Three goals in a 10-minute spell midway through the first half sped champions Cork on their way to a comfortable win over a disappointing Clare in the Munster under-21 hurling championship at Thurles last evening. Favourites Cork stamped their authority on the game with a Brian O'Keeffe goal after 11 minutes. At the interval Cork were ahead 3-7 to 0-7 and with the breeze to aid them in the second half, they were unbeatable.
CORK: D Og Cusack; J O'Dwyer, D O'Sullivan, W Sherlock; D Barrett, D Murphy, S Og O hAilpin; A Walsh, M O'Connell (0-2); B O'Connor (0-4), T McCarthy (0-2), J Ander- son (0-2); B O'Keeffe (1-1), S O'Farrell (1-0), J Deane (2-7). Substitute: D Murphy for O'Dwyer CLARE: S O'Hara; B Forde, J Kenirons, C Dillon; O Plunkett, D Hegarty, E Flannery; J Reddin (0-1), G Quinn (0-1); J Leamy, N Brodie (0-2), S Ryan (0-6); P Minogue, A Markham (0-1), A Rogers. Substitutes: J Punch (1- 0) for Dillon, G Malone for Leamy.
Tipperary - 7-15
Kerry - 1-3
Tipperary: F Horgan; W Hickey, P Maher, S Hickey; T Costello, D Fogarty, E Corcoran; W Maher, J Carroll (0-1); K Dunne (1-2), M O'Leary (0-3), P Kelly (0-1); J Enright (2-4), E O'Neill (2-4), M Kennedy (2-0). Substitutes: P Rabbitte for W Maher, E Casey for O'Neill , F Henry for P Maher
Kerry: J Whelan; M Hanafin, T Cronin, T B O'Connor; C Flaherty, P Sheehy, G Barrett; J Murnane, W J Leen; P Galvin (0-1), I Maunsell (0-2), M Regan (1-0); L Sullivan, M Murnane, S Twomey. Substitutes: S Harty for O'Connor, B Darcy for J Murnane, C Harris for Sullivan. Referee: S O Ceallaigh (Waterford).
