Lane Cup Final

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 9, 4 October 1937, Page 3

Lane Cup Final

CELTIC VICTORIOUS Pirates Downed by Margin of Five Points SATURDAY'S RESULTS A last-minute try Jby Reid earned Oeltic the Lane |Cup in the match against Pirates at McLean Park, Napier, on Saturday. The game was interesting, and although for a period in the first half the players slackened their eflorts, the second spell produced many exciting movements, Celtio winning by 13 points to eight. The teams wrere as follow; — Oeltic: Halligan, Gibb, Pullen, Garvev, Geddes, lteid, Tomoana, Bower, MoHardy, Baker, Mataira, Tomoana, Hannigan, Bennett, McCourt. Pirates. — Mapuhi, Christie. Thompson, Yates, Morgun Dowrick, Lister, Hill, McKenzie, Hardgrave, oLpdell (2) Gilroy, Keeble and Frazer. a Play was ragged at the beginning of the game, several loose rushes by the home forwards breaking down through bad handling or Jack of support. 'Jlie Blacks, however, held a territorial advantaye up to the time Dowrick gave tliem three points from a neat penalty goal. Soon after tho Pirates backs commenced a rush, but Thompson, with two men outside hiru unopposed threw away a certain Iry by kicking. Tomoana secured the ball but. was" well caught by McKenzie and pulled over the linej from the resultiug scrum Oeltic cleared. Gilroy left the field and was replaced "by Thompson, It was the last game of the season, and the sun was hot, so the players were not at all disposed to exert themselves unduly. This apparent langour combined with good tackling by both sides, slowed up the game considerabJy, and Celtic held a slight advantage. Geddes narrowly missed a field goal. The score was unchangjed at the interval, Shortly after the change-over, a Celtic forward rush down the linfe found a gap in the Pirate del'ence, and Hannigan collected to go ucross in the corner for an easy try. The kick missed. Lister was then prominent in a 6olo run down the line, but he failcd to recover his short puut; he then fooled the fast-breaking Celtic forwards by allowing them to run past him and then kicking through a line-out. Dowrick missed a penalty from an easy position, and McKenzie crossed, only to be recalled for a knock-on and Celtic cleared. ■ Pirates, who had w.ikened up, wero due to score, however, and the bounce favoured Thompson as the wiuger collected a stray kick and_ crossed well out. Hardgrave missed the kick. Beid gained the applause of the j crowd for a pretty solo run from his j own Jine to the Pirata twentyufive, dodging clcverly past several tackles. Soon after Bowers evened the score with a try, and Pullen cohverted with j an easy kick. j Pirates were not yet doue, however, and when Thompson had scored ifc ap1 peared that the Blacks had pulled otf i the trophy. Yet there was still Beid j tb be reckoned with, and, showing n : firilliant turn oE sjpeed, the Hawke's Gay five-eighth raced over behind tho • post-s, Pullen converting on tho call ' of time. Scorers : Celtic (13), Hannigan (try), Bowers (try), Reid (try), Pullen (two' ' eonversions). Pirates: Thompson (two j iiies), Dowi-ick (penalty). j Mr E. P. Berry refereed. JUNIOR CRADE. SWA1N OUP SEMI- FINAL In the Swaiji Cup aemi- final gamo at Napier, Technical scored a win over Taradale by 15 points to three. THIRD CRADE. CLUB CHAMPJONSHIP FINAL. The final game in the combined Hua-tings-Napier club cliainpionsliip in the third grade was j'layed at the Domaiu, Havelock North, on Saturday nftcrnoon, the contesting teams being Havelock North and Napier H.S.O.B., win- \

ners of the Hastings and Napier seotions respectively. The game resulted in a draw, each side ecoringj eight points. FOURTH CRADE MARISTS TAKE K.O. OUP, Maintaining their proud reoord of having won every match this season, Marist fourths, winners of the jNapierHastings fourth grade trophy, wero also successfui in winning tho knockout competition by fourth grade Napier Clubs. They defeated Technical by 14 points to three. REFEREES AT PLAY. HASTINGS BEAT CENTRAL H.B. The annual fixture between tho leferees of Hastings and Central Hawke's Bay sub-unions- was played at the Havelock North Domain and the re--sult was that Hastings retained the Dinnan Shield by 16 points to nine. The teams were as follows: — Central Hawke's Bay: Jackson, Edwards, Phillips, Russell, Smales, Fredrickson, Feiguson, Gibson, James, Woodward, Archer, Edwards. Moor, Grainger, Bridgman. Hastings: Kirkpatrick, L. Palmer, Bainbridge, Lockbead, Taylor, Skift trup, J. Palmer, Geenty, Apperley, Singleton, McKennie, Plummer, Foster and Hook. Scorers were: Hastings (19), Singleton, Skittrup and Bainbridge (tries), L. Palmer (two conversions and a penAlty. pentral (9): Russell (two tries), Bridgman a (penalty). Mr C. H. Bunker refreeed. PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES OFFICIAL WIND-UP OF SEASON. Following the Lane Cup final at McLean Park, Napier, on Saturday, trophies won during the season were presented by the sole selector, Mr Norman A. McKenzie, on behalf of the H.B. Ltugjbv Union. Some of the winners have yet t-o be decided. Following is the list of tropnies : — Senior grade: Maddison trophy (prcsented by Mr G. A. Maddison) : Marist. Juniors: Katene Cup, Pirates, Thirds : Third grade cup, Havelock North and Napier H.S.O.B. (tie). Fourths: Corbett Cup, Marist. Fifths: Championship cup. Napier Boys' High School, C team. Lane Cup : Celtic. Black and White Shjeld: Marist. Swain Cup: To be decided. Fraser Cup, for best goal-kicker in Napier: A. Scullin, Marist. H.B. Challenge Shield: Not competed for. Willoughby-Donald Oup, for competition between Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa juniors: Hawke's Bay.