NORTH OTAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23213, 10 June 1937, Page 15

NORTH OTAGO

ACTIVITIES OF THE DISTRICT

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

RUGBY FOOTBALL NOTES CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE

OLD BOYS v. EXCELSIOR This was a very hard and close game, O'ld Boys securing victory by the narrow margin of 13 points to 10. The score was a very good indication of the play, for, though the game was close, the Blacks proved the better team on the day, and their victory was a welldeserved one. The Blacks started off well to score two tries very early in the game, and at that stage it appeared aa if they were going to obtain a runaway victory. The Black forwards slackened off a bit, and did not put so much dash into their play as they did at the start, and, as a result, at half time they found themselves with only a three-point lead and a strong wind to play against in the second spell. However, in the second spell they livened up again to play one of their best games to date. Though both packs worked hard, neither set, of forwards packed as well as they should have, and the scrummages were very loose. As a result, the forwards of both packs were repeatedly breaking right through the scrums and line outs. Lowe was particularly noticeable at this, and he gained some valuable ground by finding openings in the line outs. For a while towards the end of the second spell it looked as if Excelsior might still pull the game out of the fire, for with the score only 13 points to 10 in Old Boys' favour, the Blues set up a hot attack. Great excitement followed when Davey, from a position well out, attempted a field goal, which just missed the posts. Had it been a yard closer, Old Boys would have lost the game by one point. Neither back line gave a very polished exhibition, for, though individually the Black backs were superior, they lacked combination, a fact which lost them several tries. This lack of combination may be put down to the fact that Old Boys have not played the same back line twice this season. Martin proved a very good defensive player, and saved his side several times with good line kicks. He, however, failed sadly to get the ball out to the wings, and he threw away several opportunities by attempting to cut in instead of giving his outside man a chance. Despite the few opportunities they received, however, both wing three-quarters played well, scoring between them all of Old Boys' tries. Rutherford proved a hard man to tackle owing to his height and dangerous fend. He made several good runs up the side line. Easton played a steady game as the Black custodian, but he has not yet got back to his previous form. In the Blue back line Papps played well, showing plenty of thrust. The M'Kendry brothers were also dangerous opponents and were seen in some good movements. The Blue vanguard, led by J. Easton, played a solid game, while the Black pack also put plenty of dash into its play. MAHENO v. ATHLETIC There were many surprising incidents as to the scoring in the game between Maheno and Athletic on the Oval fast Saturday. First of all there were Johnston's two goals from penalties, which were really remarkable efforts under such boisterous conditions, and then when Campbell improved Maheno's position to 10 points the spectators must have really thought that the Greens carried all the luck. This left a seven-point difference between the two teams, but, after having had several attempts from penalties, Park at last landed a goal, and then, to cap everything, Mason followed Campbell's example by potting a good goal to make the scores even. Athletic's bid in the last few minutes to come off on top was a determined one, and, had it not been for M'Phail forcing, Athletic's final burst would have undoubtedly resulted In a score. As it was, a section of the crowd showed its dissatisfaction with the referee's decision in view of what followed the force-down. M'Phail had placed both hands on the ball when it was on the ground, and it was then kicked further on for two Maroon men to dive on it. Apparently there were many who did not see M'Phail force the ball, and they voiced their disapproval in no uncertain manner by booing and shouting. The referee's ruling was that a force-down had taken place, and this must be refarded as what actually happened, [owever, his failure just prior to this to notice a Maroon player pushing an opponent illegally and then knocking on might possibly have had an important bearing at this stage on the final result.

