ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16277, 10 July 1916, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. THE RUGBY GAME. GRADE COMPETITIONS. 4 Auckland Rue'oy Union's grade t umpeii.'~j*lona were continued oil Saturday iu fine Vf.ath«r »nd on good ground?. Very little jiublio interest was taken in the first grade matches, which in each case proved to be one-sided. University A defeated City by 21 points to 0. Ponsonby defeated University I? by 31 points to 0. Grammar School Old Boys A team defeated tho club's 13 team by 122 points to 0. and (jraiton won by dciaid! from Maris* Brothers ('id Bo.v«. Th» positions of the first grade teams alter Saturday's play were — .. ' Points 'lip. \ — P. W L. D For. Ass'. I'ts. ■Unitrorsity AST- 1 ICS 12 1"> ' <"> ra.mm s i A 8 7 - 1 1. 1"■ Grafton . . 5 5 3 -- 103 4! In City .. . . fi -1 t - 78 M S iMarsst Bro*. S 3 4 1 jn 7 J 7 Ponsonby ... - 4 1 46 !)S .'i (grammar B 7 1 f. - '.i l.i'.i J University B S — S -- '12 "17 UNIVERSITY a v. (in. The University A team cud < Y.y met a' Eden Park on Saturday. and University won somewhat easily. T: ies were scored by Wake <21. Robinson ami Plait i.J). and three .vvi'-e converted ' v J!. ::i•: T::i- ya'.ucr.ned : — University A . . . . . . . . '21 City . . . . . . . . U Mr. B W. Hays. ii vas teleree. PONSONBY V. UNIVERSITY P». The Po-jsorsby team had an <a=y win over T niyers;tv B icam. Trios wero stored bv "IM-.nojriie 2>. Lock, Dickinson <•»). Regan <->•. and Aitken i-i. and Dickiasm and John'on con verted one each The game ended: — Ponsonbv ... .. ... 31 University B .... (J Mr. E. Donovan wa« referee.

GRAMMAR A V. GRAMMAR R. ; The A and B. 'funs of the Grammor j School Old Boy»" Club met at Eden Park. j "'For A team tries wore scored by Bayna!!. • Wilson. Somervr!'. I vi?. Nicholson. s»d f-i nbbin. and Mclean and Iv:L converted one each. The game ended: — | Grammar School Old Boys A ... 22 j Grammar School Oid Boys K.. 0 j Mr. W. J. Meredith vns referee. ! SECOND GRADE. j Grafton defeated Hibernian. :$ i.< lit* «>. j Mwist Brothers Old Boys defeated Gi. in i mar School Old Boys. 7 point* to u THIRD GRADE. | Ponsonbv defeated PameL. 1! toilets to G SENIOR CADET MATCHES. 35th Company defeated 18th Company, 40 1 nttf to 0. ■29th Company defeated 4th Company. 14 I-ointg to 0. 3J si Company defeated 13th Company, :i j points to 0. 26th Company and 30th Corav> my i'ew. ;o score. SECONDARY SCHOOL MATCHES. FIRST GRADE. . King's College defeated St. Stephen's College. "22 points to 0. Grammar School A defeated Grammar School B. 9 points to 0. SECOND GRADE. Grammar School B defeated King's College B. 3 points to 0. King's College A defeated Grammar School D, 28 points to 0. Grammar School A defeated Grammar School C, 34 points to 0. THIRD GRADE. King's College A defeated Grammar School B. 5 points to 3. Grammar School A defeated Grammar jtocnool E, 4S points to 0. Grammar School C defeated Grammar School F, ? points to 3. PRIMARY SCHOOL MATCHES. A GRADE. Ponsonby defeated Mount Eden. 2o point* to 0." Vermont Street defeated Parnell l 0 points to 3. Remuera defeated Napier Street. G point* ■to 0. Avondale defeated Mount Albert. 3 point-' to 0. B GRADE. Normal defeated Epsom. 16 points to 0. Newton West defeated Bayfield. 9 points co 0. Manngawhan defeated Nelson Street 3 points to 0. Grey Lynn defeated Richmond Road I s points to 0. C GRADE. North cote defeated Parnell Convent n points to 6. ' Newmarket defeated Te Papapa. 35 points to (£ Point Chevalier defeated Mount Refill 9 points to 3. ~ HAMILTON DISTRICT MATCHES. IBT telegraph.—own correspond;:*!-.; HAMILTON, Saturday. The matches under the auspices of the Hamilton Rugby Union, were continued on Saturday, the results being: — Hamilton High School beat City by 13 points to 6. St.. Mary's beat Old Boys by 11 points to Fr*nkton, %> bye.

