Flashes From Saturday's Sport

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 220, 16 September 1940, Page 10

Flashes From Saturday's Sport

Interest Sustained.—With the conclusion of the representative Rugby programme officials of the union will no doubt feel pleased that three teams are still leading for the championship, as this will keep interest sustained until the end of the season. Suburbs fully deserved its win over Xoitli Shore, a.s the team play was much more effective tfhan that of its opponents. The North Shore backs never nettled down to a happy combination, although the forwards played well in all phases and seriously troubled Suburbs in the loose. The losers had plenty of opportunities, and, in spite of a wound defence it was only through lack of finish I hat some of these were not turned to better account. Faults in the Shore inside backs proved costly and frequently allowed the opposition to turn defence into attack.

Brilliance of D. Brady.—Tlic brilliance of IX Brady, .Suburb's second five-eighth, was an outstanding feature of the match, and at least two of Suburbs' tries resulted from his fine play. His speed and cleverness had the opposition nonplussed and he often broke away in incisive burets. Brady is also ar. ideal team player. His attacking and defensive qualities eliown Lu the match suggest that he is the best necond five-eighth in the Dominion bo-day. His brother, Charlie, was also well in the picture in the half-back role. He defended stubbornly and was also clever on attack, one of his efforts lead inn to a try.

Off His Own Bat.—]seiore the Wellington match at Athletic Park on Saturday B. \V. Hare had kicked f>3 of the *,« points scored by Auckland in the seven previous representatives matches, in which the opponents of the blue and whites had registered only 57. When Hare opened the scoring at Wellington with a potted goal his tally of 57 for the season at that stage (liu converted a try later in the game) time equalled the aggregate scores of Auckland's eight adversaries. The final position for the season is that Auckland ran up 131 point* against 07 by the opposition, and. Hare nerounted for ")!) of his sidesscore—quite like some of hie cricket efforts tor the tirst of Poneou.by-Balmoral'a two senior Xl.'e, of which Hare is skipper.

A Solid Five-eighth.—Fielding No. 2 for University at Tahoroto Park on Saturday was W. J. D. Minogue, and it was not his fault that Takapuna won by a margin ot eight points. Both on attack and defence he was 'Varsity's best back, and a brilliant opening he made in the first spell for J. Kirkland looked like producing a try, but the right-winger was praseed a few yards from the line and the ball went astray aa lie flung it haphazard m the act of falling. Minogue is a promising all-round siwrtsman, and at lakapuna Grammar School he was in both the senior XV. and XI. He was a member of the 'Varsity side which last summer won the Auckland Cricket Association e senior B championship "Des " , K- !l S on m oi Ll J " Mi n<*«e, the well-known .North Shore golfer

T«k»n.?n« SnK We S foundation player of the dntSE. fiSii ' £• M ? Ne "- was th e best forward s«\ii£SSv £? »K hen his slde bmt 'Varsity on Saturday for the second time this season He served ten years In the navy and was posted t» ™inin Me .h Ve, tT T whlch he has «*U«« lu k Jo I? the senior service to-day. He was ™S.,?S?m ™ w l m,moll Saturday and besides his conspicuous play on the line-out he made the opening which led to W. Anderson scoring Takak ftSJS The Three-quarter Lines.—Raynes, the dashing wo?" W Th? e sam 3d ' ew «nances. but'did sill IS, ™. .Si?. 1 * ?* w °* Oraham. centre. ?i!£. thmn mpe i ed , to « ptay most,y a defensive madP i Sif'Th L »« or <l. back row forward, retSd iniSin 1 r°l the winet when Robertson retired injured. Le Long. Suburbs wins foatnr«< «n feveral bright dashes and wS hard to su£? while Margison, centre, was prominent on attack and chimed in well in these movements. "™*™ eh»t""?i ~!ll J? ff Ft Garae.—Stancich, the North was solid, but the pair lacked speed and understanding as an attacking unit, o! Sheehan who ZSVHtff.* 1,, - Xull - ba6k P 08 1 "0, - kicked too q •''•"'■eiit Forwards.—Prominent among the Suburbs pack was Chiswell, who was always with «h e J&£ an 2 55 ored a tr y M a reiuH Morgan Shadbolt and Matthews also played well but the i^l2? 1 was 'ncltned to be too S&sh, and SSSft "»' L ,1 ?" worinc chance as a result 32**' . ' .K Bh s ehan> SPeleht and Martin were SiSS&J 0 th iA ore ln tne North shor e PMk, which deserved a better reward for its good work

