Newton Seniors Win 28-20 in Thrilling Jubilee Park Game

Northern Advocate, 22 May 1939, Page 2

Newton Seniors Win 28-20 in Thrilling Jubilee Park Game

League

rr HE FIRST AUCKLAND LEAGUE TEAM TO INVADE NORTHLAND * THIS SEASON, NEWTON SENIO KS, PROVIDED A THRILLING GAME AT JUBILEE PARK ON SATURDAY WHEN IT MET A PORTLANDKIKURANGI COMBINED TEAM. The visitors won 28 to 20 in a fast- scoring, swift-paced game that was the best seen at the park for some time. Plaving together as a team for the first time, the local men were baffled by the visitors’ combination and experience in the first spell, which closed with the score 16—0 in Newton's favour. • , ■ With the Northlanders rallying to fighting pitch and Newton making several careless mistakes, the second half was a different story, and the closing stages found the city men fully extended to save the game. , , The match was a prelude to Northland’s visit to Auckland in June., when it will meet Taranaki at Carlaw Park, giving both teams a chance to show their claims for representation in, the New Zealand team to leave for England and France in July.

Visitors Score Early. < Combined kicked off and Newton set the ball rolling at a fast clip with hard football, opening up the game at every opportunity. From a scrum the visiting half, Brimble, sent his backs away and Stevens broke through on the wing until downed by Pickerell, the home team’s centre. With play on Combined’s line the first score came quickly when Brimble dived, over, and Anderson converted. — Newton 5, Combined 0. Play remained in local ground. From a scrum Combined secured and Raisbeck transferred to Wallbank who kicked through. Kendall. Newton fullback, retrieved safely and returned the compliment, the ball being taken by Stringfellow who kicked up and raced through to force Kendall out of play in his own ground. At this stage the visitors suffered a severe loss when Bribable retired hurt, being replaced by Gibson. Newton again sallied forth, but Combined were playing a good defensive game, although as yet lacking combination on attack.

With Quirk hooking consistently, the Northlanders were hard pressed, B. McKenzie broke through from a scrum, but D. McKenzie, in racing round for a try, crossed the dead-ball line. Shortly afterwards Anderson’s attempt at a penalty goal from the side-line just went wide. Combined had a chance when Pickeroll found Newton out of position and cut through, but he had no support. and Stevens intercepted to carry the leather deep into home ground. Backs In Action. The same player then initiated a movement and transferred to Dempsey who in-passed for B. McKenzie to cross. —Newton 8, Combined 0. Newton again attacked but ,B. McKenzie was well taken by Mackie, who at full-back was playing an excellent defensive game. When Pickerell got away for Combined, Stevens intercepted his pass and simply ran away. McKenzie threw the kick away.—Newton 11, Combined 0.

Mackie and Pickerell attempted to set the home backs on their way but Newton turned defence into attack and a sweeping movement saw the ball go from B. McKenzie to Dempsey, Sanders and D. McKenzie for the winger Lo score.

Sanders goaled with, a good kick, and half-time came with the score,— Newton 16, Combined 0. Home Team Re-arranged.

For the second spell the home team was re-arranged, Wallbank leaving the field to be replaced as first fiveeighth by Raisbeck, who had been playing half. The new half-back was Tautari.

Combined penetrated deep from the kick-off, but Dempsey took play back, where Sander's was emptied out by Flesher. However, the defence left a hole which was found by Cinders, who scored an easy try after eight minutes’ play.—Newton 19. Combined 0. Jack Taylor, former Kamo breakaway now with Newton, then inpassed to McKenzie, who completed the movement by handing on to Cinders. —Newton 22, Combined 0. McConnell, from the Combined pack, was hurt and was replaced by L. Payne. Combined's First Score. Combined forwards forced play back to Newton’s line, where Stringfellow picked up and dived over for the local team’s first score. C. Hamilton converted. —Newton 22, Combined 5. Combined forwards and backs were working hard, and when Tooth hooked the ball went out in a clean movement to Flesher, who showed his speed in a smart dash to score handily, Hamilton converting again.—Newton 22, Combined 10.

After a period of up-and-down play Hamilton added further laurels by coaling from a free kick. —Newton 22, Combined 12.

Play remained in Newton territory, and from a wild pass by Gibson, Stringfellow gathered in and scored a runaway try in turn for the home side. Hamilton’s kick from wide out struck the cross-bar and bounded infield.—Newton 22, Combined 15. Tries Come Quickly.

Combined now had Newton rattled, Payne going great guns in the pack. From a scrum Payne joined in with the backs and handed to Pickerell, who sent Flesher over. Hamilton again converted.—Newton 22, Combined 20.

Newton pulled together and began to make things tough, but Mackie ,and

Flesher put up strong opposition. They were all set for another score, however, and from the ruck Ginders handed on to Dempsey, the centre three-quarter going in for a diagonal run to the corner flag. The • kick failed. The final score came when Ginders kicked through and Sanders followed up to score right under the-posts. Combined made a last effort when Mackie and Pickerell staged a movement, but Newton again had charge when the'final whistle came, with the score reading: i NEWTON 28 COMBINED 20 Mr J. Hill was referee. Portland Juniors Beat Kensington Portland juniors beat Kensington 12—0 in the curtain-raiser at the park. A more solidly-knit team, Portland it much of its own way in the first spell, and Kensington did not see much of Portland’s end of the field. Within 10 minutes -of the kick-ofi; Babe cut through and sent on to Bristo and Kepa, the latter scoring. The next score came from loose play, near . Kensington’s line, from which Kepa picked up to sCdre his second try.

Just before, half-time Powsland added another try. ■ In the second half Kensington livened things up, Ballantyne, in the forwards, and Jack Pitman, five-eighth, doing a lot of the work, with-plenty of support from Johnson, half-back. Towards the end of the game, however, Carr dived over for a corner score, to give Portland a margin of four tries with their own line intact. Mr Jack McNeill was referee.