SECONDARY SCHOOLS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21859, 23 July 1934, Page 13

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

WIN FOR MOUNT ALBERT The wet field at Mount Albert caused tlio game between King's College and Mount Albert Grammar School to bo principally a forward game. On the day the handling waß generally good. Tawhai shone in this direction. A fault with tho homo side which the College players soon discovered was tho rapidity with which the whole scrum broke up to allow the lighter but better King's forwards to break through time after time. This was particularly noticeable in loose scrums and from line-outs. Tho Mount Albert forwards did much good spoiling work. Overton, Staeey and Catchpole being prominent. The King's defence was very riound, P. K. AVilson at fullback giving an outstanding display. Play opened with close work in the Mount Albert territory and King's worked gradually up to the line. Tawliai was up to a short-kicked ball, but in a general melee on the line, the ball was forced, and by half-time there was no score. Soon after the resumption of play King's was on hard defence. McGurther went down and stopped a dribbling rush, but was penalised. Gordon kicked a penalty goal. King's made a short-lived attack but was soon forced back to its lino when Sprague ran through. From a scrum Cato secured, ran round and dropkicked a beautiful goal. From a scrum King's heeled tho ball and Orr scored. Archdall missed the kick. Even play marked the rest of the spell and the game ended with the score:—Mount Albert Grammar. School, 7; King's College, 3. SACRED HEART'S VICTORY In a struggle between the forwards Sacred Heart College easily defeated Takapuna Grammar School. The field was soon a quagmire and the backs were eeldpm in the picture. There were occasional individual flashes. At the outset some good forward play was seen. The Sacred Heart forwards were superior in every department. Playing against the wind and sun Sacred Heart scored in the first few minutes. O'Brien getting across after a meloe. Hare failed to convert. Sacred Heart increased its lead when Cooney, the halfback, dived over. Hare's kick missed. Cooney scored another try in similar fashion, but tho kick failed. !s T ine points in the lead. Sacred Heart staged attacks on the> Takapuna line at the outset of the second half. Clancy eluding the defence to put his side further ahead. Hare added the goal points. The only good back movement of the game saw Gamblo, a forward, who was in support, accept the pass to race across. Hare converting. Takapuna was now a beaten team and Hare added to Sacred Heart's score by turning a free kick to account. Th<> final score was:— Sacred Heart, 22; Takapuna Grammar. 0.