FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16598, 23 July 1917, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

THE Run by CAME.

<;ADK CHAMPIONSHIPS.

"Roth the senior matches played on Saturday in tho Auckland Kn.-bv Union championships .'•ri- .'v. i.. Kaiiv.ny succeeded in defeating Univcrs.ty ntto; an exceedingly close c0r.1.-«t. Iv c.ix points to three. A fast game between Grammar School Old Boys and Grafton .-aw ho former gam (he decision by -0 i.e.n'.s to la. RAILWAY V. UNIVERSITY, The panic K'twccn Railway and University vr.is of so cl.-c.v contested 11 nature n.- to reb r iiJ " -• ■■: deal ui its Specuicular value. 1i..1h loam* declining to lake i nances, and ► '■-. * •'• „' -.-■ '•-•" mo for keep !Uj- the- ball r.'<■■• '...:■ -1 -ii.n' i.line to Railway early j:i :- ' r-' ...miter, a couple of rushes re-sult--IPK in 11 ii: ri ■• «.rv-..:ng the luia and Casey to'.uh'nc it- »r. i In- kick tailed. For a J. IV till"' '' ■' i • ■•> "us <•( an even chaiacter. The fiii-h :it* were compelled to force a. („u|)!« el limes. i. it eventually they as-umed the aatCie'.-ive. mid try: 1 .! a pausing rush lias ran. if! 1 .-•-. lII* ball. equalising (he si ores. Ilia Mil attempt to convert, was fruitless. T.war.!:- '. . oik! of tup laird nuartcr a f ,-rw> .- ii-;:uli S by the bin. forwards culv ■■ ->'.'i .ii .i rum winch liikster failed to fii'"' 11 ;r..: .<• or-r.K a tiy wli h was not con. veiled. 1 : >' i.unl quarter was, notable tor ri. ',■>• rat« .i '•.•'. *> .-n the pari of tile students t.i <».,:,a «... Lin „M their effort* proved ' 1- •>--'. ai.d the i.:..». whistle sounded with lfit 5. ■ IT? . "VKfe, - ;■■ •;■ I < ';-' r! - ' T ■•■ • ■•• -i 11.. V . J. Meredith nu referee. f,K\l T"N" V. CRAMMAR OLD BOYS. Pie t»,T.o iHi'.weon Grafton .u.d Grammar r' i- < 0.0 Hoys v •... ivi:-.urk:ib.c for it* ups »•" ■■'"•' ; ■ . Joe t-.i Boys s:ur!.d firs!, mid "■in '•' '. hi lore l.iahon had scored. Co,-ley tr-: s-.N-.srii; a tiy. wun.li M. Lc-ui convened Inter I..Mr. l-crtorm-d a like service for his » dr. r.T. . ,i_-.,ir. .\Kl.>'a:i siicceeeucd wr.li the k.. t-rartimar ,-nme back to the attack J,;*.- I'd I>a,ieley «e.itn«l a try, which Mr}*>avt •'"'■■'ttrt llitft-.Tle rftnlo wflH" file ea-i-e i! ' ■.-- poM'.ion. l-lnrly in t'r.o wrond f -v . liraft. ". IfiTiii with a penally coal bv Burns Then Ha.h.-tcy s ddt«d another three ti the *!»:•« V t0;,,!. M.r.c.n adding the nvi'..r t-.'.'i's ■ r • ..■ (..jrth iir.v. Grafton I'n-n wnii t. a ->en themselves Hu-is ki.kerl in. ibor dually -cat. ami shortly ""," .\ aoa ~ot ijvar. the attempt a" jr<-a' Ii .ins A third kick by Hums proved sue- <..-«:;. ar.i tie same u'ayer scored a try ini-r.e.|;ate v aflerwnr.is. Tlvn ended (''" (.rr.::.;. tnri n:ter a fast »petl of i.lay the Grammar Sch.-oi Old Boys ... '20 (,:: '' ''" ; , ••■ -• Ii air ' ii. Kn&or v.an refers*. SKOOXn GRADE ?>r,.'';. Id po r.ts. Seated Grammar A 0 1 en«ont.y won from University by default, i.ramruar B ri«->ia.iited to Grafton. THIRD GRADK. Grammar Old Boys. 0 points, beat Parnell 8 For.9e>ijby and MariM Brothers Old Boys orpir. 3 ah. FOURTH GRADE. THrnell defeated Newton by 11 points to 0. ronsonny won from Marjst Brothers Old Boys by default. Normal Old Boys. D points beat Graiton. 3. SECONDARY SCHOOL MATCHES. Senior Grade: Kins's Colleges 9 point.*, defeated Grammar School B. 0. Maoky Bvorea a try. -while Philips kicked two penalty Coal a. - t>econd Gradej Grammar School B beat King's College by 6 points to 5. Technical Co'.lopo. 16 points, beat Grammar School C. 0. Third Grade X : Ktne's College A and. Gramrnar School A drew no score. Third Grade i : Kintr's Collepo B. 13 point?. beat Grammar School D. 3. Technical Colle«t> defeated GrimniM School C. by 10 jjc.inia to 0. TUBLIC SCHOOL GAMES. A Grade: Newmarket. 6 noints. beat Mount Albert. 5. Ponsonby, 3, defeated Epsom. 0. \ermont Struct beat Pcvonptirt by 6 to 0. Te Papapa. 9 points. l*at Mount Eden. 3. liemuera beat Normal School by 25 to 0* B Grade: Pamell. 3 points.