THE LEAGUE CODE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22167, 22 July 1935, Page 14

THE LEAGUE CODE

. «L SENIOR TEAMS EQUAL VICTORY FOR MOUNT ALBERT FOUR PLAYERS ORDERED OFF The senior championship of the Auckland Rugb.v League has now reached an interesting stage as the result of Mount Albert's win over Marist at Carlaw Park on Saturday, Having played 11 games each, Richmond and Mount Albert are equal for first nlace, and only one more match remains to be played. On a dry ground tho conditions were improved, although the standard of play in the principal match between Marist and Mount Albert was not so good as usual. Mount Albert proved altogether too strong for Marist and won comfortably. The second half was marred by frequent exchanges of punches and at times feeling between tho players fan high. The referee had occasion to order off four players, three from Mount Albert and one from Marist. The curtain-raiser between Ponsonby , and Devonport was a fast, open game and the latter outplayed Ponsonby to win easily. The best exhibition of the series was played on No. 2 ground, where City defeated Newton by a narrow margin. Results of senior matches were as follows: Mount Albert, 18; Marist, 6. Devonport, 23; Ponsonby, 5. City, 10; Newton, 7. MOUNT ALBERT'S SUCCESS MARIST TEAM DEFEATEp The match between Mount Albert and Marist ended in a surprising margin for the former. Very little good football was witnessed frofu cither side, and, soon after the start, it was evident that a bad feeling existed between the teams. Early in the first half, the referee should have issuer! a warning to certain players, but it was not until lnte in the second spell that drastic action was taken. Marist had plenty of good opportunities to win the game, even after Mount Albert had lost three players. In the first half Marist had Mount Albert' on defence throughout, but lack of finish spoiled many promising movements. The first try by Furlonger saw Loader, O'Kane. Glover and Bakalich in a splendid passing bout, and Furlonger raced straight for the goal-lino. It was easily the best incident in the game. Clever play by Hassan on the blind side gave Mount Albert a well-deserved try. At half-time there was little to choose between the teams. Mount Albert, however, outclassed Marist in tho second half, and splendid support by the forwards gave the backs numerous opportunities on attack. The combination near the scrum between Hassan and Herring, the back row forward, gave Mount Albert three tries. The Marist five-eighths were outplayed when Herring came out of the scrum to make the extra back. It was not until tho game was won that Marist attempted to check the move. Marist's backs wer6 not a happy combination. Uncertain handling often held up promising attacks, The forwards were well matched, and in this department the best football was witnessed. The Marist vanguard was superior in the loose, but Mount Albert did better in scrum work. Wilson, at fullback for Mount Albert, played a very fine game. His fielding was always certain, while he kicked with good judgment. McNeil, on the wing, was easily the beet back on the ground, and he often raced through the defence by running straight. Morrissey was good at five-eighths, and kicked two very fine goals. Hassan was a tower of strength behind the pack. He received a nasty eye injury, but pluckily carried on. List played well at centre, but spoiled a good game by dropping passes when tries looked possible. On the wing Schultz showed much of his early promise. Dunn, at five-eightns, was prominent on attack. Herring was easily the best forward for Mount Albert, and he scored two nice tries, j the result of keen anticipation. Shadbolt and Spiro also played good gameß. Campbell was not in his best form at fullback for Marist, and was often bustled into making mistakes. Bakalich at centre was the best of the threequarters. making several nice run*. Loader w%s well served by the centre's play, and did good work on attack._ Glover was prominent in good hard tackling. Behind the scrum. Chalmers did well on defence, but kicked too much. Keane was the outstanding forward for Marist. being well supported by Woods. Carter and Laird. For Mount Albert, tries were scored by Hassan. Herring (2), and List. Morrissey converted three tries. Furlonger and Chajmers scored for Marist. . Mr. M. Wetherill was referee.

