FOOTBALL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 11809, 29 August 1935, Page 3

FOOTBALL

Spectacular Game in Tauranga

' rOUNTTVY DEFEAT BAY OP OtG CU PLENTY

• ■ *, nfr Country representatives » V last minute victory yesteragainst the Bay of most spectacular plenty tea® Taura uga for some >’ fie fsUs westerly wind. yea lß -. strength at times hamJejchlng eal® 8 The game was fast and from beginning to end <® do *L ndt a dull moment. The - there was ” - were very exciting te before the call of time King secured the winning try. were the teams as they - lined o“t: ma roon.—Fullback, ***l% three-quarters. W. Howie, H Durbridge; fivetf.. Bathgate , c crossman; eighths, J- B e ar i o w; forwards, A. Half-back. *• “ a R> whee ler, P. jfelson. O- S. Turner. R. pieirang. A- _ r Kj BfndabaW'p- ® ty< b iue and gold.— c prancis: three-quarters, 1! R Lees. D. Sinclair; fivej;2 eS, W. Williams: eighths, a pile; forwards, C. c p a6f L Tangitu, R. 1, -' R - Howell, J “SjfoL Henty W won the toss and • . the southern goal, with a strong westerly gale blowing across field. Following the the Bay of Plenty forwards Country twenty « T e “Grossman relieving with a Ring Country worked down th« eastern Hue and then play settled for brief period near midfield. - Jones made an opening, but did not far, and Durbridge and Grossly made ground in a handling movement. Lees and Sinclair reXd in a quick manoeuvre but Sarrent’ intercepted, and Lees cleared. ■ crossman marked a punt by Pile and gained thirty yards by means of a lirdfcioW Hue kick. The King Country forwards held on in the ’ wenly-flve. E. Howell relieved the nressore and sent up a high ball, 1 -which was faultlessly fielded by J. ’ fljriow. The Bay forwards pushed : 01l steadily and dribbled across, ; -Howie forcing. Prom a line out the | Bay‘®f- Plenty backs swung into i ‘ ’action and the bait was short punt- [. £ j for Morgan to follow across, but L j. Barlow forced. The King Coun,1' ’by forwards quickly worked to the i, southern end. Rlrinui obtained the ivvball from 1 a line out and set the Bay 1 back* running, but a slovenly pass te: {{opped the movement. King County pressed as the result of an open- ' lug by Crossman who - beat three r. men and then passed to Bathgate, ps who was Checked. Pile gained twen--1 ty-five yards with a good kick and then .Morgan raced for the line, but i;- J Durbridge used his pace to advantr age and brought down the speedy I'i winger,' A loose rush by the King NCountry; forwards took the ball to r, - the Bay territory, Howell relieving |s wlth an effective line kick. Prom a I scrqm Barlow secured and sent to rcvCrossman. to. ; Durbridge, who sprint-

ifidi wd: shook off Francis to score fe brilliantly. The kick was a poor attempt? King Country, 3; Bay of t' Plenty, 0. Shortly after resuming ■ . Bradshaw.opened up from the ruck I* ,snd the visiting.backs handled smartbivly,tbnt'were held up by sound- tack-

ling; 13. Howell secured and sent Morganaway, but. he dropped the ball and Durbridge cleared to half- , - way. - Loose forward play ensued and [ then Sargent " endeavoured to break s', through" hut Lees 'checked and sent j; «p a highball, which was carried by ::,-th*:widd deep into the King Country Iwenty-llye. • . Morgan fielded . and ' ; niadeagopd run to be thrown out in If - corner. The Bay attacked strongly until Cnftstaan relieved with a line kick, i' Bathgate made a splendid opening -and passed to Howie J whOTnade a determined run down y.lhesMtern llneto score. The kick Country. 6; Bay of ® sustained an in r JwdV.tO:- come off, Simpson •/wtolgpn'ln his stead. Hard forward tosued. - Then Sargent picked loose and Howie raced for .®nd passed all the backs 'Stodair, who brought him t°ithe Bay line. Sargent W..'la quickly to -send Durbridge he -raced across, but step-gw^hj(mch:da-the;wayv The Bay replied sand iforced their • through,'Crossinan picking of his own goal and dlear-: ’^^ Bgood klck - E. Howell ran • w^M h -V as i ern Blde and f rom a pushed over and liSySfessflr-rffi ;.torward attacks were th ® Hne; Then Pile to Howell to Lees! lto&h^si!l th , e “PPOslng backs and ? the north-western -tßd%AtrS v? e ' the Bcore s six all., E. h a ?l Ifolng In the sec--0 ® ay van gnard lmon the attack, Rlrlnui and hniahe.d past IhlbtlghK^m oll^ 3 but Cr ossman ?Wu> t d T. n near the »nfe. ** th e tackle, and J ?ihfintafl«feSS | . D. Sander replacingPenalised goal * f rom a P,enty > 9: King f^|^eirmad ortly ? fter resuming iVlffS ® ade a short run and opposing backs. The v raigßd over - but dOWO> Bay 01 the pressure. B. aw®ed_i^ ad T e an °ther opening and to Morgan, who Wfotv i*. kl . ck futile: Bay Conntry. 6. The 6^ 13611 wit h the Bay of Country..backs - Se rush tollow * ttSSiffrSfiS'ißSs - 11 ® "after ! k?« d th^ ongh - Durbridge tackled his big A a the hut >jW«^r!^f ed 'o v er and scored •tdrasr Vat® 0 ! 18 -Morgan added the °* Pienty. T 7; King Kins Country rallied HowJ" v^! tor a forward ated Possession and n l3r^ a ? sed t 0 Wheeler, 6f w«5 a f low s hick went '• King Counforwards worked Country twenty:c® %ln*r 5 the backs handled-- but r ,° PPed the ball. The &*■’«&<£ made sround iJfeßar’ defeii^H 111 .? rushes - and ; .h«%>U failed to clear. pp iu the ruck and f.aTbeßctnteswere mvr even—fe#£olw mption K, hS Conn®t?st bid to score up by effective B rode r S“ s pressed -unife'te'ml^eld 631 ! 3 2 nd * carrled Hl^^ft 4jWcltshS.tf' „, A minute later c J ear and beat all l*t^^ h , acks except Howie, «“* sent ‘he ball ha T an aohie hurt J wt before time doiy n the .western t» ? whl erre<i t 0 Sargent to under the l added the major

points, and the game ended: King Country, 22; Bay of Plenty, 17. Mr D. S. B. Heather, of Te Puke, was referee and gave an excellent Interpretation of the rules. ■ For King Country, J. Barlow, Grossman, Howie and Bathgate were the pick of the backs while Kemp, Pickrang and Bradshaw were conspicuous in the forwards. For the Bay of Plenty E. Howell. Pile Tnd Williams were - the best backs and Broderick, Brown, Tangitu and Rlrinui were prominent in the forwards. A curtain raiser between the Judea and Matapihi Junior teams was keenly contested, and was won by Judea by six to nil. .. M. Murray scored and kicked a penalty goal. Mr R. Packman was referee.

TE HUBINCI APANUI SHIELD. - The following team will represent the Opotiki Rugby Union in a match with Rangitaiki for the Hurinui-Apa-nui Shield at Te Teko on Saturday: Full-back, Mason; three-quarters, T. Black, Williams, Morgan; fiveeighths, Allison, L. Kelly, (captain); half-back, T. Walker; forwards, I. Walker, Newth, J.. Brown, Craig, Clay, G' Edwards, Mulhern, Tekani. Reserves: Andy and Poihipi.