How the Game 'Went.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20361, 19 July 1934, Page 17

How the Game 'Went.

College marked the kick-off. and when School tried to open up the game a poor pass let the College forwards crash through. Harpur putting in a neat run. An ill-directed kick let School force clown, play returning to midfield. The heavy College forwards packed well and gave their backs the ball, solid tackling by the High School backs being necessary to stave off three good passing rushes. One gave Harpur a good gallop before Menzies downed him. College secured repeatedly. The ball went to Broad on the right wing and back again to the forwards, desperate defence holding College up right line - Alexander just missed with an awkward shot from a penalty goal. Ormond went close to scoring with a cut-in close to the line. M’Neill and Harbidge were defending grimlv at five-eighths for School. When at last came « out on their side, they shifted play with two snappy dashes, only to he sent hack by Alexander’a. accurate boot. In one College rush had judgment let Spivey and M’Kee kick through-, and the situation looked promising. until Holderness and Bvrne got back to effect a sound save. 'Menzies had a good attempt at a penalty. Spivey put School on attack with a good punt. Davis, the School half, hurt his knee and had to be treated by the ambulance men. With fourteen men School launched a determined offensive, and the forwards were within an ace of scoring till Harpur cleared. Davis was able to continue. The School forwards were finding their feet and breaking the College monopoly from scrums and rucks. Despite tlie heaw ground the pace was fast, though deadlv tackling on both sides kept the backs quiet. Next time the School backs went away Harpur fielded M’Neill’s kick, and an accurate line-kick put C'ollege on attack. The hail flashed along the College hacks to Broad, but once again he failed to heat the efficient Menzies, and the m-pass was not accepted. . A ime - however, the ball went beautifully to the left wing, Byrne picking up an awkward pass. Harpur sprinted to striking distance. When Menzies and Spivey threatened him, lie sent a good pass back to Holdernes s at centre, who went over for a good try wide out.

Spivey with a great burst of speed, ran round from his wing on defence and finished with a fine attacking rush, after which the School forwards hammered at the College line till M’Kee had an unsuccessful pot at r-oaL Half-tone came with the score still Christ’s College 3, Boys’ High School 0.

The Second Half. School redoubled tlieir efforts after the spell, but, though plentifully served with the ball, the School hacks made little progress against solid tackling. Davis kicked neatly to 7>ut School on attack, but the first time College saw the ball Harpur put in a brilliant run. swerving and fending past half-a-dozen School men. A score seemed certain, but. as he passed to Crisp. Crisp, who only had to- go over, slipped. Alexander had a grand attempt at a dropped goal fr °m .mst inside half-way. Then Harper went downfield with the hall at his toe to the School line. In the melee tne same player snapped up, fended off a School mar- and went over for a try. Alexander failed to convert. Again College swarmed to the aftack, R*;ond following up fast to hustle 'ibitham, but fine kicks by Harbidge and Spivey gave High School a turn on I Au Ck ’ keeping them there , p » f? od ,c,ok - Alexander marked but failed to clear. Harbidge’s boot found the line again, and a scrum was formed on the Collegre line. The ball seldom got past the School second five-eighth*, and (icpr-ora'p wo-k let College clear to the twenty-five. At bad kick bv Harpur let Harbidge and M’Kee return to the attack, and from a ruck at the twentyfive Davis whipped the ball out to Harbidge, Spivey taking a good pass to snrint over for a well-deserved try. Menzies failed with the kick.

With a neat cut-in M’Xeifl gave his backs another chance. Alexander saving well. School, spurred bv their trv, made the pace terrific in the forwards,

but a bad pass let Holderness break through to clear. A College blind-side rush was blocked, but the ball flashed across the line to the other side, Alexander coming in as well, and only fine backing up on defence saved School. Alexander of College, and Schmidt, of School, collided, and for a minute both were laid out. Davis kept the College hacks going, though a hitch occurred time the hall got to the wing. M Kee broke back, but again College set the line going, and Spivey just touched Harpur’s ankle when the big winger looked certain to score. Again a bad pass by Ormond let M’Kee break through, and in a snanpy rush Spivey got down to Alexander before being pulled down. School secured. Broad tackling Whitliam to end a good rush. College used the line to clear. Rush after rush broke down against solid defence. but School were working down all the time, and College had to force to stave off a red-hot rush. Harpur hustled Spivey, and a good punt iby Ormond let College away, another rush by the College backs seeing Menzies take Holderness in the nick of time after a. good run by Harpur. There was no further socre. the game ending: CHRIST’S COLLEGE 6 BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL 3