THE PIRATES

NZ Truth, Issue 1177, 21 June 1928, Page 16

THE PIRATES

,SeilH()ldingOnTa: The Goods (From "N.Z. Truth's" Hawkes Bay . - Rep.)' Real football weather greeted the players .and public on Saturday last and despite' the conditions the standard displayed .m the various, games was first-class. PIRATES continued their run of "ins" by accounting for 1 Technical by 29 to .8. Thus. they retain position on the ladder and look like keeping it. • ■ Tech., : by their big improvement of late and by disposing of High School Old Boys last Saturday, were given, a fair chance of lowering the .. Pirates' standard. ... .... But when Pirates got, their .machinery m workirig order in ,'. the. second spell, the issue was. never .m doubt as they ran up twenty-three .point's to , their opponents' rjil. ' '"."'"■_,' VALUABLE MEDIUM Yates, playing as five-eighths, gave his best to date, three different ' tries coming from his cutting-in and passing- at the correct moment. His drop-; kick from near half -way with a sodden ball, deserves mention. H. 5.'0.8. just managed to defeat M.A.C. by a penalty goal' to nil after a most even • game with' play up and down field continually. \ ...;.. M.A.C. were a little unfortunate, as twice they' narrowly missed - ? what should have been certain tries. Lack of finish has been re- - sponsible m three of their'defeats'this season. • • ■••■' - ■'•■ • ■■<; v j Celtic continued their successful. tun by defeating Marist by 10 to nil— two; converted tries. The second try was scored right m the corner and Larkln, a husky young Maori forward, brought the house down when he converted with the heavy, wet ahd greasy ball." 'It was a dandy, but under the same conditions, was not his only one this season^ Celtics are. a greatly improved team and their meeting with Pirates later on will be a great draw, as these teams m the first round, played a drawn game. Jack Blake's presence alone makes a big difference m the play of the Celts' backs. Two years ago George Tait gave great promise as a winger and gained a position m the renowned 1926 H.B. fifteen, but this Rlay recently faded out. The last two Saturdays, however, has seen him come back to his best again, , and he may yet be a serious contender for rep. honors this season. ; l Law, ex-All, Black and, Mana- fi watu rep., playing for Dannevirke against the Bush Union last Saturday, was the star back on the ground. He will greatly strengthen the Bay three-quarter line. In the above game, Dannevirke won : by. 22-9,; beating the men from the Bush m all departments.