TE AROHA UNION

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20870, 31 July 1939, Page 11

TE AROHA UNION

WAIHOU WINS CHAMPIONSHIP (Special to Times) TE AROHA. Sunday. With points even Tor the season, Waihou and Old Boys met yesterday to decide the senior championship, in wintry conditions with plenty or water on the Herries Park playing- field. Old Boys kicked oIT but the Walhou forwards quickly trot back to hair-way. McGlashan broke through with the ball, but his prog-ress was stayed by Trebileo. and a smart dash by Sheridan took the play to Walhou’s twenty-live, where McGlashan registered an elTective line-kick, which evened matters. A heavy Walhou forward rush g-ot to the line, where 01<i Boys forced. Maloney made a line breakaway down to Waihou territory where Hill g-ot the bail away, and relieved the posiIn a loose rush Waihou forwards pot right to the Old Boys line, where a score seemed imminent, until Old Boys accepted a force. Strange and and Borrie bustled through the ranks and pur Old Boys well or. the defensive. With hall at toe. McGlashan went right through hi* opponents’ ranks, and. snapping up the ball. Barlow -cored. B. Johnson converted.—Walhou 5. Old Boys n. Witii excellent combination. Old Boys swept downileld. Maloney showing the way. Snapping up the ball he crossed the line, bu! the attempt at goal Tailed. Another determined dash resulted in 11. Rowe scoring; Waihou 5, Old Boys r». From a scramble in old Boys’ twentyfive iiaddon scored and Johnson converted: Waihou 10, Old Boys 0. The Second Half Heavy forward bouts characterised the opening of the serond spell. A Waihou movement was effectively stayed bv Wild From a line-out Haggerty. Parton and Sheridan made ground for Old Roys. Even play at half-way followed, until Rowe broke through and put Walhou on the defensive. From a penalty award McGlashan sent the ball well down-field, but a well-com-bined Old Boys forward rally neutralised the effort. By clever short kicks and rollowing-up. Sheehan traversed hair the length of the field, but, again taking up the aggressive, Waihou took the plav back to Old Boys’ territory. No rurther score resulted, Waihou being victorious by in points to 6. thus winning the senior championship ror the season. Mr A. What ford was referee