WEST COAST BEAT BUSH

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1934, Page 6

WEST COAST BEAT BUSH

After Uninteresting Game The weather was fine and sunny and lhe playing area in lirst-clas< onler for the represent at i\e match be tween West Coast ami the touring Bush (N. 1. Union team at ,Rugt»\ Park yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance. 'The game, which was won l»y West (’oasl by ten points to three, fell short of expectations, neither side having any claim to what could be termed combination in the backs. Both sets of forwards worked hard, but it was a drab and uninteresting exhibition, play being tight, and spectators seldom became enthused to any extent. Kaulty handling, poor positional play, and in some instances weak tackling, were defectwhich were mainly responsible for the poor showing on both sides. West ('oast scored their ten points over the concluding stages of lhe first spell. I after a period of uneventful play. I Fong, who was originally chosen as second five-eighth, occupied the first five-eighth position, and although ho handled disastrously on most occasions, paved the way for his sides two tries, which were scored by Hendry and Schroder. Indicating the tight nature of the game there wore twenty indecisive line-outs out of fifty-three. West (’oast won five line-outs in the first spell ami six in the second, whilst Bush won four and six respectively. Of a total of 23 scrums in the first I spell. Coast won ten and Bush seven whilst six were indecisive. In the second spell Coast won five scrums and I Rush five, while nine were indecisive, j Coast were penalised on seven occasions, and Bush on eight occasions Kix marks claimed were allowed to ( oast, and four to Bush. West Coast were well served with their custodian, Gilbert, who brought off some timely saves, although his line-kicking was not as good as usualSchroder was Coast’s best back, play ing a good sound game both on attack and defence. Hendry played a steady game until his enforced retirement, handling well, and defending soundly. His line-kicks were well directed, and on several occasions he made valuable ground. Agnew showe i glimpses of good play, but his handling was extremely faulty. Pfahlert. like Schroder, seldom had chances, but he diil all that was required of him I in his defensive work. Scandrett played his usual tireless game as half- | back, and although he was well mark ed, gave his backs every chance when I he secured of the ball. M Kelly was Coast’s outstanding forI ward, bein'.' ably supported by Thom son, T’reitns, Bowes and Hughes. .1, } Mi-Sherry was outstanding in the vi< itors’ hacks. His handling was prettv to watch, whilst ho showed plontv of pace and judgment, hut his efforts were nullified on almost every decaI sion either by bad handling or failure to run straight on the part of hif

supports. Lett at half-hack played an outstandingly good game also. .Illattempted ' some clever movements, which were, however, frustrated by solid tackling. A. Mills was the best of the remaining backs, bin his efforts were very individualistic. Walker’* play at first five-eighth was patchy, and had his handling not been faulty, the final score might have read differ pntly. Roth wingers, IL Mills and G. Harris, got few opportunities ami lit th* room to work in. but when an opporlunity presented itself, they gave it a go. *oomber stood out as th* visitors’ best forward, and scored a trv that was well earned, lb- worked tirelessly in both the loose am! tight play. Cooniber was ably supported by all the packmen, who worked in unison untiringly, the most conspicuous possibly being A’erry, Gowk*'-, Spring ami J. Mills. The teams were: Rusli Rnion (ma rooir a nd sky blue): I ’u 11-ba*-k, W. I’eeves_; t hree (pmrt er--, h‘. Mills, A. Mills. G. Harris; five eighths, A. Walker, J. McSherry; half back: IL l.i-H; forwards: R. (’oomber, F. Anderson. T. 11. Merry, J. Rurnes. M. Spring, l\. Sharplin, IL Gowler, .1. Mill*. West Coast (red and white): Fullback, G. Gilbert; three-quarters: E. Pfahlert, A. Agnew, C. Schroder: fiveeighths, S. Hendry, A. Fong: halfback, R. Scandrett; forwards, AL Kelly, A. Bowes, ,T. Mahoney, J. Jones, F. Freitas. M. Thomson. L. Hughes, E. Jones. Wes* Const won the toss, and Gilbert. with a heflv kick, returned the ball to within a few vari'.s of the visitors’ 25, lining prettily. Scandrett ran round the blind side, and handed on to Sch > o<ler. who lost possession on the line, and a force-down resulted. Spring and Mi ls headed a for ward rush from a line-out and bustle*! the opposing backs, Gilbert saving. Schroder secured from a cross kick, and put in a good da*h to ovade R. Mills’ tackle, lie kicked out near the line. McSherry came fast roziml a scrum and kicked out nt the visitors' 25, relieving the position. Fong, however, d'novo them back to the corner. with a well judged line Bush secured from a serum at haiTway. A. Mills cut in beaiitifullv. bn: v.n* well tackled by Agnew. Agnew kicked clear when A. Mill* broke through f’-om :i rucking movement, br-t Beeves kicked out at half-way. Rush forwards were working hard ir Coast territory, but the defence wa* sound. Play was tight and willing amongst the forwards. McSherry despatched A. Mills, who put in a clove run to send on to IPirris whose pas* tn Ande.:.son was low. Fong secured from a line out. at ha’f-way, and after prettilv cutting out two mon he ki< ’<ed for the line, and Hendry, Kelly and Freitas, following up. were unopp.isx'd Hendry pounc.ing on the hall near the posts to score. Hughes c.onWcst Coast 5; Pmsh <1 After some hard forward play in midfield, Fong broke through from a line 'out, but passed forward and A. Mills marked. Scandrett secured frou

