A BIT TAME

NZ Truth, Issue 1180, 12 July 1928, Page 16

A BIT TAME

§ But ft^ ij The Smart Ones :|/ (Prom "N 7t. Truth's" Temuka Rep.) V\ : .;-; Following a representative trial ■ "" tl '■■■■': -ofll m .«.. played ;'•; at Jemuka,- a team ■H/ has" Been I selected, to do battle : with ■ iii. . .Canterbury, next Saturday, for 'the ■! I : •:•. "i Ftanf Urly > Sjtfi&^'^* . ;/>; ■ : - o ./^.v; \ ■ -THE .following 1 iiplayers ■will make! 'the J- ;■;.,-. -trip: ■-&■ • Trotter',;. -i^v ■ ■■'. Neutze, R.vS.coJ& A. ; -PrJestiy, p,,v FFair.r r . ' T brother, P. Roper, G. Giddings, E. Hal- .^ stead, R. ArnPld, J. Gibson, R. Bassett, ' G. Sputhgatei A. Stevenson, T. Mfe.n- --;:■ ' ning, P. Stevens, -W. Willetts, H. Cox- ; - hj§aa,' and J. Mcßride. '•- ""ii'ast Saturday's competition games "\" were not productive of any surprises, "unless, one ,can except .the close .battle which Waihi and Celtic fought out at Timaru. • The country team dominated play m the first spell, and a try by; JV. Mcßride, converted by Callanan, saw Celtic five ppih'ts" dowii at lemon-time.. Soon -after the resumption of. play, hoy^ever, .Kane landed a nice goal from a penalty. ■■■ ■ :. . BOFEU AND KANE „ Roper followed almost immediately with a try -at: the corner,' and Kane came to li^ht with a. magni'flcent kick which put the greens m the lead, 8-3. i .. J. Mcßride ' played another of his consistently good games, and Neutze £bly supported him.' . ' ■ . Mason was m great form, and pulled the Celts out of a good many tight corners.- ' .'•<' Baxter and Roper were the, pick of »the remaining Celtic backs. „ ' 'Roper, m particular, was outstand- • ing. His working of ; the scrum / iaras neat and ofever. '■■'•■■:/':•■ ; '-'- ' =■ H . -".-I'''.. Ol.d Boys experienced no d!ffi•culty m disposing of Zingarli 'The i ■ • score of 28-10 hardly indicated' correctly , the difference between '^''ViHe teams. ■ . ■■ - . ' ■ , } »•'•■. . ■:-.-t~ r -;>-;:- ..•.-'•■ . ■ ■ ..■■. ■■ -.< . ; \?f& Jit .one period Old Boys had the game\ m their command, but over- < eagjerness and dropped passes ; all owedyellows to gairt relief on numerous .^occasiphs. . .;•_■ . -. ■ ■.■■■■-•■ . ■••..-■: „. iZingaii .started off at a great bat, .*■ ' : : ;fend; : ran up seyen-; points m the first ;; few minutes; ■■ :^.-'.v ;: ' ■ "■'■ '■*' ' '"' ' ":- --•;.;; then onward, however,, it was **•'<^; piily'a- matter of how many points, the, '■*%■■ biues would win by;, • CS '• In: the second spell, Old Boy^ simply I^Z h^i^ssted points; putting on sixteen m ;^: : » yefy short time. ■••'■ .;■■■/' s; ' ; too mant gun^ ' -j ''■'■};; '■:'. Temuka carried too many guns for. 1 , '„;'.""< Star, and ran but winners by the cpm--1:f fortable margin of 20 poirits. : to 9. „V: .... The end of the second round of the ■»•£-••: competition .finds Old/ Boys v leading; rl" two points ahead of Temulca and Ccl- j • -ii- 00. ;Zlngari, Star and Wfihi follow In;] V" :: y r that^6rder." v '' ' • ■"■. ■•'■■■■"■.■ -v : - : ' : " ; ' ':"