RUNAWAY VICTORY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 167, 2 August 1937, Page 9

RUNAWAY VICTORY

Hastings Old Boys' Backs In Form HOLT SCORES THREE TRIES SfEgifig ari exceilent exhlfiition of bright passirig arid bpen inrive^ mentri Hastings HiS.OiB. experieticed no difficulty iri severeiy trouricing a weak Hastings teairi by 33 points tb SiX: The Old, Bby bariks Were in brilliant fbnri and repeateaiy swept tfie firild in fine CbribEfted iriovements. HastingsWbre an uriusuaily weak side, there beirig five jUriiors iriciuded. The teams were as follow: — Hastings H-.S.O.Bi— Jonson; Palmef, Hbit, Lbwe, Apririy, Bevifiej Ashirian; Rankin. Shrimpton, Hughes; Pord, Irwin, Farghor, Avery; McCarthy. Hristings. — Brirrell; Dunn, Robeirtrion, Horton; Gillies, Lomas; Cook; Howell, Ewing, Thoriiborrow; Wright, Cfoft, Aldridge, Wilson; Muir. Though Hastings initiatfed the fifst attadk, durihg whiCh Aldridge faiied With a free kick at goril, the Old Bdya backs quickly opened the scoring When Apriey and Holt broke away for the latter to score a good try. McCattliy converted with a fine kick. "Within a few minutes the backs, as a line, were away and Lbwe finislifed oif the movemeht with & try ifi the corner, Witri pleh&iflg prbiriptitude HEstiiigs operied theif ECCbunt Whgfi Robertsoii Scbfrid a tfy fi'biri E paSsitig bout. For ,a time Hastings Were Successful ifi hbidifig theif oWri tCffitbfially, both sides .shoWing a prefbrbnce t'bf the bpen type of play. The game WaS farit arid interesting with Old Boys® shoWiflg up more prominently as the spell pfogrcssedi Several good passiiig movements were initiated by Old Boys End from oiie of tliese Holt scored between the posts for McCarthy to convert and the hiiif-timo scofe fbad 16 — 8. Upofi fbsilliiptioli Old Bbys tbok up the attack and Wefo going stfougly when a drobprid paris Ellowed Robertson to clear play to the coriief pe? ihediuiii of a determined fiiri dOWfi tlie riideline. From thri resulting line-dut Aldrige battled his way bver toi ari UfiCOnverted try. This reverse set Old Bbys on the go again, and in one of their several sorties McCarthy landed a penalty goals A few minutes lriter Avery liried-up nicely to taks an lh-fieid pass by LoWri tb finirih bff a combined paSSing bout With ari Uncrowned try. Keeping up the pressure Apsey was next to iind rin opening for a really splendid try and thiS was foilowed by Holt scoring E Vbry easy try, his third, near tl^ posts foi McCartliy to convert. The final touch came when JonSbii broke riway in a solo ruri to score in the coffief, The scorers were — Hastings H.S.O.B.: Holt (three tries), McCafthy (penalty goEl, thrrie conversionB), Lowe, Rankin, Apsey afid Jonson (tfy apiece). Hastings: RobertsOn arid Ald4 ridge (try each), Mr. j"; Scott was roferce. JHNIOR GKADE. ' HASTINGS SECllON. Hastings H.sio.B, defeated Celtic 27—8. 'i'he scorers were: — Old Boys: HodgkinSon (tWo tries), Grifnett, NritUseh, Alexander PaCker and Buck (tty apiece) and de Deiiiie (thfee conVei'sions). Celtic: Toriiorina (try)i-—Mr E. Sifigleton fefereed. Hauriioana defeated Hastings by dnfaiilt. NAPIER SECTlON. Pirates (12) v. M.B.O.B. (11), Taradale (8) v, Technical O.B. (6). EskvieW (6) v« H.S.O.B. (3% THIRD GRADE. HASTINGS SECTtON. Havelock North (7) V. ^Hastings H.S.O.B. (4). Celtic (14) v. Hastings (6) NAPIER SECTION.. Pirates (9) v. Technical 0,B. (G). FODRTH GRADE. HASTINGS SECTION Hastings (11) vt Celtic (8).., Hastings H.S-O.B. (il) V. Hastings High School (6). NAPiKlt SECTlON. ^ High, School A (35) V. Techriical O.B. (3). M.B.O.B. (8) V. Pirates (3). H.S.O.B. (12) v. Higli Seilboi B (0).