. MORRINSVILLE. Walton 6, beat Ilimiera 0: I'atetera defaulted to Matamata: Wardville 12, beat Waliaroa 0. Tlvrd Grade. —Patetere 9, beat High School 0; Matamata U, beat Wardville 0.