FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18132, 3 July 1922, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

UNDER LEAGUE RULES. CITY DEFEATS DEVONPORT. ' % MARISTS 21, FIRE BRIGADE 21. PONSONBY AND RICHMOND WIN. The second round of the senior grade club competitions under League rules commenced on Saturday. Ciiy and Devonport met on No. 1 ground at Carlaw Park, tile former winning by* 9 points to 3. On No. 2 ground Ponsonby defeated Newton by 16 points to 5. Marist Old Boys and Fire Brigade fought out a drawn game at Victoria Park, and ißichmond scored their first win by defeating Athletic' by 8 points to 7. The conditions were all against good football, the grounds being sloppy owing to the, heavy rain which fell before play commenced. A fair number of spectators attended at Carlaw Park to witness the game on No. 1 ground, the Devonport supporters being present in force. The gate receipts amounted to £61 15s. CITY V. DEVONPORT.

In th© City-Devonport match, City were penalised immediately after the kick-off. Hand took a shot at goal, the ball falling ,Ua i u ? der^ he P os * 3 - A Cit * ™ ah cleared, aoid then B. Lang broke away down the side-line. He transferred to Webb, but the pass went astray and a scrum ensued on the City line. The City forwards cleared with a r j* v.* b P* Lan K was soon back again with a dash that was stopped in City territory. Alter some loose play Keenan shot the ball out to Thomas, and the latter with a lons pass set <the backs going for the Devonport goal. The ball travelled to G. Davidson on the wing and he raced over near th« S. m iV' y- Davidson failed with the lack. shortly afterwards the City backs again got going, but G. Davidson missed a pass and spoiled a good chance. The Devonport forwardsbroke through with the ball at toe u v d ashed over the City line, but a breach had occurred, and the try was not allowed Rush and counter-rush ensued, both sides finding the creasy ball very difficult to handle. The game was fast, howe T*j' \? e - D » v °*»Port forwards putting a lot ? iTu, mto thelr work - Harloy. the City fullback, stopped several onslaughts in rood style. Then Keenan. getting the ball from £.vi Crui li: daflhed *ound the blind side and broke through to the Devonport. fullback. He transferred to AVilson. who scored Shfe' ftl! 6 *!.-*! °° nT tFt- Immediately following the kick-out Devonport broke away with the ball at foot and passed the M^;I UllbaC ?' vA, looked certain? But d i v b * c £. a - nd »twnmed the rush m .front of the City goa . The defenders in Tws£*!;. A , n Mchall e* of kicks ended territory for a time. A Citv moi. ~t, field just before half-time removed the pres sure, and the spell ended with the scares Citv - . . . . .. -, B Devonport .. , . /. ' ' n Immediately after resuming. Devonport rushed the ball to the City twenty-five A wn^r rU? i- took Play d ?™ the field and Wilson, picking up. K ot through to the fullWUtLA ty eave , temporary relief but S** * B °2 l x dode y run - returned Play to the Devonport twenty-five The ball was kicked ov*r the line, and Hawket f'llowing up fast, scored. W. Davidson failed fad£ - A - det «nnined attack was «et mi *& t 2° rt immed «tely »fter the kick! ™.i 4u ro Pn* Bcxum m front of the Citv SiS&f u 1 l wonf , out > p nce. who crossed the line, but a knock-on Vi«j zr;.:j ,[" sound but , the **«» !£-!? iiiv * h L . wn,r almost forced his wav Citv W h ?)?- A. penalty bought relief to a scrum., kicked pVwf %£*(s» $& fr °"! m back UP f r^d fo " * he but cauea back for gom? into i n „»i, » penalty to Devonport saw the bl?l kicked across to Price, who dashed f«, «,. ?• but wa, well tacklld by Horiey^A %£§& gave relief to Citv, and a rush by Citv and make an opening. He passed tr. R Davison but the transfer wa. not «I SSX «: J^Y OTI ? on camo bac3« with a rush, but the. City forwards retaliated, and play settled ra Devonport'a quarter. A long kick gave relief, and good following up placed Devonport on the attack. S. Webb raced nlJjt •?!*. a « nd BCore 4 han(J y Position. Hand failed to convert. The City forwards broke away from the kick out. and Wil* 3n obtaining a mark, W. Davidson had a shot at goal The ball rebounded from the crossbar, and Devonport broke away to midfield £lay was confined to neutrtil territory for • e^ l ' e i ma,nder of the »P« 11 . the game ending with the scores: City .. - 9 Devonport r .. .. .. 3 PONSONBY V. NEWTON.

