TARANAKI COMPETITIONS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 10, 4 August 1930, Page 2

TARANAKI COMPETITIONS

POSITION OF TEAMS. NORTHERN DIVISION.

BTRATFORD *. STAR. Stratford met Star on Victoria, Park on Saturday ajod won by 11 to 3. The game was hard and fast, with a few touches of bright play, but for the most part it was of a scrambling nature. The visitors caused excitement noV and again when they seemed set for a try, and their determined efforts to score considerably brightened the game. THE TEAMS. Star. Godfrey Lealand Billing Sampson Kinsella Clegg Ilothery IMeuli Faiulkner Beer Forbes. Shaw O'Bydne McLeod K. Harvey Brewster Young Smith J. Walter Huckstep Kivell Bond R, Young Fryday Bublitz. Grace Owen Taylor E. Walter Hamilton Collins Stratford. FIRST SPELL. Stratford attacked at the atari and E. Walter was brought down near the line after a short run ,but a Star farlward dash took play to the Stratford 25. Stratford worked upfield and Fryday, securing from a scrum ,enabled Grace to kick well up. Scrambling play followed and a long kick saw Stratford forced. Kivell was pulled up on a promising run by an opponent's infringement and then a Stratford back movement was solidly countered. Fromi a scrum in Star territory the ball went to grace, to Hamilton to Taylor, who wa« pulled down near the line. From a melee following a sonum here «• long kick was forced. A Star back rush broke down through poor hand, ling, but play was taken to the Stratford 25. Hamilton, Grace, Taylor and Owen Ivere concerned in a dangerous rush, but Owen' s kick was too long and a force resulted. Tight play followed in the Star 25, and Stratford was awarded a free kick. Collins could not goal from the acute angle. The ball was not forced and Fryday secured and kicked across to Hamilton, who wn,s brought down by Meuli just outside j the Star line. An infringement here gave Stratford a free kick the 25, but the angle lagahi beat Collins. A strong Stratford attack was pushed back, and an interception, saw Star backs away, but the defence Was solid. Soon after they got away again, J. Walter just bringing Sampson down in time ta the Strat. < ford 25. A feature of the play was the quick movement from end to end of the field. Play went to the Star 25 where tight play followed. Owen secured and passed to Grace, to Hamilton, who dummied and then sent a long pass to EL Walter, who was held up on the line. Star then broke away, but were pulled up outside the Stratford 25. Stratford worked up-field, but found the de-

SATURDAYS PLAY Old Boys Still Lead in North RESULTS OF PLAY. NORTHERN DIVISION. STRATFORD 11 v. STAR 3. . OLD BOYS 24 v. INGLEWOOD 3. CLIFTON 20 .v. CFiLTIC 5. TUKAPA 16 v. OKATO 3. SOUTHERN DIVISION. ATHLETIC 19 y. ELTHAM 0 KAPONGA 3 v. HAWEgA 0 PATFJI 8 v.i OKAIAWA 0. OPTJNAKE 16 v. WAIMATE 8.

fence hard to penetrate. In °™ movement all the Stratford backs handled and all were brought down cleanly. Then Colins secured a>ad cross-kicked to the side line near the goal line. Stratford tried hard to force their way over, but found this impossible. Star infringed in a me. lee outside their line and Colins had no difficulty in goaling.-Stratford 3, Star 0, Star attacked strongly and Collins forced just in time. Star was attacking when half time sonnded, with the score, unaltered. Stratford 3, Star 0.. SECOND SPEL,L. Stratford attacked on resumption and from operations in the S|tar 2o Taylor was twice brought down, dangerously near the line. Close play in the Star, 25 followed, several Stratford thrusts being pushed' back, but Kivell secured from a line-out and dropped over. Collins added the major points.—Stratford 8, Star 0.

