THE TRADESMEN'S UNION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13779, 18 June 1908, Page 8

THE TRADESMEN'S UNION.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON COM-

PETITIONS.

' The touch of /wintry 'weather, yesterday [ added zest to the afternoon's sport. The j grounds were in fair'order, and the sun bril I liant, but the wind was very keen. The various teams playing under the auspices of I the Tradesmen's Union had plenty of iustythroated partisans, whose vociferous urging* were loud and prolonged. The play oh No. 1 ground at Alexandra Park between the Butchers and Grocers was very close, and I resulted in a draw, three points each. Post, I Telegraph, and Railways defeated Bakers I by 12 points to 3. and Waterside Workers, | defeated Drapers by 12 points to 9. The following are the details of play:■ , SENIOR GRADE. BUTCHERS V. GROCERS. Grocers won the toss and decided to play with the sun at their backs. The Grocers, set up an attack, and had considerably 'he best of the play in this spell, which ended in their favour, by three points, an unconverted try, scored by Roscoe. Grocers" opened up" the attack again when the ball was set rolling, but Butchers worked back and kept up a pressure for a considerable time on Grocers' goal-line, during which the " barefooted" Colo scored from -.. a.neat piece of passing by Butchers, thus making matters even. Both teams then made strenuous efforts to make a. winning score, the Grocers having considerably th> best of the argument, and the last 10 minutes of the game were anxious ones .or the Butchers. Grocers were aparently unlucky not to have scored on a couple of occasions. The game ended: Butchers, 3; Grocers, 3. Mr. Jaggs refcreed. POST, TELEGRAPH, AND RAILWAYS V. BAKERS. The Post. Telegraph, and Railways team easily accounted for the Bakers, defeating, them by 12 points to 3. Duthie, Swanberg, and Foster touched down for the combined Civil servants, and Howard kicked a goal. Duval scored a try for the Bakers. Mr. Pearson acted as referee. WATERSIDE WORKERS V,, DRAPE itS> ■ The scoring in the Waterside WorkersDrapers match was interesting, the ga:n« finishing with the scores at 12 points to v. The Wafersiders are beginning to show mv» proved form, and will surely have to ho. reckoned with in the second round. In .3 were scored for the Watersiders by Water- , house. McMillan, and Sadler, while DonoI van kicked a goal from the field. For the Drapers Martin, Jenkins, and Ellis scored i tries. :' Mr. Webb refereed. I SECOND GRADE. i Butchers V..P.T.R.: The Butchers won by i 17 points to nil. Mr, Rule refereed. I Drapers v. Grocers: The Drapers defeat- : ed a weak Grocers ream by a potted goal to i nil. Mr. Humphries refereed. I ' OTHER MATCHES. The Telegraph Messengers played thei.-T third match of the season, again meetiny tho Chemists' Assistants, and inflicted defeat on them by 9 points (three tries) to nil. The game was fast and open. 'J'or the, winners tries were scored by Hancox, J. O. Moore, and May. NEW ZEALAND PRO.-BLACKS. Seven members of the Auckland contingent of professional footballers, who left fov England at the end of last season, returned j-Miterdny by the Rotoiti from Wellington, via. New Plymouth. The names of those who returned were: 11. Rowe, C. Trevinthen, W. Mackrell, C. Dunning, W. Tyler, W. T. Wvnvard, and R. J. Wynyard. The other Auckland members, G. W. Smith and, L. B. Todd, have remained in England. GOLDFIELDS RUGBY UNION. '. [BY U'FXEGKAr-H. OWN" COKKUSfO.VDEXX.] .• ' Waihi, Wednesday. i At a meeting of the Goldfields Rugby I Union at Waikino last night, Mr. 11. J. I Field in the chair, the date submitted (Juno ,27) for tho representative match with Auckland, at Auckland, was approved, and a i telegram from tho Auckland Union was read, advising that the Auckland B team would visit the Goldfields and play a return match later in the season. It was also decided to accept July 11 for the match with Thames at Thames. The following team has been chosen to represent Karangahake. Paeroa, and Piako Combined in their match against. Combined Wtiilii and Waikino. at . MaOkaytowu, on Saturday next Fullback, Hogan; threequarters, McGregor, McDonnell, and Delamore; five-eighths. Leonard: halfback. Brennan: wings. Warner and Silcock; forwards, Mason, Collins, Rukutaia, Capiii, Young. Miller, McClymont. Emergencies— Rickitt (back) and Barrett (forward). WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. [BY TKLKGKAriI. —OWN' COEKESI'OXDENT.] Wellington", Wednesday. The Rugby Union, which entered into a three years' lease of grounds at Miramar, has decided to go back to the Athletic Park as the scene of its principal matches; For some time past, the hockey and Wellington football associations have held a lease of the latter ground, which was secured to them l for this season. They have been bought out . for £60 by the.Rugby Union, and the union j is to receive 50 per cent, of the net gate receipts for the balance of the present season. Ii is expected that next week a committee of the union will bring; down proposals in respect of the purchase of the park by that body. The Miramar grounds will still bo used by tho Rugby Union for lesser senior and junior games.