* boat -Mount Bos.vi!l, 0. Grey Lynn defaulted to Bereeford Street. - - C Grade: Newton West. 3 points, beat Maucsawnau. 0. Bayfield and EHendie drew 6 a,!. Napier Street and Newton East drew', without scoring. ' SENIOR CADET MATCHES. 6Sth Compn-ny. *> point?, beat 30th Company. 0. Mrd Company won from 31st Company by default. UNDER LEAGUE RULES. CITY DEFEATS XEWTON. r Only one game was played in the Auckland Rugby League championships " cm, Saturday, city defeating Newton "by 18 points to 5. Grafton did not put a team in the field against t'onsonbv. who trferefyre played a friendly came acaipst u Waterside Workers team, winning by 14 points to 3. CITY V. NEWTON. City avenged the defeat previously sustained at the hands of Newton, winning the name by IS "points, three converted and one unconverted try. to a try and a penalty peal. TTio 6rst score of the match came to the winners. Asher Bcorinir a try which was not converted. Next came a brilliant score l'V Davidson of the same team, and he converted the try himself. Than Newton took a hand. Browne snapping up tho ball from c. piece of close play and securing a try which was not converted. Early in' the second spoil. Newton a'rain added points. Potier kiekinir » ppnaltv jroil. Then "City took command, Hogan coins oyer and Asher converting his try. The same player, by a tricky run. seer.red another try which AsneT converted, and tlio gaiii» ended: --■-.. City 18 Newton ... ... ... ... 5 Mr. T. Eieldins controlled the same. PONSONBY Y. WATERSIDE WORKERS. A friendly came between Ponsonby and Waterside Workers resulted in a, win for the club t»atn by 11 uoints to 3. For the winners. Jones (2). Rae. and McCarthy st-cfired tries, one of which Cross converted, while Hemming geared--a try for the losers. THIRD GRADE. City defeated Northcote by 7 points to 0. * FOURTH GRADE. City. 53 points, beat Newton. 0. FIFTH GRADE. toy B. 10 points, bent City A. 8. SIXTH GRADE. City. 6 points, beal TcTetrraph MessenNorth" Shore. 16 points, beat Richmond. J. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. GRADE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Both the senior matches in the Auckland Football Association chompionships on Saturday resulted :ti clone finishes, >« each case the score being identical. Brotherhood d"-ieau-d Wild Rose at Uie Domain by throe «<ais to two. while Richmond. PWS'ng Nona Biioru at Victoria. Park, wo.n wity. the score the aaine, three to two. RICHMOND V. NORTH SHORE. North Short- were the first to score ill their mat. h witn Richmond at Victoria Park. Jhe open.ng 8 ao'-s of the «ame were of a Kr\o-snd-take nature, but North shore gradually v.o:ktd their way through, and Clarbi) placed »- good goal. Richmond luuicuwtely commenced a special effort to equalise. A (let several attacks had lx?on lx:au>u back Larr •cored from a scramble in th<- ffoal-mouth. North Shore drew ahead Bjrain. the second goal coming from a copt.ro by Aliaon to IcTrett, who made no mistake-wilii tie kick. Early in the croud ttpulJ Richmond again drew level, P.entico wcuriuK v, JiOoJ goal. Then a rush yave Carr a chance, and tip put Richmond in a winninK position/which wu3 tamed to the end, Ibe ganii> conclud. inn: - Richmond 2 North Shore... ... - - BROTHERHOOD V. WILD ROSE. The pami' bo'wren Brotherhood and Wild Row was evenly contested most of the way. Brotherhood did most of l!/> a-ttacklH2 fj the outset, bir a sudden reversal ■ gave Wild Rose first score. J,ornie placing a uotl. Brothvrhood at once set out to make, t-'ood, and Smith put thorn level ahnobt at once. The next score came to Brotherhood,- the ball Roiriit through off one of the Wild Rose players, arid the .spoil ended with the game in this position. The second hail produced »- goal to each side. Graham scored for v\ild Rose, while Lee performed a similar service- f-, r Brotherhood, the game ending: Brotherhood 3 Wild LI- -e a THIRD GRADE. Y.Mr.a.. 8 goals, defeated Tabernacle. 0. FIFTH GRADE. , Wild Ro.- beat Devonport Presbyterians Pi' ■ foals to ] Technical College, 1 goal, Seat Takapuna. 0.