SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 136, 12 June 1939, Page 15

SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

SACRED HEART IN LEAD.

As the result of Saturday's matches in the Auckland secondary schools' championship. Sacred Heart College Is In the lead by one point from Auckland jind Hire" from Mount Albert Grammar Scl 1 iSa.-n-d H.-ari li.ivIng beaten Mount Albert 11—.; the urvviuiii week).

It Is not often that two senior Raines are played on one -round, hut this happened at Mountain ItoHd, when Takiipmm Urn ininiir Si 1 1 defVateil Seddoil .Memorial 'Jeeliiilrnl rollcge, «■ .:, a lid la«t year's clianipioii XV. (.Mount Albert Grammar Si-Knoll, wi'ii' lucky to Ret out of their contest with Auckland Crnmiuar School — a six p.ilnt draw—cspc i;illv as Tucker, their liest forwnrd had to retire injured hall" w.i.v through the. second spell.

Tnkapuua led at half-time, n try bv r>. liidilli! (forward). T-. Woodheiid (forward), eipiallsed with a (ry midway through the necond upcll. only to Bee W. I). ("Jim") Tilchener, a few minutes later give Takupuna its winning try, <J - :;. The scrumhalf had played a line RniiK , . and after the interval he combined well with 1 , . Winhita Ulm flvn-rlKlithi. The Maori boy made the run of the ma tc-li Just before time wax called, racing from pnMt half-way. There wan treat disappointment and sympathy wheu he lost grasp of the slippery ball in failing to the ground to claim what should have been a certain try.

H. Aiuoore (wing three-quarter) drew first blood fur Mount Albert when lie followed a kick by Shaw to bustle two defenders nnd touch down in the corner. Auckland had been outclassed up to this stage, but from the time that K. V, Cottrell (first tiru-elghth) broke through after a passing bout, from a scrum In Mount Albert's the Auckland side dominated the game. This made the score 3—3, and as there was a strong wind blowing the odds were against Mount Albert, as Auckland had the breeze behind them in the second ■pell. When E. Kay (the best man on the field) early made an opening for C. L. St. Cieorgc (wing three-quarter) to take the ball one-handed for a brilliant try, few gave Mount Albert any further chance. However, D. Carew (five-eighth) made the score r> —6 with a try after the banks had handled and dribbled through when the passing hroke down. Tow arils the end of the match A. Bean (half I had a chance to bring victory to Auckland with a penalty kick, but the hall was then too heavy. Finally Kay was thrown out at the corner flag after another spectncular run, and time was then called at "six all."

Mr. S. G. Yeomnn bad control of both the Mountain Komi gnnieg.

At Klchinond Road Sacred Heart College thanks to a try by Puggan (front row) led King's College nt half-time 3—o. Hollo made It nil square with a penalty goal, and a draw appeared likely when, five minutes from "no-side" Maxwell. the Sacred College half-back scored a try on the blind side. Mr. C. C. Roberta was referee.