TRIAL GAME

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1937, Page 6

TRIAL GAME

BRIGHT EXHIBITION

■ Players are Exhibiting,' more.keenness than: usual tliijs season, because of. the visit of the Enlglish team, and proof of this was;afforc}ed,by the "trial game at the Basin Reserve, where seventeen Wellington rheh, three from Wairarapa, and two from Manawatu, played -under the eyes of. Uirp selectors, Mr. A. P Neesham, of Auckland, who; was looking for.. New ' X^aland representatives, and Mr.:G. F.'Aers, of Wellington, who sought ■a. Wellio'gton-Manawatu-W irarapa Side. -.■■. ■ ;;.(..:■:■.■■:;':. ; .'. ■■■■% , -On paper the' fleams were evenly balanced, arid .so--it) proved to be: in fart until the. dying;'. Stages 'when the 3 team,, made- up, tfor' its,first-half inferiority by-taking! the lead and increasing it, the score ibeing 2-3.against them at the interval; amd 5-3 for them at the finish. ■.".'.■• ~.'-. '•"■ As in most 'trial'games the combination'was slack at; times, but there were some sparkling ibcidents of combined play, and indivickually the twenty-two were good. Mr. 1 Aers should have no difficulty in: sortiing out a first-class eleven to play Canterbury for the F.A. Trophy, and anoilher slightly different one to represent Wellington-Manawatu-Wairarapa . against England at the Basin Reserve on May 29. Saturday's game.was played in excel-: lent;cqnditions,bef'pre.a fair attendance.' The;<sl(3es. were:— •-;-■■=.•'"■.' - '.vj-'!'■■■ ■■ - *(:'■?'■'" ■'. A -Team■ (Blaek^.—King' (Institute Old Boys); Miles! (Hospital), Oman (Manawatu); Todki (Hospital), Longbpttorh ,(Waterside)L N. Gates. (Techn^ cal Old Boys); Hsttley (Lower Hutt), W. Allan. (ManawUtu),- Janes . (Waterside) , .:■ McKenzie .... fcSeatqun),,' • Gendall (Seatoun)... "•-.••.. !'..'.,■ :'■.-', '•■ I VB-Team'--(White).-UWyatt. (Hospital); A.* Bell' (Wairarapa ) ', Haines (Petonp).; Hindle (Marist),:- .teffery '(Hospital), Nicol-.(Diamond); ..Qi tipngworth (Wairarapa); Leslie.'(Petbne),R. Bell (Wai- : rar.apa),-Hatchard i (Marist),-• Woods (Hospital). ■ .-.. -: : j,; :■'.;. . :\- ----Referee: Mr./J.:Sanderson. -■...;

their first goal. The wind scored it by blowing the -ball through , : the posts as the goalkeeper was bouncing it, preparatory to kicking. up the field. The second goal was also lucky, the ball ■ striking the hand of one of the Rangers, and a penalty being awarded. It is not often that a. full-back scores, but Henderson, in this position, did the trick for Rangers.- . , :v; ,■; . Towards the end Swifts >yere:getting into their; true form,, and some clever football was witnessed, although shots at goal were not in the': best alignment Lamb eventually found;the'net, making the final score: Swifts 3., Rangers.l. , Mr. E. McQueen was 'the referee.

JTIBST B DIVISION. - 1 ' Goals. Ch. P. \V. L. D. F. A. pts. Swifts :.. 3 3 - - 17 3 fl Soot. Wanderers . 3 ,3 — — 16 2 6 Loner Hint "3 2 1 — 11 1 .4 Nada 3 1 1 1 9 9 3 Korokoro 3 1 2 — 5 11 2 MIramar Rangers .3—2 1 9 12 1 Wadestown ....:. 3 — 2 1 2 11 1 Onslow 3 - 2 .1 1 15 1