The game between Ponsonby and Newton on ISo. 2 ground at Carlaw Park was a veritable mud scramble, the field beingi in a very sloppy condition. The initial advantage went to Ponsonby. Delgrosso landing a penalty goal soon after the kick-off. Newton quickly retaliated, a good passing bout by the backs ending in Annan scoring a try in a good position. Poison added the goal points, placing Newton 3 points ~ in the lead. After some give and take play the Ponsonby men got moving in a fine passing rush in which Walsh, Hing, Morman, and Hanlon took part, the last-men-tioned crossing the Newton line and scoring. Delgrosso failed to convert. A series of rushes by the Newton forward« threatened the Ponsonby line, but the greasy ball was hard to« handle and the onslaughts proved ineffective. Toward the end of the spell Ponsonby maintained a> determined attack on the Newton line, and McGregor scored a try just before half-time, the scores at the interval being: Ponsonby . . . . *• .. 8 Newton . . 5 Early in the second spell the Ponsonby forwards attacked, and Meadows, picking up in the loose, sent the ball to Black, who scored- Delgrosso failed in the kick at goal. Keeping up the pressure. Ponsonby again invaded the Newton Quarter. A penalty kick gave the defenders temporary relief, but the Ponsonby forwards again swept up tho field with the ball, and McNeil scored in a handy position. A. McGregor added the goal points. The game then developed into a mud Mistakes were frequent on both sides, but Ponsonby always had rather the better of the game, which ended with the scores: Ponsonby IS Newton. 6 MARIST V. FIRE BRIGADE. The Marist Old Boys took tho field at Victoria Park with a weak team against Fire Brigade The first spell was all in favour of Fire Brigade, the forwards in particular infusing great dash into their work. The first score went to Fire Brigade. Lovett placing a goal from a ponalty kick. Shortly afterwards J. Woolley floored a try which was converted by Wareing. The Mariflt Old Boys then had a turn at attack, and the defenders being penalised near the lino, Ghent opened the Marists' scoring account with a goal. The Fire Brigade forwards, with a sweeping rush, invaded their opponents' territory, and Coatcs, picking up. dash"d over and Bcored. Wnreing failed with the shot at goal. Toward the end of the 6pell the Fire Brigade men appeared to have their opponent? demoralised, and Wareing added a try which O'Brien converted, the spell ending with the scores: Fire Brigade . . 15 Marist Old Boys • 2 Displaying better form after the interval, the-Marist Old Boys were early on. the attack, and from an opening made- by Duane Tate scored a try. Ghent s Bhot at gcai proved .fruitless. Play hung in. midfield lor a time and then Herring, Picking ur> in the open, outpaced the Marist backs and scored. Wareing failed with the kicK With a succession of rushes Marist threatened the Fire Brigade line and eventually Lang dodged across and scored, Murray failing with the shot at goal. Scrambling clay saw the ball taken to the Marist twentyfive *nd Lovett succeeded m crossing for another try which was not converted. Fire Brigade now appeared to have the game well m hand, but the Marist Old Boys, showing better form as the game proceeded, succeed m equalising the scores just before the Ml rang to cease pl>T. Tjr»» were scored hv Martin Ghent and Gallagher, two of thenfbeine converted by Mur.ay. The game thuT ended in a draw, with the scores: Marist Old Boys 21 Fire Brigad* - l RICHMOND V. ATHLETIC. In the game between Richmond and Athletic at Victoria Park, the latter were soon on the attack, and only faulty handling prevented a score- In one of the dashes by tne Athletic backs Grey crossed the line, but the ball Lad been knocked on and the try was disallowed. During the greater portion of the first spell the Athletic men were pressing, but managed to cross tho Richmond line once only, Miller scoring a try. Two goals by Grey brought the scores at halftime to: Athletic 7 Richmond . . . . • . . . 0 On resuming after the interval Richmond opened up an attack, and after a bout of strenuous play near the Athletic line McKenzie Bcored a try, which was not converted. An Athletic rush reached the Richmond quarter, but smart work by the backs turned defence into attack. A passing bout between Litti* »ad Carroll resulted u tie

