A DRAWN GAME
A bright practice game was played at Petone between Technical College Old Boys and Petone on: Saturday atternoon. The Petone backs worked well throughout the game, and though Technical,'.-.by., solid forward play, gained an advantage in the second" half, the game-ended with honours even. The,:teams were as follows: — Technical' College Old Boys.—Tointon;:ROnald, Parker; N. Gates, B. Clentworth,^ Pull en; A. Gates, Torrington, Liddicoat, A; Clentworth,. Stewart. Petone.—Body; Dewar, Scott-Browne; M. White, Cullen, Smith; J. White, Patterson, Penman, Finnegan, Craig. I Beferee: Mr.'C White. ' : Petone opened with a strong attack down-the Tight wing, and from a melee near the Technical goal-mouth Patterson ipassed'to Penman, who scored. Petone -1,,. Technical 0. For a long period, the- Technical College forwards did .their best to score, but the.Petone defence was.tbo strong. IPetone went back in good order, and Finnegan found the goal with a powerful shot. Petone 2, Technical 0. Body had a busy few m|nutes when the Technical forwards' almost got through; Both sides had several chances at goals. J. Clentworth sent in a shot after some close play, which hit the cross-bar and glanced into the goal. Petone 2, Technical 1. . - ■■' \ - ' i Redmond replaced Tointon in the Technical-goal in the second spell. Technicals back line strengthened up, and. the team held a territorial advantage'for some time. Petone came back in a series, of short passing rushes, butTechnical were ready, and returned play to a safe distance. At last Technical got through the defence, and J. Clentworth scored with a straight, lowdrive.'/ Technical 2, Petone 2. A few minutes -later, Stewart went through with a'fast.run; and put his.team in. the lead^with a hard angle slidt. Technical 3, Petone 2. . Petone replied with a long-sustained offensive, and Patterson'evened - accounts a few' seconds before time, making the final score: Petone 3, Technical College Old Boys '■}.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 4
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303A DRAWN GAME Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 4
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