FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17824, 4 July 1921, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME.

THE SENIOR COMPETITION.

fiRAMMAR AGAIN DEFEATED.

SOME INTERESTING PLAY.

The competitions of tit* Auckland Rugby Union yere continued on Saturday afternoon in dull and showery weather. Chief mterest oeutred m the Grammar School-■h-ms a College secondary schools' match. played at Eden Pa.rk. about 14,000 people assembling to watch the game. Grammar School won by 25 pomts to 3, after an "Wise contest.. The former handled the bail to much better advantage than their ST"- were far To T-r u l° r tb6 *>**'* C^ rearguard, i nough beaten by superior combination, the a .College team mad- «, better showing than the. scores would seem to indicate. tor the second time this season the Grammar School Old Boys' una m beaten by c-oiieg* tb6 Bcoreß bemg 20 pojhta to *■ the game was played at Eden Park on a heavy ground. The ball waa greasy, and in consequence the play was not aa interesting as the previous match. Grammar School r CX Ro^ UilOU ' t ' *£• of K. Ifwersen and m r™? Je % W f uch weakened the back divithe frS- S i d S rabJ , 3 '- They held the « own in la7t ™- defeated University in the F?r ? l ths Z? 1 * 6 b X- n Poiats to 6. forwards P f rt play was to the team. ' » for - * considerable time the St, ' 6 6 , eaoil - on time U?r& a i£SS£ d & , t1 ?- whlcil wa -s converted, tola P? r l°fe erS a d6£^ted PonßOnb y at V i» S ?*5, k ; h ? 9 .P° mts t<> 3. after a fast, btat r?* m °- Shore Etevonport Domain by ™ o of f ?b r e^e° PPOa6lltS m * depart - Porous of the teams *re:_Colleee SJ^ 8 4. Gra{ t?n. U points; UfiJSK ¥" lst Brothers af Newton?.. P^ by o " 105 North Shot 6' 6i COLLEGE RIFLES V. GRAMMAR, G^rS^chcll P oi? i S, & Kifles - If ilf^ yS ,5 a l me ' tke iatter »ark put Collet b ff ««*™»Uj a when Wiiehtf^MluS 08 on , t a t*aok, and •TS", managed to Badei ey and fast following up bv Howtvl? ?1. S , cW attecking 7 by Sle. h w d Jock was mulled weak V. + H? * the ball, but a converted t?^ 117 ' wlll ch Laxon ScloolTo CoUeSe Rlfleß ' 10 = Grammar K°Tf r ?° Dese B^ 6B School r«? e * bal i about - Grammar Ck3l «Trt, K°1 d 0 tho defe nsive. k ie^ baU at ius and, suptWnll, Pll th ° *.*&"* 'broke rf^, S ' 656 , Blfles eventuaUy forcing Sch °° } wt *™*a from the dropout, and. a passing rush resulted in Goo£ kick ***£*? %** the «« 4« I Gramma r School team now beffijf & y F.-. a couple of fine passing WilHams^P^ 11^0^ 68 a s ain S™' S. ade ,. a d »3h. and was brought &e hl l e ' s effort te«W spoiled bv Cote »°S. t °°, lon f' . Good footwork SriSi *•«.*&■ cleared - t" l * the interval SflJ« d io tL c< the scores unaltered. College Kifles. 10; Grammar School. S. On resumms play was in midfield for S^Vi?* 0 - At** line b y Badeley saw College Rifles torced back to their line. &1 Player faded to take a pass a little later, * n d College Eiflea got in and cleareo. The baU was taken to the other pltb on - ( belng stopped at the corner: Eventually it was kicked over, and Grammar School forced. College Rifles continueo. to press but an exchange of kicks relieved. Fumbling by Eagle nearly let Grammar School through, Hirst coming around m time to save an almost certain ™S 6 -=! i?H ba " T 3 * tak«i. back to-■ Grammar Schools twenty-five, and from a scrum -csegg made a nice opening and started a passing rush, between Pilling, Hirst and Muir. which ended in tho last-named scoring between the posts. Laxon converted. Almost . immediately Begg sent Hirst away and the latter, supported by trrant and Lane, gave an in-pass to Lane, who scored near the posts: Laxon conve™™- College 20; Grammar School, 3. On changing over play became very lively, and moved quickly from end to end. trrammar School made great efforts to break through then: opponents'.defence, but were unsuccessful, and the gam© ended: College Rifles . . . . .. 20 Grammar School . . .. '.'.• 3 Mr. Cliffe was referee.

