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

By winningf this matcn Orawia are practically . assured of tlie premiership " as they only have to play Riverton and up to date have lost only one match. Blues were, without Gardiner, but Porter. played a good game. Two of the tries were' due to Findlay making . good openings and the writer is sure that Western wuuiu oe better served if , Bill was played as a wing-threequarter m: Rep. matches^ John Chamberlain played a nne game as fullback. Fowle, m the Blue pa£k, was an outstanding player. Alex. Dixon' was good 1 on the wing, but overran on one occasion, wnen Reds should have scored, the way being clear and only five yards to go. Grant played a fair game as did Excell, who cuts m neatly with a swerve, but should vary his play and send it out more promptly 'On occasion. *.T. Prendeville was up with the game and played surprisingly well -"for a i heavy one getting up m years. McCoy was on his game, while Pope and Ford showed up m the loose rushes.' Western made a bold bid against Northern at Lumsden on Saturday foi the Sports Trust Cup and were con sidered unlucky to be defeated by 11 points, to 8. The team fielded was as picked, except McGregor, whose place was _*_Kei by Hope and Findlay played as wing forward. The hard game m whicl a number of players played at Night caps on the previous Wednesday ap peared to have told its tale, becau» they failed to limber up and get goinj an .the easly part -of. the game. In th seccind half they more than held thei own. Findlay would have scored bi for* the goal-post deflecting the ba to a defender. Cn another pccasioi Mclvor was within 'inches of scbrinj while to avert what looked like a ce tain try, Crosbie risked playing oi Bide, and the penalty ki-ck fell short 1 inches,