OPEN PLAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20261, 2 August 1937, Page 13

OPEN PLAY.

OLD BOYS’ GOOD FORM. DEFEAT OF CAMBRIDGE BLUES. With far too much speed and muoh cetter combination Old Boys gave Cambridge Blues the biggest beating they have had in the series on No. 1 ground, Rugby Park, on Saturday, when the final score was 28 to nil in the home team’s favour. Cambridge Blues were nothing like the team they were in the first round, their attack falling time and again owing to weak handling or passing while the forwards were individualists. The Old Boys backs poit on a great display and were well supported by their for-1 wards. R. Paterson played another outstanding game at fullback and also scored two fine tries. The teams were:— Old ' Boys.—R. Paterson; Reid, A. Lissette, Carroll; H. Lisette, Gillespie; Dovi, D. Paterson, Sharp, Whittaker, Jones, Klrkbride, Holloway, Turner, Barber. Cambridge Blues. Trubshaw; Hague, Burlace, Meredith, Kelly, Kneebone; Green; Beer, MoGovern, Hall, Felt, Hall, Stuart, Workman, S. Workman, Hewitt. Old Boys won the toss hut elected to play against the wind and R. Paterson just failed with a long attempt at goal from a free kick in the first minute*-of pl»y. Carroll made progress up the centre of the field and had his backs nicely in position when he handed on but Gillespie hung on too long and a promising movement was checked. Fell and Beer gave Cambridge the territorial advantage but when the Old Boys’ back line worked in 00-ordlnation for the first time the venue of play changed to Cambridge’s territory. A Fine Goal. However, all efforts at attack were tnnocuoois and the heavier Cambridge forwards gradually gained the upper hand. A flno mark by R. Paterson stemmed the advance. The Old Boys’ bocks then again worked effectively, R. Paterson coming into the line to add thrust to the movement but Reid was not up for his pass and the movement again broke down. Old Boys were the first to oollect points when R. Paterson kicked a great goal against the Wind from well outside the twentyfive yard mark. —Old Boys 3, Cambridge 0. Holloway was close to scoring a few minutes later and then Whittaker and D. Paterson led another strong advance to Cambridge’s goal hut a force stopped them. 11. Lissette and A. : Lissette successively made openings J after the backs combined well but *]■ each time Reid failed to carry the movement on. However, a few minutes later there was another very fine movement, H. Lissette giving the necessary penetration, A. Lissette drawing the defence for Reid to gallop over unopposed. R. Paterson failed from a difficult angle. Old Boys 6, Cambridge 0. McGovern, Beer and Hall w'ere prominent in a Cambridge forward advance but Sharp, Hollow’ay and Barber were responsible for play returning to neutral territory when they controlled the ball nicely at their feet. Poor passing among the Cambridge men spoilt mauy of their movements. Cambridge were playing a two-three-two scrum and were receiving a fair share of the ball but offside by Hewitt, the rover, spoilt, any advantage they may have had. Old Roys then scored a fine try. They were defending desperately for five minutes when Dovl fed H Paterson on the blind side. The fullback dummied cleverly, out in-field and ran to the half-way when he drew the. Cambridge fullback and handed out, Carroll outstripping the opposition to score under the posts. R. Paterson failed to convert and after Old Rovs had made another advance halftime was celled with the scores: OM Boys 9 Cambridge —• • • 0 Cambridge were against the wind in fhe second spell and wore early on the defensive. Trubshaw marked well and checked another Old Boys thrust. Fell, McGovern. Hall and Hewitt then led a great Cambridge forward counter-attack when A. Lissette failed to take a pass hut Reid scot down on the hall and then Carroll

held them up for Holloway and Barber to come back and clear. The visitors maintained the pressure, Kneebone and Green combining well In one movement. , Spectacular Scoring.

However, it was not long before Klrkbride, Jones and Sharp plaoed Old Boys In a favourable position and Jones, who was playing well, picked up the ball and ran 15 yards to score. A. Lissette failed. —Old Boys 12, Cambridge Blues 0. Meredith then raised the orowd to its toes with a break down the line, putting Cambridge in an attacking position, but Dovi then came round the scrum and opened up a break, all the baoks handling, R. Paterson also Joining in but Meredith tipped Reid’s heel and over he went for the ball to roll out. Cambridge continued to do the attacking but every time they made ground the Old Boys hacks operated and regained the territory. Dovi was playing a fine defensive game, checking the heavy Cambridge forwards. Then Paterson, the fullbaok, finished off a fine game on his part by soorlng a good try. All the baoks operated, Paterson coming Into the line after H. Lissette had straightened up the attack, and he ran 25 yards to score. A. Lissette. failed from the side line.—Old Boys 15, Cambridge 0.

Just before the end D. Paterson fielded a high kick and quiokly fed A. Lissette and Carroll. With t/he defence on their wrong foot, the movement, which commenced on the halfway culminated in the latter scoring under the posts, R. Paterson converting. With a few minutes to go, R. Paterson again came Into the baoks, out in nicely and scored another fine try. Another pretty back movement, in which all the backs handled saw Reid score again and Paterson converted, making the final score: — Old B-oys 28 Cambridge Blues 0 Mr S. Heather was the referee.