LEAGUE FOOTBALL MARIST CLINCH LUCKY WIN OVER COBDEN

Grey River Argus, 9 August 1948, Page 7

LEAGUE FOOTBALL MARIST CLINCH LUCKY WIN OVER COBDEN

Yesterday saw a very small crowd roll along to wingham Park, wnen cue mam ieature round Marist hard pressed xo hoia uooden at pay. rhe game was at times deplorable ana a>, times xitxxe short of ornliant. A Durst oi me and good KicKing ny rt. Lee gave his team mates an inspiration xiul to give up tne gnost as tney aid m tlien- previous ma ten with Marist. Some hectic and grand forward piay was seen —mostly in the Dog in iront oi the stand, it was xootuan that must have Deen pleasing to cuuuen supporters, and administrators, tor tneir team gave no quarter, terxitonany, to irniy extend tne team that a weeK earner upset caxculations uy lowering tne colours oi tne season's champions. Tne vigorous woxk ox xi. ivxariey, mee and nerncK, who mciaentaiiy is a brother of the West coast rugoy representative, at times xouuueu xiiv Muxisc pacK, ooviously missing Mundy to counter measures. To ualaxice the scaie, Marist s DacK line inspired by the speeay Teen ana J. Curnow turned on an aggressive perxormance wmen unaer the circumstances coma omy be Described .as remaiKtibie, ior Kochiorci at halt-back was an exceptionally wean miK. me gave ms uacKS lew or seiaom oppo.xumties. x/axticuxariy nouceaoLe was mis wnen Marist lust possession time ana time again tnrougn rtoclixoru persistently running into the scrum ur uoing anything but feeding his oacics wxtii tne Dail. The policy adopted by Kochxord, in some respects accounts ior tne marginal dilierence between tne score comparea witn tne previous meeting ox tne two teams. caiaer ana m. uoil were tne pick ot the Marist xoxwaxas, wnde Costelloe and Malloy also did good work. J. cumow, nunn ana Teen shone in the backs.

Lee was probably the best forward on tne liela and led Cobden in grand style. K. Marley and HerricK were ai’so consistent workers, in tne Couden back, 1. Maney and T. Anderson were the best of an even back line, xveeuy and ivxuoney ootn snowed up on the nanks. THE PLAY Early in the game, Marist were penalised ior Breaches or me ruies. rnee made the most ox the opportunities it soon give cuoaeii a six poipt ieaa, an per medium ot his boot. borne torrid piay developed dangerously ciose to me couuen ime. ucapne vanaiit extorts to cxear cuuueu were not equal to lending oil tne attaint wmen emstenoe arove nome wnen he dived over in . spectacmax xasnion near tne posts. The kick was easy ior coil. me next points came as a result oi a repeat periormance by Costelloe who threw hnnselx over the line in a swallow dive mat wnoula nave done credit to an Olympic champion. Con's kick lacked Direction and veereu wide, snowing more life man men opponents. Cobden torwards had sngntiy me better of it in tne first han. There were some attempts at ortnodox lootban ana plenty ox action as piay swung xrom oxie end ox me Held co the other. Marist backs were trying to 1 unction to aavantage, out sutxercd ior want of tne ban men nooker won xrom tne scrums, ootn sides went close to tries oui mere was no xurmer score at half-time.

A change to more exiecuve tactics gave xvxarist me initiative in the second hail. Cobden niaae tne mistake ox trying to control tne bail on tne ground out Marist were more dangerous oy putting a lusty boot to tne oau and cnasing it wnn great vigour, uuaaunted the Cobaen xorwaras xoughl back and victory might have gone eitnei’ way. 'the Cooaen backs snowed the benefit of an exhortation during tne spell and were lighting lit.

Cobden were xirst to open tne scoring when Lee again rose to tne occasion with his lourih penalty, a truly great extort which equalised the points Marist forged to the front when Coll nicked a neat penalty. Eoth sides made desperate efforts to score and just on nine, Molloy Drone away but did not have the speed to go on and score and he passed to K. Coll who crashed his way over fox - P. Coll to convert, making the final score, Marist lb, Cobden 8. The referee Mr J. P. Matnews controlled the game with a praiseworthy tolerance of unavoidable infringements. Yesterday’s Results Senior: Marist 15, Cobden 8. Blackball 12, Runanga 7. nokicixa 5, x'Jganere 3. Senior reserve: Brunner- 50, Ngahere 2. Blackball 8, Runanga 0. Cobden 11, Lake Brunner 8. xvxarist 11, Rapahoe 10. Third Grade: Marist 31, Blackball 2. Fourth Grade: Cobden 16, Kohinoor 15. Marist 18, Hokitika 8. Fifth Grade: Kohinoor 36, Hokitika 6. rtunanga 16, xvxarist o. Trial Matches: - Sixth grade: Possibles 4, Probables Seventh grade: Possibles 21, Probables 6. Eighth Grade Final: Marist 34, Cobden 3. West Coast Reps For Norman Cox Cup Match Against Canterbury The following players have been selected to represent the West Coast in a match for the Norman cox Memorial Cup against Canterbury during the August holidays: — Backs: T. Wright (Brunner), A. Progrell (Kohinoor), A. Green (ilunanga), R. Cowan (Kohinoor), W. Wells (Hokitika), J. Foreman (Marist), J. Lynch (Marist), J. Lunn (Blackball), L. Fluerty (Blackball). Forwards: A. Wilson (Brunner), V. Wildermoth (Marist), R. B er . 1 ’ i . e (Brunner), R. Houston (Blackball), A. Cairney (Runanga), P. Brown (Hokitika), T. Scott (Brunner), J. Rathbun (Marist). INNES CUP REP. TEAM The West Coast Schoolboys’ league team to play Canterbury during the August holidays for- the Innes Memorial Cup are as follows:—Backs: J. Mountford (Blackball), G. Steel (Kohinoor), B. Williams (Cobden), K. Lalor (Kumara), Mcßimnains (Kohinoor), B. Bayley (Marist), K Tinnelly (Marist), A. Kennedy (Marist), S. Sexton (Kohinoor). Forwards: H. Walkers (Marist). RCoutts (Brunner), P. W a rd (Marist), W Meadowcroft (Blackball/, B. Davey (Blackball), R. Lynch K. Newman (Kohinoor), N. Hax.is (kohinoor).