A GOOD VICTORY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 173, 9 August 1937, Page 15

A GOOD VICTORY

Napier Old Boys Defeat Viliagers interesting play witn tlie wind to their advantage in the flrst spell, Napier H.S.O.B. piled up 16 points hefore tne lnterval against Havelock North on the outer area at Nelson Fark, Hastings, and this total was more tHan sufficient to give them a weu-deserved Victory voi" 36 pointB to nine. The game was always interestmg, with pienty oi movement, Dut the Viliagers, tbough they had the hetter of the second half of the game. were not bo . well equipped as oid Boys, especially ln ihe matter of comhinatxon

The teams Were as f ollow : Napier H.S.O.B. — Hutcliinson; O'Rourke, Rees, G. Cox ; Marr, Bradley ; Oldthier ; Butler, Crawford-Smith j Amner ; E. .Cox, C. Baynes, Bishop, W.' Olothier; \ViUis. Havelock North. — Blighi; Roy Joll, R. Gloyn, Taylor; Rangi Joll, C. Joll; Davis; Fargher, Heffernan, A. Joll; Russell, Small, Whitehead, Hines; Wright, Though territorially Old Boys had the better of the opening play, they were some time in making use of the wind. As the play settled down, Old Boys opened up the game, giving the backs pienty of the ball ; but they were harassed consistently by the Viliagers. Chasing a rolling ball give Willis the first try of the game, and then, after Havelock had made one promising but unsuccessful break, a similar try Was recorded ' by Amner, hjs effort being converted by Bradley, Old Boys continued to have the better of the game. Clothier broke away in a good blind-side run to pass infield for Marr to score. Bradley converted. For a time up and down play between the quarter-ways was the order, but just before the interval the Old Boys backs broke away in a good passing bout, and Marr again Bcored to mahe the tally 16— nil. The early part of the second spell saw the play travel up and down field at a fairly fast clip, with the Viliagers showing up better. Both sideB came close to scoring, aud there were several stern struggles among the forwards near both goal-lines. Occasionally the backs got moving in short-passing bouts, but good tackling was displayed by both sides. In one. of the Viliagers' exeursions Davis dropped a neat field goal to open his side's account. The ensuing play was not uninteresting, though neither side could increase its score. It was a case of the Villige forwards versus' the Old Boys backs, and the good spoiling tacties of the former prevailed. A series of shortpassing bouts led to Rangi Joll bredking away for a try that C. Joll converted to make the final count 16 — 9. The seorers were as follow: Napier O.B. : Marr (two tries), Bradley (two conversions), Willis and Amner (try each). Havelock North: Davis (field goal), Rangi Joll (try), C. Joll (conversion). Mr J. Geenty was referee.