GRAFTON V. UNIVERSITY. , Grafton kicked off, and after an exchange of kicks University set up an attack, but good forward work repelled them. The ball was carried to the other end, and Hughes picking up smartly, scored a . try which Nixon . failed to convert. Play became fast and open, Grafton" eventually forcing their way into their opponents' twenty-five, but offside play gave University a chance to rerelieve. _ They were soon back again, and University were compelled to force. Prom play-m midfield the r ball was gradually worked to. University's territory, \where McLeod gained' possession,. and from a. penalty dropped a- goal. . A fine - passing rush saw Grafton again attacking,' but *te University forwards relieved. Grafton, 6; University. 0. .:■.:"- ■ _ - ;- m _ On changing over Hansch was instrumehtal 'in Grafton reaching their opponents'" twentyfive, but good handling by the University hacks reversed positions. Nixon relieved, but wild kicking, sent Grafton back,' and -: a strenuous attack wa 3 repelled only by a mark. By good footwork the 'ball was taken into territory,, and a penalty tack by. iSixon just missed. E. Gasparich then broke away, and neaaring the line passed Ito McLeod. who knocked on.-and spoiled a good opportunity. Play returned, to midfield as half-tune sounded Grafton. 6; University, 0. ':-* -, .- : ■ - On .resmnimg Grafton attacked an<J c carried play to University 'a twrenfey-five, where :WGasparich fhad ;a pot at which wide. A little later Hopkins got possession from a scrum m midfield, and sent on to Park, and the-latter-to Murray, whoscored. Hopkins failed ,to Graf ton then pressed, .but a mark- saved - tho situation. .Nicolas headed a forward rush into Univerfj'y'?. twenty-five,, and from a scrum near the Tin© University were compelled to force. Grafton maintained'the pressure for a considerable time, but eventually Thomas broke ,away _and carried play to. midfield. He regained possession, and. after another good run ■ scored.-: Millikcn failed : to. cqnyert: The game now became exciting, both sides trying hard to get the lead, but their scores were unaltered when the teams changed over Grafton, 6: College liifles, 6. Grafton attacked after the kick off, but a ma-k relieved. Grafton were soon back again, only good tackling stopping them. Prom a mark E. Gasparich had a shot at • goal, but it was unsuccessful. After give-and-take play University were compelled to force. Grafton were soon pressing again and an easy shot at goal was missed by Nixon. University then broke away with a fine passing rush, which was spoiled by a knock-on. Grafton returned and from a loose rush scored another try. which was converted, and the game ended:

Grafton n University » . . G Mr. Meredith was referee.

PONSONBY V. MARIST BROTHERS. Marist Brothers Old Boys kicked off, but good work by T. Courtney was spoiled by over-eagerness. Ponsonby got in and carried the ball back to Marist Brothers' twenty-five, but Malloy relieved with. a. good line kick. Play remained in neutral territory for some time, and then Brady and Thomas broke away, McManus saving. By good footwork. Marists returned, but Pardington gained possession from a lineout, and sent Donovan away, the latter being pulled down oa Marists' line. Ponsonby were awarded a free kick, but Prentice failed. Ponsonby continued to attack vigorously, Aitken having an unsuccessful shot at goal from a penalty. Play became very iively for a while, and Ponsonby were forced back into their own territory. Thomas picked up the ball and broke through, scoring near the posts. Peters' shot struck one of the. posts. Lucas made a fine dash and carried play to Marists' twenty-five. Righton secured the ball and got over. Prentice failed with the kick: Marist Brothers, 3. Ponsonby, 3 On changing over Marist Brothers attacked, but play shifted to midfield. Marist Brothers returned, and offside play gave them a at goal, Peters being successful. Marists maintained pressure but a- mark by Pitman relieved. A good dribbling rush by Mcfiugh. Righton, and Casey had. Ponsonby in trouble, but Pardington extricated his side from difficulty and put Pon3onby on the attack. The Marist Brothers' van gradually pushed 'them, back, and .they were causing some trouble when the interval arrived: Marist Brothers, 6; Ponsonby, 3. Ponsonby attacked at the commencement of the second half, but Lucas passed forward and from the scrum the opposing forwards shifted operations to midfield. Cnlpan led the M*-ist pack to Ponsonby's twenty-five, and cotb Courtney and Thomas' were stopped in time. A penalty relieved. A fine passing rush started by McWilliaims saw Donovan pushed out at the corner, Doherty made an ; effort to relieve, but Ponsonby were awarded a free kick. Prentice's effort being unsuccessful. When tne teams i changed ends Marist Brothers were still

leading by„three points. Marist* Vigorously, "and only good S.'K and. Bigtton stopped uTem from Manst Brothers continued their eeS JS? e ! entuall y Ctdpan ? aod st " t ' °, v ? r - Peters made a good attempt to —*. e^s Marist Brothers Old Boys & Poneonby . . . . * , • 8 Mr. Clifle was referee.

