SATURDAY'S GAMES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 139, 16 June 1930, Page 14

SATURDAY'S GAMES

PETONE DEFEAT HUTT

WELLINGTON'S 810 WIN

RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Senior A Grade. retoiio .......' 20 Hutt 10 Marist :. 12 Athletic 0 Poneke 18 Eastbourne .:.. S Old Boys ..... IT Bcrhampore .. 0 Oriental 3 University 0 , Senior B. Wellington ...» 60 ' Solwyn 0 Old Boys^ 14 Porinia • University .... 11 Melroso •> Mlramar 12 Upper Hutt .. « Training* College 11 Oriental •> Johnsonrille, a bye. ■For the •continuation of the local Rugby, football competitions the weather on Saturday afternoon was fine, though keen. In the senior A grade most iuterest centred in the meeting of Petoue and Hutt at Athletic Park, and the game bad many stirring moments,' although the open order was not seen to the extent expected. Petone played a more solid type of game than that of Hutt, whose general performance was marred by the unreliability of several players. The appearance of A. E. Cooke and M. I?. Nicholls, the respective captains, was in itself an attraction, and both players were seen to advantage., Petone were the better team, on the day, and won by a margin, of four points. A curtainraiser to this game was provided by Wellington- and Selwyu, a senior B' contest which1 became a very one-sided afi'air, Wellington winning by the huge score of 60 points to nil. Marist and Athletic met on Newtown Park, the former holding stoutly to a lead of twelve points in the first spell and maintaining their high place, with Petone; on the championship ladder. Eastbourne; found Poneke a tough proposition at Petone, the town i team winning fairly comfortably. After their surprise win over Petone, University faded away and went under to Oriental in a closely-contested game at Kelburn Park. Old Boys were too good for Berh'ampore at Wakefield Park. The senior A grade championship points are:—Petone 12, Marist"l2, Old Boys 11, Athletic 0, Eastbourne 9, Hutt ft, Poneke 7, Oriental 7, Berhampore 2, University 2. In the senior B grade the points are:—Wellington 14, Johnsonville 12, Selwyn 10, Miramar 9, Oriental 9, University I" 8/Old'Boys 6, Training College i, Upper Hutt 3, Melrose 3, Porirua 2.