Brilliant Display

NZ Truth, Issue 1238, 22 August 1929, Page 16

Brilliant Display

<From "N.Z.- Truth's" Dunedin Hep.) THIRTEEN tries (seven converted) was the harvest collected by the Otago University team when their colleagues from Christchurch JourVi eyed to Dunedin for the annual fixture. In answer, ■ all the.-. Cantabs cpuldv-do was, a couple of- converted tries and; a penalty, gbal.'i. The score, thus— <s3.ta 13L „.-■.v .- /;:■/;... /;.:. ■■ It Is doubtful If, the. Otago\'.students thlsseason have played a; more ' •-.- brilliant game.

The backs,, especially, gave a fine v exhibition of combination and individual cleverness. With the exception of the half-back, • a 1 1 the backs (Including full - back Stevenson) crossed, some of, themtwice.'. Br a danovlch and McClymont were In great , nick,, A .and on - : ' the I att c r's showing^ In this

rnatih he has a right to be classed with the best centre three-quarters In the country to-day. The Canterbury movements lacked finesse; Canterbury's two', tries came from Individual efforts by, Williams and Bennett. The latter's score was ' a real trimmer. '-_..-.■?' '"■ ' ■" • ' iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiil ev&ry reason to feel proud. The match at Athletic Park on Saturday between Varsity and Athletic was fought but .at a fast' clip and although victory went tp the students the issue wasXih, doubt to the "finish. ' During the; first/ spell' the battle raged bet\veen' two good sets of forwards /with Varsity backs occasionally! breaking away In brilliant passing rushes which only determined tackling prevented materialising Into points. /The spell Unshed.' with honors even, there being no scores. Facing a stiff northerly In the second spell, Varsity. . continued to play with/that confidence/ that enables them to take .risks aha thus make the game an attraction" to the general public. , It was a heady piece of play by Mackenzie that gave Foden an opportunity to take a standing pot at goal and- thus open the 'account with four points. -/ It was after this score that Athletic went into action m real , fighting trim. Time and again, their forwards would' invade Varsity, territory ;.ii only to discover that they had left out of their fodty equipment the knack of finalising a movement. v, : /r ■■?,„ Cliff Porter • received a warm ovation from the crowd when he took the field for the first time after his hard luck trip to Australia as captain of the 1929 AH Blacksi : Cliff was In good form, but he was a well-marked man and, consequently, not able to show his customary brilliahcy. i Next Saturday, Petone' will be seen ,out after Varsity's scalp. The battle \. will be for the National Mutual Cup \ and will, of course, be the attraction of the, season so far as local football ,ls concerned. If Mark 'Nicholls is available, ~ added; Jnterest will b^f given to thls/nia.tch.^for Petone, with 'its'?; leader present/?, is' a different foe from- What -it is When: he' is on the bank/.-. .*'"■/."'• '."'-•■•/";• '?''/& rlr -\ / : Poneke made ho .race' of • "it /against Old Boys, winning /the^day by, '2o -,t'o/3. ..-Many wondered why there /were/ so /'many new names amongst the fifteen, fielded by Old Boys. The ■ reason vis ; that \. Coach . Ned Perry places the winning of a' match Becond to attention 't6',training; .; ' '.' :>