LOCAL MEN ROUT MARLBOROUGH

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1831, 18 August 1913, Page 6

LOCAL MEN ROUT MARLBOROUGH

RANFURLY SHIELD LIFTED.

THE LEAGUE TEAM DEFEATS CANTERBURY.

In Che colli nr. J. the wet, with a greasy ball and a sodden ground, and before about 1000 pooplo, Wellington defeated Marlborough at tho Athletic Park on Saturday afternoon. In tho first spoil Wellington ployed with a strong wind behind tlicm,-and ran on 30 points. In l.hb second epell they scored C points, and Marlborough secured a try. This thrashing (by 3G to 3) is what Marlborough des-arved, to poor was their football. Tho Wellington team played fairly well. Some of tho bucks were below form, nml the finest work from this division of the team was the .running of Mitchinson. Anions tho newer forwards, M'Kaywas tho most prominent—in fact, he was ono of the greatest successes in the vanguard. Harry Paton did some excellent placekicking, though lie only landed throe goals. During tho match Grace retired hurt,' and Sullivan (Oriental) replaced him. One of tho visiting team retired with an injured kg just before the end of tho game. The Teams, Tho teams were:— Marlljorough (in red)'.—Full-back, A. Pigon; three-quarters, Ct. Lane, 12. l'fan-, kuch, L. Bunkley; five-eightliF, W. Sothoran, J. O'Bourko; half, 14. OostcJlo; wingforward, J. Jackson; pack,'A. Avcrv, K. Sheridan, N. Bovle; W. Mow, G. l r otbes, W. Robinson, aiut S. Penny.

Wellington i. black jerseys).—Full-back, A. E. Evonseu; three-quarters, F. Mitchinson, James JJyan, A. Grace; live-eighths, il. Sl'Lsod, J. Tilyard; half, 11. K'umi; wing-forward, J. Cnnninghai.jo; pack, C. Hills, Frauds, 11. Paton, A. Wilson, It. Paton, Al'Kay, and W. Bell. < Match in Progress. . With the wind in their favour in the fir.-it spell, Wellington attacked from tlio start. In tho loos?, M'Leod scoopcd up the leather, and opened upi the game for tlio Wellington backs, but an intercepted pass was marked,, and Marlborough .saved right on their line. Tho Wellington forwards and tho wind kept (Marlborough on tho jlefonsivo continuously. Tilyard made a good opening lor Grace, but the latter failed to score through missing tho pass. However, Nunn (tho half) opened Wellington's account a few minutes later by tailing up a forward rush, snapping up the oval anil shooting over, when the forwards had overlMi'n it. Wellington, 3; Marlborough, 0. The second try went to H. Paton, who scored from a forward rush. Wellington, li; Marlborough, 0. Tho Black forwards continued to press, and. their backs to throw the ball alwliL Marlborough were penalised,. and 11. Paton kicked a goal. Wellington, 9; Marlborough, 0. A great lino Irick from 'hallway to the corner flag by Jamas Ryan put Wellington kick, on tiie attack, and, after a while, pa&sing betivean Nunn, Tilyard, and James_ Ryanended in the last-named .searing. Wellington, 12; Marlborough, 0. Off went the Wellington forwards as soon as tlio game was reopened, and alter wmc hard fightiyg on tho line J. Cunningham© scored .under tho posts. H. Paton, who had bran goiii" very closo with angular kicks, converted this try. Wellington, 1"; Marlborough, 0. •From a scrum near the Marlborough line, M'Leoil took a pass from Nunn, beat a couple of' men, and appeared to get over, but no .try was allowed. Further playjjy tlie Wellington forwards, and M'Kay scored' "on his own" closo to the post?. IJ. Paton goaled. Wellington, 22; Marlborough, 0. 11. Paton marked on the liickouf, and the Wellington forwards, getting under a high kick, took play at once to JiarlljcTougli's line, w'lrero Nunn shot over from a'scrum. A try was not allowed, but' ,i moment later 11. Paton scored. Wellington', 25; 'Marlborough, 0. The game was only just on its legs again when Jl'Kay scored another good try near the posts. H, Paton converted, onif lialf-tiine arrived with the soore —Wellington, 30;. Marlbcrough, 0. Aided by tho wund, Marlborough were attacking early in tho seeond spell, but Wellington soon repulsed them, and changed the sceno of operations to tho Marlborough twenty-five. There was a Wellington rush, and closo to tho Marlborough lino. Jl'Leod scooped, the oval to Tilyard, wllio scored. Wellington, 33; Marlborough, 0. Tho visitors ivoro swept bv another Wellington rush, in. wliich jlitchinso.n got in ono of his great dashes, but they were toon at tho other end of the field again, and almost scored through • poor play by Evcnson (the Wellington tull-backj. Just as a I!ed mail was about to touch down Mitchinson arrived from i the far wing, and kicked tho oval froni^ ; under the would-be scorer's very fingers • just in the nick of timei. Two attempts ; by Marlborough to convert penalties fail; oil, but shortly afterwards Boyle got over the line, cbieliy a result of poor defensivo : play by Sullivan (Oriental). Wellington, 33; Marlborough, 3. A truly brilliant run by 'Mitchinson for neanfly half the-length of the field put Wellington ones more in - a handy position. Sullivan over : ran a - pass,, but immediately afterwards he made > a good attempt to work a passage oyer. llills concluded tine onslaught by scoring - N at tho corner. Wellington, 3G; Mar..- ' borough 3. Tlio Wellington backs, pav- - ticiilarly Tilyard, James Ryan, and Mitch- ' in.-on, enlivened tho last few minutes ol , the.feamo with bright passing and clever ' ruiuning, but there was no additional score. - Wellington, 36; Marlborough, 3.