GOOD FOR MARISTI

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 178, 31 July 1933, Page 13

GOOD FOR MARISTI

To the delight of their many supporters Marist Old Boys defeated University by 11 points to 6 in the main game at Edeu Park. And it was not a lucky victory either. The double blues won because, on the day, they were the better team. Although University settled down the sooner it was the Old Boys who hoisted the first points, Loombe landing a penalty goal. : For a spell • the game was controlled iby the Marist forwards, who battled. to gain the ball for their own backs or effectively smashed up the rearguard actions launched by the opposing side. When, the Old Boys got possession from a scrum Muller found an opening in the defence and got almost to the line before he .passed to Toye, who scored an unconverted try.. Near the end' of the first spell' University wiped ? off., three points of the ' deficit as the result of a good try_ by Milliken; In the second half Marist continued to give more than they took, although' it was not until well on through the spell that quick thinking by-Muller allowed him to streak through for a try, which Cooney converted. Although beaten the students made strenous efforts to make up lost ground, ■but the best they could do was to gather in. another three points, the result of a penalty goal ,by Bush. Mariste won because their forwards played splendidly throughout. Swin Hadley was a gallant leader, and he never had to call on his men twice. Time and again he started a breakaway, and when he was forced to retire with a knee injury near the end of the gaine the play seemed to lose much of its -devil. W. Hadley was a great worker in the tight, and Toye was always well up with the ball. Behind the scrum Connolly played solidly, but as a scoring combination the Old Boys' back division was not impressive. Muller was lively and played a definite part in his side's success.

The University pack battlad valiantly but without much success. When they did give the ball to their backs little happened. Often an attack broke down or was smashed by the Old Boys' forwards before it was properly launched, and .only on rare occasions did the ball go from the scrum to the wing. The three-quarters saw little of the ball, although Milliken usually gave the spectators a thrill when he did get possession. Bush played a fine full-back game, and in the first half was often applauded for brilliant saves. In the second half he came'up into the three-quarter line to add weight to the' attack, but the move failed to save the day for the royal blues.