NORTH SHORE V. NEWTON. , Play was fast from the commencement, the ball travelling rapidly from one emd of the field to the other. North Shore then assumed the aggressive and after loose play W Newton'b territory the latter -were compelled to force. Goldwater and Godick again put the home team on the offensive, but Hohepa failed to Uka a jeturn kick and the iNewton forwards got in, carrying the ball k i Shore's Quarter. The defending w j however, got going, and gradually ■BJited operations to Newton's territory, where, from close play in front of the posts. White got over. He failed to improve, on ■ i. y - and Newton attacked strenuously nist prior to the Quarter ending but a lone luck relieved. North Shore, 3; Newton. 0. .Un changing over North Shore got possession From the throw-in, Stewart. Goldwater and Somerviile indulging in a rush that resulted m the ball .going out near the corner. From the throw-in it was kicked back \ evrlo \ >"*}? BOt eoing. but McGinley intercepted. He put in a fine run and scored. Goldwater failed to convert. Almost immediately Godick repeated the performance but White failed to convert. The Nnrt^Qi, am T? d xT'^ lout further score: JNorth. Shore, 9; Newton, 0. \-?««J. eS, i« ln r F^ e mulled the bail and Newton attacked strongly, but Goldwater ™?nJ^ m a useful kick. Newton kS cv, . a ? er some strenuous play on North Shore's line a force resulted. White rfS?i,£j Ut h hore on to the attack and %%s&* D , 3 before he w s£c ? u lnla 'y. but the ball went for+n *Zj 4U 6 s .ten" 1 * 01 * s-nd Newton failed to find the goal from a penalty kick. Newf«? j OD u nued J *° , press but were eraduaUy forced back to the halfway flag. Newton were attacking when the team! changed over: North Shore. 9: Newton. 0 ngea oS ra !° opened up an attack on North 3 8 J J m ° .«£ a passing rush was spoiled throueh Goldwater sending the ba.ll «,r ar l tq °*?n th i* New * n S« assumed the offensive but Stewart snapped up the ess £jfc •&■ North Shore .... io Newton .. .. .. ;; 2 5 Mr. Moore was referee. THE JUNIOR GAMES. inf eo r^l?/ a< rf-~" 1 ? ni,:ersity -0 1 , 4 ' ¥>»* Tr ainGraften 0 Grammar School, 6, beat o . Th 4. r f, Grade-—Grafton, 9. beat University. s;^?? 11^ e t?^ 65 Ai, beat Grammar S s ; Thames Old Boys. 11. beat St. Davids, 0; Telegraph, 5, drew with St Joan s, o. TeKph G 4. ade - Mari3t Br ° there - 9 ' *~* Fifth Grade.—Ponsonby, 6, beat Grafton. 0

JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. ~ T^ e m^- ucklarld junior representatives to meet Thames juniors, at Eden Park next Saturday, are;— Fullback, McCoy (Ponsonby); threequarters, Mclnnes (Grammar). Charter (Training College), Wade (Ponsonby); fiveeighths Gregory (Ponsonby). Wormald (Suburbs): half, Munro (University); rover. beagar (North Shore); forwards, Mellar (Grammar). Wright (Ponsonby K Keary (Suburbs), GoUop (North Shore*. Clea? )w*!Ji.' (G S^* ol »?' Medley (Grafton). Emerali (Isorth Shore). Emergencies: Goodacre Uxrammar). Anschutz (Training College), Harrison (Grammar), Mellsop (University) the .team is to meet for training at the trrafton shed at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday.

KING'S V. GRAMMAR SCHOOL. King's College kicked off, and carried play into their opponents' twenty-five, where Freeman kicked out. The ball was returned to midneid, where Ifwersen picked up and sta rted a passing rush with Stewart, Badeley and. McCrystal, the last-named scoring within a couple of minutes of the commencement of tlie game. Ifwersen failed-to convert. King's College then attacked, and Kingston made a fine opening, but he was stopped in the twenty-five. King's College were awarded a i_ Sxee J* l0 ** *nd Kemp had an unsuccessful shot at goal. King's College kept up the pressure, and a rush, headed by Kingston, Henley and Caughey, took play to Grammar bchool a line, where the latter were penalised, and Kingston kicked a goal. Grammar School then began to open up the play, and Ifwersen, who was doing good work, sent Stewart (and McCrystal away. Stewart made a. fine opening, and handing on to McCrystal. the latter raced over. Badeley "tailed.to-aed the extra points. Duncan' and Reid headed a rush by the Grammar School forwards into Bang's College territory, where Ifwersen, Stewart and Freeman again combined, .but the last-named- lost the ball on the - line. Strenuous work followed, the King s forwards eventually clearing, and Keid carried the bull to midfield just as the teams changed over: Grammar School, 6: King's College, 3. From, a scrum in midfield" Cashmore got the ball and sent it on to Ifwersen. The latter. transferred to Stewart, who was brought down in King's territory. . Close forward work saw Gould stopped on the line. The Grammar School backs opened up another passing bout, Freeman missing near the line. Another passing rush saw him pushed oat at the corner. The Grammar School backs were combining .well, but the ball was sent over Stewart's shoulder. However, Badeley picked it up and just reached the line. Ifwersen failed with the kick. Good work by Kemp enabled Bang's College to invade Grammar School's twenty-five, and Hope .further improved the position, but Ifwersen returned play to midfield. A kick by . McCryslal was charged down, and Kingston and Hope set up another attack, Kemp having an unsuccessful shot at goal Play was in midfield at half-time, and the scores were: Grammar School, King's 3. On resuming play was taken to King's College . territory, Here Ifwersen got the ball, and a passing rush between him, Stewart and Badeley resulted in Badeley scoring. Beid converted with a fine lack. -.After play, in midfield Ifwersen, Stewart and McCrystal indulged in another passing bout which ended in McCrystal scoring again. Keid's kick struck a post. Grammar School were now having the better of matters, and Kfhg's had to force. From the kick cut Ifwersen sent Stewart away, but he was collared '.'in the twenty-five. From the loose Cashrhbre recovered the ball and passed to Ifwerseni who sent on to Stewart, and- the latter scored. Beid filled to convert. Grammar. School were attacking when the teams changed over: Grammar, School, 20; King's CollegecS. ■: ■>'■'< £?S King's College then pressed, but McCrystfil broke away and cleared. From a line .-but the": Grammar School backs got moving again, a&d Freeman scored behind the: pbst3. Ifwersen converted. Grammar School pressed, but King's College reversed positions. It was not long before Grammar School -were back again, but they were unable, to' add to their score, and the game ended: Grammar School '.. .. .. 25 King's College 3 Mr. Marshall was referee. *--*.- TiRAMWAY TEAM. -The .following tramway team has been selected to-play against the taxi-drivers at Victoria Park at 3 p.m. on Wednesday:— Fullback, G. Byan; threequarters, Bllice, Shanagan, Pollock: five-eighths,. Loveridge. Fry; halfback, C. Webb; rover, L. Anderson; forwards, Dempsey, Carroll, F. Clarke, Hooker, Howell, Harkey, Cassidy. Emergencies: Forwards, Perry, Buchanan; backs, Melgram, Benjamin, Baker.

