DEFEATED AGAIN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 191, 7 May 1908, Page 7

DEFEATED AGAIN.

■* , BDGBY PROFESSIONALS. SYDNEY MEN PROVE APT PUPILS. A THREE-POINT MARGIN. . ST TELEOEAPn—rnEES ASSOCIATION —COFTWGHIi (Rec. May 6, 9.31 p.m.) Sydney, May 6. The New Zealand professional footballers played their second match against New South- Wales to-day, and again suffered' dofeat, this time by three points. The weather was fine,- the attendance was largo, and the play was fast and' interesting. The teams wero:— ' ■' ■... Now Zealand—Back: Turtill; threequarters: W. Wynyard, Barber, Rowe; fiveeighths : Tyler and R.. : Wynyard; half: Kelly; forwards: Gilchrist, Pearce, Maokrell, Trevarthen, Byrne, Wright. Now South Wales —Back: . Whitfield; three-quarters: Stuntz, Messenger, Devreux, Cheadle; halves: Dean and' Holloway; forwards: Graves, Jones, M'Cabe, Pearco, Davis, i Mable. The New Zealanders won the toss, and, playing with a stiff breeze in their favour, opened cleverly. The paco was soon a cracker. Good even play resulted in Mes.seuger." marking oiitside tho visitors' 25, but the shot at goal wont wide. The Blacks pressed for some minutes; ■ then Holloway . broko - away,. and Devreux raced, in. Messenger's kick at gaol went '.over tho post/":.. •_ '. A few minutes' later; a second try was secured by Pearco (New South Wales), Mes- , senger addjng a. goal—Now- South Wales, 8; Now Zealand, nil. ; The Now Zealand backs got going, Kellj, : Barber, and ltowo being responsiblo for fine •passing work. Rowe centred to Wynyard,whom Stuntz tackled -before ho took tho ball. From the penalty Turtill kicked a 'goal—Neiv South Waits, *8 j -Ne-jr Zealand, 2.,Tho New Zealanders forced play into the . homo 25. A combined rush by Tyler, Rowe, aud.'Byrna ended in Mackrell securing a try. Turtill's kick missed tlio posts—New South Wales, 8; Now Zealand, 5.. . Just before half-timo. tho "visitors strongly attacked,■ but failed to penetrate; the defence, arid the first spell ended without, au addition to the score. • . Tho ' secondhalf opened quietly, but the players gradually wanned up, the Blabks attacking strongly. A spell of exciting play ended in Devreux . grounding tho ball ber , tweeii' tho'"posts,"'.and . Messenger added - a' goal—New. South Walos, 13; New Zealand, '5.'-. .: ■ Even play .followed,\ Messenger had two attempts at goal,- but failed., Wright began a formidable, attack. .Beating, tho, whole, of the New South Wales forwards, ho passed to - J. Wynyard,, who passed to W. Wynyard, . and tho latter, feinting,'- , got; oyer. Turtill converted—New South, Wales, 13; New Zealand, 10. From this out honours were even, just . at the call of time, Rowe made. a fine ran on the outside, and a try' appeared certain, but the markman ..raised "his flag and spoiled Rowe's cliance to equalise the scores., Tho game thus ended:—; , Ncv» South Wales - . ... 13. New Zealand ... ... ... 10