THE LEAGUE GAME.

CITl' DEFEATS NORTH SHORE

Tj '" a « programme prepared by the Auckland migoy League for Saturday afternoon attracted about 4000 spectators to Victoria. Park, and. as a sequence, the Children's Hospital Ward Equipment Fund, to which tli» whole of the sate takings are to be devoted, ■will benefit considerably. The day was fine, but cold, and the turf in good order. The principal event of the day was the meeting for the second time this season of the City Rovers and _ North Shore Albion teams, tgo leaders in the League's senior grade Competition. These teams played a drawn game earlier in the reason and, therefore, much interest was taken in the second match. The City Rovers won this by 13 points to 4, but the score is not a true indication of the merits of the teams, for. after having- the best of the game in the ftr=t half. North Shore lost a player early in the second spell. and was thus considerably handicapped for the remainder of the game. Some of the players were below senior standard, and as a result the play was not ast good as ex pected. The other senior grade matches resulted in w.n3 for Pocsonby. who defeated Grafton by 13 points to 0: and Newton, who defeated Otahuhtl by S points to '. The positions of tho senior grade teams alter Saturday's play were: — Point' Clip. P. \V. L. P. For Agst.Pta. City s 0 i l m r.z in North Shore ... « 5 ■„> I lj? 4S 11 Grafton ... 9 "> ft 0 01 f.J In Ponsonbv ... « r, i M PI r, Otaliuhu ... ... S." _." i 4,". Ht r, Newton S - G 0 52 3 ."6 4 CITY ROVF.Pn V. XOllin SHORE. City Eg-'.'-s ar.d Xoitii Shore Amnions luet on No. 1 ground. Virtoiii' l'aik, r.n Saturday. North S'-ore pb.y.l :n liie first snell with the :--.;n bniiind them. The wind blew straight acres the rrountl bhor» attacked at the otieninL'. und refused several good chances to score ,\ penalty goal by Davidson opened. Citv's "..oie, mid thi- was augmented by T. try "ion-el by O.i A tienaltv goal wai kicked by .'1 Pad for North Shore, and the sp>-ll ' nded. <'ity. 5 L.oints- Nor'h Siiove. -1 point". Shortly after the open.us; oi t'ue m-< onil si,e;i l'aul kicked another penalty goal. (.'..'.son, o: North Shore, v.-,is injured, and his team had to finish the game one matt short. Kukutai scored a try. which F.trt'eraid coivertod • Pa-id son kicked a penalty goal, and C. lark scored a. iiy for City in th" "o. one l si-ell. and the game ended : --- City Rovers ... . . ... 1." North Shore ... ... .. 1 Mr. T. Fielding was referee. GRAFTON T. POX SOX BY. Pousor.by United tnef, ar.d defeated flra:'- ♦ on Athletics at Victoria J'lirk on Saiiirday. 7d the lire', spell Claney. of Grafton, scored a try. and Ifwerson converted this and kicked two goals. Lowry scored a try for PotiJkinby. which McClymout converted. In the second spell Jones and Innes scored tries for IV.1:sou'uy One was converted by Webb, who also kicked a penalty goal. Tlie game ended: Ponsonby United ... l."> Grafton Athletics ... ... ... 0 Mr. W. Murray was referee. XEWTOX V. OTA TIL" 11 V, Newton Kangers and Otahuhu me' a; o:.i--huhu. The home team played two men th.-rf. For Newton. G. lies scored two tries ami k.cked a. goal, and lor Otahuhu Farrelly kicked two penalty goals. The game ended: Newton Hangers ... S 5 Otahuhu ... ... 4 ¥ | SECOND GRADE. % City defeated Otahuhu. 5 points to 3. % THIRD GRADE. i-rw'on defeated Sunnysid", S points to 5 | FOURTH GRADE. Qfcy defeated Sutmytide, 20 points to 0.

