RAIN MARS FIELD SPORTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18041, 9 June 1930, Page 11

RAIN MARS FIELD SPORTS.

WINS FOR FRANKTON, AND CITY. EN&ISH - RUGBY TEAM’S SECOND LOSS. SATURDAY’S LEAGUE, SOCCER AND HOCKEY. Dull; skies and drizzling rain later In the afternoon made conditions unpleasant: for the continuation of the Sage Memorial Cup Competition matches at local headquarters on Saturday. Franl'.ton proved too good,fop Technical and obtained a win by 14 points to 4, although they met; with heroic opposition. City disposed of Marist by 6 points to 3 In-a ! drab game. The relative positions of teams in the championship v !s unchanged. The British Rugby'team suffered the second loss of their tour In the Dominion when Canterbury emerged on Saturday victors by 14 points to 8. The attraction ■ for League supporters at Hamilton on Saturday was a match- between Hamilton and Huntly Maoris. The home side won by 10 points to 8, after being fully extended by the visitors. An even- match marked the meeting of Y.M.C.A. and Huntly under Association rules, at Hamilton on Saturday. The local team prevailed by the margin of one goal. At Walkokowhai Renown defeated Hamilton Wanderers, 4—l. f * Old Bdys were successful over Hlnemoa by 4 goals to one In the senior hookey match. Results, of all Dominion field sports and details of district games on Saturday are chronicled below. . RESULTS AT A GLANCE. ' /i;: • RUGBY. . Canterbury 14, v. England 8. , Frankton 14, v. Technical 4. City 6, v. Marlst 3. LEAGUE. Hamilton 10, v. Huntly Maoris 3. ASSOCIATION. .Jg :y- ''Y.M.C.A. 2, v. Huntly Thistle 1. Renown 4, v. Hamilton Wanderers 1. HOCKEY. Old Boys 4, v. Hlnemoa 1., i ' ' SAGE CUP • COMPETITION.' The following table shows the position of the teams In the senior Rugby competition In Hamilton for the Sage Memorial Cup:— Points Points Champ.

FRANKTON superior. HARD PLAY IN THE RAIN. }v. . ;< ’ . • TECHNICAL DEFEND WELL. ' Frankton defeated Technical Oid Boys by 14 points-to 4 on No. 1 ground, ■ Rugby Park, on Saturday, in a bard,' well fought game in which . the winners did not have it all their -own way. ' The teams were:—* - . - . Frankton. —Barlow; Everest, A. H. 'Griffiths, Park; Allan Griffiths, Welch; xDgnz; -Priscott, Weatherley, H. Charges ton&iSimmonds;:' Bayly,. iHooper, W. -Charleston and Noakes (rover). f. tTeohnical.—Docherty; Frear, L. St. "George, Dalbreth; A. St/ George, Mathie'san;- Mitchell; Templar, Dud- ! Icy, Gilmer, Robinson, Attwood, Layne, .{Stewart’‘and , Findlay, (rover).k, Frarikton kicked off against the ?wind, being slow on the return-;•. with the result that Frankton got well within striking distance till -Mitchell cleared to the line. - ' A ' penalty to Technical improved matters for tlfe'm. • Some midfield scrambling ensued .-till Noakes had the ball out of the tight and in the subsequent movement Welch, kicked- well upheld, allowing the forwards to get down bn the ball.-' FranktoiFs line near the -grandstand was weakly defended and Findlay notched a good - . line-finder. Findlay gained possession in midfield and gave a belated pass- to the backs, .Dalbeth being hemmed in. The backsagain (-secured from a line-out and Templar nearly ran straight through. .. Good Goal Dropped. -Loose play followed well up in which C. 'St. George gathered in and dropped a fine goal from the twentyfive line with the wind with him. '■ i Technical .......... 4 Frankton .......... 0 Frankton were penafllsed again soon afterwards and a -bout of kicking followed whioh ended with Technical in the opposing twenty-five. Obstruction round'the scrum from the wing-for-ward gave Frankton a free and Barlow' added some territory with a line-kick. Frankton were throwing the ball about in the TechnicJ. twenty-five and the Technical backs were not tackling 'well. . The ball'went over' to the .other side 1 where A. H. Griffiths se- , eured to dive - over. Park failed to • convert. ; Frankton ....... . 3 j Technical .......... 4 The Technical backs were handling 'better in-the next period but Dalbeth was caught, on \he wing.' A. St. . George,' however, was supporting well 'and kicked out well up. Little of interest occurred till the Frankton backs and pack set up an attack Which- was frustrated through offside "Pi-ay. A. St. George, getting the ball from . ,Mitchell behind a loose scrum, heat ;pork to secure a ’splendid line-finder ’just before the quarter ended. h Frankton Aggressive. V l . : Frankton attacked in the next spell, the van breaking through the defence, but a long kick caused the leather to 'roll intothe”' dead-ball area. X speotacular piqk-up in midfield by fAllan Griffiths, saw the five-eighth dash upfield. When pressed, he handed out to: Simmonds, who lacked 'speed and was overhauled. Griffiths nearly ran straight through again for ( a try, hut Technicals defence was g'urc. Their opportunity lost, Frank,ton had- .to. adopt l the-role of defenders in-the subsequent play, when Dalbeth attempted,, to the side-line. Still defending, Frankton were- penalised in a dangerous position. Docherty’s licked direction. Lengthy 'kicking'followed, Frankton reaching 'well into! the opposing, twenty-five before the ball was handled again. Everest, from a penalty, had a cro-ss-shot at the;, goal but missed. -Frankton nearly scored when Barlow ran up but the full-back was pushed over the side-line: Some tight forward scrum•'maging ensued in midfield, but Mitchell'was caught waiting offside for the ball to come out. Tackling Delays Advance. The Griffiths brothers were exchanging in the Technical, twenty-five, h.ut/got. offside. Frankton continued to "press but the tackling of the Technical backs kept them at bay. A

