FOOTBALL IN AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 533, 14 June 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL IN AUSTRALIA.

NEWiZEALAKDERS , FIRST WIN. ■' ; (BT TBLKGBArit—PBESS iBSOCIATION—COPIBIOHTJ v :' (Roc. Juno 12,'7.5 p.m.) -~' ■', ; . , Sydney, June 12.. - : Tho Notv Zealand footballers': (Northern; '' Union ruldsj,ployed their fourth match today and registered .their first■ win, scoring .19 points to Australia's 11. . . : : About 10,000 perwj'ns wore present; Tho. gamo was not conspicuous. for . brilliancy. ThoNew Zealanders lost the services of J. •' Spencer through an accident, Houbo filling ;. his place. .- ,' ~.■' v '■■ "■'.. ' 'The'visitoraViacldingwM a great im- ~ provement on : previous displays, bat it ; van ovidfint that there was staloness on both sides.: Tho local men showed lack of com-. I bination. The visitors, had decidedly-, the best of tho first half, ; and obtained ~ three : trios, none of which was:convortod. ' : , In tho second half tho ' Australians attacked with ■ vigour and levelled matters with a trys which, was converted.: Tho good ' combination of tho r New Zealanders, however, put them in'tho! lead again with 14 to 8--"/'' ; . : . ; '••■' '■■/:'■.■' :- ' '■ ■'■.'■■ 1 Tlio Australians next added r try, nnd .;•■ then ' were immediately placed on'the .defensive, nnd kept so almost to the call of time,: the New. Hollanders; adding another . Irv. which converted. . 1 Tho Australians failed to' increase.'■■* their. score, and were beaten by 8 points (19—11).: y