FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17586, 27 September 1920, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

ff||gf AT y v: i£r}Zf ■V ' ' } • '*. - " r T--*, ■ft.-* r,THE RUGBY J GAME. Sife ..' ■ j| . SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. ;. , PIP'S.! •' -WV 'Mk ■'» pf§ - GRAMMAR SCHOOL LEADING. '",'v . The *:-nior competition of the Auckland W. Baghy Union' continued at the Show s. J Ground on Saturday afternoon, when Gram|ij 5 jn»r School defeated College Rifles by 82 fegi : points to 5. Ther® was & fairly large at' -i- tendance of spectators, and they were treated S£%to a fast and interesting game, -which for r the most part was in favour of Grammar ' School, who handled the ball with much ■ greater accuracy than their opponents. This victory pnta Grammar School Old Boys in the load for the championship, but Marist Brothers Old Boys have appealed to the Now Zealand Rugby Union regarding GramSj mar School playing against them a man •whom they allege was ineligible. -If the pro%t :i. 4654 is upheld it may affect Grammar ;•' 4 School's position as the leading team. The Porisonby team defaulted to Marist Brothers «n Saturday. Th» positions of the teams are: Grammar School Old Boys.'lt points;" Grafton- IS; Ponsonby. 14; Marist Brother* Old Boys. 12 i CfcUego Si University, 7; ;A" Newton 0.

GRAMMAR 1L COIiLEGB Rm.F.q, ;.. Shortly aftef {be oaurnseetoament. Good rushed ih® ball to College Bx&eaf twenty-five, where, from a passing: fash. - Goodwin, got across. V, Eadeksy oonroxted. College RiSes then took a hand as. attacking, but ; Heard failed to taia to passw and Grammar School cleared. Good -was responsible for Grammar School ajpam invading College 1 Junes' territory, hat too bard kicking by Goodwin sites**!. Co&ge Rifles to force. - Aiiier play m. nndfidd Hirst, started a ' fine v passing rash, too bail going cat to Grierson, who gat Across, bat he went oat a few yards from the Imo said was ,brcogh& back. From > ttowja Grammar School were penalised •? and Heard had. an unsuccessful shot at goaL "tottffid, but Lnxcn failed to • hold the, balLiand Gramaw-r School clewed. •The Collego Rifles team were forced back ; n.to thetr .awn twenty-Sve, wbesew from a scrum, Olson siioi the ball out to C. Badeley, *«> scored- V, Bade'ley failed to convert. Grammar School agaaii. attacked. Greville •> carrying the ball into his Opponents' terriv>ry. Good, came on. the soese, and after ; eathaxms VP, paseed to C. Badeley, who scored. V. Badeley failed with the kick. On changing over Lintctt, Greville and Ifwerson beaded a rush - into College Rifles' ; Qarters, the last-named iust failing to score. ~4Jteir a melee a scrum ensued from which - Grasjmar were penalised, sfui play returned to midfield. Goodwin then received the ball from Olsen and passed to Good, who beat Wile en and zotozned. the ball for Goodwin to score. V. Badetey had the kick and the hall struck the tnndda of an upright, bouncing over the bo* and making the half-time Kore: Grammar School. 16; College -Rifles, 0. ■•>£* Grammar School attacked sA conmicacQ- : mcnt of the second half, bat Grierson removed danger. Grammar School were soon back again, and Billington, sicking up an .. the loom, passed to McCullough, who got over. V. Badoley failed with the kick. :' Good and McCullough headed another rush up to College Rifles' line, and after & melee the ball -®aa kicked over and Good touched down. V. Badeley converted. Grierson then X carried play to Grammar Schools* territory, where Pilling had an unsuccessful penalty " kick at goal. Goodwin removed play to midfield, but almost immediately College Rifles were back again, and from a line-out a few feet from the line Mclnnes got the ball and i scored College Rifles* only try, which Pilling converted. On char.gftne over College Rifles pressed, PSDing failing to kick a goal from a penalty. Good immediately reversed matters by a kick down the field, and Watson forced just in tins© to stop Y. Badeley or Good scoring. Grammar School, headed by Lintott and Knight, again pressed, and after a scramble in front of the posts the ball went out to Goodwin, who scored. Y. Badeley failed to convert. Almost immediately Greville and Knight broke away, the latter adding another try, which V. ■ Badeley converted, making the final scores: Grammar School, 32; College Rifles, '5. Mr. A. S. Clifie was referee.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS V. PONSONBY. The Primary Schools* representatives defeated the Pod son by fifth grade team, winners of their competition, at the Show Ground on Saturday by 16 points to 14. Mr. Moore was referee.

OTAGO V. SOUTHLAND. [BY TELEGBAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] DUNEDIN, Saturday. The final football match of the season, Ota go v. Southland (holders of the RanfpTly Shield}, was played this afternoon in the presence of about ten thousand spectators. Otago won by 7 points—a try and a potted goal—a try. . The game was a battle .between the forwards, Otago showing a slight superiority.

The match was not for the Ranferly Shield. The Southland "Union was asked if it would make the match a shield match, but replied that under the rules the time for putting in a challenge had expired.