free'ld ok relieved Technical temporarily and Docherty, .who was kicking to the line very well,’ delayed -the advance on another occasion, Frankton'were pressing right up to the goal-line when half-time came. Dual Effort Succeeds, Frankton were the first -on attack on resumption, Allan Griffiths collecting and running through where the de-fence-was weak to transfer to A. H. Griffiths, who. speeded up to outstrip everybody for a fine try behind the posts. Park failed to convert from an easy position. | u/n j -Frankton o’ Technical 4 Steady rain made the ball difficult -to. handle. - Technical had the attacking margin for a spell, but the solid tackling' of the Frankton , forwards made an outlet seem remote. From a series *of line-outs Frankton gradually neared the Teohnloal goal-ltne"but Mitchell booted out from the ruck. Only two points behind, Technical, showing stubborn defenoe, returned to the Frankton twenty-five. The position was soon lost, the Frankton van getting back with a strong loose rush which oarried them to the line. In the ensuing loose rush a few yards out Bayly received to go over for a try. . Park’s klok went just outside the post. -Frankton 9 Technical 4 Technical showed aggressive tactics in the -Frankton twenty-five, but the combination of their backs was ineffective, several faotors preventing them from penetrating the defence. A. St. George had a shot at goal from the field but failed badly. The tables were again turned against Technicalwhen the opposing backs handled dangerously, but without result as the bell went lor the final session. !s-ii} fluctuating Play, Frankton pressed upfield and the opposing full-back was unable to clear. Frear threw -the ball out and Everest took the penalty kick which missed. Frankton followed up the kick but Mitchell saved in time with a good boot to touch. Technical foroed -when the Frankton pack had got beneath a midfield kick. A brace of free kicks assisted Technical when Frankton’s play- indicated scoring possibilities. Technical were penned up in the -comer for some time during a succession of -scrums and line-outs, but -Mitchell again came -to the rescue by punting, out and upfield. Mitchell, Mathieson and Dalheth made a neffort to break through In a passing rush but the wing was soundly nailed ~ Technical again made -the pace willing, Mathieson and the St; George brothers handling well. Frankton were foroed baok to , their own goal before -Denz secured to olear. The Frankton forwards followed the hall right into the opposing twentyfive, play going from one end of the field to the other in a few seconds. Frankton’s Tally Increased, Illegal tactics inside a set scrum on the goal-line gave Technical a free kick which resulted in their backs exchanging to reach -the opposing territory once more. Frankton got baok and Technical defended desperately for a period. Both sets were feeling the effects of solid play. Welch picked tip and ran right round and scored behind the posts. Park converted just before time, leaving the final taffies.— Frankton 14 Technical 4 Mr B. S. Marshall was the referee. ■ 4- S Notes and Comments. Frankton’s superior combination and pack enabled them to outclass Tech- • nicai, although the latter defended splendidly and often reversed the position of play'. The tackling of holh lea-ms showed a marked improvement in the second half, The game was not very spectacular, individual Hashes predominating, The, Griffiths brothers were outstanding among the ■Frankton backs, - Noalces was a great force as rover, and all the forwards appeared to advantage in most sequences in tight and loose, Docherty saved frequently as’ Technicals full-baek and. Mitchell played his usual | useful game. A, St. George was I another sound back. Findlay toiled vigorously as rover and the pick of I the van were Dudley, Templar and I Robinson.