CAMBRIDGE MATCHES. [BT TELEGRAPH. —OWN COBBESPONDENT.j . CAMBRIDGE, Saturday. Roto-o-Rangi : beat City at the Showgrounds by 3 points to 0. Maungstautari defaulted to Leamington. At the Leamington Dcmain, Hautapu were defeated by Matangi by 5 points to 0. In the junior competition, Leamington completely outclassed Tauwhare at Leamington Domain, winning by 11 points to 0. Mat&ngi defeated Cadets by 25 points to 0. "-' MATCHES AT THAMES. [BX TELEvi&AFH. —OWN COBBESPONDENT.J THAMES.' Sunday. . The first match in the fourth round of the season's competitions was played at Parawai on Saturday. Thei© was a good attendance of spectators and the play was above the'average. The senior grade match was between City and School of Mines, and resulted in. a draw, S ; points•' each, after a fast and even game. In the second grade, High School defeated Physical Training by 16 points to 8, and College Old Boys; defeated Turua by 6 points to 3. .WHAKATANE COMPETITIONS. [by: telegbaph.^—own cobbesfqndent/J WHAKATAJSE, Saturday. After a break of three weeks, owing to representative fixtures, the Rugby competitions were resumed to-day. In the West section Whakatane beat Rtratoki by 16 points' to 0, and Taneatua beat Waimana by 8 points to 5. in. the East section, Thornton beat Baroa by ■28 *points to 0, Matata and Poroporo played a drawn game, no score. •- GOLDFTELDS TEAM. '" - [BT TELEGBAPH.—-OWN .COBBESPONDENT;] PAEROA7 Saturday. The names of those chosen'to represent the Goldfields Union}- again Auckland, at Paeroa, next Saturday, are. as follows:-— Fullback, Dillamofe; thfeequarters, Bowleon, Royal and'McNeil; fiye-eighths, Gilpin and Asher; halfback, Mooney.- rover, Winder; : Edwards. Birkhart, Shaw, Heath, Yoiing^White and Ford. Emergencies:: Backs, Price and' Moore; forwards, McLeay and Benney. '

ENTER-ISLAND MATCH. NORTH DEFEATS SOUTH. [BX TELIEGBAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION-] CIIKJSTCHTJRCH, Saturday. The annual match bet-ween the North and South Islands was played at Lancaster Park in the presence of about 7000 spectators. The day was dull and calm, and the ground slightly greasy. It was an excellent display of Rugby, North winning by 23 points to 13 as a result of good combination among the backs. The Southern rearguard was not so good, Connolly and JeSa being the weak spots. The teams were:— North Island.—Kingston, Grierson, Algar, Aitken, Svenson, Badeley, Donald. Carroll, Hughes, Moffatt, West, Bellis, McLean, and Jacobs.

