FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17860, 15 August 1921, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME.

THE SENIOR COMPETITION.

j GRAMMAR V. COLLEGE RIFLES. FORMER WIN THE SEMI-FINAL. I About 4000 people assembled at Eden Park o n Saturday afternoon when j grammar School defeated Co ! P - P Rule, i hy 16 pSbts to 8 after a fast and inter ! eating game. College Rifles opened a■•j gressively aml dlmng the earjv >f the match showed to much better ad- , vantage than .!,<•„• opponents. However "ben Grammar School settled down thev more than held their own and were having the better of -he pUv when the interval arrived, with the scores three ail In the third quarter the Grammar . Scnool team were much superior, and increased their lead, to 16 points to 3 C, 1<ege Rifles made great efforts to reduce j tho dencit m the last 20 minutes, but a j converted try was the best they couid ! do. _ Grammar School will now play i Grafton in the final of the competition : on August 27, and the match vvud be a curtain-raiser to the second leat mat-h sprmgboks v. New Zealand. Ihe whole of the proceeds of tins match on Saturday wii >.« a cnarity. Teams Level at Half-time.

; earned n U ,° m r ttn,B ' 0 V le van > ' Gramma? q,h Grammar School's territory. grammar School were peniU.sed and f- n - i^il^R l^ C T il ' Ui , eW " Bo.vl.lfc ' K».» .KiJies forwards were havin" tue 3 better ot the S - Mue _ and e ™ §Lk^ r ; wWh D2^ K3 awar m a ric « Passing nJu ! p£t™ S y ranl P us^ t l out near ike corn,.' e K h ,r m ' Mclnnea broke thrown " I - ?<f ble , a forcing. Good work !.y • ■ bmuri carried piay to midiieid after tiie hi i OU '"!. ana from a Mnalty. V. Badeiey ' p"tt- a 3hot at g<> a i. the bail falling short. rUiing returned to midfield. and Goodwin ; taking to neld the baii, allowed Mclunes to • invade Grammar School's territory where a l [ passing rusk between Begs. Stair Gnerson I . and Grant further unproved the position.' ! J-cose play followed, and Muir gaining posI session, had a pot at -on! which failed, W;i----l i liama forcing. College Rifles returned and i , a passing rush between Muir and Hirst car- I 1 , ped Play to the line, where the latter parsed ,uo Seager, who got over. Filling failed to | ; convert. On resuming, Grammar School rt- ! 1 i ta S j d 3tr ongly, and V. Bade.iev, failing to ! : | hold the ball, let Hirst clear. A good • i £ ; ck by V. Badeley saw Pilling send the | | bail out in his own twenty-rive, and from I 1 j the throw in College Rifles were penalised, • I and V. Badeley had a shot at goal, wnich : was unsuccessful. Pilling foreran. A good passing rush between Smith. V Badeley, and ! "Williams had College Bifle3 m trouble, but their forwards cleared to midfield. V. Badeley, Williams, and Lintott again com- i bined. and a promising rush -was spoiled by ' the last-named giving Goodwin a faulty pass. ! Play settled in front of College Rifles goal ! , posta, and after a meiee. Grammar School I were awarded a free kick, V. Badeley piacmg I a goal that equalised the scores, just as the j j bell rang for the change over- Grammar"! I School, 3; College Rifles, 3. | Grammar School showed to much better I ' j advantage in the second quarter, their for- I ; -wards holding their own, while their backs •

! developed better combination. From a kick i by Lintott, Pilling was in trouble, and J Goodwin was pushed out a few feet from I the lino. Tanner took a mark and. had a shot at goal, which just missed. Almost j immediately Laion failed to gather up the . ball, and Coilege Kifies were in .rouble. I However, a free kick relieved. Loose j play followed near College Eifles twentyfive, and Badeley had another unsucI cessful shot from a penalty- College I Kifies wexe allowed to invade their oppoj nents' twentj-five tnrough Goodwin failing i to gather up the ball and Piiirag had a shot at