Sport in the Province

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 112, 2 August 1927, Page 7

Sport in the Province

(From THE SUN'S Correspondent)

PAPATOETOE Hockey The Papatoetoe Hockey team met and defeated University A at Papatoetoe on Saturday by four to nil. The ground was very soft after the heavy rain which fell during the week, and there was some water lying on the field of play. For the first quarter of an hour play was very even, till the home team carried play into Varsity’s circle and from a melee in front of the goal, Baildon, who was recently moved from goalkeeper to inside right drew first blood for Papatoetoe. Play hung round the visitors’ circle and after several unsuccessful shots by the Papatoetoe forwards, McGovern added another goal, and half-time was called without any further score. On resuming, Varsity took a hand at the attack, but was unable to open their credit account, Thompson at fullback, stopping many of the Blues’ onslaughts, and relieving with a hard drive sent the ball to Horne who transferred to Carr who added another score to Papatoetoe’s total. Toward the end of play Catt, on the left wing, raced down the field to Varsity’s circle and sent in a hard drive, and the game ended four nil in Papatoetoe’s favour. Papatoetoe is now running fourth in the Auckland Association competition, Owing to the non-appearance of the official referee, Mr. Wellington gave every satisfaction with the whistle. Rugby On a playing field more suited for water polo than football, the Papatoetoe team indicted defeat on Technical College by three to nil. There was a large amount of water lying on the ground, and anything like a good display was out of the question. Bryant, of the Papatoetoe team, received a nasty kick just above the eye, and had to receive medical attention. WAIUKU Rugby On Saturday, the Grammar School B team visited Waiuku to play a match against a Waiuku B team. After a very evenly contested game the result was a win for the school team by six points to three. The visitors threw the ball about well and were a much fitter team than the local one, many of whom had not played a game for some weeks. For the Grammar School Gladding scored two unconverted tries and Shuker scored a try for Waiuku. Pukekohe v. Waiuku.—Before a good attendance of spectators the Pukekohe Reps, defeated the Waiuku Reps, by 16 points to three on Saturday. The first half of the game was very evenly contested and with the score three to nil in the visitors’ favour, a very even game was anticipated. In the second spell the Pukekohe backs got going in many fine passing rushes which resulted in them putting on 13 points to the local team’s three. S. Crotty, Goulding, Woods and D. Crotty scored tries for Pukekohe, two of which were converted by D. Crotty, while Malloy crossed the line to score an unconverted try for Waiuku. In the Primmer Knock-Out Cup Competition, on Saturday, Arakai, 11, defeated the newly-formed Power Board team, which was considered unbeatable. For Paraltai, C. Keane scored three tries, B. Keane converting one, while Laing kicked a penalty goal tor the losers.

The previous Saturday these two teams met in the mud, the game ending in a. draw, no score. On Saturday', with a dry ground, it was thought that the Power Board backs would outclass Parakai. Parakai playing Power Board at its own game, won the match after one of the best games seen here for some years. TE AWAMUTU Rugby A good deal of interest was evinced in football circles on Saturday' at Te Awamutu, when the final for the senior championship was play'ed between Te Awamutu and United. The game was subbornly contested throughout, and ended in a draw—six points each. For United McDonald kicked two penalty goals, while for Te Awamutu Winter scored a try and kicked a penalty goal. Mr. S. A. McNamara controlled the game. HAMILTON Rugby By defeating Old Boys at Hamilton on Saturday by 3 points to nil. City' annexed the Sage Memorial Cup for the eighth time since the trophy' has been competed for, and registered their fifth successive win of the Hamilton Rugby' premiership, having defended the trophy successfully since

