TRAINING COLLEGE BEATS WELLINGTON TEACHERS BY 8 TO 3

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 193, 16 August 1941, Page 18

TRAINING COLLEGE BEATS WELLINGTON TEACHERS BY 8 TO 3

The annual sports tournament between Auckland and Wellington Teachers" Training Colleges was practically completed yesterday, when the home sides were unbeaten on the day. Tile Auekl.indeis won the Kiig'uy B— H, and tiio women s hotkey w Mile the Sac-err maleii played at lipsom ended in a three-goals draw. There was a packed grandstand in the afternoon for tlie llirgby content at■Kden Park, and the weather was tine tor the game alter a heavy shower ear'ier had made the field slippery, despite which there was some bright foot>oail. Wellington had the better of the opening stasis. but aiter hah an hour's plav 15. Fane Icentre) broke away at midfieid. and aitlioutih he was forced to drop the ball a few yards from the goal-line. I. A. J. Butler (c.i.ptain and second live-eighth) picked it up to .-core behind the 00.-ts. I.'. A. converted, -lust in-iore ha'i-tinie W O'Donmll. a Wellington forwaid. kicked a tine penalty coal, from a muchly patch, where he had made a couple of other exc-ellent shots with the heavy ball.

The Wellington kicks li.nl given a disappointing display, and in the second s-pcil the No. 1 five-eighth. X. Wi'liams. continued to in-pat* to tho half-back '!'. Edmonds, and seldom allowed tiio ball to reach the three-quarters. Nearly every pas..* was forwaid. too. ami from several oi the Hitims \V. .). .lolmsann. with his dive-passes. L -o'. the A tif!:I:ilnl nar-tiald into action. It was another individual efTott, however, which br.imjln the final «coie. Butler making a jink.v run i'iiuii halt-way to near the comer Ha_' '-.r his second try. whieh Kingstone i-.m!.| not improve.

One of the features of the match was the inability of the Auck an \ i cpr escrrtative -.ving-threequai toi s. K. G. Hogu'.--, to get .properly jroing. Some oi the passes to him from the centre wore tu.t late, and aipart from that his opponent. A. I)>ak played well up and always brought HoggM down, or lushed him into touch.

Perhaps the bet game of the dav wa* that played by J. Whatman. tj.> Auckland first five-eighth, who placed for Canterbury College last season. He t.»ok and sent on his passes unerringly. And only Kingstone gave a better disip'av of linefinding kicks. Kingston? and also the Wellington fullback. B. Mitaira (a cousin <»f H. Mat lira, the 1934 All Black in Australia i once made brilliant solo efforts, an I both figured in a couple of passing rushes. Mr. J. Flett was referee. The Soccer Match In the Soccer match Wel'inu'tim .-cored early from an angle shot by Green. A penalty goal by Fulton, for Auckland, equalised the scores. A goal by Morrcll fo'lowed and Auckland led 2 - 1 at ha'fti'me. Shortly after the resumption Rendle goaled for Wellington and a little later Simpson put Wellington in the lead. Aifter many exciting rallies by l>oth si !es Mom-ell added a jroal for the home side, mnkin« the final score 3-aIl. Goals for Auckland in the Indies' h.x-key match were scored bv M Coldham CI R Grove and H. Mc-Cutchnn. Miss Donaldson netted for Wellingtoir. On Thursday Auckland had won the men's hotkey 4-2. while Wel'mnton beat Auckland at basketball, 21 -20.