ATHLETIC 30, v. VICTORIA COLLEGE 0.

NZ Truth, Issue 151, 9 May 1908, Page 3

ATHLETIC 30, v. VICTORIA COLLEGE 0.

This game, played on No. 4 ground, resulted m a runaway victory .for Athletic, who piled up a score of 30 points to their opponents' nil. Despite the score, the game was not • without interest, the Collegians putting up a game fight from start to finish. It was anticipated before the season commenced that the' Collegians would be fairly strong behind the scrum but weak forward.^ Saturday's game showed the reverse to be the case, as, though the for* wards fought well, the backs, ' with tltf> exception of Bogle, Hitchings and O'Leary, were disappointing. Early m the game Fell, the Green full, met with an injury and retired, his place being taken by H. O'Leary, . who played a really fine game, checking the advance of the blue forwards m rare style and saving score after score. Tins club will be doing a wise thing if it retains him m the position. : * Hitchings, at" centre, Jias not had a chance of showing the Wellington public what he is capable of, but judging from his form on Saturday he,would turn out a real clipper if playing m good company. Bogle stood "up to the opposing forwards, and was usually m the way when the Blues came along with the ball at toe. He put m some good stopping, and was a power of strength to his side. The forwards stuck to their work right through, and though oVermatched, kept going to the end. They appeared to be a lot lighter- than -their opponents, but gave the Blues some anxious moments. Hales, the Blues' full-back, had a light afternoon arid was rarely called on to handle the leather. Pool was m a scoring mood and obtained four tries during the gamq, his pace enabling him to beat jthe defence. He was well fed by Eyensen.-./who made some good openings for the colt.' ... Clark, the right \ying 'tjhree-quarter, had few chances to.score, but when' the ball came his way he irdh!'straight and hard, but O'Leary was, iii 1 'tti'e way. Gordon at/fiye-eightft'did, some pretty work.. His p'lace-kidking' Jwa& good and he made no mistake when asked to convert tries. ''■' ■" Richardson, at half, is strong on defence and will stop anything that comeshis way, but is a trifle slow m passing out, but as this was only his second game as a senior he has plenty of time to learn. He ran through ,the whole team practically when he scored his try. Wilson was prominent ali through and was well supported by Bell, Osborne,; Cunningham and' Murray. The- latter is playing much better this season and is using his head. He put m some fine dribbling during the afternoon. Kivell also showed up well m the loose. I