Leaguers from North

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 743, 16 August 1929, Page 6

Leaguers from North

SECOND CHALLENGE CUP NeAv Blood in Auckland Team THE Auckland League reps, will face their second challenge for the Northern Union Challenge Cup this season, when they meet Northland at Carlaw Park tomorrow. The code only started in the North last season, but since then it has made great strides. Although the odds must be considered in favour of Auckland tomorrow, the visiting side, featuring many crack ex-Rugby Union players who have been coached in the finer points of the game for the last fortnight by the international exponent, “Gig” Wetherall, has chances of extending the invincible Aucklanders.

Most members of the Northland team are better known in the Union Rugby representative ranks, as representing North Auckland on several occasions. A big change over in the North last season saw a large quota of union players take up the thirteen a-side game, and consequently tomorrow will certainly feature a very fine rearguard division which will be led by E. Meyer, the ex-Auckland Rugby representative. According to all report the Northern team is most confident of extending Auckland, and since it has had the services of ‘"Gig” AVetherill, who has been in the North for nearly a fortnight, they have improved greatly. The Auckland side is much the same? as that which defeated South Auckland in the last Northern Union Challenge Cup match, and consequently can be expected to show improved form. Not only are a number of prominent Auckland players unavailable for the match, but the Auckland selectors have taken the opportunity of trying out a number of new men. The form of the Auckland forwards against South Auckland was far from impressive, and as was generally expected, the selectors have made several changes in the backs. The last team contained an undue proportion of breakaway forwards, and although the present team is still open to that objection, it looks as though a better-balanced set of scrummers has been chosen, apart

Seagar, Fisher. Bye, McKee, Spinley, Johnston, Saxon. City.—Belsham, Reed, Annan, Storey, Nicolson, Trainor, Bennett, Macown, Robinson, Johnson. Griffiths, Wardrope, Gallagher, Egan, Phimster. JUNIOR NOTES What promises to be the finest junior match of the season will be played as a curtain-raiser to the Auckland v. Northland League representative fixture at Carlaw Park on Saturday, when the final of the third grade open competition will be staged between Richmond and Glen Lynn. How They Stand So far in this round of the third grade open competition, Glen Lynn has not suffered a defeat, while Richmond has experienced one loss and a draw. But owing to Richmond’s betbetter performance in the first round it is at present leading by one point. Both sides play a fine class of football, and there is no disputing the fact that it was by far the best of the junior fixtures to be put on Carlaw Park as a curtain-raiser to the senior representative game. Second Grade Final The final of the second grade competition was played last Saturday when Shore clinched the honours against Kingsland by 12 points to 0. Had the seasiders failed in this game, the championship honours would have gone to Mount Albert, who have played good football throughout the season and were well up on the championship ladder. Position of Teams The following table shows the positions of the second grade teams at the finish of the competition:

NORTHCOTE-BIRKENHEAD V. HAMILTON A team from Hamilton will play the Northcote and Birkenhead Senior B League team tomorrow on the Recreation Reserve, Northcote. The visitors, on arrival tomorrow, will be welcomed by Mr. A. E. Greenslade, Mayor of Northcote, and entertained at luncheon. A visit of sightseeing has been arranged previous ter the match. The match is attracting great attention in the marine borough and it is anticipated a record crowd will be present at the game. CANTERBURY REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTCHURCH, Today. The following will represent Canterbury against Auckland at League on August 24:—Fullback, T. Davidson; threequarters, R. Bond, E. Spillane, R. Mackie; five-eighths, Sanders, Amos; half. C. Woods: forwards, E. Spencer, A. Green, W. Woodgate, J. C. Dobbs, W. Mayne, S. Minnard. -

MITCHELSON STEEPLE j 1 TOMORROW’S ATHLETICS The Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club will hold its cross-country race over the Ellerslie steeplechase : course tomorrow, and as the unveiling of the statue of Sir Edwin Mit-chel-son is set down for three o’clock, it ) will be necessary for the harrier event to start punctually at 2.15. The steeplechase will start at the new mile post, and will be run over the same distance and obstacles as the Great Northern Steplechase. Handicaps have been declared as follow: Mitehelson Cup Steeplechase, 32 miles. —J. W. Savidan, scr.; G. Kells, 30sec; N. T\ Cooper, 40sec; ;F. L. Witten, 48sec; S. Andrews, 50sec; L. Barker, 65sec; J. Dowle, 75sec; W. A. Briggs, 70sec; C. Scown, 55sec; J. Crum, 60sec; A. B. Browne, Sssec; E. P. Henshall, 90sec; J. S. Wengdall, llOsec; T. Montgomery, J. R. Green, G. Rogers, E. C. Wooller, 120 sec; L. V. Clapham, 130 sec; C. R. Wilson, R. Darley, 125 sec; A. Sheat, E. C. Leikis, 140 sec;; R. L. Stewart, B. M. Murray, 150 sec; J. Dempster, N. Scott, IGOsee; T. J. Dennett, A. H. Eyre, D. L. Robinson, W. Morgan, P. Sullings, A. E. Kerrisk, ISOsec; W Newth, F. L. Adams, R. Krebs, 190 sec; F. Taylor, A. Clark, 200 sec; H. McNiel, 210 sec; R. B. Witten, 220 sec. Nolan Handicap, 75 yards.—First heat: A. J. Elliott, scr.: V. R. Walker, 25yds; T. Montgomery, syds; R. Willey, M. B. Furlong, N. R. Wilson, 55yds; A. E. Kerrisk. 6yds; J. W. Shirley, 7 yds; A. G. Rowland, 75yds; A. Sheat, Syds; W. Newth, R. Krebs, G. Kells, 85yds; R. L. Stewart, 95yds; J. Dowle, 105yds; J. R. Green, 9yds; C. R. Wilson, 11yds; J. C. Tipping, L. V. Clapham, 12yds: B. T. Murray, F. L. Adams, 135yds; E. P. Henshall, 141yds. Second heat: E. C. Wooller, 2Jyds; B. Cohen, 35yds; B. M. Murray, 7yds; E. C. Leikis, 7iyds; R. de Cartaret, 7yds; A. G. Rowley, C. Torbett, 75yds; N. F. Cooper, S. Andrews, R. G. Kirkwood, Syds; J. W. Savidan, R. Darley, 85yds; F. L. Witten, J. W. Turnbull, J. S. Wengdall, D. L. Robinson, 9yds; C. Scown, 95yds; T. J. Dennett, G. Kells, 10yds; L. C Barker, 95yds; J. A. Crum, E. M. Horan. 12yds; A. Clarke, 13yds; H. McNeil, 15yds.

