THE FOOTBALL WORLD

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 3, 27 July 1928, Page 3

THE FOOTBALL WORLD

JUNIOR COMPETITIONS YESTERDAY’S GAMES.. I Results of t!ic junior games played iu liio Central Division, yestorj day : —- 1 First Junior. I Celtic 9v. Tariki j . Toko I I v. Pukongnliu 3. j Third (trade, j Stratford defeated Collie. | Mkllurst 3v. Cardiff 3. ■ Fourth (trade. i Eltham 6v. S.T.H.S. 3. _ CELTIC BEAT TARIKI. At the Victoria fA ark yos toirdjoy alter a hard game Tariki were 4 beaten by 9 points to 3. The visitij ors made the, better showing during ' the first half-of the game, but ibo .home backs came to light and throw the ball about well; Celtic promptly attacked followi lug Tariki’s kick-off, and invaded I the Tariki half, where they wore ; awarded a. (penalty. Dodd 4%x>ml with a splendid kick within three i minutes of the start. At half-way Clough set the Tariki backs in mot* ion and they bore downfiold. Following a scramble between halfway and the Celtic’s twenty-five. L. Loveridgc scored for Tariki with a penalty kick. The visitors pressed strongly but a free kick relieved tha tension. In Celtic’s twenty-fp/e L Beveridge punted. Dodd wa s beaten by the bounce and Love ridge dribbled for the line. A score v seemed ' imminent but Richardson snapped the ball up off Loveridge’s toe and cleared with a line-kick. At half-time honours wpre even, the sro.’e- being three-all. Celtic livened nr> in the secomjf half. After fluctuating play Tariki were pushed back to the twonty-fivo where Burke snapped up from a. loose scrum and scored near thb posts. Dodd faiFd to convert. Th*eo minutes later Songster received tho ball from a serum at- half-way and after a short da-sh . transferred to Richardson who made a spectacular run down the line to score. Doclcl failed with a long awkward kick. Fo’lbwi.ng a Ime-cnt in the Cel t’p twen.ty-S,ve the ball was knccVbtft back to the Tariki half, who fail (A to secure it, giving Davev a olmnco i to-dribble 75 yards down the field c-n’Jy to be forced out at the corner after a.'brilliant solo effort. Time sounded a fenv minutes later with Celtic ini the load by nine points to throe. Mr. G. Collins refereed.

PUKENGAHU BEATEN. Without any apparent or unduo exertion, Toko defeated Pukengabuj at Toko by 1 I punts to three. The game was rather ragged, but several flashes of interesting play enliv'enedt both spalls. Tries were scored for Toko, by W. Songster, who con- 1 verted his own try, J. Johnson, arid, E. Walter. The other throe points came as the result of a fine penalty goal kicked by M. Saiigster. fowling gained the only try for Pukengajiu, STRATFORD v. INGEWOOD SENIOR GAME. The Stratford Senior team to play Inglewood at Stratford tomorrow is: Collins, R.. t Ponnial, Bonner, E. Walter, Carter, Owen, Sangster, Fryday, Hinton, Smith, J. Walter, O’Keefe, Kivell, Bond and Young. Emergencies: Coleman, Bob Pelinial and P. Collins,