PATEA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 145, 22 June 1931, Page 12

PATEA

RUGBY FOOTBALL Results of Saturday’s matches are: Seniors 3 v, Opunake D. Juniors 8 v. Okiawa 17. Thirds 9 v. Okaiawa 5. In the senior match on the local team’s own ground, I’atea had a hard fight against Opunake. The game throughout was a hard forward tussle, with advantagee equally distri buted. Patea had hard luck all the way through, and deserved a win. For the forwards C. Wills, W. Baldwin and J. Couch played a sterling game, while H. Bremer proved a reliable man on many occasions. A. Richards was well placed as full-back, many of the Patea fans being pleased to see him back in his old place. Zimmerman as half and J. Crawford as centre three-quarter were two stalwart players, who proved their worth times without number. Opunake kicked off with the sun in their faces. Patea immediately attacked, but Opunake’s defence was equal to the occasion. The green forwards came away with the hall at toe, with R. Lisk in the fore. Once again Zimmerman ;et the backs in motion and brought play down into Opunake’s twenty-five. An infringement relieved the situation, and the ball went out at half-way. From a scrum Zimmerman cut in and passed out but Ohaia intercepted, and putting in a good run, carried play to Patea’s twenty-five. Richards saved nicely. Play came downfield to half-way, and from the ruck J. Couch came out with the ball and got the backs going, but Baldwin was forced out near the corner. From the linc-out the green forwards came through with the ball at the toe, and the ball went out at half-way. Time was called with no score in the first half. Au interchange of kicks, with the ball ending in Opunake’s territory opened the second spell. A free kicj to greens relieved for them, and from a line-out, Patea attacked. A pretty forward movement carried play beyond Opunake’s twenty-five. J. Crawford made a dash, but the ball went out in a pass near the corner flag. Greens gained ground from a penalty

kick, and play con trod. From a free kick from a blue toe at half-way. play was rushed upfield by the torwards, but blues retaliated and play centred. From a scrum at half-way the greens, led by Lisk, rang through, but the defence was too strong. An exchange of kicks relieved the for wards. From a linc-out Opunake attacked once more, but the blue tactics saved a likely try. From a passing rush Crawford got the ball and <ck ed upfield. A splendid mark by Ohaia for the greens held ground for them. A strong kick by Crawford from a line-out was returned by green’s centre three-quarter, but Crawford stopped well, and the ball went out to touch. Play centred for a while, both packs pressing hard. Greens set a hot attack, and looked like scoring, but G. Baldwin got away with the ball; Greens returned to the attack, and Patea were hard put to it. From a melee on the lino, Greek secured the ball to place down for a try, and Williams added the extra point.;. The score thus stood at —Patea 0, Opunake 5, with only a few minutes to go. Patea attacked in ensuing play, and carried play into Opunake’s territory. A free kick to I’atea in a nice position failed to add the coveted points. Play centred, and in a forward play, Baldwin was unlucky io get a hard kick on the ankle, wlvch held up the game for a while. {Starting off again. J. Couch led a rush upfield, L t failed to get through Opunake s defence. A free kick to Patea in a. / easy position was converted into points by P. Bourko with a nice kick, and the scores stood at Patea 3', Opunake 5. In the following play Patea once more proved their strong defence tactics, and a good kick from Petersen’s boot, brought play up to Opunake’s twenty-live, but from the ruck of a scrum, the green half secured and sent the ball upfield and out of danger for the greens. Ensuing play centred until the whistle sounded with no addition to the score. Mr J. Kiley referred the game. The Juniors The Patea juniors had a hard game against Okaiawa juniors >n the latter’s ground. The game ended *»ith the score in the home team’r favour standing at, Okaiawa 17, Patea 8. Cousins a d Minten scored for Patea, B. Adams converting. In the thirds game against Okiawa thirds ou the local domain, Terry Hurley scored two tries, L. Hunt failing to convert either. M. Fairweather scored a third try. The game was a good, clean fast exhibition of play, and proved very spectacular. Mr C. Sheahan refereed the game. COURSING On Plumpton Park next Wednesday and Thursday, the Patea Coursing Club will hold the first meeting of the season, commencing at 11 o’clock each day. There will be two classes—one, the McKenna Cup on the first day, will attract many entries from afield. This is for thirty-two dogs that have not won more than £5 in stakes. The Open Stake, which is to be run off on Thursday, will be the more popular class. It is open for any number of dogs. Entries close on Tuesday, when it is expected the number will, not fall very far short of last year’s. The committee have arranged everything in their usual capable manner, and the day promises to be the usual successfl P. AND D.P.S.A.A.A. After the business conducted at the meeting of the Patea and District Public Schools’ Amateur Athletic Association last Saturday night, the chairman (Mr P. Palmer)) took the 1 opportunity of wishing Mr Tarrant the best of luck and happiness in his future life. He stated that Mr Tarrant had been chairman of the association several times, and had proved himself an ardent worker and supporter of the aim of the asociation. He thereupon presented Air Tarrant with a h .ndsomo gold-mounted eversharp pencil as a mark of tho esteem in which Air Tarrant was held by his co-members of the association.