A POOR EXHIBITION PONSONBY OUTPLAYED Ponsonby gave one of its worst display and was outplayed by Devonport, which hai complete control in the second half. "Devon port led by 8 points to 0 at half-time. an< in the second spell won easily by a wid< margin. Poor handling by the Ponsonb; backs gave Devonport many points. At n< stage of the gnme did the Ponsonby rear guard play with any confidence. There wai a lack of combination which has beer a feature of the team's football lately The Devonport forwards gave a highclass display, and it would have takei a good set to beat them on thi day's play. Fast following up nnd hard tack ling were features of the Devonport van guard's play. The Devonport hacks wen good individually, but were not so success ful as a combination. Sengar played a good game at fullback anc saved many dangerous attacks by clear handling. Hall was the most impressive back on the ground, and he took a lot o stopping. Rhodes played well at five-eighths as did Cowan behind the scrum. L. Scot and Radonich were prominent in good wort on attnek. Donald played an outstandim game among the Devonport forwards anc took part in most of the movements whicl resulted in tries. Simpson and Hunt were also prominent. At fullback for Ponsonby, Murray was easily the best player. His eplendid fieldins wns a feature of the game. Holland played well behind the J scrum, but Kay, at fiveeighths, was a disappointment. .Both Rilej nnd Jones dropped passes at critical times Hutt wns the best Ponsonby forward, beinn well supported by Moran and Stockley. For Devonport tries were scored by Hall Rogers, Cowan, L. Scott nnd Radonich. _Milicich converted two tries and Seagar kicked a penalty goal and converted one try. Foi Ponsonby, Hqlland scored and Jones con' verted. Mr. P. Rogers was referee. GOOD DISPLAY BY CITY VICTORY OVER NEWTON City gave a good display on No. 2 ground nnd just managed to beat Newton in a fast, open game; The City backs were prominent throughout, and with better finish would have scored more points. Newton's backs made many -.Mistakes in handling, and tho speed of tho opposition often made the most of these errors. The Newton inside backs did a lot of useful work, and with better support the five-eighths might easily have won the game. Clever play by Brown, at centre for City, was responsible for victory. His speed nnd splendid anticipation gavo the wings plenty of opportunities. In fact. Brown paved the way l'or both City's tries. The forwards wero evenly matched. In the loßse, the City pack did a lot of useful work, and their fast following up was a feature of the gnme. The Newton vnngunrd was not so prominent as usual, being beaten for the ball in set scrums. City was a little unlucky not to score another try, which was over-ruled by the line umpire. Hapi made n determined run along the touch line beforo passing to Brown, who raced over. The try was nwnrded, but tho lino umpire hold up his flag under tho impression that Hapi was oijt of bounds. The touch line wns badly marked, but it looked to be a fair try.

A feature of the same, was a surprisingly good display by Turei at fullback. Moved from the wing, Turei rarely inado a mistake, and his splendid goals contributed much toward the win. Brown was brilliant at centre, (jiving Johnston two tries. The lustnamed retired in the first half with injuries. Ilapi played with a .lot of dash on the wing and is an acquisition to the-code." The five-eighths, Iverson and

Wiberg, played good football on attack. Belsham, a reserve grade player, was prominent behind the scrum. Clark and Dye were the best of the City forwards When moved to the wing Dye played well. Herring was prominent in the loose. _ Behind the scrum for Newton, W. Bnmble played a splendid game. His brother, B. Brimble, wus easily the best back, and he made several brilliant openings at fiyeeighths. His try was a fine effort, t ramch was prominent 011 the wing, but hung on too long. Kerr played a sound game at fullback. Clem. Johnstone and Lunn were the pick of the Newton forwards. FV Ci'v, R. Johnston scored two tries. Turei converted one try and kicked a penalty goal. E. Brimble scored for Newton and W. Brimble converted the try and kicked » pennlty goal. Mr. It Otto was referee. RICHMOND TEAM WINS r MATCH AGAINST WELLINGTON [ny TELKOBAPn —rREss association] WELLINGTON, Sunday The Richmond Rovers Rugby League team from Aucklnnd on Saturday defeated the first Wellington representative team placed in the field since the revival of the code here this season by 32 points to 4. Richmond gave many glimpses of the game at its best, and had far too much pace, combination and knowledge of the game for Wellington.

