KIA TO A SOUNDLY TROUNCE OLD BOYS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6650, 2 July 1928, Page 4

KIA TO A SOUNDLY TROUNCE OLD BOYS

Practically Decides Senior Competition Feilding and Athletic Win Following upon, a week’s suspension in the Saturday competitions, on account of Show and representative trial fixtures, grade football resumed on Saturday in the Manawatu, Mild and pleasant weather conditions with ground just sufficiently yielding underfoot provided all that Dame Nature could do to help the proceedings along. Favoured by such excellent climatic conditions and with the promise of the deciding game of the senior competition before them Rugby fans' turned Out in large numbers at the Showgrounds. With Ma Toa fielding practically their regular fifteen and Old Boys considerably weakened by absentees, the light and dark blues once again demonstrated their superiority over the blacks, winning out easily by 13—3. This win practically places them in the position of senior champions for 1928-29 season. . Athletic, continuing on the improve, defeated Feilding Old Boys by the narrow margin of six points to three. Feilding journeyed to Woodville where they had an easy win over the home team, 14—3. The championship tables now read;—

RESULTS AT A GLANCE. i f - ■ Senior. - '• Kia- Toa 13 v. Old Boys 3. Feildingl4 v. Woodville 3. Atjxletic 6v. Feilding 0.8. 3; Junior. ' Peilding 27 v. Higk 4. - . Old Boys 8 v. West End Old Boys 7., St. Patrick's 9 v. Bunnythorpe nil. Kia Ton 10 v. United Valley 3. Athletic 9 v. Feilding Old Boys 6. Thirds. Woodville 19 v. West End Q.B. 11. Bunnythorpe 21 v. Kia Toa 8. Old Boys A 25 v. Athletic 7. St. Patrick's 3 v. Old Boys B O. Feilding H.S, 14 v. Feilding 5. Fourths. ' Woodville 9 v. High School 0. ; West End 0.8, 6 v. Kia Toa 0. Fifths. Albion 6 v. Kia Ora 3. Gordon 5 v, .Technical 3. . , Sixths.. Albion 50 v. Kia Ora 0. Technical 17 v. Gordon 0. ’■’■v' '?• Midgets. : : Convent 6 v. College Street 0, Feilding: Manchester Street A 3 v. Lytton Street 0; Convent 3 y. ■Manchester B 0. DISTRICT RESULTS. Horowhonua Council. Seniors. —Boston wpn by default from Hui Mai. Juniors. —Boston 11 y. Shannon 7, played at Shannon. Third grade.—Foxton 3 v. Weraroa 0, played at Foxton. Secondary Schools.—Levin 6 v. Foxton 0, played at Levin. Primary Schools. —Shannon 9 v. Foxton 3, played at Shannon. Te Kawau Sub-Union. Senior.—Hui Mai 17 v. Oroua Downs C; Awahuri 5 v. Eongotea 0. Junior. —Oroua Downs 9 v Huia 6. Thirds.—Huia 11 v Hui Mai 0. Oroua Sub-Union. Senior.—Apiti 11 v. Waituna, 3. Junior. —Colyton 18 V. Kiwitea 12; Waituna 6 v, Eangiwabia 3; Kimbolton 12 v. Apiti 0. RESULTS IN OTHER CENTRES Napier. ’ Pirates 21 v. Hastings 3; T.C.0.8. 12 v. M. 8.0.8. 0. Wellington. Senior A: Oriental 11 v. University 22; Poneke 15 v. Petone 0; Old Boys 18 v. Wellington 5; Athletic 7 v. Eastbourne 3; Borhampore 18 v. Marist 15. Senior B: Selwyn 4 v. Hutt 3; Johnsonville 28 v. Training College 3; University 9 v. Oriental 6. Invercargill. Pirates 6 v.,Star 6; Invercargill 9 v. Southern 3. Pahiatua Hukanui 8 v. Konini 0; Pahiatua 6 v. Mreaha 3. Junior-Representative Match. Puketoi 5 v. Bush 0. Christchurch. Old Boys 16- v. Christchurch 15; Liuwood 17 v. Technical 3: Merivale 10 v. Albion C.

