At Final Bell

NZ Truth, Issue 1286, 31 July 1930, Page 13

At Final Bell

they went one. would think they . were complete strangers with .no desire to make each other's acquaintance... At, half and first five-eighths,: R. Smith and Le Quesne were too slow' getting the ball out to give a reasonable chance of success: At full-back, Clement has played better games, and his worst mistake was m letting Fuller pass him and then trying to get him from behind. The flying rep. winger finished over the goal-line with something to spare. AVithout the two Jurys, Hiroti and Bob Fuller, the Greytown backs suffered no apparent handicap. Stringfellow came m to first five-eighths and made good use of the snappy- passes which Himono sent his way. | Many tries have been scored since j Masterton last beat Red Star, but the blacks went near to breaking the magpies' long run of wins when they finished with only the conversion of a try representing the difference between them. The only, remarkable , thing about this game was lan Harvey's appearance m the role of five-eighths. He wasn't wasted, either. Wairarapa's big win over Manawhenua with a team that comprised several emergency players gives rise to the belief .that it is possible to greatly strengthen the Wairarapa team by a slight reshuffle. Though possibly not so brilliant as Mill m that position, Hart is a firstclass half-back, well worth a place m any provincial team. Were Hart to replace Mill behind the scrum and Mill partner' Corkill at fiveeighths, the Wairarapa inside-backs would most probably gain greater penetrative powers than they at present possess, while the wings would stand a better chance of getting the ball on the hop than they have hitherto done.

Red Star 5 v, Masterton . 3 Greytown 26 v. Old Boys 6 Carterton 19 v, Gladstone • 3