PONEKE DEFEATED

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 31, 6 August 1934, Page 4

PONEKE DEFEATED

Playing a game far below Hie standard which they produced in other contests thiß season, Ponekc went down to Wellington at the Prince of Wales Park on S-ittturday to the tune of 15 points to 3. There were quite a number of noticeable absentees from both sides, but tho fifteen :wMcH Ppnefcg. fielded, ffas decidedly iry

ferior to, that of their, opponents. After a half:time. score 0f,3-all .Wellington came into, their own in fine^gtyle and dominated play>-:'::lf'the score" had been even more iu'./tpi^vJavour if:•ivdul^ toot have been sttrprisingV • The teams'were: — ''Wellington: ■■■■ Cr«fe\Vell; Ball, King, Pi-yde; Trapp, Hutchison; Miller; Cathie, Alexander, Carlyon, Thornton, Giles, Bonnelly, Hingston, and Denton. "Pbiieke: Calcinai; Smith, Cookson, Caulton; Bavrett, Ward; Julian; Hull, Stone, O'Neill, Kussell, I Jringle, Melvor, Crichtonj'and Quaid. • ' poneke-ikicked off. with; the wind behind them, but1 Wellington came away with a strong Attack.i ■•On a sodden1 ground, with frequent rain showers,; the game soon developed into a- f orwturd struggle. Poneke raised the .first score when.1 Smith, connecting well with Russell, got across well out. Calcinai failed to convert. Poneke werasbou'back again with a solid oftensivo, but Wellington cleared after a spell and Pryde went close to scoring. Within a few minutes. Wellington had again gone close to' scoring, but Miller fajtad to make the: best of an opening. ■ Continued attack by 'Wellington brought its iward when, from a loose forward move, Carlyon slipped over the Poneke line and scored. :Tke'kick failed. At half-time the score was Poneke 3, Wellington 3. With the wind behind them in the second spell: Wellington- made the pace hot for their adversaries. Poneke were attempting to keep the ball tight, but Wellington were- playing a more open game. From" a scrum=in Poneke territory Miller worked the blind sido and sent Ball away to score a fine try. The kick failed. -It was' not long before Wellington wore again hammering away on the Poneke hue. Carlyon. and Pryde scored tries-, in quick succession, both being unconverted, i'oneke's game had now become ragged, and further points were added to the Wellington total when Ball gained a try which was also unconverted. Wellington continued to hold the upper hand during the remainder'of the game and the final whistle went -with the. score: Wellington 15, Poneke 3. ' ■ •■ Mr. G. Jenkins was the referee.