FLASHES FROM SATURDAY'S SPORT

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 200, 25 August 1941, Page 4

FLASHES FROM SATURDAY'S SPORT

RUGBY Wiles and Mills Shine.—Auckland led I aran.iki •> -,'i at huh'-t 11110 in the game at .New I'hinoulli, and went 011 to win by •i poinlf, to 0. Tries won; registered by I>ou:'Im! (1101 ;t, r.tnk) and (wing I !hre. '.i| 11 a 1 -1 ."■! 1. iic'th wi>: e converted liy King>ioi,e. who a'so kicked a penalty go.ii. II in opponent in the lull-oack position, J>. "ir.'h 1 hi, «~-e:vd six points from penalty and fartwiight (centre) secured laran.ikis 11 y. 'i he two bct~t men 011 the "'e Auckland centre and cap/'"d the back-row for wa: d lea; urp r? 1 he forinei'.=> plav w s his csc ll.'ut li.n kirez-iip. Maeßae, wnnse •.Mill.; at Xo. "J against Waikato! v.a.s <.i much admire,;, was injured whin k '"'I b.v I'row 11 in the liist few min'7 'ine and he was replaced by 111 insden. I he 'lakapuna colt's tackling H.'-i sound and !ii> ■ nmltiiuil splendidly Wi' , ). 1,r.,<1y. m-,,11,1 fiv.-eighth. Tetzlaff J', u oil tr.inn-iy at. hilt: livan was the best I tront-row forward; and Hull excelled on ' the line-out. 1 si-hnnu' "i" 1 ' 5 ' r),s IP,av:—Although1P ,av :— Although the secondarv ! 5 „ „ malt nes played at Eden Park dtd not I jy asure up m some respects t.o past contests Or',nJsir e u f! J' r i n N fT p,vmo ' !t1 ' "nd Auckland , ,h„„ ? u a , tnterest i»« throughout, with mnnih i/int 11! between the teams. Now Plv- . » ' , honours by a try and a penalty .a I fortunate in doing so. as i ? j!?,\° been a better indication of the 11 ~ visitors scored a somewhat simple trv full - bn £k missed the ball tn klckh° '' ne \ , New Plymouth started off xjitn great dash, but Grammar gradually settled ?na n heia ,h horne forwards fought valiantly and held their opponents in the tight. Both back lines had plenty of chanccs. and. although Grammar came in the final stages with two penetravi"mr,L US r (wh . lch narrowly missed tries), the rearguard was the more impressive on the As a result of its success New Plymouth ahead in the series of matches played Hr' teams. It has won eleven times to drawn* ° ram mar s ten, while one match was Brought™ Impresses—A player who created a ' t°" '1? 'he New Plymouth side was Bioughton. at centre. He showed that he has a l°" n^._^" ow ! edge of Positional play, is neat in all .w * C^ev ® r on attack and quick at covering l efe r° e V n f was a tendency at times to go a shade too far when in possession and thus crowd his wing. Ridland. the full-back showed promise of developing well. His allI^ nd i,«^ ork sound . he is of fine physique and kicks well with either foot. Roper Is a ° !}*? ?P eed and football ability, being good at anticipation, sound on defence and danK'JV? atta^ k - Patterson, Grammar's second K.T?"v!fS. * ma J* 01 ??, da shing runs on attack, but both rearguards kicked too much. a ?, u :^ lf ever a back "ne had a feast or the ball it was the Mount Albert Grammar rearguard against Hamilton High School. The backs, however, failed to function owing to faulty nf S rmpr an a* han ? lin *V ai l d ,? lso to the tendency of Otter, at centre, to hold on and be tackled ? su PP ort offering. The vUiting „ 2 . , ~ advar >tage of these mistakes and 1- s ? u , nd tackling as well helped it on the way to victory, B—3. The most impressive player was Carew on the Mount Albert wing, who scored ' an , d . %vould be very dangerous with »n> thing approaching reasonable chances. Contests —In a chollenge match for the Moascar Cup, Palmerston North Boys' High bv s nnnf? , St , Pa ' rlck ' s College (SUverstream) 1 3 - The annual secondary schools' Sri?ji y tourn ament between Christ's. Wanganui Stiirrtl»? n i Nelson Colleges was commenced on -i f. capl,al clt y- Christ's College beat Wellington College, 6—5, and Wanganui Collpg" defeated Nelson College, 23—0. In the first rurtho" aT'IT a i sden5 den Park Rot °rua High School beat the Auckland Grammar School second fifteen, 9 3. LEAGUE Success.—Tn defeating TJiehtmoiifl bv 1.5 points to 8 at Carlaw Park on Saturday, Manukau proved to be d efinitely superior to its opponent;. Manuowed a lot to the sharpness of its five-eighths, Hemi and Murray. The

