FOOTBALL

Wairarapa Daily Times, 3 May 1937, Page 6

FOOTBALL

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. MASTERTON v. CARTERTON. Consistently good, solid play by the Masterton forwards, who outclassed the Carterton pack in the loose, resulted in Masterton achieving a very meritorious win over Carterton at Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon when the weather was fine but with a stiff wind blowing. The Carterton team played in the first spell with the wind and sun behind them and failed most miserably to .take advantage of the opportunities which came their way, and only registered a penalty goal kicked by Crawley. The Carterton pack was, but a sliadow of the Red vanguards of a few years ago, vdrile their backs gave a most crude display at times'. Carterton got the ball nearly every time from the scrums but their backs failed most times to make advantageous use ,of it. The Masterton forwards by their splendid play kept Carterton out in the fiist spell,, but received little support from their backs, with the exception of W. Whiteman and Gray. A. Whiteman and Crookenden in the Black forwards played outstanding games, and the try which the former scored after a dribbling rush for a considerable distance was a very fine effort indeed. On several occasions Whiteman broke away with the ball at his. toes and showed that as far as he was concerned the art of dribbling was not yet lost. One of the most consistent and hardest grafters in the Masterton pack was Hargood. W. Whiteman was a solid rock at full back and repeatedly saved the Blacks. A. Steffert and C. Jensen put in plenty of solid work for Carterton, while Rosyth, Matheson, Catt and Crawley were the pick of the Carterton forwards. Shortly after the opening of the second spell a splendid dribbling rush saw A. Whiteman score, but the kick at goal failed and Masterton led 5—3. Then came the best back passing rush of the day in which J. Steffert sold several dummies, the ball eventually going to Cook who scored, but Long smothered the kick at goal and Carterton was ahead 6—5. Carterton then livened up for a time, but the Masterton pack was not to be denied and playing sound football and making the play loose they led Carterton a merry dance. The Masterton forwards showed excellent form in a number of dribbling rushes which gained considerable ground. Then from a passing rush Gray got away for a splendid try but as the kick at goal failed Masterton was up B—6.8 —6. The Carterton pack came away with great daslf and bowling over most of the Masterton backs nearly got across more than once. At this stage W. Whiteman got the Blacks out of some nasty corners. Play was ,of a most vigorous character among the forwards. The odds were that the game would end without any further score but just on time there was a .sensational ending when Barnett neatly potted a goal, the final whistle blowing immediately. It was an exciting second spell and Masterton well deserved their first victory over Carterton for many years. Mr W. Grantham was an excellent referee. RED STAR v. GLADSTONE. The defeat of Red Star by Gladstone at Gladstone was not unexpected as for many years the Gladstone ground has proved Stars Waterloo, it being five years or more since the Stars have won a game on the ground there. The final score was Gladstone 21, Red Star 3. The Gladstone forwards played a great game and dominated play. Though the Star forwards played we'll the Black and White backs were disappointing. For Gladstone Hayes (2), Walker,, Nunn and McGregor scored tries. E. Henderson and Riddell each kicked a penalty goal. Johnston scored a try for Stars. Fred Henson was an absentee in the Star backs. 1 OLD BOYS v. GREYTOWN. The Old Boys had little difficulty in beating Greytown at Greytown. by 18 points to 6 in a game in which Old Boys were much the superior. For Old Boys tries were scored by McLeod (converted by Gillespie), Van Praagli (converted by Gillespie), Cameron (converted by Gillespie) and Crisp. Gaudin scored a try for Greytown and Broughton kicked a penalty goal. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. RED STAR v. OPAKI. A very willing "go” on the No. 2 ground was witnessed between Red Star and Opalci, the latter being a solid and much heavier team than their opponents. The Stars made the game fast and epen and led by 9 to nil in the first spell. Morgan and B. Howard scored tries and Ewington kicked a penalty goal. 'Playing against the wind and sun in the' second half Stars were hard put to it to keep Opaki from scoring. However, the Red and Whites eventually scored a try which was converted. Towards the end of the game the Stars showed that they were in better form, and on several occasions were nearly across. The final whistle went, leaving Red Star winners by 9 points to 5. Carterton 6 Masterton 3 Old Boys 15 Martinborough 0 THIRD GRADE. Greytown 13 Masterton 3 Martinborough 28 Red Star 4 IN OTHER CENTRES. DUNEDIN. University A 22 beat Dunedin 3; Kaikorai 7 beat Zingari 3; Pirates 20 beat Alhambra 0; Southern 48 beat University B 0; Taieri 6 drew with Union 6. > / WELLINGTON. At Athletic Park, 5000 people saw a

spoiling game between Marist Biothers Old Boys and Athletic. The latter took the upper hand in the final quarter and won 21/3. Poneke beat Wellington, 16/11. In the Mcßain Shield match at Petono the home backs had too much finish for Hutt, although the territorial run of the play is not indicated in the score, 23/0. Eastbourne did ivcll to finish within one point of the unbeaten Wellington College Old Boys, 14/13. Athletic and Wellington College Old Boys now lead in the championship with three wins each. The points table is as follows: Athletic 6, Wellington College Old Boys 6, Poneke 4, Eastbourne 2, Marist Bros. Old Boys 2 t Petone 2, Wellington 2, Hutt 0. CHRISTCHURCH. Rugby results: — Merivale beat Christchurch, 11/9; Varsity beat Linwood, 20/3; Sydenham beat Technical, 37/9; Old Boys beat Athletic, 11/0; Sunuyside beat .Albion, 8/3. —(P.A.) AUCKLAND. Rugby results:— Ponsonby beat Grammar, 31/13; Grafton beat College Rifles, 39/9; Manukau beat Marist, 15/11; Technical beat North Shore, 14/10; Otahuhu beat Training College, 17/13.—(P.A.) ASSOCIATION CODE. CUP FINAL. LONDON, Saturday. In the English Association Football Cup final, Sunderland defeated Preston, 3/1. The ’bus strike did not affect the attendance. Half an hour before the start the stadium was packed. Ninetythree thousand spectators engaged in community singing, led by naval and military bands. Brilliant sufislnne added to the general carefree atmosphere. The enormous assembly’s exuberance was stilled when the bands began the solemn chorus of "Abide With Me,” which is now traditional on these occasions. The crowd stood bareheaded and joined in. Their Majesties, on arrival, were greeted with tremendous enthusiasm, and the- cheering was renewed when the King shook hands with the players. Preston led 1/0 at half-time, Frank O’Donnell having scored after snapping up a perfect pass from his brother Harry. Sunderland played the more scientific football in the second half, Gurney, Carter and Burbands scoring and enabling Sunderland to win the cup for the first time in its fifty years’ existence.