ATHLETIC TOO STRONG FOR HUI MAI

Chronicle (Levin), 21 July 1947, Page 4

ATHLETIC TOO STRONG FOR HUI MAI

AtKl'etic, fielding a much heavier team than Hui Mai, won the game at the Levin 'Park Domain ,by 22 "points to 3. In Ihe first half Hui Mai were one man short in the pack." Forward play" was -loosp an.d open, but the backs in both teanis jshowed ' excellent teamwork. In the first half Athletic had the better of the play and kept Hui Mai on their home ground. The first score came when R. Stevens njade a maghificent run up the field from well behind his iwenty-five to. .score n.ear the posts. He made a good kick to cqnv.ert" his own try. Athletic 5, Hui Mai 0.

After holding Hui Mai m their own domain for over 15 minutes, J. PoWell "gained possession and scored a brilliant try beneath the posts.. W. Galloway had no difiijculty in getttng the extras. Athletic 10, Hui Mai 0. After half iirne Hui Mai had their fuil complempnt of players and showed .spirie excellent liopkihg. However, t'hey had the sun in their eyes and cpuld not make any progress . for some time. . TLancaster scpred the first try in the secpnd " half with a goqd run down the line to touch down near the cbrner peg. The try was not converted, Galloway missing with the kick. Athletic 13, Hui Mai .0. Athletic made another , attempt to ,gain preqints,,f,b>utryhle bait 5was fumbled by' Powell and Hui. Mai forced. From a penalty kick, Galloway kicked a goal to. make the score Athletic 16, Hui Mai 0. ' At this stage the Athletic half, L. Carkeek, r.eceived an injury to his ribs and had to leave the field. As he was not replaced, Athletic played a man short until the end 01 the game. Now Hui Mai got the better of the game and pushed Athletic well back several times. Athletic made a desperate effort to hold them and succeeded when Lancaster "took -the ball from the scrum, passed to P. O'Donnell, who made a great run and scored. Athletic 19, Hui Mai 0. Hui Mai secured their only points when Athletic were penalised for handling the. ball in the scrum and M. S'aples kicked a goal. Athletic 19, Hui Mai 3. In *ah exciting end to a good game, ' Galloway took the ball in mid-air and passed to O'Donnell, who scpred. Athleiic 22, Hui Mai 3.