a scrum at half-way. ami sent on to Fong, who drew h’s man ami then handed on to Heml.y. Hemiiy c-nt clean past his man. ami when tackle‘l by Reeves, handed on to Schroder, who had a clear run in. Hughes \VoH (\»ast HP Hush 0. Half-time sounded soon afteiI’pmi i*'snniing, A. Mills made a dash, but was well tack ed. He Immled on to Harris, who found touch .near the co'.jier flag. Bush backs handled in a pre'ty passing movement hip Mills mulled before handing \>n lo Harris, who was well tackled at Hie corm-r. Hendry retired with an iiiju-y, ami was replaced by .1. Behan. Rush forwards, with a combined effort stormed to Coast’s !ine, bill Scandrett cleared well to the 25. Anderson and (bomber were prominent in a forward lush, but were both well tackle*! in turn. Rush backs got aw:iv in a pretty passing- l>ont, but R. Mills was held up on the *-orner. PiUisli forwards worked hard, ami crossed th*' line. Coombi ■ s*.->riiig a we'i’-eUnied trv wide out. R. Mills failed lo goal. West Coast 10; Bush 3. Harris made a dash buf was well tackled by Pfahlert, ami R. APl’s accepted his i?-pass lo kick lor the line, Fong clearing. Bcb.au broke away, and handed out l-a Agnew, but he missed the pass. Coast then enjoyed a period on attack, and a wi’ling tussle ensued between the forwards. A, Alills broke awflv and a score looked likely, but in lhe :tice for lhe ball, Fong boat Mills, k eking over the dead-ba I,', line. Rush continued the attack, their forwards working hard. The ball came back to A. .Mills from a serum on the Coast line, but his essay to drop-kick a goal failed. Bush backs swung into line, ami Walker just, failed lo cross at Hip. corner, being sound’.y tackled by Gilbert. Walker was penalised fo?‘ hanging on. and Agnew lined out nt the 25. Behan was caught offside handy to Coast’s goal ( but R. Mills failed with .the penalty kick. Bush made several determined -forward dashes, but failed to register any further score, the final whistle* sounding with West Coast victors after a medioerp display by 10 points to 3. Mr D. Breeze was a fair and impartial referee. THE CURTAIN-RAISER. The curtain-raise-.”' between the Hokitika and Grey Alain Primary Schools, which was won by Hokitika by eleven points 1o nine, provided seme interesting football. Grey Alain boys showed better combination, putting on several clever passing movements, seve:al of their bucks rutting in cleverly. ATcllngh, in parti* n'ar. was outstanding. Hokitika wore first to open their account, Diedrich kicking a penalty soon after the commencement. Soon after Batty and Shannon scored tries in quick snrcyssion as the tiesuit of hard forward play. Grey Main enjoyed territorial advantage throughout the first spell,

