Saturday’s Sport

Evening Star, Issue 19021, 17 August 1925, Page 9

Saturday’s Sport

ANOTHER WIN FOR PIRATES Otago Retains Dawson Cup Win for N.IZ. League Team Cross-country Championship to Otago

RUGBY AINGE SHIELD MATCH PIRATES DEFEAT ’VARSITY. By defeating University A by 12 points to 8 in the Ainge Shield competition at Carisbrook Pirates have maintained their unbeaten record of this season. In the first spell it seemed that ’Varsity, who were making nearly all the play at that stage, would break its record. 'But in the second spell Pirates took command, the loose rushes of their forwards and the superior combination of the backs earning them victory. Conditions underfoot were far from favorable for a bright display of Rugby, but in the circumstances the game was open, fast, and attractive. The play was watched by about 0,000 spectators, which included a sprinkling of American naval men, and the proceeds should considerably help the various charities for which this game between the premier team and the runners-up is held annually. Pirates were the first to make an aggressive move, and the hacks passed well with the heavy ball. Walker (centre) made a good opening and threw to Allan (wing), who made_ a pood run before throwing in to Wise (playing first five-eighth). _ It was aj forward pass, however. Pirates’ forwards began to press, and only good defensive work by the ’Varsity backs kept them out. ’Varsity backs turned defence into attack, and Hunan (wing) was sent away. Ho was chased by Walker and caught from behind. Play went to_ the other side, and Wcbb_ got away with the ball at his feet. Kick- 1 ing over the line, he followed the ball, but it went out of bounds just ns ho went to fall on it.

Owen throw himself over. Dickson missed the kick. Pirates 9, University A 8.

With the scores so close play became exciting, and ’Varsity endeavored to break away. Pirates’ defence blocked several attempts, and soon the students wore on the defensive. IV iso made a groat run for the corner and wont out right at the flag. Following the throw-in, Pirates’ hacks came into play, and Walker, who had played a great game throughout, went oyer to score. Ho missed the kick. ’V arsity made strenuous efforts to score before the game ended, but they could not penetrate the defence, and the score hoard read when the bell went for time: Pirates 12, University A 8. Mr G. M'Konzie was referee.

SOUTHLAND V. WAIRARAPA A DRAWN CIA MM. Wairarapa and Southland met_ at Carterton, and the game resulted in a draw—6 all. After two days of bitter southerly weather the ground was soft and heavy, and quickly worked up into a quagmire. Accurate handling was out of the question, though Wairarapa showed better ability than Hio visitors. There were heavy showers in the morning, but in the afternoon there were spasms of sunshine, with a breeze up the field. iii. Wairarana won the toss, and took advantage'of the wind. Opening the attack, thev drove Southland back io the twonfv-five, but off-side play gave relief. Roberts and Richardson retaliated with a .splendid dribble to the Wairavapa lino, where a scries of scrums took place. J. Donald, with good solo work, relieved. Stringiollow next made a good run from halfway, but, cutting in, lost his supports, and was floored near the goal by Oughton. Remarkably fast play up and down the_ field ensued, and practically continued throughout the spell. Passing rushes by the local backs saw frequently penned in tight corners. Twice Wairarapa crossed, but on each occasion the greasy ball slipped away, and was forced out of position. Half a dozen Reds boro down on the _ fullback, Hood, and the ball was kicked past him. Jury made a wonderful pick up, but spoiled a good effort by trying to barge through instead of kicking. The Wairarapa forwards carried play upfield, but Murray by a solo dribble returned the pressure. Hood saved in time. StriugfeJlow, if. Booth, O’Dowd, and Syber put in some good passing play which saw the last named cross, but Roberts took the ball from him and forced. Kilby and Preston rushed through and smothered Hood, and pushed over the lino, where F. Booth forced. F. Booth and Striugfellow made another effort, which found the latter across under a heap. From a scramble Neighbor sent F. Bootli off, and he passed to R. Booth, who returned and received again and crossed. The referee ruled him olf-side. There was no score at half-time.

The gome within the next ton minutes was evenly contested. Nicholson (’Varsity full-back) brought up a Pirates’ forward rush in ifood stylo. ’Varsity forwards, on the'"other hand, were playing well together, and several times Pirates’ hacks were called upon to defend. In turn the hacks of both sides attempted to get going, but the wet ground, which had a muddied patch in the centre, and the heavy ball prevented any clean handling. ’Varsity hacks aroused excitement when the best passing rush of the day led to Hanan making a great run for the corner. He was caught just a few yards from the lino. Johns tin (’Varsity half) was playing a great game, and from the next serum he again sent the hail out cleanly, Webb this time making a great run past half a dozen opponents before being pulled down by a low tackle by Wise. ’Varsity barks kept at it, and in the next few minutes Marian was pulled down only a foot from success.

