FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN
NEW ZEALAND LEAGUE TEAM WIN AGAINST DEWSBURY LONDON, September 9. Five thousand spectators saw the New Zealand Rugby League team beat Dewsbury by 22 points to 10. The gate takings amounted to £430. New Zealand scored four tries and kicked five goals. Dewsbury’s points came from two tries and two goals The honours in the first half of the game went to Dewsbury, which was strong in the scrummages. It repeatedly gained possession, compelling the New Zealanders to spend time erasing the other side. Dewsbury just about deserved its two-point lead at rhe interval. Hemi levelled the scores with a magnificent goal from near the touch line. He kicked a prodigious length and showed fine judgment. Solomon and Kay did capital work. FEW MATCHES PLAYED LONDON, September 9 Owing to the lack of time following the raising of the ban on sports gathedings in certain areas, only a few matches were played to-day. On 'eu'c Park Rangers beat the Army 10-2 in a friendly game.
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Evening Star, Issue 23368, 11 September 1939, Page 10
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168FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN Evening Star, Issue 23368, 11 September 1939, Page 10
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