RANFURLY SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 209, 5 September 1938, Page 18

RANFURLY SHIELD.

HOLDERS SUCCESSFUL. TARANAKI OUTCLASSED. otago wrx nr 21-roiXT margin. (By Telegraph.—Prose Association.) nrXKDI.V. Saturday. Rain that fell during the night ami morning cleared fur the Ranfurly Shield match between Otago and T.irnnnki. Tlioro was attendance of 7«mo. Taranaki were in trouble in file first minute. Siiii)>.son inissinir n high kick lllr-o wore awarded a penalty. Taylors shot going close. Then fr another penaltv soon afterwards Taylor succeeded with a lovely kick. puttillK Otago ill the lead after IK) minutes ~f play. Wlion the Tarnnaki I Hacks opened out a try seemed certain. Aeilson passing to Sullivan, who put his loot out when he had a eleur run in. For .i lengthy period play was very werappy 'hough T.iranaki were trying to open im he gjiine. ,\t last the Otago Lacks went into action. Perriam made a glorious cut 111. and passed to Werner, who raced across at. the corner. Taylor's ki<;< misled utag.'i .. laranaki O. \ on( . of the desultory raids alter that l.y Taranaki looked dangerous Next came a dubious field goal l.v Tiivail ha n from 45 yards out.- .Mist before the end ol the spell Meuli was successful Willi a penalty kick from a sharp angle The hall time score was: ' V ,as " io I aranakl 3 Uigltt in lhr> lirst minute or. the second session laylor kicked a goal from ::.-, vards jPpoituiiilies of showing their real mettle I I he backs were not a confident coml.ina- < ,'i i. I , ' .i ") VI ! S '"""■ I>1:IV cli,l " (,t «""«■ •--tillivan to Hash into action Taranaki had a royal chance of scoring when 'laylor failed to ga ,■ in. IVperiM One of the f,. w oc-asious that Arnold sen !s backs away, and the hall went right grassed ''" ' in '■"'l ,, ' , ''" '"'ing twer!vV Wi,S , V"" f 'n Ston "- v in Taranaki's J-".!-"-- V" "." at f"'king movements wen, effectively stilled. It was tame foot l«all. robbed of anything .spectacular be cause of the heavy grouml and g" sy }■ U At length Taylor kicked his thirl km,; nji.l straight after came the best "of the game. Trevatlian. lierglian an.l Per Ham went nway. Taylor jo e,- m ' ,J mimi'te",?' , ; , . ,1 """ ; , lcri °" ' , - aiß in t" ,, >«*t niiilr fe faik,a tu ™°««- '^ Otago o , I 'i'aranaki ~Z