MARGIN OF ONE POINT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22814, 23 August 1937, Page 16

MARGIN OF ONE POINT

A DISAPPOINTING GAME • The match between Mount Albert and Ifannkau, except for some fine individual efforts 'at time?, did not provide much to en thuso over. Team work for the most part waR Jacking, fticre was little difference between the teams. Mount Albert led at he interval by 12 pojnts to 9, and eventually won b.v 2 °nieht°'on tinn T. Chase had a chance of winning the same for Mannkau with .a penalty kick well out. but he made a poor . effort at goal. Both sides indulged in a lot of kicking pos«essnn sometimes being given BB Cranch/aWul!back for Hunt Albd. mi.fielded on occasions, and lost valuable ' rrou i " <! for his forwards. Mount Albert was unlink in lcsing L. Srhnltz in the first spell throuch an injury.*and also Patterson in the second half J. S ;hultz played a Rood a ! l : ro, '" | ' came, and McCallum and Stewart did well mi the wings with limited opportunities. Watkins w"£r very solid at halfback. Shadbolt Gunninsr and Tristiam were alwajs r>rnminfnt' among the forwards. P All-round ability as a player was shown bv Brodrick who filled the centre position •with credit for Manukan. -He once mace a great run 'by beating several defenders wth a deceptive "dummy. T. Chase placed ni back end cave a sound exhibition, white Brimble. a? fust l.vo-ei F hths frequently flashed info the picture in clever runs. Mahima did some fino an-roundwork.ilhair back and, besides his sound defence, he 18 improving all the time as an attacking player. Gault and Painter were the most prominent f °Trleffor Mount Albert / e £ e Callurn (2), Herring and J. Schultz. t. bain erlev converted - three tries and kicked a penalty coal. For Manukau. Mahima, Brimble and Gault scored tries. T. Chase converted •hrce and kicked two penalty goals. Mr. 11. Otto was referee. . v CLEVER NEWTON BACKS CITY BELOW STRENGTH ( Clever Plav by the Newton hacks was a feature the game against City, which induded three juniors among its rearguard. Newton would probably have won I" as Ihe team gave a high-class display of fast, onen football The nar division was well served b.v the Brimble brothers, who gave one of the best exhibitions seen at Cariaw larK this season. The pair.were associated in almost every-try, and their penetration was a thorn in the side of (he opposition. Ihe Newton forwards had much t.lie better or «tne scrum work, and this enabled the. rear division t'i be on the offensive throughout. Newton scored eight tries, against five by City. Early in the game it was apparent that possession of the ball from the set scrums was to be the deciding factor. The Newton backs were eager to throw the ball about, and there \vcr>. .Many nice passing movements. The ground was hard for the first time this season, and fast play was possible. With the exception of ten minutes after the kick-off. City was rarely seen to advantage.- Its- forwards did a lot of useful •XVwork, but the backs were outclassed by Newlon. Tha. best play of the match was seen in the second half,' when Newton combined enectlyely. Tho ball travelled fast from the scrum, und the threequarters got numerous

scoring chances. On this form Isewton has only to play with a little more finish to prove a serious rival for Richmond next Saturday. For Newton, W. Brimblo played a splendid panie at halfback. Ilis speed from (lie scrum gave the five-eighths plenty of chances c.u attack. E. Brimble made many clever openings at five-eighths, and 'frequently left the defence standing. Young played a good game at centre, and ran straight. Rill also did a lot of useful work, and his goal kicking was very accurate. At fullback, ]>einpse.v played a sound game. MrNeighl, Quirke and Cinders were the pick of the Newton pack. For City, Rata was the outstanding lmck, hut ilis good wyrk lacked support. Hutchinson played well behind the scrum. Among the forwards, Donald, Matuira and Raymond played outstanding games, especially Donald. For Newton tries were scored by Young (o). McXeight 02) and W. Brimble, Gibson, Cle'nim and Dempse.v, Hill converted four tries and kicked one penalty goal, tor City, Donald (2). Raymond (2) and Hutchinson scored tries. Rata and Hutchinson converted one try each. Mr. J. Cottingham was referee.

EFFECTIVE TEAM WORK

WIN FOR PONSONBY GcSod team work by Ponsonby was the deciding factor in a well-contested match with North Shore. The Ponsonby forwards did a lot of useful work in the early stages of the game, and in tho looso tho vanguard paved tho way for several tries. North Shore fielded a rearranged team, owing to the absence of several players. In tho first half, Ponsonby had much the better of the game, and obtained an eight points margin. From a forward movement Morgan raced through and Keane scored at tho corner. Jones kicked a very fine goal. .Both teams threw the ball about in great style, and a feature was the good work of V. Scott at fullback for North Shore. Good defence by the North, Shore backs prevented Ponsonbv from scoring on several occasions. Twice Kay beat the opposition, but V. Scott proved reliable. The North- Shore forwards did good work, but the backs failed to give support, when movements req.uired finish, ihe run of piny, howover, did not indicate the difference between tho two teams. For Ponsonby, Stockley, at five-eighths, was the outstanding back, and he made several nice openings which resulted in tries beuig scored. Jones played a splendid game at full-, back and got his team out of a lot of trouble. On the wing. Nurse played with a lot of dash and is a promising player. Kay and uilcy were prominent on attack, and Halloran did good work on defence. Morgan, was the outstanding forward, while Pickrang, Davis and Keane gave good support. For North Shore. V. Scott played a splendid game at fullback, and was well supported by Smith and Cowan. E. Scott was the best of the forwards, while Hunt, Sowter and Rogers played good games. For Ponsonby tries were scored by heane, Morgan, Black, Halloran and Riley. Jones converted three tries and kicked a penalty goal. For North Shore, Hunt scored a try. Smith converted and also kicked two penalty goals Mr. C. Boneham was referee. LOWER GRADE RESULTS Third Grade.—Final: Otahuhn, 13, Richmond, (i. Knock-out: Marist, 21, Manukau, 3; R.V., S, Point Chevalier, 6. Fifth Grade. —Richmond, 20, Otahuhu, 0; Northcote. 30, North Shore, 0. Sixth Grado. —Mount Albert, 13. lapaGrade. —Richmond, 2G, Otahuhu, 2. PRIMARY SCHOOLS MATCHES Senior Grade. —Marist, 15, Newton, 0; Richmond, 8, Ellerslie, 0. intermediate Grade. —1?inal: I onsonby, 3, Avondale, 0. Knock-out: Otahuhu, b. Newton, t>; Northcote, 10, North Shore, fe; Rich"'Tunio^'Gratle.—Richmond, 0, Newton B, 0; Green Lane, 9, Point Chevalier, 0: <>on! e Courts A. 3, Ponsonby, 0; Newton A, 3, Mount Albert, 0: Ellerslie, 9, Avondale Convent, 0; North Shore, 3. Manukau 0; Marist 3, Balmoral, 0; Northcote, 12, George Courts B, 0.

MATCH AT HIKURANGI [from our own correspondent"! WHANGAREI, Sunday There was a good attendance at Hikurangi vesterdav afternoon, when tho champion of champions senior competition under he Rnffhv League code was finalised, Hikurangi winning by 8 points to 3. The competition played between the teams winning the senior club championship and the knock-out competition. This year Kamo won both competitions, and, under such c » r^ un \^"p f f Jm! rhamnion of champions match is played *itn the runner-up of . the club champ.onsh.p, which in this instance was Hikurangi. ine game was very keenly contested and pla> was of a high standard.