The match was keenly contested throughout, and a draw was a good indication of the merits of the two sides. Athletic appeared as if it was out to make the game as open as possible, but although proving more successful than its opponents in this direction, it did not altogether succeed in its intentions. The combination of the Athletic backs was not as good as on the previous week against Excelsior, when the Maroons indulged in brisk passing, which was a feature of their play. The second five-eighths of both teams, Hammill and Campbell, on whom so much depended for the proper co-ordination of the backs, failed to do their jobs completely, and were mainly responsible for the upsetting of many a promising movement. Tn the second half Hammill was put out on the wing, and there was an improvement. However, Mason's inclination to hang on to the ball too long, and also to indulge in far too much kicking, was not in the best interests of his team. Didham did all that was required of him, as also did Dwyer, who appears to have been schooled out of his bad habit in previous seasons of going too much on his own. Budd made a safe custodian, as did his vis-a-vis, M'Phail, whose judgment in fielding and line kicking was very' fine indeed. As already stated, Campbell was Maheno's weakness in the back line. When he did manage to take his passes, which was fairly rare, he sent out some wild transfers to Bruce, who had no hope of retrieving

them. Gillies and Souness appear to be the only two In the Green backs with initiative, although Bruce is generally sound and covers up well. Both Gray and Chisholm saw very little of the ball. There were hard-working forwards in both packs, with the Maheno pack gaining chief honours. Dougherty and Wood were absent from the Green pack, which had good grafters in Watts, Cameron, Johnston, and Slack. Johnston is producing his best form this season, and as his kicking is 'also first-class, he is a valuable asset in the Maheno side. The Maroon pack might have instilled more vigour into its play. The vanguard was mainly dangerous in loose breakaway rushes, in which Steele and Carrodus were the most prominent, both having plenty of pace in their favour. CONCERT AT PAPAKAIO AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS The Papakaio Hall was packed with an enthusiastic audience for the concert and dance organised by the combined committees of the Papakaio Library and Papakaio Tennis Club. No pains had been spared to make the function an undoubted success, and the result must have been very gratifying to the organisers, for the programme presented won the unstinted approbation of the audience. The gathering was put in a good mood with a round of community singing at the commencement, Mr Johnson Mayfleld being the leader, with Mrs S. Whyte at the piano. The programme was opened with an excellent rendering of " Funiculi, Funicula," by a choir of 30 voices under the conductorship of Mr Johnson Mayfield, and it was evident that no little care had been taken in training the choir, which was equally successful at the conclusion of the programme in the stirring chorus, "Gentlemen, the King." Bruce Paton and Robert M'Vie gave a pleasing pianoforte duet, and Sidney Wormald found popularity with his recitation, "Farm Machinery." A tap dance ballet by Misses Mary Godsail, Helen Montetth, Joan Wormald and Jessie Borrie was received with marked approbation, and singing games, " Will You Please Be My Partner," and "I See You," by the school pupils, provided a delightful number. A pretty scene was presented in the " Gipsy Camp Fire," in which the Tennis Club girls acquitted themselves splendidly, and Messrs Johnson Mayfield and D. Pringle sang with excellent effect the duet, "Sailors' Philosophy." " Birds of a Feather " was the title of a play depicting the nocturnal adventures of two poachers, a rather too zealous gamekeeper, and a bishop with very humorous sympathies. This was admirably presented by Messrs S. Hurst, J. Hall, D. Ludemann and D. Pringle. The accompaniments were played by Mrs S. Whyte and Miss D. Whyte, who contributed in no small measure to the success of the concert.

