FOOTBALL.

Te Puke Times, 30 September 1919, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

: BAY OF PLENTY SURPRISES ■ AUCKLAND REIPS. The match, Bay of/Plenty v, ' Auckland, was play/d at Eden Park on Saturday/in glorious . weather, and resulted in a sur- , prise, but well-merited win for the visitors by 25 points to 16. ' The Bay turned mt a very credi- , table combination, and on the • day's form would have won ; l ! ' against any team Auckland could ' r ; put in the field this year. Hardly ; had the game/started when from 1 ' a passing bout Wooley scored a • try. Home supporters were now prepared to sit out a walk-over. ■ but the Bay team in the next five minutes put a different complex-

ion on affairs,, A nice bit of play

by Reke, Rogers and Woods top- \ ping off a forward rush ended in a try by Woods, which Gardiner converted. The crowd cheered , : when C. Rogers scored from a nippy passing bout, and then a p.: little later came into the limelight ; Y again by landing a penalty goal. ■ Auckland could the

: bumping and bustling play of the

visitors continuing to break up ' the Auckland attempt to get . their backs together. Pattie ■i- scored 1 and Rogers converted. :: The local forwards began to assert ' •,themselves, and just on half-time ; McCullough scored. It was not, however, till the second spell that the thrills began, In quick > succession tries were scored by ■ Poison and Billington, which were converted byßadeley. With ' the scores even the game became fant, supporters of both teams

voicing their sentiments vocifer-

oußly, Auckland forced the pace | but were met with fast and sure > tackling, which not only stopped ' them, but eventually turned the it tide. The Bay got away with the ball at foot and a splendid bit of > ■ i>lay by Hutchins enabled him to score, which Rogers converted, ■i. • Auckland responded with several 40s fine [combined efforts, which just ' missed their objective, and then another breakaway forward rush

Baw the visiting full-back (Austin) get tne ball, and with a mags nificent kick land a goal. Before the Aucklanders could again become dangerous, the whistle blew, and the Bay of Plenty were the winners by 25 poii.ts to . '

' BAtOF PLENTY OUTCLASS I ' WAjKATO flhematch, Waikato v. Bay of Plenty, was played at Hamilton, • yesterday, in the presence of a big crowd, The was a Strenuous one, but' - the form of the visitors gradually wore down !P«the local combination, and the Bay of Plenty won by 13 point 9 to 6. ______ . The following team will represent the 39th Company Senior - Cadets, (Te Puke) in their match r. against tfie 38th Company, (Tauranga) to be played at Te Puke on Saturday next at 1,30 p.m. Raymond, Burstall, McFadgen, /Webber, Burnett, Palmer, Whitwell, Pinker, O'Halloran, Mc-. -XGrevy, Wilding, Grant, Wihapi, . ; Donovan, Ansell, Makete, Players are notified that there • will be a practice from 2 till '3 ; o'clock on Thursday afternoon.