BUSH'S FIELD DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 183, 5 August 1935, Page 13

BUSH'S FIELD DAY.

Five goals, a try and the outstanding exhibition in the game was the contribution of R. G. Bush -when University literally swamped Manukau by carefree ■football to win by 31 points to 0. It was a grey day for Manukau, as there was the prospect at one stage the game would end in a debacle. It was largely a story of Bush and 20 others who played more -or less minor parts in the one-sided game. AH through Bush was the colourful personality, who fielded faultlessly, kicked immense line distance, and was always the liual rook on which Manukau hopes were dashed. 'Varsity got most of the ball from the set scrums, and with Inglls sending it away sharply, the blue backs got almost a surfeit of the ball. In the five-eighths line Mulvihill and ; JUcfc'arliind had a tendency to move on lateral line, but they hold and gave their passes well and unselfishly, and the real thrust came from the 'Varsity three-quarter line, where Lewis' positional play was excellent, with Kirklaud and Grant always anticipant on the wind's and ready to race through from any Bngle or distance. In th<> 'Varsity forward line Miles, Drake, McVeagh and Armitage were always prominent. Misfortunes of other games saw the Manukau backs strangely grouped, but with Stuart and Berridge paired in the intermediate line, there were initial hopes of real constructive play. Stuart played splendidly and peotrated deeply on occasion, but Berridge was very unimpressive, with the result that the men behind him did rot get the chances that they should i have had. The diminutive Brimble played j a very colourful game in the centre, while on the rare occasions that the ball came his way, Doulton showed pace and praiseworthy determination on the wing, his! try—the only one that Manukau recorded , —being the result of a glorious clash for) Ihe line in the face of a rapidly converging opposition on the course that he set for' Hi peorner flag. There were rare occasions when the Manukau forward* made headway with dribbling rushes, hut the 'Varsity defence was just as good as their attack. Peaice, Bonham and Kereopa played well uudur adverse circumstances. I