’Varsity dominated for a spell cf ten minutes, their forwards taking a!i before them. Morele had a. shot at a free kick, but missed. Pirates failed to field the ball, and Dunne, -nd then Morete, who followed tip qui-ldv, vere brought down just in front of the goal posts. Pirates’ forwards broke away once or twice, and tho hacks made smi'c unsuccessful attempts to get L ong, hut ’Varsity forwards soon had charge again, ali working well together. A rush from the twenty-five took till before it, and Morele went over to score. Dickson converted. University A o, Pirates 0.

The second spell opened busily with forward play, and in four minutes Desmond shot out of the ruck near the Southland line and scored. The try was not converted. Southland livened up, and removed play to the AVairanipa line, where from a scrum Kilby sent MacDonald away to cross at tho corner. The kick failed. Hard play ensued for twenty minutes, and play iu the Southland twonly-tive saw Neighbour, from the loose, scud to F. Booth, Stringfellow received ami crossed, but was tackled by MacDonald and dropped the hall. Gundy scored, and the kick again failed. Within five minutes a Red rush followed, and Kilby kicked through over the. lino. Hood, Gundy, and Booth missed forcing, and Batchelor scored. Both sides tried strenuously to increase their score, but there was no further alteration. AVairarapa 6 Southland G Taken all through AVairarapa had slightly tho better of the game. Mr H. J. M’Konzie was the referee.

Pirates’ forwards essayed to get through, but the defence of the Students’ backs was good, and it was not long before they were again on the attack, all tho. hacks handling the Heavy hall well. Hanan made a spirited run but was brought down, and the Pirates’ full-hack' (Hnrring) got his side put of a tight corner with a good kick. In the ten minutes before die spell fueled Pirates’ forwards made desperate efforts to make up leeway, hut tho Students’ forwards were much too solid a combination to let thorn got away very often. Once or twice Pirates got within striking distance, hut pould not pierce tho defence. Tho ipell ended with the score: University i 5, Pirates 0. Early in the second half 'Walker Woke away from halfway, after an. ibortivc rush by ’Varsity, and passed jeveu or eight opponents before bo vas tackled not far from tho ’Varsity fine. Pirates’ forwards followed up quickly, and had control before ’Varsity could clear. A rush took tho ball over tho line, and Dick Ross dived on it and scored. Walker’s kick missed. University A 5, Pirates 3. • The next incident to enthuse the crowd was a dash by 'Webb, who flashed up the line from halfway, till ho was tackled near tire line by Hurring. Ha man was injured, and went off, Pacey coming on. ’Varsity did tho bulk of the attacking, till Walker again broke away and made a good opening. The ball went out to Brown (wing), who, however, was too crowded to got far. Pirates’ forwards rustled play to ’Varsity’s lino, and for an infringement by a student in a scrum on the lino, Pirates were given a free kick, "Walker sending tho ball over to make Pirates lead. Pirates (5, University 5.

AUCKLAND BEATS CANTERBURY AX EASY WIN. The Canterbury-Auckland represonta tive mulch, played at Auckland before ]6,000 spectators, resulted in a victory for Auckland by 35 to 8. Canterbury had suffered casualties in the Hawke’s Bay and AVollington matches, and the necessary rearrangement of tho team owing to the inclusion of reserves led to disorganisation in tho back division, the combination being weak. Canterbury forwards held their own in tight work, but the Aucklanders were superior in the open, and the speedy backs put on tho finishing touches. The first score came soon after the commencement, Olsen receiving in the loose and passing to Cooke, who scored rigid on the flag, and Goodacre failed to convert. Other passing movements were smothered. Then Canterbury were penalised just outside tho twentyfive, and Lucas goaled. Wright, Cooke, Lucas, and Matson wore associated in a passing bout, which ended in Matson scoring, Lucas adding the major points. At this stage Hooper got a knock, and Turpin replaced bimj and from a scrum the ball went to Cooke, who cut through tho defence ami scored, Lucas converting. Tho score at half-time was: Auckland 16, Canterbury 0. Soon after resuming Palmer scored from a forward rush. Lucas failing to convert. After faulty handling by Canterbury Wright set the backs going, Matson scoring and Lucas converting. Canterbury livened up, and Doreen opened their scoring account with a try, running from more than halfway, Nixon converting. Auckland were not to ho denied, and after the hacks had combined well Matson scored again, but Lucas failed to convert. Then Cooke scored after lobse play, and converted himself. Canterbury got a second try dramatically: O’lliver, on receiving from the scrum, running to Goodacre, and sending on to Scrimshaw, who scored. Nixon failed to convert. Matson scored another unconverted try for Auckland before the game ended. Auckland ... ... 35 Canterbury 8