SarprUlar Marcln.—Training College scored a win over Technical by 11 points, whirhwil a surprising margin. Play was of a swappy nature Butler, nrst nve-elehth, and Kingston iulLhm-ir r e S?«J r °^ ,nent V, neve? functioned & a team. Some fine lineout work for ttu» ftim-nrni was dene by Montgomery. In the College ™ ??"n? Bfd8 f d can « lnto th * limelight by scoring iI»H ta team's 14 points with some good goalU*«»! A good forward, he was too much Inclined, however, to become an extra back. Junior PUyii Well.—D. KeDy. a promoted Junior S}r*.V,S erlln,t d !f pla ? at *Wl-back forOtihSto" His tackling was deadly and his fielding and lini kicking excellent Sorensen, Marlst's fuf'bSck had his kicking boots on, and the harder the uniS »~ " P ™ H " &E^SSg. neSt »5S F r ssss- ass

LEAGUE. Banham's Last Game.— ln the five-eighth line for Mount Albert, in the match against North Shore, the captain of the S a i i - , Banham » Played his last game in Auckland, at least for the season, ae he is to return to Australia. Banham has been \one or the beet constructive players in Auckland League football, eure-handed, subtle in hie movements, and a genius for making the play for hie other backs In the 1937 season Banham was hailed as one of the outstanding backs in Sydney, but he missed inclusion.in the 1938 Australian team which went to England. Then Banham came to Auckland as a player-coach. j and in the 1938 season played for both the City and Xorth Shore teams. Last seaeon he linked up with the Mount Albert team and later was chosen a« vice-captain to go to England with the New Zealand representative League team, which, owing to war conditions, played only two matches in the homeland. This season Banham lias rendered jrren 1 service to Mount Albert, and his style of open play and the true League conception of passing the ball instead of kicking it hae been an inspiration to otL".r League backs. It is" uncertain whether Banham will return to Auckland football, where he hae given excepj tional service in demonstrating' that the I best League football is a handling ■ game and not an up-and-under, haphazard sort of affair.

Representative Maori Back.—Playing his first League game, S. Jackson appeared with the M inukau senior side in the game (against Papakuia at Oarlaw Park. He was j included among the forwards, and was prominent all through bhe game. Jaokeon represented Hawke'e. Bay a 6 a Rugby player, rilling forward and full-back positions, from 1930 to l!)3i). He was a member of the Maori Agricultural College senior team, and is also a representative Maori Hliffby All Black, as he toured Fiji with the native team in 1038. He is a brother of K. .lackson, an All Black representative, While another brofher, Wirepa Jackson, was an Kast Coast Maori representative, who also went to Fiji with the native team. Sehvyn Jackson, who ie in camp with the Maori reinforcements at Papakura, played Rugby with W. Mait'aira, the City League forward, in Hawke'e Bay for three years. City's Good Effort.—City did well to hold Richmond, the season's champion, to a margin of six points. At the same time, however, it was apparent that City fielded a very solid pack and its backs were only a shade below the standard of the champion rearguard. The game was clean, fast and open, with plenty of spectacular movements to provide thrills for the crowd. City opened the scoring and held Richmond in both back and forward play to the end of the first half, when the red and 'blacks had an advantage of five points. Throughout the second spell it was a case of fast scoring, Richmond rattling on 24 points, while City responded with 13 points. It was inspiring football. As usual Solomon was the pivot of the Richmond attack* and the play by Tittleton, Furnell, Graham and Williams was of a very high standard. Devine and Davis were always prominent in the forwards. For City Simpson, Hughes and C Gould played a sound game in the back division, and Clarke gave his usual sound display at full-back. Jackson, Thompson and W. Mataira were outstanding in the forwards.

Big Scoring General.—High scoring ruled at Carlaw Park on Saturday, when eight teams were engaged in the Koope Kooeter competition. Despite a big effort by North Shore, it was unable to cope with Mount Albert, which showed good all-round form and had the better of a hard and fast game. Ponsonby owed its victory over Marist to a great rally and spectacular scoring run in the second half of the game. Papakura finished four pointe ahead of Manukau, and .Richmond, in a higlj-ecoring match, had a margin of eight points over City. ' Ponsonby Rally.—One of the bright things at Carlaw Park on Saturday was a great rally by Honsonby in its match against Marist. Ponsonby was four points down at halfway, and the outlook for it was not bright. Then came the kind of inter-play that Ponsonby Is capable of at times. The ball was thrown about in carefree way, and three converted tries came in rapid succession. It was a scoring run which made Ponsonby sure of victory- A. Kay converted the three tries. Blley In Form.--Although lie has played but little this season 8. Blley was one of the best Ponsonby backs In that club's match against Marist. He showed dash and speed in attack and was always up with the play. He has been one of the best League backs In Auckland for a number of seasons, and has represented the Dominion on different occasions. On Saturday he played three-quarter, and showed up in incisive attack and ability to link with the mercurial Kay who'played Inside him at five-eighth. V. Stott Gathers Points.—Verdun Scott gathered most of the points which the North Shore team accumulated against Mount Albert. He placed three beautiful penalty goals, and then for good measure went over the Mount Albert line for a solo try of particular merit. He got nine of the 14 points that Shore gathered. Plenty of Fnll-backs.—North Shore had in its team, wMch met Mount Albert on Saturday, three players who have specialised .in full-back play. The full-back for the day was L. Symons, who served Shore well in former seasons, but who has been in Wellington football for some time, until his recent return to Auckland. It meant that two other proved full-backs, J. Smith and V. Scott, both New Zealand representative players had to be accommodated in the three-quarter line Fortunately for Shore, both Scott and Smith are of the versatile order, and capable of playing well in various positions in the back division. HOCKEY.

