BLACK^FLAG Waves High In Hawkes Bay

NZ Truth, Issue 1183, 2 August 1928, Page 14

BLACK^FLAG Waves High In Hawkes Bay

(From. I.'N.Z. _ Truth's" - Hawkes Bay ■ Rep.) , : : • . '■: The Bay will not issue a chair , lenge to Wairarapa this 'season i for the Ranfurly Shield. These teams have: met twice already this ;. season, with Cooke's men victori- =- ; ous each time. t-- * fXF course, there is the chance that fcj Ted McKenzie may issue an mvi- ty tation to brother Norm-, when bro- | therly love would force an acceptance. j|j The club championship was brought | to a close on Saturday, when Piratns ?„ emerged, victorious. i ; Pirates fully earned their position, *■#. for without a doubt they are m all | respects premiers of Hawkes Bay. J^ The final flutter saw the clubs { f . finishing m the following order: Pirates, H. 5.0.8., Technical, Hast- 4 ■ ings, Celtic, Marist and M.A.C. Although the Celtic-Pirates game on % Saturday could not affect the cham- $ pionship, a great deal of interest was 'icentred m the match from a playing -■> aspect. ' - Pirates ran out winners by 17 to 11, ; but there were not six points difference, the- play being very even. A little more finish and understanding between Pirates deserved victory. Some Team! Without any unnecessary "boost," "N.Z. Truth's" rep. considers that the H.B. Pirates would give a good account of themselves against any I team m New Zealand to-day. 'M Celtic placed their strongest team i»^| the field and justly earned the plauditß B for their bid for victory. ,1 Jack Blake played up to his very best 1 form not making a semblance of a J mistake throughout, while, often his I brilliancy brought the fans to their *■ feet. He was well marked and once ■ or twice bumped unduly hard. - W After Technicals fine form last Satr M urday week, it was rightly considered ■ that the Hastings club would be hard M put to win against the "greys," who ■ eventually ran out winners, 10 — 3. ■ Tech. gave another taste of their ■ quality. fl H. 5.0.8., m a keenly-contested fl game, without any signs of good _■ play, defeated Marist 'by- 14 to nil. -4B It was a forward battle throughout. " U Last mid-week Hastings played and MJ defeated East Coast for the Lansfl Shield, a trophy competed for among H the five sub-unions of Hawkes Bay.iflj For a wet day the game was.surpris-B ingly . brilliant, with Hastings masterdJH m all departments. B For the Barry Cup, Wairoa (holder s?S defeated Poverty Bay on Saturday byJB 11 to 6in a great exhibition of RugbyflH For . the winners, All Black Tommy ß Corkill played right back to his 192CT« form. B AT Palmerston on Wednesday even- M ing next there is gping to b^fl staged what should be the fight of thflH year. Harry Casey will be stacked upjß against La'chie .' McDonald and some- H thing, exciting is sure to happen. Aw fine programme of. preliminary boutu'B has been ' wrangod. . ' B