FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17249, 27 August 1919, Page 10

FOOTBALL.

' ; THE RUGBY GAME. ~„| ■ : JpWW|fiit '*f*i anticipated, tha -teamed, give a good;• accost of itself against prepared for the-easy *»*»*«* to which they. accounted for the Southern team. The latter fcad oaty * narrow defeat at tho hsmua or Wellington, sod it was thought'thar u^±#^ '-'*>«*. Wouia el^teSfr^ «ooa OIM>, Aae tya« tioi in nr«2£s* ve*y ion*, aowevw, >o«ior* it «m «2 Autauaaa oaoisy who were geiS *4e ban wuu.awtotttw w£* • down, 'J-tooH- passing fit the commnvtewir wan- somewhat <jt»fa, 'M ft was «aa4*y s«*m they were aiiicu laSer an* more >Jto* waoaj tas oafl went '■ to yojiuaktaju truhi mou jm- call Sf to Twswsi2i ,*u*r. waning met m m .o6»S«wto2S am* -opening for sjw second try/and than tho.nome teas* got into . their striae, properly. Uh«jr bacaa Hung the om aoout: Bga «tyw. hauling «. wish uiaohme- 1 tike precision, »mioju*rSy during the second km. as stated previously too marked dif-1 tereacs between tne play 'or til,* two team's', was undoubtedly due to. the games Auck--0" Wo* * ' ""> amended rows?, which .made them continually look fw openings, instead of using toe doe-fine they .turned, detenoe into attaefcv SSS.I$ y -©omt>i|ia>tion «ad elevernesa ■SSS? %*? try, tats movement some-twenty-fir© r f^fViJ 3^®* 111086 c<ma H JCUOUfI Players for the ; Aaijdaad toa» were .Laatpa, Baoefey, Grier..«B», Woolley and Wilson, Who gave a grew dismay during, it afternoon. They threw I : tfie hail ' about with great freedbmTand set 1 dons has mors bmmii passfogbeen seen : W. Boss, at halfback,- w>a good. anTneror i £Sfe» Biasaißtf. at fallback, played «,S| ftwtoJ.«w tfte Ml forwards were *era good, sod followed the ball peMstantbr. Whenever opportunity ofiered J up, and, away it went, to the fcadkaVAP i the iwwttth played welL™ McGulkmgh was raaponaible for .three tries, and BerrSk and' X tetcaer put «in a tremendous amount of work, during the afternoon. Sutherland ' was form.at @o*l-Mc3?iag, putting i as'aittny attempts. " iw * *?»»•*-« Taranafeii Placed the *3 orthodox aarna. to a Wrpfe extent on clow forward play, two x>f their tries, sssulttwTfrom these tactica,. The backs wStood 8 7?w oompared with the Auckland r«areuara; hut m the home team usually got Se ball from the aanuii- the *isito£\ did not have many chaacea of .showing what thoy could real& dtt. m combined wt#. They, howeiter,^^ ■ » -of their abiHtwsa s»h«a A** 3 *' started a .rush. the,ball going oat to Stewaft»oa the wing, Mid he wound xsp & pretty movement by sconng. They were without the asrlooa of Camfirnn. who iniuiad himfeelf whUe-tjaia-rag on the previous day, sad Eivell was satermg from an injury to one of bis fegs, to full atrengUi la,the loose the forward seemed to hold their but were SdeTi disadvantftsft when it came to scram work. Of the. backs, **>"• CoatS, Tate - and >KiwU were toe most prcmiaeat, while King,. Bishop, and Carlson were th* moat conspicuous .among the forwards. , - The surprise of the day was the defeat of Grammar Sehoql by % Now Plymouth High School by 4 points. The gams opened ma ,I**% • ma JP e ,J fae Grammar School hack* t haadling the ball wry badly, and freQfleiitly heading into the rack instead of looking, for an oj*niag. Tha High School backs dsd not give & very much better display, sad' the game eventually resolved itself into a battle bjbodk the forwards, the New Plymouth the better of this style of play. Both .teams lacked combination, and erratic paasmg certainly lost Grammar School soma good opportunities. 1 The Auckland representative team will visit New Plymouth to play th« return match against TaraaaM an. September: IJU, - Probably the .team will go oa to Wellington. PRIM4B? SCHOOLS* MATCHES. The draw for the olay4>ff in' the primary schools' competition rios— ■:'_4" ■;'.'' ■'.; . .A ' Grade.—First Bound: > Tesmoht Street A" vi Mount Albert; Poasooby ▼.' Epsom. SeeondfEoimd: Vermont Street A v, 1 Epsona; Poasoiiby ▼. Mount Albert. Third Round; Venfaent Street A v. Ponsonby; 'Epsom v. Mount Albert. . ..'■■_ fc i w ' ;B G*ade.~Pirs« Boa»% Bayfield A v. JOnehungft; Beresford v. To 'Ptepantti Second Hound: ,Bayfic«[ <-*.■■ Te Papapfti Orw«hunKa v. 'Bere««ord. •• Third Round:, Bayfitp A. v. "Beresford; To F4t>M» ▼* Orabuaißa. . ;-<J-Ht*Be>* Woiatid: N***t<ra Bast v. »Mt«fiJlidi Vermont Street B*. Kelson St-reAt. iSewHnd Rtfnnd: .. Newton En** 1 v. Vermont ■HfSeM -Br N»Vot> «trc«i •£•'■ Third* .'Bonadt Newton East v. 'N<slson Street; Ver«; ■ Jmcaii'' 3 f , v.' Ellerslidf. >(.;■■■ "•. BAY OF PLENTY UNIOK. '. (a* 'CEIEGaAI'a.—OWN t*K»EsyoKijS»i.3 ■ ;,•■". '•••■';- ■ ■. >.. v •B'OTOSCA, Tuesday. , Th« Bay otPTealfcr Btigby' tTafoa has decided to endeavour to arrange a match with Auckland, or failing that, with. Hawse's Bay. OANISBfitJBY VMS®. [BT TEtEGBAPH*rr?BER3 ASSOCIATION.] CHBISTCHUBCH, i'aesday. ' A meeting oi at.