RUGBY LEAGUE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20033, 15 September 1930, Page 16

RUGBY LEAGUE.

HORNBY ELIMINATED. SYDENHAM AND ADDINGTON IN FINAL. Results:— ' HarLit 6, Hornby 8. Sydenham 10, Llnwood 11. Fine weather favoured footballers on Saturday, when the final round of the Bcries for the Vivian Cup was played. Marist and Hornby met at Monica Park, a game below expectations ending in a draw. Hornby were ahead on points nearly all the game, but a rally, with only four minutes to go, saw Marist draw level. Sydenham and Linwood were fairly even in tho first spell, but tho southern suburbs were easy winners in the second. The Addington-Waimairi match was abandoned, owing to the non-appearance of the referee, and a scratch game was held. Hornby's failure to do better than draw with Marist means their elimination, and Sydenham and Addington are left even, with one loss each, to contest the final. Marist (6) v. Hornby (6). Injuries to players on both sides left Marist and Hornby below, full strength for their encounter, the former team suffering more heavily with four good• players away, go that their making a draw is the more meritorious. The sides were as follows: — Marist —F. Barnard; C. Handisides, T. MoHendry, N. Archer; M. Costello, E. Flood; J. Small; J. Gurran, G. Drayton, J. Carey, E. Oonsedine, F. Price, R. Foff. , Hornby—R. Lisle; T. McKenzie, 0. Wilkie, W. Palamountain; P. Smith, J. Howison; M. Garrett; G. Dawkins, W. Woodgate, W. Vivian, S. Minards, T. Carey, A. Drury. Seldom have Hornby shown poorer form. They were listless, and for most of the time seemed quite content to rely on their three points lead, which, to spectators, did not look safe. They have for so long looked for Woods, behind their scrum, to set their backs going that the others have lost initiative, and nis absence,- 'due to a broken rib, was a great loss. Try as they might they could do nothing right, and dropped passes and knock-ons made many good efforts futile. The Marist hunters were on to these mistakes in a flash, gaining big stretches of ground by taking advantage of blunders. Not one of the fonr tries in the game came from a good passing rush; in fact, some of 'the effort's actually lost ground. Marist, as a team, did nothing brilliant, but all were goers all the time, and some of their individual work was excellent, especially when Growcott, who replaced Handisides (injured) saved from a rush of six Hornby attackers, each of whom "was almost twice his sise. Another feature was the way in which Dawkins used his head as a battering ram. At full-back Lisle was outstanding, and has never been better. Howison was good, and was always dangerous when near the Green line. The others were only fair, with Smith playing a terribly poor game. He threw away three almost sur® tries, and spoiled nearly every, rush by pass'* ing at the wrong time or the wrong way. Of the Marist team, McKendry was the best, but was too slow in passing. Archer showed determination in his runs and tackled well, and Barnard was fairly safe. The most notable' features of the forward play were the duels between the Carey brothers, One in each team, and constant following. i Marist were the first to score, Archer field- ■ ing a kick and sending, KcKendry over in a . corner. Hornby equalised soon after, Pala- ' mountain passing neatly to Carey, who dived across in a bunch. After a long spell of •' even play Wilkie dribbled over after a fiftyyard run down the line. McKeniie's good kick waß a poster. PofE _ missed a penalty kick from right in front as the half-time ball went. The only score in the second spell was to Marist, McKendry making ground and giving to Archer; "to-Curran, who ran over wide out. The kick failed, and the game ended:'Micrist !6, Hornby 6. Referee, Mr A. Vivian.

