FOOTBALL.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 1282, 26 August 1930, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

*~ Western Star (Blue), n, i\ightca_ (Red) 3. The teams were: Blues . J. Chamberlain; J. Bates, W. l*'mclia* . A. Cochrane; G. Porter, W. Chambe. lain; Burns; Fowle, ' G. JiriCK ; iv Brick, Gorton, J. Cochrane; Wilsoi J.; Porter j, J. Findlay. Reds: W. -Dixon ; Rushton, jamiesor Alex. Dixon ; Hunt, G. Excell ; Grant G. Greer, Brazier; M. McCoy, n**nd: •ville, . W. Pope; Ford, l_. i_xceil ; VV Gr-eer*-There was a fair attendance on wcci nesday, and the ground was dry. with i stiff cross breeze blowing when prac tically the* deciding match of the Wes tern District Senior Premiership wai played. '.With Western Star (Orawia defeating Nightcaps on tueir owi ground by 11. to 3, they became tht premiers a*^ with only one loss anc only Riverton to meet they held practically an unassailable position. Orawia kicked off, Greer mulling but Hunt recovered andi play was at half- way. '-Not straight" resulted m the first scrum favouring Reds, but Grant's pass was too high- ror Excell and Hunt had to retrieve kccis' position. A second scrum saw Nightcaps penalised for feet up nnd play was at their corner. .Ford broke clear and Pope improved but Burns, lined back m Reds' 25. A blue forward rus?i took to the line- but Jamieson and G. Exoell cleared nicely- and play was neutral m Reds' half. A free to Night;aps for a scrum infringement further mproved, ; Chamberlain effectively itopped. the return rush m which Pope and Rushton were y promnent.. j.rant swept Reds into attack, Excell : urther improving, but Hunt missed lis pass and Jamieson rescued when iUues swept through. Excell furher improved but his punt went too lard and /'."Blues., forced. \\ T . Dii-oh returned the kick off licely and'", play was m Blues" half. 7 rom the liiie out Bums sent away his >acks, but -Hunt got Bates and Nightcaps •-; swept through. ;. &ic yowle recovered, and passed to Porter vhose stab, kick went to W. Dixon, vhose centring kick was cleanly- taken >y. Findlay. but Reds, returned on atack, a penalty by W. Dixon being :arried off -by the wind and Blues breed, Jamieson returned the kick iff but G. Brick showed up m. a Iribbling rush to gain 25 yards, Burns riving to Chamberlain, whose pass vent astray when Blues looked like icoring. Reds swarmed down from he drop out, Grant fed Excell, who Hinted to Porter,, \V. Dixon taking lis return to find the line hear Blues' 15. A penalty here was taken by V. Dixon but it fell short. - fcven play ollowed until** W. Chamberlain cut m md made an opening^ but his ; pass vent astray and Jamieson cleared leatly. Over-eagerness' saw ...Blue's get >ff-side and Dixon gained 40 j r ards vith the punt. W. Pope was proninent m a rush, but Findlay cleared tnd E. Fowle followed fast to secure md feed B.ates, Rushton collaring him tard. Ford broke back with G. Ex-i :ell and Jamieson over-ran when the novement looked dangerous- , Bates secured and ran across to feed Charri>erlain, Porter, Findlay and Cochrane ill handling m a nice movement. ?lay swung across- field' and Rushton :ehtred a high punt for A. Dixon to lecure and nearly score. From a fiv'e/ards scrum Grant fed Excell, who learly got across, W. Greer also riving it ; a -willing go, : but lost wssession and Fowle forced. John Chamberlain punted clear from a Red rush, aro Burns secured for Chamber--lain, Portef,. Findlay back to Porter to Bates, -who scored welL out,'."VKindiay missed. * Orawia 3. YyY. -Findlay cut m to make' the opening and Porter sent beautilui passes m this effort. Reds swarmeu "to Blues' liiie, Brazier, Hunt, and McCoy m the van. Grant and Excell ' worked the blind side, but Gorton cleared m a good! dribble. At this stage the Blues passing.. was poor and Reds attacked strongly but failed to register and half-time sounded. McCoy, Pope and E. Excell opened a fine dribbling rush which Jno. Cham berlain jtemmed, Fowle and JV Findlay clearing but Rushton lined a beauty at tne corner. Burns., screw -kicked neatly when defending", while Fowle and Wilson improved Blues' position. Grant fed Hunt who raced. 20^ yards but' then threw a bad pass and a free against Reds for off-side saw play bac. at Nightocaps' twenty-§ve. A sustain ed Blue rush ended m wnu it held ing by Findlay, who fed Bates, bacl into Findlay, who handed on to G Brick to score but Porter missed :Cra wia 6. ; : V--V' ■ ' . i

E. Excell followed well and Red- , *vere attacking- when Chamberlain got jffside and \V. Dixon goaled neatly. . ; Orawia 6, Nightcaps 3. Back came Reds, and play was an Orawia territory for some time. W. Dixon failed by aboint 6 feet to goal a penalty when . (jhamberlain was penalised for charging into the lineout. Porter's clearing punt from this effort Avas a mighty one, going out past half way from under the goalposts. Blues were playing the open game now, long line outs and passing efforts on every possible occasion, the Red backs being hard pressed to defend. J. Porter fed a long : pass to Findlay to P.qrter, but Cochrane dropped his pass, Porter retaining to race Cochrane into, position to score well out. . Ho goaled a long kick to make Orawia 11, Nightcaps m. ■..■'.- For the next fivev minutes Reds attacked strongly, McCoy losing his jersey when making a bold bid for the liTiei, but -the defence held and full time sounded. . - Mr Ces. Miiljs/waa referee. fcMjp:»*-.-'-.--^%«'--'>"--.-->r«:.T-. -, -~"."