PIRATES DARK HORSES

NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 16

PIRATES DARK HORSES

•; , Full^Dilsianc^f^: ; .(PVom "N.Z. Truth's" JJunediii Hep.) .'•> v\/, : :Uritjl within less than 20 minutes /• of the final bell m the Pirates-.' ,;•■ Kalkorai matchji'-at.. Carisbrook on , ■ : n Saturday ths- score-board showed „ a. blank. '•' '\. ■,;/;/'.: ; ■ ; . "* ]: '"';U-. ■■:,:■'..■' T.T, looJJed. ; --.as;l.ttipugh a dra\V:v . gcirtio 7 Vw.^slgpring'^o^giye:^ •pointer"- liftvto': ••tjjg; : \tpi). : 'df-v.th'4 s -.pp.riipetiT' ; tibrV7la*Qdey' : £rbm^Universl[^yvi&: i ; ■/. ; -; ■;; 4 'J'heri a " try- ta Kaikor'ai ' rdb'bed Pirates of' that chance, and 12 minutes later another, try to the Hill-men spelt the defeat which Svas to keep' Pirates on a par with the Students (12 flag points each)-.^y ; ;^ ?■'/■■•■ :-,;7 : ivy--: - : '■■■*.*'. Kaikorai's win brings them up -just None point, behind the leaders; •:. I: Thp game, though a hard 'struggle, fell . far. short 'of 'what

was ' eixpected by 7000 m t crested spectators. ':' ' In the first ciuart'eiv: .the black 1 forwards seiSmed to have full coiitrol,but. 'gradually.; the. Hill . pafck ' settled dowh and more . tha.nr.' . -.heid, 1 ;: i-th.elf, own .iri' : 'everything but the .scrums, Hook \tarid -Mpore . (Pirates) , getting the greater share of the hooking;. • In. passing, : -it might be mentioned that the manner m which the ball

was dropped, into the scrums was hardly m acp'ordahce r with the .rules whifih specifies that the ball should 1 be "rolled" m. • ':':-■■■ ■:■•■•■' '•'..•r ■■: ':■■ '/,'';■■*;,.;: All eyes were, oh' Malcolm, ex-Well.ing-tbn,"i:ep./' f or whom Pirate's Soon found ,a ■i>la"6etby:■.•^oving'-/Eaul.ksVfrS^in•"full-ba■ck:^tp■'■ .Aving';tni'jeeyquarte < ij;^. '•'.'•/;-' : •;>;:. .■:'.'{'. ■ •■'"-. r[ .. The, ' 'crack "WeHingtohian a i: was ' .not up ' to his 'best formJ^Hi^liive --kicking and fielding'Jwer.e.perfeCffci^b'utjjri. ,pther.:'depart-, ments Ji'e was'jiis^'p'r'dinS/iiy'/ !r ' • '■'•■ :;: :•.- --f How -lie let OlHyeT slijirin. for the first try. is hard vto excuse. i-To'. those rljgrht handy to ■ tlTe corner, it looked :as though the full only . h"a<l , ; 'to give, ftlie winger a push 'and the 1 Matter could' / ri6t li^ve stopped himself going out at the • IV was a rattling good A try, 'anyway, . a fitting finl?h to a' neat passing bout which started /rpm Bottlng behind , '. : the ■\scrumi </ ;.::-?";;^ • >.■ ..^" ■</'' :>%■<;;+ : ':' : "\ -'■■' y;. : ' ■ It went 'smartly : ' along the . irisjddrs arid out:' to Olliyer,. who ; is mot friglitened to give " it ' a good go. when he , gets the chanjfe, .";.... ■- ■ .;-., ...:..:,-■: J