ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18707, 13 May 1924, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

—♦ MAORI EUGBY MATCH. - ; - " " ' 11 , - u j i TE MORI ROSE BOWL. ' -t,• « \f-". 'f-V ''fvu'.'',!:'.! y, 1 :';"-'*' ' cH*-%''• -I'.? r . L . - •' ■;>'< ?'r-" NORTH DEFEAT SOUTH. HOLDERS RETAIN TROPHY. The Maori - Rugby football champion- . ship match, Northern Division v. Southern Division, was played at Eden Park yesterday before an attendance of about 5000 spectators and resulted in a victory for the Northern team by 18 points to 8. The winners thus retain possession of the coveted Te Mori ; Rose; Bowl, which they won at Napier last year. The . game v as fast and open but did not come up lo expectations and, particularly in the first spell, was somewhat disappointing. How- ! ever, in the later stages there; were many - bright? interludes ? and spectacular inf? i dents. Both teams opened up play and ' threw the ball about freely, but the pass- *■ ing was often erratic and; the handling 1 faulty, while both sides showed want of 1 combination. : There were- exceptions, for ' in the second half of , the contest the spec* ' tators . were treated to' series of spark- ' ling handling bouts and many spectacular 1 individual efforts. The players showed ' themselves- adepts at interception, for ' which the passing offered great opportune- ' ties. Even" play marked the opening stages ' of the game. The Northern forwards , f were " effective in loose rushes and the Southern backs were stopped only by sound tackling, .? Pena was injured and I was replaced by N. Paewai. Matthews opened 'the Northern scoring ' attack by breaking away from near half- , way and* scoring a try which Fryday converted. Give and. take play followed. : Then Nepia. the Southern fullback, made his one mistake. He obstructed Fal,wasser when the latter-.had a clear run I l in, and a penalty try was awarded. The I kick failed and the ended with the . ■ score: > Northern Division ... 8 > Southern Division ■ ... 0 On resumption Mill put in a great run ' from his own. twenty-five to Southern ter- ! ritory, but a strong dash . by Broughton and Jacobs brought play back. Broughton was injured and was replaced by Peni. ' ? Strong Southern' attacks at last prevailed. Nepia snapped up the ball • and raced through the Northern team, s and though he was tackled near the line > N. Paewai touched down.; Nepia's kick i . failed.- Gemmell, who was always pro- > minent, picked up the ball from the ruck I in his own twenty-five and after a fine ' run. started. a passing bout, which only ; broke down at the opposite end of the i field. After another effort Barclay got over and converted the try, bringing the ; Northern score to 15. • 1 The South'set up a series of dashing " handling bouts but could not get through. 1 A . little later Mill initiated the best ' passing movement of the day. Snap- ' ping up the ball in his own twenty-five ; at top speed he slipped through, the opl posing forwards, and after the ball had ' i beep handled in turn by Gemmell, Or■>i mond and Matthews, the . last-named player scored and converted the try. ( - The Southern , team, spurred on by this further reverse, attacked with a will. Potaka brought off a brilliant run from midfield and then sent the ball on to Hartley, who dashed over the line. Jacobs converted. • - Northern Division ... 18 - Southern Division .: ... 8 Potaka again beat the [ opposition badly shortly ; afterwards with ' another * dash, and the ball went on . to Walker, Bayly ' and Jacobs. ; -- The Southern captain ; forced < his way to J )ihe line, where a 1 scrum '.was held arid the defenders forced. I: A mistake by Mill gave ? the Southern i side a chance, but ? the defence held. ' The Northern team was pressing when the ' game ended. ! ; Barclay was the best of the Northern threequarter line and performed much I good work. Mill outshone his fellow il five-eighths, and though his handling was ? not / always clean he , was conspicuous . both on attack and defence, Gemmell . ' played a fine game as : rover. . Ormond , and Matthews were the best of the pack, p , The, Southern full-back,? Nepia, with I; : , the exception of one incident in the first 5 half, played a great game. ~ His handling was very sure.'- On defence he ' saved the situation on ; many occasions, and he frequently set up attacking mover. ments .in great style.