goat, which fell short. Coilege Rifles rallied, and their backs began to handle the ball to much better advantage. Hirst. Grierson and Laxou indulged in a passing rush, which gained considerable ground, but V. Badeley cleared with a ;:ood kirk. Pilling failed to field tue ball and matters looked dangerous when Williams dashed through, but he lost possession. In the loose "p.ay that ensued, ifuir broke aw;.v. but was overhauled by V. Badeiery. A Utile later College Rifles were i-ena'ised. but McCuliough missed with the kirk at goal. After a passing rush by Smith, V. Badeiey :md Williams. MlcCullcugh gamed possession and dribbled the ball through to the l:ne. but College Rifles cleared a-s half-time sounded. Grammar School, 3; Coilege Rifles, 3. Grammar School Gains Ascendancy. On resuming, Taylor carried play to College Rifles twenty-fiv\ but good work by Muir and Grierson saw the ball returned to their opponents' twenty-five. Play settled on the line and the ball was eventual!y kicked over and forced. Lane headed another rush into Grammar School's territory but a free kick sent them back. Lintott gathered up in midfield and broke away. fTe handed to McCullough and the "latter reached the line. V. Badeley converted. Almost immediately. Lintott was away again. and he scored a good try. which McCullongh faile<J to improve upon. Good work by V. Badeley had College Rifles again on the defensive. From the lcose "Wright set hs backs going. Smith. V. Badeley and W:l----iiams handling m succession. The lastnamed nut in a great sprint and touched down. V. _Badeiey added the extra points. Grammar School wer* attacking when the teams changed over: Grammar School, 16 Co'lege Rifles, 3. Shortly after resuming. V. Badeley had an unsuccessful shot at goal from a penalty Af.er play -n midfield. Grammar School returned to the attack, but a good kick bv Muir and the College Rifles' forwards took the ball to Grammar School's end, where, trora » line out. College Rifles started a passing rush which ended in Grierson touching down. Lason converted. After a brief attack by Grammar School, in which I Smith was prominent, Grierson. Muxr and . Grant got going, the latter being p-jhed j out near the line. Grierson and Laron ! made efforts to get over but were stopped i by the good defensive work of the opposing I backs. The Grammar School forwards ! ried play to the other end but Coilege Rifles I cleared just on time. Grammar School . . . . . jr Coilege R.iies . . . . \] g Mjt. i'ajiil was referee. PRIMARY SCHOOLS GALA. SEVEN- A-SIDE TOURNAMENT. The primary schools seven-a-sido Rugby competition, which was commenced at the Domain on Saturday morning and concluded at h,aen Park in the afternoon, provided some most interesting games. Sisty of the 83 teams entered competed, and the standard pi Rugby displayed was very creditable lncteea- foe Gala Committee intended to hold the tournament at Eden Park on the previous Saturday, but owing to wet weather it had to be postponed The sale of tickets however, produced ±"00. but this still leaves £50 to be raised to deirav the cost of the jerseys with whiVh the boys have recently Pecn equipped. There were three grades 'n the competition, and they resulted as fol- ; lows:—Open grade: Vermont Street; A j grade. Vermont Street. B grade. L'onsonbv. j Details are: — Open Grade-—First round: Vermont j Street, 23 points, beat Meadowbank, 0; I Richmond Road won from Otahnhu by de--1 fault: M aungawhau, 6, heat Ellerslie 5 Mount Eden. 3. beat Nelson Street," o' ; R«mnera. 10. beat Grey Lynn, 0. Second round Vermont Street. 11. beat Richmond Road. 0: Maungawhau. 3. beat Mount Eden 0; Remuera. S. beat Edendal-3. 0; Devonport. II beat Avondale. 3. Semi-Snal : Vermont Street. 3, beat Maungawhau, 0: Remnera. 18. beat Devonport. 0. Final:" Vermont Street. 8, beat Remuera." 5. A Grade—First, round" Newmarket, 3, beat Parneii. 