SCHOOL STEEPLECHASE (From Our Own Correspondent) DARGAVILLE, Thursday. The annual steeplechases over a three-mile course, held in connection with the Dargaville District High School yesterday, resulted: Frank Dargaville Cup.—Fifty-seven primary scholars competed. “Scotty” Simons (scr.), 17m 10s, 1; Alex Gracie (scr.), 17m 30s, 2; J. Carppe (10m), 19m 255, 3. F. O. Peat Cup.—Forty-six secondary pupils competed. Alvon Lochead (lS5m), 1; D. Noble (18m 40s), 2; H. Anderson, 3. The chairman of the School Committee, Mr. H. W. Page, handed the cups to the winners, and, in doing so, said that he was pleased to notice that such a large proportion of the starters finished the course. At his request three cheers were given for Messrs. Dargaville, Peat and J. Shucksmith, the trophy donors.

BADMINTON

KEEN COUNTRY CLUBS REMUERA CLUB REGISTERED The country clubs in the Auckland Province are. bringing on a number of keen young players, and the Morrinsville Club alone expects to send between a dozen and 18 players to the championship meeting, which begins in Auckland in a fortnight. Morrinsville recently played a match against Te Aroha, and won all its games. Te Aroha is really a young people’s club, the players being practically all young. Learning the game at such a receptive age, they should be more than useful later on. The association has been considering the matter of a match with some of these country clubs, to give them the benefit of games against experienced players. Saturday night seems the most suitable night, and it is possible that an Auckland team might journey to Hamilton, and there meet both Morrinsville and Hamilton in a three-cor-nered contest. The leading figure in the Morrinsville Club is the Rev. Frank Wilkes, an Anglican clergyman, who is very keen on the development of the game. The contingent coming from Napier for the championships is likely to be disappointingly small, but will almost certainly include Mrs. Hetley, the singles champion, who will be partnered bv Archdeacon Creed Meredith, of Wanganui, in the championship events, and by J. G. McLean, of Parnell, in the handicaps. Mrs. Hetley was to have played with Mrs. F. N. Harvey, of Napier, in the women’s doubles, but owing to the illness of her husband, Dr. F. N. Harvey, a very keen Badminton player, Mrs. Harvey may be unable to make the trip. Captain Cunliffe-Parker’s club has affiliated with the association under the name of the Remuera Club. This is perhaps the best name that could have been adopted. Several of the players will participate in the tournament. Tickets for the tournament final, to be held on Saturday afternoon, August SI. are now on sale. It is perhaps unfortunate that this date clashes with the special “earthquake relief’’ trotting meeting and with the important Rugby match, Auckland v. Canterbury. SONNENBERG’S FLYING TACKLE UP-ENDS “STRANGLER” LEWIS Ed (Strangler) Lewis, the heavyweight wrestler, regrets now that he never went to college and played football, says the “Police Gazette.’’ He is pretty smart in all phases of the mat game, but Gus Sonnenberg’s new and copyrighted innovation to wrestling, the flying tackle, has Ed buffaloed completely. In Boston, on July 9, Sonnenberg, former Dartmouth football player, employed his tackling tactics to good advantage and scored over Lewis for the second time in seven months, thus retaining his hold on the title. The “Strangler” intends to try again against Gus in the near future, perhaps out in Chicago, 111., and will spend the intervening weeks practising against billy goats, wild steers and army motor-tanks.

Club. P. W. L. D. Points For. Ag. Ch. Pts. Devonport 12 10 1 1 152 41 21 Mt. Albert . . 12 10 0 139 31 20 Ponsonby 12 4 1 93 64 15 Mt. Wellington 11 7 4 0 ' 77 90 14 Relnuera 12 9 0 38 103 6 Newtcm . . . . 12 10 0 44 100 4 Kingsland 11 1 10 0 19 127 2