WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL, v. OTAGO BOYS' HIGH .SCHOOL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2735, 15 August 1906, Page 57

WAITAKI HIGH SCHOOL, v. OTAGO BOYS' HIGH .SCHOOL.

The second of the annual matches between 'teams rpm-efipntiajr First and Second . jFiftsene from the "Waitaki High Sc-bool tend £he Otago Boys' -High School was jblayed at Tahona P<ark on Saturday morning. The matches were played in the presence -of a number erf spectators, including )the 'chairman of the High School Board of IGowwnors (Mr J. R. Sinclair), the rector, tend teaching staff of the looal 6chooJ, [Messre Uttley and Oaslle (representing the $W«itaki School), and a good sprinkling of jpserente, friends, and pnpik -of feoth educational institutions. The first of the matches, (that of the .Juniors, was played at 9.30 4um., and the "Seniors commenced their i&ame at 11.15 a.m. Thk JuifioK Match. In the Junior contest th© Otago boys t~fche beet of -the same throughout, fcotb a and UnwavAs playing well. Thomp- * for the Otago side, after a dribbling i, secured the leather, «nd scored the ---'try, vtithab W. «te-w»rt -failed to .eon- „ In the second spell Cirfhill, taking mtage of an opportune opening, made r good run and scored at -the corner, but the attempt io «dd -the -major points to the score was again unsuccessful. Later on, from a 'Sorum, And after some well-judged gassing, iv whioh P^ain, Boberieon, end Stewart were jarominrart, flic latter made * fine run, -and scored behind the poste. The; try was converted by Ou€hill, and with the score** II to :nil the W*itajd boys livened up, and attacked the Ot»go quarters strongly, and had Keddell .not lost the ball a.t a critical moment he <would have scoredContinuing ifee attack, Houston, got the ball but df «. scramble, sand scored, and TEhompteon, tor the visitors, with a .good tick, Registered the additional points just before *une 'was Bounded. The try secured by P. fetewsrt for the local school was £he result hi * arun from hie -own twenty-five, and «ras the best individual effort -of the -day. JThe -tackling of F-mdlay for -the Otago boys leas excellent. When the whistle sounded* jbhe score stood : , Otago High Waitaki High j School ... 11 points. School 5 points. > The Bekiob Match. The teams selected for this match were Jte follow: — • Waitah.— Dnthie, E. Jones, ML ©ngley (captain!, Duggan, Friedlander, Corcoran, E. MacIntyre, J. Mftcltftyre, Witheil, Ainge, Marshall, afathima, Mackenzie, Potter, A. Ongley. OTABo.-JKing, Bwinennan (2), CaKler. Smart, H). M. Held. Beße (ty, Bartom, Dallns, Budd, faterson liittlejoii, cle lAuiour. For flic first few minntes after liie kiokJsff Waitaki attacked strongly, *nd made ierertl mttempts to scomi, but the local poys, by good deJence, in which A. P&terjfeon,. Calder, and Edio were promineut, paved fie position on several occasions. |ttie .visitors on a number of occasions made good efforts to eecMre ecme advantage by jassiqg, but these were generally spoiled >y knocking-on, said A. -Paierßon came to the rescue by good kidking, and time a»d i.gain managed *o «xtrioate hie side from lifficultiee. Tl»e 04ago boys' forwards jnore than held their own, but their backs fre■quemiiy got "thorn into drfficultiee by m-issing Hio ball, and during nearly the whole of the fcst 6pell, in which no econa was recorded i>y ertier side, the play was in the Otago «fuarters. At the corxußcncemeub of the second spell the Waitalci School representatives made a strong amd vigorous attack, and owing to same fumbling, on the part -of the Otago High School backs, their side was soon in difficulties. The first score for -the visitors resuKod from some weak play on the part of Edie, Reid, and Colder, [which Friedlander look advantage of to }nake an opening for E. Jones, who got Jbver at the comer. A. Ongley took the kick, but nothing resulted. The Waitaki backs immediately afterwards again at- , jtaoked strongly- but Smart and "W. Bannerpian saved, and then Totter got clean away, jand after a fine ran scored, but Ongtey again failed with the kick. Some good blay on the part of Jones again placed -the local school in difficulties, but Sing saved by kicking into touch at the twomty-'fivc. H- loose rush immediately afterwards re- I talted in A. Ongley getting over, and tak- i ing "the .kick himeolf he registered the Jnojor points. With the score at 11 to nil j VTaifcaki still icept up the attack, and as ) k result of Reid missing a pass from A. raterson Potter got away, and scored in i. good position, but Ongky's Jiiek failed to add to the score. On nlay being rekumed Reid and A. Paterson too the ball Jto the -visitors' territory, the local boys here making their only good pissing run S* ihe day, the ball passing rapidly .from . Bannerman to Reid, from Reid to W. • Bannerman, and thence to Calder, who scored near the corner, A. Patterson afterward 6 lucking a fine goal. After the kickoff the fcall was passed from the line to E. j Qfidie, iwho missed badly, and A. Ongley | Wgain got over, but lost tic ball. A scrum i twas -then formed on the line, and the ball iwaa passed to M- Ongley, who scored fin a fair position, Potter making a fine attempt at the goaL The Otago boys then became aggressive, -and, headed by Barton, ©alias, and A. Paterson, they took the tball up the field, where their backs tried ' some passing, but failed to gain ground, '{ ■nd -foe game ended with the ball iv the , visitors' twenty -five, the score being : J ."Waitaki High Otago High j fichool ... 17 pointe. School 5 points. ' The Otago High Sohool forwards played I m. fine game throughout, keeping to their j ivrork all through., but they were greatly ; tampered by the unequal play o£ the backs, j whore tackling was decidedly weak. A. Paterson was of immense service to bis •ide,' his well-judged kicking frequently getting' them out of difficulties, and he was ably assisted by Barton, Dallas, and S. Patewon. The Waitaki forwards played a hard game all through, A. Ongley and Pot- i Xer being particularly prominent, and among the backs M. Ongley and Friedlander were •lways to the fore. Mr W. M'Donald Tefereed to the satisfaction of both sides, and- »t the conclusion of the game both teams lunched together at the Palace Hotel.