ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17873, 30 August 1921, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. J THE RUGBY GAME. XOTES AND COMMENTS. The final match for the senior club chain- I picnship between Grammar School Old i Boys and Grafton at Eden Park on Satur- ! day was a fine exhibition of the Rugby j game as played under the amended rules, j It was a fast open same from the kick-off I and the huge crowd of spectators who had j anticipated a close and exciting contest were thoroughly satisfied. The teams were evenly matched and the- result was m doubt till j the final whistle was blown. Conditions tavoured the Grammar team, i ' and taeir backs made the most of their i speed and comoiaation, throwing the ua_i about ai good style. The forwards aJso i nand.ed the ball well ana combined with i toe backs m several bngnt passing bouts. ! Grafton pLayed a soha same and again ' demonstrated tnat they are a very nard i team to beat. The forwards more than held I their own and time and again swept down i toe field almost to Grammar's line. Their '■ "J7 w as toe we.l-deserved result oi a fine j u " rus£l - Tlleu " tackling was sound ' and toey nullified many dangerous parsing j rusnes. rhe Gnuton backs were outpaced j and outp.ayed by their opponents on the : attack, but tneir detente was solid and they ! withstood many strong attacks when a score seemed certain. i Ifwersm was easily toe best of the Gram- | mar backs ana played a fine game. His tae- : tics frequently the opposition and ! he made many good openings. WiUiarns did P«Ki ea * i W °l k ttro , u »b°«t the match. Peebles played a much better game in the second spell than m the first, when he made S m T a k m : McCuUousa. Knight, n\?t rf " d Cle ai were the most prominent of the forwards. E. Gaspaxich Hal-' & o t atandms ! Backs. Both m attacK and defence he did great work and saved his *<de on man" occasion.. The fullback, Findtav P SS I me selectors, or a* ; *-ae+ **■** *- »i_ ! determined ton brto fSI v*k n th ? m - are ' locked 13 anxDTiainff f^UlTs,,?„.?_ me F

Plaits W m w X r CMt « , Wdg.Vt£s £«f ™in \ Cummingß and C. K. Muxray are fully entitled to be in any Ail Black 3S een,^i d couTd^W^oT. In the match! Bay of Plentv v. Sprina*t nXJ , t f am sCOred m °™ P°mts (9) SJanist the Africans than any other Zealand" ««**■« thirst £w <ieaiand Test side, writes our T-auxamra Th 3 Tatrranga rL ?% w W ?5 tor the whole of ?f y ~iL P ' ?Uty 1 to -J al - L "»"* hae the honour of registermg the h.ghest score of a jy -£ bok? Ua ?* ala d? &s f «wh£ boks. -Boreal is captain of the Te C.ub. near Tauraaga. He « , Sar?v U^ S!q T e ' £ Bd £ "J? faA He scales nearly I4st. In Kusab s Cud matches this season Borell has put n ? something o? a-2 the following registers: —Against Te Puke 7 points: aga-ns Wnakatane, 2- againrt Eotorna. 13 Tti other matches. h e nfTn? vnmet Whak-*siie on August 6. five wiJe «vL*SIZS th f s -> m - 4* am on A 13 Mgnt points. Against R->tomx no regisWpd nZLnVi 11 *>• £ crrinn conation rsT T- £"- n <*-°rer for Te *W„ , 13 V- 3 *"' - for , *>* F'v» J rr. eß - P'"'ve r s- inclucmg D Borell a-yd Ttt Tane-tn fTauranga-) are in Na 3 ■ r atlTe team *° vl*? the Sprin-bcks at

THE MO A SCAR CUP.

SOUTH ISLAND MATCHES. [BY XELEGUAPE— PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] CBrBISTCHTTRCH, Monday. The South Island inter-secondary schools' tournament opened to-dav. Tr-°£ aS c?i. B< ? y ?' m ° h School beat Tiniaru ! !E£.> S n p ° l b J $ I T U ?* S t<J 3 - Chxistchurch Boys Hian School beat Southland High i School by 35 points to a «,,Tfif = 1""* Christchnrch Hieb. Schools play I the fiaal on Thursday, and the winner mS ■ represent the. South Island in the Mcascar Cup competition.

TAXI-DRIVERS V. JOCKEYS. -pJs^,? Usby team to represent the Taxi-drivers against the Jockeys at Victoria Park on Wednesday at 3 p.m will be fe?M ted T7, fr ° m e MWng: -Rowlands! Kelly. Rae Brady. Fielder. Chitty. Darby Campny.. Ihckens. Johnson. Shorter Little (2). Moms. Thompson, Haii IStttua