former adding a trji,,fco the Richmond score. Carroll failed to add the goal points. An Athletic attack threatened the Richmond line for a time, but th© defence proved sound. Play then centred, and the battle was waged in midfield for a time. A rush by Richmond reached the Athletic twentyfive, where the defenders were penalised, and Butler kicked a goal, placing Richmond one point in the lead. During the remainder of the spell Athletic made strenuous attempts to score, but. the Richmond defence proved equal to the occasion, and the game ended with the scores: Richmond .. «» ' ~ .» 8 Athletic, .. •..'., . i 7 JUNIOR GAMES. Second Grade.—Richmond, 12 points, defeated Northcote, 2. Third Grade.—Parnell, 7 points, defeated City, 3; Devonpor*,. 0, and Hichmond," 0, played a drawn game. Fourth Grade.—Richmond, 53 points, defeated Parnell. 3. Fifth Grade.—Marist, 30. points, defeated Newton,' 0. Sixth Grade—City, 11 points, defeated Manukau, 0. Cadet Competition.—22nd Company, 10 points, defeated 29th Company, 3. CAMBRIDGE MATCHES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] CAMBRIDGE, Saturday. The League football competitions were continued to-day in wet weather. Suburbs defeated Athletics by 11 points to 8, and Matangi beat City Rovers by 6 points to 2. THE RUGBY GAME. JUNIOR MATCH. A match between Mount Eden Grammar School and Grafton third grade was played at Eden Park on Saturday as a curtainraiser to the North and South Island contest, and resulted, after a closely-contested game, in a win for Grafton by 3 points (a penalty goal kicked by Cook) to 0. PRIMARY SCHOOLS MATCHES. A Grade.—Devonport, 15 points, beat Richmond Road, (4. B Grade.—Vermont B won from Takapuna by default. Junior Grade.—Vauxhall, 34 points, beat Nelson Street, 0: Vermont, 8, beat Richmond Road. 3; Beresford Street. 11, beat Napier Street, 0. CHURCHES UNION. St. David's, 11 points, beat Gordon,. 0. PUTARURU COMPETITIONS. The following 1 are the results of matches played under the auspices of the Putaruru Rugby Union on Saturday:—Putaruru, 3 *pcinte, defeated. Rovers, 0; Tokoroa, 13, defeated United, 5. THAMES COMPETITIONS. fBT TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THAMES. Saturday. The season's inter-club matches were continued to-day, the weather being boisterous and showery. Results were as follows:— Senior Grade.—Pirates defeated Returned Soldiers by 3 to 0, College Old Boys defeated City by 15 to 8. In the first juniors, Physical Training and Matariri played a drawn game with 3 points each, and in the second juniors High School defeated Pirates by 3 to 0. In the Public School match. South School defeated General by 14 to 0 PIAKO UNION. [BV TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TE AROHA, Saturday. The Piako Rugby Union championship were, contjiiued to-day in wintry weather, th« grounds being very wet and slippery. Good lootball was impossible, the ball being too greasy to handle or kick confidently. In the juniors. Terriers (Te Aroha) defeated Waihou by U points to 6. For the winnere triea were scored by Edmonds, Milnee, and Acuuetil. Whitler converting one. S. Goldsbun' kicked a penalty goal. Waihou's scorers were Stewart and W. Priest, who each registered a try. Mr. J. J. Young refereed. In the seniors, Manawaru defaulted to Waihou. Ramblers (Te Aroha) defeated Rovers (Te Aroha) by 5 points to 0. Great interest centred in this match, a$ the Ramblers are'leading for the championship, and Rovera are running second. The game was exciting, but not brilliant. Towards the end of the game a scrum took place near the Rovers' line, and J. McLaren bustled through and scored a try, converting it himself amid much excitement. Mr. T. Atkins had charge of the gome.

The position of the senior teams now is as follows:—Rambler*. 11 points; Rovers, 6; Manawa.ru, 4; Waihou, 3. with three names each to play. The Piako Rugby Union is arranging for the Piako-Waihi match for the Poland Memorial Cup, to be played at Waihi on July B—one week earlier than originally intended, as the Auckland v. Thames Valley representative match is set down for decision on July 15 at Paeroa. There are prospects of a representative match, Thames Valley y. Waikato. taking l place on July '£2 at Hamilton, and also of the Piako and Paeroa representatives playing a match to decide which team should play the Thames representatives for the Peace Cup. This course is rendered- advisable owing to so many challenges being lodged for Peace Cup contests. TAURANGA MATCHES. fBY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] TAURANGA. Saturday. The Oliver Cup junior matches' were continued this afternoon, when Tauranga defeated To Puna by 5 pointß to 3. Rangataua defaulted to Cadets Old Boys. No senior match was played, as the representative team visited Waihi