WELL BEATEN

Northern Advocate, 10 August 1934, Page 8

WELL BEATEN

N. AUCKLAND REPS

WAIKATO TOO GOOD.

INTERESTING GAME

to "Northern Advocate.") - HAMILTON, Titos Day. |)1 "n hard, interesting game at Rii&by’ Park, Hamilton, Waikato defeaW tlie touring North Auckland team yesterday by 22 'points to 7. Both teams fielded heavy hard working packs,- and fast, nippy backs, the diffcre.hco' in the two sides being the difference in the attacking qualities of of. the half-backs. Both received a fair share of the ball, but Fergus failodrto' open up the game, ■while Russell gase his backs every opportunity. The game- was far more even than the; score indicates and excitement was maintained until the end. The ground wa| heavy,,.following rain, and a. cold southerly wind was blowing. There w£s at fair attendance. The 1 game had not been in progress vdfy '.long w'hen Davies opened Waikato A kick from a pen-

aljly given to ■ Alien, 1 who notched a fin# ssl, making the scores: Waikato G, uNdflh Auckland 0.

jStory, Cassidy, and Painton gave the hortye team preference, and, from a serpm' in North Auckland’s twentyfiv#, Russell took the ball from the toe of ."a visiting player as' he kicked it, and, ‘after- a tricky run, sent on to Story,-who forced his way over. Allen converted and the half-time bell rang r- «r, • • s shortly afterwards. Waikato H /I North Auckland 0 ■-A Linnell, Bovirling and McCracken bustled doAvn-lield for the visitors and Waikato" AA-ere hard pressed, . AA'hen a srrtjlrt movement, in which Soloman, Wynyard, Allen and Story participatcarried play the length of the Hold. Throwing the ball about avcll, thm visitors kept Waikato defending, until Soloman sent Allen aAvay. The wiilger Avas well tackled by Campbell, iveyr, receiving the ball from a kick by?, I ,Davies, potted one of the finest field "g'oals ’ever sCch in Hamilton. He jwas running fast toAvards the centre of the field, very near the half-way line yand his drop kick sent the; ball clean between the posts. Whiikalb '’were not long retaliating. Russell was feeding out smartly to SolOmah. The five-eighths judged a nice -kick and- Oliver came up fast to tak'e;the •ball on the full and'galloped overeat ;the 'Corner. Allen failed with the', kick. Soloman made another opening, the ball' travelling smartly through Carroll zn& Aitken to Allen. The speedy Avingcr 3et sail for the line and outstripped the* apposition to score a splendid try. Aitken' converted, Pjlay; had only been resumed two minutes ‘when the North Auckland backs 'Combined in a smart movement, the«ball travelling along the line to Campbell, who scored a spectacular try. It Svas bright Rugby. Kerr failed with the kick. The closing stages of play were very exciting, the North Auckland ■backs; dominating the attack. Carroll, securing in his own twenty-five, handed out ‘to Aitken, to Oliver, the winger rAinning three-quarters of the length of the field to score a fine try. Aitken failed as the final whistle blew, the seorps being.’ ■ ' Waikato 22 North Auckland 7