0. Vaushall. 5. beat Takapuna, 0: Vermont Street. 8. be=t St. Albans, 0. Second round: Newmarket. 0, beat Vaushall. 3: Vermont Street. 3. beat Richmond | Road. 0: Epsom. 5. beat Maungawhau. 0 | Mount Eden. 6. beat Te Papapa. 0: Bay- ! field. 3. beat Remuera. 0; Mount Roskill. 8, beat Mount 3: Newton East, 11. I beat Point Chevalier. 0: Devonnort. 3.' beat j Newton West. 0. Third round- Vermont Street, 3. beat Newmarket. 0 Epsom, "fi. ' boat Mount Eden, 0: Bayfield. S. heat Mount Roakili. 0; Newton East." l-l'. beat Devonport. 0. Semi-final: Vermont Street 9. beat Epsom, 3; Newton East. 10, beat Bayfield. 3. Final: Vermont Street, 8, beat Newtcn East. 3. B Grade^—First round: Takapuna 3. beat Devonport. 0: Ponsonby, 6. beat Vermont Street. 0; Beresford Street beat Richmond Road by default; Parnell, 3, beat Epsom. 0; Meadowbank. 6. beat Maungawhau. o ' Otahuhu. 3. beat Te Papapa. 0; Mount Eden. 16. beat Ellerslie, 0; Napier Street. : It, beat Bayfield, 0; Onehunga. 5. beat Remuera, 0; Edendale, 6. beat Ve] H "on Street, 0; Richmond West. 6, beat Mount Albert. 0; Grey Lynn. 3. beat Mount Rosklll, 0. Second round- Ponsonbv. 16. beat Takapuna. 0: Beresiord Street. 9. beat parnell, 0: Otahuhu. 8. beat Moanowbank. 5: Mount Eden. 3, beat Napier Street. 0-' Edendale. S. beat Onehunga, 0. Grey Lynn 3. Heat Richmond, West. 0 ; Avonrinle, ll' beat Point Chevalier. 0: Newton West'. 13 beat Newton East, 0. Third round Ponsonby, 5. beat Beresford Street. 0. Mount Eden, 14, beat Otahuhu, 0; Avondale. 3 beat Newton West, 0; Edendale, 9, beat

Grej Lynn, 0. Semi-final ponsonby, 3. beat Mount Eden. 0 : .\vrrndale, 6, beat Edendale, .;. Fmii Pon.-*onby, 4, beat AvondaJe, 3. Drop-kicking.—E Gyde. Nelson Street School, won from 10 other competitors. Tho arrangements f<;r the procession on Friday. August S. which was the forerunner of the seven-aside tournament, were rea.de by the Gala Sports Commutes through Mr. R. H. Paterson, headmaster of the Newton East School, and president of the Primary Schools Rugby Union. Tho latter was responsible for securing the co-opera-tion of the other headmasters in Auckland.

SECONDARY SCHOf'Ld MATCH. Ser.iors.—Grammar School defeated Sacred Heart by 21 points to 'J.

TEE JUNIOR MATCHES. The final of the second-grade competition was clayed at the siu wgrouad on battuday altemoon between Grammar School Old Boys and Poasonby. tho latter winning by fc< points to J. Poasonby had the better of the game irom trie start and loci at halftime by 6 pomts to 0. Their Ugh", forwards caused the Grammar School backs a lot of trouble, and during the last JO minutes the Ponsonby backs threw the oaK about to good effect, three line tries resulting. Mr. Meredith was reier»e. Third Grade.—Eilersi.e defeated Technical School Old Boys by a ;n nu> to t>. AUCKLAND BEATS THAMES. A VERY CLOSE CAME. ,BY TU-EI.B-il'H. OWN' I() RKES PONDENT. ] THAMES. Saturday. A crowri of over 3WUU Laiiiei -n. at Parawai to wiiuesa inu reuiru matcu. Laames v. jLuck-aud. and weio IreiUij to a last, ln-'.c:\..-i.ii„' came, ui wu.cu Laaiueo were im- ■ i*i ;cy to .uati alter Having ui*» i>cst <j! tno .l names scored iirsi. The ball came out to Xaie. who scut to Bucuan. who scored over the '-a* tucr s oa. ii. Stewart tai..ed With iue k.uii.. i 'haxues, ,j . Av.cK.aud. 0. Play remained a: hn-.1-way alter an ex change ot kicKs. and travened up a,id down the held. Manvick beut L erry lor ;ue bail, kicked over the fulibacis's ucad. and. rci;a,n.ng possession, sent on to Alexander. '.v:io scored. Priisainc failed with tlie k-cxi-Thames. 6; Auckland. 0. Play was held up at halfway for some time efforts by each side to open irp being defeated by deadly tackling. Auckland came to the twenty-rive, and G. Biuhan marked. Lomas and Fletcher broke away. but rumbling by the Thames backs let Auckland up to the twenty-five again. With a loose forward rush Auckland went to tlu> hno. and Miiliken scored. Fmdlav failed with the kick. Thames. 