SALE LEADS TANKS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 127, 1 June 1942, Page 7

SALE LEADS TANKS

DRAW WITH FLYERS

A CAPITAL GAME OF SOCCER

A welcome re-appearance to Blandford Park was made by V. S. Sale, the Auckland Cricket and Soccer rep., who captained the \ Tank Brigade XI against the Air Force in the main attraction and played an excellent game at centre-half. Hie contest was full of thrills and clever m?| l r b h'i and , ' vas , the most interesting at ht> adquarters lor some time! t i' l ir ° m the first 10 final trnl: .Zn , a draw , ot f °Lir goals was a , , ut 1 election ot the run ot the ulav kenr tanks, Lyon, ex-Auckland rep.i a,i i i vhll «t Fletcher (Comrades) and Moreland were a safe pair of backs Curley (Comrades), Sale (North Shore win Q UCI JI and Hutchison (Motherline and mt' /£ ade .? n excel 'ent half "..i®" 11 . B ot , through a tremendous amount of work. Hutchison scored the ■second goal with a beautiful long-range The vanguard was "Id by Brackenridge in fine style and he <"" v ; ert , ed a good cross from Maclean anl? 9 u . tslde -'eft, to score the fourth !" d equalising goal. Dowler (Comrades) £ °® or (North Shore) made a fine right wing, Dowler being particularly whilst Coleman (Comrades) on W / d • great com bination V An injury to Coleman's knee caused him to retire just before m v r a his place was filled bv Ihi Hips after the interval. Maclean ted the third Tank goal, whilst the other i tn a "w£ C °i r w hen Baker, in passing back to Henderson, put the ball into hiL own]

Hopkinson Excels.—Thp Air Wv™* Lattimpr tPi? Hen <*erson kept goaf^w^L leS -nc weuTnd u' UP ' bl goVlkeepe? B ,mo t^nel S-fCssiSi ssia-suar.h'rSVV7"" and" ft™**™- Wmte. ff' . Shore forwards dominated the game Comrades' difficulties were further in! creased when their goalkeeDer wonds v„j »nn i™I ers ' " le , shore defence was also sound attack? y with the we »kened Couivnde Fle f'" deserves credit for his dinlny In the Comrades goal when he took Woods' pl»ce

CARLAW PARK MATCHES

City-Otahuhu maintained its position as one of the leading League teams on Saturday by victory over Richmond to the tune of 25 points to four. The two other senior games at Carlaw Park resulted:— 10, beat Mount Albert-New-North Shore-Marist 7, beat Ponsonby 2. Splendid Forwards.—The City-Otahuhu forwards were the deciding factor in the 21-points victory over Richmond. H. MaP la yed another fine game and showed l£!;L m £ e °P e n getting his backs u i he Combined forwards who stood out were N. Johnson and J. Johnson, the Otahuhu players, who ah?mfr ♦ great speed in the open plus ability to handle the ball cleanly. S, olln< ' Back Play.—The City-Otahuhu Inside backs, Hutchinson at the base of the scrum and Donovan and Mulllns to the flve-ellhth lfne combined effectively, and thus the team's threequarter line was given good chances. R. Halsey g pliye? eQUarter - out as a capaoie MiDßkan's New Wlnr.—Playing: at right wins threequarter for Manukau against Mount AlbertJ? ' yo H ng Maori piayer Irom 111 he few real chances that came his way he showed a clean pair of hands and made an all-out effort to get through to the goal-line. . A * Centre.—The well-known Mount Albert threequarter, B. Cranch, played at centre for Mount Albert-Newton against Manukau. and although at fault in handling on occasions, showed ability to make chances for the men outside him. With excellent judgment, he got Moore into scoring position at one stage in the second half of the game, and the wing man finalised the effort with a convincing score. Leatherbarrow And List.—The success of the Rugby League amalgamation scheme has been slow, but it is surely making an impression on the players standing down in disagreement with the scheme. The Newton-Mount Albert XIII against Manukau was strengthened by the addition of H. Leatherbarrow, international hooker, and C. List. Both are experienced Mount Albert forwards. E. Cowley, the best of the Mount Albert backs (on the injured list) is also expected out again shortly. How They Stand.—The championship points for the senior grade are:—City-Otahuhu. 8; Manukau, 6; Richmond, 4; Ponsonby. 2; Newton-Mount Albert, 2; Marist-North Shore. 2.

Spectators at Eden Park were again treated to some fast and thrilling football in the Gallaher Shield competition, when for the second successive Saturday M.T.P. won the principal fixture by a margin of only a point. On this occasion M.T.P. was four points in arrears against Manukau at the interval, but better team play victorv Se A°J lt^ sp S U carried the side to Xao . e final score indicates, it a anybody s game until the final whistle . 2 > cont lnued in winning nX™ taking the honours from Training Sim? »fL k k er °P en match by seven being six down at half-time. m atch at Sturges Park A.S.C. had to fight hard to win bv a no n «:ore m J e . C h niCa ! ° ld , Boys ' there CRn L? n ? nterva '- At Takapuna mat'rh'pri .ho Garrison were also evenly ' i he for mer winning by two raiser to the ndar 7 schools" curtainsaw cillri Principal game at Eden Park saw sacred Heart College bv sunerior 12 C. y ' defeat Hamilton High School,

First division matches resulted: 14, £ eat Manukau 13. 06 N °- 2 21 ' t** l Training Col

CR o f T^ hn , ical Old Boys 5. c.K.o. io, beat Garrison 8. tw?en e °M r T p nd ß?rt" e Jr Dangerous.— I The game beThis was especially applicable to the MT p h,,w from played an he centre berth Gregory k¥ A " « footballer. & \i?h° Peterson"Dromini 1 n? 0l f nd .i' lay ' wlth An derson and <A? on , Prominent in the open. For Maniikan line. thrusts were made in its rearguard

fr£Tu°e y s? a r < ? a £ e Vr With the score see-sawing oMhe cto uh.^v, Ea T e t( L wUhin ten minutes , c *° se > when the Teachers led 14 —13 the r-':,!!! b £ tw ?en Air Force (No. 2) and Training wm'nf? in S th e p Ct^°!" S f suessln ß as to the ultimate i,™ ' ~t he 'as' few minutes, however the rh 0 e Ce f o C o O Uo n k atl o 0 f n ',^ hiC r h , ha V° "fy'V&y Vause°s "con^te^"^' success.' deal to d 0 with College's early

Hoggs and Fever Combination.—The exDectAtinnc antf match between Garrison ?he moral iiiih Takapuna were fully realised, and "^ ora ' and oral supporters of both sides lining the boundary lines were kept on their toes riiht plav wal" ao Vppn'w" or the , flrst twent y minutes hiir so keenly and evenly contested that the ball did not once cross either goal line The ?.nTn ng t>?J B nated t/ rom Garr 'son 3—o. 3—5. B—s until the Boggs-Pever combination, which had r^Sfr, 0 " s ,«? rst flve P° lnl -6. "came to light" inl!a try and conversion to win - I ®— B - Porter and Day scored for Garrison. Collins converting the latter try. Littleiohn gave a remarkable display for the losing side at full-

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