GRAMMAR V. OTAHUHU.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 184, 7 August 1933, Page 13

GRAMMAR V. OTAHUHU.

It was the third occasion oil which these teams had met this season, and'for tho third time Grammar carried off the honours. Up to the interval, at which stage the score board read 3—-3, and in the . ;«arly stages: of t»0 second spell,. it" was a *very • crcti* ; go. 1 After ' that the' heavy Orauimiif forwards wore down the light • .Otahuhu pack, and broke through oil several . occasions. They scored three tries in suceession. Right through the game tho torwards got the ball back to Corner frpm «crutns tand-'line-outs, -and' -he was able to . t -present Ids backs with some wonderful ■ 'J 'WPoriuuities. ' •' , , Notable absentees among the winnerß ihaeks wcref Mathcsort, Lendrutn and •Macindjoe-„Hamnion t . one of the colts,,who V....- . .pla.ved I ';centre; was'the best of the throe-. { ''' .quarters, arid prepared the way J'Or both the ;. Jtries «scoTed'-bythe backs.- Slytleld played sa splendid game, and was the best iive- • "•' .ieighth on'.the, ground. Cluphain, another '•colt, registered n promising performance, "llarel.vi has Corner; seen .so much, of the '•ball, and he. was right on form Ot the " 'forwards,:. Mcßerfth heeled the ball ' : . iitractically every ' scrum. Knight, « . ; . [Batty . 'arid Morgan .were the pick. Tries jWcre scored by Slyfivld, Savory, \\. Batty, Morgan and Liocklugtoii, Slyficld converting , For the lowers,' Mason (custodian) was not on form. Clarke was out of the threequarter line,- in • which Gladding put up the best performance. Pearson was dangerous on attack. White and Hill played well. White scored all his team s nine points with three beautiful goals. Inglis had . a very quiet day at half. The J orwurds deserve a lot of praise tor the wonderful way in which they stood up to their heavy opponents so long. Williams, Cox, Jury and I'ilcber played good games. - Jones was an absentee.