TANEATUA BEATS WHAKATANE BY ONE POINT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 52, 21 August 1939, Page 8

TANEATUA BEATS WHAKATANE BY ONE POINT

A mixed Star_Bue6aneer-City team looked like winning against Tancat ua in the senior game on the Domain, and they only missed bv one point. City held the upper hand in the first, half then relaxed slightly and came again with a rush at the. end, but Taneatua's defencc held. Pipe played well l'or and so did the Men to boys. Sisam was useful and Hnyward very vigorous. Barclay- showed good form for City and List was useful. F. Hollis made an excellent halfback. Jackson handled better at first five-eighths than usual, but lie held on a bit too much. Chambers was good whenever he touched the ball. Moore showed up well on" the wing. City played aga'nst the sun and the breeze. They were quickly on Taneatua's line, but Taneatna held them and in turn pressed untn City forced. D. Stewart introduced a bright movement when he ran down the line and kicked over the fullback. Jackson took a ball cleanly on the 25 and flew through to be stopped inches short under the posts but a moment later F. Hollis dumnred the whole Taneatua team for a try under the timber. Oswald con. verted. 5-0. City battled hard and Hollis potted and missed. Oswald helped to pen Taneatua with good lining. Taneatua broke away and the forwards short passed for Haywmd to break clear and score near the posts. D. Meii'io failed to convert. On Taneatua's 25 Jackson gave to Chambers who sent out to Chapman. Charman ra:i brilliantly and fed Moore at the right moment and the winger sprVnted round. Hollis missed the kick. BJS. Ihis was the lialftime score. Blues attacked and serums went down on the Taneatua line, but at length handling in the scrum gave Tanea.tua a free Jviek. Baker was held up as was Oswald, who potlc ] but missed. Taneatua rushed away and Dunstan broke through and <cored. Merito failed with an eaey one. 8-6. Hollis tried to pot a goal but the shot was low, and. Sisajn burst his . way through tapklers who tried to '/lit a moustache on him and dummied to tlie line. The Taneatua for.

wards came away again and once more- Haywarj.l deorcd. though the pass to him seemed a little forward. Merito missed 11-8. Jackson dummied a couple of men and kicked right to the corner, but Taneatua forced. Hayward was clear again but Oswald dropped him. Another scramble saw the ball whipped out to D. Merito who scored. The kick missed. 14-8. City rallied and the forwards broke away, Barclay handling to Dc Lacey Avho shot infield to cross under the posts. Oswald made no mistake. 14-13. City pressed, but Butler failed by a little and Taneatua forced. They rucked back to the Taneatua line nut again the defence held, good Avork by Hulman and Dunstan and Hayward living the day. Oswald missed a pot bv a coat of paint and Chambers Avas nearly away. Goddard cleared and HayAvard changed Uic complexion of the game AA'ith a run and a kick to the corner. Next in an effort to Avaste time he kicked cut oa er the «non-existent grandstand. Soon the game ended. Mr R. Burton Avas referee.