WORLD OF SPORT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 431, 23 June 1922, Page 2

WORLD OF SPORT.

RUGBY FOOTBALL, MAORI ( OLI/KGK 21 v. OLD BOV’S 8. Waterdav :il ill.' Showgrounds was witlU’.'Ntl one til i]io tii *-1 1 i and most intciedmg Huirliv games seen in Palmerston Nona (Ins season.' This i- lli.' First- occasion on which the Maori Agricultural College repre-.-entiilivcs. have played in Palmerston Aorth, and in their match with thy Palmerston X,,nli High Si 1 i o i i| Old Buy- senior team revealed themselves as worthy exponents of ihe game. Following the luck-oil a period of fasi and exciting play ensued, brilliant pa-sing rushes !iy both teams arousing lie- enthusiasm ol iin; spectators. Old Boys' (black) lorwaids will; a dribbling rush carried _ operations into the Maoris' (blue) twenty-live. w’here die defenders were penalised. Rohin.-oii s aitempt; at goal failed. From a line-0111 die bull was thrown into the bands ol Napier, the blues’ second live-eighth who. culling in, cleverly iooled Old Boys inllback and touched down under the posts. (Ollier converted. Agricultural College 5. Old Bias nil. Agrieuhnral College relumed I i the aitack with a series of 100-c passing rushes and from one of these I'aufenu -cored uiidei' the )>osls. The kick at goal failed—o-0. From a scrum the blue backs wer' 1 sni in motion through dieir hookers obuiining tho hail, and 1.. Reed, cleverly evading several ladders, scored and Collier i oiivened—-13-0. On resinning after hall 1 time Agrie-nlturn! ( 'ollegc- again returned to the aitad: uilh their eharacterisiic last passing rushes. Inn could mu cross Old Boys’ liic. The latter’s backs who up till now bad not displayed their usual coin 1 :>i ll ;ition. were a.-oeiated in sonic splendid p:— in*- rushes which rapidly changed the venue of play to the bines’ twenty-five. However. Te N'gaio intercepted a pa.-s and -cored under the posts. Collier converted ICC Old Beys’ forwards put more vim iuio dieir work and carried operations into the blued tweniy-five, where alter a forward .-( ramble AleKegg seized die lea I her and dived over the lino. Robinson made no error with the kick —18-6. Immediaioly alter, ihrougii a blae'c player mulling a kick, (Adkin secured the hall and crossing the line scored. ’J he try was not converted —215. With only a few minutes to go Ob I Boys made strenuous efforts to lessen die gap. in the scores and some fine passing inshe- were indulged in by their hacks. From a scrum in tho blue,-’ twenty-five Old Boys hooked the bull and Rose cleverly cuiting in passed to Fairbrothor, who

scored Robinson's 1- ick fell short 21-8. Time was i ailed shorily afterwards with no alienation to tlto sconm, \Jr T. Parata refereed. NORTH ISLAND TRAM. (Per Press Assoeiaiion.) \VK 1.1.1 NOTON, June 22. The preliminary .selection of the North Island Rugby leant is as follows: —Fullback, Brook (Wellington); thi'ee-<|itariers, lit* key. Taranaki: (I. 0. Aitlcen, Wellington); Burrell, Bay of Plenty; S. K. Sidi lei Is, Wellington; live-eighihs, M. Nieholls, Wellington ; K. Jfwerson. Auckland; Ulendenniim. Balnier-ton North; hall. 11. F. Nieholls. Wellingion; forwards, Beilis, Wanganui; K Shearer, Wellington; Calcinai, Wellington; O'Brien, Bay of Plenty; McLean. Bay of Plenty; Fletcher, North Auckland: M. Brownlee, Hawke's Bay; Morris, Hawke's Buy; Masters. Taranaki: and McCulloch. Auckland. '1 lie selectors announce that they have given preference to youth. Kingston was not available. The men from the so,inherit districts leave at noon mi Wednesday.

