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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 169, 19 August 1929, Page 4

Popular Outdoor Pastimes

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Personalities and Performances •

SHIELD RETAINED

WAIRARAPA WIN WITH SECOND WIND. RAP1D SCORING AFTER SPELL.

MASTERTON, Saturday. Wairarapa and M anawhenua teams met at Masterton this ai'ternoon in fine weather, though for several hours up to noon lieavy rain had falllcn, making the ground heavy and prom^ing to spoil the play altogether. A stiff breeze was blowing from the north . The following were the teams: — Wairarapa. — Full-back, Roac-h ; three-quarters, Cundy, Stringfellow, F. Puller ; five-eigbths, Cooke (captain), Corkill ; lialf- N L i 1 1 ; rover, J. Donald; forwards, IMcGregor, Reside, S. Willoughby, M. Willoughby, Harvey, Reid, Olliver. Manawhenua. — Full-back, Johnston : three-quarters, Strange, Fletclier, Page; five-eighths, Riddell, Bevan ; half, W. Parata ; rover, T. Parata ; forwards, Summers, Crawford, Tatana, Parsons, Conrad, Miles Dalzell. OFF THEY GO. Wairarapa kicked off against the wind. T. Parata broke away, onry to be grassed. Later a dangerous forward rush was stopped by Corkill. Then J. Donakl got offside and Fletclier raised Manawhenua tbree points. A stiff wind was seriously i'nterfering with play. Tbe Manawhenua forwarded, lieaded by Parsons and Conrad, were making tiiings merrv and play was_ in Wairarapa's, 25, tlie Greens forcing. Manawhenua backs came away in a passing rush," but hanging on spoilt tliem. Assisted by tlie wind, the Manawhenua forwards pressed again, but two free kicks eased the pressure. Cooke took a pass from Donald and found the line past tlie 25 line. Reside carried tbe play well up and from a forward rush M. Willoughby just missed a score. HELPED BY THE WIND. With the aid of the wind, Manawhenua were doing all the attacking, but Wairarapa's defence was solid. Mill sent tlie ball to Corkill, who. handed it to Cooke, who went right through to be grassed by Johnston. Then Corkill dummied and kicked to the side, gainiug a lot of ground. The Wairarapa forwards came away and subsequently Mill smartly snapped up tlie spliere ancl got across. Fuller failed, though it was a good effort. Wairarapa ' 3 Manawhenua 3 From a scramble Parsons scored,.: for Fletclier to convert. Manawhenua ... 8 Wairarapa ... . 3 Good play was riglit out of tbe question, owing to tbe wind, while tbe glaring sun was affecting tbe Wairarapa backs. Tbe wind resulted in Wairarapa again forcing. Strange broke away with a splendid rnn, but Roache downed him. The wind again blew the ball over tbe line and Wairarapa forced. A great run by Cundy saw play removed to near tbe Manawhenua line. Then a trickv piece of play, from Cooke to Corkill, back to Cooke, saw Cooke brilliantly dash through for 40 vards to score under the goal bar. Fuller converted and made tbe score equal. Manawhenua now came away to attack for some time and tlien,." from a scramble, Miles grounded' for Fletclier to convert. Manawhenua 13 Wairarapa 8 THE SECOND SPELL. When tbe - teams Hned out in the second spell, Bramwell rcplaced Parata at lialf. After desultory play tbe Wairarana backs broke away, but Stringfellow - lost a certain • score through hanging on too long. Then Reid passed to^ Cundy, who ran over in a good position. ■ - Manawhenua 13 Wairarapa 11 Then Parata bustled his way through to score. The kick at goal failed. Manawhenua ... 16 Wairarapa 11 Play continued to be ragged and uninteresting. Wairarapa were playing much below form. Wairarapa were missing many chances. Then Mill passed to Cooke, ihe ball going to Stringfellow to Fuller, who ecored near the corner. Fuller's kick went under the bar. Manawhenua ....16 Wairarapa 14 Mill sent tbe ball to J. Donald, who went right through to score near the goal. Wairarapa ... ... ... 19 Manawhenua , 16 Wairarapa kept up tbe pressure and Corkill dived over under tbe posts. Cundy converted. Wairarapa ... 21 Manawhenua ... ' 16 . Wairarapa, back and forward, were now playing better and Cundy goaled from a free kick 40 yards out. W airarapa 27 Manawhenua 16 Cooke dribbled through the whole Manawhenua, team for 40 yards, to score. Cundy goaled with a magnifiCCnt kick froin near the side line". . Wairarapa 32 Manawhenua 16 Manawhenua rallied for a brief space, but Mill went away again, passing to Cooke, tq Stringfellow, who Scored near tlie side line. Cundy goaled with a niagnificent kick. Wairarapa ... ... ... 37 Manawhenua ... 16 There was 110 further score.