| Sydenham (19) v. Usvood (11). At the Jerrold street reserve, Sydenham and Linwood pro Tided a good exhibition lor the greater part. The Sydenham rearguard was in rare form, Tonkin distinguishing himself by straight running and uncanny sidestepping which often left the Linwood backs standing. Linwood were playing a man standing off from the scrum, but Fraser, the ! Sydenham half-back, was so successful in drawing him that he proved useless; this i player would have performed better in I the forwards, the rest of whom were play- ' ing a tireless game. The Linwood forwards easily held the opposing vanguard, frequently sweeping the field with loose rushes. Sydenham's better .knowledge of the finer points, however, was the deciding factor in a game in which the ball was frequently thrown round, and in which play was speedily, transferred from one end to the other. T. Davidson was compelled to retire for Sydenham, and S. Clegs came on, and considering his long absence, played a rattling good game in the pack. Tonkin was easily the best back on the ground, frequently running straight through the Linwood inside men, this contributing greatly to Sydenham's victory. Even play marked the opening stages, mainly on account of tho Linwood forwards cutting off any prospective Sydenham passing rush by solid and sure tackling. From a scrum in Linwood's twenty-five, Fraser successfully worked the blind side and passed to Tonkin, who side-stepped his way. through beforo passing to Davis, who scored an unconverted try. Up and down play was the order for the remainder of this spell, and the half-time whistle sounded without any alteration to the score. The second spell was marked by more open play, and consequently many points were registered by both sides—Sydenham scoring 1G points to Linwood's 11—but Sydenham held the upper hand for the greater part, although Rogers and Frieai, of the Linwood backs, occasionally replied with brilliant solo dashes. In this spell tries for Sydenham were scored by Tonkin (3) and W. le Warne, Fraser converting two, while for Linwood, 0, Priest (wing) scored thrice, each try being well deserved. Rogers converted one, and the final score was: Sydenham 10, Linwood 11. Referee, Mr E. King. SIXTH GRADE, Eiccarton 6, Waimairi 3. SEVENTH GRADE. Linwood 0, Riccarton 0. SCHOOLBOYS' GRADE. Sydenham B 6, Linwood B 0. Addington A G, Marist A O. Linwood A 9, St. Joseph's ". Woolston beat ilarist 11 by default. IX OTHER CENTRES. (rMSS ASSOCIATION TELZOEAII.) AUCKLAND. September IS. To-day's results:—Ponsonby (It;) v. Devonport (5); Uichmond (in) v. City (9). ASSOCIATION. ENGLISH CUP TIES. Senior Results: Western 6, Sumner 1. New Brighton 4, Kaiapoi 2. Nomads 3, St. Albans 1. Thistle 8, Technical 0.8. 2. The Canterbury Football Association's English Cup knock-out competition was advanced a further stage on Saturday last, when threo matches were decided. Following tho preceding day's downpour the grounds were heavy. Tlie result of the day's play turned out as was anticipated, and Sumner, St. Albans, and Kaiapoi were eliminated from the .competition. At English Park, which in some places was inches deep in water, Western contested tho issue with Sumner. In the'first half tho teasiders were equally as good as their opponents. In the second half, however, Western dominated the play and finally won decisively by 6 goals to 1. At Richmond Domain New Brighton were opposed to Kaiapoi. The seasiders were in scoring mood and notched a good win with a score of 4 goals to 2. St. Albans put up a creditable showin* against Nomads at Spreydon Park, but wore finally beaten by 3 goals to 1. In a competition match, Thistle defeated a y.-eak Technical Old Boys' team at Hagley Park by 8 goals to S. | Western v. Sumner. Competing in the third round of the Engliih I Cud kuock-out competition. Western met bum- ! ner at English Park. The ground was waterlogged, but weather conditions were good. There was a fair attendance. The teams i W6 Sumncr (Red and Black) —Goal, J. Harland; full-backs, M. Peterson and (i. Neville; half-backs, R. Neville, 11. Jackson, and a. Petera; forwards, L. Barwell, G. Grown, F. Bell, IL Stoneman, and A. Campbell. Western (Black) —Goal, G. Colvil e; fullbacks, E. Colville and J. Kelly; half-backs, W L. Whittington, G. Roberts, and A. Ellis; forwards, F. Bridgens, S. Ellis, 0. Falloon, A. McMillan, .and T. Nelson. Western kicked off towards the town-end goal and Sumner attacked immediately. G. Colville held a sharp shot from Browne, and then Western rushed play downfield. Peterson repulsed for the seasiders, whom Jackson set going down the right. Barwell placed to the centre, and, with the Western backs well out of position. Bell raced through to beat Colville with a