MARIST AND KARORI.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 49, 27 August 1923, Page 4

MARIST AND KARORI.

Marist and Karon seniors met at Kelburii Park on a ground that was juufc about as heavy and greasy as any iicld might lie and yet bo fit to play on at all. and consequently good football suffered, though the game. was still remarkably nippy.- Marist had the advantage right through, their forwards pushing home attacks with better success as a general thing than Karori'te front line; but, even so,- Marist did not have the game all their own way at any time. M'Elligott-, left wing for Maxi&t, opened the asores early in the game by drawing Dunn, in goal for Karori, and sending in an eesy one from fifteen yards, and Pope, on the other wing, added a second goal shortly afterwards in very much the same way, beating Bing and Cowan by good ball control and shooting hard past Dunii as the latter came out to meet him. Marist threatened to add a third, for they pressed solidly, but the Karori halves hung to them well, and Ward,- right back, played safety well, though he sent ! away to touch rather often. J. Rus--sell, a third-grade player,; on the right ,VHngi!fpr.:-Karori, made'away with 'Eaton over almost the letigth of the field, <vnd when jamtned lip towards the corj ne'r flag'by Rudolph, wh6 played.a very fine game at left back, shot hard across. Gladstone trapped and shot in a bullet. Fitzgerald, tipped it, but could not save. 2-1.

In the second spell Karori's front line got going in good style, Wilkins and Eaton being the leading lights, but the ground was too heavy to allow these tyro men to make best use of their speed. Gladstone jiist '-issed With a good headed ball froru on-j of these rashes, atid arother which looked decidedly promising, .with Fitzgerald out of position, was piillod up by the whistle [or an off-side. At ths Karori goal again Marist missed im easy thing in a penalty kick for "hands." • Even play followed.till Wilkins broke away, solo from well downHeld, controlling the ball well, beat Rudolph on ii, long punt and a. sprint, and tricked Fitzgerald .is lift camo far out from goal. He had a. clear run before him. far the last twenty yards. 2-2. Lively play-ensued'at thc'Karoi'i goal, Costclio. left wing, getting through a lot of iiscful work and capping that work by a.first-rate centre which Nixon slamu;e<l through along tho ground. 3-2. Karori halves were kept busy enough v-oitying the MiirisO forward line," and could not get their men away for a. spell, but Russell and Eaton then carried on from IBnrry. Russell had a. good chance of evening mst.ters, but put on too much pace in getting past Gamble, and overran. M'Elligott, Nixon, and Gostello replied with a, sharp attack along the line, turning in. and with the other wing men going at Dunn in a, bunch. The goalkeeper handled a couple of shots successfully, ■ bnt Costello sent in "a third before he could recover position. 4-2.