CLUB LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 155, 4 July 1938, Page 16

CLUB LEAGUE.

DEFEAT OF SHORE.

MT. ALBERT KEEP LEAD. SURPRISE WIN BY CITY. The Auckland Hi why League's senior chainph>iis'ii|> was ,i.'i\ aii.-cl a further stage at (';ill.:\v I'.irfc <>!i Saturday, when Mount A!'....it. alter a close and hard match. il.-:'iMi..-,l North Shore by nine

points t" t.'nve. ( ity sprang a surprise by dciial iny I'lmsniiliy by a close margin, New ton |,ad a ele,ii--ut will over Richmond. and Maii.-t had an easy victory Din i,i_r ;;-,. a ■'lei noon the Prime M 0..-1 ■•>. i!,e '!.,,,. M. .1. Savage, i isll<-.| ( ,11 ':.:■., i'a: )... and \\ a < entertained •t .r l.i ■■■ 1. a hy the holies' nodal ii.v-na,.. I.:' mat. ins were: Mount Alb.-i i !i. v. Xorih Shore 3. ( ii\ ... -.. ;',uisoi,l.v ;j. Marist 21. v. Maniikaii ,'{. Newton lii. \ . lii, iiiNund 2. NEWTON'S FINE WIN. Kiclnin.inl were ou I played i.y Newton in li.e riinniii rai-ir. :itiir down I.y lti points in •_', •. , "!i.- I .ru.-ii.l-: 1.11 lie- winning side played liuiii on ion .1 i In-ir - >)■) >i>in-n i s ami i otl.'ed in. Hie il.dde kicks. Tries for .--.-. :■ ,: ■■ . ,-,. ,-. ■:•,.,! I.y 111,111 l.le. Til vllir. '■-. ■■■■■ ;■• : I': .. 0.1. While Sissons .oil '. ■•'■! -d I ' ". K!-l !'■- points eaine froiu p. n:: :.i/ i >i. i i.i in ii.

ONE ClDi'D BUT SPECTACULAR. Alt 1 1. ill.- seo riii!.' was si. led. t lie Maris! M.-i :■ is]..- ; in ich held interest ilii"iiu-h..ui. L.-.-aiis,- of Hip attempts of 1...Hi loams lo open up play in spin- of slippery c.,iii|;ii.,ii-. |i was Marist. however, who found success wish I he... tactics, ami thi'V i.i...1 acoss tic Manukau line with ti suc- ■•■■ -sh.il of s, la- ill.ri- tries. Their speed io.-r.-.-i5,.,! ,1,,,! i,- il,,- s.-coihl half, evil il:..u-_-h pari-- oi ihe li.-1.l were he ( -oinin- a iiu.-iL't.-iire. and il was then that their score -i.a.liiy in.oiiio,]. j-\,r Mirisl tries were Lain..l I.y Ma : i ii.-w s (:: i. IJrotte ( L'). ISrcoil, ll..m. van and Mi, id.-.-h. Shalloon. the i'ortiier I'.ay of I't.-iii.v r. presi-titatlve, scored Manukau's only points. CITY SPRING SURPRISE. Tin- l.i;.' surprise of the day was (riven on >.'.-. - irr-'iin.l. wlnie (iiy sc.ii-.-.I a narrow iin wel! .|i-. rv-.l viet..r\ over l'ousoiihv. Kv.-epi for suihleii I'oiisoiili.v alt icks. which were held off l.i ilim ~f soli,l tacklinjt and .leieniiiti.-.l siiioilii-rhiL'. Ciry held territorial ailviliitnue for I he -feat.-r part of the match. They adipteil ill. ir play spleiuli.ll.v to tile conditions. 11: iihain scored and Kata con-verti-d in the second spell. Ponsonhv's single try —scored I.y Kiley -was not enlivened.