LEAGUE CUP GAMES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 129, 3 June 1929, Page 15

LEAGUE CUP GAMES.

SHORE STILL ON TOP. NEWTON OUTCLASSED. CiTY ACCOUNTS FOR MARISTS POXSOXBY TOO GOOD FOR elleksliE.

Consummate cleverness, artistic circumvention and strategic combination carried Devonport along the road to victory against Newton, when an otf-day crowd of 7000 assembled at Carlaw Park on Saturday to witness the sixth series of League Cup games. In. the curtain-raiser Ponsonby's flair for interplay beat Ellersliej while Maiist were uiiiucky to meet defeat at the Mhds of Citv in ah even but not brilliant oame. Delgrosso waS greatly in the fiiiielight in the Poiisonß'y-Ellerslie encounter for his fatiitlesS kitikiiig, which was a contributing fattor to the Western Suburbs Sidfe'S vifctory; The Eiehmond-Kingsland clash was postponed, owing to the forrilet'S pilgriiii&ge to Hikurangi to illumine more brightly the League torch, which is burning encouragingly in North Auckland. DEVONPORT BEATS NEWTON. Devoiipclrt further .coilslblldatefl their position at the head of the League cliarii; piohsliip ladder by defeating Newtoh by 2-i points tb St. Devonport we,re quick off the mark, and froin the initial kick forced pliiy through the dead ball area. The teams went down to a scrum, and from the ensuing melee A. Scott wound his way acrdss. Simons kicked a great goal. Play was swinging from end to end in electrical fashion, with both, thirteens skirmishing enterprisingly. Y\'hen the city suburbs were besieging, A. Scott received and crbss-kiclieu for L. Scott to turii turtle just after joining in the strategic move. Beattie was on hand, however, td retrieve and dive ncross as he was being tackled. SiihShS cbiild not improve the position. Newton's hopes were raised when Francis, the Indefatigable Newton fdHWird, broke a wily ttiid short-kicked past Simons. It looked like an easy thing, but Francis upset calculations by knocking on with an open field ahead of him. They scrummed a bit, and Kule infringed. C. Dufty was entrusted with the kick, and raised Newton's first {joints. The S{iell ciiiiie itltii the scores unaltered and reading:— Devonport .... i. 8 Neuron ...........i.. t..... 2 Two iliinutes after, the change ov£r Devonport were C: Duft.V; tvho hdd hitherto not been kicking up to form, •frifced off two points of the deficit with a neat angle shot. Devonport S, Newton 4; Newttiri were raided continually.. A different complexion WaS . ptit on the ttlay, however, when Beattie, Seagar dtid Casey charged down the field itt a delightfiil passing bout. At the tft&ltj--fiv6 Hittrk T. O'Leary. received from tlife lodse, swerved out and in to circle near tlie posts. Seagar fcfipped it with a goal. Within the space of a minute Newtdn were hamrii&rlng rtt the other end, arid frOiil & §6hillty C. Dhf ty iliit on two rubre poitlts. The siih set detiiiiteiy bli Nfewtofl S liOpfe& when C. Dufty, shifted to full-back, tried to clear a long-range kick by Sifiißft&, 1118 niiii for touch was feeble, and Beattie, following lib hard, juggled with the ball, and then walked over. The try went unconverted. The seasiders; came again,. Beattie dashing away from the looJe to "send on to L. Sdott. The' fastest fijanin the code stvtihg a pass in-field fbr Scalar, trailing iti support, to accept and run rijnnd behind the posts. The scoref ttflde h bird of thtf extffts. A few minutes before time Itiiifi broke away in Shore's twenty-five and pnSSed t« Beattie. to Ituby, to L. O'Leary, Wlio finished off the movement by dashing over at tlie. cOfiiet. Siitl.diifc. //tiled, ; tbh were not satisfied and added an unconverted try, the game ending: Devonport 24 Xewton .v- ij . • 9 PONSONBY V. ELLERSLIE. nagged football frits ftliich the vnglle when Poflsonby defeated Ellerslie by 24 to Delgrosso