Truby King Memorial Fund

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 173, 25 July 1939, Page 2

Truby King Memorial Fund

land and Otago, Wanganui will need to pay close attention to tho moulding of its pack. Wanganui Missed Barton. “Wanganui’s hopes were pinned almost entirely to tho Hook-Barton combination functioning, either in orthodox passing, or in tho last following up of the stab punt. But Barton was injured in a hip a few minutes after tho start of the game and R. Hunter was brought on to play at second five-eighths, Hook taking Barton’s place at centre. Barton’s ability to straighten up the attack was missing and tho fast, deadly tackling of tho Ashburton backs, cut the home line in two nine times out of ten, particularly in the second spell, when the visiting breakaway played up closer on the Wanganui inside backs. 11 Aluch interest was taken in the duel between E. J. Callaghan (Wanganui; and J. E. McKenzie, the noted hooker of Ashburton. Callaghan shaded his opponent on the day, but when the weight ceased to apply itself to tho Wanganui scrum in tho second spell, honours wero fifty-fifty. Iu the first spell Callaghan got the major share of possession and McKenzie was fair enough to say afterwards that ho had struck the hardest hooker he had ever played against. Good Full-back. “If Wanganui was disappointed in the play of the Ashburton centre, R. B. Lilley*, who looked to have tho attributes of a good back but seemed to prefer the role of an opportunist, it was more than fully compensated by the great display at full-back by J. Bohrns. No wonder that he represented Canterbury in i 935 and 1936. lie is (it for the job still, more particularly when it is remembered that the somewhat indifferent defence of the centre left him with a good deal more ground to cover than usual.

“From C. McCaudlisli, wing threequarter, Behrns received wonderful help on defence. C. Bradley, the other wing three-quarter, was , also a deadly tackier. AlcCandlish was often well out of position to save. “Looked at broadly the Ashburton team lacked sting inside. One would have felt inclined to move AlcCandlish into the five-eighth line, or at least tc centre, and put Lilley on the wing. “There was not much to worry about the team in the forwards. B. Doig, J E. AlcKenzie, D. Brooker and I. Hart were prominent and Alathieson was fast in the open. The Teams. The teams were:— Ashburton; I. Behrns, C. Bradley, R B. Lilley, C. AlcCandlish, A. Kelly, A Fergus, D. White, A. Alathieson, T. Harrison, I. Hart, B. Newton, B. Doig, D. Brooker, J. E. AlcKenzie, W. Aloore. Wanganui: K. Welsh, AI. Dickie, D. G. Barton, J. Poison, G. Hook, E. Nicholls, H. Brogden, T. Collins, E. Beiliss, A. G. Davidson, W. Firmin, W. Glenn, M. Sutton, E. J. Callaghan, L. Northover. HIGH SCHOOL FIFTEEN The Palmerston North Boys’ High School first fifteen to play the Wanganui Technical School at Palmerston North to-morrow is: Ryan, Poananga, Hardie, Alason, Dunealf, Nash, Churchill, Pownall, Closely, Anderson, Smith, Liggins, Chapman, Kyles, Campbell. Through fracturing a bono in his hand in the match against Wanganui Collegiate School about a fortnight ago, C. Andrews, one of the best forwards in the team, is not available. .STOCK AGENTS' MATCH The annual Rugby fixture played between teams from the Palmerston Nortli stock agents and tho Feilding agents is to be played in Palmerston North to-day. The Palmerston North team will be: D. Plank, R. Ayres, B. Waldegrave, F. L. Irvine, L. Mullins, E. B. Rowe, D. Buick, G. Mitchel, B. Phillpotts, A. Seivers, C. E. Barraud, W. Lawson, B. Wilton, B. Graves and H. Braithwaite. Air. W. H. Hall is the manager of the Palmerston North team and other officials are Alessrs. U. Kettle (trainer), K. F. Kirk (line umpire), S. R. Thompson (refreshment steward), P. V. Stewart (masseur), A. Fuklowski and T. Graham (bell boys). The game will commence at 2.30 p.m.

£ s d. Previously acknowledged .. 40 19 0 Three ex-Plunket babies . .. 0 15 0 Mrs. K. F. Kirk .. 0 10 6 Mrs. F. M. Karner 6 Mrs. W. G. Black 0 Mrs. S. K. Thomson .. .. .. 0 30 6 £43 IS 0