NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 50, 28 August 1933, Page 12

NOTES AND COMMENTS

THE PLAYERS REVIEWED

Any effects of relaxation alter succeeding in the mainobjeetiveweve not, apparent in the'performance of Wellington Col-lege-Old Boys, against Hutt, and this, the last senior first division game ot the season, was' one' of the hardest. Hutt have-corne1 to'be recognised as a side very hard to beat, and Old Boys, who had good cause to remember their previous meetin" with Hutt,-found them just too hard on Saturday. • Both sides knew they had been playing on. Saturday.. • • • * In 1027 Old Boys took both the championship and the National Mutual Cups. Hutt's win deprived them of the "double" this year, but, by their performance, Hutt deserved a • share: of the plums. For a long period Wellington were heading well for honours, but they fell away again. - The cup game on Saturday was notable for the number of stoppages. Minor injuries were frequent, and ■ two players, Killeen and Stevenson, had to leave the field for' attention.. AVhen Killeen came off, Fecney dashed on to fill the gap, only to be recalled, and within a minute or two Killeen, who appeared to have received a severe knock, was back again. Saulbrey replaced Stevenson, this change taking place near the end of the match. . * ' . * * * Although failing to win, Old Boys finished with a great flourish, and momentarily it seemed that. the heralding of Hutt's success was premature. Time was up, and, with play at half-way, the ball only had to go out again for hostilities ..tg,.cease.,;...Old..B.qys kept the ball in play, aiidjjia'rp',sr.ansfe.rs from one side of the field were. xiiiade:to the main line of fleetfdbted" back's. TheTch'ain was soundly linked, and finally. A. Wright, at the other ehH>o£the line,'made one of his strongest ; bursts''to eross1 at the corner and touch downy.. For: a' moment there was great :■ enthusiasm, amongst Old Boys' supporters, but\;-the hoisting-of the line umpire's flag brotight relief to Hutt and-their followers Ifroiii, i, sudden-.and severe shock. Still, it finishing touch, to'-the season's firJt'divisidiy; football. Two valuable members' of the Oriental team are two brothers,..l. and A. Ramsay, a'iro.nt'row'forward' and the full-back of the team respectively. Both are on the small side,-but each does a vast amount of work and does it well.. McGuinness. the St. Patrick's .; College Old Bo^s' full-back, did all that was required of him in the match against Oriental. He is a strong kick and his efforts were usually pretty accurate. -..'..■ * -'. • ■. . • - * Poneke and.Petone, Wellington's traditional rivals,- may be said to have finished with the honours easy this season so far in the senior grade. In the first round Poneke won in the first division of the senior A grade and in the B grade. For the second round the teams of both clubs were elevated to the second division of the A grade, 'and Petone won both the -rfirst .and second division matches. Poneke's display against^ Petoue on Saturday was not nearly as impressive as it was against University the previous Saturday. Particularly strong opposition was met from the Petone forwards, among whom Gerard, Peseini, and Beban were particularly prominent. Currie and O'Neil were about the best of the Poneke forwards, ! arid Jack Shearer was more than once dangerous to Petone when play was on the Petone line. The vigorous play did not in the least disturb Jarman, the Hutt full-back, who gaye a sound and cool performance. Masters,' too, performed well for his side, though at times he was caught in possession. The opposing halves in the Old BoysHutt match went very well, except that they were inclined to overdo solo work. Spencer picked the right time when he paved the way for the brilliant try by Lilburne. 'B. Sadler is to be regarded as one of the "finds" of the season in senior football. ■ ■ In one of Lamason's attempts to goal for Old Boys there was an excuse for the effort being unsuccessful. Right ahead of Lamason two spectators on the northern bank had come to blows in a heated argument. One was more inclined to aggression, than the other, but when the latter did carry the fight to his man lie was heading well for the decision. However, the bout was terminated abruptly by the appearance on the scene of men in blue. The forwards on both sides, Hutt and Old Boys, kept going in a spirited contest. Barry. 'Peck, and Wilson for Hutt. were usuaily conspicuous, and Stevenson was a useful rover, while Coulston demonstrated once again that he is a hooking artist. J. Reynolds was one of Old Boys' best on the day, though all had to battle hard. Claridge was into everything that was going. Three times in the Old Boys-Hutt match the ball went into touch when passed in that direction. In one case only, however, did the ball appear to be thrown deliberately into touch, though the referee awarded two penalties, from one of which Lamasou goaled for Old Boys. MciNeile was well to the fore at times in rushes by Old Boys against Hutt. He came through with dash and determination, and in one1 case crashed right on to the objective for a well-deserved try. ii- i> V « Lilbuvnc showed good generalship for Hutt, especially when Killeen was affected by an injury. This pair essayed to .go as far as they could, and made plenty of ground, though not infrequently they bumped into extremely hard defence, Killeen being hurt as a result. With much spoiling and smothering, the backs on both sides in the Hutt-Old Boys match experienced difficulty in getting far with - combined passing bouts. This ac-

