IN SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12735, 3 September 1919, Page 2

IN SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND

(By “STUDENT.®) SECONDARY SCHOOLS. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL With secondary pupils enjoying a bnef respite, from niental exertions and the odnseqUent difficulty of securing' a full complement of players, the competition has, perforce, to be held in abeyance. However, the secondary • team selected to play an “ under sixteen ’ Wellington eleven at Wellington on September ti have been training team should perform crMitafaly upon their introduction to a iNortu Island assembly,' No opportunity has offered itself to sire tho team a trial against Opponents of equal strength. was hoped that a very junior team from H.M.S. New Zealand could have supplied an opposition, out the age limit sugested Waa too high mr our boys and therefore the proposal did not take definite form. The team •leave per Maori on Thursday evening and most of the players are desirous of remammg until Monday. Several have already arranged to billet with members of the Wellington primary school team, who were hexe quit© recentlv, thus emphasising the good fellowship ■which results from the exchange of mtempvmml viate- One is safe ln predicting that the Wellington enthusif 9 * 3 &7° ou V b »ys a right royal time and the writer has every coniittenoe or the visit affording our youn°‘ players an opportunity of a more extended knowledge of the game and an enjoyable break for future disonasitm m the vacation routine incidenthe* home life. The player* are:—Spiers and Bant (Technical), Rundle, Blake. Shaw. gShanehnessy Mahoney and O’Brien (St Bede’s) Skipworth, ' Nome and s«+ aC^!K eU Christchurch), Luke (St Albans). Mr M’Kinley will accompany the team as manager.

PRIMARY SGHPOLS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. All the ordinary Rugby football' oompetitions for primary schools were concluded last week. Marist Brothers ®a nior j G cK e ’ Barton the iSt ****** *• UsiisiJh^ ,a?tna i Il ¥r Z™ 6 * ended with Sydenham, and Manst Brothers equal, ttiese teams having drawn when they nist early in the competition. A playJfulf arT f, nged ’.j ,ut another draw rcneither side scoring. A second ~ avowed Sydenham to lie Irsfs ii tn? Dett ? r team - and. it left tw n®v Der >y eight points to nil. oc^idn a , y WaS refereo ou “ J~A hjh * are as complete ■ran bo compiled from returns scut COMPETITION- TABLES. . Senior Grade.

SEVEN-A-SIDB TOURNAMENT. The annual seven-a-side Rugby football tournament for primary schools was held last week on the polo ground. Seventy-six entries, spread over five grades, were received. Very complete arrangements; were made to get the games off expeditiously. Messrs P. Menties, 6. N. Ormandy, R. H, North, J. Bowden and V. J. Gamble were in charge of the various grade*. Mr JNoble was recorder, and Mr V. W- Colyille acted as supervisor. The winners of the grades were:— ’ Open Grade —West Christchurch (D----M’Donatd, W. M’Auhffe, F. Powell, P. Saunders, L. Pay, A. Colli© and E. Robson). Under Fourteen Grade—Riccarton (W. Bowes, F, Bowes, S, Timms. C. "Wood, G. Smith, M. Carr and J. Spencer). Under Thirteen Grade—Elmwood £B. Marshall, F. Hood, M. Edgar, H. Matson, J. Brown, A. M’Phail and b>SCoinkies). Under Twelve Grade—Elmwood (N. Wallace, L. Pither, S. Chester, G. M’Gee. G. Holmes,' G. Hart and C. [Welsh). Under Eleven Grade—Marist Brothers (V, Mannis, A. O’Connor, L. Pearce, N. Stokes, R. Noonan, J.. Greenlees and I. Scully), REPORTING GOMPETITON. The conclusion of the football competitions brought the reporting competition also, to an end. Ad judication was very difficult in the Light-weight GradeTho standard of work in this grade was, as a whole, excellent. The Senior reporters were better than the Junior, But the Light-weights were easily the Bert. After careful scrutiny of cards, iffie following awards.were made;— _ Senior'Grade—G. King (Sydenham). Next are A. Gillum (Marist Brothers), D. Hutchinson (West Christchurch) and G. Jardin (Elmwood). Junior Grade—E. Bowling (Fendalton). Next are F. Smith (Riccarton) and L. Pierr (Opawa). Light-weiglit Grade—D. Lee (Shirley). Next are J. Smith (Sydenham), C/ Logie (lanwood), A- Gillum (Marist Brothers), J; Matthewson (West Christchurch) and C- Smallwood (Waltham). Orders for the prizes will be posted, to the head, masters of the schools to which the three winners belong. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL: Tsie competitions have suffered a temporary eclipse by reason of school hphdays,, and only two matches were played last week-end. Upon resumption of school duties an effort will be made to speedily, terminate the competition and wind up the season’s campaign with a fivo-a-sido tournament. Richmond tQaintainea: tbeir nubeaten record by tar© victory over Woolstou, the latter have reason to he proud °r their display, as 'the referee informs me that they fully deserved to draw. With a more intimate knowledge of tho game, at the commencement of the reason, Woolsten would have pressed' the leaders much harder. Then- pdsitron on the League table ia highly creditable, and they have good reason to be satisfied with the season’s form v St Albans O and Marist B played a bard game with honours even. Talking was, again too prevalent, everybody tendering advice to someone else and negteerting his own duties in consequent Glimpses of good play were observable and with more experience several players in both teams should become useful performers.. . B GRADE. At Sputh Belt a fast and exciting game between Richmond and Woolsten ended m a/ victory for the former by 2—d. Referee. Mr J. Marriott. M North Park. St Albans C and Manst B strove bard’for supremacy, but time arrived with no score, the game thus ending in a draw—o—o. Ha. foreo, Mr O’FlahertyAt North Park a friendly match between St Michael’s and Naxareth ended in a win for the former by I—o,

Section A ifarist Bro*. W . s • B., 2 *L. P.F, its loo 124 " 71 . P.A. O.P Elmwood . Sydenham., 2few Brighton . s . 6 . 3 1 1 1 3 ■7 6 11 46 67 9 Si64 Section T5. ° W. Christchurch Waltham , . 6 — 4 ai/ 73 71. 73 111 6 5 2 Richmond ; • 2 _ 6 45 Addington , . . — — 10 331 Junior Grade. nSiocarton . S 183 g Woolston . . 7 . #« 37 i’endalton . . 8 <3.13T7 38 g Beckenham . ' . 4 I 3 26 76 44 Opawa Matist’Bro*. . . 4 . 2 1 4 6 33 11 88 43 4 2i W. Lyttelton , . 2 __ 6 9 67 2 SSormal . . . 1 1 6 n 60 1J Lyttelton D.H.S. . — I 7 s 90 i -Light-weight Grade. Sydenham . 10 1 16S 10| Mariei Bros. A . 10 1 88 10J "W. Christchurch . 3 — o* 160 6 9 Waltham . . 6 3 3 48 46 7 Shirley , . 6 1 4 27 54 6| Linwood . 6 — 6 69 20 6 Addington . 4 — 7 47 77 4 Marist Bros. B . 4 — 6 21 77 4 Elmwood ; -2 1 6 0 54 2| CNbnaal . ' . 3 — 7 9 81 Stichmoad 1 — 9 3 178 1 Opawa . • — — 11 — 49 —