Our Sports Summary

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 24, 1 July 1925, Page 43

Our Sports Summary

I* r* - -■■> “■< ■ V"? cV*■. V * *’ v/: -- •. J Rugby ; League Football a if' C. 8.0.8. CLUB, DUNEDIN. ' ; On'Saturday,, the 20th. ult., Christian; Bro- ' thers A and City mot on the Oval, the game . resulting in a win for the latter, by 9 to 7. City, ; by their win on the occasion, are now loading in the icompetition; V The “Green's” had all the had luck on their side, nevertheless the City team are to be congratulated C on their win, > not haying “letup?. from the first to the final whistle. The “Greens” played somewhat' weakly ; in [ the first • half, and at the interval the score against them ~ stood at 9 points to 2. In the .second spell ■ the “Greens” threw the ball about in great style while City were content to keep their ; line from being; crossed. L. O’Neill played ; a great game’ in the forwards; his try being a splendid effort.' : Bezar played .at the top of his form in the -backs, and was ably sup- ? ported by Donnelly and O’Malley. After the display given ; by : the “Greens” their supporters are confident that City will again k ' be extended in the second round. ? . Tom O’Connor, i the Brothers’. skipper, is to take part in. the North v. South Island mat/di at Auckland. The N.Z. team to tour Australia is to be selected from the placers ? : in -this match, and : Tom has the best wishes ' of his club mates. The Christian Brothers’ Old Boys’ Rugby v League Club , held a very successful euchre ; party and dance at St. Patrick’s Schoolroom, South Dunedin, on the 22nd ult., and the . committee desire to thapk the supporters - of the club for the enthusiastic manner in . which they seconded its efforts. • The attendance at the function v> quite overtaxed the accommodation. , : On last Saturday C. 8.0.8. A’s met Kai- ? tangata on the latter’s ground in the; presence of a large gathering of spectators. ; • The game, j considering the bad state of the ground, , was a good one to watch. : Kaitangata led until the last ten minutes of the game, when the “Greens” forged ahead and finished , up with a narrow ’ margin of : three points in their favor—the score being 11 5 [points to 8. T. McKewen and Kennedy -(both playing their first game in the A grade) played well, as did the rest of the backs. Fitzgerald jand O’Neill stood out in (the forward pack.; The scorers for the “Greens” i were ■V. Holloway, Fitzgerald, and Donnelly; ; Strode kicking a nice penalty goal. ' ;r ' t RUGBY FOOTBALL AT WELLINGTON. ~ (From our own Correspondent.) •; Marist (Rugby), lost on Saturday to)Pe-' tone, , Marist (Soccer) - beat Scottish ■ - Wan- [; derers. Even O’Regan’s gift - of place-kicking Y" did not save .’ Varsity , from defeat by Poneke. { Everyone was /disappointed.;'’ ’Varsity is A. Rowing unusual- form and for 'the first time , . $>T ages was in the running. : It was. more V v exciting to have, a : triangle instead of the' eterna] Petone-Poneke duel. - . ' '

v THE ALL BLACKS AT SYDNEY." - - Although ’not the 'team that lately- achieved; such prominence by completing an over-sea-tour with an unbroken ’ record of success (says the Catholic Press for June- 18), the New Zealand Fifteen that. met 1 N.S.W.' on the Agricultural ■ Ground on Saturday demonstrated that, the Domjnion is .not a “one team” country. Although New Sputh''-Wales held them for - the first term, at the end of which the scores’ were 3 all, ■ the' All Blacks simply romped, away in.,the second session,; and won -by; 26 to 3. , It was a poor game to watch, * and- as* the scores indicate, the home backs faded ■ away after the , interval. The New Zealanders did what , they wished, although the home combination won the majority of the scrums. ? : ; \ , - /

CATHOLIC MEN’S CLUB, CHRIST- v ' y ;V ? - CHURCH: r - ■' 1 V ; (From our own Correspondent.) The large;:and« enthusiastic gathering of friends’ and well-wishers , of . the Catholic Young -Men’s Club, which assembled- at the club, rooms, Wiltshire Buildings^on- last Wednesday; evening, at the invitation of tile president (Mr. J. K. Maloney), was proof of the growing interest that is ' taken .in the club and its work. Amongst the many persent were : —His Lordship v ßishop Brodie, the Rev. Fathers Joyce, Lordan, Buckley, Monaghan, and Bartley, Messrs.-Walter Clifford, P. P. J. Amddeo, J. R. Hayward, M. Maloney, and McKeown. * The'‘programme was a very good one and. highly appreciated. Bishop Brodie congratulated the office-bear-ers of the club on the success of the evening, and expressed the hope that the programme

of functions arranged/ for the winter months will be well patronised and that the literary side would be taken seriously by the young men. Rev. Father - Joyce (chaplain of the club) thanked the performers ; and ~ exhorted the . memebrs to co-operate with the executive in advancing the chib in every way possible. '/Songs? were contributed by Misses -Mon ica O’Connell, M. O’Connor, F. Gardner, and Spiller, and Mr; Arthur McDonald;? recitations by Mr v Frank McDonald and Mr. j Lawrence ;• Hawaiian guitar duet, '-Miss’ and ; Air. -Butterfield songs,with' guitar accompaniment, Miss Butterfield, Mrs.' McDonald, Mrs. Toomey. Misses K. O’Connor, J. Lancaster, and Air. 'Findlay played the accompaniments. A pleasant dance concluded a very successful evening. ■ 0 1 ■ > ~.’.. ’ ' ’ ’