RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23362, 23 June 1941, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

[I SENIOR MATCHES ON I | SATURDAY { 1 TECHNICAL BEATS NEW f | BRIGHTON I:: Saturday’s senior Rugby brought no Iviurprises and no important changes in r <l 'lli jhe positions of the teams which are ; ‘I \ ghtlng for the leadership of the comi L etltlon. Army, which had the bye oA ! ,ii (Saturday, and University, which ran up 1 G j cricket score against Godley Head, are I Itill the leaders of the competition, with | | ;ine loss each. Air Force has a similar i d iumber of wins, but has played one more ! if hatch and has been beaten twice, f ijj The principal game on the Lancaster ■it I ’ark oval was between Technical Old I’ 1 | ;3oys and New Brighton. The former ! t earn showed good form in beating the | J Improved seaside team, but there were 'i |oo many mistakes on both sides. The i> | veather was fine and the grounds were : A n surprisingly good order after the rain- :' i all during the week. , , , i! Results were as follows Technical 22, ft!' Jew Brighton 14; University 56, Godley | lead 12; Air Force 12. Old Boys 3: Albion ;' £■ a, Merivale 19; Sunnyside 12, Southern 1:1*;; Christchurch 9, Athletic 3; Linwood 31, I' | Vigram 13. I JH Competition points are now as follows.— - Si": Army, ‘University, and Air Force, 5; J filblon. 41; Christchurch, Linwood, New Brighton, and Southern, 4; Sunnyside/ i f ,1; ‘Merivale and ‘Technical, 3; ‘Ath- ! i ptlc. 2: ‘Wigram and Old Boys, 1; *Godf Tijey Head. 0. ;* i ‘Have had a bye. |, | AIR FORCE v. OLD BOYS i iI In speed, weight, and tactical enter- ! I 'rise there was little to choose between he Air Force and Old Boys teams |, | Vhich played at Wigram. but, because of I i heir ability to back up to the greatest f ifxtent the efforts of individual players, 1 | Air Force had no great difficulty in wml | Ung by 12 points to 3. Many good scor- [ | hg chances were thrown away by the if flpld Boys team when, after a shrewd I fpenlng had been made, the forwards if I Jailed to work as a pack. However, it 'S f yas au interesting match and a splendid [f I Exhibition of fast, open Rugby, with both [• ||hams ready to snatch any opportunities ! 'lthat came thier way. On both sides the [I f ine-kicking was excellent, but, probably ■'ffljecause of a wet ball, and a tricky ; I aross-wlnd, several penalty kicks and .fl ionverslons, all comparatively simple, * Byere missed. For Air Force, McAneny ’ I [nd McKay played a sound gamp in the '■ | jack line, while the forwards, all good * Wien, were ably led by Calcinai. Cocks " Shd Andrews were prominent in the Old 1 Jfflpoys pack, and Maxwell, as, centre, was S'lSways in the limelight. Rothwell, Mc- ’ SAneny (2), and McKay scored for Air f E force, and Christmas kicked a 1 difficult J Sr enalty to gain Old Boys’ three points. iSis The teams were:— (1] Air Force.—Ellis; Kerr, McAneny, McI i lay; McCormick, Cleaver; Abbott; Rothf lyell. Fitzgerald, Wilson, Rose. Poison, fJi lalcinai. Berry, Dunstan. i 1 | Old Boys.—Eathorne; Wilson, Maxwell, ! I [White; Columbus, Christmas: Waterland; ' i I [all. Andrews. Agassiz, Bllcliffe, Gillman, II ’onkin. Crawford, Cocks. i|r Referee; Mr A. A. Billens. j | CHRISTCHURCH v. ATHLETIC § i | Christchurch and Athletic played a hard; ‘ (nd interesting match on the Lancaster I ’ark south ground. Christchurch winning ; jy 6 points, the margin just about indl- ! ating tife superiority of the winning flf~ j 1 sen. The Christchurch forwards played I jell against heavier men and had a lot s' do with the win; but had the Ath- : stic backs Shown a little more penetrat- ■( |ig power and usid a few of the usual Racking dodges expected of senior : layers. Athletic might easily have won. (fell worth seeing was the fine play of 3ark. the Athletic-half-back. His crisp And fine, display, of tactics kept rAAthletfc attacking machine going at .fin© pace. Only lack of.driving force hd" a-fine defence. by the Christchurch acks kept them at bay. In this sound lefence the Christchurch full-back, bOcker, played ' a notable part; Doody, foonan, and Walklin played well in the I lithletlc forwards, and in the Christchurch ack. Balnbridge. Williams. Taylor, and fright were consistently sound, particuurly In the tight. ■ :v V '. . ~ For Christchurch. Bishop .scored ln the rst half, and in theisecond Aspell and lalnbridge scored fine tries. For Athletic, lahoney kicked a penalty in the second I atf.v ' v ' ■[.