- Hartley and ; Po- , taka were , the other prominent - blacks. J Jacobs,' Broughton, George and Matene ? were conspicuous -forwards, Jacobs being " the outstanding player. - / ' [ - After the match the ,Te. Mori Rose Bowl .was presented to the ■ winners by Mr.. H. | Frost, : president of the New . Zealand • Rugby Union. The < trophy was donated j for competition among Maori players by } Mrs. ; M. - Perry, of Hawke's Bay, a keen ;■ supporter ,' of ; Rugby. The ' first match j was played ?atV Napier '■ last year.; • In r making "the ? presentation yesterday ; Mr. Frost paid a tribute to the services rend- ) ered to Maori football by ; Mr. W. j ; Parata. " , . , ) ; ' s _ ? JUNIORS BEAT COLLEGES. ; ? In the "curtain-raiser" to the Te - Mori Rose Bowl match the combined i University, arid; Training College ? junior - ; team ;■ proved just too strong for the j comr : bined secondary schools' team and won f by 11 points to 8, after J an interesting - game. - The junior team held the advant tage in'"the first;, half, . but the ; college i team " put - up - a strong defence ' - against > their, heavier opponents, and kept , their t line intact. However, two penalty goals 6 were : registered v against them, the " score r being 6—o in favour of the juniors at l half-time. In the second spell the f ' superior combination of the college team enabled them, after a series of determined .' attacks, to break through the defence. 7 ; Mathieson scored a try which Fisher con- . verted. ■ Playing an excellent game, the • secondary school rf team - increased their s : score to 8, : Clarke scoring an unconverted i try after ? a fine effort. ? The ? juniors - were several times strenuously defending, - f but they proved equal to. the demand. i Toward the ' end of the game, H. Dare, s who had ; been playing a solid game, - broke .away from near half-way, and, 3 beating , the opposition, scored a good 3 try.. His kick ; was successful. Dare had 3*: the honour of scoring all the points ' for f the winners. -He scored once and kicked | three • goals. - a ' MATCHES FOR NAVAL VISITORS. Matches for Rugby teams from the Special ■ Service Squadron have been arranged by > the Auckland Rugby Union for. to-morrow afternoon and Thursday and Friday after-. . ' noons. : - , ?■ y: The-: same .to-morrow will he Wtwp°-r> a 1 team of midshipmen and Ponsonby fourth • grade team. On Thursday a -pallor's team will meet ; a. local fifteen. On Friday after- , noon the midshipmen's team will play the ' Sacked ' Heart • College representatives. ' Efforts ; are .beine made by the Rugby i Union to have the matches fclayed» at Vic- , toria Park for the convenience of ; the visitors ' r} [ AUCKLAND RUGBY REFEREES. , The Auckland Rugby Referees' Association met last evening. Mr. H. Cliff® presid- ? ing over an attendance of 36. ' ■ A letter was received - from the secretary f of the Secondary Schools' Bushy Union, 'i ffinoi-?dilating the members of the association rp-n the efficient ; meaner .in which nil '■ encasements were fulfilled during the past 1 no on. ■ A donation.; of 30b toward the i funds of the association was also enclosed. The president. Mr. Cliffe. was appointed L dr-leante to the nmraal meeting of the New Z«alnnrl Referees' Association, to be held t at Wellington. . ' . . . The president of the Whangnrei Referees APRorintion. Mr, • Fnlliames. attended and 'asked that ' n view to improving Enshv 1 in North Auckland. an ; interchange of. re- • ferpeß be armnced between Auckland anr' I northern towns. - Tt was to «e"d , two members I of the 3xami"ation board to • a sniteWe centre to exarrfine - the NorthAuckland referees. L-'.'. ■- - ■ An •interefltj-np' lecture, on the offside rule 3 was given by Mr. J. Muldoon. ': 7 " MATAMATA RESULTS. ■ " ; 6. Walton 3: MatftV mata .18,- Wairere 5. b „ « .—altcm 6. Wairere 0; Matamata II #^?^Porvß• ;.Wardville 0, Waharoa 11. . V [M&^s'VaKa? 011001 T ° Peio^

LEAGUE FOOTBALL. ENGLISH TOURING TEAM. FORM OF LOCAL SIDES. , :■ — Tho following are the names and field positions of the members of the English team which is to tour Australia and New Zealand: — Fullbacks, , J. . Sullivan (Wigah), E. Knapman (Oldham), backs, T. Howley {Wigan), J. A. Bacon (Leeds), C. Carra (Barrow), C. ,Pollard. (Wakefield Trinity), J. Ring (Wigan), W. Bentham (Broughton Rangers), F. Evans (Swinton),? E. ißix (Oldham), J. Parkin (Wakefield Trinity), W. Mooney (Leigh I>. Hurcombe (Wigan), S. Whitty (Hull), forwards, B. Gronow (Hudderslield), J. Bennett : (Rochdale Hornets), W. Cunliffe (Warrington), H. Bowman (Hull), W. Burgess (Barrow), ' J. F. Thompson I (Leeds), A. Brough (Oldham), R. Sloman (Oldham), J. Darwell (Leigh), D. Rees ; [Halifax), F. Gallagher (Batley), and J. Price (Wigan). J. Parkin is captain. The team is ; accompanied by two managers, Messrs. Dannat and Osborne, and seven League enthusiasts who are making the trip lor pleasure. Bacon, Parkin, Hurcombe, Gronow, Ounliffe ? and Gallagher, have previously toured Australia : and New Zealand. Of the others the most noteworthy ■ are Sullivan, Carr, Howley ' and Brough, the