6: Auckland. 3. Thames set up a ho; attack. Perry broke away and got to tho twenty-five. Harrison tackling well. Culoan puked ud smartly. passed to Miiliken. to Heiander. who scored lor Fmdlay to convert. Auckland. 3 ihames, 6. ■Led by H. Hayward. Thames worked their way to the Auckland twenty-five, the Auck ;and defence being good. Auckland ciearen. ui b- Hayward and Stewart led '1 names back. Findlay clearing. piay was at halfway as half-time sounded. A fumble by Marwick let Auckland nv. and a free kick improved their position. Griffen came through, but Findlay pulled them ud with a mark. Prussmg took the return* and kicked UD-Se'd. M. Hayward sot the return and kicked, following fast to regain possession. He kicked ac-oss. and Harrison went across unopposed. Lomaa faiied to convert. Thames. 0. Auckland 8 Having lost the lead. Auckland livened'titi and attacked. Stewart came through "- : th

the ball at foot Play veered across the held, and Lucas picked up smartly On being tackled he passed, and McGialey scor.d for Fmdiay to convert. Auckland 13Thames. 9. Play_ remained in neutral territory iuck!and then pressed Thames back to 'heir twenty-five but Tate cleared, and Thames reversed the position. From a line out t letcHer secured and passed to Tate who went nght through the Auckland backs to score under the posts- Smith coaled. Thames. 14: Auckland. 13. la the last quarter H. Pavwarrl secured from a line out and passed to Alexander who dived over. Stewa- failed with the kick. Thames. 17 : Auckland 13 Toward the clow. A-irkland wore awarded a free kick, and Mill-ken. catchin" Thames napping, secured 'he ball and scored under ■he goal. Fmdlay converted. Auckland. IS Thames. 17. ' Play was at half-way when no-side wus ca ! led. Thames Juniors met Auckland Juniors on .No. -2 ground as a "mr'ain raiser." and nrter an even game succeeded in makin"- a draw, the scores being 14 all. WHAKATANE V. TAURANGA [BT TELEGRAPH. OXfTK roRRKSTIVDENT.] WHAKATANE. Saturday. The Tauranga and Whakatane representatives fought out an even and exceptional l y fast game to-day. In the first half Tauranga had the better of the plav. and repeatedly got the ball from the scrum Tauranga opened the scores early. Borrell kickIP? » penalty goal. Skeiton replied for Whakatane a few minutes later with a penalty goal at a difficult angle. Before halftime. Tauranga had added another five points a try bv-Don. converted by Borrell. Soon after half-time Borrell kicked another goal. Before time was called Mehrtens and ble3 scored tries for Whakatane. Skeiton converting one. and IWehrtens kicked a penalty goal, making the final scoresWhakatane, 14: Ta-.mnna. 11. The local junior championship was won by Poroooro. who beat Taneatua by 13 to 5 in the final to-day. ROTORUA V. MORRINSVILLE. [BY TELEGRArH. fIWV CORRESPONDENT.] ROTORUA. Saturday. Rotorua defeated Morrinsville to-day by 14 to 3. For the winners tries were secured by Parcel! Graham, and Wood. Wood and Rangi Roval converted. Glen scored for Morrinsville. MATCH AT TAURANGA. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN PORRES •'ONDEXT.j TAURANGA, Saturday. A football match was played this afternoon between Te Puke United Juniors and Tauranga Cadets, the former winning by 8 to 6. PROPOSED MAORI UNION. [BY PRESS ASSOCIATION."' ■ WELLINGTON. Saturday. A movement is on foot to form, a New Zealand Maori Rugby Union, and the proposal will be submitted to the New Zealand Union. The idea is to create a comueti- ; j tion exclusively for a natives' shield already donated. The competition is open to anv j Maori team. As an alternative to the New ' Zealand Rugby Union governing the compe- l tition it is suggested that a Maori Union : should take charge. The movement origin- j ated in Rangitiltei and Wanganui districts, and the