RUGBY REPS.

Shannon News, 16 September 1924, Page 3

RUGBY REPS.

MANAWATU (40) v. HORO- ' WHENUA (10). The final representative game of the Manawatu Rugby Union’s season was played/* on the Palmerston North Showground oval on Saturday when Manawatu defeated Horowhenua by 40 points to 10. The greeniandwhites led 14—nil at the interval, after which they put on 26 points to the visitors 10. • The Teams. Manawatu (green-and-white). Pull-back: Cowie; threequarters: Brophy, Mullins, Leeder; five-eighths: Evans (1), Weston (2); half: Earl; winger: McDonald (captain); backrow: Staite, Peebles; supports: Tyree, Doherty; lock: Galpin; hookers: Boddy, Anderson. Horowhenua (red-and-blue). —Fullback: H. McDonald; threequarters: Hopa, Tahiwi, Nicholson; five-eighths* Jacob, captain (1), T. McDonald; half: Lenihan; winger: Bob Geoi’ge; back-row: Tatana, McLean; supports: Moynihan, Koro; lock: Tana; hookers: Webby, McHerron. Referee: Mr A. W. Thompson. Unique Kick-off. Little Molly Nathan, the Combined Sports’ Queen for the A. and p. Carnival, kicked-off to hearty ap-

plause and was clapped all the way to the grandstand. The Play to Half-time.

Leeder was first to score with a dashing run, picking up in the open alter a passing rush Earl, Evans, and xvlullins had broken down. Horowhenua had the greens on the run when Evans went down in fine style; and Anderson dribbled away through the net-work, of reds. McDonald; added a hefty boot and the ball careened along past all opposition, bouncing nicely for the home-skipper to score, Mullins adding extra points. (Manawatu 8—0). A fine centre by Cowie let Brophy down on the red backs and in the scramble that followed Anderson (playing like a book) picked up and threw a long pass out to McDon-| aid, Leeder completing the move-' ment. (Manawatu 11—0). Staite added the fourth try before .half-time, a good follow-up enabling him to take the ball out of the hands of a red back in goal and plant it down for a try. Mullins was kicking poorly. Manawatu were 14 op. ' Short-lived Red Hopes.

The second spell had not been long in progress before Lenihan made a big run as a result of which Moynihan was nearly over from a maul in the goal-mouth, a second go there proving successful, Mayriihan’s try. being converted into a goal by Jacob. (Manawatu .14 —5). Manawatu wound-up the spell with another 26 points made up as follows in the order of scoring: Staite try (Mullins a goal); Tyree try (no goal); Weston try (Tyree a goal); Tyree a try (goaled by himself); Brophy a try (no goal); Earl a try (converted it himself —another goalkicker come to judgment!) Those good at mathematics will probably find this formidable little list pans out at 26 points six tries of which four were converted. Horowhenna’s Final" Answer. The red-and-blues drew first and last blood in the spell, McLean (a good forward) crossing the goal-line for Jacob to-goal.'

JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES AT FOXTON. MANAWATU (24) v. HOROWHENUA (8). There was a good attendance at Foxton on Saturday for the Juuior re-

presentative match Manawatu v. Horowhenua. The green-and-whites were too good and wound-up a very successful season of junior Rugby in the Manawatu with a clear-cut victory, 24 points to 3. The scorers for the winning side were: Stannard (3), Johnstone (2 tries), Sutherland (a try), Johnstone .went fifty-fifty with the goal kicks, crossing the bar with three out of six. The Mauawaiu team speaks highly of the treatment received from the Horowhenua Rugby Union which entertained the Paimerstonians to an official dinrier.

Talking of retail business methods in the Old Country,, a Haweru man now .resident in London says in the course of a letter to a friend: “The thing in business I can’t understand here is (Jhe two-price system. I mean by this that if I were to walk into a lot of shops with a ragged suit and a dirty face I would be charged much less than if I were to walk into the same shops in a respectable suit and with the same face clean. Our assistant cannot understand our ‘one price for everybody’ principle. She often says: ‘Oh! I don’t think they’ll pay that much.’ I say, ‘Well, if they won’t i’m afraid 1 can’t afford to let them have it cheaper.*' On the other hand, in the case of a reasonably, decently dressed person she wiU say to me: ‘He is a gentleman or she is a lady, and could well afford to pay more.’ ”