Pirates’ forwards were now making a bettor showing, and in the loose came away with great vigor, Enss heading a rush to near the line. - From a scrum St. George got the' ball out sharply to Allan (wing), who -went over at tho corner. Walker’s kick missed. Pirates D, University A 5. There was some excitement when Webb made a dash from halfway to the twenty-five and lucked up. Ho threw out when threatened, but was -not supported, and a Pirates forward picked up and ran with the ball to the other twenty-five before he was brought down. Play went up and down, each side attacking in turn. ’Varsity backs made many efforts to get going, but with tho heavy ball and tire mud—worse since - the game started —it was not an easy matter. Mitchell (first five-eighth) was also doing too much on his own. More'te caused excitement when ho broke through with the ball at his too after some Pirates’ passing had broken down, and the other forward came up to' support him and take the ball to the line. After a brief struggle

SOUTH AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP In the Peace Cup and championship of South Auckland Thames beat Ha?nilton (the holders) by 16 points to 8. ' WELLINGTON PREMIERSHIP WON BY FONEKE. Ponekc, by defeating Berhampore by 6 poiuts to 0, won the premiership. The other games resulted Old Boys 12, University 6; Marist .3, Wellington 3; Hutt 25“ Selwyn 0; Petono 17, Oriental 0. MARLBOROUGH BEATS TARANAKI The Taranaki team, which opened its tour against Marlborough at Blenheim, was defeated by 16 to 5. The visitors started well, Loyeridgo scoring and D. Johnston converting in the first ton minutes. The visitors had the best of the game in Elio first spell, Marlborough’s only score being a try by Phillips. The' second spell was Marlborough’s. O’Brien kicked a penalty, Phillips potted a goal, and Hodgson and Washington scored tries. IN OTHER CENTRES aiRISTciuRCH. “The Rest” beat Old Boys by 24 points to 13. AUCKLAND. For the Pollard Cup competition Ponsouby 23 beat King’s Old Boys 0, Marist Old Boys 16 beat North Shore 0, University 16 beat Suburbs 3, College Rifles 19 beat Newton 0, Grafton 28 beat Manukau 5. hawke’slFay. The Hawke’s Bay Union’s senior competition was concluded, Pirates winning by a margin of 5 points. The matches played resulted : Pirates 18, Hastings 8; Marists 20, Celtic 13; Maori Agricultural College 9, High School Old Boys 6. WANGANUI. Kaierau 12 boat Pirates 6, and Wanganui 12 beat Technical Old Boys 5. Jn the primary schools’ tournament Manawatu defeated Wanganui by 14 to 0. OTAGO TEAM TO MEET SOUTHLAND The following team has been picked to meet Southland next Saturday;— Full-back: Walker (Piraf es). Threo-quarers: Webb (University), Robinson (Pirates), Wise (Pirates). Five-eighths: Townsend (Vincent), Pa coy (University). Half-back; St. George (Pirates, captain). Forwards; O. Knox (Alhambra), Malloch (Pirates), Sonntago (Kaikorai), M'Meeking (Kaikorai), Polworth (Alhambra), Dickson (University), PorriLt (University), Pierce (Pirates, wing forward). Reserve backs: Johnston (University), Callender (Kaikorai), Peterson (Southern). Forwards ; Dunn (University), M'Millan (Alhambra), M'Ewen (Zingari). Stevenson (University full-back) was not available owing to an injury. The team will meet for training at Carisbrook on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7.30.

SCHOOLS’ RUGBY The game between Waitaki Junior High School and Macandrew Road School was played at Tahuua Park, and resulted in a win for the local boys by 20 points to 0. Tries were scored by Richards (2), T. Trevathan (2), Thorburn, and Ravemvond. D. Trcvathan converted one. The Oamarn forwards played well, Corson, Low, and Fnmilton doing really good work; but the backs, of whom much was expected, did not show their real form. Hastie and Mahoney were the best. For the winners, Richards, D. and T. Trcvathan, and Harper (of the backs), and Doig, Pavenwood, Niven, and Duckworth (of the forwards) played well. Mr R. M'Kcnzio refereed. The following have been selected to take part in the final trial match at Tahuua Park on Monday at 3.30: — lion,sleigh, Knox, Watkins, Kirkpatrick, Trevathan, Webber, Henderson, Dom, West, Ravonwood, Niven, Gilroy” Chapman, Real. Pitches, Tracey, Homer, Richards, .Moloney, Trcgca, Hart, Davis, Liddioout, Brown, Thorhuni, Nimmo, Mahoney, Corson, and Ilasiio (Oaraaru).