South Island.—Russell. Steele, Phillips, Ford, Jeffs, McCormick, Connolly, Cabot, Duncan, Ellis, McLean, Richardson, Scott, Petersen, Whyte. Moffatt kicked off for the North, and Svenson was caught in possession. A scramble ensued, and play hovered about half-way. The South forwards indulged m a passing bout, which broke down, and a promising Northern attack was pulled up by (Jabot intercepting a pass from Aitken to Roberts. North continued to press, and a pretty passing movement initiated by Roberts from a line-out ended in Algar being thrown out near the line. Loose play in favour of the South followed, several Northern attempts to open out the game being frustrated by excellent tackling. Eventually North worked theii way down, but good play by Russell and off-side play by Roberts gave South relief. South wore again bustled, and from a scramble Hughes scored and Roberts converted. ftorth, 5; South. 0. South were aggressive on the resumption r rom a scrum. Whyte broke away and dribDied the ball over the line, where Scott fell on it. He converted his own try. Five all. jccv. Kicking and fast following up compelled riorth to force. Excellent passing movements weia initiated by Roberts, but the bouthern defence was sound. After Steele had averted what looked like a certain score, south swept down the field. North's prospects were not promising, but Roberts seSfep ThoMn H? *£ North? 8: Wlth the kick " North had an anxious moment as the result of pretty play by Ford and Phillips, a scrum occurring on the line. North cleared and gained the opposite end as a result of a movement headed by Donald. Ford and -rtullips transferred the scene to the other Tn,;ii ± en came sweeping back J-'hiliips intercepted and brought relief It t6m ß orary - for the Northerners, combnnng well invaded . South's quarter. acrnJUP M the loose, ran U South°s kick< North - Southern vanguard was nothing daunted and. following an interchange of a Wo u ortll U P pear their line, and laid rn/ Dcmald . wa s temporarily ttll Advantage rested with the South in I Ea '" ed , Possession from a scrum wav clo?f\ tr V f the i fie l d and threaded his i clo | r e - to the goal, where Phillips tackled & pass was not fielded, and the md headed by Richardson and Whyte. shifted play to the other end +v rernalne i unti J half-time sounded Pk?Lr re i : -f orth ' 11 : South, 5- . a , ottly been m progress for a few minutes when from a line-out Badeley sot b2ff e but : M»ffi ra ° ? Kr ° usll - He lost the Moffatt was handy and dived across Roberts converted. North. South. 5 selin 10 HnJE"« • y J North wera across T&W H ° gl ? es , scoring from a forward rush Roberts took the kick, but the ball struck th o u P L rl f ht - N °rth. 19; South. 5 a fg res sive. and a breach on the Part of a Northerner under the goal gave a chance which he made no mSe JSorth, 19; South, 8 North Island were forced on play being resumed and from breaches following the shot at m 1 t a eood ineffectual shot at goal Cabot was prominent for the bowth. and Kingston was relieving nicely. herD f er3 ro v beill S continuallv called upon for their best in the way of defence and stood the strain. Eventually Wnrfl ~ vl *! wa y-. McCormick pulling North up by a nice line kick. From the throw-out Aitken secured and sent to Hughes who raced across and grounded near the No&. f 2 ° : be s rt outhri kick " Pretty open play followed, and then the Southern forwards ran all over the opposiN o o?th. W 2^ e Sou o t°h rin f3. fOr SCOtt t0 Almost immediately Belliss got over for Worth. but McLean failed to improve. North, 2o: bouth, 13. . Russell at this "stage retired with an in,JP Te , r J arm. and Thompson took his nlace. oouth became aggressive, Roberts and Kingston saving brilliantly on successive occasions North gradually worked Sown, and from a scrum Roberts set his backs in motion, the movement resulting m Algar scoring. McLean failed with the kick. North, 28; South. South had all the better of the succeeding 7'it a " eir efforts came to nothing and the game ended as: above. Mr J J? Peak wan referee.' - Christchurch Referees beat -Wellington Referees by 14 to 0 THE JORDAN CUP. [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] - TAURANOA, Saturday. The Jordan. Gup competition was advanced another stage to-day, when Te Puna and Rangataua played a keen game, the former winning by 6 points to 3. David Borell kicked two penalty goals for Te Puna, and J. Ngatai scored for the losers. ■ Tauranga defeated Matakana by oto 6. G. and A. lies and Munro scored for Tauranga and R. Swamson and Walter Murray for Matakana. In the iunior grade Te Puna defeated Taurangai by 10 to 3. Cadets played Te Puna juniors at.Te Puna to-day the match ending in a draw. 6 points eachMORRINSVILLE UNION. [BT TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MORRINSVTLLE, Sunday. The Morrinsville Rugby Union's competitions were continued before a large attendance on Saturday. Great interest centred m the match, . Waitoa v. Terners, the two leading teams m the competition. After a strenuous game Terners won by 10 points to 6 Kereone. Waitoa, and Terriers will decide the championship between them. "Waitoa and Temera being even and Kereone two poinfe behind. (Sty defaulted to Kereone and Mangateparu defaulted to Tatuanui. PAEROA UNION. fBT TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] c ' ■ PAEROA, Saturday. The Paeroa Rugby Union matches, played tuis afternoon, resulted: — Juniors: East, 3; v. West, 0. Seniors: East, 11; v. West, 0. WAIRARAPA V. HAWKE'S BAY. [by telegraph.—press association.] CARTERTON, Saturday. The Wairarapa-Hawke's Bay representative match to-day. was played in fine oloudy weather. The ground was heavy About 2500 spectators were present. Wairarapa won by 9 points to 8.

UNDER LEAGUE RULES.

MARIST TOO GOOD FOR NEWTON.

PONSONBY. 18; NORTH SHORE, 11.

MARITIME DEFEAT FIRE BRIGADE. Three senior games under League rules ■were played on Saturday. Marist Old Boys and Newton met at Carlaw Park, the former ■winning By 34 points to 3. Maritime and Fire Brigade played at the' Domain, Maritime proving victorious by 24 pointal to S. North Snore met Ponsonby at Devonport, and after a good contest the latter team won by 18 pointe to 11. The ground at Carlaw Park ..was somewhat greasy, but- was not sufficiently heavy to prevent fast' play. The attendance at the Park was estimated at about 3700. MARIST OLD BOYS V. NEWTON. A close contest between Marist Old Boys and Newton was anticipated. Both teams hav© been somewhat inconsistent in the form shown, ibis season, and the last meeting between, them provided . the most thrilling contest in the competition this" year. On that occasion Marist Old Boys won just at the finish, alter being well behind till within a Quarter of an hour of ■ the finish. Saturday's gam© was very diiterent. Newton, scored &-try soon after the start.. Then Marist Old Boys, playing with fine dash and showing greater combination- than their opponents, two tries.in. Quick succession. Further points were adaed by Marist Vduring the spell,, which ended with, them leading by 13 points to 3- The game was exceptionally fast throughout the spell, Newton being within an aoe of scoring on several occasions. Daring the second spell the- Marist' Old Boys continued in scoring vein, and carried their total to 34 points, Newton being unable to add to their firstspell total. Brora the kick-off Marist rushed the ball to Newton territory, where Singe tackled the opposing fullback with. the bail. A penalty relieved, but the Marist backs came back with a passing: run, and Duane's pass went astray, there being no support to taket it. Marist continued to press, but Newton, turned defence into attack. Condon and "Walker racing through with the hall between theinC A try seemed certain, but Lang nipped in and took the ball close to the line.,: Scrum vcrk ensued, and the Newton forwards with" a rush took the lta.lV.ooverr r the line, James scoring a try. The kick at goal : failed. Fast play followed the kick-out, the-sMarist backs making strenuous efforts to get moving in combined play. A Marist rush took

