SOUTHLAND 28—MANAWATU 12.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 August 1925, Page 4

SOUTHLAND 28—MANAWATU 12.

(Continued From page 3.) this give-away and the forwards rushed play to Southland’s quarters and Moynihan was seen to cross the line. The whistle liad, however, gone for a penalty which Jacob turned to good account: Manawhenua 9 Southland. & Features of the play for the remainder of the spell were Winiata’s fine work and Bailey’s shepherding of Mac Donald —the duel between these three-quarters being renewed at frequent intervals, Bailey more than holding his own to applause from the fans. Southland Soon Ahead. Cowie turhed the first red attack but the reds were soon at it again. Then the home penalised. If Jacob were on side when the ball was thrown in from a line-out the subsequent penalty was not* correct as the Southland forwards always had the ball'and Kilby was passing it out when Jacob grabbed him. The mark was 35 yards out and Kilby shot a humming three-pointer: , Soutliland 11 Manawhenua *’® A clever bit of work by Murray completely fooled the greens and a try was lost only by a poor pass to Preston (playing, a game out-of-the box) on the riglit wing. A reds’ passing rush "was stopped just in time by Brophy and the greens wer e clearing When Kilby took a champion mark. Contrary to expectations, he missed the goal 25 yards out in front. This was a let-off for Manawhenua but catastrophe soon followed. A high kick went deep' to the goal-line. As Cowie was judging it the wind caught the ball and in endeavouring to take it on full he over-balanced and fell into touch-in-goal. The ball re-bounded in-goal. Kilby had nothing to do but walk in to score: Southland 14 Manawhenua ® In the ensuing play Akuira narrowly missed barging his way acrosf and Bailey was just pushed into touch after a fine passing bout by' Manawhenua backs. Murray and Preston then beat the field and the winger after running in was sailing for home when McDonald (playing better than on Saturday) came on the Southlander like an avalanche. It was a wonderful save arid made the welkin ring. Again off-side play spoilt the next green offensive, Bailey and MacDonald having a couple of encounters to vary proceedings in-field where play was becoming ,fast and furious, all hands being run to a standstill. Southland's combination was not more marked than in control of the forward rushes one of which Cowie just stopped by masterly defence This resulted in a throw-in from which Kilby secured. A long pass back to Preston saw the, winger cross in the corner after the weakest of tackles by Procter. Richardson missed his second kick: Southland ............ 17 Manawhenua ■ • 9 Preston showed up again after Procter’s wing had been over-run despite a great effort by Brophy to stem the rush Clelland kicked to front of the goal, Cowie temporarily clearing. MacDonaJd made two desperate attempts to break away on Bailey’s wing but [there was nothing doing until a lucky five-yards scrum saved Manawhenua after the Southlander had appeared to cross. Prom this scrum, however, the reds got square with a clever individual score by Bell: Southland 20 Manawhenua ........ 9 Akuira and Brophy raised hopes that were doomed to disappointment, Jacob finding touch yith a penalty in the opposite corner. From throw-in back after back went like a catapult at the- Tine (by individual efforts): a long pass-out to Bailey ■ looked like ending in a score hut MacDonald put his shouder down and ran the Feildingite yards into the field of play. Daisy Clipper hy Brophy. Strenuous efforts by the greens continued to raise the spectators to enthusiasm and at last passing to Aku-ria-Winiata-Brophy- saw Manawhenua’s crack run In with a beauty, .staving off two tacklers.and carrying them across; * Manawhenua 12 Southland 20 The green forwards were going well hereabouts.. Bailey stopped MacDonald again and taking the ball ran strongly up the right wing. On kicking across McLean and Reid had Clelland bustled, for once only, and the red’s custodian was beaten. Both the green forwards over-ran the dribble, Reid being visibly affected. The counter-attack by ■ Southland empho - sised the weakness of Manawhenua’s left wing and Preston-Kilby-Rice finished off a neat bit of passing with a try by the winger. Rice took the kick himself but missed. , Southland 23 Manawhenua 13 Akuira followed with hard luck. He charged down a kick and five yards from home the bounce beat him. He made a great recovery and was. in the act of diving to plant the ball across when he was hauled back and had to touch down feet short of the line. Prom the 'throw-in McDonald was in the act of dribbling across unopposed whep. he was obstructed, the appeal being answered by a scrummage from which Southland cleared. Procter fumbled and Kilby ran past, supported by Preston Cowie was in sore straits when Kilby unexpectedly short punted and beat the full-back. . A try was a moral when Reid arrived and putting his shoulder into Kilby touched down. He was lucky a try wasn’t awarded. He made amends immediately with the best dribble of the match and over-ran five yards from the lin£. Still, with nobody to beat Moynihan’ did likewise. Southland coaid have spared the /few points well-earned, by these two opponents, but it whs not to be, as MacDonald saved. Time was fast ebbing when MacDonald at last got his reward, passing from a scrum, Kilby to Ottrey letting the big winger in with a dash that would have made him feel like a battering ram to an attacker. Richardson’s goal was a beauty: southland 28 Manawhenua 12 Except for a couple of very "booky” decisions Mr. H. Hands did well in the difiicutl circumstances in which he was placed by Southland’s -attitude 1 over the appointment of a referee.