‘The teams were:— • ■{ Christchurch—Thacker:,, Scott. Kotlowmki. Bishop; Aspell.; Black; Lawrence; I Wright, Williams. Taylor,. Balnbridge, R, BWrMter, T. Procter. Smith. Cutting. IH; Athletic—O’Neill} Cattanan, Empson, iHnhbney; Scully; Mortimers Clarke; Foley. iiWalkUn.- Morgan, Doody,, Bradley, IKKnawles, Llnter, Noonan. |Spßeferee; Mr L. A. Keys. ED, UNIVERSITY ▼. GODLEY HEAD Im/TTntv.arsitv's -runaway victory against Iflßodley Head- was no great surprise, alf>the ; ■ Godley -Hedd men fought ißhimelytagainst ■ far'- superior backs and |fl ad thft’ 1 support.of a small band of eager M tiftlform. who follow, the H Bam roiiiid wherever it has a fixture. H Sbese Supporters , were as pleased as the H Jhiverpity men were surprised when IB wry early in the game, Donaldson, a 33 {o<Oey Head back, sold a pretty dummy H 'cut through defence, for a fine fS OTie*'University backs played the major II irf ln scoring the big total of 56 points, With Fountain (playing at centre threel»uarter), -Hudson, and White frequently iMipjpg.through tije Godley Head defences sßlwr-'* fast-scoring attacks. ' Of Godley points, v Archibald, scored nine penalty . kicks,: and showed Mjpy 1 *; reliable nlaee-getter.. But., the. aMwiniFllfiowed -'what a -good manysupof the code have felt for some that it is open to doubt whether so BUSSwif* obviously weak fifteens- should be to i take i; part : In top grade fixHni,' Godley Head has been defeated mn&f&lg In other, games and could HKfefar (better .for itself In a lower grade, Bmafnin^’ibetter ‘ experience and playing IKuire mteresttng .football. ■ * .University, White scored two tries, gHnuntain three., Kennedy, one, Garrett Bi&'Hudsoa tored.-Walter and Tovey one; wKSateA' six. tries and Gordon - one. For Hnsdley - Bead., .Donaldson a try kicked three penalties. MrejPh'e' teamsf-.-were:— -,A' iKCtotversito—A. ‘W. Roberts;! White, FounKennedy; Ryder; ■BSiey, Qbrdoh. Wilson.; Garrett, McKep- ■ ■».-F.;Cf.’'»6berts.'Walter, 'Harper. ; •” ’ Slnunonds. AyDonaidsOn- Hanton; Salmon; ImiVlU Scolbs. Anderson, Evans, WaU, BWawMhahLtStewart.. Winter., Mr L. Walsh. LINWOOD V. WIGRAM all opportunities and Waßoting-.M points In the'second half, beat HH||n|m at the Show Grounds to 13. Llnwbod’s backs outH®«fll<tvWlgram’s, and Sutherland's good HMtrirtnb.' which contributed,, 10 points, was ■BKttititig finish to the back movements. ’’McHugh, Argus, Cameron, Hewitt, Dennis, Smith. Drower, Fleming. Burgess, (replaced in the second spell - (replaced through Tapley, 'A; > TOomson. - K Thomson, Freeborn/ Jackson, ■BBSSEnTBigcI (replaced through injury 'to the second hOK),.Waite, IMil itlrtVT Ttl ~ S. Brown. Chalmers, B*4w,-.s J,v Clarkson.;-,. Ed the score with a try by ted, by Sutherland, other beta*, a toy by Argus for r tries-for Wigram by ■ewnpastiarai "freeboita, one' bd,ng conIBWlll'siii'l duly one try, by A. Dench),. In the MiimrotStfetwiiiie,f&rLtawood tries were (three). Egan,' and HKwwfi'mUr (being converted by SufherBsiWleram Wssed the support of j Engel. forward, in the second HtoUfi- S‘A. Thomson .Was the conspicuous and quick . to Otherwise; the Wigram dor the well-teamed MKjtt’iTAiiii)<l'll>rilrrij.iprrm 1 Trnnt among whom <-Ouoeron. Stewart, ,and forwards also played ■lMlttnilptir ramrr'i or ,fln SOUTHERN .of-fhe ban from the set scrums :hl „ the - backs I^Bas^BMgg by however, .and in, ||SM'-mPTO>lK>tovlwcto were. falrjy 'even. for Sunnyside and Gilwere’ always -.promtwho at centreWMlMßMHiei.'..bactei; lacked. - thrust, add HBtM)telLwi«‘fauldw .he frequently WMKaißhttuSg'iOfr. kicks into touch which For Southern, WilHaliflli«tet.at;firstffivereiehths played a heady ■iwfeufeSeHhoagh Ihclined- to retain, possesBinSwnh' thrspeu vea even,-r.flerce MMSTifferiyushfla- providing moat oi the ex- ' score at half-time was 6-5 BBFIrroM ■ ||ga|jmmMa‘g ,i ft

