FOOTBALL

Cromwell Argus, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3483, 23 August 1937, Page 5

FOOTBALL

VINCENT TOURNAMENT. The Vincent Sub-unions annual tournament which was held at Alexandra on Saturday was in all respects a conspicuous success. ’I ho entries, exceeded those ol last year whilst tho gate receipts also showed an increase. After , some showers on Friday night the grounds were rather greasy in tho morning hut with an improvement in the weather they rapidly improved. The smooth running and the general success of the tournament reflected the greatest credit on the president, Mr W. A. Scaife and the secretary, Mr D. A.Cahill, and a willing band of helpers who assisted to conduct the affairs with the utmost celerity. All sections were well represented and from the time the first Bantam teams took the field until the final there was not a 'lull moment. There was a. largo attendance and the big crowd was treated to some sparkling football, and in all respects the public was well' catered for. Referees for the dav were;—Messrs F. Duggan, W. Llloto'p, W. Wilson, A. Marsliu. J. . ‘Munro, T. Sunderland. The following are the results; 1 BANTAMS. ' First Round. —Omakan 9, "Bannockburn nil. Second Round.—Omakan 6, f Cromwell nil ; Alexandra 6, Tanas | nil. Final. —Omakan 6, Alexandra 3. j The winners handled well and display- j c( l ;1 superior knowledge of the game. I Winners; —M. Milne, G. Naylor, J. ( Craig. F. Samuel, J. Harvey, B. Stat- , lord, and P. Perkins. SCHOOLBOYS. First Round.— Clyde 12, Wanaka nil Second Round.—Alexandra 21, Clyde nil: Tai ras 3, Omakau nil. N-al.-—Tai ras 16, Alexandra ml. Iho Tarras team showed tho result ol good coaching and opened up in several nice movements, L. Phillips scoring two tries and George Codings one while H. Bell’s goal kicking was a feature. Winners—L. P hll [ I, P ! J’ Codings, E. Crawford, FL Bell, M. I Cowie, N. Lloyd. ) JUNIORS First Round— Matakanui 9, Cromwell D. H. S. nil ; Alexandra Old Boys 8 Tarras nil; Roxburgh beat Cromwell by default. Second Round— Alexandra O. B. 5, Matakanui ml; Roxburgh 5, Alexandra D. H- S.■ 3- . Final— Roxburgh 6, Alexandra 3. Iho winners were an evenly balanced team and backed up well, tins being Alexan dra’s downfall, and the former s passing was well directed and frequently found the Greens out of position. Winners ■ H. Kinaston, W. McPherson. H. Martin, L. Jordan, W r . Bennetts, W - Dunlay, J. Gutzewitz. B GRADE. First Round.—Alexandra A 13, Ida Valley nil; Lowburn A 10, Bannockburn A nil; Matakanui 10, Bannock-, burn B nil. Second Round. —Alexandra 85, Low burn B nil; Hawea 3, Ranfnrly nil. Third Round.—Hawea ,4 Alexandra B nil. Semi-final— Alexandra A 8, Matakanui nil; Lowburn A 6. Hawea 3-Final—Alexan-dra A 6, Lowburn ml. Hie teams were verv evenly matched but the J winners had a slight superiority m the backs and their passing was well directed. Winners;—E. Vallauce, i>. I Walker, W. Ferris, L. Marr, J- Hesson, P. Cooney, C. Woodhouse. 1 SENIORS. ( First Round. — Cromwell A 13, Alex- j 1 andra A 11; Wanaka 3, Alexandra b nil; Ranfnrly 18. Cromwell B 3: ltla , Valiev A 29, Tarras B nil; Tarras A 1 j Alexandra O. B. nil. Second Round—Millers Flat 17, Tarras A 3; Ida Valley 83, Matakanui ml; Ranfurly 2i, Wanaka nil; Ida Valley A 5, Cromwell nil. Semi-final. —Ida Valley A 5, Ranfnrly 3; Millers Flat 11, Ida Valley B nil. Final. —Ida Valley A 3, Millers Flat nil. In a hard struggle an outstanding feature was the solid tackling on both sides. Ida Valley forwards made several breaks and opened out to their backs only to meet with determined tackling. Campbell, 1 Millers Flat half-back, made some brilliant openings and twice got through , to Valley's full-back before being stopped. A goal from a mark by W. Becker was tho only score and it was hard to say which was the better side, play swinging up and down the field in great style. Winners; —W. Becker, J. Becker, P. Donnelly, A. Olsen, j. Brown, G. Barber, J. Russell.

The A grade fixtures, unfortunately, were marred by two accidents, D. Elder (Cromwell), breaking a collarbone in the match with Ida Valley A, and G- Barber (Ida Valley), sustaining a broken leg in the final match.

OTAGO'METROPOLITAN TEAM V VINCENT.

The Otago Metropolitan team met Vincent aIT Cromwell on Tuesday last, the visitors being successful by 22 points to .1. The match was played under ideal conditions, the ground being in splendid order and a good, last game was witnessed by a large attendance. Although the score reads as if Vincent suffered a convincing defeat there was not the difference rn 'tho teams that the points indicate. As a matter of fact a considerable doubt existed as to infringements which preceded two of the visitors tries In view of the fact that Vincent had some difficulty in tilling the back positions and that many of the players had not had a game for some weeks’the local team acquitted itself quite creditably. The Vincent forwards played a great game and. strange as il may seem, had easily the best of the game territorially. In this department Hamilton, Homer. and Davis led a hard-working pack in splendid stylo, the former being easily the best forward on the ground. The backs, although unused to each others play, endeavoured to open up the game Vail were overshadowed by their

speedy opponents. P. Davis did gieat work behind the serum, whilst Caskie. a hard man to stop, made some determined runs. The visitors pack was ably led by Aitken, Tyrie, and Beadle, while the backs, who took some time to settle down, when opportunity offered, staged some good movements which, in the second spell were particularly dangerous Tor Vincent. The visitors had some speedy backs, well suited by the dry ground, and of these Steele, a fleet-footed wing, gave the crowd a taste of his quality when ho flashed info action fn scoring two tries. He was the best back on the ground and was well supported by Spiilane, Johnstone, and Wallace. Play was not of a high standard in the first half hut the visitors improved pi

[ the second spell and some g-ood j movements were witnessed although j play vas mainly confined to a hard ‘ forward struggle. ’ The gate takings realised the good I sum of j Qzz. The visitors left on Wednesday for ( Roxburgh where they met and deferred Tuapeka on Tliursday by six points to nil. The following is the team to represent Vincent against Maniototo on September 4th ; —G. Hesson ; Sutherland, Gibson, F. Clark ; Campbell, P. Davis ; While. Payne, Homer, Web-

ster, Hamilton. Hewson. Anderson, j Robertson, C. Davis (captain). EmerI geneies ; forwards, Stevenson, Honderf son ; backs, E. Clark, Seoular. *1 The Springboks decisively defeated f Canterbury on Saturday, by 23 points to 8.