Auckland Two Up On Waikato.—After Auckland had scored the opening goal in the representative hockey match against Waikato, at Hamilton on Saturday, the local XI. equalised and "one all" was called at half-time. In the second spell Auckland rang on three more goals bo another by Waikato. The home side was still "in the hunt" at 3 —2, but Auckland's defence was equal to all onslaughts, and the visiting forwards finished strongly. Wyatt and Roughton each netted two goak for Auckland, Perrebt performing a like service for the losers. Devonport Shield Points.—With three matches decided in the Auckland Hockey Association's Heronport Shield • competition United and Somerville share the leading position with six points each. St. Luke's follow just one point behind, while University A and Albertians are equal with four points to their credit. Grammar Old Boys have yet to record a win. New Rule.— The new penalty corner rule that provides for only the goalkeeper being between the posts when the shot is being taken, was introduced into local hockey on Saturday. While some enthusiasts expected this alteration to prove nioro severe, such was not the case. The only team to score well from the penalty was United, through the agency of H. Jones, who notched three goals. The rule does away with the crowding that took place and gives the goalkeeper a clear view of the striker. It will be interesting to see the results as the season progresses. iiSiV*" ,, *! , . ? hln «»— I" the evenly-contested Albertians-Trainlng College hockey match at Hobson Park it was the consistent play of Kelsey the Albertians , centre-half, which was the highlight of the match. This player's sound defence was the means of repeatedly repelling the teachers' onslaughts, and he cleverly varied the line of attack for his forwards to catch the opposin* defence out of position. fw ° Bother Substitutes for Goalie.—When St. Lukes nad wins over Grammar Old Boys and Training College in the two rounds of the Devonport Shield competition A. Appleby. who usually ?Says fullback donned the goalies pads in substitution for his brother Ed., who was playing in the representative match at Hamilton He put up a fine performance, his anticipation enabling him to make some clever saves, with the spectacular use of his feet to clear some hot shots. K. Lawry Outstanding.—Although Grammar Old Boys suffered defeat in both its Devonport Shield games, it was not through any fault of K Lawry who regularly plays in the key position. Perhaps the fittest man en the ground, he proved the mainstay of the defsnee, for with his cleve™anticinatlon and pace he seemed to always be on the ■pot whenever any trouble ni -UmwUnin*.

SOCCER. Soccer Championship Open.—Aβ a result of Comrades' victory by 3 goals to 1 over Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys, the soccer championship is still left in a very open and interesting state Comrades has played on<_. frame lews than Mount Albert (jiamniar and is now one point behind them. The big surprise in Saturday's frames was sprung by Eastern Suburbs, who defeated Thistle by (i goals to 2 This is a complete reversal of the previous week's form when Suburbs was defeated by Mount Albert by 11 goals to 1, and Thistle boat Comrades in the combined Falcon Cup semi-final and championship match 'by 3 fjoals to 1. Onehunga also showed an improvement on recent form when it drew with Y.M.C.A. 4 goals each in an exciting contest »t Onehungn, while Ponsonby always had the bettor of the game with Abels', which was played as the curtain-raiser at Blandford Park and finally resulted in a victory for Ponsonby by 4 goals to 1.

Eastern Suburbs Surprise.— One of the moet surprimng wins of tlie season was the six-goal to two victory of Eastern Suburbs over Thistle. The latter played only ten men, but their usual snnppy forward play was missing, and they did not seem to be able to settle down to the conditions, with a high wind ranking ball control difficult. The young Suburbs front line, ably led by R. Welch, who by the way got three clever goals, worried the opixwing defence by their quickness on the ball. For a brief period in the second spell it looked as though Thistle would pull the game out of the fire, Newt, who came on for this spell, filling the right wing gap capably, and the Thistle vanguard was playing all over their opponents. Suburbs, however, got another grip on the game and added two more goals to put the issue beyond doubt. N Collings Gilbert and R. Welch were in the linienght in the Suburbs front line, with Cowje, Krause and Dickey the mainstay of the back division. Fairs, Orr and Morris bore the brunt of the defensive and attacking work in the Thistle rearguard. Caisley, Wiseman and Newt all worked hard a.s an attacking force witih indifferent success. The absence of Woods and l>iinisni!ire proved a severe handicap to Thistle.