, -The teams were:— _ _ : Sunnyside,—Moran; McDermott, Cmnnery, Lowry; Masters, Hart; McCarthy; McLeod, Altken, Young, ; Neale, Ireland, Chandler; Hartland, Kelly. • Southern.—Held; Shutt. W. Brown, Hobson; G; BroWn,. Williamson; W. Barnes, P. Gllmour. S. Butterwqrth, Clafke, Mahoney. SargeSOn, Clarke, Watson, Shalders. Referee: Mr C. R. McCallum. TECHNICAL V. NEW BRIGHTON Technical’s heavy, fast, and vigorous forward pack was in its hCst; form against New Brighton bn Saturday, and at its best this pack is - one of the most formidable in the competition. New Brighton was unfortunate In that, after playing against the brisk wind in the first half, it lost key meh in the back-line just, when it seemed likely to fight back m the second. Tlie Technical forwards were dominant throughout, and'the backs Y e T e j plenty of the ball. .That they failed to do more. With their chances was partly the resiilt of New Brighton’s excellent coverdefence and partly because the first fiveeighths, Roach, a sure handler and promising Young player, kicked too much and tried to cut through too- often. In the three-quarters Crequer showed both speed and the ability,to snap up chances. Hayles played an outstanding ggme in- the forward’s; there' is no more honest toiler in senior football. Herman was brilliant in the loose, his dribbling being a feature of the game. r j u . * The New Brighton pack, weli led by A. Long, Knight, and Wright, battled hard all' the way. In the backs Ryan distinguished himself by scoring two fine kick-and-foliow tries. Both movements were begun by his team-mates from almost on their own line. The scorers for Technical were Harvey, Hayles, Crequer (two), Roach, and McCammon, B. Taylor and Herman each converting one. For New Brighton, Ryan (two). Kilworth. and A. Long were the scorers.."' The teams were:— „ _ , Tcehnlcal.-rrCroy; - Crequer,. _R. Taylor, Blight: McCammon, Roach; E. Taylor; Anslfey, [Harvey, Turner* Herman, Hayles, Baita,: Lohrey, -Lake. .’New Brighton.—J, Long; W, McEwan, Rhodes, HVau: Kilworth, Young; P. Long; WiSSns, Wright, A. Long, Sturrock, Layton. -Knight,; B; McEwan, McKCrnan. Referee: Pilot Officer W. F, Falvey. ALBION v. MERIVALE ' More,~;«Xcltement tlian brilliant play marked the drawn gatae between Albion and Merivale at Rugby Park. The game ended’ 1 16' ? all.' The score see-sawed throughout <bbth/peUs, one side and toen the other holding a brief lead. A penalty goal Just on time enabled Albion to draw level, and the tie was the .best indication at the merit?, on the day, of.,both sides. Neither team was at full strength, and disorganised hack lines did not-, make for cohesive play, .There were many penalties against; both, sides, and these were reflected in the l ' comparatively high scorings Dawkins, at fuU>back for Albion played a .sound (gamer and his line-kicking to die first half was excellent., Downie,Brlen. and Maxwell showed out well In individual work ta the Merivale- rearguard. but dropped passes lost, many opportunities. Both sets* of back? tackled hard- and there were many stoppages for McMorran. .Weatherhead* land WUlman scored tries. Wilson converted too tries, and kicked top penalty goals. For Merivale, Maxwell, whose kicking was excellent, .kicked three popped another goal, and King sCored a .The .teams WPte:— ' _ * „ ' Albion-rDawklns; Keetley, J. Ganett, H.