Timani. , . ’ - Old Boys 12 v.' Waihi 9; Celtic 24 v. Star 9; Tomuka 19 y. Zingari. Carterton.'"' ■ Gladstonc.22 Vi- United 15; Grey town 31 v. Bed Star 11, v ; Wanganui. 'V Pirates 11 v. B-atana 3; Technical Old Boys 14 v. Marist 9; Kaierau 6 v. County 0. Marist' now lead in the championship with 12 points. Dunedin. 'Varsity B 3 v. Zingari 0; Pirates 15 v. Southern 6; Kaikorai 17 v. Union 8; Taicri 12 v. Dunedin 6; 'Varsity A 27 v. - Alhambra 10.. . - ... Greymouth. 1 Coast 19 v. Buller 3. . Auckland, In a representative match, .Auckland beat Waikato by 23'points to 12. NW Plymouth. Old .Boys 19 v. Eltham 5; Stratford 14 v. Clifton 0; Inglewood vr v. Star C; Tukap'a .6 v. Okato 3. The Black Flag Lowered. One of the largest Saturday crowds which has visited .the Showgrounds during the season watched the decisive battle between the old rivals, Kia Toa and Old Boys. Their previous meeting, in the first round, when the light, blues took the honours, S—s, had raised expectations, of an epic struggle, somewhat clouded, on the part of the Old Boys' supporters, by the disconcerting list.of absentees from the black ranks. Weakened by the loss of Williamson; Kells, Palmer, Brophy, and Preston, Old Boys put a good fight, but were undoubtedly beaten by a better team. The marked superiority of the Kia Toa forwards gave them a game, which places the light blues practically on the championship rung unchallenged. With the final round of the competition drawing to a close, only a miracle can shake Kia Tea's position as the probable holders of the Hankin Shield for 1928-29 season. The game itself was patchy, its most notable feature being the good work of the blue forwards, and the lack of co-operation in both sets of backs. The teams took the field as follows; —Kia Toa (light and dark blue): Wasley, Strange, Mullins, Griffon, Holden, Powell, Shapleski, McDonald, O’Keefe, Summers, Crawford, Biel, Parsons, Heatley, Eae. Old Boys (black): Bennett, Page, Eiddell, Seymour, Akuira, • Evans, Waugh, O’Shea, Groig, Sutherland, Guy’ Galpih, Tremewan, Neild, Lancaster. ' The Game. The blue backs attempted to open up from the half-way, but good tackling by the blacks kept them under control. The double blues were getting more leather from the pack than the blacks, but Old Boys maintained a solid defence which took a lot of breaking. The blacks attacked, Waugli raising the hopes of their supporters high, as he whipped the leather out to Akuira, for Bang! to side-step his man, only to go inches short of the line as he was brought down. Powell broke through from the resultant scrum,, to give temporary relief,j, but Bennett was very 'safe, and linecl with a grubber kick. No Score at Half Time. . Play remained largely in neutral territory, with the honours pretty evenly

divided. The blues, using battering ram methods attacked again, trying 'every avenue to burst .through in the corner,'Griffon, Shaplcski and Biel ail being severely dealt with in the course of operations. It was an anxious period for the blacks' supporters, but eventually led by Galpin, Grcig and Guy, the Old Boys scrumraagers lj- . the blockade. As the half-time approached, the struggle became sterner, the blues going hard to put an entry on the score board, but without success. Second Half.