office-bearers suggested are all from that locality, with Mr. Rangi Marumaru, i of Rata, as president. COMBUSTED TEAM V. WELLINGTON B [BX TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] j PALMERSTON NORTH, Saturday. The combined Mana.watu-Horowh.enua. Rugby fifteen, which plays the Springboks here on Wednesday, defeated Wellington B by 53 points to 6. The Wellington forwards were hopelessly outclassed, while the local ! backs were also superior. WELLINGTON BEATS CANTERBURY. ! [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Saturday. Before a crowd of 8000 spectators, Canterbury went down Ixsiore Wellington by 27 ' pointa to lli in a game which, although Canterbury were somewhat superior in the forwards, they were entirely outplayed by the Wellington backs. Ja* k=on. of University, gave a meteoric exhibition at wing threequarter. his running, dodging, and hurdling over the fullback working the crowd into a high pitch of enthusiasm. When the test match result from Duneri-'n was posted up on the board the spectators cheered loudly ASHBURTON V., S. CANTERBURY. [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TTMARU Saturday. Ashburton played South Canterbury today. the latter winning by 26 points to 3. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. THE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY NORTHCOTE. The concludng match in the Auckland Football Association's senior competition j was played at Victoria Park nn Satur- I day between Northcote and Kolii- I niararna. The game proved to he of an uninteresting nature, and bv their vie- ' tory of 4 cjoals u> 1 Northcote gain the championship honours for the season. The first round of the Falcon Cup knock-out competition was aiso decided Ponsonby easily defeating H.M.S I Philomel's B team by 11 goals to I, and j Y.M.C.A. winning from Huntly by default.- I NORTHCOTE V. KOHIMARAMA. From the kick-off Northcote wer© quick to attack, and after a few minutes' plav a i splendid centre by Cross from the right wing enabled Tremain to score the first --oal of the match with a well-judged shot. This : reverse smartened up the Kohimarama for- ! warde. and for a time they were on the offensive, but good clearing work by Corrin in i the Northcote half line resulted in his for- I wards securing the ball, and piay travelled to the other end. Here Diamond, in coal tor I Kohimarama. was conspicuous in some good i defensive work, saving two hot shots From Cross in tjnick »u<cc"ior A'or'hcote con- ! tinued to press, and the defence hud a busy ! time. A shot from Tremain struck the cross- '' bar. and after two i orner« had been forced without result Tremain scored fus second goal with a good shot 'ro- ;l scramble 'n tront. Shortly after this Burford a emiirt run down the, left wing, unj

I to centre for Ctom to score a good R oal In I ataSfl 2 of , the tirst ha » the KohTrnarama forwards frequently took play to thetr opponents' back hne. and several eS totaxie, were lost throueh erratic shootinir. The epell arrived with Kohimarama 3 down. auJU TT P i ay "f th ° r ßecond half had been in progress only a few minutes when Wi son £ r R„J?° , J hCOt V f ? Urtb , soai from a c <™tr° • dW« % V a' and a£t^r that tho Northcote ■ Players did not appear to take the game KD£!2 r?\ ° '«? P l nc!ndin e sta K<» Play was , frequently m Northcote 1 * twenty-five and ; Craxton, in goal was kept busy defending I is.v.liimarama 3 efforts were, eventually re-q£-!l Z U R ° W ? t ac L ce P'°d a pass from , J 1 *"- and scored with a good shot The ; final whist.e sounded with the scores: Xorthonte A \ Eohimarama . ,\ "„ ". \ \ Mr. J. Bail was referee. PONSONBY V. H.M.S. PHH.OMEL B. From the kick-off the Ponsonby forwards nifUed play to their opponents' goal, and registering their first goal. WaUwork ecor" ing trom a brilliant centre by Simm. A epe 1 ot even play followed. Knott of Ponsonby. eventually sending his forwards ; away with a well-judged kick. A fine pass-.i.