THE LEAGUE CODE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23998, 23 June 1941, Page 3

THE LEAGUE CODE

ANOTHER SURPRISE

RICHMOND AGAIN DOWNED

SUCCESS OF MOUNT ALBERT

Playing with groat (!;isli. Mount Albert caused a surprise in the .series of championship in;itf 11<•> under Ihe control of the Auckland Kugby Leai- Me at Carl,aw Park on Saturday, (Ideating liic leaders, Jiicliliiond, in ihe main Bame on No, •_> ground. This was (he second defeat in succession suffered by Richmond, and i! ha.- permitted North Shore, which has a Kit in hand, to come up level in the Icail. The principal fixture .vow .Manukau win fairly comfortably against Newton in a game which was .somewhat ranged. Ponsonby drew will) City in tli.- early match on No. 1 ground, while North Shore was too strong for Papaknra at Kiler.-lie.

Following were the scores:—Manukau. 10, | Newton, o; Ponsonby, «, City, 8; Mount I Albert, I;t, P.iehmnnd, 8; North Shore, \ Pa pa knra, 15. ; Manuhau v. Newton.—Although the early I stages of the pimi' jrave promise of a spec- ! iaealar display, faulty handling marred the subsequent, exchanges, and the play was Of a raided nature. There were a few fine movements, however, as well as several attractive individual efforts, which helped to hold the interest of a large altendance of spectators. .Manukau had a slight dominance both in the hacks and the forwards, which stern tackling by the Newton players failed to offset. Wat cue, although obviously short of a run, played a heady game in the Manukau pack, and bis try- the movement being started and finished by himself was a fine one. Other .Manukau forwards who impressed both in tile ttebt and the loose were Hirinui, Shilton and Thew. \V. Martin did a lot of hard work, but spoiled it by over-eagerness at crucial moments. The outstanding figure in the rearguard was Murray. who worked in well with his supports, as we'll as showing great individual initiative. Puller and Lipscombe both ran determinedly whenever an opportunity presented, while Tlemi, playing at five-eights, Chase, fullback, and Martin figured prominently on defence. Oliver gave good service at halfback. Emus, Kilva and Kendall were the best of the Newton backs. The inside men handled poorly, and the last-breaking Manukau forwards made the most of their errors. Zimmerman. Quirke, (Jiuders and Barnard showed out in a hardworking pack. Murray and Watene scored tries for .Manukau, both being converted by ilemi. who also kicked three penalty goals. Fiinus scored a try for Newton, and Tredrea converted. Mr. K. Pope was referee. City v. Ponsonby,—ln a well-contested game City was a little unlucky not to beat Ponsonby, which failed in the second half to penetrate a sound defence. With the scores equal and only ten minutes to go, City was awarded a penalty kick, but instead of trying for the goal points. .Mataira elected to punt. The Citv forwards dominated the game, but its backs did nothing unorthodox, and were beaten by a smarter Ponsonby set. City had much the better of the first half, and should have scored at least one more try. The Ponsonby backs did better as the game progressed, and a movement in which Kay, Riley and Carr featured was easilv the best of the game. Carr scored a well-deserved try as the result of determined running. Good forward play was a feature of the game, and Jackson for City was outstanding Hughes, who for some years played at fullback, did well as the hooker. Mataira also plaved a fine game. P. Me Man us was the best of the City backs, and Clarke, at fullback, also played' a fine game. Kay and Riley did excellent work for Ponsonby, _ and were a (horn in the .side of the opposition. Laird flud Dunning were, the best of the forwards. Tor Ponsonby, Dunning and Carr scored a try each and Kav converted one. For City, Burgoyne and Haynor scored tries, and Clarke converted one. Mr. J. Jones was referee.

