OTAHUHU FAILS TO STAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 214, 11 September 1933, Page 13

OTAHUHU FAILS TO STAY.

i or i . twenty-five minutes, utauunu s chances ol' a win against the Marist Old Boys looked very bright. Plas'lng against a very strong breeze, tliey had two good unconverted tries, scored by Hill and Gladding, to their credit, while Marist had nothing 011 the board. Marist then took charge, and tries by Bell-Booth, converted by W. I-ladley, Loombe and Judd, gave them a lead of 11—0 at the interval, iwo tries, scored in the first twenty minutes of the second spell by Friend, one ot which \\\ Hadley concerted, sealed the issue. 'The Otaliuhu forwards played one of their best games, and were superior to their opponents in all departments practically throughout. The winners' superiority lay in their bank division, which tore the defence of the opposing backs to ribbons time and again. For the winners, Colebrooli was right on form, and played a. splendid game. Friend, at centre, played "a fine game, and was the pick of the three-quarter line. Muller and Bell-Booth, the insides, were a very liappy combination. They ran straight and made many good openings. Swin and Bill Hadley were the best of the nickers. Swin played one of his best games, and was a first-class connecting link between the forwards and the backs. For the losers, Gladding, right wing, was the pick of the three-quarters, although Pearson was very dangerous in the first spell. For the first twenty minutes Hill, playing first had the Marist defence battled, but he was watched after that. Inglis played a very sound game behind the scrum. The best forwards were Arnold, 10vans, Ileath and Williams. Clark repeatedly beat Hadley for the ball. It was not until late in the game that the Marist hooker displayed his special ability in this department.