Wilson; McMorran, Morgan; Cullen; Dasler, Johnston, Weatherhead, Wlllman, Bond, Gray, Clarke, and Sincock., Merivale—King; Downie, Maxwell, Monaghan: Johnson, Jarman; Kerr; Barker Drake, Hegarty, Pimm, Stuart, West, Rudkin, Tlbbotts. Referee: Mr D. F. Johnson. LOWER GRADES

Second Grade— Wigram 9, Merivale 3; Linwood 16,- Athletic 0; Training College 15, Christchurch 12; Harewod Air Force 11, Technical 6; University 27, Beckenham 6; Southern 9. Albion 6. Third Grade A—Merivale A 17, New Brighton 5; Merivale B 23, Linwood 0; Sumner 9, Athletic 3. Third Grade B—West Old Boys 20, University 0; Old Boys 20, Boys’ High School 3; Christ’s College 20. Technical 3. Fourth Grade A—Albion 11, Linwood 6; New Brighton 12, Kaiapoi 9; Richmond 20, Athletic 3; Southern 15. University 3. Fourth Grade B— Christchurch 5, Training College 0; Technical 9, Papanul Technical 6; West High School 9. Boys High S< Under° 17—Technical A 51, Linwood 0; Kaianoi 14, Technical B, 3; Old Boys 13, Merivale 12; New Brighton 16. Richmond 11; Southern 15, Albiod 8. Under Bst 71b—Merivale 25, Kaiapoi 3, Technical 16, Southern 0; Linwood 23, Old B Under 7st—Technical 8. Albion 3; Linwood 3, Beckenham 3; New Brighton 11, Merivale 0; Athletic 13, Sunnyside 3; Southern 3, Richmond 0. Under sst 121b—Linwood A 22, Albion 0; Linwood B 9, New Brighton 6; Southern A 15, Southern B 6;

SILVERSTREAM BEATS ST. BEDE’S

In ideal football weather and on a ground that provided a good foothold and gave players every chance, the St. Bedes and Silverstream (Wellington) Colleges played their annual Rugby match at St Bede's on Saturday. A good crowd of spectators was treated to a fast, open game, which ended in a win for Silverstream by 13 points to 6. Although Silverstream had six points on the board before St. Bede’s had scored, the latter equalled the scores, and it was only in the last 10 minutes of play that a try and a potted goal gave Silverstream victory. For Silverstream, Lyons, Addis, and Johnston scored tries and Addis potted a goal. Kennedy and Durkin scored for St. Bede’s. The teams were as follows: . Silverstream.—Full-back, J. Doyle: three-quarters, J. P. Fitzgerald, D. Lyons, P. Carmody; five-eighths, G. Johnston, P. Addis (captain); half-back, M. Ongley; Forwards, R. Harris. J, Minogue, T. Buckley, A. Baker, M. Love, P. Foley, F. McDonald, G. O’Connell. St. Bede’s.—Full-back, J, R. Dickson; three-quarters, I. P. Anderson, T. C. Curnow, J. M. Durkin; five-eighths, R. J. Richards, T, P. Cannon; half-back, R. J. Pascoe; forwards, J. A, Chunn, D. B. Scully, F. P. Kennedy, P. E. Duncan, N. J.' Clark,, D, H. Blyth, J. J. Coffey, C, P. Buffer. /■ ' ■

