LEVIN SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 85, 7 October 1929, Page 14

LEVIN SHIELD

■48EFGBY SPORTS COMPETITION

■'■■■' The Wellington Football Club carried Sout its' competition for the Levin Shield at Emerson Street Park on Saturday afternono. The attendance was affected to- some extent by military parades, the opening of „• the rowing season, and other events, but there-was a good assemblage of enthusiasts, About 30 competitors, representative of almost all grades of the club, took ' i part, among these being three New Zealand representatives—!,. M. Johnson F D. Kllby, and J. M./ Tuck. The weather was nne, but a strong breeze proved troublesome in the kicking'events ' . The events for. the shield resulted as - follows:— •\. 55yds Dash (goal-line to half-way): H I ; ;C. Brown 1, F. C. jVl'CuUongh 2, it Still .3. Distance Punting: L. M. Johnson I. C S. Barron 2, J. W. GookS • nr^ miT Mc?ns:T T L D- 1, F. C. - BX'Cullough 2, H. C. Brown 3. 110 yds Sprint: F. C. M'Cullough 1, H. C. Brown 2, H. D. Kennedy 3. Place-kicking: L. M. Johnson 1, C S -'Barron 2, H, Auty 3. ' \ " Distance Dropkiek: L; M. Johnson 1, J-/. V. Browne 2. K. C. Humphrey 3. : Dropkick at Goal: F. O. M'Cullough I, r J- Browne 2, K. C. Humphrey 3. . ' i he shield was won by F. C. M'Cullougli with 10 points, L. M. Johnson beJiiff second with 9 points, and H. C. Brown third with 6 points. The following inter-grade competitions lor teams of four resulted: - e,H,^ ace (two teiigths of field, carrying bail):—Junior (P. C. M'Cullough, L. ■V. Browne. E. C. Brown, J. H. Bracken) 1; Intermediate Aj 2; Fourth A, 3 Passing (full length of field): Junior 1 Senior A 2. '