SPORT FLASHES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 181, 2 August 1943, Page 5

SPORT FLASHES

AUCKLAND, WAIKATO

CITY FAILS TO STOP MANUKAU

Beaten by 31 points at Hamilton on the King's Birthday, Ihe Waikato Rugby XV. reduced the margin to 23 in the return game at Eden Park last Saturday. The only score registered by the visiting side was a potted goal by full-back tusginson, after Auckland had led by an unconverted try and a penalty goal At one stage of the Clty-Jlanukau match fi »t ■ Park there were prospects of the Maoris being brought back to the held as far as the state of the championship is concerned. City led 7—o at tnc interval, but Manukau eventually won by 18 points. As last year's champion is still four points ahead of Richmond, and has only three games left to play Ulanst, Mount Albert and Ponsonby), the championship appears to be all over bar snouting." Reappearances at Carlaw Park were made for Ponsonby by A. Kay and Roy isurse, a New Zealand and an Auckland representative. Metro-College (20) still leads in the Soccer competition, Comrades (IS) going into second place by defeating Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys (17). The other points ars Eastern Suburbs 18, Air Force 15, and Garrison 11. Playing for Air Force was Fred Angus, the former Auckland representative and a well-known cricketer. Ivan Wyatr, of the Rodney hockey and cricketing family, scored three consecutive goals in a Devonport Shield hockey match. The Waikato women's hockey representatives were beaten 7—2 by Auckland at Melville Park.