former gave a fine exhibition of attacking i'l.iy, making one try for Murray and getting one himself after a run three pai'lfe the length <>f the ground. Shore Extended.—Although beaten by f lightly superior forces, Blount Albert put ui> a good showing against Xorth Shore, uhich was fully cxfende.l in the second half to retain the leading position in the championship. In fact the score, 11—3, was not a true indication of the game. Territorially, Mount Albert had a little advantage, and there is 110 douibt many North fcyhore supporters had anxious ! moment* 'half-way through the second Upell. but lack of finish to attacking moveI mentis went against Mount Albeit. North Shore showed its best' form in the last ten minutes, when Chatham, V. Scott and Greenwood were associated in a sweeping offensive. Verdun Scott, who is on leave from 'J rentham Military Camp, received a knock to his shoulder, and "when moved I Irom centre to the wing many wondered ' why Scott" battled on gamely, -but he was ! plainly hampered by his injury. The i defence of t"he Xorth Shore half-back. Mc- ; Arthur, was faultless, while on attack he I never missed a chance to send out passes j to Clarke and Chatham. Good work by |l. oivle.v. Clements and T/orergan (on the wing), was a feature of the Mount Albert attack. Those colts are improving every game. Carter, at full J l>a<".'k, came through a trying l day with 'honours. Solomon An Absentee.—Owing to injury D. Solomon was unable to play for Richmond, and his place was filled by W. Tittleton. moving in from the centre to partner Webb. On the day the Richmond five-eighths did not do well in attack, and the three-quarter line rarely got the hf: 1 ' Wcb ; h P, lay f d , in , , a " alert and dashing way. but was inclined to kick too much, while Tittleton s best contribution was sturdy defence. * JTW Manukan Player.—Owing to T. Chase rinK . av 2 ab J? P' a y for Manukau that club had to fill his place with W. Martin who irave a splendid display on the wing. He is one of the Manukau forwards, but is a versatile player and seems Just us much at home at wing-three-quarter. Emus in Kicking Form.—Newton undoubtedly owed its win of 15—13 against Ponsonbv to Emus who played an outstanding game in the threetrv frT ,Ko' c paved th e way for at least one J, H second half and he was successful frnm conversions and one penalty goal, all from difficult angles. This is Emus' first vear in h1s to ,U°ef on I Ca n rlaw e pa?k. 6hOWn pr ° mlsc SOCCER Onehunga Knock Off.—After arriving late for the game against Metro-College at the Domain, Onehunga failed to make amends for this bad start. Things got to euch a pitch that one player was twice cautioned and eventually ordered off Thereon the captain informed the referee that he was taking the whole team off This was in the second spell, and so with the score s—l in Metro's favour, Mr. R. C. Brighton left the field. Robinson In Two Games.—Abels and Auckland outside right, Robinson, had a 1 strenuous afternoon. He played for his ! club in the eurtaip-raiser at Blandford ' lark and had a say in two of the goals ! by which Thistle was defeated 3—2. Not < content with this, he then turned out for ' the Auckland Representatives against the ] Army in the main attraction and plaved I a great game. The first Auckland goal ! was the result of a well-placed cross bv ! the outside right, which enabled Masters ' to head into the net.

