Sports and How We Play

Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 4, 12 June 1942, Page 3

Sports and How We Play

SENIOR RUGBY. Artillery won by default from A.F.V. “B”. i This was ' disappointing as Artillery i was keen to show that the form of Mon- ; day was wrong. However the team 'turned up in strength at the junior match and if vocal encouragement and advice could win matches our junior , team should have walked in. As it was, ( well, we won’t rub it in—“nuff said.” I JUNIOR RUGBY. ! TARANAKI “B” V. ARTILLERY. Result: Taras. 21; Arty. 5. . ' This result was a great surprise to • the supporters of our junior team. In

previous matches, our juniors have scored comfortable wins, but on Saturday nothing could go right and they were decisively beaten. As a game, there was plenty of movement but unfortunately for Artillery, most of the sparkle came from the i opposition. Our backs never really 1 settled —weak tackling, dropped passes, poor positional play were all too evident. Our one try was scored by Love (converted by Robertson) and al • though other started off promisingly they broke down. : The forwards took quite a time to settle down, but once into their stride, : they played their part well. Anton was perhaps our best forward; what he /lacks in weight, he makes up in keenness and energy. Of the backs, no one ,on Artillery- side played better than Potter; but the back line was generally disappointing and we hope for a vast improvement next time they take the 'field. I The team was:—White, Paterson, :Potter, Robertson, Love, Cooney, Neili son, Cotton, Bogunda, Larson, Lincoln, I Anton. Perry, Odlin, Durrant. During the game, Whitehead replaced Bognuda 'and Smith (?) ’ replaced Perry. AMERICAN BASKETBALL. I Once again Marmons ’ ’ covered themselves in —and sweat by defeating P.D.C., 21-14. The game was I very evenin fact up to half-time, I when the score was 14 all, it was anyjone’s game. However, a re-arrangement of positions brought the desired effect ■ and in the second half, it was all Mar- ' mons. j Our basketball players are making '- quite a name for themselves —so far : they are underfeated in the competition ! and we all hope that they can keep up ■ this record. This is all the more suri prising when one considers the fact | that our team is rarely the same two j weeks running and has no practice dur- | mg the week. I The team last Saturday night was: i Neilson, Gibson, Marshall, Still and I Harvey. Scorers were: —Marshall (9), I Harvey (8), Neilson (4).