CITY BEAT MARIST.

UNINSPIRING MATCH. POOR STANDARD OF PLAY. * j • . ■ ■ \ ’. 'V® * • A drizzling rain' marked the City v, Marist game on No. 2 ground at Rugby Park on Saturday.* - The former were victorious 6 —3. Poor play characterised the game throughout. - „ The following teams took the field: — ■Marist. —Delaney, Guildford, P. Clarkin, L. Clarkin, Wright, C. McCormack, Mills, T. Cassidy, A. Monloitli, L. Montieth, Reynolds, Dold, Pcaeocke, H.'McCormack and* W. Cassidy (rover). City.—Gilling, Allen, Going, Skeet, A. Christie, Shultz, Buckingham, Mansel, Courtney, Parsons, Grant, Parsons, Brant, C. Christie and Cooper (rover). - " *' , City kicked off toward the Hamilton end, the ball going into touch. Even play between the two 25’s followed, nothing outstanding occurring for some time. C. McCormack spoilt the chances -of a' good .passing bout by holding on too long with the hacks ready 'in position. A hopeful movement was. frustrated by the Marist full back, N., Delaney, kicking clear. P. Clarkin spoilt a pretty City attack, Marist carrying the ball, up-fleld to be robbed of a score by Gilling who made sure -of the line. Buckingham tried to get his backs away from a sci’um, but fumbling lost the opportunity. A Scoreless Quarter. The first attempt at anything like a run by the backs started with Wright taking the hall, some distance before passing to the Clarkins who were stopped near the line. A clever mark by Allen relieved play in mid-field, which was carried to near Marists’ posts for N. Delaney to save by a mark. Twenty minutes of poor play endetj with no score. Allen’s Fruitless Effort. On the change-over, Allen made a nice effort -to get through unsupported. A penalty to City went low. Going stopped Marist with a neat linekick. Marist .pressing heavily, . took play into City’s territory, give-and-take play there ending with Brant clearing. Passing from C. McCormack to W. Cassidy to Dold saw play right on City’s line at the flag. City Acquire Goal. From a scrum five yards out Parsons got the ball clear, P. Clarkin securing and having hard luck with an attempted drop. The game swung to Marists’ end. A passing bout in which Going, Gilling and Allen handled resulted in Going breaking the ice with a penalty from the. 25. City 3 Marist 0 Smarting at-Going’s effort, Marist brightened somewhat, Guildford, Mills and A. Montieth .making the pace merry. Half time came with City pressing. A Missed Opportunity. The re'sumption was marked by indeoisive -play till Marist drove through, City’s defence on the line narrowly averting a. try far out . A good pros-

