MARIST'S GOOD SCORE

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 13, 16 July 1934, Page 5

MARIST'S GOOD SCORE

The winning cards in the match between Marist and Eastbourne at Newtown Park were- held by Marist. These were mainly better fo-ordination and finish. As was only to be expected from the meeting of two teams, each with a large following ofsupporters, play, was keen all the way and sometimes hard, but measured by true standards there was little in it that was really exhilarating. Eastbourne made a strong bid for the honours, but, even though at times they were unlucky in not picking up points, Marist were the stronger team.

The teams were as follows:—

Eastbourne.—Crisp; Molesworth, .Foley, Fleming; Plank, Diamond; G. Sadler; Bedkober, Robertson, Griffiths, N. Dellabarca, Clayton, Sleep, J. Dellabarca, Dingle.

Marist.—Hepburn; Ericsson. 15. McGreevy, Bacon; Robins, Langdon; O'Connor; Gill,' Ottaway, Keegan, Fleming, J. Butler, McLean, H. Butler, Blatch.

Eastbourne began smartly, good play by Plank, carried:on by the forwards, forcing Marist to their own line. Though the Eastbourne forwards played a willing game in the loose and nearly always were dangerous when they, got under way, Marist had a large share 6f the ball in the scrums, with the result that they made a great deal of the play. Hepburn opened Marist's account with a, penalty goal, but he was unable to "repeat the prformance when a little later an Eastbourne player was promptly penalised for tackling him lato. The best piece of concerted work of the game was when O'Connor set the Marist backs in motion from a scrummage. Wilh Ericsson as an extra man in the. chain. Kastbourne were thrown right out of gear. The ball travelled quickly and surely cutto Bacon, and when he was tackled Langdon., who had come up in support, completed the movement with v try, which Robins.Had no difficulty in convcrtinfr. A try for Eastbourne by Plank, converted by

Foley, made'the half-time score, Marist 8, Eastbourne 5. ■■....!'

Spirited efforts were made by Eastbourne iv the early stages of the; Second spell to improve their position. "The forwards worked hard in the opeu, and Plank was conspicuous for two good efforts, one of which just failed to give a try, to Diamond, who had changed places with Fleming. . Crisp, with long, powerful kicks to touch, had helped Eastbourne considerably in the full-back position, but in the face of a strong Marist rush he was unable to clear, and Langdon, following through, scored his second try, which was not converted. MeGreevy paved the way for Marist's next points, a try by Ericsson, converted by Hepburn, Time was nearly up, but Eastbourne were still playing keenly, and eventually their persistency was rewarded, Diamond scoring in the corner. Fleming failed to convert, and within a short time afterwards the game ended, leaving Marist the winners by 16 points to 8.

The referee was Mr. J. Gilchrist.