A fine array of produce, contributed by the residents, was disposed of readily by Mr K. Familton. A dance followed to music supplied by Mr G. Pringle, with Mr W. Anderson as M.C. The winners of the competitions were. Mr Allan (Enfield) and Mrs J. Skinner; cushion, Mr D. Ludemann; rug, Mr J. Borrie; sheep-guessing, Mr R. Gibson (correct weight 51Jlb. KINEMA ENTERTAINMENTS MAJESTIC THEATRE First-class vaudeville, radio and stage entertainment is contained in "The Big Broadcast of 1937," which will be screened at the Majestic Theatre to-night. The adventures of three lovely daughters of a rich New York resident, who smash their father's romance with a fortune-hunting blonde, provide the amusing theme of Universale comedy-drama " Three Smart Girls," which will commence its season to-morroW. -The picture marks the debut of Deanna Durbin, who, through the medium of the radio, has electrified millions with a golden soprano voice which has attracted the attention of Metropolitan Opera Company officials. Other members of the outstanding cast are Binnie Barnes, Alice Brady, Ray Milland, Charles Winninger, Mischa Auer, Nan Grey, Barbara Read, John King, Hobart Cavanagh, Ernest Cossart, Lucille Watson and Nella Walker. The fact that this attraction is just concluding a three-week season at the Empire Theatre, Dunedin, is sufficient guarantee as to its quality. OPERA HOUSE "Everything is Thunder," which will be screened at the Opera House to-night and to-morrow, Is a three-star production, featuring Constance Bennett, Douglass Montgomery and Oscar Homolka. It is a gripping drama revolving around a British officer's escape from a prison camp during the Great War. Appealing romance arises from the fugitive's friendship with a Berlin street waif, who hides him in her flat. Grandly staged in appropriate settings, the action moves briskly to a gripping climax, showing the hero arriving safely over the Dutch border, and the wounded waif in his arms. The " atmosphere"' of the film has been remarkably well suggested, with prison camp, Berlin and border settings. Dramatic tension is present throughout, while the climax lacks nothing in the way of suspense. MINIATURE RIFLE -SHOOTING MAHENO CLUB At the weekly shoot of the Maheno Club, R. Chisholm won Mr H. Souness's trophy after the third shoot-off. Scores: W. Gorinski 79, A. Price 79, D. Grant 78, G. Clark 77, J. Byers 76, E. Sinclair 76, L. Dougherty 76, J. Clark 76, R. Chisholm 75, J. Currie 74, E. Nicholson 74, J. Robertson 74, N. Caldwell 73, W. Stringer 73, T. Gould 73, J. Saville 72, H. Souness 72, J. Lindsay 70, W. Yorston 67, K. Swain 62, and R. Byers 57. VOLUNTEERS' CLUB At the weekly shoot of the Volunteers' Club E. Necklen won the rifle button and J. Robinson the handicap button. Results: E. Necklen 77—3—80, S. Robbie 77—3—80, D. M'Currie 75—9 —BO, J. Robinson 72—8—80, A. Hall 64—15—79, L, Kilgour 70—7—77, G. Hedges 69—8—77, J. Carlson 70—6— 76, R. Hedges 70—4—74, R. Jackson 70—3—73, W. Walsh 57—10—67, F. Falconer 57—10—67, G. Wilkes 51—7—58. PORT OF OAMARU High Water.—June 10: 3.42 a.m. and 4.11 p.m. The m.v. Gale will load at Oamaru to-morrow mnrning for Wellington and Wanganui. The Union Company's intercolonial freighter Karetu was due to load at Sydney on Saturdav last, then Newcastle and Port Kembla, completing at Hobart for discharge at Oamaru, via ports. The Waipahi will load on Saturday, June 19, for Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth, via Timaru and Lyttelton. The Wainul will load to-day for Wellington, Napier and Gisborne, via ports. The Wingatui, from Auckland on June 11, will load here about Monday, June 21, for Wellington and Auckland, via ports. GENERAL NEWS While riding a horse at Maheno on Tuesday, Stanley Davis met with an accident. The horse fell on a tarsealed road and rolled on Davis,* breaking his leg. Davis is a young man. residing at Island Stream. He was removed to hospital for treatment.