ijeot in a run by City’s backs faded when'Going kicked while three menwere waiting with a clear field ahead of them. A kick by N. Delaney from > his 25 found touch inside City’s quarter. A pretty run, kick and follow-up by Brant w-as frustrated by N.. D'elauey. -Another good' run in which'all their backs -handled' took City from hall'yvay do -their opponents’ 25. Tight play was relieved 'slightly toy a line-, kick by G. ■ McCormack from a penalty. A 'moment later-the same player-saved in front of the.posts with a neatjiha'rk. , Marist on Attack. A strong line run by L. Clarkin ended with him being bundled intc touch. Uncertainty on the part -of G. McCormack a few yards -from the line in a loose field spoilt a likely chance for Marist,. nullifying Clarkin’s fine effort. Marists at this stage were having .much the better of the game. The third quarter ended with no further score. Shqrtly after the change-qver Going had hard luck with a drop from near half way, the hall going under the. bar. A penalty kick by/Mansel failed. Marist, recovering, swept City before them. From out of the ruck Marist picked up the' ball which went out to P. Clarkin who dived over near the corner to open Marists’ score. The kick failed. City ' 3 ■ Marist 3 Marist continued the pressure but Wright, mulling badly, lost them a lot of ground, and changed the'venue to Marist’s territory. Another penalty awarded to City went wide. City,! ■lighting .strongly, kept play in Marist’s quarter, the latter playing all out to defend their line. - From a solid -melee, A. Christie crossed to score near the post, clinching a victory for City. The kick missed*,- leaving- the final score ; City . 6 Marist , 3 Mr A. G. Watkins was the referee. Notes and Comments. The game throughout was poor very little good football being evident. There were a few strong forward spurts and one or two passing bouts Going was perhaps the 1 - City back, though -his partiality for kicking was rather hard to undertsand in some instances. Gilling. at full hack was weak, with his line kicks. N. Delaney, as full-back for Marist was the outstanding man on the field, time and again proving his worth.; He lucked very well. The Clarkins combined well, while Wright put in some good play. . Marist had the better of the day’s play, and had -they been more consistent -the score- hoard might have told a different story. CAMBRIDGE RUGBY UNION. Two senior matches were played on Victoria Square, -Cambridge, on Saturday. There was a good attend-j ance of spectators, and tho playing field was'dry, but the. standard cf play was poor, Tauwhare v. Hautapu. The first match was one of the union’s competition, in which Tau: whare defeated Hautapu by 11 points to 3, It was a ragged, uninteresting game from start to finish. ~ Neither side seemed to be -putting their best

Into It. Hautapu, who went on the field with only eleven men, but increased it -to thirteen later, held their opponents fairly well until the last quarter, when two more tries were scored against them. 1 ■ 'For Tauwhare -Chi-tty scored two tries, one of which he converted, and Scott also scored a try, which was .not converted. ? Wiseman scored for Hautapu, but W. -Bourke failed to convert. .. ! , Mr ;W/ Webber was referee.. : Hamilton Old Boys v. United. ! For some reason, unknown to the spectators, United fielded a very poor team against Hamilton Old Boys, who -had visited -Cambridge for a friendly match. The public were very disappointed, for, although the visi r tors gave many sparkling demonstrations of their combined work, and could have beaten a much stronger team, the game developed into a burlesque. At half-time, when the Old Boys had put up .16 points, they generously gave some of their -players to the other side, and tlie game, ended in -a'practice match; Mr A. R. Thomas was referee. - MATAMATA UNION. GAMES ON SATURDAY. Seniors.. Matamata 9 beat Patetere 3. Juniors. ■ Matamata 6 beat Old Boys 0. llinuena 3 beat Patetere 0. ■ Wardville 19 -beat Arapuni 6. Third Grade. •• Patetere 17 beat Matamata 0. Matamata v. Patetere. M-atamata kicked off and the Blacks heeled nicely from the first scrum. Mehrtens' marked Campbell's kick and loose play took operations to Patetere’s territory. A golden opportunity for Matamata, with Stewart facing three, hacks, was lost by a, forward pass. The Black forwards - removed play to halfway. Scrambling.play followed. Wright hooted through, and from a scramble Ensor scored, near the corner. Fitzgerald missed the kick. Matamata 3, Patetere 0. Knocking back by the forwards lost ground for Patetere,' and a .long kick by Egan gained a lot of ground. Egan fed Kneebone, but the-latter’s in-pass was forward. Wilson headed a rush downfield, hut his pass to Brown was a wild one. Patetere forwards had a slight advantage in the loose, .and they -attacked for a period, until; a hefty boot by Egan shifted operations to the Black twenty,-five. .Fitzgerald kicked too hard and Patetere foroed when tho boll rang. Matamata 3, Patetere 0. The Blacks worked upfield, but good kicking by Egan stopped them. They came on again, and Fitzgerald’s kick was charged, to strike . the fence. Davies shifted play to Patetere’s line ■and Carlson had a, shot for Patetere to force twice in quick succession. Camphell lined, well up,.and Matamata-.were defending desperately, but ' gradually worked out- to halfway. Wilson and Sutherland combined and Fitzgerald was tackled in possession and Sutherland had a pot. Davies cross-kicked to Patetere’s advantage and only a slashing tackle of G. Brown by -Egan stopped a score. Stewart had- a pot with two men outside of him and threw away a score. Matamata 3, Patetere 0.