If 5? * a rnfringement. Immediately afternards a good passing rush, by Marist ended m Herring scoring. Stormont converted. Give-and-take play ensued for * period, till a. fine passing bout by Maris* ended in a score. Ghent, getting the ball trom a scrum, sent it oat to Zauns- The latter cut through and transferred to Duane, •who -when blocked returned the ball to Lang, who eeored, and Stormont failed to convert. Shortly afterwards from the loose CargilJ picked up and transferred to Singe, •who outpaced the opposition. and scored behind the posts. Carroll converted. Newton then assumed the offensive, and rushed the ball to the Marist line, but Stormont at fullback proved a stumbling block A good kick by Eustace relieved and Cargill. following up fast, had the ball at his foot, with nobody in front of him. The hall was kicked hard over the line, and the opportunity to' score was lost. A newton rush invaded the Marist territory; but the passing was rather wild, and Eustace intercepted and saved. A Marist rush, headed by Singe, took the ball to the JNewton twenty-five. Singe was tackled by Newdick in front of the goal, and from the ensuing scrum Newton were awarded a penalty, which gave relief. The spell ended with the scores: Marist Old Boys, 13; Newton. 3. m After the" interval Newton set up a hot attack, and play for a time was confined to the Marist twenty-five. A rush by the forwards took play to midfield. and Lang shooting a pass out to Puha, the latter cut in and scored in a good position. Lang converted. After a period of give-and-take play the Marist forwards got going, and carried play to the Newton twenty-five. Duame got possession and sending the ballon to Eustace, the latter side-stepped the opposition and scored behind the posts. Carroll converted. A Newton rush invaded the Marist twenty-five, but good work by the backs took play to midfield. Clever play by Puha gave Marist a chance, but a good passing run by the Newton backs spelt danger for Marist. Stormont tackled two men in quick succession, and saved a certain try. Another passing run by Newton was similarly blocked. , Then Marist took a hand in attack. Eustace, following fast, played the ball on the ground and smothered the Newton »" .llback near the line. Newton carried the scrum, and the backs, lining up. swept down the field with the ball. They reached the Marist twentyfive, where an infringement held them up. The Marist backs came back, and in fast play Lang picked up and. cutting in, transferred to Singe, who scored. Lang failed with the shot at goal. Newton fought hard to cross the Marist line, but the defence proved sound. A long kick by Marist, well followed by Eustace. saw the latter tackle „the Newton fullback with the ball. Gallagher racing up got possession and raced over the line. The shot at goal failed. Past give-and-take play ensued till the Marist forwards nipped in and beat the opposition. Carrol] picked up and, supported by several forwards, raced for the line. He transferred to Herring, who scored. Herring converted. The remainder of the spell was fought out in neutral territory, the gam© ending with the scores: — Marist Old Boys 34 Newton ," .. 3

MARTTBCE V. FIRE BRIGADR. .It was generally anticipated that Maritime would prove victorious against Fire Brigade at the Domain. The latter team is to be commended for the manner in which it turns out week after week to get beaten. Such fine spirit deserves reward, and the combination now being built up should prove a valuable asset to the team next Saturday's game was much better than the scores indicate Early in the first spell Maritime attacked, but failed to get through the opposition. Fire Brigade retaliated with a good rush and Williams scored, the try not being converted. Toward the end of the spell Maritime maintained 'a persistent attack on the Fire Brigade line. Tries were obtained by O'Dohhell. Littlewood and Ballantine, one of them being converted by Yardley. The spell ended with the scores: Maritime, 11; Fire Brigade. 3. The second spell was much in favour of Maritime, though their opponents at times set up strong attacking movements. The scoring ability of Maritime, however, was 'greater than, that of their opponents. Tries were obtained by Littlewood (2) and McGregor, and goals by Littlewood and O'Donnell. For Fire Brigade Castles scored a try that was not converted, the final scores being:— Maritime .. .. .. ..24 Fire Brigade .. . .. 6