RUGBY FOOTBALL SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT SENIORS WON BY TAIERI Brilliant sunshine and the absence of wind provided ideal holiday weather in Oamaru yesterday, and there was a very large crowd at the North Otago Rugby Union's seven-a-side tournament at the Show Grounds. The entries for the Senior Grade promised excellent competition, but defaults detracted from the Interest. This competition, however, was marked by the success of the country teams and Taieri (Dunedin), the final being fought out between Taieri and Kurow, in which the southerners played bright Rugby, throwing the ball about to win comfortably. In the juniors Waitakl A took the honours, much of their success being due to the scoring ability of Sutherland, who registered tries in every game. Waitaki D won the Fifth Grade, and, with no outside competition, the school's F team annexed the cups for the Junior High School Grade. Athletic A was successful In the Third Grade, and the club's A team took the honours against Palmerston by a force-down in the fourth game. 'Palmerston District High School prevailed against Waitaki A In the Sixth Grade. The primary schools provided an Interesting competition, Ardgowan winning the country, and North A the town, while Teaneraki was successful in the bantams. The tournament was well conducted by the union officials with the assistance of other enthusiasts and Referees' Association, and was in every way an unqualified success. The cups were presented to the winners by Mrs G. Knowles, and Mr G. Knowles (president) congratulated the successful teams and returned thanks to all who had helped to make the tournament such a success. - Following are the results:— SENIORS First Round.—Ngapara A 12, Excelsior B 3; Old Boys A won from Excelsior A by default; Taieri won from Ngapara B by default: Tokarahl B won from Maheno A by default; Kurow 5, Athletic A 3- Athletic B 12, Watea 4; Otiake 3, Maheno B 1; Tokarahi A 19, Old Boys B nil. Second Round.—Old Boys A 11, Ngapara 8; Taieri 11. Tokarahi B nil; Kurow 5, Athletic B 3; Otiaka 3, Tokarahi A nil. «... „ Semi-final.—Taieri 12, Old Boys A nil; Kurow 8, Otiake 3. Final.—Taieri 10, Kurow nil. JUNIORS First Round—Pirates B.nil, Athletic A 5; Pirates A 15, Waitaki B nil; Old Boys A won from Excelsior A by default; Waitaki A won from Athletic B by default; Maheno B 5, Excelsior B 3. Second Round.—Athletic A 8, Taieri 5; Pirates 11, Old Boys A nil; Waitaki A 17, Maheno B nil; Old Boys won from Maheno A by default. Semi-final.—Athletic A 6, Pirates A 5; Waitaki A 12, Old Boys B nil. Final.—Waitaki A 5, Athletic A nil. THIRD GRADE First Round.—Athletic A 8, Southern A 5; Old Boys A nil, Waitaki A 1; Southern B 3, Athletic B nil; Waitaki B 5, Old Boys B 6. « Semi-final—Athletic A 2, Waitaki A 1; Old Boys B 3, Southern nil. Final.—Athletic A 5,-Old Boys B nil. FOURTH GRADE First Round.—Palmerston D.H.S. 3, Athletic D 1; Excelsior 5, Athletic B 11; Waitaki A nil. Athletic A 11; Athletic C nil, Waitaki B 17. Second Round.—Palmerston D.H.S. 6, Athletic B nil; Athletic A 8, Waitaki Bnil. Final.—Athletic A 1, Palmerston nil. FIFTH GRADE First Round—Waitaki A 3, Waitaki C 5; Waitaki B nil, Waitaki D 5. Final.—Waitaki D 3, Waitaki C nO. SIXTH GRADE First Round.—Waitaki D- IS, Waitaki C nil. Second Round.—Waitaki A 8, Waitaki D 6; Palmerston District High School 25, Waitaki B nil. Final.—Palmerston 8, Waitaki A nil. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL First Round.—Waitaki F 18, Waitaki D 3; Waitaki C 6, Waitaki E 3; Waitaki G 6, Waitaki H 3; Waitaki A nil, Waitaki B 10. Second Round.—Waitaki F 11, Waitaki C 3; Waitaki B 6, Waitaki G 4. Final—Waitaki F 6, Waitaki B nil ..COUNTRY PRIMARY SCHOOLS First Round—Maheno 13, Island Cliff nil; Totara nil, Moeraki 9. The game was awarded to Totara by protest on the grounds of Moeraki being over the weight limit. Second Round.—Ngapara 10. Kakanui nil; Maheno 8, Totara nil; Ardgowan 3, Weston nil; Duntroon 10, Herbert nil. Semi-final.—Maheno 4, Ngapara nil; Ardgowan 3, Duntroon nil. Final.—Ardgowan 12, Maheno 3. TOWN PRIMARY SCHOOLS First Round—South nil, North A 4. Final—North A 12, North B nil. BANTAM-WEIGHT First Round.—Maheno nil, North A 3. Second Round.—Moeraki nil, Palmerston 14; North B nil, North A 3; Ardgowan nil, Teaneraki 14; Kakanui nil, South 16. Second Round.—Palmerston 3, North A nil; Teaneraki 21, South nil. Final.