GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23696, 1 July 1940, Page 5

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

GOLFER HOLES IN ONE HOCKEY TROPHIES PRESENTED A hole in one was recorded at the Tjtirangi golf links yesterday. Playing in it Stableford bogey handicap a member of the Akaraua Club, F. J. Cnlien, performed the feat at the Hth hole, a distance of ITS yards. Basketball matches between teams representing Thames and Pukekohe were played at Thames on Saturday afternoon, the home teams being successful in each of three grades. The seniors won 3 7—o", the juniors, 20 —7, and the third grade, 14 —0. Prior to the commencement of the main representative hockey match at Hobson Park on Saturday afternoon, the trophies won during Country Week were presented by Mrs. Xaughton, wife of Mr. H. C. iNaughton, president of the Auckland Hockey Association. The "White Horse Cup, for the winner of the Country Week tournament, went to Franklin, while Rodney A and Pinko, joint runners-up, will each hold the Captain White Cup for six months. With a view to selecting the North Auckland Rugby representatives for this season, nominations are to be invited from subunions and these nominations will be considered by Mr. Gould, for the southern zone, and Mr. J. Sowter, for the northern zone, with Mr. Gould having the final selection. >.o trial games will be played. This decision was made at a meeting of the management committee of the North Auckland Union, the only representative fixture for Aorth Auckland this year is the annual match against Auckland, which will be played at Auckland on Saturday, August 17. Selected as .fullback for the Auckland representatives to play Waikato at Eden Park next Saturday week W. Hare, who has been a tower of strength to the Marist senior team for the past two or three seasons, was compelled to stand down on Saturday last. While training in the gymnasium on Thursday evening he injured a bone in his fool, but ho expects to plav again this week. Hare has won several matches by his accurate goalkicking and he was much missed in this respect on Saturday, However, his team had a comfortable win over Grafton as it was. The first series of matches on Saturday for the Devonport Shield, played under the control of the Auckland Hockey Association, were for the most part very even. Cmted, for which team Monteith. Fenton and Cooper scored, proved a little strong for University, whose only goal was obtained by Cooper. Training College narrowly defeated Grammar Old Boys, Bedfrsrood beins the only scorer. Williams and Kelsey scored for Albertians, which side proved too strong for Papakura Camp. St. Luke's (Carroll), drew with University Whippets (Perry). Somerville had an easv win from Mount Eden. For Somerville, >'ichsol»on (2). D. Stewart and Anderson scored, while Davis obtained Mount .Men s only goal. The match on Saturday afternoon between the first, fifteens of Auckland Grammar School and King's College was below the usual standard set by these two secondary schools. It was played on the Grammar School ground before a large crowd and. resulted in a win for Grammar by 10 points

to 0. Grammar held a territorial advantage for the greater part of the samp, being stronger in both forwards and backs. However, Grammar lost several chances through the backs persistently running across the field in passing rushes. Grammar led by / points to 0 at half-time, a fi*' 1 iron 1 oj Higgs and a penalty goal by Stevens. The King's defence held well in the second spell, the only score being a try by HJgge. who crossed tho King's Jine after splendid passing by the Grammar backs. B. Donaldson, who dislocated an elbow in the recent Maori-Auckland representative League football game, has not yet recovered from his injury, and was missing from the North Shore side which accounted for Manukau on Saturday. Chatham, formerly on the wing has been moved closer to the scrum to fill the vacancy left by Donaldson, and he has acquitted himself remarkably well. Fast and determined in his running, and quick to sense an opportunity, Chatham has sharpened up the attack considerably. He and ,T. Smith appear a happier combination than any possessed formerly this season, it being noticeable in some of the earlier games that the styles of the inside backs were inclined to clash. As soon as Chatham develops the experience necessary to round off (lie excellent, openings ho makes —there being a ' certain hesitancy in his decisions at crucial stages—lie promises to rank among the best backs in the code.