FOOTBALL

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5341, 23 June 1913, Page 2

FOOTBALL

Results at a Glance. RUGBY. HAMILTON UNION. Seniors. City 9, St. Mary’s 3. Frankton G, Gordontou 0. Morrinsville 6, Athletics 5. Juniors. Frankton 9, Morrinsville 0. St. Mary’s 9, Gordonton 0. Third Grade. Gordonton 17, High School 3. Frankton 6, Athletics 3. AUCKLAND. Auckland A 30, Combined Country A 3. Auckland B 28, Combined Countrv C 3. liokianga 0, Auckland Juniors 0. OTAGO. Pirates 9, Dunedin 3. Zingari 9, v. Kaikorai 8. University 6, Port Chalmers 3. Alhambra 9, Union 3. WELLINGTON. Oriental G, St. Janies’ 3. Petone 19, Poneke nil. Athletics, Victoria College 0. Wellington 5, Melrose nil. CANTERBURY. Sydenham 9, Merrivale 8. College 11, Marists 5. Albion 6, Christchurch nil. Old Boys G, Linwood 5. AUSTRALIA. Maori Team G, Metropolitan 3. NORTHERN UNION. HAMILTON. United 25, Albums 18. AUCKLAND. City 14, Ponsonby 7. Newton 15, North Shore 0. AUSTRALIA. New Zealand 17, New South Wales 11. ASSOCIATION.

AUCKLAND Everton 3, Carlton 0.

Brotherhood 5, Corinthian 3. North Shore 2, Thistle 1. Hotspur 1, Ponsonby 1. Adult School 6, Otahuhu !. BROWN SHIELD. Wellington 2, Otago 2. Particulars of Saturday's Matches. FRANKTON v. GORDON CON. The senior matches attracted a good deal of attention at Claudelands on Saturday. The weather was perfect and there was a good crowd present, most of whom centred round the Frankton-Gordonton game played on the No, 1 ground. It was a well fought and interesting game, though neither side made the most of their opportunities. The backs on both sides were good, hut neither fifteen opened things up as they should have done and the forwards struggled with the ball throughout the greater |khtion of the game. On account of the form displayed by Gordonton on the previous Saturday a win fur them was anticipated; hut they did not seem to he able to pace it with Frankton and were chiefly employed in defending. In the early stage of the game, as the result of a passing rush, Clark scored a good try near the corner tlag, which was unconverted. Then on towards the end of the game, one of the Frankton men got right away with the ball and was inside the 25, clear of all opposition, when he fell. A general mix up followed, from wjiich a Gordonton player endeavoured to put the ball out. His direction, however, was bad, and it rolled hack over the goal line and Speedy dashing up smartly, secured it on the verge of tne boundary lino. It was a clever piece of work and for a moment or two excitement ran very high. This was the only other score during the game, which ended—Frankton G, Gordonton 0.

MORRINSVILLE v. ATHLETICS. This fixture also attracted a good deal of attention. The play was mostly confined to the forwards, though an occasional flash of back play was witnessed. The match was keenly fought out, resulting in a win for Morrinsville by the narrowmargin of one point. Dench and Reardon scored for Morrinsville, neither try being converted, while McColl obtained the only try for Athletics, which was converted by Ramsey. CITY v. ST. MARY’S.

Though at the beginning of the season St. Mary’s team appeared to he overflowing with hope and enthusiasm, and were given a good chance in the competition, thej appear to have gone to pieces steadily, and on Saturday took the field with nine men. This evidences bad management somewhere and an effort should he made to place things on a bettor footing. City quickly rattled up 1G points, James, Smith (2), Wynne being the scorers—-two tries being converted; white Atkinson, for St. Mary’s, kicked a penalty goal and the game was then abandoned.

SCHOOL MATCH. At Eureka, on Saturday morning, Eureka defeated Cambridge by 12 to 0. Each team played three short. SOUTH AUCKLAND UNION. It is more than likely that a competition will be held by the unions affiliated to the South Auckland Rugby Union to decide the winner of the cup presented by the patron, Mr Falwasser. One suggestion is that each union should send a team to play at Hamilton, and have a full day’s tournament, but the expense would bo very considerable and probably more than the union could afford. Another idea is that the unions at each end of the district should play amongst themselves, and that a deciding match be played at Hamilton. The latter idea is more feasible, and may be acted upon, as it would only mean taking two teams to Hamilton, and the gate money should pretty well pay expenses.