***.** tt- m« v*n»eiuury \&agW-"' r ti'£&si' 'to tt.i«»at>s oi taw xxUCiaait«i iiilrfuy ouiob to »mcUtt tn«* <A)Qstii.auoii oi Mis »«w- <«MMuati uniua aau •m« iana ot We jtame was ncu io-ij.i ou*.0u*. it %as oeuMiea to . givo me ae.egj.Ki6 to i.h"e <jjjepoia, ib«4»uig '«! "the AOkV - i*ai.and urucQ a ireo nana in the ni^wor. it w«s pbiowMi out that three ot the five pew ru.oa lavuurea by Auek*aud have beeo in wrcc m canierDUty tor y«»rB. * It was also <vt4-iea Wis* tste delegates* should- support ino ootttUtand Union's pro* ptoa*l that m ce«eorauon oi peace the Qis- i «aa»iUca dices of jjsagao players should oe xtmioveo. I Exception, however, was taken to the pro- J posal to report euch removal to the-Jsagiish onion. m the event oi it being decided .upbnv, • imDEB. LEAGUE RULES. NOTES AND COMMENTS. - Th» final for the Bdope Booster competition' between Maritime and Newton on Saturday -..is, being looked forward to with keen anticipation, and a fine contest should be ; witnessed! Both -teams figured prominently , in'the cup competition. ana have -shown im- ■, proved form as the season ..progressed. Mari- I time,- by defeating City and Jiiarist Old i Boys have thoroughly earned their position in the present competition, while Wewton,\ih ! scoring'a'win over Boasonby, have demonstrated that they have claims to championship form. Given a hue day & very fast and exciting gumo may be locked for. . The' tri&i game last Saturday fetwean the B?&i.abie members of the New Zealand team that toured Australia and a team chosen from the rest oi the Auckland players eLould at least, serve the purpose of Jseepiug the ptayers in form. It was fast ixom beginning to end, and demcaistrated thttt the experience gained on the Australian tour had improved the' play of the younger 'members of the team. It fciso served to snow that there is' some high.y promismg '• material among ,tho other Auckland players. Delgroaso's showing enhanced an already good reputa- ■ tion as a capable fuiback, and G. Davidson gave glimpses of all-round form that in- I d>cated considerable improvement' in his • general p':4y. His jpace'is always a valu- ; able asset to his side, and ,he is learning ' to use it 1» better effect tMn previously. '. Among the Auckland forwards. Newdiok and Bass played well, while Oargill. and, Francis . Were also frequently noticeable. The form ! shown by the players will 'doubtless influence the selectors m. their; choice 61 an Auckland representative team to meet the Austgalians, but there is. still the . final of the Koopo Rooster competition to be ftlayed between Maritime and Newtoa, in wEien many of the loading Auckland player* will take part. This game should provide another excellent opportunity for the solecvors to property estimate the capabilities of fee various players. THE ; ASSOCIATION GAME. NOTES AND COMMENTS.. Club form was surprisingly vindicated in the Falcon Cup, Final on Saturday, for whereas mosft followers of the Assidciation game expected an easy win for North Show, a glance at the League table showed that NorthcCte were .next to,their opponents in the matter of points, with a respectable tally pf goals for, and very, few against. Therefor* the 'closeness of the game did not surprise hoea students of form, and had Gross' shot straight and true when in front of an open goal during the second spell Northcote would have deservedly, carried off the honours. Their two.splendid young backs, Colvin ivd . Motgo, were in good form, and it augurs mil for future representative gam»« to see aachtaao players developing. replay a««t Saturday. should provide anotl keen contest, and, given a fin© day, North Shore should be-hard, put to it to retain iShe cup. The. Auckland representative team did not have matters so much their own way against } the .Minesweepers as the score indicates. Some pretty play, was Shown By the' MineBweeperß , forwards, who passed the ball with refreshing unselfishness, mote in th» correct style of Old Country players. One remarkable feature of the game was the feat of ■Williams, Auckland's outside right, who eluded man after man in dashing sprints down the .and scored three seals. All garner will be suspended; On Saturday in view of the Falcon Cup replay, but it is intended to carry on the usual fixtures the I?%^SHt w< % in ,-s ? ew .^ f .the. games With Jfci:M..S. New Zealand. Advice has, been recoined' to the effect that the battle-cruissr has no fewer th'(Ui? six Association teams on I board, and thai* the first team '.will bo a j very hard proposition indeed for' the Aufckj land repreeeniftJivcs. Sack being the case, enthusiasts are looking forward with keen'' pSßnatt™ l< * tm ** t k^.i