-veuiern respited in Inn#s placing to centre for Wadwork to ■=.-. r- i.s secrtnd goal. <..:ve-a.nd-tak«. play became the oriier for a time, until Knott secured for Ponsonby and, • leverly evading the opposition, scored with a tine shot. No further 3<-ir,» caii:e ,iur ■ tne first half, the spell arriving with tEe a..r5,.) down. The .second half opened wiih a tino run by Simm on Pouaonby s left wing. He ! j.,, jj., lv..r, a...i. reviving iu , good position, shot an excellent goal After WaJlwnrk had scored aea n. ,'iving i'on«o"iiy a lead of five goals, Philomel were awarded a penalty from whica Lavia scored. The rest oi me gauie was ail in Ponsonby s favour, the [ocjijyin.n cunib liing wcu and ;>iioc..iig with precision. Further goals wore added "y Innes ii.. Wai.w..rk 2). Knott and Mclvor. the final scoree being: Ponsonby n H.J.a. Phucmel B i Mr. G u.'st was referee. THE BROWN SHIELD TEAM. The selection committee. Messrs. XI. Ban-isn-r. J. Bail, and G. W. Bagrie. have i uosen the following players, ail ot whom must attend at the Y M.C.'v. gymnasium at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays for training under Mr. Christian, honorary trainer.— I ,--; a. keeper : Craxuu ..\ or.noote.. Fui.backs: Xtight. RA-iberts (PonsonbyI: left. Braithwaite (Y.M.CA.). Halfbacks: Right. Clanachan iY.M.C.A.). captain, centre. Corbett I H.M.S. Philomel); left. Corr:n Northcote). Forwards: Outside right. Innes 'Ponsonby): inside right. Hayes Huntiyi; centre. Hooper H.M.S._ Philomel); inside left. Tremain OCorthcote) : outside left. Simm iponsonhyi. Reserves. Haycock North Shorei. Knctt Ponsonby). Emergencies: Battv (H.Mri. I Philomel). Dacre 'North Shore). Fiebig fY.M.C.A. Old Boy-). McMillan (Northcote). The team will play Wellington for the Brown Shield a 1 W< l.nrt-.n on Saturday. September 3. Tile players selected without exception muet inform the Auckland Football Association *o-morrow evening whether they can obtain the necessary leave. UNDER LEAGUE RULES. ROOPE BOOSTER COMPETITION. MLaRXTTME DEFEATS MARIST. FAST AVD EXCITING GAME. Only one senior club game under League - rules was played on Saturday. This j was the second match between Maritime and Marist Old Boys in the Roope j Rooster competition. Maritime won by | 21 points to 10. The same teams met I in tlie first round of the competition, ; Maritime scoring 10 points and Marist ; Old Boys 8. The latter protested on the ground that fall time had not been ! played i and the protest was upheld on ■ appeal to the New Zealand Council, a ■ replay of tlie match being ordered. i Much interest was manifested in Saturday s game, a crowd estimated at be- | tween 8000 and 10,000 assembling at j V irtoria Park to witness it. Opinion j was very evenly divided as to the prob- ! able outcome of the contest, and with , a firm ground and dry bail a fast and j exciting .game was "anticipated. This i opinion was borne out, and a game that j was full of exciting incident from start I to finish was witnessed. The first spell I was fairly even, though when Marist Old j Boys» scored a try soon after the start j of the game the odds appeared to be I considerably in favour of that team winj mn g- The forwards were doing great work in the scrum and sending the°baJl out to the backs, but the latter did not j combine well in attack. To this weakness must be attributed the failure of tlie team, as the forwards certainly did their part well and kept their opponents on the defensive for the greater part of the game. The scores at half time were 10 points each, and on the run of the i game Manst Old Boys appeared to have j tlie better chance of victory. The reI verse proved to be the case, although practically the only occasions on which | trie bail left Aiaritime territory were . those on which scores were