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Antrim Retains Ulster Minor Hurling Title
Irish News, 25 July 1949
Antrim 13-6 Donegal 1-1
Antrim had little or no difficulty retaining their Ulster Provincial Minor Hurling Championship title against Donegal. The visitors, however, proved very game throughout, but were out-classed at all stages. Antrim had a first-class goalie in Dessy O'Neill, whose few clearances were confidently and brilliantly executed. He received ample cover from Elliott, Butler and Morgan in defence. Mulvenna and Gallagher operated to great effect at midfield, the Glenarm representative proving a very keen and interprising [sic] support to his attack, of which Walsh, Crilly, Grant, MacGoan and Lismore were extremely clever in making and accepting opportunities.
- Antrim team:
- Dessy O'Neill (St. Gall's), R. Elliott (Ballycastle), John Butler (Mitchel's), G McIlhatton (Mitchel's), E. Rogan (Rossa's), Pat Morgan (St. John's), D. Donnelly (Ballycastle), Seamus Gallagher (St. John's), G. Mulvenna (Glenarm), G. Walsh (Rossa's), Paul Crilly (Mitchel's), Jn. Stewart (St. John's), T. Kane (Mitchel's), Jn MacGowan (St. John's), T. Lismore (O'Connell's)
Tipp. Minors' Big Score Against Antrim
Irish News, 15 August 1949
Tipperary..9-7 Antrim..0-2
Seldom has an Antrim hurling team played so well with such poor reward as the Antrim boys in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling semi-final at Croke Park yesterday.
Losing four goals in the opening minutes they had Tipperary on the defensive for almost twenty minutes of the first half yet the half-time score read 4-2 to 0-1 in Tipperary's favour.
In aerial hurling and first-time striking Antrim were at least the equal of the opposition. Where they failed was in incisiveness and decisiveness in all sectors.
In a gallant dead-on tackle they would beat the champions but having won thus far they failed in the second initiative.
Having thwarted the opposition the Antrim lads should have been in advance with the second move. Unfortunately through lack of experience, they allowed the defeated Tipperary man to recover, instead of beating him to the second punch, as their success in the winning tackle warranted.
Due to the Antrim team's lack of thinking a second or more in advance, the Tipperary boys were quicker to recover, and though gamely covered by the Antrim lads, who should have been in possession for a lengthy clearance, they assumed the initiative and placed an unmarked colleague for a score.
Gallant Fight
Spectators - some 50,000 - enjoyed the game, because, though going farther and farther behind, the Antrim boys still made a gallant fight and forced Tipperary to fight for every score.
Dessy O'Neill staved off many vigorous Tipperary gaoling assaults, and could not be blamed for the high goals against average. The backs battled with supreme pluck, with G. McElhatton the gamest of the game and clever in close quarter work, but weak in clearances.
Eddie Rogan was best of the half-backs - a weak division. Seamus Gallagher and Gerry Mulvenna more than held their own with the Tipperary centrefields, but were slow in retrieving when baulked.
Paul Crilly was smartest of the half-forwards, the best attaching line, and T. Lismore was cleverest of the full forwards, who were out-weighted and out manoeuvred by a robust and decisive Tipperary back line.
Paul Crilly (a lovely individual effort) and S. Gallagher scored the Antrim points.
- Antrim team:
- Des O'Neill; R. Elliott, J. Butler, G. McElhatton; E. Rogan, P. Morgan, D. Donnelly; J. Gallagher, G. Mulvenna; J. McGivern, P. Crilly, T. Grant, J. Kane, J. McGowan, T. Lismore.
This looks like a St. Malachy's house hurling team; is that Aidan Bergin lurking at the back?
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