SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12408, 28 August 1918, Page 4

SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS. INTER-HIGH SCHOOLS’ TOURNAMENT. The Christchurch Hoys’ High School first fifteen will go south by to-mor-row’s express in order to take part in the annual inter-high schools’ tootbull which is to be played/in Invercargill on Saturday and Wednesday next. The following players will make the trip in charge of Mr 11. J. Thompson (master) ami Mr G. H Mason (coach):—T. I. Lascelles. J. M Willoughby, E. J. Bowes, A.‘ 0. 0 Allen, W . Graham, S. Carleton, W Dailey, J. L. Wldto, T. J. Donnelly, J. Forsyth, J. A. Fraser (captain), D Gunn, D. Dickson, L. D. Page, D. W. Reese, B. Alley (emergency back), A Davey (emergency forward), F. Petro (emergency forward). The team will have to stay a night in Dunedin both on the way down and on the way back. According to a programme received hero the visiting teams, the Christchurch, Timnru and Otago Boys’ High Schools, aro to bo liberally entertained by their Invercargill friends. It will - be remembered that on the first day of last year’s tournament, played in Christchurch, Timaru beat Invercargill by 30 points to 3, and Otago beat Ohristcnurch by 16 points to 5. On the second day Christchurch bent Invercargill by 23 points to 7 and Timam beat Otago by 18 points to 9. Timaru won the tournament with two victories to their credit. Christchurch and Ota go being second, equal, with one win, and Invercargill last. The three southern schools are reported to bo fairly strong this year, and taking a line _ through their matches with Waitaki, both Timaru and Otago appear to bo a little stronger than Christchurch, _ Waitaki beat Christchurch by 13 points to 3 and they beat Timam by 6 points _to 5. Otago, however, accounted for 'Waitaki by 6 points to nil. Form-of this description cannot always ho relied'upon, however, and the Christchurch hoys, 1 feel quite sure, will fully extend the two teams they meet. Their first game will he against Timam, and on the second day they will play the winners of the Otago-Inyereargill _ match. Christchurch are fortunate in being able to regain the 'service's of their captain. J, A. Fraser, who was injured in the Waitaki match. 1 Inter-Collegiate Tournament. The defeat of phrist’s College by Wanganui College' on Monday came as a big surprise to the team’s supporters r and to followers of the' game generally. Wanganui must be a good side,- particularly in the. forward department, to bo able to defeat Christ’s College, whoso, forwards take all sorts of stopping. A team which could hold the Ch'ristchur|ch team in the forwards, however, would have a good chance of defeating them, as their back division, though possessing some very fine individual players, is not a strong combination. Christ’s College play Wellington to-day and Wanganui and Wellington meet on Friday. I notice that Auckland Grammar School, New Plymouth Boys’ High School and Nelson College have linked up in an annual triangular tournament. Up till a few years ago Nelson College and Christchurch Boys’ High School always played an annual match, but this was dropped when the local school entered the inter-High Schools’ tournament. The only prominent school in the South Island which does not take part in tournament games is the Waitaki Boys’ High School, which, 'however, plays annual matches with the Christchurch, Timaru and Otago Boys’ High Schools. King’s Cdllege > (Auckland) and Te Ante College (Napier) ar©' v the two big Rugby schools in the North Island which do not participate in tournaments. The playing of all these secondary schools’ tournaments will do an inestimable amount of good in lifting the Rugby game once more on to the high plane on which it stood before the war. It should not be long,now ere we see an inler-islaud secondary schools’ game, which 1 feel certain would he an even greater draw than the ordinary inter-island fixture. Of one tiling I am sure, i.e., that the schools’ game would he productive of just as fast and spectacular football—probably more so! A very pleasant little function was the dinner tendered to the Boys’ High School first fifteen and emergencies by the old boys' at the Cadena last week, after the annual match, Past v. Present pupils, had been played- In responding to the