TIMARU BEATS ST. ANDREW’S - Timaru BoysN- High - School beat:, St. Andrew’s .College in 'their* annual football (match by 22 points to 0 on Saturday. The game was even in the forwards, but the TtaianUbacks were faster and more penetrative. Halliday . and Weenink A were outstancling in the visiting team,, and the former handled, especially well.. .The St. Andrew’s sWe *had two very getod forwards; Mulholland and Gllmour, but their

backs had been ■ depleted. The half-time score was 9-0. Weenink, Luke, Twaddle, and Marshall scored for Timaru, three of the tries being Weenlnk’s. The teams were: Timaru, P. L. Weenink, W. E. Walsh, I. H. Langford, G. W. Pratt, D. N. Gibb, G. A. Harrison, N. A. Bracefield, K. N. Nicholls, R. C. Halliday, A. H. Twaddle, A. R. Marshall, D. B. Kibblewhite, A. A. Fisher, R. A. Andrews, D L. Scott. J. S. Luke, D. S. McKenzie, 'R.’G. Alnge, and P. D. Hasselberg. St. Andrew’s: A. Mulholland, J. McKenzie, T. Rich, D. Templeton, D. Middleton, D. Thomson, K. Rutherford. J. Gllmour. L. Hatherley, H. Skinner. J. Mclntyre, V. Coxon. I. Wilkinson, W. Barlow, and D. Belton.

WEST COAST TEAM

MATCH AGAINST CANTERBURY (F.0.0.R.) GREYMOUTH. June 22. The* West Coast Rugby representative back line Will be-strengthened next Saturday for the match with Canterbury by the inclusion of Wareham and Scott, who did not play against Canterbury at Greymouth. The forwards are exactly the same as those who played against Canterbury. - _ .The team is: C. Gtllam; J. Wareham, R. Scott, C. Monk; D. Dewar, Albert, Vaughan; L, Sweetman; J. Sinclair, R. Pedder, C. Godfrey, W. Blair, R. King, R. *Birchfield, J. Monk, W. Croudis. Reserves: Backs, T. Butler, J. West; forwards, R. Weiblitz, Haddock.

IN OTHER PLACES AUCKLAND, June 22. Rugby football results are:—Papakura Camp 17. Marist 9; Takapuna 12, Training College 0; Grammar 21, University 6; Suburbs 15. Technical Old Boys 9. WELLINGTON, June 22. Rugby football results are;— Athletic 22, Hutt 6; Johnsonvllle 13. Wellington 12; Air Force 8, Eastbourne 6; Wellington College Old Boys 26, Oriental 11; University 11, St. Patrick’s College Old Boys 6; Petone 6, Marist Bros. Old BOys 5: Hutt (Army) 9, Poneke 6. DUNEDIN. June 22. Rugby football results are;— University A 14, Dunedin 12; Pirates 13, Union 6; Southern 14, Alhambra 3; Kaikorai 15, Taieri 6; Zingari ,19, University 80.

RUGBY LEAGUE

a Yarrow victory

SYDENHAM REMAINS UNBEATEN

By 6 points to 5 Sydenham held its position at the top of the Rugby League ■championship, still unbeaten. • RakaiaHornby, holding a narrow points lead, defended stubbornly near the end, but, as in the first round, was beaten by one point. Though play was brilliant at times, generally ’ It’ was not as good as expected. Linwood built up\a good lead in the first half against Addington, but play was not of a high standard and Addington nearly caught up towards the end. Riccarton and Waimalri played bright football, with plenty of good passtag, the strength of the Waimairl ■ back line turning the scale in its favour.

