CITY DRAW WITH OHANGAI

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1931, Page 10

CITY DRAW WITH OHANGAI

GOOD GAME PLAYED IN THE RAIN. EXCITING IN LATER STAGES. Ohangai yeste.rday maintained their one-point lead in the South Taranaki Wednesday Rugby competition 'by drawing with City, nine all. Conditions were against good open football and play was confined almost entirely to kicking and loose rushes. The game was most exciting in the closing stages, when Ohangai kept City penned in their own territory and hammered at the line/ 'Die teams were:—

Ohangai.—Clarke; Radford, Lander, Hinga: J. O’Shea, P; O’Shea; J. Hinga; Church, Taylor, Cunningham, Mowbray, Guest, Simon, Findlay, Lee.

City.—E. Hart; Norris, Spedding, Murphy: Barlow, Whakarua; Kinsella; Eaves, Gray, Mcßeth, White, 0. Hart, Brown. M. Good, Cannon.

Ohangai kicked to the line and gained considerable ground, their forwards packing better than those of the City team. Ohangai were content to keep the ball at their feet, and this was most suited to the conditions. From a scrum on City’s line Church dived over, but missed the ball. The resulting scrum saw the same player dribble over and score, the kick being missed. Ohangai again carried iplay to City territory, the home team losing ground through trying to handle the wet ball. From a penalty well out on the touchline Clarke kicked' a magnificent goal. Whakarua was holding up the Ohangai attack by fielding cleanly in the face of forward rushes. Church and Mowbray led a slashing attack and Spedding booted over the dead-ball line. Good broke away and the City pack were behind him when Clarke took the ball from his feet and side-stepped through to save brilliantly. E. Hart was playing well and time and again extricated City from dangerous situations. 3|urphy shot down the sideline and ■ touched down, but had knocked, on as he gathered in the ball. Forward play in midfield concluded the spell.

Cannon came clear of a loose scrum and bore down the field with the ball at toe. Good carried on, but was just ■beaten in the dive. An Ohangai man was caught well offside and E. Hart kicked a good goal. Cannon burst away and was held up on the line. Offside play gave E. Hart another chance, and he- evened matters with a nice kick. City again attacked and offside play saw E. Hart land his third goal. Ohangai kicked through and chased it, bustling the City backs for Jim Hinga to score in the corner. Mowbray forced his way from a line-out and was almost over. With the scores again level play was, willing and exciting and Ohangai had City defending hard. Mr. W. Canning was the referee. SOUTH TARANAKI WINTER SHOW. CLOSING OF ENTRIES. So far entries in all classes have come in very well indeed, and exhibiters qre reminded that entries in the follqwing classes close at 9 p.m.’Saturday, June 13: Farm and garden, home. industries, fancy work, poultry and photography. If you have not yet had a copy of -the schedule ring or write to the manager at Hawera and one will be sent by return mail. We will appreciate your support. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. A. H. Shaw has returned to Hawera from a visit to Auckland. GENERAL ITEMS. Officials at the Hawera amateur wrestling tournament were: Referee, Mr. W. J. Claringbold; time-keepers, Messrs. F. Purser and W. Davy; seconds, Messrs. D. Wills and H. Bailey; medical examiner, Dr. R. G. B. Sinclair; announcer, Mr. R. P. Morrissey. Thanks were extended by the deputy-mayor, Mr. E. Morrissey, to the wrestlers and officials for the part they had played in assisting the gymnasium funds. After the tournament a supper was held in the Foresters’ Hall, Mrs. Adams having made the arrangements. A Swiss plain and fancy dress dance will be held at Kaponga on Friday, June 19. There will be good prizes, plenty of novelties and free buses from Eltham,. Hawera and Manaia. The Manchester Unity Lodge at Kaponga will hold its annual ball at the Kaponga Town Hall this evening. Wills’ orchestra will play the music and there will be a number of novelty dances on the programme. The committee is making every effort to assure a most enjoyable evening for those who attend. Messrs. R. P. Morrissey and Co. advertise details of the auction sale to be held in the Union Street sale rooms, Hawera, to-day. J. C. Smith, advertises particulars of a sale at the Central Mart, Hawera, td-day at 1.30 p.m. The attention of dairy farmers is drawn to the sale to be conducted 'by Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., for Mr. W. Hamilton at the Hawera yards to-day. The cattle to be offered consist mostly of pedigree Ayrshires. Many of them are by the famous Ayrshire bull, McTaggart of Ora, which is by an imported sire, and most of the other cattle are closely descended from imported stock. They are typical dairy cattle, big bodied, of great constitution, and, having been milked on hard, bleak country, should thrive well wherever they are taken. All of them are due early. PATEA PERSONAL. Mr. Ben Tooke is holidaying in New Plymouth. Mr. A. Bond has returned from a short visit to Wellington. HAWERA ENTERTAINMENTS. "GREEN GODDESS” AT OPERA HOUSE “The Green Goddess” the first of a series of productions which the notable star, George Arliss, is making for Warner Bros., and which will be shown at the Opera House, Hawera, at the matinee to-day and to-night at 8 o’clock, was one of the most successful plays ever produced on the legitimate stage. Critics agreed that it was a. faultlessly constructed melodrama and it attracted large and enthusiastic audiences at every performance during its long run. This melodrama of the Far East is one of Mr. Arliss’ best known stage vehicles. Reserves may be made at Miss Blake's. "The Call of the Sea” will be shown 'finally at the Grand Theatre Ip/night,