A fast pace was maintained throughout, and Old Boy's attacked persistently', doing well against their heavier opponents, whose defence, however, was sound. City retaliated often and Clemett proved to be most dangerous to Old Boy's, nearly getting across several times after five runs. The ability of F. Buckingham to take advantage of a difficult chance when it offered itself was the deciding factor in an even game. His try, which won the match for City, was the outcome of a clever solo effort, in which ho outwitted the opposition by racing for the line and cutting through sharply on the blind side, struggled across for a well-merited try. Old Boys’ backs combined well, and despite the slippery ground, gave a bright display, handling proficiently and playing with dash. Kemp was a veritable box of tricks and played a fine game, repeatedly making openings, associated with Fitzgerald, for the Old Boy's’ rearguard. Simpson, on the* wing, used his pace and was unlucky not to score once when he was clutched from behind by the jersey as he was just clear of the opposition. With the final for the Sage Memorial Cup decided, and the second round of the Hamilton Rugby competitions completed, City head the points list. Old Boys being close up two points behind, with the other four competing teams relatively placed well behind the leaders. None of the teams has an unblemished record this season. City having suffered defeat at the hands (and feet) of Frankton once, and Old Boys having gone under to City on both occasions on which these teams have clashed, although the margin this time was very close and Old Boys almost turned the tables on City. Frankton has suffered quite a number of reverses, and has been twice vanquished by Old Boy's, while Technical Old Boys, Huntly and Ngaruawahia have not met with much measure of success. Frankton did not fulfil its engagement with Huntly on Saturday, and the latter won by default. A drawn game was played between Technical Old Boys and Ngaruawahia, the score being 6 points all. Latta and Layne were the try-getters for Technical. In the final of the C section of the junior Rugby competition. Orini defeated Pukemiro by 6 points to 0 in a close game. League In the League Rugby code, Frankton inflicted a surprise defeat on H-untly, by 12 points to 10, the latter losing for the first time this season. SOUTH AUCKLAND REPS. The following team has been selected to represent South Auckland against Auckland B representative team at Eden Park on Saturday: Full back, CJ. Wilson: threequarters, T. Woods, S. Wilson, D. Whelan; fiveeighths, J. Bell. D. Peters; half, J. Wright; rover, W. Pleydell: forwards, J. Alexander, J. Muir, F. Harvey, R. Crotty, B. Keary, G. 8011, J. Fraser. Reserves: Backs, J. Bishop, J. Hira; forwards, R. Fulton, Gamaghty.

HUNTLY Weather conditions were on a par with other towns last week-end, though we had a glorious morning, the afternoon broke badly, just on two o’clock, and eased off for the second half. A good local performance was that of young Jack O’Brien in the schools competitions (League). This lad scored all the points for his side, 13, which represented three tries and two goals. The star item on the Recreation Ground was the district final of the Chatham Cup, and the fans rolled up in goodly numbers, the AVaroites’ supporters being very confident of*victory. ’Waro \A(on the Game, 2—o, —It was a popular victory, and a deserved win. for the winners were the better team on the day. It was no disgrace to be beaten, for Rotowaro has, at present, a team that will more than hold its place with any South Auckland 11. Ted Hall is a tower of strength to the winners, and Beaumont an acquisition also. Hall played back in the second half, and the move was a prudent one. for he is a good spoiler when the opposition is pressing hard. T. Dodds behind, and Hunter in front, were perhaps the best of a willing lot. the former being especially solid and surefooted. Even the Canadians admitted that, no small appreciation either. Hunter struck trouble twice, but soon came round after a breather, and played gamely. He is fast, and a dangerous man when near the enemy’s camp. For the losers, Stirling, in goal, had a busy day, and came through with credit, his "keeping being sound. The fullbacks, White and J. Stewart, also had plenty of callers, and of the rest. J. Tait, and T. Gavin were about the pick. School Soccer At a meeting of the Huntly and District Schools’ Association, held last Thursday, it was decided to make a forward'move in connection with the visit of the Australian boys and the North Island tournament in Auckland. Under those heads it has been the intention of the local sub-union to endeavour to arrange a match on the 6th proximo, with the Hamilton boys at Huntly, and on the 13th to play a trial representative match. This should enable the selectors to pick out the best available players. The recent social in aid of the funds for this union resulted in the satisfactory profit of £l3 Os 6d. The announcement that the Australian boys will play in Huntly has been most favourably received, and is causing great interest here. School League Huntly South played Taupiri at Bailey’s paddock, winning by 13 —3. For the winners Jack O’Brien was the hero of the match, and accounted for