PONSONBY V. NORTH SHORE. _ The game between Ponsonby and North Shore was expected to provide ? fairly even contest. Both sides have performed consistently during the season, and may be expected to do still better. The first spell was evenly contested. Ponsonby, as usual, endeavoured to make the game open, and threw the ball about in good style. The ■first score was obtained by A. McGregor, who, takingr.a _pass..from Hing, crossed the Wth Shore 'line . near the corner. North Shore ..retaliated m_ good style, and Price scored a try, which a Johhston failed to converts. Hard, even play followed until A. McGregor landed a goal from a penalty. Shortly afterward B. McGregor ended a good run by scoring near the corner. North Shore then had a turn at attack, and Cargill, getting the ball in the loose, dashed across and scored North Shore's second try. The_ spell ended with the scores: Ponsonby. 8 iN orth Shore, 6. The second spell was fought out. at a fast pace. Soon after resuming, McAneny drop-kicked a nice goal for North Shore, making the scores even. Shortly afterward Townsend added a try to the North Shore total, giving that team a lead of three points. Hard play followed, and Lowrie _ got across for Ponsonby. A McGregor adding the goal points. Toward the end of the spell McNeill scared another try for Ponsonby. A. McGregor, again converting, and the game ended with the scores:— Ponsonby . .. .. . 10 North Slwre .. . . . . ■ . . U JUNIOR GAMES. Third Grade.—North Shore, 28 points, beat Jroasonby, 6. Fourth Grade.—Ponsonby. 13 points, defeated Kingsland 11 Manuk Gr ® de -—Cifr. 17 points, defeated , Sixth Grade.—Richmond A. 5 points, defeated Maritime. 3. Cadet Competition.—l3th Company 3 points, defeated 4th Company, 2: 18th Company, 48 defeated 13th Company B, 0- 51st Senior Cadets 12. defeated 34th Senior Cadets, 5; 23rd Company. 19. defeated 37th Company, 0. CAMBRIDGE V. HUNTLY. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CAMBRIDGE, Saturlay. Cambridge played Huntly at Victoria Squr.re to-day and were* defeated by the vssi x>r3 by 17 points 13. 4. WIN FOR NEW ZEALAND. NEWCASTLE TEAM DEFEATED. Australian and N-Z. Cable Aesociation. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 3. The New Zealand League teafe defeated Newcastle yesterday by 27 points to 14. Despite the fact that the ground was to a large extent under water, owing to late rains, and the conditions were difficult, some fine play was witnessed. The visitors' combination was the deciding factor. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. ■ THE SENIOR COMPETITION. NOPuTHCOTE STILL LEADING: The competition under the auspices of the Auckland Football Association was continued on Saturday. Showers fell frequently in the afternoon, and the greasy hall and , heavy grounds did much to prevent skilful football, although some interesting play was ■ witnessed. .The chief attraction w»s the ! meeting of Ponsonby and Northcote at Victoria Park. These teams played a drawn ; game in the first round, and both are well in the running for championship honours. A well fought game again ended in a draw, ! each side scoring twice. On the Devonport Domain the team from H.M.S. Philomel | were well extended by North Shore, and just managed to win. by 1 goal to 0. Y.M.C.A. : created a surprise by defeating Old Boys in a most decisive manner by 5 goals jo 1. Kohimararoa, who were down to play at | Huntly, were unable to get a team to travel, ! and were compelled to allow the match to go to Huntly by default. The positions of the teams are:—Northcote. 15 point 3; Huntly, 14: Ponsonby, 15: Y.M.C.A. Old Boys, 11; H.M.S. Philomel. 9: Y.M.C.A., 6; North Shore, Kohimarama. i 2i PONSONBY V. NORTHCOTE. Ponsonby won the toss, and Tremain kicked off for Northcote, play being carried to Ponsonby's back line, where Roberts j cleared. The ball was returned by Metge, and shortly afterwards Ellis, of Ponsonby, [ secured, making a fine run down the centre, ; only to be rob Bed of the' ball by Cadness. who placed his forwards on the attack with a well-judged kick. The ball travelled from Cross to Wilson and then on to Burford. who found the net with a fast shot that gave Anderson no chance at all. Ponsonby replied with a determined attack on their opponents' goal, in which all .the forward lino participated,' but nothing .-came of it. Colvin eventually clearing with a good kick. A counter effort by the North- ! cote forwards saw Burford again shoot we?l, i but this time Anderson turned the ball in good style. Nothing came of th« resulting corner. liinis, on Ponsoaby's right wing, ' secured from the clearance, and "fter a . smart run down the line passed to centre in j fine style. Play hung round the goal for a time; until Mclvor got an opening, and. 1 shooting quickly, equalised the score. A | ..pell of even play followed, each side leaking • strenuous efforts to get in tbo lead. At this ! stage both sets of backs were defending ' splendidly. Roberts and Knott being most conspicuous on the Ponsonby side, while i Corrin and Metge were doing: a lot of spoil-

