WESLEY 1 V. TECHNICAL 0
* Technicals showing against Huiet a week ago gave added interest to tne match between that team and Wesley, but the Naenae ground was too heavy and rough for good combined play. Both teams started well, with short-passing rushes, Technical having slightly the better of the exchange^ mainly because of the excellent stick work of the forwards and halves, and the soundness of the backs. .However, the ground cut up in the first.ten minutes and the altered speed of ; the ball had an adverse effect on the combination and stick work. Towards the end of the first spell one of the numerous movements to and fro^on the field took the Wesley forwards a into tiig Technical circle and Latham got ,a smart shot in at the net The TechPtnfrn " n^al b?orS frfed tod to equalise, but the Wesley backs were very sound and got the forwards away frequently, a .fair amount of the ball going to the right wing, where Jones was getting in a lot OfT g h O e Odse Vco rnd spell was Wr*; even, but the heavy ground was teHmg on the players, and the pace ,? 1 1°w'^ «>n--idefablv Jones was still worKing sss. k Tpr»d t. Mv > were the umpires. /
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1937, Page 5
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