leading by six points to three. On re? timing, the visitors provided a prettv passing rush, and after seven of them had handled, Mil'.er scored under, the posts. Breeze converted.— Hokitika S; Grey Main 6. Grey Main pressed, and after McHugh had pun in :■ good run to within a few yards of Hokitika's line, Grey Main secured from a swum, and .Dixon sent to Mgrk’and, who scored unopposed near the corner.—Grey Alain 9; Hokitika 8. Hokitika attacked, and after a period of good forward play. Diedrich secured-from a scrum at the 25 and ran round the opposing backs to score wid<* out. — Hokitika 11: Grey Main 9. Th< ; game enilrd without furth« score. Mr N. 'Eggleton was referee. WEST COAST REPS. (To the Editor.) Sir, — J would like to suggest the following team to represent West Coast against M a ribo rough, as I have seen all tin* games in which they have taken part: Full-back, A. King; threequarters, Schroder, Gilbert, Pfahlert; five-eighths: Fong (second), Taaffe (first); half, J. Garth; forwards, M. Kelly, Buchanan, Bowes, MeNeight, Freitas, Thomson, Al. Scandrett, L. Hughes. Emergencies: Forwards, Mahoney, Olsen, Ogier; backs, Behan, Vincent, 0. Scott. —I am, etc., SPORT. (To the Editor.) Sir. —I'm no "picker.'’ but aftei seeing to-day's game mv contribution towards retaining the Shield is the following selection; King; Fong. Taafe, Schroder; Bunt, Gilbert: Seand:eui ; Kelly (2), Bowes, MeNeight, Freitas, Thompson. Hughes, Thie’c. 1 nuu etc.. "SPEED UP ” (To the Editor.) Sir, —As a keen follower of the game T should like to suggest my idea of what the Seddon Shield team should be, viz: Full-back, Gilbert; threequarters, Schroder, Fong, A. King; five-eighths, Beban, Taaffe; half-back, Scandrett; forwards, Kelly, Buchanan, Bowes, MeNeight, Freitas, Thomson, Scandrett and L. Hughes. Thanking you for allowing me to air my views on the reps.—l am, etc., MUSSOLINI. MANAWATU BEAT WAIRARAPA. (Per Press Association.) FETLDTNG, August 1. Manawatu defeated Wairarapa by 26 tn 20 in a fast open game. Manawatu led 20 to 3 at half-time, hut Wairarapa gradually approached the opposition score, throughout the second spell, and made the finish somewhat exciting. For Manawatu. outstanding playens were M. Waldin (captain), who sparkled both in attack and defence, though otherwise the home backs were not inspiring, while in the forwards Divine was the ■most useful. Wairarapa’s outstanding back was Stringfellow, who

was ably supported by Lipinsky, Himona and Booth, while Henii (full back) played a splendid game. Wai-rarapa-’s barks were definitely superior to the home side COLLEGE GAME. WELLINGTON, August I. Victoria College beat Canterbury College in their annual University Rugby match, played at Athletic Park to-day. The game was a vigorous one, marked by fairly open movements, but there were only occasional flashes of brilliancy. Victoria, College won wit!; their slightly better back combination. REPLACEMENTS TO BE 'ALLOWED. SYDNEY. August 1. It is'fully expected that the Management Committee of the New South Wales Rugby Union will agro* 1 io the request by the manager of .‘he All Blacks to allow replacements’ up to half time, during the forthcoming matches against New South Wales. It has been the practice in Australia to allow replacements up to half-time in club and inter-State football. BULLER UNION. WANTS ALL BLACKS’ MATCH IT BLENHEIM. WESTPORT, August 1. The Buller Rugby Union has heart ilv supported the Marlborough Union in its request for a match at Blenheim for a Seddon Shield District? team against the All Blacks on the latter’s return from Australia. Buller Union contends that a first-class fixture is - due to the Seddon Shield disOTAGO FEARS. FOR INTER-ISLAND GAME. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, July 31. At the meeting of the Otago Rugby Union, reference was made to the decision to play the All Black team, on its return from Australia, against a second New Zealand team. Dr. Spedding said that by doing so they were going to kill the North v. South Island match. Wellington would again have the privilege of seeing the game. Wellington saw practically every New Zealand team in action. Mr Cavanagh said that they had not seen a North v. South Island match in Dunedin for 30 years, and now the New Zealand Union was going to break faith with them. Players would he drawn from all over New Zealand for the match in Wellington, and that would affect the players available for the North v. South match. The action of the New Zealand Union would render the North vSouth match a farce. Dr. Spedding moved: "That in view of the fact that the North v. South Island match is to be played in Dun-

edin in September, this union enters a strong protest against players being assembled in Wellington to meet th*? All Black team on their return from Australia.” The motion was carried. TEACHERS IN TEAMS. SHOULD SCHOOL COME FIRST? AUCKLAND, August L Whether or not a school teacher should be granted leave to enable him to take part, in sports, was the question discussed by the Education Board. The Chairman (Mr Wells) said that such requests were frequent. He thought that they should be refused, if granting them would mean closing

the school, but perhaps an exception should be made, if any teachers were selected to take part in international games or tours. One member said that, so far as his district was concerned, it was just as great an honour for a teacher to be selected in a provincial Rugby team, as it was for a city man to be selected as an All Black. A letter was read in which a country teacher sought, leave for three days to play in two representative He was supported by rhe School Committee, who said: “We are proud of him.” The Board decided that the Chairman and Secretary should deal with each case on its merits.