LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 225, 17 June 1920, Page 6

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

ENGLISHMEN DEFEAT NEW SOUTH WALES

A HARD-FOUGHT GAME

(Rcc. June 16, 9.50 p.m.) Sydney, June 16. By defeating New South Wales by 13 points to 10, before sixty thousand tpentatora, tho English League team proved conclusively thai Saturday's failure did not truly reflect their skill. From the kick-off the visitors played cautiously strongly fortifying the goal by resolute and deadly tackling, • which effectively smothered all the efforts of New South Wales to break through. Invading the Now South Wales territory the English.. men threw the ball about cleverly, almost scoring on several occasions. They were 60011 rewarded, Gronow kicking a f,oal from a penalty, and Hilton scoring a try, which Gronow converted, making the score 7 to nil. Buoyed up by their success, tho Englishmen continued tho invasion, 'WagBtaKi.\ Thomas, and the other backs treat ing tho spectators to brilliant passing, movements. Gronow kicked two more goals, one from a mark and one from a penalty, and prior to the interval Frazer got b, goal for New South Wales after Burge had failed in eavcr.il .attempts Score: England, 11: New South Wales. 2. In the second half both teams gave f.no exhibitions of passing rushes nlav travelling over every inch of the field with lightning rapidity. Now South Walon gamely strovo to overtake their opponents in a ding-dong battle, but luck .vas against them at the critical moment, lldd scored a try and Gronow kicked two more goals, bringing England's tally to 18, while tries by Farnsworth and Eobinson and a 800 lby Norman increasod New South Wnles's score to 10, where it stood J?li»n tho final whistle went.-Press Assn. TEAM TO riiAT AUCKLAND. By TelegraDh-Preoo A«<vhHon Auckland, June 16 The southern Eugby League selectors ■ have picked 'ho following team to represent tho remainder of New Zealand in a match against Auckland on the Domain on Saturday :-Full-back, 0. M'Oarthy (Hawke's Bay); three-quarters, F. Merritt (Hawke's Bay), D. Eigby (Wellington), A. Howe (Canterbury); five-eighths, J. Saunders (Canterbury), "Doc." Nicholls (Wellington); half-back,' M. Pollock (Wellington); forwards front row, S. Trudgeou (Canterbury), H. Moflatt (Canterbury), and J. Scott. (Wellington); second row, Burrows (Hawke's Bay) and J. M'Taggart (West Coast); back row, J. Carroll Wellington). Emergencies: Back, • Flnlay (Hawke'a Bay); forward, Woolf (Wellington).

After Saturday's match the three selectors will pick the New Zealand team to play the Englishmen.

ATHLETIC CLUB.

A spec al meeting of the Athletic Club was held last night for the- election of assistant-secretary and club captain, which resulted as follows:—Assistant-secretary, Mr. R. Carroll; club captain, Mr. Morris.