toast of “ The School,” D. Reese, senior monitor, mentioned that at the latest compilation the School roll of honour had 760 names on it, and 119 of this number had made the supreme sacrifice. In proposing the toast o,f “ The First Fifteen,'’ Mr 0. Buchanan recalled some interesting facts concerning past School-College matches, and the players who took part in them. This year's School team had been vprv light, hub on looking hack one would find that the School’s best teams were their light teams. The School had turned out many fine footballers. C. E. Woledge lie considered the best hack the School had ever produced. R. Q. Deans was a great player, but like manv other old boys, lie developed after he left school. The sneaker said this year’s team had done wonderfully well in the .puiior competition, and if‘the forwards had only tackled like one of their old hoys in the Canterbury representatives ■—lvor Gray—they might possibly have done better still. L. D. Pago (vicecaptain), in reply, thanked the old boys for the great interest they had taken in the doings of the team throughout the year. “The Coach” was a toast heartily received,- Mr Buchanan the proposer, mentioning that Mr Mason had given up his time l-o these duties at considerable self-

sacrifice. Responding, Mr Mason thanked the boys for the very careful attention they had paid- to their training throughout the season, and he was proud of the way they took their defeats—just the same as they received their successes. An exchange of cheers between the first fifteen and the old boys concluded the gathering. PRIMARY SCHOOLS. RUGBY FOOTBALL. Seven-a-Side Tournament. The annual seven-a-sido Rugby football tournament, held under the direction of the North Canterbury Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association, was successfully conducted at the North lark on Saturday morning last. Five grounds were used, as followsßoys’ High School, Christchurch, Merivalo, ' arsity, Old Boys. During tho whole morning proceedings went without a hitch, teams being ready to follow on as soon as tho previous game finished. Seventy-one entries were received, this year, as against sixty-two last season, but more games were won by default last -week than in the preceding tournament. Most of tile credit of the suc<MSS’i?f }be.function must bo taken by Atr \. J. Gamble, the honorary seesretaryj who was a very busy official all through, but he had given so much attention to the smallest details that everythuig went off most smoothly. the following reforces officiated:— r*' £ uil f e y games, A. Thompson 6, J. Bowden 5, T. A. Morland 5, G. N. AJ'i-mandy 4, P. Menzies 4, 0. Moor 4, G, M Renzie 4, J. Motlram 4, V. W. Colville 4, D. M. Shirlaw 4, R. H. Aorth 3. R. S. Pearson 3, 0. B. Guincy 4, J. Mackenzie 2, S. Baird 1. Last year’s winners were;— Under 11 years, West Christchurch; under 12 years, West Christchurch; under 14 years, Riccarton; open, Sydenham. An extra grade was added this year, viz., under 13, years, and tho results of the games were;— Under 11 years—Marist Bros, (winners) drew, a bye in the first round and beat Sydenham 3-0 in the semi-final and V altham 3-0 in the final, thus scoring 6 points to nil. The winning team were:—J. Mannix, L. George, J. GalB n> DUy Noouaa ’ H ‘ I>earce . J- Scully, j Ilder ypnrs —Elmwood (winners) " re Y, . a “S’® j n the first round, beat Southbrook 15-0 in the second round, blur toy 12-0 in the semi-final, and Marist Bros. i)-0 in the final, making a total of -36 points in three games to none against—-a good performance. The winning team were:-B. Marshall, F. -, iL T% ar > S - Rrewford, S. ? :ll ’ A. Hutchison. Under 13 years—Marist Bros. B (winners) drew a bye in the first round, beat Sydenham 8-5 in tho second, Woolsi' 011 11-0 in the third, West ChristWest Christchurch A 3-0 in .the final, a record of 25 points for and 5 against, ihe wmnmig team were:—Y. Cousidmo G. Bntteuden, J. Madden, J. Blackahy, M. O’Brien, J, Crooke L. Amos. Under 14 years—Riccarton (winners) beat East Christchurch A 20-0 in the first round, West Christchurch 5-0 in til 6 . seco ’ ld > Shirley 6-0 in the third, Marist Bros. B 8-6 in the semi-final, and Sydenham 3-0 in the final, a total of 42 points for and 6 against—a fine performance in five games. The winning team were:—S. Kemp, W. Bowes, N, Vivian, M. Carr, 