low shot. Sumner 1, Western 0. The seasiders were almost through again following the restart, when Colville was lucky to fend for a corner. From the flag-kick Whittington beat Peters for possession and he made ground to half-way before winging the ball. 8. Ellis centred for Falloon to gather in top gear and shoot well out of Harland's reach., Sumner 1, Western 1. Following play was fast and interesting, in spite of the wretched condition of the ground. • A sharp raid produced a corner to Western, and in subsequent play Roberts placed a long dropping shot which Harland fended in good style. Western continued to attack, and from Bridgens, McMillan rapped the cross-bar with a stinging shot. Then Sumner took a turn. From a scramble in goal G. Colville was lucky to turn the ball round the upright for a corner. From the flag-kick tho ball came out to Jackson, who brought G. Colville down to a low shot. Stoneman rushed in, but shot wide with an open goal. Play continued to be fast and. even up to the half-time whistle, when the score was; Sumner 1, Western 1. The game reopened with attack and counterattack, and each goal was early threatened. From' half-way Roberts initiated a Western drive on the left. With the Sumner backs spread-eagled, Nelson closed in and gave Harland jno chance with a short-range shot. Western 2, Sumner 1. A spell of even play followed, and then, from a free-kiok to Western, Whittington placed down the centre. Falloon snapped up and shot in low and fast. Harland stopped the shot but did not clear, and Falloon slammed the ball home. Western 8, Sumner 1. Western wore not long in inI creasing their score. In a sharp raid, BridI gens squared the ball to goal. Harland failed to gather the greasy ball and Falloon did the rest. Western 4, Sumner 1. A moment later Western again attacked. McMillan rapped the cross-bar with a cross-shot, and from the rebound S. Ellis registered an easy one. Shortly afterwards McMillan made no mistake at short range. Splendid goal-keepin? by Harland repulsed further Western raids, and at the whistle the score was: Western 6, Sumner 1. Referee, Mr J. Jennings, New Brighton v. Kaiapoi. From the kick off Kaiapoi set up a series of hot attacks in their match with New Brighton at Richmond Park. Defending well, Anstey and Cruickshanks did not allow Mitchell, in goal, to be seriously threatened. Play worked to half-way, where Sbarr opened a Brighton attack on the flank. From a crosskick Smith was working into a scoring position when Morley nipped in to clear well for Kaiapoi. Waddell blocked a counter-attack on the flank and Brighton' camo again. Gordon and Knight went through, and Smith, collecting the centre, drove for goal. Allen raced in from the right and diverted the ball into the net for—a good goal. New Brighton 1, Kaiapoi 0. Holding Kaiapoi in their own territory, New Brighton continued to press, but Isles, Bristow, and Fowler put up a sterling defence. Finally, from a brisk passing movement in which Cockle and Smith participated, Gordon put New Brighton two goals up. Good work by Bruce, Noble, and Walker put Kaiapoi in a strong scoring position, but poor shooting nullified the movement. Swinging the ball about, Brighton returned to the attack. Allen made ground on the wing and centred, for Smith to find the target low down. End-to-end play was a feature until Waddell took a chance with a long-range ■peculator. Assisted by the wind, the ball carried true to the target, and Waddell landed a phenomenal goal. At half-time the score was: New Brighton 4, Kaiapoi 0. Upon resuming, Kaiapoi played with the wind, and a rearrangement of the team displayed better working ability. Initiated by Isl&s, Kaiapoi opened a strong attack on the left. Walker slipped past Haines and finished with a fast shot which Mitchell collected and cleared. Kaiapoi came again on the right. From Bristow, Bruce went down, and a fine dropping shot had Mitchell beaten all the way. New Brighton 4, Kaiapoi 1. The seasiders retaliated on the right. Allen sent over, and in a collision with Morley Smith was injured. He soon resumed, and shortly ; afterwards almost scored with a header. Kaiapoi then produced one of the best movements of the match. Passing with splendid precision, the Kaiapoi forwards turned defence into attack. Finally, Green snapped up close in, and he registered with ap unstoppable shot. At the other end Morley, Fowler, and Bristow repulsed a brace of strong Brighton -raids, and then Wells headed a Kaiapoi attack. In a melee, Mitchell appeared to clear after the ball had entered the net, but the referee awarded against the Kaiapoi appeal. "Play was at half-way when time was called, and th 6 score was: New Brighton 4, Kaiapoi -2. Referee, Mr J.'Stout.

