WELLINGTON LOSE AGAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 228, 24 September 1923, Page 9

WELLINGTON LOSE AGAIN.

BEATEN BY MANAWATU. SIXTEEN POINT.? TO FOURTEEN, j (By Telegraph— Fress Association.) j PALMERSTON NORTH, Saturday. j T-_^ h _ _ ocal KighJ" fixtures closed in a match between Wellington and Manawahi. .„„ conu >tions overhead and underfoot were excellent. A hi-h cross wind mili- »?._ _ asainst sood Play. Manawatu had tne advantage of the wind in the opening fc_t/n- an<l rarl - v sot "P an attack, faulty handling nullifying. Johnston was instrumental ,„ sotting a Wellington attack __ *" .. £ hort P uut hy Cowie spelling dansr .- . Bailey rushed back to save. The visiting forwards, Fitzgerald and Standen prominent kept play tight. From a passing pout Nicholls broke away. but lost possession, and from the resulting scrum Manawatu -was penalised and "Malcolm found the Uprights. Wellington 3. Mnii.-iwatu 0. The visitors were opening up. but Ryan halted when dangerous. The Manawatu forwards attacked Irora a penalty, nnd Akuira narrowly missed. Wyburn cleared, but overran, and coming back was penalised. Mailing kick struck the crossbar, and a force resulted. .mm a scrum in the Wellington naif Akuira passed to Duffln. to Brophv, lo MmiuiG, who cut in and went over, the half-time score being Wellington 3, Manawatu 3. Wellington, assisted by the wind, opened treeiy in the second. Manawatu were hard pressed and a pot by Johnson missed. From a line-out King scored. A pot In- Nicholls w-cnt astray, and on resumption' Anderson opened up a rush by the Manawatu fori wards which broke down, Bailey being halted close to the objective. Wellington ; returned ami Hart opened up. and McGregor cut In and went over between the posts. Nicholls added (he points.. Wellington 11. Manawatu 3. A period or uninteresting piny at midficld followed, and Hart made a fine effort, and King got over. .Meholls missed. Wellington 14, Ma/iawn3 _"- Holding cost Nicholls a penalty, and Mullins goaled. Wellington 14. Manawatu 0. Manawatu were playing with greater freedom, and Bnilev was halted when dangerous. From a long throw in at half-way Brophv secured, fooled the opposition, and ran in. Akuira goaled. Wellington 14, Manawatu 11. Play in the visitors' twenty-live followed till .McDonald i burst from a scrum and sent a late pass to Anderson, who got over alongside Ihe posts. Mullins added the points. Manawatu IG, Wellington 14. The home team were carrying the attack to the linal whistle, but there was no alteration in the score. Manawatu ir Wellington ! ! !! 14 Mr. A. W. Thompson controlled Ihe game. PEACE CUP FINAL. THAMES V. HAMILTON. The following has been selected to represent Hamilton for the final of the Peace. Cup next Saturday:— Matheson. Johnson. O'Sulllvan. Castles. Kemp. Tanner. Buckingham. Clarkin. Scott, Monagettl. Gray, Sagner, Warren, Bishop and Sowman.