latter having scored 30 tries already this season. The tour opens at Melbourne on May 24, with a match against Victoria. it is a red letter day for- the League code to be able .to''open the tour in the stronghold of the Australian rules game and to play on a ground owned outright by a , rival code club. The League code is making wonderful headway in Victoria. There are •: five senior j teams playing in the senior division for the Hannah Cup and the Dewar Shield. A team known as the Kiwis,, comprised of only New Zealanders, won both prizes : last season, and 1 secured six representatives in the first • Victorian League team to tour New South Wale 3 last year. The Victorians suffered defeat at the hands of their more experienced opponents by 14 to 0. The Victorian team is expected to • extend the Englishmen in .. the first match of the tour. ' '?■' :?;" ■ •' I Improvement of Scrums. The actiqn of the referee, Mr. ; Bull, in sending the City and Devonport hookers | off the field on Saturday, might be taken | as the first step on the part of the I referees to make a serious attempt to 1 improve the scrums. Good scrum work seems to have become a lost art in the | game. The half is frequently heckled, for not-putting the ball in the scrum.' It is not lie who is at fault. It is tho pack as a whole. If the scrums cannot improve it would bo better to do away with them and stand the forwards facing each other as in the Australian rules game and bounce the ball between them. A little more penalising instead of warnings by the referee, and a little more | attention by the. forwards to the "rules j of the scrum, will make for better football. Marist and Devonport both owe their success last Saturday to their good forward play. These two teams possess the best packs in the code, and a titanic struggle is expected when they meet. As the backs on both sides are . combining hotter each game, it is safe to assume that these' two teams will be fighting it out with City for premiership honours. The Marisit backs are quickly becoming a good combination. Kirkland is weak at threequarters. With Sweeney to replace him, L. Stewart at first fiveeighths, J. Lang at second five-eighths, the team will quickly come into favouritism.' • . .. .:?■'"' The . Richmond Club. Richmond Club have produced good teams in every grade this year, and it is safe to say that the seniors will be one of the six teams in the second round. G. Paki and Hing • are a decided acquisition to the backs. '? ' WithouA belittling the Devonport team's effort . against City on Saturday, it would be only fair to say that the conditions were in favour of the Shore team. The City team throughout • is very light, and the heavy state of the ground was not conducive to fast, snappy football, which is the red-and-blacks' main forte. However, the Shore side are - deserving every credit for holding the champions,' as it was only. the : second time the team has taken the field -this season, and the .first game in which B. -Laing and Webb have played. The Athletics team fielded . ; what might be termed their best side against Mangere on Saturday, and in spite of the latter playing on© "man short throughout, they were .defeated by only a * small margin. Athletic will be strengthened by Mason, the South Auckland forward, at their next appearance, and it is expected that they will be a much-improved ; team in the second round, . Ponsonhy and Newton. ' v The Ponsonby thirteen are a good, evenly-balanced combination, a.nd their defeat at the hands of the Marist side on Saturday wai due to the advantage in weight held by their opponents, who showed wonderfully improved form. The Ponsonby side saw the game out with commendable pluck * and determination. The scores, two (tries to one, correctly indicated the respective merits. A printed pamphlet, which is known as the "Official Journal of the Newton 6 A Football Team," is a weekly publication confined to the interest of 6 A grade football, and contains Inatter which, if followed out, would elevate senior grade football. Such: enterprise is commendable, and the Newton officials have set an example which could' be followed by all clubs. ? .. , *. The Newton Club have as their selector one of the ablest and most enthusiastic League followers in the person of W.Cloke. , He is adopting a method all his own in the selecting and placing of the material at hand, and should the team not emerge , victorious, it will at least have been given every opportunity. GOLF. PAPAKURA LADIES' CLUB. The monthly medal match played by , the Papakura Ladies' Golf Club on Saturday was won by . Mrs. Crawford, with » net score of 88. ' -a ■ . v. The following is. the draw for the bogey match to be plaved next Saturday for -. a prize presented-"'.by the eecr^Jary:—Mirjs McKmnon v. Miss O'Callaghan; Miss McLennan v. Mrs. Roy Willis;. Miss Wood-v Miss Little: Miss Suttie v. Mrs - Elliott* Mrs. Smith v. Mrs. Earl; Miss ' Cutforth v. Mrs. Busing; Mrs. Crawford v Mrs Williamson; Mrs. Lover v. Miss Harris; Mrs.' Francis v. Mis. Connell. MATAMATA CLUB. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN . CORRESPONDENT.] . MATAMATA, ' Monday. Tho best cards handed in in the mixed foursomes at Burwood links on Saturday were:—J. Montagu© and Mrs. Carruthers 119, 30-89; H. McDonald and Mrs Walker, 116, —93: 8. A. Puckeridco md Miss E. Bull. 129, 38—93 a The best cards in the Rocky Downs Club's -eclectic competition on Saturday wereL. Mehrtens, 63, —36; . A*. H. Lindsav 48, 0--39; A. G. Yardley, 63, 12-11. 7t

THE I:" SOCCER" CODE. AUCKLAND VERSUS FLEET. ' 4 r V«V i>t'K''5 r -4, ?? ' .'• $>'- W '' - M'" ; ivV" f/'i- i? J, A MEMORABLE CONTEST. Aucklanders who 'have not seen "Soccer" played in the Old Country, were treated to their first glimpse of the game as it should be played on Saturday, when the eleven from the Special Service Squadron fully extended our representatives in a three-£oal draw. It was a brilliant game, and one that ' will be long ? treasured in the memories of those privileged s; to , see * it, although the New : Zealand versus Australia contest of two seasons ago provided more thrills. In Saturday's game Auckland held the upper hand in the first half, but in the second spell the visitors were undoubtedly superior in ell departments. , It must also ; be remembered that lack of . knowledge of local conditions lost them the advantage gained tin winning , the toss. They chose to play against the wind,; and had, th e driving rain and bright sun in their faces at intervals. « The surprising feature of the visitors' play, -next to their combination, was their speed, f The , forwards , are a particularly well-balanced line, and their outside right, _ Glynn, is probably : the best player seen in that position in - Auckland.' , On the Auckland side, Braithwaite in the back line and Craxton : in goal were the outstanding' players. The latter player, defying criticism . that he is getting too old, played one of the best games of his career. The other fullback, Ferguson, was not up to his usual form. The halfbacks "were not happily - placed and Neesham was the only one to do himself justice. Since hig injuries Corbett has not been the same man that played against ; the Australians. . Kane was up . against a very strong attack that frequently left him guessing,. For his first appearance, in representative; football, Humphreys, in the centreforward position, performed very creditably. He secured two good goals, and although he missed opportunities, showed great promise. Dacre at inside right is still as reliable as ever, and was particularly : : unfortunate in failing with a shot that Would have pulled the game out of the fire in the last few minutes. On the left wing Knott and Simm wore good only in patches.- To the. onlooker "it appeared that: Knott lacked .keenness ' for hard, work, while Simm' treated the opposing backs with far -too much respect. Although not playing up ; to his usual standard Innes was responsible for some smart wing runs and excellent passes to ' centre. SOUTH AUCKLAND V. FLEET. THE OPPOSING TEAMS. [BY TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Monday. Teams representing the South Auckland Association and the Special Service Souadron will meet on Wednesday. The following are the South Auokland players;— Goal, Davidson (Piako); backs, MoKinst.rey • (Piako),. King (Hamilton United); halves, Lumsdep (Pukemiro), -Spence (Taumarunui) captain. Campbell (Wanderers) forwards, Marsh (Hamilton' United). Dave Hall :■ (Huntly), Simpson (Glen : Massey), Crabb (Wanderers). Barnott (Hamilton United). ..... ~r . ._... . The Imperial Squadron will be represented by: Goal, Stevens (Delhi): backs. Moxon (Danae). Samuelson (Dragon): halves. Devonshire (Danae), Shaddook (Dragon). Thomas (Delhi): forwards. Clunn (Delhi), captain, Spice (Dragon), Honton (Delhi), Wilcox (Danae), Pratt (Danae). The referee will be Mr. Leo Cox, and the linesmen Seaman Hawkins (Delhi), and A. J. Binnie (Hamilton). . RESULTS AT HAMILTON.' [BY TELEGRAPH. — CORRESPONDENT.] ; ": ? f. : HAMILTON. Monday. Association football is becoming increasingly popular in Hamilton, and this season it promisee to be more attractive than ever. There. were good attendances at : the . games played on Saturday. - . The results were:— United. I'goal, defeated Hamilton' Wanderers. 0: Huntly Juniors, 6 goals, defeated Hamilton Wanderers Juniors. 0; Claudelands Rovers. 8 goals, defeated Hamilton , United Reserves. °. :: ' : :