FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16926, 12 August 1918, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

fife" ' • THE RUGBY GAME. . : .', v. AUCKLAND DEFEATS THAMES. .-''•' /fin) annual football match between Rugb: *' fifteens representing Auckland and Thame f '' was played at Eden Park on Saturda; - ;•' • ' afternoon under ideal weather condition " «id in the presence of about 5000 people ' After a strenuous game, in which the coun " • fry team was kept mainly on tho defensive •' Auckland won by 20 points to 10. v ■■ • From the kick-off, Thames attacked, bu ■V •■i'-ere repulsed. Auckland rallied, but alt« ~.,-.,,..-V.-. ""tort interval of play at midneld, lhamoi .tain charged and were brought up von •Sr'J-- - Sear tho lino. From a scrum at nve yards the S v"- : - -. hill went out, and Thames looked hk( :■-•''' .coring but Auckland forced. The home '•■",.■;•■■;.:■'■ team, aided by a good kick by Wilson, 100 l "': •■ ■ Say over the halt-lino, but were recalli-c r:; '"''for off-side play. Auckland kept the bat -'''• in Thames territory until a breach gave '"' .'■-- Thames a free kick, which relieved the pres : '? ,' : sure. Following up a fine kick the Thame, '""-'•'"''' backs started a passing rush, which endec •'-'■■■ in a line-out at Auckland s twenty-five Thames kept the local team busy, but then '■"'• '•■■':• advance was checked by a penalty. Challii 'took a fine mark and Thames followed up "■ '•"•. well, but the ball went out in the yollow '■ twenty-five. From the line out tho ball ' ''..Trent into the ruck, but play was toe "'•-"'■' cramped and Thames could not benefit "^'■'.■".'■■'■: Winder, the Thames full-back, was knockoc ;'• ■'■'.■■ unconscious by a heavy fall soon after, but '■•-'"'■''■ play went to the other side, where Marsder • '''opened up well and passed to Wilson, whe '• W--' lent to L«on. Tho ball returned to Wilson i.,"ri' who mads a fin© run and scored. The kick ■ Upon resuming a bad kick by Auckland • Ist Thames into their twenty-five, and Prua '>■■':■■'■?■■- ling sent a fine kick almost to the line, .-.'■'■''' but the Auckland full-back cleared. Auck ':'.'" land advanced, but a breach gave a scrum •'"■"■''£'.■-'." in the yellow twenty-five. Thomas, shortlj ■ after, rushing through a. good opening, .1 scored between the posts. Nixon was sue '$'''■'■• cessful with the kick. . -, v Soon after the drop-out the city team made -.i) ■-•"•'-.'■•■.'■'» great dash to tho bluo line, and an off ■i', 'i"'-■■■.;. side in » five sards' scrum gave thorn a '•■ \" free kick. Nixon failed with tho shot at -JiX ■-<'", ■ goal. Play continued near the Thame* - territory, and finally a passing bout, iz '■ ''■•':'■ •■ which Wilson, Thomas. Righton, and Laxor ; V~ were prominent, ended in the lastnamed •- . scoring. The kick failed. Thames soon aftei ■;%■. made their first scoio, Prussing kicking i ** -f.'igoal from a penalty. , : - Thames were now playing & good defensive fes ;,' game, but an opening came oventually, and y%\ rfify .Jdlam picking up the ball made a fine dash, .•■'/■■;;■ and eent to Rae. who kept on, but went J.: 'out. An attempt at goal from » free-kick '■'.. ■to the blues just failed. Auckland hooked '"'■'• well In a series of. scrums, and their back* "■'.- did good work. Wilson got away, and., boat- '■■■':; teg the Thames wing-threeq.uart.er and full- ;"■•■:'•'■-';" back, scored a fine try under the posts. The kick by Marsden failed. • •.". Auckland .. ~ .. ■~ 11 :'--'•-'.' Thames .'