Bright Flashes.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 92, 19 April 1941, Page 6 (Supplement)

Bright Flashes.

Ponsonby Forward Scores Three Tries Against Marist. Bright dailies of play were witnessed in thfi curtain-raiser between Ponsonby Mini Marist. and both teams, with young players in their ranks, yave promise of Wetter combination later on.

Prominent among the Ponsonby forwards wits BripfHS who score<l two trios in the first sp<'ll, while Anderson was :< sood lender of the Marist pack. Kay »a« in the picture in the Ponxonhv roar-

■jiiiinl. lull a bad fault was his habit of nof faking hi- man when t he. opposing li.u were in |)(i-.-fr.si<ni. The Ponsotihy forward* worn &>u|>crior in the loose and i lie Imrks were nippier on attack than i In- opposition. Anderson scored a good !ry fur Mui'isl in tilt* first spell when lie shook off the tackle of Kay and a not her player to touch down behind the post. He. however, missed the easy kick. The score at half time was: I'oneonby 11 (Briggs two tries, White "tie. Kay ronverti/ijr one), Marist 7 (a. Us by Anderson, who also kicked two penalty guulr).

The rarly *tag«>s uf the second spoil were marked by kcpn forward ex--lianges. Briggs scored his third try when he followed up a free kick by Kay to take the ball on the full and touch down. A little later Brigga was again prominent when he made a fine, opetainc from which Kay scored behind the

, |M>M- and romerted. Poii*niiby won , . now leading by lU---7. Good |>;i >~i !i'_j jby the I'liiisfiiiby bai-ks saw Morrell Iyn ruiind lii-liiml (he p..-i-. Kav eonI \ •■i-l iiitr. HolioVMii. (•.•Hire, retaliaiocl I'.ir ! Mnri.-i hit h a good s-oh. I r\. l"ho ■ -iiperiurity ot the I'ousoiiliy l.n.k- he-!c-am<; inoiv marked and Kn\ a.bled Iher try. Tho linal score" was: - l>, ■.-..i.1.y JT Mari-I ' ID Mi. J. iVShsililio.-sv ua- reffioo.