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NZ Truth, Issue 1229, 20 June 1929, Page 16

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Old Boys Wy A Encounter ::(prom'.' "N.Z. Truth's" Christchurch ;y^Ay ■';{.- Rep.) ! V VUpTtifl the last game of the first , Old.Boys had conquered all. '\v'U.p. , :''.til.l^the - ;\'.!Bame period ChristC cn l urch;hio , ,'beeh trounced by Meri--7 vale,^Albion 'and,' Linwood. TIKE -obvjous;V^'o'ductlon on the Old „?:;- B'oyß^^^fJhristchtlrch game was a wa!koyer7f^ but Ciiristchurch; had- Other ideas and gave effect tp\'theni7..':v AJi-YA'C '''Kf'7V.old?;fidy.ijiV.'.cani(Es yifith a rattle at the end; byt.the.gah-ie Vraa \von In the first Half wheh;' wlthVthe wind behind them, the GhristchUtch, forwards swept over llkeah-avaianche. ."•,-'• • •Gpttrell,; who7tias ; won his way to the All. •.Blsck : vteam.for% Australia, was the . outstaridlng v .for-^a¥d' On the paddock. In ■;"'•.''•' -A Y-' •■'' "'{■■■■ v. addition to leading

the pack m their .surging movements ; which caused so -much worry to Bill ./Dalley, he opened ;i,up many . move..ments for hia bucks '';' McDuff followed /.-*up his good game -against Albion by revelling m the ; tight stuff, while ■Manchester and : Wilders were the ,:iinks from most "Hline-outs to the '''backs. 7 -, A patch of very ; •bright form was it urhe d on by

George JScrimsha-«, who scored all Christch.urfth{svt3*ifes..'-."-" '. : v '. Two :.wer'eV: from;- short throw-ins, while the third -Was Ithev^e ward of good following upAwhenV.T'ack -Hi^ris missed the ball. ■■» The.Chr.istphi'irchCforwards fell away m the.''ge''c , oha7^'peli'V'aha, Old.* Boys gave a bright. i>exiiibi,ti6h; ,: :Qfv'Vattacking by v their ; backs7;.but v'the;:.d'e.fehpe offered by Christchurch •proved too Xsblld. , • - HastieS' who : w^as.iagain fielded m place of; Carlet'ot^,:'>wasr. not. so good as m : Jii^:-'fdrme'iv.^hne-. : «,'galhst Varsity. - .^ H'e.missed-an\es^y?/goal from a penalty "^icH--.^arly'7iri:.the^;.'s*econd spell, but Bill Merritt made' am'trids by opening Old