ORIENTAL DEFEAT PETONE.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 83, 7 April 1924, Page 10

ORIENTAL DEFEAT PETONE.

There was a very satisfactory attendance of enthusiasts at the Petone Oval to witness the game between the local fifteen and Oriental. It was a fast and almost spectacular game for the first day of the season's play, the victory going to Oriental by 16 points to 9. The teams were:— Petone: Gardner; Cornaqa, "Doc" Aicholls, Hawkins; Cameron, Graham, Kodgers. A. Parker, Reid, Bice. Haddock, Dickens, Thomas, Kino-, Fitzgerald. Oriental: Penkerton : Smith, Hume, towdrell; Evans, Wickens; Chalmers; w°w' nY , om Pson> Jl°mtt, Pringle, Watt, Foley, Hepburn, Siramonds. l)ie Fetone backs, without the valuable assistance of H. and M. Nicholls and (.orner, who were leaving in the cnvket final, handled the ball- very well, anil Oriental were mucli troubled at times, by their aggressive passing '!'" ju' 7 hen Ule Sl)C') ended. Pctone Had the ndvnnU;e of 3 poinla, the result .of v swl petiiiHy kick by ISk-holls. -Ie-

tone again made the pace in the second half, and Cornaga scored two fine tries during the first fifteen minutes, neither effort being converted. At" this stage Oriental began in earnest, and tries were scored by Pringle, Cowdrell, and Simmonds. Two of these were converted by Watt, and just before the call of time Smith crossed the line, the kick at goal carrying no extra points. Oriental 16, Petone 9 were the final scores. Mr. G. W. Rathbone was the referee.