Godfrey secured near his tfwn line and sent Rothery and Clegg away but they did not geit past half way. Billtogs took a high kick cleanly and set off, but was well taken by Taylor. Stratford was .put on the at--1 tack again by a pass from Owen to Kivell. Star's first score followed a period oil] tight play in their quarters. Kinsella secured and streaked up.field, passing to Billing, to Sampson. The latter put in a 1 crisp run and then passed in to Kinsella who streaked over the line. The kick failed.—Stratford 8, Star 3. Star looked like scoring, again for a minute, but the ball went out and then Sbnvti'ord igradumilly worked down the line, scrums and line-outs in the Star 23 following for a period. Fryday and Owen were' active here, Ofwen touching down inches outside the "line. Then Kivell made a break and passed to Fryday, who just got over but could not touch down. At the Star 25 Meuli made a break and the ball went from Olegg to Billing, to Sampson, to Kinsella, I but the latter was brought down near the line. A free kick relieved Stratford to half (wiay and a line kick by Taylor took play to the Star 25. Kivell and Fryday exchanged short passes near the Star line, but the 'Star men were solid on the ball and a mush ended tbfe movement. Star could not clear, and Collins had an unsuccessful shot from a penalty. McLeod here retired hurt and G. Harvey replaced him. Stratford continued the pressure. Owen secured following a scrum in. side the Star 25, and beat all opposition to score. The kick failed. —Stratford 11, Star. 3 Star attacked momentarily, but a promising movement by Olegg, Kinsella and Billing was held up. Then Clegg, Kinsella., Billing and Sampson carried play to Stratford quarters with a great dash, but Collins kicked to the line. Following close play nea ( r the Stratford line Star. failed with a shot from a penalty. Play /was at half way when time was called with the eisvre: Stratford 11, Star 3. Mr. A. o'Sullivan refereed. CLIFTON v, CELTIC. Clifton defeated Celtic at "Waitara by 20 points (four tries one of which wa s converted., a goal and a goal from a mark) 0 five points (a converted try). Clifton had easily the better of th e game and deserved to win by that margin. The home forwards sue. ceeded in giving their baok s a good share of the ball and they combined some pretty movements. Celtic de. fence was not of the best. The teams 'were : Clifton.—Young, Cooney t Jonas, Tate, Watson, Sutton, Carey; MoDonald, (rover), v r ( ippett, McAsey, Brown, Selwood, Pepperell, Muii , Ohlsson. Celtic.—Dodd, Old, Ansley, Carry. er, gangster, Wilmshurst, Lawrence, Kettlewell (rover), Ford, F. Dodd, Boardmore, Johnson, McGiunness, Hinton, McCluggage.