FIFTH GRADE. Manit defeated City. 10 points to 5. North Shore defeated Otahuhu, 23 points to 0. Grafton defeated Post and Telegraph, 3 points 1o 2. SIXTH GRADE. Manukau defeated North S'noie. C points to TTTK ASSOCIATION CAME. CUB COM PETITIONS. The Auckland Football Association's iluo competition? were continued on Saturday. The wind interbred s«»n, pwli.it with the play. In the first division North Shore defeated Y.M.C A. hy 'J ?o:.U t. ; 1. ..ud Hichmond defeated Kvrrton by 4 go.iU to 0. i No HI I! SHORE V. Y.M.C.A. I The North Shore .'rot V.M.I' A. Wain* I lli"l at the pev«»u|M»ri :h. (i o.l ] s were I scored for North Shore iiv i'l.»rk (->. PerI ret I (_). ]);»<• re (\l>, Pitt s. I-*.: ;ri:i. y a:jd j Sninlcy . and for M.C A. i-\ Skinv. ;h. i Tho game emud . — i North Shore .. .. .. *1 I Y.M.C A. .. ..1 j M;. Jen km? w.i> Tr.e.ee. RICHMOND V. EYEK'h ».\\ Tite Ki«.iuno:id and K ton t».iin« me' at the Domain. Goal* were orod ior '.lie JorriM-r team by Erkman. Cuon-. harden : ;m«t McDonald. The jj-.ime t nded - 1 Richmond . .. .. ..4 Everton . . . . . . . . . . 0 sKCoNI) DlY!>iON". i DtVuiipor: Pre.ihytrri.Mis and Mo.jnt ; Albert drew. 1 goal each. j If Mir DIVISION". j Kverton and Technical orew, 1 | each. j SIXTH DIVISION. i He niont deferred St. H»diers. "> to J. .... ... j HOCKEY. I I CHAMPIONSHIP M Alt HI-IS. ( Ti.o Anrkianit llorkey A? -r.i ..it on'.j matches v.-ore continued at liemurra on | Saturday in jrood conditions and before a fair attendance. In the senior trradr A ret a j defeated Training Collide hv 0 goals to 1. and Mount Kden defeated University by 1 j to 0.

MOUNT EDEN V. UNIVERSITY. The Mount Eden Mid I'rii r :<,;y mil* wt-rr given pride of place on Saturday. A great struggle resulted The Mount Eden team gained, through t' e ageii' v of Alexander, tiie only go;.! mi :i:v* mat, The game ended — Mount Eden . . 1 j University ... 0 | Mr. L. 11. Norton w..> referee. ARETA V. training COLLEGE. Aret.i easily <l«*:eateci Tr:»iuinsr CoHejje at Remuera. (iuais were sored for tie winning team by Westvood. Tlh.iil.is (21. Fletcher (•>), Raker; and for the losers bv MeM:ilr.n. The result was. - Areta it Training College . . 1 Mr. K. P. Dykes was rereree. SEt'ONl) GRADE. University defeated Aret.i, I goal-' to 3 Mount Eden defeated Edendale Old Bovs 2 anal? to 1. •'' THIRD GRADE. L rnversity defeated Training t\'iicrt- 2 goals to 1. Areta defeated Mount Eden, 2 goal? to 1. FOURTH GRADE. Ponsonbv defeated (>ranger. .'I skoals to 1. A ret a defeated Mount Eden. 12 goals to 0. FIFTH GRADE. Railways defeated Epiphany, 2 £oaN u> ('. Technical College defeated St. Luke'"« r, goals to 3. PRIMARY SCHOOL MATCHED. A GRADE. Remuera dcleated Stanley Bay. "uals lo 0. ° Deyonport and ration drew - 1 each. ' " " B GRADE. TakapLiiia_ defeatetl Grafton. 7 iro..i. t.. (i Mount Eden defeated Stan!-v~ li»- l'> !< to 0. LADIES' MATCHES. SENIOR GRADE. Mount Eden deieated Onuptrc. a jio.ils to 0. The scorers were Misses Hamlin" i3>. JJuv. son, and Borden. Training College <(efeate<J Areta cr ( , a j, ; to 4. The Scorers lor the winners were ,n'f e fc"n dams <2 , ) " . A; '=<' -.2). Baxter, j Wallace, and i'« the liters ilisses Xsutterheld t2). Moore, and Thomas. JUNIOR GRADE. Anzac defeated Shamrock 3 Uu ,U ~ goafs'euck. lle " c i ' nd drew," 2

