McCoriadhy Leading

NZ Truth, Issue 1240, 5 September 1929, Page 16

McCoriadhy Leading

ing : '/-■ ing (From "NiZ. Truth's" Special Melbourne be- , . -.-;... Rep.) : y the IN the professional billiards thatch me *vMcC,onachy ,i.s. holding . his • own against Smith, who, m the last the few, days has, shown marked Improveere merit, /.attributed' to his slowing down . em ori'cu'shlons. > ory The result was that Smith made a break of 1063 on Saturday. ; A beautifully ridged, cannon off four cushions on Monday gave, McConachy an opening when Smith had left play m double baulk arid McConachy, made All 219. r v- '" •• /-"-' ■■■' :•"• ost The scores; on Tuesday, night, with yay McConachy m play, were McConachy No 12,671, and Smith 10,944. / A The :.match ends ori' Saturday.

The:. match ends oh' Saturday.

TheyVwere also quick to snap, up any, of the many wild passes "Wairarapa were slinging round. Far too often, as a result, :a" Wairarapa passing rush- ended with the ball travelling fast m the opposite direction. Tow'risend's (centre) defence was also sound ; and Norris, who had an. easy time at {full- back till Wairarapa: woke up, m the .filial spasm, lost none of his coolness and "sureness under pressure. .The wingers, Stubbs and Anderson, did jipt have many chances, but made the most of what they, got. Anderson; vyho:was making his first appearance ih^rep. football was rather the more . dangerous of the, two and should be heard' of again. ' <- Southland owe a great deal to the generalship of . the -

veteran. snipper, Bell," whose plainly • audible running fire -of instruction arid advice kept his team right into the collar. Individually, however, the hero of the day -proved to be! "Porter, who scojred 13 of Southland's 19 points off the boot, and was to j his side what Fuller was to Wairarapa against Auckland. ' Porter gave his side a lead of ten points before Wai-