rf&rJSj\ » r £°rth«>te. In spite of the Si?i pery jk* ll - , the forwards were combining well, and a. clever passing bout by Northcote ended, in a corner. The ball came in £5 h f S lng m good style/and a melee in v££. v Pon s?nby' B goal ended in a misiit „ I on i e "? f th -? b *cks. who sent the ball through placing Northcote in the lead- The SfwJ** 8 ? o£ the first half were marked by keen, clever football. Ponsonby having bZ2 a s£M Ss S ba ***** of matters, but be? rag unable to score. Innes and Simm on the wings, made some fine runs, and passed verv So 2 d H\ *■* the defence was sound % and the shooting of the inside men was hampered by the slippery ball. iwV b t for 6 half-time Craxton, STgoal for woX aS + COn^lcu T IS *= some hriUiant InnVTiJ I « t - u shots from Ellis and rivedTwftK B ff $ ?«-«., The spell artVL T2cs. X^tSS* 0 leading by 2 goals to 1. ward^SJ^ o^. 611 ** 1 *■ Ponsonbys forthe " apper llM " i - carrying £%&***" 0116 ?^ 1 goal. Shot* tiken went ™^r B ~f C6SS i 0n and Mitchell Ind J^™ JSe te f 00 " and * free kick Z n„J?^ t awarded against them, gave The ban ~J* defence a very anxious time. il£ i?i was eventually cleared to Burford. tthK^^^A 40 ** cobbed oi E«S*S n^&,*' io 1 ?* m » od *? his forwards. AiA\x. Pv- Pl y s *" lmica I 7 1 * 1» eome splenwhfl!rat{S "*?* on Ponsonbv's right wing, wnije idlis. at centre, continually penet£?£*- de , feDCe - . forwards were dominating play but could not press a free kick by Roberts, looked certain to 2wi3 * «»" but Corrin and Colvin cleared . and returned play to midfield. Combining beautifully, the Ponsonby forJSfrfL*** 18 v 5OOll w 1 ?* 1 *» Northcote s twenty-five, where Mclvor received in a good position to send in a low. fast shot, which found the net. making! the iscore 2 all. During the short time remaining for ptay, both sides made great attempts to score. Piay wae very fast, and the excitement became intense. Both sets of forwards attacked splendidly, but no further 65S* 8 , weTe added, and a fine game ended with the score: Ponsonby . . .j. ~ . . 2 Northcote .' . 2 Mr. J. Ball was referee

Y.M.C.A. V. OLD BOYS.

Old Boys won the toss and were quick to attack from the kick-off. From a scramble m front of T.M.OA.'s goal, the ball went back to Fiebig at centre-half. He sent m an excellent shot which beat the goalkeeper, and put his side in the lead. From the kick-off the ball travelled rapidly from end to end. the clever footwork by Clanachan enabled bim to get within shooting distance and equalise the score. Fallowing up their success, the Y.M.C.A. forwards continued to press, and Pitkin passed to Catt in a good position . for the latter to score with a fast shot, putting his side in the lead. The y.M.C.A. forwards continued to have much the better of matters and after a short suspension of play, on account of injuries to Millar, of Old Boys, Hillcoat ecored their third goal. Old Boys brightened up and play for the remainder of the first half was of a very even nature. The spell arrived with no alteration to the score. The opening stages of the second spell saw some interesting and evenly contested football, but try as they would the Old Boys' forwards ■ were unable to reduce the lead. The playing area was in a very bad state and the greasy ball made accurate passing almost an impossibility. The luck of the game was with Y.M.C.A- "and Elsby scored another goal with » high shot from some distance out. Old Boys played up well but could not achieve any success and at no time throughout the game did they show the form produced in their first round matches. Shortly before the final whistle, Renshaw put in a fine wing run for Y.M.C.A. pud, receiving again after centreing, scored tne fifth goal for Mb side. The game ended: Y.M.C.A .. 5 Old Boys 1 Petty-Officer J. Thompson was referee. H.M.S. PHILOMEL V. NORTH SHORE. Losing the toss. Hooper set the ball in motion for Philomel, and the opening stages of the game proved to be ragged and uninteresting. Players were finding it very hard to keep their feet on the slippery ground and about a auarter Of an hour after the start the sailors' right half, Robinson, was forced to retire with a twisted knee. Play hung in midfield for some time, but Philomel eventually asserted themselves and took command of the game. North Shore's defence was very. sound, however, Dacre and McAneny being prominent.. Erratic shooting spoiled- chances for' the naval team, and although they continued to Tiave the better of matters, they could not score, half-time arr-mng without either side having registered a goal. The. resumption of play saw Philomel attack in a determined manner and a good shot by Hooper was well saved by McAneny. Jsorth Shore took a hand at attacking and fast, even play resulted. Sexton, of Philomel, made a fine individual run and passed v u t & Hopkins. The outside left shot well, but McAneny again proved himself a hard S!. ln Ti 0 Jl ass ov ,° 11 *he right wins L^,-;? 0 /^ 8110 Play again anl again to his opponents' goal line, only to taSS^n^ 0 ™: ba f l when within' shootinl TF Jhe naval men persevered with ?w£v Md '."**tTftlly they were Hooper scoring, with a fast low shot. They SP nt '?«.ed to press on resuming, and. but *AlS e * a *SS ,, « defence of Dacre! f must* have added further goals. Darkness was falling H.M.S. Philomel . S .. t North Shore ". .:"• o 'Mr- F. M. Ritchie was referee.

THE JUNIOR .MATCHES. De^nptt^4 B hod^fl rtlloO{e ' * *«" ™*

Y.MC.A. BOYS' LEAGUE. Second Division— Swifts, 2, beat Rivals 0Rangers and Spurs drew! diviskm: Swifts. 3.'beat 2, beat. Spurs. 1. Fourth division • SwSfcLi beat Rivals, 0; Rangers, 3. beat^purs/oT* .7