Carlson :• gained-ground with a line [dole. Then Storey, who had gone up to rover, got offside -and Wilson darted through, to he pulled up in Matamata territory. Flutey was prominent, hut Egan came to the rescue. Shaw.and Wilson had a go, but Carlson kicked out. Fitzgerald was called on twice - to!,-defend. Campbell took a mark * in 'striking 1 distance, biit preferred to kick high, and strenuous forward 'work • continued in the home team’s twenty - five. Carlson and Davies came through to midfield.' Egan found the line from twenty-five to twenty-five ’ with _ a magnificent kick. Mehrtens, Davies and Carlson combined well, and Kneebone, taking the latter’s pass in his stride, finished off a fine movement. Carlson’s kick went wide. Matamata 6, Patetere 0. Davies kicked right up and ' Patetere forced. Mehrtens dummied the Black backs. Egan and Davies joined in -and the latter notched ,Matamata’s third try. Carlson missed the kick and Matamata led by 9 points to 0 when til teams changed over for the last ‘ quarter. Egan and Ford showed up immediately. Patetere was busy defending and the Blacks retailated and Carlson was in trouble. Oveiv eagerness by the Black forwards saved Matamata. Storey collared Stewart, and White removed play to Patetere’s twenty-five. Upfield came ■the Blacks, and Fitzgerald had to kick quick to save. Fitzgerald threw the ball over the touch line, and from the free kick Sutherland made -a good attempt at goal. Hope went over in the corner, and opened Patetare s account. Flutey’s kick hit the bar and bounced back. Matamata 9, Pateteic 3. Storey booted down and Patetere were busily defending at the finish. Mr W. MacDonald was referee. TAUPIRI MATCHES. SATURDAY’S RESULTS.. Seniors. Rotowaro 8, v.- 3. Taupiri 9, v. -Huntly 6. Juniors. Ngaruawahia 7. v. Gordonton 8. Taupiri 3, v. Te Hoe 6. Renown 0, v. Huntly 6. Third Grade. —Ngaruawahia 16, v. Taupiri 0. ~ NGARUAWAHIA V. GORDONTON. Gordonton kicked off and the forwards immediately dominated, carrying play well into- Ngaruawahia. The Ngaruawahia backs cleared and with play in Gordonton territory, Tu Kare goaled from a penalty. Ngaruawahia 3; Gordonton 0. With Ngaruawahia again defending the ball went out, all Gordonton backs handling. Pene gave to Cooke to McNichol back io Pene, who cut in to . score a pretty try. Peach converted. Ngaruawahia 3; Gordonton 5. Hard even play with alternate turns of attack and defence followed for the remainder- of the game. From a central position, with Gordonton defending their -goal, F. Kendall was quick in seizing the opportunity to pot a. nice goal. -Ngaruawahia 7; Gordonton 5. Right on time, when the Gordonton forwards were attacking hotly in the Ngaruawahia corner, Bogun dived over to score and the game ended in Gordonton’s favour 8 to 7. | This result places Ngaruawahia and

Gordonton on ■ an even* mark in the lead of the competition. Comments. The Gordonton forwards outclassed llieir opponents in all but hooking. They had the weight and were able to follow through with the hall in close formation. From the line out, too, they gained every advantage. j In the Ngaruawahia backs they met a hard safs. defence which made up for the-weakness in the front rffnkerA Their collaring was good and their handling of a wet ball was very creditable. ' ‘ The Gordonton back§. handled well but generally speaking they were' too slow off the mark and did not run straight. There was, too much cross field passing and they failed to gain the territory they should have. In the Gordonton forwards there were no passengers in the pack. They all worked well, Gleland was the -outstanding forward on the field. } He was invaluable in close work and was. consistently on the hall. Lister, Maunder, and Cleland (2) were also well in the picture. Among the backs -Cooke, Pene and Bogun were the most impressive of the Gordonton L*a*n. Bogun in particular is worthy of comment as showing great improvement. Peaco as fullback was not very impressive. Ngaruawahia forwards were, patchy. The hookers did gpod work but the pack is lacking in weight and concerted attack. ,

