A FORWARD GAME

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 44, 20 August 1925, Page 9

A FORWARD GAME

TARANAKI DEFEATS WAIRARAPA

. (BI TfLEORAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)- ---' CARTERTON,- 19th August. The Taranaki and Wairarapa repre•entatives met at Carterton to-day, when Taranaki registered a win by 8 points to 3. From the start the Taranaki forwards predominated,' Waters, Kivell, Ward, and Baldwin; be,ing prominent at all times. The." visitors'. heavy pack overran the Wairarapa. vanguard and smothered, the . back' ' division, which could not get'.goinj. After ten minutes' play a free-kick was awarded the visitors, and Kivell kicked high. The-Wai-rarapa backs waited 'for. the bounce, thus allowing Walter "to come through, receive the, ball, and score easily under the goal. Fryday" converted. Taranaki 5, Wairarapa 0. An exchange of'long kicks followed,, and one from Loveridge found G. Booth and . Stringfellow both attempting" to take the 'ball. The forwards rallied round and carried play to the front of- the goal, when Baldwin picked up and scored an easy one under the bar: Fryday's kick struck the bar and the ball bounded infield. ' Taranaki 8, Wairarapa 0. The forwards, continued to overrun Wairarapa, who remained on the defence, when F. Booth, Neighbours, R. Booth, and Hood put in some great saving work. : . There was no • further scoro before half-time.,. The second spell found Wairarapa waking up and playing better. O*ndy was taken from the wing_ to second five-eighths, G. Booth exchanging positions with him. Th« combination was -then better and the Green backs attacked again and again, only to be hurled back.. Neighbours sent Cundy i away., Stringfellow received the ball,' r4n, : and passed to .G. Booth, who scored when tackled, at the corner. Cundy failed to . goal. Taranaki' 3, Wairarapa 3. Later Cundy had a shot at : goal from a .free-kick, but failed, and in spite of very strenuous efforts Wairarapa y/ere unable 1- to even up', though Taranaki accepted four forces. The Taranaki backs were weak, but Lynsky, at half/ played consistently well. -Mr. A. E. Freeman was the referee. .'"•-. ...