SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 169, 20 July 1942, Page 5

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

MANUKAU REVELS IN MUD AND BEATS THE GARRISON XV.

T'li.vjh: .-'ilcnriUl f<io!ball in the rain. tl»- M.nink.in forwards brought about the defeat cif Carrison. one of the loading 1* " ' 111 ' ll '' u? (•allahcr Shield rompetiiion. in 11 io principal fixture at Kden l'ark. •■—nil al lhp interval. Maiuikau even naj'y look Ihe Ikiiiihii's by 17 points i" Ihe l ain was pari icularly hcavv 'ionil spoil, dttrinu which the V, , -',VV; r s l " rw ' l ' revelled in the Rointr. .1. I . atfa.M b.came the sole leading i. on hy <lnw nlni; Itanfurlys. which until in lay w.c; equal at the top with the vv.nncr and Garrison. Superior forward play Rave GrartonI'H -niiby n comfortable win at the i\-pui-p of Air Force (No. 2). The closest jn.r ll was that between A.S.C. and Technic.!. Old Hoys, won by the former bv a in.ill mx points. It was Ihp lir-l «k '-;i "»n this season on which wet we.'ithcr conditions prevailed, these being especiail.v favourable for the forwards. lie nils of matches:— M.iiiukau 17. beat (!arrisf>n 9. .M. T .!». 10. beat Itanfurlys IS. A.S.C. ti heat Technical Old Bovs 0. < .ral ion-I'onsonby ]s, beat Air i' orce I\ o. j, s. A Finn lender.—Willi conditions in the pciotul spell favouring his vanguard. W. J.. Sinilh. the Manukau captain, proved a line lender in many thrilling forward I'n lie-. \\ hleli swept the defence aside I,lied yards of Krotind. and led to tries, i.\. el lent ball control paid lite side hand- •* "i i'l> • "I'll Hit' fesulL l hat 17 point - VII" added in the second spell. The M.hhilv.iu men honied tonelher as a pack and i. iklcd in ureal style. Imluded in M.inll l.an s score was a line potled Koal by i "•« 11"> er. who nnuled for position and i-' i't hi. ball 11 \ inn between tile posts from Hi,' t v i-iii y li\ e—an excellent ell'ort in the < ond I:i >11 s. P *,i ppraranre of KinK*lone. -C. A. KtnßßtOne. tl.c l.nnor Auckland and Training College rrl,;r i 1 .itc. i". «i.o luis been playniK in C luistLhun h. n. ..ll: ,i reajiiieuran. c here as rusiodian for Clamfun. lie had n hcavv nf • enioon's work, and r.ini" through well with t lie exrcplhm of m;s----h lulling on one occasion ami giving away a trv. '1 line and ii i; aln he stopped iho onrushmg ror''tt. ihey kept. loge'her so well that they penerallv n ivp him no chunce Io get. his kirk In. H«! was given cxira work through the failure of some of ihe biu ks Io go down on the ball. T)u» (inrnson barks were the belter In passing rnNl-c*. nllhouKh some made the mistake of trylnn to i>vk Iho leather up, and this at times proved co'ly Iho Oarr!son forwards were beaten on thr di»y by a superior set. TrrhnieAl'M Stout Urfonce.—One of the early K. i hips, thai between A.S.C. and Techniral Old I'.Mvi. -.vas less nfTe'-ted by the rain than the other «ei matches, uid until the ba 11 was really so "d mi in the late stages, there was a deal of br;»!ii;, and open play. A.S.C repeatedly used their ba'-ks In nttark, and they bent, but could no*, break the dpfence ol a rearranged Techr-.lral rearguard. In which Sutherland reappeared. Later the r. .ime settled down to a trial of strength In 'he lorwarda. where honours were even. Eventuai!v. the win went, to A S C. through two neat penalty goals by H.ae. the six points Just about representing the run of the game In lavour of A.S.C.

