ST. LUKE'S IN FORM

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22421, 18 May 1936, Page 15

ST. LUKE'S IN FORM

MOUNT EDEN BEATEN Although the final issue was never in ooubt, Mount Eden, by hard hitting and up, made stubborn opposition to fct. Luke's, one of Inst season's champions. • Luke's finally won by five goals to nil. Mount Eden's forwards soon revealed exceptional speed and good penetration but » tL r . moveme nts lacked finish and faced *'ith the good defence of Clark and King. Tv, attam in soul, they failed to net. i ® Horspool brothers were prominent but Horßpool displayed n bad habit of chopE'. n K at the ball instead of hitting cleanly. «'»» halves Were inclined to hit far too •jfrd. many shots going straight to the "pfence. Bowden and Anderson were overforked. although both neglected the side* "he when stemming attacks ,J- Luke's forwards plaved particularly *6ll. The inside men plaved with dash and "C line whs seen in a number of wll/imbined movements. "Robertson, all hough oikins; hard. was wandering out of pori'°n. Kirp iinrl Bindie both gave sound du l - P'.'ya. while Clark, as usual, was very safe, attanj made a hiimher of good clearances 'L Wii s seldom hard pressed, ihe scorers for St. Luke's were:—Conn u i- Alernder (2) and Vipond. MesRTB. C. Prestoa and H. Williams were "Hpires.