HATCHES ELSEWHERE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 288, 30 August 1920, Page 6

HATCHES ELSEWHERE

WAIRARAPA HEAVILY DEFEATED BY OTAGO. Br Telegraph—Pres." .Usm-iat.mn. Dunedin, August 28. Tlie iriatch beikeen the Wai'rarapa touring team and Otago was played at tlfe Carlsbrook ground this afternoon before an attendance of over 8000 spectators. The weather was dull, but beautifully fine for football, and IUIO ground wa9 in splendid order. The game proved to bo very one-si<lod, and was entirely dominated by the superiority of the Otago forwards. The ordeal of playing three matches in a week was apparently rather too much for tho North Islanders. The proceedings were brigltyencd by tho presence on tho ground of a number of university students in their capping carnival costumes.

Tollowingi the kick-off, the Otago forwards, headed by Joyce, «t once attaoked, and a couple of scrums took placo on the Wa.irara.pa line, the ball eventually coming out to Carson, who cleared lo half-way. Richardson was prominent in Jin attacking movement, but play returned to half-way, where from a scrum the Otago backs were Bot in motion, "but bad passing nullified Hie effort. From some loost; play, flam marked, and' Edwards hnd an ineffectual shot at 20al. _ A free kick by Turnbull placed Otago in a good attacking position, nmT from a five-yards pcrnm Begg (lashed round and scored, Edwards kicking a goal, and after 10 minutes' play Otago led by five points to nil. The Greon forwards atifneked in turn, and Watson made a good run down th* side-lino and paitned some further ground with a useful line-kick. A freekick lo Greens (Wnirarapa) followed, and they invaded the Otago twentyfivo for tlw first time, but a long kick by Tlegg relieved. Smith marked for Wnirarapa, find some even play followed ar half-way until Patorson transferred operations to the visitors' territory. Atthek and counter-attack followed in quick succession, and the play becamo very excttlng. An Otago passing rush Wifft down, and Donald came .lwnv in good sijvle with tho ball at his feet, but was well stopped by Watson (tho Otago fell-fexft}. & Q&aok <9 tfsny (Otaco

(Ivn-nigh(li) Id. lh« pln.ver well airily, lull lie mm too fur Ix-i'oro pawing to Mnckereth, nnil mi almost i-orisiiin try tttiN lost, Wairnnipu forcing. Donald unit Bacon next showed up prominently in a good piece of forward work lor (tri-cnv, lint play milled down ut hair.ivny. A judiuiouH centring kick bv IVvry wnv Otago in a threatening position , l>nt tlio Greens found rol'rf in a furi'o. Tin- llliips next indulged Jin a iiiro piece of piiwii (iff, )>ii t the effort broke down. Otago, who were already playing a winning game, again attacked vigorously, mid from a loosu rush I'atcrson ;>cciirc(l possession mill dived over. Edwards's kick inissotl. Otago, 0; Walrnrniia, nil. Almost inimcdiinto)y llnin and Edwards mado ft good openinn and Ward, dashing in, picked up llio Ixill, and beating several iih-u scored \ brilliant try. Edwards landed a lino goal. Otngo, 1.1; Wiiinmtpn, ml. Donald, Bacon and Penfold wero nil prominent jn a Rood piece of. forward work for Wnirnrnpn, lnm tlic Otago backs relieved. only lo st-o piny returned by ft Tree k'idf. The Oimro forwards, who ivore badly outclassing fho opposition, I returned to tlic assmlt, but I l '. Booth 'found the linn near half-wny and Smith sent out a puss ito Juno, who cut in nicely nnd made a good opening. His dnsh. however, was luckily intercepted by Paterson, who kicked to near tho half-way ling. Tim Ota go forwards flgain attacked, and the ball canio out to Di-gg, who cut In nicely before pasniiM! to Jrtlie Otago ccnt.ro tKreo-qunrteil). MackeretTi put in a good run Ix-foro sending out a bad pass to Ward, who snapped up the leathor and dauhed over the line, scoring a protty try which Edwards fniled to concurl. Tho spoil ended: Ol'ago, 16: Wairarapa, nil. The second half opened with a brief period of oven play, but Perry, by a pood solo effort, took the bnll well down the field, and it went out at tho corner. From somo loose play following on tho line-out, Begg shot the hull out; to Mackereth, who took it at full speed, _ .mil scored in a food position, 'l'lio kick at goal went outside tlio posts. Otago, 10; Wairarapa, nil. Paterson (Otngo) next showed up in a counlo of Rood forward rushes, but C. Jrvine cleared. Prom 11 scrum in tho Green territory, Bogy sent out a pass to Barley, who transferred to Perry, and this player scored a rather simple try as a result of weak tacklilng. Otago, 22 j Wairarapa, nil. Perry again showed up in a Rood pioco of play, but Mackereth missed a pass, and the Greens cleared, although Ward nearly got! over. Weak play l>y Owles and good line-ticking enabled tho Greens to assume tho offensive for almost the first time, and they prossed Otago on tho lino for a fow moments, until linin and Paterson headed a forward rush which brought reliW. Tho Otago backs nextl opened up tho play with a passing bout in which tho ball travelled well down tho field. Porry, who handled the leather twice, eventually bored his way over, though tackled by two meu. Turnbull'6 kick missed, Otago, 25 1 Wairnrapa, nil. Prom the kick-out) Donald and Bacon headed a lush into Otago territory, but Watson stemmed the tide with two good lino kicks, which again placed his side in an attacking position. Harley and Perry broke away on a pawing run, but a murk in from of the- Wairarapa goal relieved the situation. Begg kicked down tho field, and Ward, by good following-up, collared B. Booth (lull-back) wilth tho ball, onabling Richardson to obtain possession and force his way over the line. Turnbull goaJed. Otago, 30; Wairarapa, nil. Tho Greens seeaiied to have become quite disorganised. ■ The Otago forwards kepi up a sustained assaull until tho Greens momentarily took a hand, only to bo turned back. Tho Wairarapa forwards agai-n took a turn at the offensive, and Juno made a good opening from which a bright piece or passing among the Green backs enabled i l . Booth lo score an cusy try, which ho himself failed to convent Otago, 30; Wairarapa, 3. Bad passing and weak kicking by the Wairarapa backs enabled Porry to pJck up in lino style and make a nice -opening. Ho transferred to Mackereth just inside half-way, and this player, after running down the side-line, cut in past the fullback and scored the besil individual try of the match, touching down behind tho posts. The kick at goal struck tho cross-bar, and the match ended: Otago, 33; WnJrarapa, 3. Mr. J. Penk'o (Christchurch) Kayo entire satisfaction as referee.

