SWIFTS SUCCEED

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 106, 8 May 1933, Page 13

SWIFTS SUCCEED

Swifts gained .their-first win on Saturday when they defeated the Lower Hutt team, by 5 goals' to' 2. . The first half was well disputed, but- after' the spell the winners gained- the" upper' hand and held control'of c the- game' till the, end. The teams-wereir- ..' : Swifts.-r-BradfoKti; Longbottom, Hepplewhite; Glover, Dainty, Millar; Kelly, Adams, Shankie,! Bilby, Haw ken. Lower Hutt.—Wilkes; J, Gardner, L, Gardner; McDougall, Butland, A. Stobbs; Nicolle, O'Neill, J. Stobbs, McGrath, Batchelor, Keferee: Mr. E. Watts. ; Both forward lines were (joins' well when tl^e game opened, J. Stobbs narrowly missing with a fine effort when he broke through alone, and Shankie just failing to _ goal when Swifts ■ came back; Shortly afterwards there was i~fotne good work by "the losing team's forwards, and J. Stobbs goaled with a good shot, .When

it looked as though Lower Hutt were going to win, McGrath made a snappy run and worked the defence out of position, hoisting Hutt's second goal with a splendid shot from well out. Before half-time Kelly got the ball and sent across to Shankie, who took advantage of the chance to open Swifts' score. In the second half Swifts went into action«at once, and before long they were having things all their own way. Shankie scored three goals and Hawken one, all from nice movements, and several chances were missed through off-side play. Twice the winners netted and were called back for this infringement. The final score was Swifts 5, Lower Hutt 2.