ATHLETIC AND HUI MAI PLAY TO DRAW

Chronicle (Levin), 26 April 1949, Page 4

ATHLETIC AND HUI MAI PLAY TO DRAW

- - . ~ After a stirrmg match on the Levin Park pomain, Athletic and Hui Mai ' dre'w 11-all. * Ross vSmith kickeb biT'for Athletic and tlie ball went deep into Hui Mai terrii.oryVt6 be force'd. From "the 25, the game warmed up and a short attack by Hui Mai 'was repulsed ah'd *some stiff work back and forth in front bf the gial follow'ed. Hui" Mai were defending strongly, wi.h the winger, H. Cook, doing some strenuous, if not altogether effective work. He was abiy supported by H. Ngatana and the half, H. y/allace, while Catl'ey, just prbmote'd from the juniors, showed excellent promise. A hard tussle was in progfess near the Hui Mai line when the ball went out to Page at jiull back, but he fumbled. Geoff Scias'cia," quick to tak^ the opportunity, gathered it in neatly and dived over. Galloway missed the kick. Athletic 3, Hui Mai 0. A scrum formed after the kickoff " and play was carried into Athletic territory. Smlch made a va.iant attemot at a runaway try, qut was grassed. Shortly after Sciascia l,ed Athletic c.bse to "the iinp, but q penalty was given -arid •Hui Mai carried the attack to the half Way mark. With Gook well ,to fhe fqre, Hui Mai kept pressing into Athlecic territory, b'ut when' success seemed to be in their grasp, T. Laficaster ' took a "tighf ball land iaun.ch.ed it to the line. Athletic ,then'. took play deep into Hui Mai jterjritpry. W. Galloway took a penr alty ' kick ' and sen't a long ball which. however. went to the side.

•From sqme warm play Galloway rejceived the ball' and sent to Smith, .who commenced a long run down the line. Evading three men, he went through to score beneath the posts. Galloway missed the kick. Athletic 6, Hui Mai 0. Hui Mai attacked immediate'y and Roy Robinsbn" took the hall and went over. Ian Robinsori added the extras. Athletic 6, Hui Mai 5. In the second half, Hui Mai were on the ofTensive for the greater part of ihe time, although had Athletic been able to get the ball a litjtle oft.ener the scpre wou'd have been greater. The vanguard -did not seem to have the spirit of last season and Hui Mai must have secured 80 per cent. of the scrums and line-outs. From a ruck on the line Campbell (Hui Mai) went over. I Robinson missed the kiek. Hui Mai 8, Athletic 6. A mark by Staples (Hui Mai) gave Athletic its next try." He hesitated just before kickihg and was immediately buried under a deluge of players. The ball came out of the ruck and went along the rearguard to Galloway, who sent it on to Smith. He ran ,nearly 50 yards to evade Page and S.core beneath the posts. Galloway's kick went over. Athletic 11, Hui Mai 8. • The final score came when, from a scrum in front of the posts, H. Wallace took the ball and dived over. I Robinson missed the kick. Athletic 11, Hui Mai 11. The referee was Mr. D. McMillan.