Xo'l Es AND COM MEX'i S. Much time was taken vu .■ T,, i ■ in" 1 w*l,°' rt 3 eCut 1 ve . Cor " ni! 1 ;e,: 1 " <*» S ) nade asainst "SSK, ° irude player was suspended' tor three matched -o. i ip.akint- an insulting remark to a. r'tc-ee" jiiu tne committee ctc-ided that the ooiieO \divit* , pled of yarning or censuring ~i 1• 'V ''" s nt " Had the desired , !!a; ,1 lie clemency extended Previously seem-- to have been abused in future it is intended tj deal firmly with all players found runty el unseemly conduct or making in «u't-ii" remarks to referees or officials. A good deal of niisunderstandiin: appears to exist, in respect to an incident. w!u< n lapl.cned in the Areta-Kdendu second "rode inatc-u on Saturday last-. Exception v>-'i« taken by a number of piayer* of iho" \ri*U team to the referee's action iP . blowing his whistle lor half-time while tile ball wastill in play. At the tin.? an Are-.a foiward ms taking the bull towards his opponents Loal. and because there were or.lv the full-back arid goalkeeper to be- beaten some members of the attacking team appeared to think they had a grievance because the referee stopped play on tune before the ball was dead. The action o: the referee was qtiiie correct. for according to the rule? ho must, stop play imuvdiatelv full or agreed, time has been played, an.l the only exception to this rule is the ens- ot a. penalty bully, which tints' bo completed. It some of the players anil side- ine critics paid p. little move attention to tpe mips of the game we should hear oi lcw»r grievances, and a more sportsmanlike spirit might be shown.

BASKETBALL. ri.ED COMPI.TTTIOXS. . The Auckland Basketball Association's c lib competitions ver.- contini'ed on Sulr.r day, with the following 1 e.-.ulfs : --- SENIOR GRADE. Htt.'a detested Mam,halt. i:{ points to 'i'raming College A detealed Tro'riig Col lege 15. 18 points to <„ i IiDIA'J'K. Kia Ora A defeated Hen-io d <>;."! (.ir!«, 0 points to Normal Old Girls defeated 'i'laining (,'ol--1 e...;e. _4 points to O. F.dendale Old '1 iris d.ie;:'.-d Technical College Old Girls. II points to •_». Techni-.al Co! leg • d'-it-at'ii Xe.Miia.ket Old Girls. Hi points to 4. Victoiia Maori Gi;.< deieated Kia O a ii, 4 ooii.is to J. •U'NIO It St David's debated I','t S'.iee'i, "0 !*•!:.*.» to o. Kd-ud.ile Old <'. .i- oe:'e-,ied .-,.ird Old G lrl-'. j!< points to ?. Normal Old citrls defeated V.W.C.A., 13 points to G. Victoria, Maori Girls deieated Kiv::. 9 points to '2. _ Technical College Won from Teihroial College Old C. Iris by delault.

BILLIAKDS.

i ItV>TAL.ATE < IT. Th.' heat between K. \V.' \V,ir:m and \V. X. Leatham in tiie Crystalaie Cup tournament atti acted a large audience to tiir. showrooms of Messrs. Aleock aud Co.. J,to , Strand Arcade, on Friday evening. The g-i'.irt resulted in a surprise. Leathern developed v.ondertully consistent fo'-iu, and. mating i.any brilliant vriumug hazards, eventually Won by 127 points. The best breaks made •IV the winner were 58, .">K, 29. 25. and 20 unfinished'. Warren, v. ho i.-> a veiy fine losing hazard player, never got properly going on vlie red ball, though he made (>', :r,:\ oft the jed). and 21 in very sound fashion. Both players were given much applause at tile close .of the I'ame. l.eathain averaged -rightly under R per innings, and Warren it st under f! per ni». There was no play 011 Saturday evening. The tournament, wi i be continued th.s evening, when \V. 11. M.tdill and F. FavreU will decide their game LINDRI.M BEATS .McfuN'ACHV. Australian and X.X. ('able A.-roei»tton. (Kcceiicd 7 n.m.i SYDNIiV. Job- :t. In a. match of l?.tiCK) up. Fred. Liudruru defeated McConacliy '16,557).