3*lßs wis even for some time; tyjjen Caiit|m took the offensive and 'jicDonaldj opened the scoring with , "!p penalty 'goal. Clifton were on the; attack foijt most of the spell,, their tacks" seeing phm%'"oi : the hall arid taunqhing*maiij.jhright 'movements, only lack;of finish at the last mom. ent preventing a higher score. Just 'as the jended Jona s cut clean through ii 411/He dropped the " fcalV hut? Selwood was handy and 'scored in ? the corner. McDonald's kick failed. The second spell was not long in -progress iwhen Jonas sent Tate a- . jwaj ifi hfe own' quarter. The wingand] side-stepped half.a . dpzen me»A andl raced away to score a whi<jh McDonald converted." Almost immediately afterwardsSutton through to Dodd, fending off several opponents be. r , foire to Selwood, 'rajo* crossed, aj the cornel"; McDonald f ■ 'Wj3 . - « '' - ■'■■ Was, unahfe to convert. Celtic scor•ed fnly try of the day when Ketfclewellj dived over from, a scrum on' tip fin| arM Fin.' 'ally Carej? ri&Jasdrin: froni of the ?p^ts a goat " [■ [;-W| - xhidn 20-Celtie 5.' «■%%: (--• I", -i----OLO iOYB V. INGLEWOOD. " ' V '" : ' ™ '" ' Grasping every opportunity that presented itself and several times adoring} runaway tries ' froni rno«ve ?v inenta .initiated well'iriside their own half, : the, northern championship leaders, Qld Boys, had no trouble in Jy 24 points to three. The biggest ■Wiftr/jat |h club game in the park this season saw Medley score a brilliant try followed by two spectacular scores {by K. Fookes, one af;. which Crawford converted and another try by J Drader to put Old 'Boys ,14 gQUito in the lead at half time. In the second half the score was increased Ay Crawford and by Mace, jrh.j> sCoreq an unconverted.try froni - • looee ru'^fOr tjiejQsers,! ,„.,„».,. .•> *'•' The wiflWir^'bpfened' fc&rtesSrV,'' and' 'foam Inpisvccd's 'bmvAfag faacttics it' appeapd that the visitors; might tfte leaders, but seflle'd cU?"vm Old Boys repeatedly us'efl'lh&ir fast hacks' in speedy movements thiat Inglewood could not stop determined By half-| time there .was only: one team in iij> Allowing' the speil.Old Boys difi What fthey 1 liked with a series of back well worlfi' watching t " v i><nui!> Jhfctc. wood nevfr ceased W&fy&'Ai doggedly they wer^outclassed".foi;e' ybiArffix?', " y 'f ■.;. ■. ' I «' J%>"' '■ : & : 4'"'-' ?' "'" In a gape that wjis noit pf a- very high standard, though rati'was not without interest and brightness, Tukulpa defeated Qteto at pßukeK ira Bafrk by *l6 points (four tries two converted! to three (a try.) The visitors hung to their opponents gamelj and gave'them at times a few nnx. ious moments, but their defence was not : sound enough to prevent the •cering home side, wrv> finishJwljttp with a very comfortable mar. WAIRARAPA v. NORTH AUCK. fci. / LAND. '%"*•'* MASTERTOiV, August 2. mi • ! . The ln&er.provihtoal fixture be. tween and North Auckland was--played here- this afternoon in dull, threatening weather, and recited. uv| dra * l&'a'l. 1 ' The ground was dri tfi|'heavy side. -•- *■'. Vj ■« ' .*-- ■•&*'■■ >C«& ';/».- ''■ • '"' ' ; . i? P..^A Y E. '...-'■' I WANGAiS T fJl?*«i« ' Tech. OJB. 12 v . Batana 0. Marist |4- ; 5.' J*ira|e9 f, v. 0., S ■ • 4 AUCKLAND. TrainingfCollege 14 v. 'Varsity G Tech. p3fe. v 13 y. Grafton &. warnnxa| Marist 3. . »■■■'■> ' HAVI*Kf % BAY ' ■ 7 • ' fe. •••• ; - v'. :Pi rates 0, HaslJHg's' &.K fi v M.A.C. 0. • <: *psilc V l)l v. Napier T.C.08. 1.1, Union 7 v. Zing(i|iv,o. Kaikofai i 9 v. 'Varsity A :i Pfratfs' ( f|) v.* Dunedin 6. 7 8 y. Alhambra 7. ;. 'fVa'rslty ;B 3 ,y i; Taieri' 3. , : , (j ■ - ; '. Senior A. M v. FJp.stliourne 0,. /S .'" * Marist lj v. Old Boy s 10. "■ Athletic T.» v. Prineke ; ;o. 0 v. 'Varsity 33., r wAr ■" ■'* '.l ••' Sfjii'ior'B., „ , Wellington M v. ; HMiiisoiiville 0. VrMiramarf,32 v. 5V Waisity*. 0 v.

Pt«. Pfcn, Ch. P. W. D, L. for. agit. pt§. Old Boys 13 11 1 1 228 68 23 Stratford IS 11 % 1 140 60 22 Inglewood 13 7 0 6 80 104 14 Clifton 13 7 0 6 156 83 14 Tukapa 12 6 1 5 73 57 13 Celtic 13 4 0 9 67 134 8 Star 13 3 0 10 63 136 6 Okato 12 1 0 11 61 227 2 SOUTHERN DIVISION. Pts. PU Ch. P. W. D. L. for. agit. pis. Hawera 13 9 1 3 110 51 19 Opunake 13 8 2 S 104 69 18 Patea 13 8 1 4 124 89 17 Waimate 13 8 0 5 178 111 16 Okaiawa, 13 5 3 5 116 74 13 Kaponga 13 4 2 7 59 86 10 Athletic 13 3 2 8 101 141 8 Eltham 13 1 1 11 6* 209 3