registered : against, the Marist Old Bovs. The I 1 alters' forwards kept their opponents : ousy defending, and occasional dashes bv the backs threatened danger, but the ! defence proved sound. When the Maritime players broke away they made the utmost of every opportunity, and the dash of the backs quite eclipsed that of their opponents. First Spell Eads With Scores Equal. devoid S S M „i? i th ° fi l sfc few was htZSi w SDe "- U incident, neither ret of Th^ B nr^ Ins able to Wt memng in attack the first score went to Marist Old Boys a ♦ ichre WoO xr reboundi ng off Bover- ♦ ldge. Bivins the Manst forwards an onen- ' i??i"u S arroU O UP and. running to the ££!*?• «. *?»■*•"•* *o Eustace. whl : crossed the line near the corner. Singe :faued to convert. Marist Old Boys, 3- | Mantime. 0. When the ball was set going again Mantime rushed it to their opponent V?s£' fiw - Dlmng >° l play near line . Maritime were awarded a free kick, an d I Jardley landed a goal. Marist Old Boys. forJfrT^ 6, ~i Go< } d work **• Marist forwards carried play to the Maritime where an infringement by the j defenders gave Stormont a shot at goal which proved successful. Marist Old Bovs' o. Maritime 2- The next bit of excitement wap furnished by Littlewood, who took the ball from a long kick and made a fine run down the side line. When blocked he centred and followed fast, supported bv Avery and Webb. The Marist T>ld Boys' fullback was tackled with tho ball, but he : checked the attack. Keeping up the pres. ! sure the Maritime backs continued the passing Bf-me. but the tackling of the Manst Old Boys was sound. Eventually the. ball came out from Grey to Littlewood, and the latter, outpacing the opposition, scored near the corner flag. Yardley failed I with the kick. Mnrist Old Boys. 5: Maritime. 5. The Maritime forwards invaded their opponents' territory with a forward rush to the loft corner. The defending fullback k-.cked out ho the open, and Littlewood. taking the ball acain, raced over to Boore near the corner. Grey failed to convert. Maritime. 8: Marist Old Boys -5 The Marist forwards then began to get'the ball from the gemms. hut it seldom got further than the fjve-eichths. the Maritime tackling bemir excellent A good passing Txm by the Marist forwards looked dangerous, but it was spoilt by a forward r>ass. Maritime then got going again, and Grey made a fine dash down the line, and transferred to Averv. who was tackled near the line. In a fierce struggle in the Marist fcwenty-five. Maritime were awarded a free kick, and Flynn landed a goal. Maritime 10; Marist O'd Boys. 5. The Marist forwards, with hard pounding rashes, worked the hall to Maritime territorr. where the cW-»nders were penalised. Since punted hiirh and. following ap. took the bal' and dived ever the line near the post*. GhMt converted, makine the scores equal just be- ! fore the spell ended. Marist Old Boys . • .. . . 10 I Mantime . . . . , „ .. 10 Finest Passing Bout ot the Match. Cpou resuming the Marist forwards began | to get the bail from the' scrums. The backs ' were set in motion several times, but failed I to get far. The Mantime backs then had a turn at attack, and Yardley just failed to get through. Another Maritime run was started in the Manst twenty-five, and Stormont intercepting a pass, broke through. He raced to the Mantime fullback and kicked out near the corner flag. A good I forward rush relieved. The-n the Marist for- •: wards swept down the field with a rush ! that was inst stopped before the line was ' reached. Good work by the Maritime backs j took the ball to midfield. and Bnen follow* i vne up a long kick, smothered the fullback with the ball. From the ensuing scrum the i ball came out to the Maritime backs, and the. Pnest passing bout of the match was wrnc-sfd The ball travelled from Nicholson. Avery, and on to Yardley. The latter cut in. and making ground sent it on to T.ittlewood. who raced over at tho corner. Yard'ey failed to convert- Maritime. 