BUSH BEAT WAIRARAPA

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 145, 21 June 1934, Page 17

BUSH BEAT WAIRARAPA

A DOUR STRUGGLE

(By •Telegraph—Press Association.)

CAETERTOX, June 20.

Wairarapa and Bush met at Rugby .at Carterton today. The ground was heavy after two days' rain, otherwise the conditions were good.

The game resolved 'itself into a dour struggle, the heavy Bush forwards, led by Malioney, giving the Wairarapa pack all they wanted. The first spell ended without score, though Wairarapa seven times crossed the Bush line, the ball being either forced in the nick of time or running out of touch of the goal. Three times the corner flags were knocked down as ball and pJnyor were grounded.

The second spell saw Wairarapa speeding up their back-game for half air, hour, but >bad luck still pursued them." With sixteen minutes to go, the Bush backs, headed by MeSherry, staged a- good rush which was carried on by Verry and Mahoney, the latter scoring near the poles. Udy converted. Five minutes later a forward rush saw Bush close on the line, where Booth, who was offside, gave Udy too good a chance to miss. Bush 8, Wai-, rarapa nil. ~j- ■.. '. ■--; : .<■ .-.-, -,

Wairarapa forced; the: pace, keeping Bush tightly hemmed,• but the backs .ran too. far .across field: - s?lay was spectacular, but there was no-'score,'till \five minutes be-' fore; the call of time, .when Fitzgerald: sent'Himona and'Strihgfellow racing. The latter passed to Booth,',who ran in at the; corner and dodged his' .way behind the goal, Fjtzgerald converted.- -■■'.' ',•.-'■■'.

With' two minutes left," the Wairarapa attacks were hot, but. the Bush defence^ stood-till the; call.of-'time. A'free kick.tor:, wards;'the sidef'lihe-gave- Walrafapa' theironly hope to even, ib\it;Hemi failed. BUshAverc, the, .victors by S'points to 5. ■■},!■.'•,';!■; Mr/H.'J^ McKenzie was' tlie" refere&V. _■■•- ■. v ■■■ .■';/)'■ ■':.