all the scores. Cardigan, who played well for the losers, scored their points. J. O’Brien and George Whittaker wore to the front throughout the game, and were conspicuous for keeping alert and taking advantages when offering. The former scored three tries and converted two, a good performance. Cliff Bryant and Roy Singer helped their team along well too, and so did Dug Burke, though he was suffering from a bad knee. Jack Nipi and Cochrane were the best of the remaining Taupiri boys. Mr. Burke refereed. Huntly North played Ngaruawahia and went down by three to nil. Littleton scored for the winners. Of the winners, Abbot, Moleswortli and Littleton were the best. For the losers, George Mipi, Joe Spiers, Reg Berry and Roy Tawha were the pick. WHANGAREI Rep. Rugby The annual match between the Whangarei representatives and a team selected from the four northern subunions was played at Kensington Park on Saturday before a crowd of about 1,500 spectators. The field, althougn soft, was not muddy, and some excellent football resulted. Bunny Finlayson was in great form and together with Sherriff, Aim and Morrisey, was a tower of strength to the local side. In the back division Findlay, Kerr, Wilson and Smith were more than useful. For North Auckland, \\ armmgton, rover, Yates and Tapia in the forwards and Litt, Harris and McDonald in the backs were outstanding. The latter is the Kamo half-back, and, when Evans, the Northern half, failed to arrive by train, was pressed into service against his own union, and played such an outstanding game as must merit the attention of the selector on future occasions. Griffin, the Whangarei fuli-back, has lost his dash and should be replaced by Kerr, who is the most brilliantly accurate kick in the union and who is fast, game and heady. This lad played a fine game on the wing for his first attempt, but full-back is his natural place. ROTORUA Rugby United (Mamaku) 9, Rotoiti 6. United caused a stir when it defeated Rotoiti, the leaders in the championship. Rotoiti was looked upon to add another win to its credit, but the men from the bush had the better of the game practically throughout. A great rush just on the call of time saw Campbell score an unconverted try, giving United a last-minute victory. For United, Campbell and Bradshaw played well, while Sergeant and Nirai were prominent for Rotoiti. Kahukura 6, City 4.—These junior teams put up a great game—one of the best of the season. Unfortunately rain fell practically thorughout, thus hampering accurate handling among the backs. Kahukura attacked strongly from the outset, but in the concluding stages City hemmed its opponents on the line, but Kahukura’s defence was too good. For Kahukura Fitzwilliams scored a try and Scott kicked a penalty goal. Tucker potted a goal for City. Hamilton High School B 14, Rotorua High School o.—Great, interest was evinced by the public in* the meeting of these teams. Both sides played fine, open football, a treat one does not j often see in senior games. Hamilton [ had much the heavier team and in j the scrum were on most occasions I successful in getting the ball. I One try was scored by Jones, who

cut through the whole of the Roto run team, using a beautiful side-step and swerve to score under the posts. The game was played at a cracking pace. In the first quarter Hamilton scored an unconverted try, in the second quarter they added two tries, converting one. Half time came with the scores 11 —0. The only score in the second half was scored early in the third quarter. Though the score was all in favour of Hamilton, Rotorua was knocking at their opponents’ door on many occasions, but lacked a little luck in not scoring. The junor representatives w'ill be called upon to defend the Mclntosh 'Shield at an early date, possibly August 13, their opponents being the Tauranga representatives. Next Saturday endeavours are being made to play a match with the Perpetual Forestry team. This game always draws a good attendance.