OTAHUHU PLAYS DRAWN GAME WITH TECHNICAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 395, 2 July 1928, Page 6

OTAHUHU PLAYS DRAWN GAME WITH TECHNICAL

In a game almost entirely devoid of sparkle, Otahuhu pushed Techncal Old Boys, leaders in the Senor B competition. to an eight-point draw at Eden Hark. Otahuhu owes its success in equalising with an unbeaten team to fast following-up, and the determined efforts of its pack in the loose. In tight play and set scrums Technical secured most of the* leather, but the speedy Green backs had little idea of what to do with it. Instead of running straight they ran across field, in most cases losing insteand of gaining ground. From this K. Couper must be taken as an exception. With the ball he was always dangerous, and his try, which was his 23rd this season, was a fine effort, though Turbott made the opening. Much of Otahuhu's success was due to Knight, who scored five of his team’s eight points by converting a try and kicking a penalty. HALF THE SCORE VARSITY FORWARD’S GOOD PERFORMANCE Half of University’s 24 points against Marathon in Saturday’s senior B match came to the credit of Miller, the stocky Varsity forward. He was the outstanding player of the day, and was featured in most of the attacks. He scored a try, kicked a penalty, and converted three tries. Varsit.v bail littb* difficulty in ac-

counting for Marathon, but; the latter team produced some degree of form in the second spell, and attacked frequently. Gardner was Marathon’s only scorer. Thfe game was mainly uninteresting, and there was a good deal of slipshod play. HAMILTON WINS SCHOOL GAME WITH MT. ALBERT A fair indication of the play between Hamilton High School and Mount Albert Grammar, at Hamilton on Saturday afternoon, was the 16 —13 score favouring the Waikato school. At half-time High School led by 13 points to 5, but Grammar took a hand in the attack in the last stages. Tassell (2), Innes, and Mills scored tries for Hamilton, Innes converting two. For Grammar, Burton scored two tries, and Vivian one. Fraser and Newdick each converted a try.