FOOTBALL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIV, Issue 6721, 21 July 1931, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

«. — \ J)KbAKGY STU'FjDD MATCH. i'ENJNSULA AND 11URUNU1 ' ! DJtAW. J A large crowd assembled at Cheviot on iSatutday to witness the Shield match, Peninsula Sub-Union v. Hurunui. The ground was too soft' for a fast game, and a stiff, cold nor'-| ; west wind made playing conditions unpleasant. ( Winning the toss the Peninsulaj players elected to play with the wind, behind ihum, and soon had Hurunui i tin the defensive. Peninsula were too] impetuous, however, and three penalty kicks were awarded in quick suc- • cession. Taking the ball at his feet from the Hurunui twenty-live, Toby \ Robinson showing a line piece oi", work, put Mclntosh in a scoring! '| position and this player dived over , at the corner. The kick failed. PenI insula :S, Hurunui 0. Hurunui were i rapidly on the offensive, and startingj ; from a scrummage at the half-way | I'marklr.ey staged a passing rush; - right in the teeth of the wind. The ball was expertly handled by live of I the Hurunui backs and M'Millary with a brisk run, scored on the cor-; ner flag. Maxwell's kick failed. Peninsula 3, Hurunui 3. I Resuming after half-time with the. I wind behind them, the Hurunui pack' ' started to force the game, but found •the Peninsula half-back and the two | ' Robinsons ready for them. The Hurunui wing-forward, Little, was a flower of strength to his side, and. ! , catching the ball in the loose he sud■|denly spurted over the line and '■secured the points to put Hurunui: ',in the lead. The kick at goal failed. , Hurunui 0, Peninsula 3. The game had developed into a for!'ward one, Hurunui getting the ad- ( : vantage in the scrums, and Peninsula 'dominating the line-outs. The keen-| ness of the Peninsula players cost ! them many penalty kicks. Willi | about ten minutes to go the Penin-, sula player, Bailey, secured the ball ( and burst through the Blacks to | -, equalise the score. Once again the j kick failed. Hurunui (3, Peninsula C. ] I 1 The game now became very willing, -and Peninsula were forcing Hurunui j l in their twenty-five. Sound, hard play by Little, Hanaway and Cramp- { 1 ton, of the Black forwards, and their 1 full-back, Lee, held Peninsula back and the game ended with the score: PENINSULA 6 HUIRONIUII 6 ' l iMr M. Macfarlane was referee. i BLYrre cijiptf sevjen-a-sedel [ I The following teams will play for i the Akaroa Club on Saturday at i Akaroa: —■ l I A. Team—M. Priest, W. Ramsay, , L. 'Harrington, B. Mickle, C M', C. I Wilson, R 'Masefield and J. Ferguson. , I B. Team—A. Gi'bb, G. Odell, R. • Keegan, W. Thompson, W. McKay, i A. Hemingway and C'. Barker. 1 Emergencies—'o. Hayward, L. Kotlowski and Jones. '