AS YOU WERE

NZ Truth, Issue 1182, 26 July 1928, Page 14

AS YOU WERE

Their Neighbors '• ' ' ■' ■ - .. fj\ '•_; „.. ; ■ ;' ; (From "N.Z. Truth's" Nelson Rep.) Nelson got a bit of their own 'back at Trafalgar Park on Saturday when they beat Marlborough m the return home-and-home match by .18 points to 9. ALTHOUGH the Nelson forwards held their own it was essentially a .. match between 'combined Nelson backs : , and fifteen, individual • M&rfborough players. . "-;■—' -i---' ;- - yy Nelson's points comprised four tries • (three converted)' and Marlborough's, three ' tmcbriverted tries. ' Two of , Maclborough's tries were : gained . ; through .mistakes on the part, of Nelson backs. -:'. :,.....; / After a tame IB minutes Marlborough were: pressing 1 on. Nelson's illne when •'Qiirvin booted hard and' high to halfyway where Snodgrass fielded the ball -cleanly at- top -speed, beat the full--back and raced 'the field .to the goal*line. Reed converted. ; ;._,,.. "'" Through: Papps and: Wefts failing to - combine, the Nelson backs-let-; Devlne ..?: and _. Smith away for a try each. y- .Bowers 'could' have . stopped the move •m which Deyine figured; A would-be clearing kibk by "J y Cameron, the"' Marlborough .centre, v . went ;low_- Wells took the ball on the, full, sold a "dummy" -to Phillips and (flashed over. Ree_f con- : verted. This smart solo da3h of : ■'•"•: Wells' brought the thrilled (crowd ■y-y '-to itS'-feet. .'......;... .;^.:;y.-: '■:'; .. '• Forward by both; teams al- .: lowed Fowler to score for-. Nelson and Washington for Marlborough. Neither " ff. "was converted. . 'and _ thai'. . scprea^ were V. .then ,l3-9 m, Nelson's favor. i,^^A£<iaz&ling try gave "Nelson a doubly $J s'af^ :^_^gln^;^-v?ler to- the Mflverel|rhths^fEpi^ ay. scrum ';•' at '■■ half%iay-, arid seint"'the ball' "along: tiie Nel- ' son' backs to' Reed, Wells, Garvin and ff Snodgrass. '. The latter bounded clear ajyay, side^the ; full-back :i - and finished the r, ' : * moVement -over" the line. Once again Reed: added the extra points. : ., ....^"ells was thp .weak man m the Nel'^sori"line'oi^&icks.' Time after time SvfeirpjnUtfng Ijack.rriibyeiments wentramlss *;ithr6.ugh hisyjin^biiity' to 'handle the .Sfeajl^ ■ Bower's must haye giyfepti cold iy i^iyerJ3yto ythpse w_ip wanted Nelson -..?fto-'wln_ ; \- y;-y •>-.• .-'■ y ■■• .'■. ■„' fJ-f Heystood^liy iand watched, tlie Marl- ' borough • fprwarks^run fpr ono . . try iv^houtr, an effort to fstop them. 1 '■•: .... ; Vl. Ith a : foi-vy ard -back --like, Garr -.. vin (Nelson's star half fbr several y .years) and a tricky attacking half i,^.rtl:|?ke'; Fov/terj Marlborough wereyled _^ :^i_i'i J m;_.r^?- : dancej both f rom the tight ; yy."; JJ_ ! ,y^ S^flgrasis again-; proved hin\self a winger.^ Nelson's, .flyer gave ".'yflori_tethihg"rie^ of a sideyyatefe; a ; , useful at any time.