Kia Toa re-opened strongly, their forwards forcing Old Boys across their line, where Bennett secured the leather just in time for a force-down, 'fho double blues relaxed not a whit, Powell and Summers making a strong bid for the lino, which was only quelled by determined tackling. The blacks wore distinctly up against it, but were making; the best of matters nevertheless. From, a scrum the blacks secured, but, like a flash, McDonah broke through, to snapup, and fall over in a good position.; Mullins made sure of the kick, and Kia Toa had put the-first entry on the score board, 5-nil. Kia Toa Scores Again. Backs and forwards, Old Boys camo for their revenge, a savage series of loose rushes sending Kia Toa ficlter skelter to their defences. Bustling, the blues fore and aft, Old Boys hammered the defence, until Grawford gave relief by lining ten yards from tho blue citadel. The blues tried their backs as a weapon of offence, but. again they failed owing "to faulty handling. . Page secured on the wing, to raise Old Boys hopes but tho threcquarter was promptly dealt with. Galpin carried on the good work very efficiently going very close to the line before ho was brought down. ■ • The Kia Toa pack were not to be denied, however, as they charged downfield to sweep the blacks through no man's land into their own territory. Snapping up from tho ruck, Strange secured to side-step his way down the line; Bennett went Joy, but was shaken off. and Strange crossed in the corner; to ground in a handy, position. The kick gave Mullins no 'difficulty. Kia Toa 10-nil. _ Old Boys Open. ' i’rom their own territory, Old Boys backs gave a test of their metal, as travelling at top, they swept into action. The ball went ,to Page* without a hitch, but the black winger was pulled down under a press of defenders. The blue backs tried their luck again. Powell sold a nice dummy, but had his career abruptly terminated, a moment later by' Akuira. With dramatic suddencss, Old Boys hit back again, Seymour securing to beat the opposition with his swerve, and dive over in the corner, AVaslcy clinging round, his bootlaces. Akuira found the angle too difficult.- ■ Old Boys 3, Kia Toa 3,0. The Blues’Final Score. The blues' ascendancy in the forwards soon, put them on tho offensive again. A scrum, ten yards from the, line, saw Powell secure and dodge his, way to within, striking; distance, -Ho elected'to transfer however, and in tho ruck the ball wont, astray. It availed the blacks little. From a -scrum well in Old Boys' '25, . Mullins, slung out a long pass to Griffon who, showing a good turn of speed, ran through the. defence, to score in me corner right on time. The kick failed and the game ended. 13 —3 in Kia.Jl’oa 's favour. j Mr. A. AVv.Thompson, controlled the game. '' • ■ FEILDING 14, WOODVILLE 3. Playing A at Woodville, FeUding had no difficulty in securing another win. Had their hacks given and; accepted good parses their score should 1 have been much greater. .As it was tho score indicates fairly tho respective merits of the teams'bn the day ’s play. The teams were as follows: — Fell cling.—Eoach, E. Parragh, H. Darragh, T. Kelly, G. Darragh, Stevens, Gibbs, Wuldin, Bowler, Hight, Conrad, Boddy, Pike, Brooks, Simpson! AVoodvillc. —J. Upston, 'Wade, Crapper, Brighouse, Scott, McNicol, Wigzell, Hutchison, Chamberlain, Houtcn, Upston, Charles, Eades, Dean, Burling. Mr. A. Gordon was tho referee. Even Pirsi Spell. - . Woodville Jacked oil ana, after tho usual preliminary skirmisniug Feilding decided to open up the game, but an attractive bout was spoilt by H. Parragh ‘giving a bad pass which Kelly failed to collect. Time and again the yellow rearguard threw the ball about only for inaccurate passing to spoil, their efforts. Waldin and Conrad were doing great work in tjre vanguard and headed several forward thrusts, but found J. Upston safe. Eades and Charles then led a spirited Woodville counter-attack to yellows' twenty-live. Here Gibbs gave Stevens a-pass-in an offside position and the:resultant penal-, ty enabled J. Upston to notch the first throe points of the game. Woodville 3—o.

The yellows sooii came. back to the attack a hard kick causing Upston to force down. Soon afterwards E. Darragh secured in midfield and after drawing three men passed in-field to enable his brother George to get across and equalise the score. The latter player failed to convert, 3—all. Several times Gibbs sent Stevens and Darragh Bros, away, but inaccurate passing and good tackling prevented any addition to i’aildiug 'a score. Hutchison and Charles were prominent in loose rushes to the yellow twentyfive, Boach and Stevens bearing the brunt of- the attacks. Upston essayed a “ pot ’ ’ from a favourable position but the shot fell short.. ' h Eight, Conrad and Waldin wore prominent amongst the Fcilding forwards in transferring the venue of play. Bepeatedly the Peilding backs were away in passing bouts that should have borne fruit, but at the crucial moment bad. passing or faulty- handling would spoil the efforts. The Woodvijle pack then asserted themselves, Upston, Charles and Eadcs sweeping down the field to bo pulled up by Boach with a timely mark. Persisting in their endeavours Scott inter-

