FOOTBALL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 241, 12 May 1933, Page 2

FOOTBALL

Central Division Competitions

CELTIC JUNIOR IN LEAD The Celtic junior team by virtu, of their win yesterday over Tariki in the central division junior competition have now gained the lead in the competition. With three wins 10 their credit the 'cam has six points compared with Tariki's four in second place. Celtic won with a score of 13 to 3 yesterday. Pukengnhu defeated Midhirst 5-3, Toko beat Cardiff 11-0, and Stratford tied with Inglewood, 17-all. In the third grade competition Toko drew with Inglewood G-all and Stratford defeated Eltham 11-C. The CelticSchool game was postponed owing to the school holidays, but several players of each team played a practice git at The r.ch >o] ground . Results are as follow: First Junior Pukengahu 5 v. Midhirst 3. Celtic 13 v. Tariki 3. Toko 11 v. Cadriff 0. Stratford 17 v. Inglewood 17. Third Grade

i Toko 6v. Inglewood G. ' Stratford li v. Eltham G. Stratford' 17 v. Inglewood 17 To even the score of the Inglewood junior team the Stratford juniors made a splendid effort in the final stages of a game at Victoria Park p.nd were successful. The final score was 17-all. Inglewood players, particularly tne forwards, offended a great deal and threw away several chances of scoring through offside play once the scrums had broken. During the second half the game became very will ing and the referee cautioned Ingle'wood on several occasions. When he orckred two of them to replace torn jerseys %vhich they had pulled off an argument ensued hut finally the two men wrapped The torn jerseys around them «s best thoy could nnd the game was continued. The teams were: \ Inglewood.—Kay; Trigger, Robson,; Alleman; Parkin, Alloa; Sutton; Mac-, kinder, Patterson. Cmsaman. Irving, Schumacher, Sutton, Bourke, Douun--8 Stratforfd.—Kivell; Watson, Tubby, McCarrison; Harkncss, Faulkner; Wellington; Butcher, Far-tier, Vivian, Southcombt, Paynter, Rogers, Boyd. , The visitors drew first blood when Sutton, snapping the ball up at the back of a scrum, slid neatly through the Stratford baclw and sent Allen away with room to spare. Mackinder converted. Then while Strattord back. were mulling on the line with the ball in their midst Irvine dived into the tangle and touched down. Mac-, kinder repeated his scoring tac <_ | Finding himself in ;! <" Strattord -5j "with the ball and noY;liero to i <,o wi \.\i it Robson polled a goal. The points for Stratford came from in, boot of Butcher, who kicked a pen ultrr coal Stratford's efforts had so S/bfen ineffectual hul *hw> the forwards broke away in m < lua Zf, M l{" the ball underfoot they carried the game into Inglewood's end, wPere Pastier .hot out and drihblcd. tar'the fine ne was obstructed and Stratfoid was awaided a try. Butcher missed with the kick and Inglewood led b> 14 to 6 at half-time. Much better form was displayed by Stratford in the second spell and while the pack was pressing strongly m Inglewood's 25 the visitors offended. Butcher's kick went wide but Inglewood made the mistake of trying to clear with a passing movement and when Robson was collared Fmt.a dived over. He failed to goal. Inglewood forwards, mainly through overeagerness, were offending a lot but Butcher's kicking was not. up to form until ke took one from, a lev. j.n u. inside the halfway line and broughl Stratford's total to 12. maintained a heavy push and having compelled Stratford to force collected the ball from the kick-off and mUed it out to Alleman, who sprinted' along the line to score m the c0r-,,,-r as Wellington tackled him. ine Kick failed. Determined to even matters. Stratford gradually forced Inglewood back and a line-out in t* 05 Rn ve Fastier a chance. He wiig glert through the ruck and passed to Butcher, who carried the ball tar enouKh Cor Harper to -cove. Butch 1 cinverleu. Inglewood ™ went away with a rush and Alleman was within three yards of Stratfoitls line when he was forced out and the game ended. Mr. A. R- Harrison refcreed. Celtic Beat Tariki The two leading teams in the competition, Celtic and Tariki, met at Tariki when Celtic won by 13 to Jones 'Pettigrew and McCready scored tries for Celtic, and Cook and McGrath each converted one. Tanki s score came from a free kick. Tlie Celtic team played a bright game throughout and only fierce defence on the part Of Tariki kept the score down.

The Celtic backs, securing plenty of the ball wore frequently in action, • but the bustling tactics of the fast Tariki forwards, who shone in the loose, largely prevented a bigger score. In the tight, however, the packs were very evenly' matched, Tariki having an advantage by breaking up rapidly. Celtic .-• oretl [irst. From a linc : out on the Tariki 25 the ball wont along the backs to Jones who, although tackled, thus losing possession, wiu able to recover and «:ore. MeGratb converted. A couple of minutes before half-time sounded Celtic were penal iscd for lifting in the scrim: and a long kick from well out found tnc posts. f r >-3.) The -core was unaltered until within ten" minutes of time, when Celtic scored twice. In the first effort Pcthgrew and Holden, leading a fovwanl ru«h from halfway, took the ball to the line, where tlie former crossed am 1 scored. Cools converted Immediately aftrr the kick-off Celtic scored .:,<;aiu. when a bright easing bOUt enabled jtfr. C, Pdlowe was referee

TARANAKI TEAM'S TOUR

Press Association —Oopynrht V,"elliiiKr.oii. May 11. Tho Taranaki Rugby Union's representative programme comprises six travelling matches " (including four in the South Island) and five homo, while two important Maori Shield matches will be played in Taranaki. Arrangements have been made for the Wanganui, Bush and King Country Union I earns tu visit Taranaki to play the B team while the representatives are touring the South Island. Taranaki delegates at the annual meeting ot the New Zealand Union

today endeavoured to arrange the southern tour a fortnight earlier, but Canterbury,.Otago and Southland will be travelling North, and this made it impossible to secure earlier da tea without interfering with shield fixtures. Following is the programme: Ju'ne ;!: v. Wanganui, at Wanganui; Rotorua v. Turanaki Maori, at New Plymouth. June 28: v. Wellington, at Hawera. August 12: To Mori rose bowl, at New Plymouth. August 16 or 17: v. Waikato, in Taraii aid. August 19: v. Wanganui, at New Plymouth; Taranaki Maori v. Wanganui Maori, at Wanganui. August 2(S: v. Auckland, at New Plymouth. September 2: v. Wellington, at We' lington. September G: v. North Otago, at. Oamani. September !): v. Southland, at Inverrargill. Seplcmhor •■'■. v. Otago. at Dunedin. September Mi: v. Canterbury, nl Chrihtchurcii (Rnnfurly Shield). September ""'•■ v. Wa.irarapa, in Tara uaki.