—Teaneraki 11, Palmerston 5. SNOOKER MATCH PHCENIX v. FIRE BRIGADE A snooker match was played between the Phoenix Bowling Club and the Oamaru Fire Brigade on Tuesday night, resulting in a win for Phcenix by 8 points. The games were evenly divided with six wins each. Results (Phoenix names mentioned first):—J. Familton 32, T. Steele 46; J. D. Forbes 44, F. Rudduck 34; E. W. Grenfell 33, C. Nightingale 39; D. H. Thomson 12, E. Speid 69; G. Foster 66, O. Twist 35; H. Coulter 15, Curwood 42; A. Bremner 37, A. Deem 23; J. Maxwell 60, H. Dowling 8; W. J. Taylor 44, G. Gregory 56; H. E. Wedde 51, D. Marshall 42; E. F. Armstrong 20, B. Meikle 77; D. H. Craig 88, S. Greig 23. Totals: Phcenix, 6 games, 502 points; Fire Brigade, 6 games, 494 points. PERSONAL Mr J. W. Stevenson, who for the past 15 years has filled the position of auctioneer and head of the stock and land department of the North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association, has accepted an appointment with the New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Distributing Company, Ltd., as auctioneer and head of the stock department of their Masterton branch. He will leave Oamaru next week. Mr Stevenson has given valuable assistance on various bodies, especially in connection with sport. At one period he was president of the Oamaru Boxing Association, and he has also been a member of the North Otago Rugby Union and the North Otago Friendly Bay Society. At the present lime he is a member of the executive of the Oamaru Trotting Club. For a number of years he has acted as announcer for the Oamaru Boxing and Wrestling Association. Mr Stevenson is a very enthusiastic swimmer. His departure will be greatly felt, especially in sporting circles, in which he was ever ready to give of his advice and practical assistance.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT The annual seven-a-side tournament, which was held by the North Otago Ladies' Hockey Association at. King George's Park yesterday, attracted good entries, and an interesting day's play was provided. The arrangements were carried out well. The final of the A Grade was keenly contested between Duntroon and Stafford (Timaru), the Duntroon team annexing the trophies. Pirata D was a straight-out winner in the B Grade. The points in the A Grade were as follows:—Duntroon 16, Stafford 14, Maheno 13, Pirata 12, Windsor 11, Ngapara 9 Athletic 6, Kurow 5, Georgetown 3, Waimate 3. The placings of the teams in the B Grade were as follows: —Pirata B 9 points, Duntroon 7, Ngapara 6, Maheno 5, Pirata C 2, Pirata D 1. Following were the results:— A GRADE First Round.—Kurow 1, Waimate nil; Maheno 1, Ngapara nil; Pirata nil, Athletic nil; Duntroon 1, Stafford nil; Windsor 1, Georgetown nil. Second Round.—Kurow 2, Georgetown nil; Stafford 3, Waimate nil; Maheno nil, Athletic nil; Pirata 1, Ngapara nil; Duntroon 2, Windsor 1. , Third Round.—Kurow nil. Athletic nil; Waimate 1, Georgetown 1; Maheno 1, Duntroon nil; Windsor 2, Ngapara nil; Pirata nil, Stafford nil. Fourth Round.—Pirata 1, Windsor 1; Duntroon 3, Waimate nil; Maheno 1, Georgetown nil; Ngapara 1, Athletic 1: Stafford 2, Kurow 1. Fifth Round.—Kurow 1, Maheno 1; Pirata 3, Waimate nil; Maheno 1, Georgetown nil; Ngapara 1, Athletic nil; Stafford 2, Kurow 1. Sixth Round.—Ngapara 1, Kurow nil; Windsor 3, Waimate nil; Maheno nil, Pirata nil; Stafford 1, Athletic nil; Duntroon 1, Georgetown nil. Seventh Round.—Duntroon 4 Kurow nil; Waimate nil, Maheno nil; Ngapara nil, Stafford nil; Pirata 4, Georgetown nil: Windsor 3, Athletic nil. Eighth Round.—Pirata 3, Kurow 1; Ngapara 2, Waimate nil; Maheno 1, Windsor nil; Duntroon 2, Athletic nil; Stafford 1, Georgetown nil. Ninth Round—Windsor 2, Kurow nil; Duntroon nil. Pirata nil; Waimate 1, Athletic 1; Ngapara 2, Georgetown nil; Maheno nil, Stafford nil. Final.—Duntroon and Stafford tied with 14 points each, and in the playoff Duntroon won, scoring after three spells had been played. B GRADE First Round.—Ngapara nil, Maheno nil; Pirata B nil, Pirata C nil; Duntroon 2, Pirata D nil. Second Round.—Pirata B 1, Ngapara nil; Duntroon 1, Maheno nil; Pirata C nil, Pirata D nil. „ „, , „ Third Round.—Ngapara 2, Pirata C nil; Pirata B 3, Duntroon 2; Maheno 3, Pirata D nil. „ _. t Fourth Round.—Duntroon 3, Pirata C nil; Pirata B 1, Maheno nil; Ngapara 2, Pirata D nil. M _ , Fifth Round.—Ngapara nil, Duntroon nil; Maheno 2, Pirata C nil; Pirata B 1, Pirata D nil. §i . , , , Winner.—Pirata D, with nine points. NGAPARA DOG TRIADS OTAGO CHAMPIONSHIP The Otago Championship Long Pull was concluded at the Ngapara dog trials yesterday. The weather was ideal, and there was a good gathering of spectators. Mr lan Anderson s Glen won the title by a margin of three points from Mr E, M'Leod's Hemp. Results were:— _ Otago Championship Long Pull.—lan Anderson's Glen, 106 points, 1; E. M'Leod's Hemp, 193 2; D M'Craes Glen, 102, 3; M. A. Mathieson s Joe, 97, 4; A. M'Kenzie's Tara Mac, 93, 5; W. Simpson's Fan, 92, 6. Huntaway (maiden dog and competitor).—C. Hore's Ned, 52 points, 1; T. R. Gibson's Luck, 51, 2; W. Gibson's Jock, 501, 3; W. Blanchard's Glen, 50, 4. Sheep Guessing.—Men: W. Blanchard and P. Taylor, equal, 1361 b (correct weight, 1361 b). Women: Mrs E. Henderson, 13511 b, 1; Mrs Paterson, 1311 b, 2. *

