West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Monday 27 August 1934, page 14


SUBIACO WINS BY 60 POINTS.

Claremont-Cottesloe Overwhelmed.

Subiaco was not pressed to defeat Claremont-Cottesloe by 60 points at Subiaco Oval on Saturday. The winner played well throughout the game, while Claremont

lottesioe - touna iorm onjy in spasms, ^an excellent defence saved it on many occasions, but it was overwhelmed after halftime and was not -within striking distance. The Subiaco goal-sneak, J. Jennings, scored 11 goals. The teams were: — ; SUBIACO: — Backs: Danes, Rodger, Bant. Half-backs: Brewer, Daily. McCallum. Centres: Mackay, Bowe, Taylor. Half-forward: R. Toll; Green, Strack. Forwards: Merson, Jennings, L. Toll. Ruck: Roe, Browne, Smith (rover). Nineteenth man: McQueen (replaced Bowe at half-time). CLAREMONT-COTTESLOE. — Backs: Oliver, Batt, Mottram. Half-backs: Hough, Clarke. Sheridan. Centres: Boys, Lovegrove, Edmeades. Half-forwards: O'Reilly, Garside, Farrant. For-, wards:- Hilton, Howe, Steward. Ruck: Skinner, Jeffries, Barham (rover). Nineteenth man: Morris '(did not play). UMPIRE.— T. Campbell. Subiaco kicked with a strong wind arid opened the quarter by making five unsuccessful shots at goal. .The ball remained in a pocket for several minutes before' Browne punched to Jennings, who goaled. Claremont-Cottesloe played well for a brief period, but again Jennings goaled. The Claremont backs, led by Clarke, held Subiaco. off, Clarke badly beating Green for a time. Subiaco fared comparatively poorly with the wind, while ClaremontCottesloe played a sound, short game. Barham scored its first goal and a short while later Hilton kicked through an unguarded goal. Subiaco steadied and obtained a lead of 5.4 to 2.0 at the bell. ' The pace increased in the second- tenri and Subiaco_ played with greater spirit. Its -foot-passing- improved, but it -had difficulty; in passing- Clarke. 'ClaremontCottesloe did not plax as well with the -wind as against it and its forwards were badly astray. Jennings scored his fourth goal as a result of a fast Subiaco rush. ClaremontCottesloe attacked persistently, but without result. Had Green not made stupid attempts to feed Jennings, Subiaco's score would have been considerably higher. Claremont-Cottesloe lost its pace and its centre line was below form. Bowe was assisted from the ground with an injured ankle as the bell rang; with the scores at : — Subiaco, ? 8.5 ; Claremont-Cottesloe^ 5.7. Two goals in quick succession by Jennings gave Subiaco a lead of 27 points soon after the third term started. Badly beaten in £he ruck- and kicking against a wind of almost gale force, Claremont-Cottesloe could make little progress. Subiaco's kicking1 wa* also indifferent, four successive shots realising only points: Subiaco was excellerit in the air and, playing, to Jennings,' the team piled on goals. The goalsneak added his eighth goal. At last Claremont-Cottesloe broke through, Steward goaling on the fun. The quarter ended with Subiaco 51 points ahead— 14.14 to 6.11. Subiaco again had the greater share of the play at the opening of the final quarter and even the transfer of Clarke to halfforward failed to help ClaremontCottesloe, although he played well. Jennings scored his tenth goal, -and ClaremontCottesloe could only manage behinds. Subiaco Elayed a good deal of fast, systematic footall during. the quarter. Clarke goaled for Claremont-Cottesloe, but Jennings kicked a similar score a minute later. Subiaco dominated the play in the closing stages, the final scores being:— . SUBIACO ? 17.16 (118 pts.) CLAREMONT-COTT. 7.16 (58 pts.) Goal-kickers. — Subiaco: Jennings (11), Green (2), Smith (2), Merson and Roe. Claremont-Cottesloe: . Steward (2), Howe, Barham, Farrant, Hilton and Clarke. M. Green, Roe and Jennings were outstanding in the Subiaco team. The first two followed strongly and Jennings again did. well in front of goal. Until he was injured, Bowe played excellently at centre arid Mackay and Smith -were uniformly good throughout. Bant was in splendid form, and Brewer was rarely faulted. Clarke, Batt and Hough were again Claremont-Cottesloe's . stalwarts, Clarke being, the best man on the ground. Hougb maintained his excellent form of recent weeks. Others to do well were Steward, Lovegrove and Garside.