WAIKATO PLATS BAY OF PLENTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 25 September 1922, Page 8

WAIKATO PLATS BAY OF PLENTY.

MATCH AT ROTORfA. ißy Telegrapj—Own Correspondent.l ROTOKt'A. tills day. The annua! came between Wnikato an 1 Bay or Plenty was played this afterneon at Rotorua. Iv the early stages of the game Burke took .1 mark for Wnikato. and the defending team retaUstlng rlevoriy the Walkato backs kept up the attack. From 10-se play the Wnikato team threatened the line, and tbe scene of operations was still In the home twenty-flve. where, from .a forward attack, Ryan scored, but Keigntley failed with the kick. , The Bay then attacked, hut the whistle for the quarter ended with the ball at halfway. Fpon the re-start Glenn failed to gnther, nnd let Bay of Plenty into the Wnikato twenty-flve. but Burke marked, nnd cleared play lo the centre. A rush by Wnikato forwards, with Hooper in the van. enabled MeHardv to score. and Stewart gonled. Wnikato S. Bay ,f Plenty o. Bay of Plenty then shifted play lo tbe Wnikato half, hut a fine opening by Crow. ford removed p] a y ;o the opposing goal, where f.iiiltv handling enabled the Bay , f Plenty to clear. At no time during the period of play up to this did Bay of Plenty look dangerous. W| Hapl broke away with a fine dash, but a genuine tackle by Thompson checked the attack temporarily. Further spirited dnshes by the Bay of Plenty bn.-ks kept play in the Wnikato twenty-five, but the tackling proved too strong. Burke made a sertfation.il dash along the line, but Wood' tackled strongly, nnd Bay of Plenty cleared to half-way. where Keighiley intercepted a pass by Bouc'nier to pass to Thompson, who scored an easy try. making Waikato 11 Ray of I'lent'- o, Bay of Plenty opened ibc second half with n fine dash to the Waikato line, but Hyan brokii away and removed play to the centre. A series of onslaughts In the Walkatn twenty-'jve ended In Young falling over tbe line to score for Bnv or Plenty. Rogers failed with the kick. Waikato 11. Bay of Plenty .'I. Walknto dashed into the attack on re sumption, and from a mark by Melntyre. a further goal was added by the player, niak Ing the scores —Waikato 14, Bay of Plenty .'!. Another fine dash by Burke led Waikato to tbe attack but the tide was soon turned. fo,- a spirited run by Woods from a quick throw in enabled Rogers to score. Boucher added the additional points. Waiknrn 14. Bay iof Plenty S. The Waikato forwards ngaln • dominated the play, and Hooper opened up. and the attack passed to Barton and li. Mr "Hardy, who dashed over. Stewart failed i with a long kick. Waikato 17. Ray of Plenty S. The quarter ended a few minutes later, the game ending:— Waikato IT Bay .of Plenty S