0. Mauson. S. 1 minis, F. Holmes. Open Grade—Marist Bros. B (winners) boat Woolston 8-.0 in first round, Riccarton 20-3 in the second, Normal--18-0 in the semi-final, and West Christchurch 10-0 in the final; very high scoring all round—s6 points for and 3 against. Th© winning team were'—P. Hesffip, P. Madden, J. (Sullivan, J. M RttJ) W. Molloy, W. O’Connor, 0. Dwan. Madden scored 6 tries, M’Kay 2. Sullivan 2, O’Connor 1 and Dwan 1. M Kay converted 6 tries and Dwan 3. The Light-weight Championship. The 1918 primary schools light-weight Rugby football championship competition has been brought to a conclusion, and a photograph of the winning team appears herewith. The standard of play amongst the under ost 71b boys this year, in the majority of cases, has been particularly high. Sydenham (the winners) and Y/cst Christchurch and Marist Bros, (the runners-up) have played especially good football. Sydenham defeated both the runners-up by but three points to nil, while West Christchurch and Marist Bros, drew without, any score being registered. These results show how even were tho teams named. As all the lists have not been forwarded to the secretary I am unable to publish the final table of positions of the teams. The Sydenham team’s record is as follows; v. Marist Bros. B, won by 18 to nil. v. Richmond, won 32 to nil. r. West Christchurch, won 3 to nil. r. East Christchurch, won 14 to nil. v. Addington, won 32 to nil. v. Bunvood, won by default, v. Marist Bros., won 3 to nil. v. Shirley, won 17 to nil. Matches played 8; won 8; points for 119; points against 0. For a team not to have a point scored

against them in a season is a distinctly creditable performance, and their coach. Mr V. W. Colville, is to bo congratulated on the results of his efforts. Tho Team’s Scorers. H. Banfield—2 tries, 7 goals and 1 ■penalty goal—23 points. F. Warn— 7 tries—2l points. H. Dymond—6 tries—lß points. H. Ledshame—s tries—ls points. S. Gibson—4 tries—l2 points. ,L. Hughes—3 tries—9 points. J. Clarke—2 tries—6 points. 0. Rhodes—2 tries—6 points. F. Tonkin—l try—3 points. B. Riseloy—l try—3 points. J. Page—l try—3 points. Light-weight Championship List. 1917 Marist Bros. 1918— Sydenham. Tho Grade Competitions. As the results of a number of postponed matches have not been sent in to the secretary, comment on these matches is withheld in the meantime. The results cannot affect the positions of tho teams, tho Senior and Junior championships having been won by Marist Bros, and Riccarton respectively. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. The Primary Schools competitions were continued last week in fine weather, and some good games were witnessed, notably in the A Grade, close finishes being the order of the two matches played. St Albans A still continue their unbeaten record in the A Grade, and St Albans B are leading in the B Grade. Following are the results:— A Grade. St Albans A (1) beat East Christchurch (0). at North Park, after a fast and strenuous game. St Albans proved too _ strong in the forwards, the East Christchurch goalkeeper alone preventing a bigger score being registered, trield scored for St Albans. Mr Malcolm was referee. St Mary’s -(1) beat Somerfield (0) 11ns match was played at North Park, and, after an exciting game, St Mary’s came out on top. Shaw and Watson played well for St Mary’s. Following are the positions of tho various teams;—St Albans A 8 East Christchurch A 4}, Somerfield 4, St Mary’s 31. B Grade. East Christchurch (1) v. Spreydon (1) ?? . sc , ored for East Christchurch and M Keich for Spreydon. Loader and.Round played good games for East Christchurch. Mr Cooksou was rererec. . ' St Albans B (11) beat St Matthew’s ( ) As the score indicates this game was rather one-sided. Fraser (3), Legg (2), Jackman (2), Johns. Edwards, Audreys and Wright one each, scored feree 10 WlUners - Mr C; trtner was remf fc (0) dro ' r with Nazareth W—ibfee teams were cvenlv matched effoi ' ts l>y both sides ai cd to pioduco a winning goal. Baiker and Speirs played well for St Michael’s. Mr English was referee Five-a-side Tournament. Next Saturday morning there will be a five-a-side tournament at North Park and a 0 teams engaged have to be on the ground at 9.15 sharp. Each team in the competitions, is'expected to enter two teams m the tournament