ATHLETIC HAVE EASY WIN
The final score in the senior game at the Levin Park Domain read like a cricket' score, Athletie trouncing Paraparaumu io the tune of 34 points to three. While credit must be given to Athletie for an excel ent disp ay of wet weather football, Paraparaumu fielded on.y 14 piayers and at .east three of them were veterans. filling thfi nla.r.pK nf nhsentp.ps. With piffht
ien unavai!ab e because of inuries, Paraparaumu are finding iifficulty in fielding a complement. Paraparaumu made strenuous Horts to hold their opponents in heck, and, indeed were given the atisfaetion of drawing firsj blood rery early in the match. Harris vent across the line to score a welliarned try, but the wet ball caused lim to miss the kiek. Paraparaumu !, Atitetic 0. Lind was predominanb in the first ialf for Athletie, while Webb at lalf-back also showed up to ad/antage. . For Paraparaumu, J. ffshworth, Ropata, Harris and Howeil did some soli'd work. Actually, full credit must go to the whole of the Paraparaumu team for the showing put up against beavy odds. For Athletie the scorers were Ross Smith (3) , E. Edmondson and Fletcher (2), Denton cnd Tay'or. W. Galloway kicked a penalty goal,
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 June 1949, Page 4
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