OLD BOYS WIN.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 698, 6 May 1916, Page 11

OLD BOYS WIN.

HIGH SCHOOL OVERWEIGHTED. A game that was brisk in patches was played by Old Boys and Boys' High School, on the oval at Lancaster Park. Both teams showed some lack of practice, but played up well. Towards the end the greater weight of the Old Boys told its tale. Play started at a good pace. Old Boys were getting the ball in the scrums, but too often their halfback, Thompson, missed it when il came out. The school hooking improved, and the blue and black backs, tried passing rushes. However, the slowness and fumbling of some of the centre backs spoilt most of their efforts. Loose rushes by the school forwards kept Ihe white's defending for a time. A drop-kick at goal bv Woods, from ;> mark by the school half-back, sent the hall just under the cross-bar. An exchange of line kicks was followed by a passing rush by the school backs. The centre backs were again somewhat slow, and Buckhurst, on the wing, was collared in possession, in the whiles' twentyfive. However, Reay dribbled the ball on and scored a good try, which was not converted. Bovs' High School 3, Old Boys (I. Another attack by school, and poor work by the Old Boys' full-back, led to Old Boys forcing down. A few minutes' later the whites attacked, and Old Boys gol well into Ihe twenty-five before the ball went out of touch. From ' a hrow in it was sent to the backs, and Ihe speedy Pi.rker ran behind the posts before touching down. Tench converted, and the scores were—Old Boys 3, Boys' High School 3. A long kick by Parker and a white rush brought trouble lo school. The ball wenl over the school goal line, with players of both sides chasing it. But obstruction by some of the Old Boys enabled school to clear its line with a free kick. Second Half. Early hi Ihe second, half a good run by Mehrtens, one of the School 'live-eighths, boded trouble for Old 'Boys. But Mehrtens was "pocketed" by the white full-back and a three-quarter, and was brought down, well in the Old Boys' 25. Play Icame back to midfield. School (fid •most of the attacking. The -play, (however, lacked finish. At length a .loose rush by the School forwards, (led by Maxwell, broke over Ihe Old Boys' defence, and Frosl scored an (Unconverted try. Play was in midfield when the ball came across lo the School left wing. The hall was kicked down the touchline, with Parker in pursuit. The ball bounced nicely for Parker, who ■gathered it in and scored. Tench Tailed with the kick. Old Boys 8, High School (i. Old Boys pressed again, and a rebound in close work near the School line enabled Williamson to score a try which Tench converted. Again Old Boys attacked, and a good passing rush, in which Livingstone was brought down very close to the line ended in Tench scoring by the coiner flag. The try was not converted. Old Bovs 10. High School <i. The School lads were tiring. The game finished with the scores:— Old Boys 16 Boys' High School . . 6 Beferee: Rev. W. B. Scott.