HONOURS EVEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12194, 20 July 1925, Page 10

HONOURS EVEN

HUTT AND BERHAMPORE DRAW GOOD FORWARD DISPLAY. ' The play was very even at the Hntt Recreation last Saturday when the game between Berhampore and the local team resulted in a draw, the score being three all. The main features of the game were the sound defence of both teams, and the strong forward work. The play was very willing and thoroughly satis-, fied the spectators. Berhampore used their usual tactics, but failed to score more than one try. The absenoe of Deere and Goodall from the pack probably accounted for this. The teams were as follow:—Berhampore: Walters; Taylor, Fraser, Matheson, Hickling, Laing, Charles, R. Brown, P. Charles, Renner, L. Brown, Gunnyon, Duncan, McArtney, Glennie. Hutt: Cudby; Woods, Hickling, Munroe, MoDougall, Burt, Fisher, Baumbor, Mclntosh, Fawcett, Crotty, Wintered, Sullivan,- Dawson, Daly. Walters won the toss, and elected to take advantage of the sun. The ball from the kick-off went to Charles, who immediately put his team on the tun. As a result ploy was taken into Hutt’s twenty-five, where the local men were defending in fine style. A good kick by Fisher brought Hutt into a safer position, and for the next few minutes everything was in their favour. It was not very long before Berhampore rallied, however, and a good opening made by Berhampore’s star back, Lang, gave Taylor the chance to score Berhamporei’s solitary try. Lang took the kiok, hut it proved too awkward. Berhampore, 3: Hutt, 0. From the kiok-off Hutt attacked strongly, but were always repelled. Half-time came to see play in mid-field, Hutt were unfortunate in losing Sullivan, one of their best forwards, who was forced to retire through an injury. McKay replaced him. HUTT EQUALISE Baumiber had been playing a good wingvforward game all through, openmg it out to his backs when l occasions were ripe for it, and leading his paek with the ball at toe when the forwards were clashing. As a result of backing up Munroe, on the wing, secured and scored for Hutt, thus bringing the score nip to three all. The kiok failed. Berhampore made repeated efforts to penetrate Hutt’s defence following this, but all in vain. With about ten minutes to go Hutt took charge and hammered away at the Berhampore line, when on more than one occasion their hacks cam© very near to scoring. No further score was made, and the gome ended with honours even. The first spell’s play was very even, and the second was, if anything, slightly in ■ Hutt’s favour.

A CRICKET SCORE SELWYN BADLY BEATEN ATHLETIC GREATLY SUPERIOR. The most that can be'said for SelNvym who met Athletic at Kilbirnie °P, Saturday, was that they were probably doing their best, but for an A p'ade tearn that best was surprisingly poor Their long list of defeats—tnis makes the eleventh without win or draw to soften the rigor of the record, —has no donbt had its effect, and; Selwyn played like a team without hope, from the opening whistle to the , brief rally after half-time, when the score already stood at .29—C against them, was their sole contribution to the aggressive side of the game, and the concluding score, 46—3, gives a fair indication of the relative merits of the opposing teams, which were as follow: Athletic: Cookson ; Sutton, Halley, Malmanche; Svenson, B. Gibson; Warwick; Porter, Osborne, Parks, Boyd, Duncan, McAuley, Barnes, and Fraser. Selwyn: Lloyd; Moss, Mcßrearty, W. Churchill; Eastgate, Scadden; Foster; Wogan; Robb, Jamieson, Barr, Young, McDonald, MoWilliam, J. Churchill. Athletio won the toss and elected to play with the sun at their backs. A long opening kick took play up near the corner, ancf Churchill missed scoring by inches. It was a fatal miss, and when the tide turned, as it did immediately, it did so with a vengeance. A nice passing movement initiated by Svenson, carried the hall down the field, and Osborne gaining possession a few yards out, he dived across at the; corner for Athletic’s first try. Porter missed with a difficult kick. Athletic 8, Selwyn 0. The score put Athletic in a winning humour, and the forwards, headed by Porter, Osborne, and Duncan, were back, hammering at Selwyn’s goal hue again inside five minutes. A difficult situation was relieved by Wogan, the Selwyn wing-forward, with, n. kick whicn found the line near the half-way mark, but the relief was transitory. Malmanche with a tricky run brought play back to Selwyn’s 25, and Porter, gaining possession, forced his way over. Svenson made no mistake with the kick.. Athletic B—o. The score was brought up to 11—0 a few minutes later, when Porter took a free kick from a handy position. From this on it became merely a matter of how wide the margin was going to he. Sutton, playing wing-three-quarter, made a magnificent run down the line, but was forced out at the corner, and the ball centred, the Selwyn pack put up a spirited defence, in which J. Churchill, Robb, and Mcßrearty were conspicuous. An | injudicious kick, however, placed the I leather full into Malmanche’s hands at half-way, and with a fine burst of speed he raced round the wing of the Selwyn pack, side-stepped Doyd, the Selwyn full-back, and scored at the corner. Porter converted. Athletio 16 —0. Two tries by Halley, one converted by Porter, and the other by Svenson, and an unconverted try by McAuley, made up the remainder of the half-time score. POINTS PILED UP The greens showed np fairly well for a while on tho resumption of play, and the game centred at half-way for the first ten minutes. After that Selwyn’s defence went to pieces. From a scrum, Athletic secured the ball, Warwick worked the blind side and instead of passing, headed straight for the goal-line, transferring to Sutton at the right moment, for another score. Porter failed with the kick, 32—0. Tho next score came ns the result of a splendid passing rush initiated by Warwick, the ball going to Svenson, Sutton, to Duncan, who scored behind the posts. Svenson added the major points 37—0. Sutton scored the next try. which Porter failed to improve, and then came Sclwyn’s solo effort. A forward rush got awav well, and some smart handling by the backs sent the leather into Jamieson’s hands, who got across amidst grea.t socialise from tho Selwyn supnorters. h’o't fell short 43-'-3. Gihs.'o m'd-d fo concluding score to Ai’.’otic’a account. Atldctii 46, SeUvyr. 3.