opened the Ponies' score with a penalty and then fast following up by Mclntvre saw him charge down a clearing kick by Mays, to go over unopposed. Delgrosso Converted. Tripping by S. Crewther gave Delgrosso another chance, and he again raised the fliigSj Both sides •we ro throwing the ball about, but the handling Wiis vet.v faulty. Httlf-time came With Ponsonby attacking. Ponsonby 9 Ellerslie 0 Oh the resumption Ellerslie attacked . and a good, movement by the rearguard, sftw I piay transferred tci. Pons.Ohby s twenty-five. SHiCCess came Ellerslie's way wll£ri Ollifi wriggled his way across, and converted it himself. Ellerslie were now putting more vigour into their play, and a movement coilimfciiced by Olliff saw Ellerslie backs in combination, but they had bad luck. Htitt flicked up from the loosd, put in a good run along the line and 'went over, while the Ellerslie team lodkjjd on ( the latter expecting the linesman- to raise hltf fta£. fibtvever the unexpected happened and a try was awarded. Delgrosso kicked ahotlier goal. Ponsonby now over-ran Ellerslie, Winters going over at the dorner. Delgrosso kicked a great goal from the side lltle. Another score quickly came to the foritfer team, Thompson, cutting in, t.6 add another try near the side-line. Delgrosso converted, this making six gorils from six attempts. The bell rang with the Scores:— Ponsonby .. i 24 Ellerslie 5 Sff. T. Hill was referee. CITY SURVIVE. There were soitie fadlfeal changes in the sides when City and Marists faced each other on Saturday. City commenced to pres3 fit the outset until Hicfeey side-Stepped fhfougli the rlicir. The reds again attacked, and Biirchard had a futile attempt at goal through Clarke being caught offside. Purdy and Brady cleared the subsequent..dhliSer. and the green forwards invaded. Through good work' by Wilson Hall, City turned the tables, and Iverson, snapping up the ball in the loose from fifteen yafd« out slewed f his way through to score between the posts.* L. Barchard converted. After a period of varying but lifeless play, the interval callle with no alteration to the rieore. City 5j Marist 0. Marists, with a man short, hiade_ a strong attempt to capture a try on resuming, Brisbane and Purdy Both going near to it. Clark cleared luckily for the defenders, but Campbell, Marists' full-back, kept City hemmed back. At length Webberley ; and Hadley led the reds into position, and . Hall had a good but unsuccessful shot. The pressure was relieved by Purdy, and Bria j bane dashed away half the field. His cen- ; tring kick, however, went dead. A curious piece of play followed with City on the defensive. Brady and Purdy opened out, but Iverson intercepted, his pass being ftit* tlier .intercepted by Hickey, who fended, and bamboozled Barchard and shot across at the corner. N. Campbell missed. City were attacking at the whistle. City ® Marists a Mr. A. McKubrey was referee. JUNIOR RESULTS. SENIOR B GRADE. Point Chevalier 10, beat Parsell 7. ■Richmond ID, beat Northcote 11. Otahuhu 40, beat Mangere 0. SECOND GRADE. , Ponsonby 9r beat Mount Albert 6. Devonport 16, beat Newton 3. THIRD GRADE. Richmond 28, beat Devonport O. THIRD INTERMEDIATE. . Akarana 28, beat Mount Albert 0. ■ Ivclfionxkei IS, bent 2torih£Ote ft '*

FduhTH bbA^E; City 13; beat iJevoniiort 3. FIFTH GRADE. Richmond 9, beat Devonport 3. Akafdna 4, "BeHt Citfr. 3. Manet 11, beat Kingsland 3. SIXTrf GfiADE. Kortficote io, beat City 5. Kingsland 3, beat Newmarket 0. X-ewton 0, drew with Xorthcote 0. Otahuhu 22, beat Marist 16. Seventh grAde. Otiihuhu iii beat Papdtoeto6 8. games in the south. DUXEDIX. Kaikorai 12, beat Ivaitangata 0. Christian Brothers A 14, beat Pacific 7. Athletic 13, beat Christian Brothers B S. CHRISTCHURCH. Hofiiby 27j. beat Waimairi 9. Sydeiihairt 14, beat Addiiigtbn 4. Marist 5, beat Woolston 3.