Athletic .. Maheno .. Old Boys .. Excelsior .. SENIORS Pts. Ch. P. W. L. D. F. A. Ps. 7 4 2 1 77 66 9 7 4 2 1 91 57 9 7 4 3 — 81 75 8 7 1 8 — 62 113 2 JUNIORS Waltaki .. Athletic .. Old Boys .. Excelsior .. Maheno .. 0 4 1 1 121 45 9 7 4 2 1 84 42 9 7 4 3 — 84 63 8 6 3 3 — 71 74 6 g _ ft _ 9 149 —

THIRD GRADE St. Kevin's 8 7 1 — 91 17 14 Waitaki ..8 6 2 — 182 49 12 Athletic ..8 5 3 — 91 67 10 Old Boys .. 7 3 4 — 65 79 6 Southern ..7 1 6 — 45 100 2 FOURTH GRADE Athletic A 5 5 — — 74 23 10 Waitaki A 7 5 2 — 99 17 10 St. Kevin's 6 3 3 — 70 62 6 Athletic B 5 2 3 — 35 36 4 FIFTH GRADE St Kevin's 5 5 — — 114 6 10 Waitaki A 4 2 2 — 37 34 4 Waitaki B 4 2 2 — 31 54 4 Waitaki C 4 — 4 — 14 102 — FIXTURES July 3.—Town v. Country, In the country. July 17.—North Otago v. Eastern Districts, at Palmerston. July 24.—North Otago v. South Canterbury, at Oamaru. August 7.—Town v. Country, at Oamaru. August 14.—North Otago v. South Canterbury, at Timaru. August 28.—North Otago v. Manawatu. at Palmerston North. September 2.—North Otago v. Taranaki, in Taranaki. " September 4. — North Otago v. Wanganui, at Wanganul. September 8.—North Otago v. Wairarapa, in Wairarapa. September 11.—North Otago v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. September 18.—North Otago v . Ashburton, at Ashburton. September 22.—North Otago v. Marlborough, at Oamaru.