counted for a good' <leal of stub kicking, I in which .A I kins was prominent, as whs Lilburne. Dustin showed nippincss in ultiu'k and defence, iiufl when 1110 chnnce came .1-1 oil is mid A. Wright were liioi'H, ns wore- iVcos ami Bull for Hutt; thoU|,sli tin: two liittcr wore not hihm* nl, t-fnu-H in handling, ftnMwill Inn) it heavy al'ti'i'ljiiMii opposite Lilburne. who uguiu wim in line form. IN THE LOWER (SHADES, Sonlor 0. Wellington M, UniviM-nity I). Wellington College; Old Huy* li, Oiinitial. " I'ovinm. 8, Athletic 7. J\|,uit'L US. Minimal' 11. Junior (First Division). Knst bourne .11. l.lntl, (I. Wellington I", J'oiifki1 .'I, L'nivorsilv beat A (bid it.' by di'lmlll, S>t. l'nfs Old Boy* «. \Yrlliii|rlijii Collogo Old Hojh 11. , Junior (Second Division). , Minimal- 20, Murist ,'l. I ■ Oriental 14, .Uibnsonvilln 11, Wellington Col logo Old l)o,ys 11, Tediiii- j cul ii. Onflow defeated MeHiumpote by delimit. | Kniwiin'ii defeated Upper Hull, by dv- | fault. . I Third (First Division). lYtom; 27. Athletic t). ] Wellington 14. J'lustboiii'ne 0. Moera defeated Hutt by del'imlt. Wellington College Old Boys 0. University 3. ' • ( . Third (Second Division). ( Kiirori 17, Melrose-Selwyn 0. / ' < Johnsonville won by default from Mini/- 1 mar. i Plimracrtou 20, Wellington 3. i Poneko defeated University by default. c Porirua defeated St. Pat's Old Boys hy ( default. t Third (Third Division). < Upper Hutt 10, Wellington 0. r St. Put's Old Boys 23, Eastbourne 11. } University 3. Sealoun ;,!. J Institute 0;!.1 Kurori 0. |" Fourth (First Division.) - Pctone S, Melrose-Selwyn'6. I Hutt 2U. Wellington 15. I University 11. Poneke 11. t Hiramar 14, Wellington College Old Boys S. Athletic beat Oriental by default. Fourth (Second Division). Onslow 26, Hutt 0. . Petoue S, Athletic 3. Seatoun 6, Miraniav S. Upper Hutt 11, Wellington 0. Berhampore 12. Orieutal 0. Mavist 13, Wellington1 College Old Boys' 5 6. . . . . . Fifth. Johnsonville 12, Poneke 11. Onslo-w 19, Miramar o. Wellington 9, Pctone 3. Technical" College Old Boys 10, Athletic f 0. ■■'.■■' . c Hutt beat Porirua by default. • c Sixth. ° , Oriental 37, Wellington 0. . a Petone 19, Athletic 5.. ■ o Berhampore 17, Melrose-Sehvyn Cj. .. ,-, ' Hutt 26, Miramai- 0. ' I Seventh. t Petonc 9. Johnsonville 0. o Melrose-Selwyn 6, Athletic 0. ■ t. Onslow A defeated Berhampore by de- i fault. •■.'■'■• '■■ ' v Hutt 29, Institute' 3. s Onslow B 6, Moera 3. Eastbourne beat Karwarra by default. s Upper Hutt 6, Miramar 5. fJ