Results were:—Sydenham 6, RakaiaHornby 5; Walmairi 15. Riccarton 10; Lin, Wood 16. Addington 13. The points for the championship now are:—Sydenham 14. Rakaia-Hornby 10, Waimairi 7, Riccarton 6, Linwood 6, Woolston 3, Addington 2. SYDENHAM v. RAKAIA-HORNBY

Outgeneralled by Sydenham, RakaiaHornby was beaten by one point in a most exciting game at Sydenham Park. Rakaia-Hornby opened at a very fast pace and attacked solidly for a time. When the pace slackened Sydenham improved, and, in the second half, called tfie tune by keeping the ball away from Davison’s wing. He was closely watched and hardly had a run in the second half. The closing up ruined the play, both refusing to take chances and inclining to forward play, which was always even and exciting. Then for a long time the defence was too strong for the attack, each cancelling,the other’s good play and kicking instead of passing. When Sydenham, near the end, attacked hotly some great passing was seen, with Sydenham often having an extra man in the chain. The referee stopped play to caution the forwards in one hectic bout.

Davison and Midgley were the best Rakaia-Hornby backs, who badly missed H. E. Holmes, who has been transferred. Wehner .and Mead were excellent forwards. For. Sydenham, Scott, Dunlop, and Grimes were' the best forwards, with R. Brown, Burroughs, and Preston going well in the backs, who. as a unit, were not in their best form. Tlie teams were:—

Sydenham.—T. Preston; R. Gatehouse, W. Guy, J. Burroughs; R. Brown, W. Raistrlck; L. Brown; R. Dunlop, D. McLeod, E. Grimes, M. Eddington, L. Ryde, V. Scott. McLeod, who was going very well, retired hart, being replaced by J. Berry. Rakaia-Hornby.—R. Timms; G. Moore, E, Midgley, C. H. Davison: C. Buckley, J. O’Connor; D. Robbins; J. Lloyd, L. Wehner. J. Dunn. R. Wright. C. O'Connor, D. Mead.

Fending off three tackles, Davison scored a great try for Rakaia-Hornby and Timms kicked a penalty goal. Gatehouse scored for Sydenham. Near the end Gatehouse., a forward playing on the wing, scored in a tackle at the end of a thrilling passing run, to give his side the win. Referee: Mr M.' H. Smith. WAIMAIRI v. RICCARTON With the backs, standing deep and swinging into last passing at every opportunity, some bright football was seen when Waimairi met Rlccarton. Later, when Riccdrton found this style favouring Waimairi, it changed its tactics, stood closer in, and was more Inclined to spoil. Winning of scrums and. the loose forward play were about even, with Waimairi superior in the backs. This win lifts Waimairi to third place In the championship. The teams were:— Riccarton.—A. Hunter; B. Cox, K. Cox, G. Wallace; M. Dunn, L. Altken; P. O’Neill: G. O’Callaghan, B. McMenamin, S. Rivers, T. Burke, B. Russell, K. Guiney. Waimairi.—J. Downs: R - . Tavendale, W-. Black, K. Fitzsimmons: J. Anderson, D. Smith; N. Bouterey; J. Aitken, E.Tavendale, T. Rossiter, O. Peters, J. Mclnnes, G. Kirk. In the first half Black scored for Waimairi and Bouterey kicked a penalty goal.' K. Cox kicked a penalty for Riccarton. Later Black, with a run of more than 60 yards, and Smith scored for Waimairi, Bouterey converting one, and Smith kicking a penalty., For: Riccarton, Rivers and K. Cox scored. Altken converting one.. Referee: Mr A. Stuart.

ADDINGTON v. LINWOOD Except In the forwards, who played' a solid game throughout with little between the packs, there was riot rnuch good: football • seen whem Linwood beat Ad-: dington by 3 points. Addington hooked the ball from a majority of the scrums only to see the backs lose ; the chances given them. Alter five years’ retirement Ayres returned to play for Linwood and has lost little of his pace and skill. For Linwood, Waghorn and Nuttall were the, best on the field, Fraser and Price going well for Addington. The teams were:— ■ Linwood. —T. Roach; F. Ayres. W. Bateman, G. Nuttall: G. , Geary, H. Grace; M. Smith; R. Millar. N. Waghorn. E. Millar, F. Garland, K. Perry, K. Collins. Addington.—L. A. Bench; ’H. Sykes, S. Smith, C. Keith; N, Core, W. Brown, T. S. Bench; B. Fraser, 1 R. Price, R. Wilson, E. Reynolds,, H. Manhire, :W. Warren. When Reynolds went off hurt'K. Wllshire replaced him. Collins and Garland scored for Lin-; wood in the first spell, Geary converting both. In the second half Garhmd apd Nuttall scored for Linwood and Manhire, Smith, and Wilshire for Addington, T. Bench coriverting two. Referee; Mr G. Williams. LOWER GRADES Third Grade.—Sydenham 1 5, Riccarton 3; St. Joseph's 5, Dallington 0. Fourth Grade.—Riccarton 13. Dallington 5; Linwood 9, Aranul 5. Schoolboys, Heavy-weights.—Woolston 7, Sydenham 0; Aranui 20. Dallington 10; Riccarton 8, St. Joseph’s 3. Light-weight.—Addington 22, Central 0; St. Joseph’s 25, Linwood 0; Sydenham 12. Aranui 3. IN OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND, June 22. League football results are:—Manukau 16, Newton 5; City 8, Ponsonby 8; North Shore 32, Papakura 15; Mount Albert 13; Richmond 8.