UNDER LEAGUE RULES.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. Judging tram, the results of the matehes played by the Auckland League touring teams during the last isw days, the League game is considerably eironger in the ISorth Island than in the South. The team that played at Wellington. Greymouth. and Christchurch had a narrow escape from defeat at Wellington, winning only by the margin of two points in a heavy scoring gameThe Auckland players showed excellent form in the early stages of the game, and secured a substantial lead. During the second spell the Wellington players developed fine combination, and just failed to reach the Auckland total; A win by 23 points to 21 is so close that honours may be declared even. The Wellinsdon men certainly deserve every credit for the manner in which they | fought out the finish with the odds against j them. A weakness of the Auckland team !in the game was the failure of the inside backs to get the ball away to the threequarters, and this almost led to th© downfall of the team. The majority of the scores came entirely from individual efforts. This weakness evidently was remedied in the games against the West Coast and Canterbury, which were comforta-bly won by the Auckland team Ihe members of the team were s happy family, and had a thoroughly enjoyable tourIn Christchurch. where they spent a day or two, they did an immense amount of sightseeing. Many of them carried cameras, and the pictorial record of the tour should prove highly interesting. Ihe League team tha-t visited the Waikato King Country, and Hawke's Bay evidently struck strong opposition. The South Auckland representatives defeated it by 13 points to 3 and Hawke's Bay scored a victory by 18 points to 15. The first game of the tour at. Hamilton, was expected to prove a hard contest, and little surprise was caused when the result was made known. At Napier, also, strong opposition was expected and judging from the scores, the game must have been exceedingly well contested. The Auckland League is to be commended for adopting the bold policy of sending- two teams on tour. As matters turned out three teams were engaged in representative games on August 20, and though a record, of three representative wins on the one day was not established the result of two wins and a loss is something to be j?roud of. The season's programme has been a particularly heavy one as far as representative fixtures are concerned, and probably the hardest one of all—that against South Auckland at Carlaw Park—has yet to be played. The South Auckland League players may justly feel proud of their performances this season. Against New Zealand and Auckland League representatives, at Tlamilton. they have prevailed in turn. When they met-t the chosen of the Auckland League &t ' Carlaw Park, on September 17. they wUI be confronted with the hardest task y*t se: them. The Waikato men are tremendously keen to maintain an unbeaten record for the season, and the Auckland players are equally kien to lower the colours of such doughty opponents. Given a fine d.->y ! and a dry ball the game shou'd be worthy of the highest traditions- of League footbaj Encouragement to the junior players i* embodied in the policy of the Auckland ! League, and the promise of a ton* for the ' i n ? uor reP re , sent atives is about to be falfilled. The form of some of the juniors this season is well up to senior standard and by judiciously fostering the game amon~ the younger players the League is laying the foundation of an enduring popularity for the game.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME. 1 I NOTES AND COMMENT?. A large number of Association lootbali i enthusiasts were present at Victoria Park lon Saturday to watch the Brown Sliieic! j team try conclusions with an eleven picked I from the rest of Auckland's senior iiiayers. . The game was fast and. evenly contested, i j providing excellent practice for the touring j ! team, who were hilly extended. ! As several alterations have been, mace in j the team originally selected to travel the | {arm displayed is worth noting. Craxton's j i exposition oi goalkeeping on Saturday proves j that the selectors have made a wise choice Jin him. In club games during the season ! I ne has also performed very creditably, hav- j I ine had only 13 goals scored against hirn j I in fourteen matches- He is moreover, a I very keen " soccer " man. of considerable ! experience, and can be relied upon to rise ; to the occasion in the big game. Braithwaite. the left fullback, has plaved i cons stently well during the season and fully ] ju tified his inclusion. He has a slight tendency to kick too high, and sometimes places I the ball out of bounds when it should "-o : to his forwards. His partner, Roberts, is "a i very cool and experienced player who "ets '] his side out of difficulties in a brilliant c ■manner, placing well to his forwards. His one fault is a tendency to get out of position, in attempting to do too much work. Corr>"n. the lett half, is a veteran player with a thorcusa. knowledge of the smu, Cerbett

the centre half, is perhaps, the best playe* in this: position ever seen in Auckland. r.t i.* control' of toe ball and accarate passes to toe forwards are always marked features of hi 3 play; and he should prove a stumbling block to _ the Wellington forwards. Clanachan, right haif and captain of the team, plays fine, clean football and should control the team well. He will be up aga ; n«t a speedy left-winger in the "Wellington j matcn. Great tilings are expected of E. 1 limes. Auckland's dashing outside rniht. I [*tUs naa played excellent football throughout i the season. He plays the -ins game to • penecticn. making brilliant runs ' -.r 11 - j j Une - are finished off by ; riJwi , ™» ed Dosses to the centre. The inside nrfiilV i 1 ; 3 a tooroughiy reliable and Player who shoots well and has i noitY ° f r 'f, :? ,- The and inside left I mill, T? ♦ Wl!! - bs &Ued b ? Hooper and Tre'l9 rn t=L ?i Qas nat yet '^ en decided who idid e S e ? Cr<? - Hooper is in spleni on* °;r' dltlcn and keeps on the ball through- ; °bie £ S^ mC - n " sr *" at d * sh h«n* reaponj sib'e' g?ais " mstan °e S . te almost impcsIthrou^u 1 ! t£ ho ha 3 pla s- eti ioside left at home L , St ' a = on ■, kerned very much „_ is centre >n tne t—al ™-»i-h w„ ' ET c/fcXork and ! before ahootinj bt,t U„ >f ;tate I e?a! t is HwniJr JflVf* 1 «»• does kick rcr 1 directed shot Will n a , fast anrl w -~' - iis a clever ard „ I!!iaraa : ,«»> outside l-=ft. : nrday ' !" rw!; ; ! «W- On Sat--1 mrtead of lilc V ne ' i to shoot r"or j is art 1 ke!? to *°, < ««t». but hißTtfVho 3 ! L I urday wher, ♦"-'f.i U •* >le ? ?ason and on Satiwell. He will bT a 1T ; e! l tc ", Potions did j to"r. e 'J valuable man on ! J " d G. W ! evenir-r,-, ei^ 3 ' Auckland bv this ; Reserve. Wellington o n P :h * B^'« I