DEFEAT OF LEADERS

On heavy grounds and in steady rain the last matches of the second round iof the Auckland Uugby League's cham-pion-hip were played at Carlaw Park on Salnnlav, when the surprise of the day was the defeat of the leading team.; Manukau, by l'oiisoniiy. Hi•\ilt s of the matches were:— Itii'hmond H, v. Newton Mount Albert 7. Citv-Otahuhu 10. v. Marist Shore Pon«onbv 11. v. Mimukau <1. Fonsonli.v Personalities. — Ponsonby sprang a genuine surpn-e on League supporters at Carlaw I'ark by defeating '.Manuknu, the senior leaders. Ponsonby, however, was gi'cat'y loinforcod bv the inclusion of Itf.v Nur-'e. .Jordan. Hughes and A. Kay. il'in brilliant international eenlre. Xi'ir e still retains his great speed. Tn Ihe forwards was Ilcrkt. whose l.ing (lowing beard made liitn a striking pel-.i ma Ii I y on (he Held. ilerkf. played two vears ago for Papakura and Wellington. Marsh, the cx-Manukau for-; ■ward, made his first appearance for some time, and proved a tough opponent, for his Maori brothers. Fonsonby's strong loam was apparently a well-kept, secret, for the management committee had no idea or the reinforcements. One prominent. official stated that otherwise the game against Manukau would have been iho star attraction. Ponsonbv may have gone even better on a dry day. A Great Effort.—Pr nsonby's first trv, scored by Jordan, was a brilliant ettort with a wet ball and greasy ground. Kay started the movement. and Hughes (playing well at five eighth) raced ahead, whipped It cn to Jordan, who cut tile defence to rlbhons, gave several Manuknu backs a perfect "dummy" and raced over. Jo; - elan came over ns a Junior from Nortiirote. an.l made a successful debut two years hko. It. ir. slated by Ponsonby officials that the same team v/11l be available for a week or more. Fine goal kicking by Kay and Chaso was a featu.c of tho game. Chaso sent t'.vo over from wide angles. 40 yards out. and Kay kicked the best one seen for some time from the side line JO yards out. Kay kicked four nnd Chase three. Finn Game on First Appearance.—K. McArthur. tho former North ahoro half-back, who also (rained Auckland representative honours, made his first appearance thlti season with the MarlstShoro team. McArthur did excellent work boih In attack and defence against Ctty-Otahuhu. Matalra, N. and J. Johnson and Flnlaysoa ■were missing from tho forwards. Halsey, tlvj usual wine. and Hutchinson, half-back, were stlnn scratched. Single Pol.it Margin.—Richmond had a narrow esc.ipo of defeat by Ncwion-Mount Albert. The former CRinbllshed a six points lead, but In t.he Bccond half Ncwion-Mount. Albert began scoring and got a point ahead. Finally. C. Williams won the match for Richmond with a penalty goal. Thero was much scrambling play due to the slippery ground and ball. However, the forwards of both teams played good wet-weather football. The backs attempted little In die way of handling and made It a defensive day. F.mus and Shadbott TOrn Out.—Newton-Mount Albert was reinforced In its backs by H. Emus, ono of the speediest wing three-quarters in the r.ode. He was outstanding as a scoring threequarter last season. It. was not. a dsy for scoring wings, and Emus only saw the ball In defence. In tho Newton-Mount. Albert forwards R. Shadbolt. who for n ntimber of seasons has been ono of tho best front-row forwards In Auckland, tuned out to play a good game In the heavy going. Reliable Full-buck*.—Fine service was given bv tho rcspccllve full-backs, MqrIII for Richmond nnJ McKav for Newton-Mount Albert. Bo ' h were uafo in their fielding and kicked with Rood length nnd direction. McKay camo through a hard dav without, an evident fault. Maglll was unlucky on one occnslon. He slipped when trying to force when the ball went over the Richmond try-line between the posts, and B. Cranch, coming up last, dived and got a try. which was converted. ■low Tliey Stand. —Position of teams at end of tho second round:— „, . _. Points Ch. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts Manukau 10 II 3 - lni 83 18 Clty-Otahuhu 10 7 J 193 10 14 Nowton-Mt. Albert 10 5 S 127 135 10 Richmond ..... 10 5 5 - 110 110 10 Ponsonby 10 3 7 - C.i 157 6 Marist-Shoro ... 10 2 8 - 76 104 4

A FINE RECOVERY

Owing to a message from Craxton. Shore's' goalto. stating that he was In id tip with influenza not being received until the interval, the Devonport side played one short, throughout the first spell in the main game against Metro College at. Bland ford Park on Saturday. After the interval Kay filled the gap at outside left with Haycoi-k deputy for Craxton in goal, and Dunby (who played a fine tlelennlve game) partnering Kesscl at hack, tjoon after the resumption College scored again through Urusse, with a fine .shot from the right wing, and appeared to have the gume won with a lead of .1 fsO.tls to 1. Shore then made a splendid recovery and thanks to some clever play by Richards, Nettloton and Price took the scotc to (I goals to 3 in Its favour, Richards obtaining three, Nettleton two and trice cne. in the closing stages Wiseman reduced the deficit, hut Shore deserved its victory by G goals to I. Nettleton seemed to revel In the wet, and played his best game to date. Dacre at centre half was aI so In excellent form, whilst Danby and Kessel were always prominent at back. A Clever Half.—Orr, of Thistle fame, turned But at. right half for Metro College. pM ■ capital game his tackling was clean, ball dta trlbutlon excellent, whilst he hod hard luck _ w.Lh one or two drives from long r a''B c - , was also In form nnd played his usual solid giimn. Hambrook and Salt got through a lot of good work at back. Gordon In goal brought off some brilliant saves In the second naif, ana anvnd what might easily have been a heavier tolly. Wiseman (2). Hope-Ede. who led the vanguard well, and Brasse scored for the College side.

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