FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 69, 19 September 1932, Page 3

FOOTBALL

PETONE DEFEAT CELTIC

In the semi-finals of'the Rugby League knock-but competition .■■ on Saturday, at: the Winter Sliow Grounds, Petone defeated Celtic'by 10 points to 6, and Newtown:; beat Railway Rivals by 10 points1 to 8. Petone and Newtown will meet in the final next Saturday.

An entertaining?display was given by; Petone and Celtic;. ; Both teams played: an open 'game, displaying sound," combinationv: but. solid: tackling /frustrated' nipst ot the passing"bouts.-Celtic'.w"ereVthe first to attack, and soon had two tries 'to, their credit, - Still • and -Mailman- beintr the scorers: With'bbth sides playing good iootball, play was in neutral territory during most of the remainder of the spell. Mincham was injured and was replaced by Jones. Near the end of the spell a rush by the Petone forwards produced a try by Todd which Tetley converted, making the half-time score Celtic,. 6; Petone, 5. Play swung, up and down the neld m exciting fashion after the interval, both sides narrowly missing scoring chances. Petone gradually asserted "a superiority and, after pressing for some time, took the lead as the result of a try by Morris, converted by Tetley. Though matters were keen in the last few minutes there was no further scoring, and the game ended: Petone, 10; Celtic, 6. Mr. R. Salisbury was the referee.

The newly-formed Railway Rivals team provided stout opposition to Newtown in the other game, the play throughout being very even. Both sides opened their accounts with penalty goals,, Fuller goalirig for Newtown and' Ryan for Railway Rivals. . Before half-time Newtown improved their score by another penalty goal by Fuller, and an unconverted' try by Brigden, making the score at the interval, Newtown, 7; Railway Rivals, 2. Newtown attacked after the resumption, and Thomson went across for a try. Railway^Rivals attacked for most of the remainder of the game, and tries were scored for them by Cottrell and Holland,' neither of which, was converted. The final score was: Newtown, 10; Railway Rivals, 8. Mr. P.-Childs was the referee.