. 8 "--'.'■ Auckland continued to press, and several -.'-:'■ times looked like scoring. Then the bluet ■'•"':-''. rallied, and. kept the Auckland forwards •. ~ -'••'•' busy for a time. At.this stage of the game -' there was little to judge Detween tho two < packs. Half-time came without further /!"''''■■ score. ~:.',:' Early in the second half Auckland got a free-kick, and advanced past the centra, Wilson being prominent* A breach by the ■ ~r. •-'.■ blues gave Auckland a free-kick, which was ':..■-.''.. followed by a rapid exebango of useless .;.. ■■■'.■. . kicks, until the yellows made a rush, Towers :'-...■ ;.v'■";*•" and Gasparich being prominent- Thames re- -■;-'•'"..'■" covered, and'rushed the ball to the yellow line, but Lock tripped Rae, and from the .-.-'. ■•'. " : '■■ resulting free-kick Thames got & score. '• Scrappy play ensued from the drop-out, J until a fine passing rush- by tho AuckVv.-"■••'•'" land backs resulted in Nixon scoring. Gasp&rich failed with tho kick. From a scrum on the line, Auckland got a ::; :V:'.free-kick, which took the ball back to the (•■-'',.* quarter-line. . Challice had a shot from a • ■ - mark, but just failed to score. Later, from I-' .;•'"••"almost Quarterway, Winder potted a fine ('■'■■:■ i-: .' goal. Towards the end of the game Righton, of :' : >"Ji-: Auckland, opened a path for Marsden, who y.:\\h'. '.'\' ; sent .to Wilson, who scored the final try, '■ f.- ■'. Kelly failed to convert. .: ■■■s"-■ '.:•' Auckland .. .. ■.< ». 20 "..;"; ' Thames :'■''..;',. .. .. .. 10 .:';:>•.• 'Mr. A. Wetherilt was referee- :..■:." AUCKLAND BEATS LOWER WATKATO : ' f -.. ■'. An Auckland team' visited Ngaruawahia on '" Saturday and played a team representative 0--.;' , of the Lower Waikato, winning by 11 points '.=;'"'':■•''■'■. '•. to 7. The Auckland > team was ' five mon / . short, and local substitutes filled their places. ■-::/ ,'•»" In the opening , stages • the Waikato team, =)-/■■■:'\- , whose heavy, last forwards .'dominated the game,; rushed play down to the Auckland '>.',:. line, and from a loose scramble a Waikato W&f- forward scored a try. The kick went wide. W ! -- The Auckland backs then opened up the ';:v ' game, and play became bright and open. v\ Auckland made several exciting attacks, until k Abbot picked up in the loose and passed to ► ifi; •■ Burns, who scored beneath the posts. Brins-**'.-,..-v,-... den converted. The Waikato. forwards B,gain ■■■k took charge, and from a scramble in Auck•v ■;?;;. land's twenty-five,. the :• Waikato hallback ■■''?-'* Dotted a neat goal. Auckland attacked, and from a penalty in the Waikato twenty-five, ■'-'.:;■y-Jvftrinedeh kicked a fine goal--r'>:i|^; Shortly afterwards the Auckland backs in;augurated an attack, but a bad pass spoilt J ;•'£•?•• it .near the line. Brinsden, of Auckland, ~.\:.v\i;;! ; then made a fine' rush,'and scored a. try. •';..-'- ; ?M)<lgroßso failed.with the lack, The fine.' \;.-. ..-:-..vJ.'■wires were:— , , ;. '' :'-' Auckland ' .. .'.' .. ~11 „, ■ • Wukatc ... .. ..' .. .. I " Mr. Quiltrough was rsfews. , ■'■•'■ /; : -#'^v:. ; : '.: ■ .- — -'• - SECONDARY. SCHOOLS MATCHES. "■',- Seniors.— Heart, 12 points, defeated *Grammar B, 8. J-. ;..,'• • Second Grade.—Grammar 2A, 9 points, defeated Sacred Heart, 5; Technical College, r : 8 points, defeated King's College, 0. ."