Nomads ▼. Bt. Albms. Flaying at Spreydon Domain, Nomads won the tosß, and elected to play with the wind. From the kick-off St. Albans were first away, and under pressure Streeter, the Nomads' full-back, conceded a corner. From the flag-kick Graham cleared, but Saints quickly returned to the attack. For hands against Graham, St. Albans were awarded a ponalty. Dryden took the kick, and Sharr just failed to hold the ball. St. Albans 1, Nomads 0. Exchanges were fast until Nomads broke away on the'right. Adams opened out to Smyth, whole shot Dorie held. St. Albans were hard pressed for a spell, and Chaplin booted in a strong shot. Dorie punched out, but Parker followed through fast to equalise at close range. Ouilen and Cooko were next prominent in a St. Albans attack, and Liddell with difficulty blocked a movement which promised developments. Nomads replied through Liddle to Chaplin, and from a transfer Parker snapped in a shot, which earried outside. At halftime the score was: St. Albans 1, Nomads 1. The second half opened with Nomads forcing the pace. Maynard booted clear from a concerted rufch down the centre, but Nomads continued to hold the advantage. Dorie made a venturesome save from Chaplin, and Dryden cleared out to Hulme. The winger made ground, and centred, but Graham beat Cooke for possession. From his kiek Nomads broke away in line, and play hovered round the Saints' goal. From the ruck Parker found an. opening, and he punched the ball in. Nomads 2, St. Albans 1. For a period St, Albans were kept defending. Then from a corner-kick Chaplin got under the ball, and headed clear into the net for a good goal. Nomads 3, St. Albans 1. Tricky play by Dryden opened up a St. Albans sortie from right to left. From the centre Ouilen let drive for goal, and Sharr made n good save at the expense of a corner. The flag-kick was abortive. Nomads attacked strongly, but without success in the closing stages of the game, and time was called with the score; Nomads 3, St. Albans 1. Referee, Mr J. Crew Thistle v. Technical Old Boys. In a Hurley Shield game at Ha|ley Park Technical Old Boys were opposed to Thistle. Technical were without many of their usual players, and juniors filled the vacancies. Prom the kick-off Thistle rushed play to the Technical line, and forced a corner. # From the kick there ensued a hot melee right in the Technical goal, but the ball was finally kicked behind. Thistle continued to keep the Greens on the defensive, and from a sharp midfleld attack Trotter scored. Shortly afterwards Mulcahy piloted the ball to the Technical goal, and from a scramble Trotter put the Scots two goals up. Technical then got busy, but the work of the forwards was lacking in cohesion at the business end. Thistle returned to the attack, and forced a corner. G. Walker placed well, and Trotter headed in. Thistle 3, Technical 0. Snappy play by the Technical intermediates opened a strong attack. from a transfer Graham ran through and beat Gwillam nicely. Thistle 8, Technical 1. At the other end Thistle forced a corner, and from the kick Aitken put the Scots further ahead. Then Technical raced away, and from snappy play Fenton drove through. Clements added another goal for Thistle, and at half-time the score was: Thistle 5, Technical 0.8. 2. From the resuming kick Thistle immediately jumped into attack. Cawtheray put up a wonderfull display at full-back in defence, but the Scots ivero not to be denied, and Trotter again scored. Although Technical put up a game defence in followinir play, they were obviously outclassed. Farther goals were added by Aitken and A Walker, and the game ended with the score: Thistle 8, Technical Old Boys 2. JUNIOR GRADE. • HUMPHREY CUP. St. "Albans 5 v. Sumner 1. Referee, Mr T. Hastings. . _ Western 0 v. Marist 0. Referee, Mr D. Thompson. Thiatle beat Nomadt by default THIRD GRADE. WHITE CUP FINAL. Owing to the state of the ground the match between Technical Old Boys and Wcst■ero was postponed. FIFTH GRADE. C.F.A. CUP. Thistle 1 v. Nomads B 0. Referee, Mr L. Doherty. Nomads A2 r. Marist 1. Referee, Mr D. : Donaldson. SIXTH GRADE. C.F.A. CUP FINAL. Lvttelton 2v. New Brighton I. Referee, Mr J. Stout. IN OTHER CENTRES. (rasss ASSOCIATION telegjuhs.) AUCKLAND, September 13. To-day's game resulted:—Auckland -4 v. South Auckland 0.