SOUTH OTAGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21102, 12 August 1930, Page 13

SOUTH OTAGO.

BALCLUTHA DISTRICT NEWS.

(From Odr Own Correspondent.). BALCLUTHA, August 11. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

EASTERN DISTRICTS DEFEATED. Considerable interest was evinced in the annual match between the South Otago representatives and those of Eastern Districts (Gore), played on Saturday on the Show Ground at Balclutha. The attendance was very fair, and by arrange-, meat the crowd was enabled to listen to the broadcast account of the test match at Wellington, while at the same time watching the progress of the game before them. South Otago was represented by: W, Hughes (Crescent), E. Booth (Union), C. Townley (Crescent), A. Middlemass (Star), M. Miller (Toko), H. Jackman (Romawaka), A: Woodhead (Toko), Hansen (Toko), Paterson (Romawaka), MTntosh (Clutha), Gilly M’Laren (Romawaka), Harraway (Star), B. Richardson (Star), Clark (Union), Fyffc Clinton). Eastern Districts: Marshall, E. Miller, Townsend, Amos, H. M’Connell, V. Milne, C. M’Connell, R. Richmond, Dodd, Aitken, Matheson, Walters, W. Mair, Ritchie, M'Ewan. There was no wind, and no advantage either way. Play was very even for the first seven minutes, and then Amos showed up with a good run, backed by the two M'Connells, but the Blues’ vigorous tackling averted the danger. The Blue forwards came away in a loose rush headed by Paterson and Hansen,? and the latter scored, M’Laren missed with the kick. South Otago 3 points, Eastern Districts nil. The Black rearguard now began to' give a taste of their quality, and Marshall (full-back) made a good run, passing to Amos, and that' speedy Southlander easily crossed the line and scored in a good position. Townsend converted. Eastern Districts 5 points, South Otago 3 points. The Blues now became very aggressive, and it was evident that their forwards, weie slightly superior in the loose and also in the tight work. In the Blacks’ twenty-five Booth secured and ran along the touch line' to score unopposed. M’Laren’s kick again failed to enhance the score. South Otago 6 points, Eastern Districts 5 points. Some give-and-take play followed without incident of note, until in a hot Blue attack Woodhead passed to Middlemass, who, after a short run, passed back to Woodhead, and the latter was enabled to score., Woodhead’s kick at goal'missed. South Otago 9 points, Eastern Districts 5 points. The Blacks were now mostly defending, and Harraway, # Richardson, and Woodhead were prominent in offensive movements, which were, nullified by the Blacks' tackling. South Otago continued to press, until C, M’Connell (the Blacks' halfback) relieved the pressure. The Blacks rallied, and Amos cutting in, secured the leather and carried it to the South Otago line, where a force down resulted. The spell closed with the score at 9—5. In the second spell the play was not so' even, the Blues for the most part having distinctly the better of it. Miller and Middlemass, showed up in a movement on the blind'side that took the play to the Blacks’ twenty-five. M’Laren then broke away from a scrum and passed to Richardson, who scored. Hughes kick at. goal missed.. South Otago 12 points. Eastern ■ Districts's points. The Blacks took play to their opponent twenty-five, where, for an infringement, Townsend had a shot at goal that added 3 points to the Blacks? score. Hansen, who was playing a good forward, game, went through with a fast dribble that was only stopped a.couple .of yards from the Blacks’ Rue.. . Fyffe, the Clinton forward, who was prominent all though, picked up from a loose rush and went over to score what the majority of the spectators thought was -a try, but the referee ruled otherwise and a scrum five yards out resulted. The Blues were not to be denied, and Jackman, securing possession, ran right round the opposing backs, but lost the ball after crossing the line. From thenceforward the Blacks were' clearly- outmatched and outplayed. The Blues kept hammering away, and a Eretty passing- movement between Woodead (the youthful hilt capable halfback), Miller. Jackman, and Booth drew the applause of spectators. In another attack by Blue backs Middlemass was collared with the ball a few yards from the line, and putting it behind his bacs into the hands of Hansen, the latter was enabled/to score his second try. Middlemass made a good attempt at goal, but not quite good enough. South Otago 16 points. Eastern Districts 8 points. Woodhead and Middlemass took the ball to the Black line, but the latter was pushed out in touch. Townsend came away with a nice- run and was collared by Miller. The Blues took play to the Blacks twenty-five, where Woodhead smartly potted a goal, and'the game end°d shortly after, with the score: South _ Otago 19 points. Eastern Districts 8 points. The winners were favoured with a very reliable full-back in Hughes and a smart half in Woodhead, apd had the threequarter and five-eighths lines been as resourceful, a much bigger score would have been the result, as they were playing behind a rattling forward pack. The losers’ backs showed the better combination, but they were overwhelmed by the Blue forwards, whose following up tactics were admirable. Amos, Townsend, and the M’Connelis showed up well in attack, but the defence was/ not as sound as might have been expected. Undoubtedly the best team won. Their score included five unconverted tries. Mr Andrews (Milton) made a capable referee, and the game was played in the best of spirits. Clutha and Crescent Juniors met in a well-fought match at Kaitangata, Clutha winning by 3 points to nil. The winning try was scored in the last minutes of the game.' DISSATISFIED DAIRYMEN. District dairymen are dissatisfied with the Otago Power Board’s new. scale of charges, and threaten to revert to petrol engines for their milking plant. The board claims to have wiped out the obnoxious “ capacity charge," but apparently this is not so in the .case of what the board terms “milking motors.” For these the charge is still £5 per annum per horse-power installed, and the charge for current 4d per unit for the first 300 units per quarter; and over that 2d per unit per quarter. The dairymen say that they will not be able to stand the extra charges, and hence will have to dispense with the convenient motor. However, in order to make quite sure they are awaiting the first quarterly bill under the new scale before disconnecting. PENDING PROSECUTION.

The bird man ” who so delighted local citizens with his aerial gyrations on a recent Sunday, and took a select number of citizens and citizenesses air journeying with him, is to be prosecuted at the next sitting of the stipendiary magistrate’s court here for carrying passengers on a Sunday. It is alleged that while taxi drivers and others of that ilk can safely ply for hire on Sundays, the law does not take cognisance of the airman, who, indeed, had n °t come into public recognition when the particular statute dealing with the matter was framed. BALCLUTHA , LADIES’ GOLF CLUB. A golf match will be played on Wednesday next, playing commencing at 1 p.m. or later. The following is the draw:— Mrs Telford v, Mrs Uren, Mrs • Poynter a bye, Mrs A. J. Henderson v. Mjss Dallas, Mrs Bishop v. Mrs Ramsay, Miss Stevenson v. Mrs Henderson, Mrs Copland v. Mrs Sinclair, Mrs Walter v. Miss Helen Dallas, Mrs Fleming a bye. Owing to uncertain weather conditions, few cards have been handed in for matches.