\ ■■>- i Third Grade.— Heart B, 6 -points, -,' drew with King's College A, 6; Sacred ..,:' ' Heart, 14 points,' defeated King's College 8.0. ;' ' PRIMARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES. ■''A Bemuera, 3V points, drew with ' Napier Street, 8 Vermont ■ Street, 21, ~: ,' defeated Farnell, 0; Bayfield, 6, defeated ' ;, Maungawhou, 3. . . , >•'•' - - B Grade.—Nelson Street, 13 points, de- „.' v Seated Onehunga, 0; Vermont B drew with - ?e Papapa, no score; Ponsonby. 9, defeated £V';i?. Mount Albert, 6; Epsom won by default from Beresford Street. -.-, C Gradt>.— Lynn, 19 points, defeated "-,.:>!' Napier Street, 0; Newton.East, 18, defeated #S#Newmarket; ■'. Mount Roskill, 5, defeated Takapuna 8; Avcmdale, 3, drew with New- . \" ton West, 8; Mount Albert B defaulted to **! _; Ellerslie. OUTSIDE MATCH. ' ". .King's College, 30 points, defeated University, second grade, 0.. fflss&':\? ■!'•"'"."■ CURTAIN RAISERS. Ponsonby, Fourth Grade, 84 points, beat . ' ' ■ Thames Cadets, 0; Grammar 2A, 11 points, beat .'Thames, 0. .'■• %%& ■ REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. '^. l -' : ' I''-''-'./'"''", t • \i'' • The' following team has been chosen by Mr, Geo. Nicholson, to practice for the match jf-* Auckland v. Wellington, to be played on r-'j-fe:/ Saturday Prussing, Wilson, Laxon, i?> f ; Nixon, Marsden. Righton, Poison, Gasparich, ".-, • « Hammond, Molloy. Lock, Thomas, Moore, McLean, Hansch, Towers, Payne, Kelly, ■ Stanley, Brinsden-. J. Molloy, Pooley, Long- ■ viile, Gallaher, Delgrosso, Munro, Coglan, ■ - * Grierson. _^_____ . ; V OTAGO 'V. CANTERBURY. j/ \ . CANTERBURY WINS BY 11 TO & $$Wll [BI TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION,] "' {, •■ CHEISTCUURCH, Saturday. The Canterbury and Otago representative y • football teams met on tho Show Ground to- '' '-'■ day, the home team winning by 11 points to 8. The attendance was about three thousand, and the gate takings amounted to £'203. Soon • ' after the kick-off some smart maris wore ■' snapped up by Otago. and from one. Camp;<:V ' '• bell had a shot at goal, the ball striking the :."-' crossbar, and Canterbury were kept busy t ,/-. defending, and forced twice. Then the home f : ,->:-> team took up the offensive for a time, but '• : ■; ■ . • e. fierce Otago forward rush carried the ball - to the red lino, whero McLeod saved. Later S^*' on, at half-way, Mullins made a opening, end a forward rush, led by E. Cummings, ; v '.v'r. carried'the ball on to Otago's line. Pray SSt? Picked up and feinted his way ovor., Tench converted. Soon afterwards, Henry ran !?&•'=&■ tound the field and stored a second time for Wmffl- Canterbury, but no goal resulted. Soon •" , r after the opening of the second spell, Am\H ;■<;■•.'. morman scored after a fine passing rush by ff'^*:; Canterbury backs. After considerable play up and down the ground, the strenuous l ; SlP§p.work of the Otago forwards told, and a rush Klip ended in Patrick forcing his way over near the line. Campbell fa.led in the attempt ~' at goal. The blues kept up pressure, §i|gfef.and a m ikick by McLeod let Glengarry over. iflpift Campbell kicked a fine goal, making the scores: Canterbury 11. Otago'B. Shortly afterwards the game ended with Canterbury .. ! on the attack. Otago was somewhat unlucky wMmk lose, as the team threw away, several good mSp?'opportunities, particularly during the first spell. , -