13; Manst OM Boys. 10. Following the kickoff the Mnrist forwards got going in good style. Singe picked up. and running straight down the centre sent the ball nut to the backs on the wing. Good tackling prevented a score, and the bail was sent into touch in goal. The Manst forwards kept up the pressure, but were unable to cross the line. Singe ha-d an easy shot at sroal from a penalty, but failed to lift the ball over the heads of the opposing for-w-irds. and a long kick by Grev relieved. The respite to Mantime was only temporary, as the Manst forwards again swept to i the attack- They were stopped just 00, the

line. The Manst forwards heejed the balk but tho backs could not break throughi>ashesiby Siago and Stormont just failed to reach the line, and then Grey got in a good kick that meant breathing space for the defenders. Flynn was retiponsible for some good work in defence, and then a lone tack compelled Maritime to force. The Alarist forwards, keeping up the pressure, penned Maritime in the twenty five till tlynn relieved with a kick. A long kick. I weU to 11 owed by the Maritime forwards, j saw Ballanlyne seCure the ball with a clear field ahead. He from half way, and scored near the corner. Grey failed j with the kick. Maritime. 36; Marist Old Boys, 10. Immediately afterwards from a ! good passing bout, the ball was >ent to | Grey, who outpaced the opposing backs and '< scored. Flynn converted with a fine kick. Maritime. 21 : Marist Old Bovs. 10. A fierce assinlt was made an the Maritime line by the M3nst forwards, and a score seemed certain, but something went wiong at the crucial moment. The remainder of the spel! , was fought out in Maritime territory, with : the M-ir:>t forwards strenuously attacking and Maritime erimly defending " No further score was registered before the bell rang to cease play with the scores —■ Maritime oj Marist Old Boys . To As a preliminary to the chief event a rams was played between the Ponsonby senior , team and a side chosen from the Auckland •ortring teams. The same was exceedingly fast and open, and some excellent passing '' was accomplished by both sides. Both sides, -"ored freely, the came concluding with innsonhv. 22: Auckland. 12. Tries were scored for Ponsonbv by Walsh < Lown-, and Henderson, uid for Aukland. by B Davidson and W. Davidson. McClymont ? nd w Davidson were in fine goal-kick inform. The former converted four tries and registered a penalty goal: the latter con-! verted two tries and kicked a penaltv goal '

JUNIOR GAMES. ' Third Grade. -Parnall. 3 points, and | Ellershe. 3. played a draw Kingsllnd o^-^ ll7 ' 15 ™ ints - defeated de.'eatod Northcote 0 fe'ltld p£i.U?\ 3 " Marimne ' 3 H f fi ftei h r!? rad s e -o B - Rirhran "d- 9 coints de-l teated City, Ponsonby. 53 points, defeated | EilSdie ■< Kln S sl^d - 3 points, defeated | nn7^ Ct j r°? , 5 e, !- i, i ns^- 4th C <>rapany. 9 j noints defeited. loth ( ompanv. A. i 18th b"™ polula - defeated I.lth Company.

TEAM TO VISIT NAPIER. The following team has been selected by the Auckland League to play at Hamilton on August 20 and Napier on August "7 — Norman McGregor. Duffy. Gallaugher. De R.Vr . C, V T L!i rEe ;.-. WyTIB S,n - e - Scott, Ballantyne. .Webb. Gnent. Coates

AUCKLAND V. KING COUNTRY. j iolIow:i ? s League u-am has been selected to play King County at Tau- I raaruimi or August 24:-Del .-rosso W 1 Davidson. E. C Gray. C. Wooilev. Me- I Clynjont, Hing Walsh. Williams. Lowry 1 aki. Somors, Meadows. Avery. ' j CITY ROVERS V. CAMBRIDGE. '.BY TELEGRAPH. OWN" TORRES PON-DENT. 1 CAMBRIDGE, Saturday' The Auckland City Rovers played Cambridge at Victoria Square this fine weather After a clean, open game CunbndM defeated the viators by 16 pSSs ZJJ,™ aiat £ n waa ane of tile m «--t inseen here tor some considerable