LEAGUE FOOTBALL ENGLAND’S TWO-POINT WIN IN FIRST TEST WITH KANGAROOS

Grey River Argus, 11 October 1948, Page 6

LEAGUE FOOTBALL ENGLAND’S TWO-POINT WIN IN FIRST TEST WITH KANGAROOS

(Rec. 9.0) LONDON, Oct. 9. England beat Australia by 23 points to 21 in the first Rugby League test at Headingley to-day, after leading by 11 to 6 at half-time. ’The game was fast and clean. Graves, Churchill and Mulligan played brilliantly for the Kangaroos. McCormack and Foster starred for England. A crowd of about 38,000 saw the match. Tries were scored for England by Poster (2), McCormack (2), Pimblett (2) and Valentine. Ernest Ward kicked a goal. For Australia, McMahon (2), Froome, Graves and Hall scored tries. Graves kicked three goals.

AUCKLAND, October 10. The visiting Western Suburbs (Sydney) team yesterday defeated Marist by 19 to 15.

Parisi Chb Entertains Lower Grade Teams

The annual lower grade banquet oi the Marist Rugby League Club was icld on Thursday evening in Harker Lounge when Mr P. E. Sweetman 'presided;’over an attendance oi 120 playjis and club orficiais. the following toast; list was honoured: The Popei'he King—Mr P. E. Sweetman; Marist Old Bovs’ Rugby League Club—L. Ward-M. Power; The Clergy and marist Brothers— O. Duffy-Rev. Father- J. Daly, Rev Brothers Victor and Gillian; West Coast Rugby League ami Schoolboys' Board or Control —J. meutes-N. Messenger; Relerees—B. ilathbun-W. Moore; Coaches, vv'. Moore- Bro. Victor and B. Rochiord.

Presentation of medals and trophies were as follows:—Medais: A. Mundy .dedal. L. Ward; B. Rathbun Medal, P. O’Farrell; A. Mundy Aledal, G. Skinner; L. Zampese Medal, T.'Franklin; L. Zampese Medal, K. Brown. Tropies:—Fourth grade K.O. Shield, Ward Memorial Shield, Rathbun Cup; Seventh grade, championship and K.O Cups; Eighth grade, championship and K.O. . 1 . Apologies were received from Messrs B. F. Connors, W. Meates, snr. J. Griffen, R. Kiely, L. Power and A. Mundy, snr.

GREY T.C. NOMINATIONS EXPECTED TO BE GOOD

The nominations for the Greymoutli Trotting Club’s two day spring meetting to be held on October 23 and 25, close at 8 p.m. to-night. As on former occasions a large contingent of Canterbury-owned and trained pacers and trotters are likely to be in evidence. With a big number oi West-port-trained light harness horses ready to race, and several locallytrained horses worked into racing shape, as a result of the recent matinee meetings, large fields are likely to be in vogue on both days.

1/2 Valley Boy 3. Five lengths; two lengths and a-half. Time 2.37 3-5. Hunters’ Steeplechase: 1/2 Spirillum (Williamson) 1; 4/3 Murphy 2; 6/7 High Span 3. Three lengths and a-half; fifteen lengths. Time 5.19. Welcome Stakes: 2/2 GOLD SCRIPT (Mudford) 1; 1/1 Lord Cranleight 2; 3/4 Gay Cushla 3. Threequarters of a length; one length and three-quarters. Time 1.1 3-5. Flying Handicap: 1/1 WONDER. BOY' - (Hughes) 1; 2/2 Iwo Jima 2; 6/6 Prince Chat 3. Head; length. Time 1.41.

Win for Carnegie at Waipukurau

WAIPUKURAU, October 10. The Waipukurau Jockey Club’s spring meeting was held in overcast weather, with passing showers. The track was in excellent order, and there was a large attendance. Results: — Maiden Stakes: 5/5 BONANZA (Brennan) 1; 2/6 Sweet Revenge 2; 4/2 Thor 3. Two lengths; three lengths. Time: 1.19. Juvenile Handicap: 3/2 ROYAL LEAP (Phillips) 1; 4/4 Running Rein 2; 2/3 Kentucky Flight 3. Three lengths; neck. Time: 1A Central Hawke's Bay Cup: 1/1 CARNEGIE (Saunders) 1; 272 Embrolita 2; 5/5 Tussock 3. Half a length; length. Time: 2.11 2-5. Waipawa Hack Handicap: 2/1 ISLAND QUEEN (Campbell) 1; 7/6 Dainty Moti 2; 8/8 Rokdale 3. Half a length; neck. Time: 1.3. Hunter Handicap: 5/6 MALIMINT (Honeyfield) 1; 2/1 Te Aki 2; 8/7 Foreign Gold 3. Head; three lengths. Time: 2.17. Porangahau Hack Handicap: 10/10 NIGHTVIEW (Anderson) 1; 1/1 Indian Sky 2; 4/2 Sandalwood 3. Length and three-quarters; half a head. Time: 1.43 3-5. Flying Handicap: 1/1 NIGHT SCHOOL 1; 272 Stony Broke 2; Hawke’s Bay 3.