On the day’s play H. McFarlane, F. Wejls. and G. MacFarlane were outstanding. Tu Kare played a great game as half. The opposing forwards kept him -busy but his skill and knowledge of the game stood him in good stead. F. Kendall was an outstanding back. -He is a sound and dependable five-eighths. A. Kendall was generally in the picture but at times he held up the backs by hesitating and allowing his supports : to overrun the ball. Fraser was not so impressive as usual. He was cutting” in nicely but holding on to the ball too much. Mcßurney was a tower of strength particularly in defence. His' anticipation is good and he has the dash that makes him a strong player. Thorburn played a nice nippy game. He’ is improving rapidly. Abbott-as full-back was the most prominent back on the field. Against unusually strong opposition he played a cool, safe game and never failed in clearing his territory. Mr Rogers controlled the game. THIRD GRADE. NGARUAWAHIA v.' TAUPIRI. V This game was not impressive. Taupiri failed to field a full team and made up from the side line. The blues dominated the game and very soon scored 16 points to nil. COUNTRY GAMES. Cambridge. Seniors. Tauwhare'll beat Hautapu 3. Hamilton Old Boys 25 heat United 6. Juniors. Kaipakl 12 beat Maungatautari 3. Leamington 0 drew with United 0. Hautapu 22 heat Tauwhare 0.

Third Grade. Kaipaki 3 beat United 0. Matangi 14 beat Leamington 3

Morrinsvllle. r Seniors. Tatuanui 15'beat Terriers 5. Kereone 6 beat United 3. Juniors. Kereone 22 beat Te Puninga 0. United A 14 beat'Springdale 6. United B 15 beat Terriers; -9. Te Aroha. Seniors. Hot Springs 6 beat Paeroa 0, Woodroffe registering two fine tries. ';i Waihou 7 beat. City 6. For the winners P. McLaren scored a penalty goal and S. Goldsbury a potted goal. For the losers Pilkington scored.; a penalty goal and C. Read a try. % Juniors. ’ S Hot Springs 13 beat Waihou 11. For the winners tries were scored. 'by Jacobs, Boldero, and King, while Jacobs converted two. For the losers Ilorgan ,' Haddon and Currie scored tries, Worrall converting Horgari’s. City 6 beat Terriers 0, Hines and Graham scoring tries. - r REFEREES’ ASSOCIATIONAt the monthly meeting of the Waikato Referees’ Association, heldfat. Matamata,. Mr S. E. Senior presided over an attendance of twenty. ) Mr B. Chapman intimated that the Waikato Union had decided to allow the sub-unions, to please themselves in regard to what'" rules club football was played under. In representative matches the international rules were to be used, but replacements would-be allowed if prior arrangements bad been made. The matter of the spells had not been discussed, and referees would use their owm discretion as to the mark. i

Discussing the allotment of -20 .passes to referees for representative matches by the Waikato Union Mr Chapman explained that if more were issued the privilege would be abused. Th passes were issued .with the idea that they would be kept in Hamilton and distributed to referees who attended. fixtures. He did not think the number would be limited to 20 if personal application were made. It was decided that the passes'ebe issued to the Referees’ Association-*in proportion to the number of senior teams playing in their areas. Regarding the query by Morriijsville as to whether a player on ; ; -his hands and knees in possession of .the ball may go forward towards the goal line without being penalised, and*is he rabbiting? Apparently according to the rules, as long as the ball is riot on the ground, he can go as far and as long as he likes. ■ ... , s■>.Mr Marshall said the position '.jin regard to the rules was ridiculous. : As far as he could see there were three different sets, and it was a sore point with him that the authorities did riot go right back to the, international rules. . .. ,/< Mr Senior explained, with blackboard demonstrations, several knptty points on rulings. t A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the meeting, after which supper was handed round by. the local members of the association.

p. W. L. DfOP agst. pts. Frankton »> ,w\ 6 4 — 2 84 42 10 Old Boys .♦>—. B 3 2 — BO 56 6 Tech rt leal 6 2 3 1 64 66 5 City 6 2 3 1 B2 61 S Marlst . •!#«*, B 1 4 'rr 28 34 2