BRIGHTER PLAY

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 136, 13 June 1927, Page 6

BRIGHTER PLAY

CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRESS

OLD BOYS SCORE WELL

I r.ESULTS AT A GL.VXCE. Senior A Grade. UniTcrsily M Jfarlst 1" 010 Su}s 21} Biirh.iraporo .... V retone is Atliletio 9 l'onckc is Wellington is Oriental iy Hutt :j Senior B Grade. En-stbourac 13 Training C'ollesc S Athletic ■) Scl«tu s Oriental 12 rorlrna .. 11 JolmsonTlUo ... 3S University .... 9 In the senior A grade competition matches played on Saturday afternoon, uiulcr ideal conditions for football there was further cvidouce of an improving standard ot play, while the results did not lessen the prospects of exceedingly keen contests to the end of the battle for the premiership. Prior to .Saturday's Ramos there were six teams running level in the lead. .-. .This position underwent a fair amount, of change in that three of the leading teams were unable to hold their uroimd v?hile two of the lower teams made sonic progress. Old Boys may now claim to be the leaders, as, with a game in hand, they are on terms with Petone arid University. Poneke are a point behind, just clear of Berhampor* and Oriental. The position in short is that the leading team is only two points. clear of the team seventh on the list. The points are Old Boys 9, University 9, Petone 9, Poneke S, Bcrhampore 7, Oriental 7, Athletic 7," Wellington 5, Marist i, Hutt I. , With Marist and University engaged at Athletic Park an acceptable break from play more or less monopolised by forwards was provided for spectators assembled at the main ground. These two teams had performed attractively in their respective games on other grounds a week prnvi.ously, and it was expected- oLthem that they would'make some show at least at a repetition for the benefit of the main bnnd at llugby followers. They did not fail. Their game, certainly, could : have been much better, but it satisfied, by reason of pace and open order. 'Varsity wqu narrowly, lit'the matches at Newtown Park Berhampore went down rattier heavily to Old Boys, while Wellington pressed Poneko to an honours easy decision in a willing game. Petone .'had. Athletics measure on their home ground. 11l this game K. S. Svenson made a break from, retirement to assist Athletic. -Hutt came: into towu, meeting-Oriental on Kelburn Park. The town team won -comfortably: 1 ; There Were Bom".- surprises in the senior ■Bi.grade -competition on ■ Saturday, Athletic in the match with Sehyyn scoring their first win, and Porirua going down lo Oriental. Each of these two games was' very closely contested, and a point repve- ■ sentetl the margin of difference at the iinal whistle. Eastbourne, were =!gain seen in action afc Athletic Park, this time being opposed bv'Training College. The performance of the championship leaders was not as convincing as '■ in previous games, though they succeeded in maintaining their unbeaten record. Eastbourne, 011 this occasion, found gcal-kicking the way to success. The game was a bright preliminary to the A grade match. Johnsonvilkl won easily from University.. -.■■■-.-