TOO MUCH LISTENING-IN

NZ Truth, Issue 1282, 26 June 1930, Page 18

TOO MUCH LISTENING-IN

Lancaster Park Teams Watched For Test Results LOUD SPEAKERS: POOR RUGGER ■ (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Cliristchurch Representative.) . With a wind blowing at cyclonic force and the first Test match being broadcast from Dunedin, there were very few people who cared to leave cosy rooms to attend Lancaster Park on Saturday. Those meagre 2000 present, who probably did not know anyone with loud-speakers, saw the worst exhibition of football played on the Oval this year.

TPHE interest of ths players, like that A of the populace, was apparently centred m Dunedin, and they allowed chances to pass unheeded while they kept one eye on the score board which displayed how matters were progressing m the city down south, Kone of the other games played provided any interest, the cricket scores put up by the winners robbing them of any excitement, and further bearing out "Truth's" contention of last week that the senior A grade was sorely m need of re*-

grading.

The Merivale half-back, Fon s c O'Connor, made a few good individual efforts, but for a half he is inclined to go too far on his own. To cut m now and again and beat a few men is all right, but to attempt to do it every time he gets the ball is folly. O'Connor, '■ however, has heart, and despite repeated dumpings'.

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m the Christchurch backs, and showed that he is by- no means the past number that the selectors seem to think he is

All round superiority won for 'Varsity their match against Linwood. For the first time this season the students got going m the back division, and they staged some fine passing rushes. The opposing backs were weak, and made few good efforts at stopping them, but nevertheless, the 'Varsity backs went well

Old Boys possessed too much combina-r tion and experience for Technical Old Boys, find, throwing the ball about m fine style, completely routed them. Syd. Carleton was on form, and at times made the Technical backs look silly. None of the latter played up to' senior standard.

try and beat the whole team, and he got away with it, too, at times. If he were played further back, his eluslveness and trickfness would |be more useful to his side, but as it is now he is generally smothered and -the game is kept tight. G. flowcll, the Albion forward, who perhaps was the most unlucky of several unlucky forwards who were kept out of the team which met- the Englishmen, played a great game before, he went off injured. His weight was m all the time, and he did some good work m the loose.He should wear 'a red-and-black jersey before the season is much further advanced. A. Carson, another Albion forward, wasalways m the thick, of -It',- As a country player last year he represented Canterbury, and as his form has not suffered this season, he, too, should be included m the touring team. On Saturday, Alby Roberts, of Albion, though he .played with a little more resolution than is his wont, was not so bustled when he was m a tight corner. ■■ -. West Christchurch drew with Technical this season, and so with the latter team have half a point- to their credit. This appears to be the only honors they will attain until they meet Technical again. On Saturday Christchurch ran through them like water through a collanrler. They could not hold Neal McGregor's te^.in, which, despite the absence of Ron Stewart, George Hart, and "Beau" Cottrell, crossed their line on fourteen occasions. . McGregor, once again, was the genius