OLD BOYS AGAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 2, 3 July 1933, Page 4

OLD BOYS AGAIN

Wellington .College Old Boys further consolidated their position at the head Pi. the championship ladder by .defeating St. Patrick's College Old 33oys .at the ilutt; Recreation Ground ■ sm.'Saturday. The* ■match, width .resulted.lß.3.iu favour of: Wellington College 013 Bop, was of .a; rather lagged nature, and it 'was t>y "no; means -a runaway 'victory for Wellington.: fit. fttti-jckoß packed doggedly and leM, their own with the 'Wellington College fdi> , ■v-ards, especially in the -tight. 'Tho Wei' tington backs were the deciding .factor in ' lie game. The teams were: — St. Patrick's -C6i lf %f> Old Hoys; McGu-in-' ■n<ih*; "Wwlia.ee. (O'Connor, Phillips; Jef■icies, Halter; Hart; Haydon,. Johns, Sursich. .Jones,. .'Jeffries, Peajach}-, Jlar.t,, McCarthy.. ■ ■'■

WeUingt-tfß -tGdlleje Old Boys: Masters; Bill, Dußtin, H.ollis: Atkins, UaMiriu; B. Sadler, J^masrm, '--ffyrtrfrr, Jj ■ ile^J3l)l^

! GreitfeJ'l, J. Eeyajolds, -Claiidge, BJokeley, Dawfldi. .... . . . | fit. Patrick's started off with a rush and only good defensive "work by Wellington's backs held them out. .Baldwin then originated .a..back movement iv .his. own tweiTty-Jiv.e, ,aud Jl'ill -was o.Viei1 the St. I'alrici'fi 3ine when play ■\va.s ■ivecallßd iov a forward pafs. From the following scramble "Wallace eventually j;eccjved on the St. Patrick's right wjaig and in a Bpeetiiculav inoTeiuetit -was tlu-ough to WelHugton's twent-j-'five before lie was stopped. lie I handed on to Uennehy, and after the bull bad passed through fix pairs of hands Piullijis ■I'.e.ecJivod it on the other Aving, and went .over for the Jii«t score. The kick failed, Wellington Collese then came back solidly-, and I'r.oui a tricky inuveruent by Sadler Baldwin wont across iv the .coi> i.uei^ Maatws failed to ■eonvm-t. Furthcv jhcuvj' j-uciking 'held play in niidfield. ]Tlie-u M-cftuiuiiTOs tailed to collect a long Ick-.k .and JSuclfer ivfiit through fw a iry..(uu(ituiveirted), ; fe'liortly betoe lialMirac a fast: back M.OTcnient originated by Baldwin resulted in .Mill scoring. Wellington College i), St. Patrick's 3. j T'Uiy Oil ilie seciond spell Kvns ragged, the 'St. Patrick's forwards; standing up w-ell to the hand play of WiCJiliogitou College. Masters kicked a penalty., and forttmes wavered for .a pej-iod. .Then Dustin jriclsed up at tialf-»-ay. and. catching the St. Ts> trick's toacks uujrp,ing, handed oa to HilL who scaa' -oi\',er uu.op.p.osed. JUa'sters missed the easiest of Jjiclsß. The .-final score of the day ,ccune froni » forward niovem<uitj when Laniason .ooßnectedi with th.c ball practically .on. tte.;S.t.. Pa,tra.cli'« :liue, .and bu'llocked his way over in the corner. He failed to .concert 'Ms ows. try, -and there w.as no further score. ■ - • ■ 3fc B. Matthews 'was iho referee.