ceptcd nicely and handed on to Fades, to Charles who hurled himself over, but was brought back for a minor infringement. G. Darragh came through and sent the ball out in neutral territory. Feilding were again on tho attack when tho whistle called a halt for the "oranges”. Pending Predominant. In the second spell it became early apparent that Feilding had tho measure ■ of their opponents. Again and again they passed the ball around, but for some time without success. Upston, Charles and Eades led a temporary counter movement during which Hutchison marked in a fairly good position, but could not Had the range. • Give and take play followed for a period, Scott, and J. Upston for Woodville and the Parragh Bros for FcildLng showing good defensive work. A very attractive passing bout by .Fcilding resulted in Kelly being tackled almost da the line. From the ensuing forward scrummaging Hight obtained possession and forced his -way over. Gibbs converted and Feilding led S—3. More ragged play followed during which, J. Upston had another unsuccessful shot from a j onalty kick. Thepiext score came through the agency of (i. Darragh. Front .mid-field ho secured the ball and with a tricky run beat several opponents before handing on to fi. Darragh. The .winger raced down/the line and, when tackled high, left most of his jersey behind to score a splendid try well out. Gibbs failed with the kick. Feilding 11-rr-3. in the dying stages Feilding lost at least .two more good chances through shockingly bad passing. Con rad broke aWay . and when collared field bn'too long; Hutchison effecting a temporary clearance. Walduq Hight, Bowler and Conrad were all associated-in a fujai rush that ended on the. Woodville. line, Brooks securing to bullock his: way over for a try. Gibbs kicked a poster and the whistle sounded immediately after with the scores Feilding 14, Woodville 3. The Curtain-Raiser, l Old Boys and West End Old Boys provided a good curtain raiser to tbc senior game, on the oval. Tie blacks were somewhat Weakened by the elevation of some of their regular members to senior grade, and in consequence!, found themselves hard pressed by the solid West End pack. However, it fell to them to open the scoring, Collins , putting over a nice penalty kick to put f Old . Boys three points up; West End Old. Boys. attacked vigorously in reply, and .before-the half-time bell sounded had assumed a one-point ~ ..cad per medium of Sutton, their full-back, who came in to drop a beautiful field goal. Old Boys opened strongly after- the .half-time ayd in a scries of-back and forward rushes, swept the .whites to their, defences.. The ball-dribbled-over the line, and two W.E.0.8, defenders, unaccountably missing it, Collins dived on the leather to put. Old Boys again in the lead. The black five-eighth converted his own try for Old Boys.to lead s—i. ' ■; .. • ■ ■. ' ■ , -- 1 - -West End ’Old Boys, had still'quite a lot to say.for themselves, however and pressed Old Boys'’vigorously. Following a- period Of sustained ’ attack, their efforts were rewarded ylicu Scorglc, the black right-winger, missed a bouncing ball,.for'Tahncr to snap - up and race over in the corner. Sutton failed With the kick; "W.E.0.1!. 7, Old Boys 8. • . ' Flay of an up and downWqSure.ipj-, lowed; tut .neither set 6 1 hackiweem.ed able to combine with'any success. The final whistle found play in mid-field and Old Boys holding their one point lead. Mr. P. O. Skoglund controlled the game. ■ ; ~ The Midgets. : 1 ' College Street and Convent- mixed matters with all tho vim of the senior opponents, A Stern little srufimago on College Street’s lino saw Cain, adopting battering ram tactics, cross'in the corner , to put the greens three points up. The kick failed; Freqqcnl; breakaways on both sides, kept the crowd on tho qui vivo but the opposition in .each } case showed distinct ability in putting the lid on all such outbreaks. Despite the most strenuous efforts on the -partof the greens, they could not break the ,rcd defence, till Ongley, snapping up at an opportune moment, fell over in the corner to put Convent six points up when the final whistle sounded.

, HOROWHENTJA. i KEiSULTS AT A GLANCE, SENIORS. Weraroa 27 v. Shannon 6. Juniors. Foxton 11 v. Shannon 7. . ; Woraroa 13 V. Paraparaumn 11. Thirds. : Shannon 23,-v. Tokomaru 0. School. Shannon 9 v. Foxtoa 3. < ’ ; Austin raNne®,; SCHOOLS’ COMPETITION.. ; _ Foxton suffered defeat at the hapds of. Shannon, this, being their- first defeat for three years. The game was a good fast one, Shannon winning by nine points to'three, Pickard scoring two tries and Tremewan #a penalty goal for the winners, and Coley a try. for FOxton. SENIOSS. ; : WEBAEOA v. SHANNON. Shannon succeeded in putting upi the most farcical exhibition of: football they have yet given . this season.' Weraroa were weak and yet were allowed to run up a score of 27 points to 6. Weraroa filed out two short and from’ the start proceeded to attack. Early in the game, J. Broughton dribbled through to Roberts, who ■ picked up and was collared. Roberts dropped the ball and Broughton picked up to score.—Weraroa 3, Shannon nil. Immediately afterwards, J. Broughton passed to Tatana to E. Broughton

