SPEEDY BACKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1937, Page 11

SPEEDY BACKS.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

PONSONBY MEET MARIST.

FOURTH SERIES TO-MORROW

Two eete of speedy and spectacular backe will oppose each other when Ponsonby meet Mariut in the star attraction of the Rugby day at Eden Park to-morrow afternoon. The standard of play in the senior championship hag improved each Saturday, and with the fourth series scheduled for to-morrow further fast and interesting games are expected. With three wins to their credit, Poneonby expect to march on to another victoTy when they play Mariet. Supporters of Mariet, however, believe that their pack can told Ponsonby and that their backs, led by the two representative five-eighthe, Curtayae and Cooney, -will be faet and clever enough to carry the day. University and Technical College Old Boys will provide the curtain-raiser. Both sidee play open football and throw the ball about in attractive manner. On the Showgrounds oval Training College meet Manukau, and Training College are hopeful of being the first team to Tower Manukau's colours. G-iafton, who with Ponsonby and Manukau, head the championship table, play Otahiihu at Sturgee Park, and Otaihuhu are always a very hard team to beat on their home field. One of the most improved eidee in the I competition, North Shore, meet College j Riflee at Devonport and a keen and interesting match is anticipated. Championship table:— Points Ch. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts Graf ton 3 3 — — 10fi 30 6 Ponsonby .... 3 3 — — 72 27 6 Manukau .... 3 3 —- — 40 22 6 Otaliuliu . 2 2 — — 29 16 4 Marist s 1 2 — 46 64 2 Technical .... 3 1 2 — 26 41 2 Grammar 3 1 2 — 19 40 2 University 2 1 1 — 11 21 2 Train. College .2 — 2 — 24 53 — College Rifles .3 — 3 — 20 65 — North Shore .. 3 — 3 — 31 45 — Teams to take the field to-morrow: — POXSONBY. Senior.—Hook, Ramsay, Donaldson. Carter, Hay, D. Solomon, Frankham, Evans, Bond, Kerr-Taylorj W. Knight, F. Solomon, Sidford, Johnston, Fraser. MARIST OLD BOYS. Senior. —Molloy, O'Brien, Logan, BellBooth, Cooney, Curtayne. Irvine, Conway, Toye, Hadley, Ktrton, Rosenfeldt, Carroll, Bailey. Barry, McHugh, Sullivan, Butler. Senior B.—McDonald, Lnwson, McCaoe, Christopher, Milne, Crozler, Scholium, Tallin, Stitt, Hadley, Ryan, Skinner, Sneddon, Porteous, Sullivan, Peterson. Stanaway. Intermediate.—To catch 2 p.m. boat for Devonport. GRAFTOX. Senior.—Paton, Johnson, Prentice, Dick, Killeen. Pearman, Arkle, Tannahill. Passmore, Russell, McLean, Guilds, Mills. Anderson, Bunting, Burgess, Gable, Cleave, Morley. Intermediate Boys.—Meet Astor Hotel, Symonds Street, at 12.45 p.m. UNIVERSITY. Senior.—Bush. Hayman. Martin. Carnachan, Cornes, E. C. Cooney, Reid, Foreman, Thomas, Caldwell, Morgan, Lange, Armitage, Davidson. Medhurst. MANUKAU ROVERS. Senior. —Littlejolin, Schubert, Anderson, Stone, Boyce, Whittle, Beer, Longley, Pearce, Moir, W. Smith, R. McLean, Skipper, C. McLean, McGuire, Wiklund, 11. Grant, Godfrey. Senior B. —Elliott, Helghway, M. McKenzie. Short, G. Halford, Hankins, HattielU, Whiting, W. Halford, Buchanan, Langton, Bree, Harley, Henrickson, O'Keefe, Beaumont, Beitz, Co'idon, Jackson. NORTH SHORE Senior.—Cocks. Marshall, Goodwin, MeKinley, Jessup, Gipson, C'ato, Speight, MeXeill, Castaing, Massey, Titshall, Burgess, McCarthy, Cunningham, Galloway, Saunders. Lane, Browne. Bxler. Senior B.—Michie, Kelly. Robertwn. McCarthy, Jalfon, Sainty, Mclnnle, Jones, Lydford, Sheehan, LaiijrforU, Henderson. Perkins, Bush, Branch, Kainey, Moss, Watkins. Intermediate. —Meet Ferry Building at 12.45 p.m. Fifth Grade.—Meet at Domain. 1.45 p.m. COLLEGE RIFLES. Fourth Grade. —Meet top of Symonds Street, 2 p.m.

N.S.W. REVENGED.

SYDNEY, Thursday. After drawing 17 — 17 at Brisbane on May 1, and beinjf defeated !i —3 in a second game there on Monday week, the N.S.W. Rugby team yesterday vanquished Queensland. The score was 21—11.