WAIRARAPA WHACK WELLINGTON.

NZ Truth, Issue 973, 19 July 1924, Page 8

WAIRARAPA WHACK WELLINGTON.

The Wairarapa representatives are now enjoying the fruits of victory at Wellington's expense, and they spared no pains m making their win a- solid one./ On the day's play there was only one team m it, and it was evident from the start of the gamfe that Wellington had met their masters. The pace throughout wa„s a cracker and m the first twenty minutes Wairarapa made tlie visitors appear a fourth -rate team. There is no doubt that Wellington improved^ as; the game progressed, but never at any stage did they reach the standard of play attained by the greens. It was thought by many that the Wellington team \sras only a second-rate' one, and this was substantiated by the result. ' How G ibson and Wogan ever got^ into it is a puzzle. Each of them shbuld feel highly* flattered at being m a rep., team, and neither •of them would hardly /do credit '"to a junior 'team, let alone a repi team of that grade. On" Wednesday they failed dismally, and no excuse can be put forward to explain their wretched displays. I Johnson played a fair game, but was inclined to do too much on. his own, . and thus lost, some of the few opportunities for Wellington to Increase their . score. ..','* • Malcolm, taking him all round, played a creditable game, but at times failed to do what was asked of him. , He was certainly up against it, as the Wairarapa forwards harassed the Wellington team .considerably. ■'"'■, The wing three-quarter Dossett was playing with plenty of dash until he" received a couple of hasty bumps, which took some of the stihg out of him. Smith, on the other extremity, . was fair. : The forwards played as well as could be expected, but the Wairarapa van had it on them most of the game.