Finctaam In Fine Fettle.—Fincham. Comradescentre half, was again in excellent form He was always in the thick of the fray and was U-J 0 ™ Z 1 s ' ren S th to hj s side In both defence S?,st£ ttack - .He »as ably supported by Healy and Matthews the trio playing right on top of the Old Boys , . forwards and giving them very few opportunities. Riggans and McKennamade a safe pair of backs, while Yearbury played a good game in goal. th^ ,- fr ra i" cls, f U L Forward •— M Francis was again ■the brains of the Comrades' vanguard He scored two of the three goals for his side and was easily the best forward on the field. His tSt e V WaS a Cle ii; er one - wnen he took a Iree "y. }° S^ e ba " hlt the crossbar and ~n , n nrt in i,° f Pl t a h y - "I WaS Vel " y faSt t0 up. and met the rebound with a header to beat Yeomans. Comrades' other goal was scored pLn4 f f IS - J ho got his nead t0 a cross f ">m Evans to give Yeomans no chance. Veteran Reappsnrs.— J. Cowie the ex-AiirlrlnnH representative goalkeeper, turned out in the ter full-back position for Eastern Suburbs and made hu J?rtf ence t J elt - hi f Powerful cleartnl keSptal his side on the attack and materially paving th" Thl, J? a h 'l Bu 5P victory- over Thistle' T £m 8 H « blt i off the mark - the opposing trout Uα* found him s difficult man to pw.

Teomana Brilliant.—Yeomans, the ex-Navy cus-1 todian, again gave a brilliant display in the Mount Albert goal, and but for his safe keeping the Comrades forwards, who were right on top of their form, would have had a larger score to their credit. Speed and Sims had a very busy afternoon, and both backs played well. Speed making several fine clearances when hard pressed. Ward and Hutchinson were the pick of the half line, while Needham, Pyvie and Hopkinson were conspicuous in the forwards. Hopklnson scored for the Old Boys. Fyvie , * Last Club Game.—Fyvle. Mount Albsrt Grammar brilliant inside left, played his last game for his club on Saturday. He leaves next SaturI day week to Join the R.A.F. Pyvie has played for the Old Boys for several seasons, and always been one of their most prominent players. He has also represented Auckland on numerous occasions, and he will make his last appearance next Saturday at Blandford Park In the Auckland team to meet Canterbury in the English Trophy Challenge match. His numerous followers wish him the best of luck and a safe return. , Flyjer Scores Four Goals.—Flyger. Ponsonby's centre forward, certainly had his shooting boots on in the curtain-raiser against Abels at Blandford Park. He scored all four goals for his side and played an outstanding game. Dowler made some nice runs on the right wing and put over I some good centres. Blackie was the pick of the i ; half-back line, and Hacgett and Zeibell were sound as backs, while Gavan was safe in the | I Ponies goal. Robinson scored Abels' goal Bnd I played a good game on the right wing. Ekman ; i also showed to advantage at inside left. C. I j Ekman was Abels' best defender, and played a I I solid game at right back, while Cameron was in good form In goal and could not be blamed for any of the goals registered against him. Y.M.C.A. Draws Again.—By winding up all square with Onehunga on Saturday Y.M.C.A experienced its seventh draw of the season its other championship points being gained from one victory. N. Bennett celebrated his final appearance before his departure for England with two ' goals, this being the fourth successive Saturday I on which he has accomplished this feat. Filline I a vacancy on the right wing was J. Herbert i director of Y.M.C.A. outdoor activities, who was playing his first game in seniors for several ' years. Onehunga's fine recovery was mainly due to B. Lindsay, captain and centre-half, who exploited a strong following wind with long, hieh Kicks, one of which was directly responsible for the equalising goal. ROUND THE LINKS. HAWKE'S BAT TITLE. The Hawke's Bay provincial amateur . golf championships played at Waiohiki (Napier), resulted in a win for E. S. Toogood (Gisborne). who accounted for A. A. Sinclair. 4 and 2. in the final. Other semi-flnalists were K. S. Glendinlng i »nd H. J. LongstaS. Toogood played in A tick-I land a few seasons ago, being a member of the I Auckland Club. AMERICAN AMATEUR TITLE. j In one of the worst routs in the history of I the tournament. R. Cnapman won the American' amateur golf title, defeating J. McCuUough, 11 and 9. in the final. In the semi-final. Me~ulloiigh beat Ray Billows (runner-up last year), 5 and 3, and Chapman beat Wehrie 3 and 2.