HAWKE'S BAY BEATEN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1807, 21 July 1913, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY BEATEN.

OUTPLAYED BY WELLINGTON B, LOCAL BACKS IN FORM.

Wellington B team met and defeated Hawke's Bay at Athletic Park on Saturday by 18 to nil in a game which was half bright and half drab. The first spell was delightfully interesting, owing to the iino passing of the Wellington backs. In the second spell forward scrambling occupied most ot' the time., The day was unenticing, the ground and, the ball very greasy, and there were only about 1500 people present. The Hawko's Bay men, who played in black and white, were: Full-back, Smyrk; three-quarters, Johnston, Downing, and M'lfeown; live-eighths, Holder and Stewart; half, M'Namaraj wing-forward, Aitpack, Barry, M'lntyre, Howard, Curtayne, O'Neill, Samersall, and Ormond. The Wellington team, attired in black, consisted of: Full-back, Parker; threequarters, Hckcta, Twomey, and Young; five-eighths, Adams, Sullivan; half, Nunn; wing-for\Vard, Shfcarer; pack, Elliott, Sullivan, Osborne, H. Paton, M'Kay, ltyan, and Oakes. Wellington opened with a strong forward attack, which swept Ilawko'a Bay into their own twenty-live. Harry Paton led' another solid onslaught, which was stopped just in time. From the ensuing } scrum Nunn got the oval away to Sullivan, to Adams, to 'Pivomey, who ran strongly, but held on too long when a pass to Hoketa on the wing might have resulted in a try. Wellington still attacked, and the inside men got tho ball out to Young, and the fleet wing-three-quarter outpaced Hawke's Bay and scored a good try at the corner. Wellington, 3; Hawke's Bay, nil. Another Wellington rush, and Shearer got tho ball cleverly out to. Young, whoso speed again carried him through, but a try was not allowed. A long pot by Nunn, Wellington half, just missed, and Hawko's Bay forced. Tho Hawko's Bay forwards, headed by Samersall, took play past half-way for the first time in the game, ■ but a> great kick by Parker sent them right back to their own line. Two free-kicks were awarded Wellington, and 11. Paton dropped for goal. Both were great kick* but neither brought points. ' Still attacking, Wellington blossomed out into the prettiest of passing rushes. Nunn flashed the leather out to Sullivan, from whom Osborne got it, and transferred to Oakes, who sent it on to Adams, from whom Twomey got it, and, with a clear passage in, fired it out to Young, who raced over unopposed. H. Pa ton's kick (a good one) went just outsido the post. Wellington, 0; Hawke's Bay, nil. Wing-forward Shearer, playing a great game, led a forty yards' rush to the Hawko's Bay line, and in a few minutes Nunn once again sent the Wellington backs oft*. Sullivan feinted beautifully, beat tho Hawke's Bay backs badly, and then passed. On went the ball to Young, whom tho Magpies found far too fleet. Wellington, 9; Hawke's Bay, nil. Scarcely had play restarted, when Nunn got the oval out to Sullivan, and the ex-St. Patrick's College boy, after making a brilliant opening, passed to \oung, who galloped over for his fourth try. Wellington, 12; Ilawke's Bay, nil. Presently Young was off again. Ho hurdled Smyrk, the Hawke's Bay full-back, and in his flight passed in-field. However, tho defenders saved. Nunn then worked the other sido of the scrum, and Sullivan made an opening from which .Hekela scored. Wellington, M 5; Hawke's Bay, nil. From tho kick-out the Black forwards took charge. Twomey snapped up in tho loose, passed to 11. Paton, who sent on to i: hearer, and the last-named dashed over. Wellington, 18: Hawke's Bay, nil. From then on till half time tho Wellington backs were then throwing tho ball about almost at will. Starting the second spell 18 points down, ; the visitors gained considerable ground by a couple of free-kicks, and forfl few minutes they pressed hard on Wellington's line. A sweeping Black forward rush, supplemented by n charge by tho Wellington backs, look play suddenly to the Hawke's Bay line. Then another lightning change in the other direction, Holder heading a Magpie rush, which caused Wellington to force. Still pressing, the visitors were only stopped on several occasions'by the safety of Parker, tho Wellington 'full-back. Wellington, playing loosely, and the Black r.nd White forwards taking rather poor advantage of it, was tho order for some timo; and the scene of operations was Wellington's tventv-fivo. 'I'hc gaino dull* diversion was created through an extra ball getting on to the field, and resulting in the humorous situation of half tho thirty chasing one oval, while the other half'made off in the other direction in pursuit of tho other ball. There had been no alteration in the score when Time brought this borcsomo spell, and al6o the game, to an end. Mr. L. Simpson was referee.