SATURDAY’S SPORT

Evening Star, Issue 22686, 28 June 1937, Page 4

SATURDAY’S SPORT

Southern’s Winning Way Checked SCHOOL REGAINS SOCCER LEAD New Zealand Soundly Trounced in Third Test Civil Service Wins Edmond Cup /' . • A highllnght of the Rugby games which opened the second round, was the strong challenge made by Pirates to Southern, the only unbeaten team- in the competition. The match, which provided a fine exposition of the code under most unfavourable conditions underfoot, ended in an 11 : all draw, Pirates putting over a penalty goal just on time amid great excitement. Varsity A had a close call with the improved Dunedin side, the Students winning a hard-fought match by 11 to 8, after the scores had been leVel at half-time. Kaikorai, the runners-up in the competition, secured a wellmerited win over Zingari, the winners’ backs showing fine form to score tries. Taieri met Varsity B for the second Saturday in succession, and repeated their win of last week by coming out on top by 15 to 3. Union slightly improved their position in the competition after playing an indifferent game last week by defeating Alhambra by 8 to 3. With five matches yet to be played, High School Old Boys have a lead of 1 point in the Fletcher Cup competition, Mosgiel sharing tlje points with Northern in the main game. All the grounds were in bad order, that at Mornington being unfit for play. At Logan Park, Northern drew 1 , 1 goal each, with Mosgiel, who found the Magpies upsetting and too solid on defence. This was Mosgiel’s third-draw in nine matches. School played fine football to run. up a three-goal lead against Maori Hill in the first spell. Hill returned strongly, and School’s combination was lost. In a mud scramble at Mornington, Seacliff ran out the winners by 6 goals to 3.. The teams were heroic to play in the quagmire. The other game which also had no championship interest was that between Roslyn-Wakari and Technical, Roslyn winning, 3-1. In the third Soccer Test with England N«w Zealand suffered a 12-1, defeat. A. -R. Gerties (Civil Service) was the individual winner in the Edmond Cup Steeplechase,'and his club won the teams’ race.