Air P. C. Finlayson adde his tribute to tho chairman’s remarks, enumerating the manner in which Air Tarrant had fostered the aim of the association. He did not think there had been one meeting at which Mr Tarrant had not taken a leading part, whether president, vice-president or just a com mitt oo member. Alessrs C. R. Honeyfield and P. W. Tong also added their testimony to the previous speakers’ remarks. GOLF PATEA v. HAW ERA The following will ;lay a match with the Hawcra Ladies’ Golf Club, tho first six players to defend the Taplin Cup challenge. on Tuesday next. Players are asked to bo at the links at 12.15 p.m;— To start from No. 1 tee: Miss Gibson and Airs Pease, Miss Hurley and Miss Burgess, Miss Hemingway and Airs Rota, Mrs Glcnny and Airs Whitehead, Aliss Taylor and Aliss R. Pease, Aliss Gilligan and Airs McAnerin. Airs Mcßae and Airs Tomson, Aliss Bremer and Aliss " chardson, Miss Harris and Miss G. Death, Aliss P. Bourko and Airs Dickie. From No. 4 tee: Aliss E. 1 ' mrkc and Airs Bai gent, Aliss Tbvrburn and Miss Hawken, .Miss N. Hurley and Miss V. Death, Aliss Carey and Airs Corey. From No. 7 tee: Mrs Masters and Mrs Gibson, Miss O’Sullivan and Airs Budge, Airs Wither and Mrs Vinnicombe, Aliss Findlay and Airs Fearon. Any player unable to play is asked Io notify the captain and $. cretary at ♦he very earliest. Should the weather be unfavourable for play on Tuesday the match will then be played on Thursday. Tho following is the draw’ for the L.G.U. medal round to bo played on Wednesday next: Miss Taylor v. Aliss Bremer, Miss trey v. Miss E. Bourko, Miss O’Sulivan v. Miss Gibson, Miss K. Hurley v. Aliss E. Hemingway, Mrs Hughes v. Miss Th orbuni, Mrs Mcßae v. Miss Crawford, Mrs Wither v. Miss Gilligan, Miss \V. Hemingwdy v. Alis« Power. Miss W. Hurley v. ’.Miss Harris. Mrs Glenny v. Miss Lavery, Miss P. l ourke v. Miss Findlay. Miss Papps v. Mrs Masters, Miss Hurley v AIL? Shield, Miss Fere man v. Mrs Mitehell, Miss llonevlield v. Aliss Simmons, Miss Hall v. Mrs Gibbs, Airs Lester v. Miss llamerton. Mrs Donald v. Miss Kuh fuss. Any player unable to play is asked to notify her partner.