The Richmond pack, in which C. Satherley, R. Lawless and H. Tetley were prominent, created a groat impression. The pace and handling ability of -all the forwards wus a revelation. A. E. Cooke played fullback in the first hnlf, and was frequently seen initiating attacking movements. For a time in the second half he moved to second five-eights, where he showed all his former thrust and incisiveness. R. Powell played well at half, but the other inside Iwick* were weak, largely because of the spoiling tactics of the Wellington forwards, A. Mitchell and E. McNeil, as wingers, played fine games. For Wellington, L. Simons, until he went off injured, W. Dustin, centre, and W. Scorringe, wing, were the best backs. The others were below class and the forwards had to bear the brunt of the day. A. Yule >.nd K. Boswell were the most effective. The attendance was approximately 3000. The Richmond visit has done much to help the code on its feet in Wellington. For Richmond, tries were scored by W. Telford (2), Cooke (2), Mitchell (2). Broadhead and McNeil, C. Sntherley kicking four goals. For Wellington, W. Scorringe kicked two penalty goals. r LOWER GRADE RESULTS Reserve Grade.—City, 23. Newton. 5: Marist. 10, Mount Albert, 2: Devonport. 12. Ponsonby, 10. Second Grade.-—Mount Albert. 10. Glenora. (>: Richmond, in. Mnnukau, 0. Third Grade.—Ponsonby. 31, Northcote. 10; Ponsonby wins the section; City. 7. Marist, 5; Richmond. 13, Aknrana, 2. Fourth Grade.—Richmond, 14. Mount Albert, 0; City, 13, Ponsonby, 2, Point Chevalier A. 11, Point Chevnlier, 5; Glenora, 18, Papakura, 6. Fifth Grade.—Akarana, 12, Newton. 7: Richmond A. 27, Papnkura. 0; Richmond B. 10, Mount Albert. 3. Seventh Grade.—Richmond, 11, Avondule. 5; Richmond. 58, Avondale Convent. 0. Schoolboys' Games.—Devonport, 02, Avondale, 0; Otahuhu. R, Marist, 0; Green Lane A, 2, City, 2; Northcote, 48, Green Lane B, 0; Richmond, 58, Avondale Convent, 0. Seven-aside: Green Lane, 3, Avondale, 0; Marist, 3, Richmond B, 0. MATCHES IN THE PROVINCE [FROM HKRAI.D CORRESPONDKNTS] Whangarei.—Bright football was played nt Jubilee Park under the Rugby League code when the first round of the senior and junior knock-out competitions was played. There wna a good attendance and the ground wus in good order considering the rain that has fallen of lnte. The surprise of the day was the result of the senior fixture at Hikurangi, when Takahiwai, winner of the senior chnmpionship competition, was defeated by the Hikurangi colts by 10 points to 5 after a very keeijlycontested game. The Hikurangi team is the second senior Rugby League team playing from that centre. Senior knock-out competition results: City, 6. Hikurangi United. 3: Hikurangi "Colts, 10, Takahiwai, 5. Junior knock-out competition: City, 14, Hikurangi. 0; Kamo, 21, Onorahi, 7. Huntly.—Seniors: Huntly. 13, Pukemiro. 8. Juniors: Huntly, 28, Pukemiro, 3. Third grade: Ngaruawnhia, 11. Huntly, 5. Tuakau.—A match conducted by the Lower Woiknto Rugby League resulted:— City, 14, Mercer. 13. WAITANGI SHIELD CHALLENGE Players to practise at Carlaw Park on Wednesday next at 7.30 p.m., in view of selecting a team to oppose a challenge from the Tarannki Maoris for Waitangi Shield are as follows:—A. Nathan, P. Nathan, D. Nathan, A. Kelsnll, Skelton, 8. Watene, E. Kirkwood. A. Wharepouri. D. Hupi, J. Hapi, Ratu, Hira. L Brown, Turei, Murray, C. Faulkner, P. Knuhoa, P. Awhitu, W. Rangi, J. Stanaway, K. Tarawhiti and P. Tepana. ; The match is to take place at Carlaw Park on Wednesday, July 31. HARRIER RACING COMBINED RUNS HELD