ASSOCIATION

EXCITING GAME AT ENGLISH PARK

TECHNICAL NARROWLY BEATS

AIR FORCE

At English Park on Saturday, before the second game, the four teams and spectators stood for a minute in memory of Private J. Dougall, a Canterbury and Thistle player, who died of sickness in Egypt. All members of the, Thistle Club wore black armlets. In the second game at English Park Technical was hard pressed by Air Force and just secured a . win by a penalty in the last -few minutes. ; The first game was'also evenly contested between Thistle and Rangers, and v resulted .in a draw. .Western had an easy-win ..over Nomads at Richmond Park, and Celtic surprised by defeating Army at Spreydon) Results* were: Technical .2. Air Force 1; Celtic 4, Army 1; Thistle 1, Rangers 1; Western 9, Nomads 2. Points'so far in-the championship, with the number of games in* parenthesis, are: Technical (9), 17;, Western (9), 16; Thistle (9), 11; Celtic . (9), 8; Army (8),:6;, Air Force (Bj, 6; Rangers ’ (8), *5; Nomads (»),;»" v - * . . .',x.

TECHNICAL OLD BOYS V. AIR FORCE , Air Force provided Technical, the competition leader, with the hardest match of the season in the main game at English Park. After a very even game Technical snatched a victory with, a penalty awarded when there were only three minutes to go. Of the two teams Air Force played better in the forwards, but the greater experience of the Technical halves and backs won them the day. Air Force has shown a remarkable improvement since the beginning of the season, and with a sharpening up of the finish of the van line it should be able to defeat any of the senior teams. , Technical played hard football throughout, but the forwards showed plenty of room for' improvement both : in their finish and also in their combination. The teams were:— Technical.—Lambert; Harris, Dean; Weir, Smith, Cook: Bailey, Storey, Milligan, Browne, Hadley. Air Force.—Green; Muscroft.. McCarthy; Todd, Morris, Taylor; Tweedie, Haywood. Harrison, Johnstone,' O’Brien. G. Brown and C. Bailey scored '.for Technical, and H. Haywood for Air Force. Referees: Mr H. Weatherhead took charge after Mr L. Doherty had retired with a strained muscle. THISTLE v. RANGERS In the early game at English Park Thistle and Rangers finished with a goal apiece, and this represented the trend of play. Thistle was below strength, while Rangers played better than at any other stage this season. k Rangers have still room for improvement in the display of .the van, particularly when within range of the goal. Dbwker, D. Sharr, and Pattinson in the forwards, and Stout, ' Cook, and McNaughton in the backs, all played well. The Thistle forwards, like Rangers, played inconsistently, and it was left to the half line, where A. Sutherland, and Hall put in fine work. The teams were:— Thistle.—Tyson; Topliss, McCann;. W. Sutherland, A. Sutherland, Hall;, McGrath, Weir. Fleete, Tennent, and White. Rangers.—Harbutt; Styles, McNaughton; Copk, Barnes, Stout; Lees, D. Sharr, Dowker, C. Sharr, Pattinson. P. Fleete scored for Thistle, and F. Stout for Rangers. Referee: Mr C. Hamilton. CELTIC V. ARMY At Spreydon Celtic, back to full strength, always had the edge on Army, which was somewhat depleted. -, Celtic showed' a marked improvement over the previous week’s exhibition against Technical. Playing as a team and keeping play fast and open, they constgntly had the Army defence floundering. O’Rawe, McMenamirt, Kenny, and Rundle put considerable thrust into the attack. ■ while on defence McFall, Munday, Shaw, and Nelson could be relied upon to protect the goal. With three players out, the Army combination was not up to its usual standard. Passing and shooting were at times aimless, while the defence lacked the understanding necessary for the flank to flank attacking movements initiated -by the opposing forwards. McDonnell, Meehan Gordon. LUcas. Thomas,, and Cope played .well for Army. The teams were;— .Celtic.—McFall: O’Connor, Nelson; B. Rundle, Munday, - Shaw; : Q'Rawe, R. Rundle. Tullett, Kenny, McMenamln Army,—McKenzie; Everett, McDonnellMeehan, Gordon, Davis; Thomas, Lucas. Faithfull, Cope, McSklmming. R. Bundle, E. Kenny, G. McMenamin. J. Tullett scored for Celtic, and J, Thomas for Army. Referee: Mr J. Browne. .

