THE LEAGUE GAME.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1843, 1 September 1913, Page 8

THE LEAGUE GAME.

AUCKLAND DEFEATED BY NEW SOUTH WALES. VISITORS OVERWHELMINGLY STRONG. (By TelcErai)li.-Pro6a Association.) Auckland, August 30. The New South Wales Rugby Leaguo team mot Auckland to-day before an attendance of 10,000 spectators. Soon after tlio start of the game _ Weston, saved twice by brilliant collating, and ItVcrson was given an ovation_ when ho stopped a ccrtain score by Algie. Hayward, the Auckland forward, went off hurt, and Manning took iis place. Deano mado a Rood start and got to tlio Auckland three-quarter lino. Passing hard, ho was unfortunate enough to t'hroiv tlio ball fair at the referee, and play was temporarily stopped. A scoro came soon afterwords when Coyne passed to Cubi'tt who started a motcono run, finishing right behind tlio posts. Frawley converted —Now South Wales, 5; Auckland, 0. -Tobin replaced Blalcoy, tlio local five-eiglitlis, who was forced to retire with a badly smashed nose. Ifwerson got clear away' onco, but his own side appealed for a breach of the obstruction rules, and ho was brought back. So far, most of the play had been in tlio Auckland half and tlio few times that tlio local men did get away they found the visitors collaring all too •effectively. Frawley made a great kick from near the half-way lino, but missed. Auckland then livened up considerably, and more than onco a 6coro seemed imminent. Frawley had another shot ■ from tlio samo placo and just missed again. A free kick gave New South Wales another chanco, but they did not try tlio goal. Instead, they kicked high and Woodward saved the situation by marking brilliantly. HaJlett took ci kick by Cook, ran across, and found tlio line at tlio corner from half-way. Ifwerson retaliated, but was well collared at half-way. Then Deano secured, the ball ultimately going to Cann, who sent it to Deano again. Tlio letter scored but after a struggle. Th« kick failed—New South Wales, 8: Auckland 0. Another score followed immediately when the. ball went from l-Qinn to Coynb, and then to Frawley, who got ovea- at the corner. Hie latter s kick fell short—Now South Wales, 11; Auckland, 0. Coyne next took a long kick by Mansitl, and passed to Deano, who sent it oh to Dean,' Thomson, >andl Frawley. The _ last-named got over again right behind 1 . An easy chance to convert was lost—New South Wales, 14; Auckland 1 , 0. So far the game was ■ ail in the visitors' favour, and tJicy showed' suoli superior combination that the local men* were often altogether nonplussed. A feature of tlio came at tins , stage was the inipleasa.iit of tb-o crowd, whioh hooted fuiy decision with which it was not in favour, There was no further score in the spell. 4 Immediately after half-time the visitors started again, and Frawley mado an opening which resulted' in a- corner score by "Con" Sullivan.-. Hallett con-verted-*—iNcw South Wrlcs, 19; Auckland, 0. Thompson got smashed up in the middle of an exciting melee, and went off. Deano was the nest in tlio precession, when lie got round after a loose • rush. Hallett converted—Ntw South Wales, 24; Auckland, 0. A littlo later Cann got airay, and chose tlio nick to run through. This was perhaps tlio best score of the day, but it was not converted—New So-uth Wales, 2/: Auckland, 0. New South had Won playiiirr a raa.n short ever Thompson left field, but they did not seem to miss 'him. At last Aucicland rcored, whoni IlVerson ran hard down the line and passed to the centre Cook nearly scored, but was stopped. A free-kick 1 was given tlio local men. and 1 Ifweraon. gosled. New South walea, 27; Auckland. 2. Cann again made a soectacular run, but lir was collnrod by CWk. Hallftt, the visitors' full-book, all the tiime showed wonderful defensive play. H« was safe from anywhere, and took everything thnt came his. way.

A trial iimtoh was to have been played on Newtown. Park on, Saturday after, noon, betw'een the Wellington representative t'liitfc'e.n and a team of "nextbests." The attraction of tho hig unioa

i match on the Athletic Park, however, seemed to be too great for the majority of the players, for they failed to put in an appearance. The match had to be postponed.

JUNIOR GAMES. At the Hutt Recreation Grounds, Athletic and. Petono A tried conclusions. Petono had tho assistance of Barber and Ishorwood. Tlio game resulted: Petono, 15; Athlotic, 5. A feature of tho game was Potone's five unconverted trios. For Petono, Johnston, Barber, Davidson, and Ishorwood were prominent, and. for Athlotio, Duncan, Ferris, Edmonds, and Bott played well. Mr. C. Murphy was referee. ThePotone "B" and "0" match was willing and ovon, the final score being 8 all." Brown and Woollott scored fot the "B" team, tho former's; try being converted. Parrant and Finn scored (a trv each) for the "A" team, and Hewson kicked a penalty-goal. Mr. Reosby was referee. ■'

NEW SOUTH. WALES DEFEAT QUEENSLAND. ' ' By Teleeraph—Press Association—Oopyrisht (Rec. September 1, 0.20 a.m.) Brisbane, August 81. New South Wales defeated Queensland by 21 points to 17.