Welch Makes Good—The Eastern Suburb pivot Pp' M Just "\. ed , hls Inclusion in the Auckland Representative XI. by netting two goals in the last few minutes of the game to give his side i 3—l > against the Army. Welch n hard J same throughout, distributing the i wrii ~ anc * he deserved his success In his ' firs I major game. J** Form —The ex-North Shore right back, Chambers, played at the top ot his form successful in stopping several raids led Auckland left-winger. Chambers' always clean and his clearances „? K V. Or r. at centre half, also played . hs best Barnes and worked like a trojan . throughou: the 90 minutes. "ojan lj&tchard a Brainy Forward.—The Wellington and New Zealand Representative inside-left, Hatchard, who captained the Army side, certalnlv supplied the brains of its vanguard. He com»nrt f 5 r? sly5 ly v l! th Wallace and M. Francis. SSL4 u?,^ ls wing '. with some excellent . Hatchard Is one of the most unselfish gJw Si 1 s 9 ccer - and although he is a great h . e ls , always ready to pass the ball in front of goal if another player is better placed. ,T e A\, Men En °usb.—The Ponsonby v. Eastern o game was keenly contested at St. Heiiers Knniit »£ "? wll l d diagonally across the ground spoilt the play. Ponsonby, although playing only ten men, was superior in team work and positional play, and ran out winners by five goals to nil. On the Ponsonby side Veart. Haggett and Rouse were prominent In the backs. Rutledge proved a thnistful spearhead in the forward line, getting three goals lor his side. He was ably supported by Callaghan and Dowler. With several players absent and a rearrangement of the team to fit in substitutes. Eastern Suburbs was at a disadvantage in team work. Vigorous individual efforts gave the side nearly as much ot the game territorially as their opponents, but the final touch was lacking In front of goal. Cowie was again a tower of strength in goal, and could not be blamed for the shots that beat him. Gilbert. Gay and Collins all played solid games in the Suburbs defence. The lastnamed. usuaiiy in the forward line, gave a surprisingly good display in the centre half position. The front line toiled without result. Welch, who was playing in the representative team, being missed from the leadership. Krause. usually a back, and Diamond, were the best of the hardworking line. No English Trophy Games. —Because of the state of the ground at English Park. Christchurch. the match between Otago (challenger) and Canterbury for the P.A. trophy had to be abandoned. Wellington had also challenged Canterbury, but, according to Mr. A. William, secretary of the N.Z.F.A., it is unlikely that any further Trophy matches would be placed this season. HOCKEY Victory Repeated. — When Somerville tackled University, the leading te;im in the hockey championship at Ilobson l'alk, the game opened in a. sensational manner when B. Broun scored University's one and only goal in the first minute of play. In the next few minutes Somerville had retaliated, not only for .Anderson to equalise but for B. Marshall Lo stage a spectacular 50-\ard dash to outpace the defence and jzive his side the lead. And so the score stood till half-time, but in the second spell Somerville added two more scores to put the issue well beyond doubt. Sound Defence. —It was the Somerville rearguard comprising R. Marshall, in goal, and the fullbacks, C. Sainton and W. Goffln, which was greatly responsible for the effort which brought victory. Marshall played an exceptionally sound game between the posts, his long kicking being a feature of his many spectacular clearances. The tenacity of the diminutive W. Goffin frequently upset the passing movements of the University forwards and allowed his partner. C. Stainton. to turn defence into attack with well-directed clearing hits. Teachers Surprised.—After its improved showing in recent matches, the Training College team was taken by surprise when it found the fast penetrating Grammar Old Boys' forwards well on their game. Grammar's half line served up some excellent opportunities, and the inside forwards, H. Lawry, W. Armstrong and G. Twigden, were nor. slow to take advantage of them. Outstanding for College. A. Moorhead, who although not playing in his usual position on the field, gave a sound display at right full-back. His stopping and clearing were so clean and consistent that his defence must have proved disheartening to M. Turner, centre-forward, led the line in fine style Penetrating Forwards. — Throughout the game Mount Eden held control over United (1940 champion). The team's success was due to the penetration of the forwards, with whose tactics the United defence found difficulty in coping. J. Turner, centre forward, led the line in fine style and was always in position to receive passes from the wings T. Turner and B. McCarthy. Horspool. centre-half, was seen at his best, and in defensive work gave the opposition little chance. There was not much to choose between the full-backs. Hughes and McCarthy. The United forwards dis,h(ln tactics, and the method cost many likely chances. J. Horspool. right wing, made openings, but his centres were not accepted but hu ?fw 16 lefl wlnßr ' oponcd splendid attacks. Hedges fnil wt supported b " the half line, to clear although stopping well, failed