7.30 p.m.: Frank Westfield’s Orchestra. 7.41: The Dreamers. '.7.52: Benno Moiselwitsch. (piano). 8.0: Concert by the Returned Soldiers’ Choir. (Relay from Town Hall concert chamber.) 8.58: Station, notices. 9.0: 8.8.C. news commentary. 9.25: Jeanne and Pierre Gennln (flutes). 9.28: “The Woman in White.” 9.54: Anona_ Winn and Reginald Purdell. 10.0: Dance music. WESTERN v. NOMADS Although Nomads played hard throughout they were no match for Western at Richmond Park. Western owed the win to more solid defence and a more thrusting forward line. Nomads unwisely kept the game open, but their passing, positional play, finish, and defence were hardly good enough for this type of play to be successful. Western,, on the other hand, not only played as a team, but had the satisfaction of seeing the forwards do something wtih the hall when they got it. Western undoubtedly owes its' success over the last few seasons to the forwards’ ability to make the most of'scoring opportunities. The teams were:— • '

Western;—Laing; Cawtheray, Graham, Anderson; Roberts, Aitken; Drukcr, Sturgess, G. Smith, J. Smith, R. N. Smith. Nomads.—Jackson: Samuels, Besvis: Pickup, Adams, A. Souter; Douglas Cullen. D. Souter. Burnand. /* R. N. Smith (4). G. Smith (ffßJTStdrgess and J. Draker scored for Western. R. Cullen netted twice for Nomads. Referee: Mr C. Sweeney. SENIOR RESERVE Rangatlra 2; Western 1. Lichfield 5. Air Force 2. Thistle 9. Rangers 2. Marist 5, Technical 3. Third Grade.TfNomads A 4, Technical 2; Nomads B 7, Marist 3. Fourth Grade.—Technical A 6, Marist 3. Fifth Grade*—Marist B 3, Technical B 0; Marist A 1, Nomads 1. Sixth Grade.—Western 1, Rangers 0; Thistle 2, Marist 1. •' Seventh Grade.—Celtic B 2, Rangers 0; Marist A 6. Technical 0; Celtic A 8, St. Albans 1; 5. Marist B 0. IN OTHER PLACES AUCKLAND, June 22. Association football results are;— Thistle 5, North Shore 0; Ponsonby 4, Abels 1: Metro College 2, Eastern Suburbs 1: Onehunga 2, Mount Albert Old Boys 1; Air Force 2, Comrades 1. WELLINGTON. June 22. Association football results are:— First Division: Seatoun 5. Swifts 1; Marist 6. Moera Stop Out 1; Petone 3, Miramar Rangers 2; Hospital 5. Technical Old Boys 1; Waterside 3, Institute Old Boys 3; Diamond 6, Air Force 0. DUNEDIN, June . 22. Association football results are:—RlB 11 School.Old- Boys .4, Mornington 3; Northern 5, Seacliff 2; Roslyn-Wakari 5, JRaorl Hill 2; Mosgiel 6, Caversham 0;