to score again; Warren converting.— Weraroa 8, Shannon nil. Reds forwards now launched an attack and carried play into foreign territory, but- Warren securing, broke through to half-way, -where he was collared. McKenzie beat several opponents before being stopped. With play near Woraroa’s twenty-five, a free kick enabled Hurst to score.—Weraroa 5, Shannon 3. On the ball going into play, Roberts got possession and passed to Whyte, but D. McDonald intercepting, evaded the field and scored, converting his own try.—Weraroa 13, Shannon 3. A free kick in reds’ territory enabled Tatana to rdd three more points to be followed by a; further penalty which McDonell converted.—Weraroa 19. Shannon 3. . . _ Weraroa continued, pressing, uut a cross.kick by Warren,enabled Roberts to mark. Following up, .the reds, led by Williams, carried play to the other end, and from a melee on the line. Hurst scored. His kick refused to get off the ground.—Weraroa 19, Shannon 6. Half-time how sounded. - On resumption, Weraroa continued attacking and Shannon were unable to stop their opponents. McKenzie and Hakaraia were the only two to show anything like form. For Weraroa J. Broughton passed to D. McDonald to score a further try which McClennan converted. Shortly afterwards J. Broughton made a clever run through the field from half-way, to score between the posts. The kick failed. • Weraroa 27. Shannon 6. v i Mr McLeavcy controlled the game. ■ . , v , JUNIORS. SHANNON v. FOXTON. Mr R. Sands controlled a .ifcry patchy, though hard-played game. Shannon took the field one man short, and played with fourteen men for the first ten minutes. Foxton (black and yellow) kicked, off uphill*- Reds immediately went to the attack and compelled the wasps to force. An excellent run by the wasps’ three-quarters .was spoilt by a wild pass. Mason shortly afterwards obtained, and running through, scored for reds on the corner. The kick failed. —Shannon 3, Foxton mil. 1 , -... A period of up and down play ensued, both sides attacking. Birchnll Pratt and Satherley did good work for the reds. Mason was particularly noticeable in trying tn make openings. Shannon were doing most x>f the attacking, but the play was ragged, and many- opportunities were missed. Mason eventually dropped a good field goal, making'the score Shannon 7, Foxton nil. Foxton made a good attempt to score before half-time, but a forward pass, in front of the goal spoilt their chances. Half time sounded with the score unaltered. •From the interval Foxton soon went to the attack. Thompson, wing-three-quarter, being noticeable for good play all through the game. A good pass from Rankin enabled Peterson to score.. The-Mck failed. Foxton 3, Shannon 7.A. further attack resulted in Ross going, over from a good run. Tno kick missed. —Foxton 6, Shannon 7. The game now became very keen, Foxton doing, the attacking. Thompson made an excellent run, but it was spoilt by a knock-on. Eventually Proctor went over. Huff converting.—Foxton 11, Shannon 7i No further score was added, though Huff just failed to score from a pen-; alty kick. : . . .

CANTERBURY TOWN TEAM - TO PLAT THE OOUNTRY. ‘ Ti Per Press Association. - - M CHRISTCHURCH, Juno 30. The following ds the Canterbury Town team to play the Country: Full-back, J. H. Harris; three-quar-ters, H. f Ogier, J. Galbraith, E. Hart; five-eighths, C. Oliver, D. Hay; half, T. Mullan; wing-forward, S. F. Fookes; forwards, F. Clark, A. I. Cottrell, S. Baird, J. B. Jackson, J. Manchester, C. H Perkins, A Y. Montgomery. NEW - PLYMOUTH B.H.S. BEATS WANGANUI TECH. A THREE-TWO-THREE FAILURE. Per Press Association. HAWEBA, Last Night. ’ A crowd of three thousand were present at the Hawera Showgrounds yesterday afternoon when the New Plymouth High School Rugby Fifteen defeated the Wanganui Technical team by 20 points to three. A notable feature was that Wanganui tried the three-two-threo scrum formation but seldom got the ball. Heavier and faster the New Plymouth boys wore superior to their opponents in all phases registering five tries, one converted, and a penalty goal to Wanganui’s single penalty.

V h , Senior Honors Board. P. W. L. D. For Ag. Pts. KiaToa .......... 9 .. 7 1 1 111 39 15 Feilding 9 5 2 2 68 51 ■12 Old Boys ......... 9 6 3 0 130 50 12 Feilding Old Boys 9 3 5 1 62 66 7 Athletic .,....... 9 - •3 6 0 45 83 6 Woodville ....... 9 1 8 0 24 151 2 Junior Honors Board. Feilding ., 9 7 0 2 148 33 '16 Kia Toa .. 9 8 1 0 87 , -~'l : o*j 16 Old Boys 9 7 1 1 93 33 15 St. Patrick’s .... 9 4 2 . 3 ■ 78 42 11 High School....... 9 4 . 4 1 115 87 ■ 9 Bunnythorpe .... 9 3 5 1 66 74 7 Athletic ...V 9 .3 5 1 40 106 7 West End O.B. . . 9 3 6 0 68 92 6 United Valley ..... 9 1 7 1 23 132 3, Feilding O.B. .. .. 9 0 0 0 30 117 0