FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21483, 27 May 1935, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

(It |NTIM E» FROM I'AtiK 6)

! j;oy- <i.'J rot appear to suffer j rc rn ti.t* a trance of K. S. Mort?fk xrd G 'l' N'-lan, who were in M ~ •••.. All Black trial game. placed Nolan, played Noun;! uamc. particularly m 1 uii»s line kicking. Spence. j' .\ !>. Cobdon combined H n ;;; ; i-,:r,, being well directed the.' .iHSick -peedy. Spcnce, behind avod a good half-back ®*L' rhe ball away cleanly j>lay effectively. Tj,,. .i xored by Old Boys was fj-lu-' In their own tcrrij frcls hooked. Spcncv vav. T!ie rush * , when McPhail I'",,.but D. Cob- . • • ■■ '"''-b 111,1 lor " (n-and-out passing ;<jii of tii - attack and icCwc'i badly out of posi'l'', 1 ,-' ; ■ v, :i>) nan died last, cross-f-4 tj .* j'j'..'' wing Uu'CC-tlUurtclS, D. r .. i , nutsi:iMriin g. Unlike , «••■. is..* jval< ■«.-.** when in a ~.. m that there are other •- .... ■ m. of making . r., % !nd.» by running out he < re v. the attack by a i Hayman showed •' s 'l'.trag-.' in hU dashes, n: . i "• Inciting in tine.-..-:**. Neiv«iVr '■■■ Cai'michael had j- i.ic displayed much , tneir play on Satur&v' to give the im- : ■ :with some intensive would be really form id-jj'-jjt Ji • repeated attacks aij,.: 1 ' >:d f !»•>'*: for three-quarters of :.■.!! failed to score, largely Sjciv.- ! of their backs lacked ir v •. ,i-:c*t;-. McAuli.'Te, at halt-back, iijii.:'! j ;*<vi'i him."clf the mainstay of i:.ji- and it was not his fault ♦teg :r ; f; were not scored. Univ fnced wilh the problem of ♦f.tjii :■ • f'i!l-b;(ck. They tried M. B\ :ra! no.dtion oil Saturday, '•■...j L.*in» creditably done. I. O. S'-ive *v:v. ha,; ore l , iously filled the ; piuycti in the back row of >•*:>!.*!:. Hi? is a better forward ba<.: howing up welt in many •i " an exceptionally large run-L-r «•:' interruptions to the game, •a ;>'■'•• L-'-n. miur'.c::. the majority from ,li'nn:;T.n:i.'i I.;, particularly in the H'jJf the tntnl number of point'. from penal'ics. McAulifYe ;>r.d D Coodcit eacl- kicking two goals. *»V:w ?!:>.• many 1 are taken ,if'.n if:!, the football was fairly tT :. • } ,. a two games the Merivale '5 ; .1 nasi heavy defeats. Last Sattir■'J.itv 1. j;w»od '.va-i easiij' victorious us,:i.'.:*' a Me ''vnlw side sadly at a loss *,'!?: i.a C. Oliver. On the previous SB'.u.djy m v,-a:; Sunnyside, playing 11 J. which accounted for Mf.v. '.Vitnout any difficulty. And -i the team is playing disntiiis football i? the criterion is to oe pcnorrnances in recent seasons. Bu*. tnc fact is that Morivale is suf'•tt.'Ki )rorn a disadvantage which " ijfnodicslly to all senior flf*t' k h of experienced player;. *•!« r • :•!<• ha: probably more promoted .™'r ■ : i it- ranks -both in the back and | f r.vurd divisions—than any other ~.i■; "i it; the competition. Taking e;;u basis for criticism, it v to say that the team r mediocre football. Its t comes in cycles with •■'••v. ."•« one that cannot be; ■v !!.. i.) a few playing Saturdays.! •'"! of seasoned men Merivale I :fered least, and the for- i ■ a game which, backed up I ■-» .••/f/d b-.ck combination, would <h< But the backs will need tsnd changing, and this takes S ;*iT'iay the Linwood backs gave « of which could ll hi- emulated by every other flfn ll"? senior competition. There •:»' u back on !hi:j side who is not "it'.a:a to go down on defence and 'a (: '<? nvni and ball In the good oldi9?:r>ined n-ay. Merivale players were r ''j •" r 'o [and up to it, not because t v/as tneh solid tackling, but be- | f 3'.' the Merivale men were not trained for it. .'a inentior.ing players from Saturrxtj Saturday it becomes almost im--61? to avoid repetition with such :u-working forwards as S. Loader, •a; tht* Linwood side, and A. Bourne, •.Vkiivale. Bourne; is an aggressive ' a ye- trained and fit. Loader is ag,iv« and heady, and a splendid v:.'i;,ver of fa.it, back movements. Both Pla ,- .'d soundly for more than ' >*.'a.:-jn.

- c.-f ■ of:; who line '.he south bank : =' Lancaster Park between the cov- ■ -''-il „!ar;ds and tne main open stand have the advantage of being able to at different stages, three games, the exciting moments in zmnes gives them plenty of 'r.r.U?_ It play is dull on the south wma. it m almost certain to be sh watchins; on the west ground on trie oval. It. is interesting to watch the movements of this consider•ioif section of spectators. Their attenion will be concentrated on the play *»i: thy south field until there is a roar -ram the stands which tells them that exciting is happening on ova.!. Many move immediately to 4 position which will let them see it is that has excited the apir.auft. They will stand anxiously hop*"r " repetition to justify their ' rn ore often than not there 'i a diversion on the other field and in.f'.vings back. It is almost imJvovsibJe standing on this bank not to a v «ry good money's worth dur'"■K tne afternoon.

'N OTHER CENTRES AUCKLAND, May 20, 15. Grafton 6: Grammar «vy. ; ;!, Technical Old Boys 9; O'ahufvi !7 i''vi!:onby .14; Manukau 11, Mi,,"i -N'i-'.V/ PLYMOUTH, May 25. -t.'.-i U3, Okaiawa 12; Eltham K.--j>o!:r-1 a; Nnv Plymouth Old Boys ■'{l li, Opunake 8, Patca 5; "• S» rat ford Old Boys 0; Star r<\ :: : Tukapa 29, Wairaate ~ . , : .'.Aj,MK[£STON N., May 25. ~ 1 " 2-1, United 8; Feilding Old ''*>>) 1 3; St. Patrick's 10, Oro, ,jn:' li; Rongotea 6, Woodville ;.!av.(,v Coiltfi-.- :J. Kia Toa CI. •VANGANUI, May 25. W Jiwv . Hi. Technical Old Boys 13; :b, Mann 9; Waverley 10, Piri*. - '■). HASTINGS, May 25. Hi, Eskview 5; Mai'iat 10, c. Napier Old rioys 13, M.A.C. «i; Tcciinicat Old Boys 18, Havelock f '>: Hast my s IJinh School Old Boys 13, Pirst';s a THAMES, May 25. 'Amkmo 30, Thames Valley 3. A'tfcen, IN- ct.ntrc three-quarter for Waifcaio, -,vas the outstanding back, scorJn ? 'our successive tries. MASTEItTON, May 213. Ssirpr.s.,. defeats of Carterton and fJl*d.stone, the two leading teams, were future-; of the Wairarapa Rugby flumspjonahips. Results;— Old Boys 8, Carterton (i; Greytown 11, Martinbor««*h <!; Diiieflcld 6, Gladstone 3. Tlus