Richmond v. Mount Albert. —-Mount Albert recorded a surprise victory over Richnioml. Throughout the game Mount Albert, dominated the winv, and it was only in the last teil linnutus that Richmond showed form, ihe Richmond backs did not function at all well, and it was surprising that .Solomon was not ranycu up from fullback to five-eighths. Much of the credit coo to the Mount Albert forwards, who played a splendid game. Hound the scrum the forwards adopted a spoiling game, and had almost complete control of the ball. Every attempt Webb made to set the Richmond backs in motion was frustrated by the Mount Albert forwards breaking quickly. A feature of the frame was the fine play of Iristrain a' l " f{ucker iri the Mount Albert forwards Ihe former was in most movements and tackled well. C. List also played a good game, while Leatherbarrow was successful as hooser. Among the Mount Albert backs, Cowley played a splendid game at ccniredhreeriuarter am! was ablv supported by Mclimarne.v and Clements. Hetheringtoii. at five-eighths also .showed improvement. For Richmond. Solomon was sound at fullback, and on attack littlccentre and Savers, on the wins, were prominent. 'Mitchell and Crookall vsere thn best of the forwards. 1-or Mount Aloeit. tries were scored by ('ranch, Clements and H<?theringtou. Clements converted two tries. For Richmond, Savers and t su.rul J tr> each, and Webb converted one. Mr. J. Hawkes was referee. . . . North Shore v. Papakura.—-Five tries to C Peterson was a feature of a coin forfaite victory for North Shore over Papakura. Ihe •core 'was not a true indication of the game as Papakura did well in the second ha.f and cr .red 11 points. North Shore however. with excellent team-work, and bctn backs and forward- took part in many fine mou-mente. Behind the North Shore prick j^A r »"ir played a splendid game. Iwo tries b> le ter ion ramc from heady play by .McArtnur. Smith also played well and made many fine openings. Clarke was also l-nmiinena fivcr "htlis. Among the forward.-. 1 eterson was outstanding, and his five fries are posstb.j . record for a forward in Aucklandi cluo root MP For Papakura. llosken, at live-eighths. minenT'on attack K<-ah-rc'el^,o-Ul f 'bv M r'.'terson ir,),' Rrowii Vi) and McArthur. -mith converted four tries. T-or 1' iM-il-'ira Hal-ev, smith and Keates s, ore l a ,rv cicii'Slclnn.'- cmivori-l two and kicked n 'penalty coal. Mr. G. Kelly was icferec. LOWER GRADE FIXTURES tVnior R tirade - Otahuhu, 'J'.'. Point ] l M.'unt Albert, 'J!>. Panakura, 7. T.'inl Grade, -Otahuhu Ponsonby. i■ ji. is (Uenora. •">' J'nr-akttnt. I t,_ Green T r, ' I'ai akura. Hi Green Lane. ... Koiirth Gr'i le. North-ote. -M, Ellerslie. S; Mount Albert. 1, otahuhu. •!. Fifth Grade.—-Point Chevalier, 0. Ellers--lUSixth tirade. --Richmond «T. beet t\ O. Seventh Grade, Ponsoiibv, rJlersiie. <>, Gnvt! Lane. i» Richmond. O. Srhoolbovs' dames.- Senior: T oint Chevalier :! Newton. - fnte-me.hate: Avondale, I).' Point Chevalier, J<|; . Green LnllC, Newmarket, Junior: Potnl In-vailiei■ *>. y,P, O; r.reei- Pane, 1 11A .. O; North Shore. f. Pou-onby. O.

AUCKLAND REFEREES WIN The \ nek la nil Kucby Leaeoc referees drfoated the Smith Auckland reiereos by s ~„.n(s to o in .1 Valnisley Shield name played ihiriiis: the week-end. T\k> tries wore scored by ,3. Cawdron and P. Median kicked a penalty coal. MATCHES IN CHRISTCHURCH ! IIV TKI.F.fi I!A 1'H —I' 11 F„SS ASSOCIATION] CHKISTCHI'RCTT, Sunday T.ea:rue football matcb.es played yesterday re-alted: Sydenham. •!, Rakaia Hornby, 3; Wainiairi, 1>». Riecarton. 10.