MATCHES DESCRIBED

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 148, 26 June 1933, Page 15

MATCHES DESCRIBED

BRIMFUL OF ACTION

Maintaining the form by which they have held their place at the top of the ladder against strong opposition in strenuous and thrilling encounters, Wellington College Old Boys, aided this time by Eastbourne, treated another large assemblage at Athletic Park to a further sumptuous least of football with thrills and trills. Speed and- action were employed from the outset, and a sensational opening, as has happened before with Old Boys,-was but the.first; sample of much incident in a game of rapid fluctuations. Forwards and backs were not wanting in dash, and frequently throughout the spectacular contest there were sensational bursts, some of them leading to tries; in fact, there was something out of the ordinary m the way in which most of the eight tries came about. Opportunism was prevalent, and it accounted for some.,of the titbits. But there was also well-planned combined action, and this, back and forward, alfo kept proceeding to the liking of the onlookers. Old Bnya, given the wind in the first spell, established an early lead, and they were always in front, except for-one exciting period in' the sec-ond-spell, ivhen Eastbourne led narrowly. Eastbourne struck bad luck near the end of the first spell when, through an injury to a back, .1. Dellabarca was taken from the pack and an emergency forward brought in. That appeared to have an adverse effect on Eastbourne's performance, and late in the game Old Boys were able to secure a fairly firm grip. Thenshare of the ball was not.so great as Eastbourne's, but they made more of their opportunities. ' ' '■ The teams were:—Wellington College Old Boys: Masters: Wright, Dustin, Hollis; Atkins, Baldwin; G. Sadler; T. Reynolds, Bydder, Lamason, Darroch, J. Keynolds, Meadows, Blnkeley, Clandge. Eastbourne: Read; Fuller. IX Plank, Hamilton; Flemining, J. Plank; Coman; Butterworth, Clayton, J. Dclkbarea, Spencc, Sleep, K. Delfabarea, Gibbons, Lamb. Half a minute after the start, Atkins, from an Eastbourne cross-kick, snapped up the leather, kicked, and, with others, followed up fast. Eead was unlucky enough to fall in fielding the ball, which was then grasped by Dustin, who ran over unopposed for a first sensational try, which Masters converted.. !>-0. Brisk interchanges became the order, both sides going a merry pace. At length, from a scrum (taken by Old Boys instead of a line-out) near the Eastbourne line, Darroch gamed a try, though Coman also appeared to touch down. The kick missed. 8-0. In the next successful effort J. Dellabarca was the leading figure. Started off by J. Plank, he made a spectacular fifty-yard dash, and, showing a clean pair of heels to his pursuers, he scored under the posts. Fuller converted. There was much else to keep the spectators excited. Early in the second spell Hollis, from a defensive position, started a great bout for Old Boys, Dustin, Baldwin, and Lamason joining' in and Baldwin finally capping a most attractive movement with a try. Atkins failed to convert. 11-5. Excitement became intense when Fuller, at the end of a fine dash in which he kicked and followed up, was awarded a penalty try, through being brought down by Atkins before he could get to the ball as it passed over the line. Fuller supplied the extras. 11-10. Then, for once, Eastbourne gained the lead, Fuller getting a try (unconverted) on the blind side. 13-11. Old Boys, not to be denied, put on two more tries later, one when Claridge was made a present of the ball from a desperate crosskick by J. Dellabarca, a pass to Wright enabling the winger to finish off. Masters converted with a great kick. The final try came from an interception by Dustin, thouzh the ball appeared to go forward a couple of times before Blakeley touched down. That ended the scoring, the match ended Wellington College Old Boys ID, Eastbourne 13. Mr. A. de CHfton was the referee.