FOOTBALL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16186, 24 July 1923, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

The usual ;w~eekly' J matches in the primary schools football competitions wore-'played on Friday, resulting as follows*:- 0 5 '" ,: : "'" > ~)' . SENIORS.

Cjfisborne A kicked off against Mangapapa and immediately pushed play into their opponents' territory. After some minntcVof' Ktverinous Marigapapa found relief in a force, and from tho . drOp-ont gradually worked Gisborno upfield.-' i. After Several fruitless attempts fo score, operations were transferred to the 'Other end where a handy mark to Gisborno produced no results. Soon > after, however, Hacche secured from a line out and dashed over near the posts", 'the kick going outside. «On changing o.rev play was of ft very, even character, the .ball travelling < rapidly tip and ;down" the field.. Mangapapa failed; to goal from a difficult angle and soon after a good .individual effort by McKay frustrated. 1 ' A .penalty against ; Mangapapa; allowed Hacclio' to land-a good goal. In the concluding stoge»'_of the game Gisborno forced jnatters.arid timo found thcin ; .closo td.their. opponent's line. The match therefore -. onded imGJsborne's favor by 6 points to ../'•" nil.} : tho round ■■■'•' of;the,competition arid leaves tho>town ~• ' team.in>,'tho leading position:' ..' • .CoiiyenV.gained a narrow victory over Gisbqrria B;by one point, the firial'scores being'.nino to eight. , Kaiti and ; Te'Hapara played a. draw, scoring. 3 points .each.. . . ;'( : ' JUNIORS. *,Mangapapa proved superior to Kaiti s -niid won .-by 12 'to >nil. i Trios were secured-by. "Cater, Witters, Preston, and •Horiason.'* ; V ' ■'.';'' ■ "-. ; . -Aldose game- between Gisborno. and Convent .resulted iritd win fov;Gisborne byf.three;to-.'nil,'- Webb',scoring; an funconverted try in the second.>apel I. !*gt. '. - : THIRD 'OtfADE. '•; '\ ' " "To Hapara. gained • a victory over, Gisborno 8,, while Mangapapa A de- ! fonted Mangapapa B.by three to nil. Hapara is leading in this compet■itioir.i ■■■•^ : '■ ■*'• '■; - ; " ■•-..} ' ..-.'