MARIST DEFEATED

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 187, 9 August 1943, Page 5

MARIST DEFEATED

MANUKAU WINS AGAIN WIT. ALBERT'S FINE FIGHT It was not the actual victory of Manukau over Marist at Eden Park on Saturday that was surprising—the Onehunga team had been successful in their first round engagement, too—but the huge margin of 21 points. The result has left the two antagonists and Garrison again all square for the championship. With only two matches to go, the Manukau Rugby League team is leading for the championship by four points. Mount Albert was up at the interval on Saturday but lost 7—ll after a gallant fight. Metro-College A still leads in the Soccer competition, in which Air Force XI distinguished itself by playing another draw—this time against Comrades. A fortnight ago the flyers wound up all square with Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys A. .......... 'Varsity continued its unbeaten way in the Devonport Shield hockey competition.

RUGBY UNION

The senior championship of the Auckland Rugby Union has again reached a most interesting stage, with three teams Marist, Manukau and Garrison—once more eciual in the lead as a result of last Saturday's matches. The great surprise of the last series of games was the wide margin by which Manukau defeated Marist, the leading team, the former having 21 points in its favour at the finnl whistle. The teams provided a splendid exhibition under heavy ground conditions, and a good crowd thoroughly enjoyed the thrilling exchanges. Manmcau also lowered Marist's colours in the first round. Technical Old Boys also had a wide margin to spare in the contest attains" Army, while Garrison scored So ble figures at the expense Of GraftonPonsonby. M.T.P. has still to notch a win, and went down to Navy. , The matches resulted: — Manukau 24, beat Marist 3. Technical Old Boys 25, beat Army 6. Garrison 11, beat Grafton-Ponsonby 0. - Navy 14, beat M.T.P. 6. 85 S^^K^^^fe* guns while the backs gave excellent support and fe o U n P toTo y f fS^feoK Ke?t Aether in fine mmmmtM mesm SfefifSi>SuS£- — ftJSborn defeS of the home side. The first s o k:irsSs^rHf^i "econJl fifteen g"me by a narrow margin.

MANUKAU SUPREME

Interest at Carlaw Park on Saturday centred in the match between Manukau ahcl Mount Albert. The latter made a bed bid for victory, and it was not until the second half was well advanced that Manukau got the upper hand The rf r 'f £ur &&£s£ lead of foul pomib iu ractica n y certain SHla^hv 1^ 7 - Tun :- representative Match.-Auck-lunTl? h 3. „ gC¥H a | try was the tu '"'°? ed p a likelihood 01 Manukau t *«. $*zpsS£ Sfeeniiff and put Mou & ed we| e inclined to wor* than on a cohesive plan impresslV e as a corabinaopponents, line, aiic --- h of an inju red through the Mansi■ '""I ytc put i n a sprint Sp/'pSSSS* wgteh caught Newton on the ' wrong foot.

ELEVEN-ASIDE FOOTBALL

This week's Soccer saw Metro College A further enhance its prospects of winning the A.F.A. championship when it defeated Eastern Suburbs by the odd goal in seven, in the main attraction at Blandford Park, after a fast and exciting game. Metro thoroughly deserved its victory, and it was only the brilliant display by King in Suburbs' goal that prevented a larger margin. Comrades and Air Force played a drawn game, whilst Mount Albert Grammar A (with Speed and Clarke absent) could only just "scramble home" against Garrison's ten men at Devonport, by the odd goal in five. The scores were:— Metro College A 4, beat Eastern SubUl M S ount Albert G. 0.8. A 3, beat Garrison 2 ' Air Force 3, drew with Comrades 3. Mount Albert G. 0.8. B 5, beat North Training College 4, beat Papakura 3. l-cnsonby 0, beat Metro College B .J. Metro Comfortably.—Although Eastern Suburbs had many supporters and chances against Met ° much' better Soccer than Suburbs, and it was only the excellent keeping by Kins in goal that prevented Metro being victorious by a aiger margin. Espie seftred Suburbs' third goal with a beautiful drive following a corner, whilst Nielsen (from a penalty) and Gilbert notched the other two goals. The conditions seemed to suit the small nippy College side better than the heavier Suburbs XI. Woods , Hat Trick.—Metro's Inside right played a game "out of the bag" on Saturday, and had a big say in his side's victory. He combined splendidly with winger Brass, the pair having a perfect understanding and beating the opposition time and time again. Hope-Ede was also well In the picture, and although he failed to score, he played a sterling game, whilst Webber, on the left wing, gave a good account of himself. Brass netted the first goal lor Metro after Webber had made the opening; then Woods followed with Nos. 2, 3 and 4, thus completing the hat trick. Phillips and Hill made an excellent pair ol backs. The halves were also good, with McLuckie most prominent. Three Goals To r-ury. —In the match at the Domain, in which Fonsonby wound up with a margin of six goals over Metro B, Jack Bury, the Ponsonby inside-left, found the net on three occosions. He played in the Essex League before coming to New Zealand a few years ego. The Ponsonby forwards gave their best display this winter, while a particularly fine exhibition was Biven by Bob Rutherford at centre-half.

'VARSITY STILL IN FRONT

Fast, clean, open hockey was the order of the clay at Papatoetoe on Saturday, when University maintained its unbeaten record of the season by defeating Somerville by 1 goals to 4. It was not until the ninth goal of the match had been scored that University took the lead, and at one time it looked as if Somerville had the game well in hand. Training College had to call on all its resources to subdue the young Owai Rovers team, eventually winning by 2 goals to 1. The Grammar Old Boys-St. Luke's match proved a dour struggle, St. Luke's gaining the verdict with the final tally at 4—2. Wesley-United won from Air Force by default. Smller and Cooper.—With the luck of the game against them in the first spell and the ccoie at 2 all at half-time, it looked as if University might suffer iu> first defeat of the season. However, the ovor-eagerness of S. Morgan, the Somerville centre-half, especially in the closing stages, led to bad positional play among the backs, and W. K. emiler and W. H. Cooper were quick to seize the openings and break through to gain the advantage. In short time they had rattled on four goals between them, and turned possible defeat inco positive victory. Sparklingr Display.—Both sides in the main game seemed 10 rise to ths occasion, with the result that it was a treat to watch one of the brightest games of the season. Snappy passing movements, in which 'Varsity forwards ceptions by both sets of backs, provided sparkling interludes which had the spectators •'on their toes" for the greater part of the match. Highlights of the game were C. Garlick's sound defence as 'Varsity custodian besides clean clearing hits, and the break-away from half-way by W. Splcer (Somerville centre-forward) when he went right through the 'Varsity defence and drew the goal-keeper well out before scoring into an open net. Lack of Experience.—With more attention to positional play, the young Owal Rovers team might easily have turned the tables on Training College. There was too much individualism among the Hovers' vanguard, while the halt line failed to support it on attack. The Training College centre-half, A. Black, was inclined to use the left flank to excess, with the consequence that many of the thrusts were blocked through the opposition anticipating the move, and more or less stacking the uefence well over on that side of the fieln. A variation of attack would have caught the defence well out of position.