LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14771, 10 October 1921, Page 7

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

CLOSE OF THE SEASON. VISIT OF AUCKLAND TRAMS. The League football season for Hamilton was brought to a conclusion srt Steele Park, when learns fmm Auckland paid a visit. It rained throughout, the grealep period of the play, but there was a good attendance of spectators. The sixth grade teams of Auckland and Maritime played an exhibition game, which was won by the former !by 5 points to nil. Richmond were the ' season’s winners, and Maritime 1 runners-up in the grade at Auckland. Auckland Jncs. 27 v. Hamilton Q 6. j The Auckland junior representatives defeated a Hamilton B team by 27 points to 6. The teams were:— Hamilton: Cornaga, Prisk, Monagetti, Glover, Condon, Smith (captain), Coornbes, Kelly, Prickett, Duncan, Davis, ShirtclifTc, Williams. Auckland: Campbell. Patterson, Church, Sorenson, Condon (captain), Strange. Edwards, Biggs, Brockliss, McLaughlin, Vcart, Watson, Barraclough. Ton hard kicking on two occasions in (he early part of the game spoilt, attacking opnrtunities for Hamilton. Play travelled up and down field and j then Hamilton lost, a very favourable chance by failing to realise on an opening across the goal front. The, visitors shortly afterwards secured a try, Sorenson running over and touching down in a handy position. The try was converted by Edwards. Auckland 5 Hamilton 0 It was raining heavily and the ball was very difficult to handle accurately. Above the western 25 Condon picked up the leather and scored a simple try for Hamilton. Monagetti narrowly missed the goal. Hamilton 3 Auckland 5 As the result, of a hard kick and fast follow up, Auckland scored again shortly, McLaughlin touching down. Edwards converted. Auckland 10 Hamilton 3 The visiting hacks opened out the attack smartly on resuming, and after the ball had passed through several hands Condon scored. The shot failed. Auckland 1 Hamilton 3 A strong run by Smith, the home captain, terminated with Auckland seeking refuge in a force. After a series of attacking movements, the Auckland forwards carried play to the home line, where McLoughlin again scored. Edwards missed the goal. Auckland . lf> Hamilton 3 Half time was then called. Wailing for the bounce tactics and j half-hearted tackling primarily let ( Hamilton in for some trouble when Ihe game was resumed. Campbell was | playing a sound full-back game for ihc | visitors and stopped the Hamilton attack very surely. Then a breakaway by the visitors was held up in the danger zone by Cornaga. The honours were about, evenly divided in attacks, between the twenty-fives for the period of a quarter of an hour. A breakaway from the half in which Condon and Sorenson took part resulted in the latter scoring, with ShirtclifTc tackling him. Edwards goaled. Auckland 21 Hamilton 3 From a Hamilton attack Condon was all but over. Subsequent pressing work by the home side ended in a force. Hamilton kept up Ihc pressure and were, rewarded with Coornbes scoring between the posts from a movement initiated by the home half. Monagetti missed an easy shot. Hamilton 6 Auckland 21

The visiting backs handled -the ball free |v on Hie resumption, wtiile Hie definite tackling of the defenders greatly assisted the advance, which Churc.h, the centre, closed by scoring between the posts. The shot failed. Auckland 24 Hamilton 6

It was Hamilton’s measure of attack for a portion now, and the visitors were compelled to force. The steady rain made the ball heavy and the ground more holding. Hamilton’s pressure maintained for a time until a sudden breakaway by the visitors saw Hamilton in trouble, but Monagclti rushed in to force in the nick of lime. From the half-way Patterson cleverly fooled Prisk and ran across for a try. The goal failed and the game closed. Auckland 27 Hamilton 6 Mr M. Graham was referee. HUNTLY V. PONSONB* THACKER SHIELD MATCH. AUCKLAND, Saturday. The Thacker Shield match was played in heavy rain at Cariaw Park today. The linal scores were: —Ponsonby 10, Unfitly 8. The Huntly forwards lost nothing in comparison with the Ponsonliy pack, except that they handled the ball not too advantageously. The Auckland backs, however, were too fast for their opponents..