WESLEY AND BAPTIST CLUBS About 40 runners from the Wesley and Baptist Harrier Clubs attended a run of six miles in the Westmere district on Saturday. Results of runs-in are as follows: — Fast Pack.—S. Edgar (Baptist), 1; D. Knight (Baptist), 2; F. Russell ("Wesley), 3; V. Wynn (Wesley), 4; M. Green (Wesley), 5; S. Moore (Wesley), 6. Intermediate Pack.—Smith (Wesley), 1; Thomson (Baptist), 2; Mills (Wesley), 3; Rowe (Wesley), 4; Magginness (Wesley), C. Slow Pack.—Furness (Baptist), 1; I Reeveley (Baptist), 2; Barnett (Wesley), 3; Ellison (Wesley), 4; Russell (Wesley), 5. PRESBYTERIAN AND CALLIOPE The Presbyterian and Calliope Clubs hf-ld 1 a combined run on Saturday through the One Tree Hill, Mount Smart, Panmure and Mount Wellington districts, a distance of approximately 11 miles. The fast pack failed to catch its fellow runners, N. Shorter, of the Calliope Club, finishing in the first position. Rice, of the Presbyterian Club, finished second. The first to finish were as follows:—N. Shorter (Calliope). 1; L. Rice (Presbyterian), 2; L. J. Lnnnigan (Calliope), 3; T, Williams (Presbyterian), 4. LYNNDALE AND TECHNICAL The 'Lynndale and Technical Old Boys' Harrier Clubs held a combined run on Saturday over the Green Bay-Blockhouse Bay route, a distance of 81 miles. G. Heron. Anderson and Laird were prominent in the slow pack, and A. Lriwry, Knight, Dolan. Coombes, Crompton and Swinburne in the fast one. SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP [BY TELEGRArH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] INVERCARGILL, Sunday The Southland cross-conntry championships were dccidod at the Invercargill racecourse yesterday afternoon in perfect weather conditions. In the senior event, which was over a distance of GJ miles, the Caveißham team was responsible for a fine exhibition of team-work, to win the event. The rules of the race do not permit a team from owtside of Southland to hold the shield, which therefore goes to the Inverc.argill Harrier and Amateur Athletic Club. The individual senior championship was won by B. Crowther, of Invercargill. P. McLauchlan (Invercargill) won the junior event. EVENTS AT EDEN PARK ATHLETICS AND GYMNASTICS A short programme of running and field events was held by the harrier committee of the Auckland Athletic Centre prior to the hockoy test match at Eden Park on Saturday. Results were as follows: Throwing the Javelin.—J. Steer (30ft.), 193 ft. 10in., 1'; S. A. Hanson (40ft.), 180 ft., 2; V. Amorctti (70ft.), 176 ft., 3. IOOYds. Handicap.—First heat: P. E. Cnstle (2yds). 1; W. G. Thompson (syds), 2; F. Ileath (9\ds), 3. Time, 10 8-ss. Second heat: L. H. Johnstone (Byds), 1: R. Pow (3yds), 2: J. Cargill (Hyds), 3. Final: W. G. Thompson, 1; L. Johnstone, 2; F. Heath,_ 3. Time, 10 2-ss. Three Miles Handicap.—E. Stevenson (IROyds). 1; A. Clow (205 yds). 2; A. G. Hill (scr). _3. Time. 15m 15 l-ss. An exhibition of gymnastic work and jiujitsu was given by pupils of the Scddon Memorial Technical College.. 1