TWO PENALTIES TO A TRY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 120, 7 June 1937, Page 9

TWO PENALTIES TO A TRY

M.A.C. Beat Napier H.S.O.B. in Fast Game MEETING IN HASTINGS Anticipations of a keen game between M.A.C. and Napier H.S.O.B. as the main attraction at Hastings were fully realised. The scoring was a great deal closer than. most, people anticipated, for the Maoris succeeded in winning only by six points to five. However, on the goDeral run of the play M.A.C. fully deserved to win because territorially they easily had the better of the game, which was bright and always interesting. The teams were as follow: — M.A.C. — S. Jackson; A. Walford, Staples, Moa-fou; Spadie, Newton, Walford; E. Jackson, Marino, Te Ngaio; W. Mataira, Kingi, J. Thompson, Greening; Reid. • Napier H.S.O.B. — ' Hutchinson: G; Cox, Macey, O'Rourke; Marr, Bradley; Clothier; Ennor, Crawford-Smith, I. Smith; E. Cox, Baynes, Bishop, Wil: lis; Butler. With M.A.C. against the wind in the iirst spell the opening stages were faU" ly even for a time, neither side passirig the opposing quarter-way. . First to do so were the Maoris, who pressed hard but were held up by excellent defence. The Old Boys forwards relieved the position with a splendid rush led by Crawford-Smith and E. Cox. They transferred play into the home quarterway, and then opened up the game for the visiting backs to venture severn! bright movements. Oue of these boie fruit when G. Cox broke away to send Macey over foj- a try that Hutchiusou converteA 'This reverse set the Maoris going strongly, and they too opened up the game, and with more than a fair share of the ball from the serums and lineouts they had Old Boys penned up in the quarter-way for a long spell. There was no weakuess found, however, and. the flnal ten minutes of the spell fouud Old Boys attaeking as often as they were placed on defence, the play being particularly bright and interesting and exc eptionally fast. Half-time found) Old Boys leading 5 — 0. Ihe Maoris were early on the job of trjung to take the lead. Staples essayed a lield goal; A. Walford twiee broke awuy.ouly to be downed quite close to the line; Reid, too, only just missed socring after a fine eflffort; but despite the terrilic pressure the Old Boys dojc-nce was perfcct and withstood thp attaeks of the Maoris. • The Old Boys forwards wero working like trojans but were being repeatedly penaiisod. Two of these penalties cost tlicm the game, for S. Jackson turned them to good account. Once Old Boys had lcst the lead they rallied splendidly to the attack, and in the last stages of the game the paee was terrilic, with eaeh side attaeking strongly in tuni, but without success. Tlie linal count was (3— -5. The scorers were: ^I.A.O*; S. Jackson (two penalty goals). Napier H.S.O.B.: Macoy (try), llutchinsou (conversion). Mv J. Scott was referee.