MARLBOROUGH DEFEAT WELLINGTON,

By Telegraph -Cress Association, Blenheim, August 28. Marlborough beat Wellington by * potted goal to a try. In the first spell the visitors attacked practically all the timo, with tiho advantage of the sun. A fcaturo of the play was the fine linekicking dono by Brook. It wag a fast, willing game, but the Marlborough play was ragged. There was no score before lialf-t.'uio. In the second Bpell Marlborough, wakened up, repeatedly attacking tho Wellington line. The visitors twico forced. A fine return by Brook brought tho play to midfield. Hamilton then obtained the ball' and after a fine run passed to Cliristophorson, who Bcored, The shot at goal failed. I'lay iiravelled up and down the field, and Marlborough wcro on several occasions narrowly prevented from scoring. From a scrum on the Wellington l.'ne, the ball came out to King, who dropped a beautiful goal. A, minuto afterwards Marlborough were forced into touch in goal. J-ust on iho call of time, from a free kick King unsuccessfully tried at goal. The final scores were: Marlborough, 1; Wellington, 3.

MARLBOROUGH ANt) KILBIRNIE CADETS.

By Telegraph—l'rivn Association. Blenheim, August 28. The Marlborough Cadets, after a hard, willing game defeated tho Kilbirnie Cadets by 18 to 3.

BULLER V. CHRISTCHURCH MARISTS. By Tsliuraph—l'rew Association. Westport, August 28. A Rugby match, Bullcr v. Marist Bros. (Christchurch) was played at Wostport tto-day' : under unfavourable weather conditions, tho ground being heavy and the ball slippery. In tho first spell, playing with the wind, Duller notched eight points (a try scored by O'Neill and converted by Casey, and a penalty goal kicked by Casey), Boi'h sides several times narrowly missed scoring chances. In the second spell, Marists appeared to better advantage, but found the Buller defence very sound. Quick charges turned the defenco again and again into attack. From a serum. Fendergren secured possession rtnd, dodging nitely, scored, but James M'C'ormick failed in convert. Within a minute of the call of time Bullcr pressed hard on the visitors' line, bnt opening out Marists came through, kicking and passing. The Buller backs failing to handle the slippery leather, .1. Fitzgerald scored a try which M'Cormack converted. The came ended with tiho scores level (8 points each). It was a fast, open game, with the players on a heavy ground _ almost run to a standstill in the closing stapes. The Buller forwards wero the better pack, bill: the Marisls backs showed 'lhafc on a fine day they would 1 bo very troublesome. On the day's play Buller had the better of the (wme, prfticipallv because of their aggressive forwards, who on several occasions swept! over tlie visiting team, only to miss scoring by inchrs. The visitors nlso narrowly missed scoring on several occasions.

PEARSON OTP MATCH. Hy Telrcraril 1 - Mast«rton. August 28. In tlhe Pearson Cup match, Greytown (17) defeated Red Star (5). > MOASCAR CUP MATCH. T>y TelPErarh—Press Association. Auckland, August 28. The Moasear Cup Rugby match Ijcfivoeii Auckland Grammar School and Hamilton High School, was won by Grammar School by 33 to 3,