i 0( 1 H, ( OM PFTITIONS. To-morrow's t, mas are : (till Boy' juniors v. Kla Tea : Fleming. Siewat I. While, duel!, Harvey. .)ohm-tun. Hill. Memo. Sotvn-mi, Hay. Vih . Me !.cavc.\. Whitehead, (oven, Sol lit l, I’aCe.v. Bo- worth. diiitvis againd Woodville at WoodviJlc (player' meet at station at 12.45 sharp): llaneoek. Willi;, inson. Moll'an. Brace, Smith, Brttee, McGregor. i.inisl.ner. Bey-. 1 .ittlemhi!, Kerr, Deiiell. ( ic'swcll, AJeKeii/ie. K ilpatt ick, Mitchell. i-'otll'lj;s arain-t Western: Robbie. Mahon. !’< bide, .(one-, iAoi, flocking. Hancock. May, Isa a;, Spooner, limiter, Sorenson, Nicol, I’lnlp, Snell, Walker. Partridge. West mi ITiitod jitnior.- against Whakaronga at Whakaronga at 2.30 p.m. (Ims leaves ( latviulmi < ormer ; t 1.45 p.m.): ()r----niond. Malloy. I i nitiplirics, McKinnon. Tliorbnrn. Humphries, Wcltiicr. Doyle, Ashman. Lewis. Jloarc, Manley. .McPherson. Hands, Bt,t ler,, 1 L union, (ohm. Hutchins. The following Will represent Bnnnythorpe to -morrow ;—J unions: Medallln. Jensen. Smith. Wood, Hill Hi. Tinner, Andrews. Print. Woods, Strut lord (2), McKay. Thirds: Hansom. Jcficrie-, (J. Jopsoti (2). K. Fil/gerald, Rob-on. J)ivel):tSi, OTlagam limn, Barnuby, Fish, Thom, Scott, Thomas, Hook, Fmei gencie-: Godfrey, Powell. All Saints against Kia To a at Terrace Kmi to 5 p.m, : Parish, F. Baker, Giorgi, Collyer, lltumaer. Pk kerimr, Bruce, John--ion. Cox. Bennett, Hoarc, Dtuviek, Brad; lev, Womb Osborne, S, Baker, Hodge-, Ford ASSOC RATION FOOTBALL. AI.’STHAf.IANS DKFKATEI). (Per Press Association.) ASHBURTON, June 21. Oanierbnry defeatetl .Australia by three goals to one, after a splendid fast display, which was generally conceded to be superior to tltc South Island game at Christchurch. For the second "soccer" test match the New Zealand team will ho the same as that which played m the first lest at Dunedin. To-morrow V teams in the local com petitions ate : 'Rangers’ junior A v. Crusaders' B at Lancaster's Park at 1.50: S. Sharman, 11. Kemp-on. 0. McLarut, 'I. Bird. C. Anderson. F Ketnpsoti. 0. Boom I, F. Boded, J Smiliic, D, Smillic, A. Pike, G, South. T. Avlidge. B v. Scouts ar Lancaster’s J’ark at 1.30 p.m. : S. Jolly, S. Trash, Mills. J. Kells, R Morgan. W. Brett, J. Fleming, G, ('rcissley. B. Newilt. W. Newth, l). IJo.it i , C. Wilds, Wag: tali'. Ratmers v, Dauber- at Lancaster’s Park at 205 p.m.: Flood. Meadows, Taylor. ( !oucii, M-aoii We-t. Bird, Contour, Crowe, Bell. Smillic 1 ami Wag-tall. R.S.A. against Y.M.C.A. at North Street Baric; Lovejoy, Moores. Lovejoy, Trow, Hands, L Blackwell. J. Blackwell, Dexter, Passey, Da-vey. Phillips. Anyone unable to plav pi. a ■ ring 958. Scottm v. Rangers B: K. Simmonds, J. Young. G. Young, L. Fletcher, T. Young, S. Trott. F. Fletcher, C, Hand-. K, Munro, 11, Waldegrave, F. Cutler. HOCKEY FIXTURFS. ’J'he hockey list tires ami referee- for u, murtow arc:-Alcm--Rongoiea v. Y.M.C.A. at Rotigoma. 3.15 p.m . Messr.- Milne and Broughin,,; H.S. Old Bi ts v. ITtilcti, 2.45, Mcs-r.s Davit's and Na.sb. Ladiem—lLS. Ohl Girls v. Rongotca at Boiimnca, 2 p.m.. Messrs Milne and Broughton; Tc huietd v P,ambler.-. 2.45, Mr Jackson; I '■ and C.'s v, llineinoti. 2.45. Mr Lye; lln-cn a bye. All matches except t'ho.-e at Hongotca will be played on the Sportsgroimd The teams arc; High School Old Boys: Barnard. Miller, Kyh" (2), Tucker (2), Knowles (2), WebHter, Niel-oti. ClefC. Cnitcd: Elgar, Kcr-lakc, Hancock', Whip head. Dredge, Stevens', Robbie. Dixon. George. I Luma. Turner.