Football.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 April 1915, Page 3

Football.

OROWHKNIA DEI' , EATS THE CAxVIP. or the native inhabitants of Beln. the country that put up a gal- . defence in the great Test Match inst the 1. , 00,000 German soldiers ; inarched into it last August, a ball team from the Sixth Mounted intent's training camp on the raee•se mot a Horowhenua team on Levin park domain on Saturday rnoon, and to see- the nhitch and the Belgians a large number of public and troopers paid a isliilling i at the gate. Ie ciiuip team looked lit enough to lint for their opponents and with ; object in view immediately set up attack. Horowhenua defended' and counter-attacks but d not fit-c within .striking distance ,he troopers' forl. The troopers utaincd the attack, and though ig a few yards of ground how and i, always re-captured it. The sure became- too much for Horonua ;ind they made a- strategic ret for their line. The troopers follow.hem, tossed them out of their last of defence anil scored a try. The at the goal failed. florowhenua >d up more reinforcements of rosojns to win and making a sudden i compelled the troopers to force

n. For the rest of tho first half game- settled down in the centre sions of the field, "and only occaally did it get into either twenty-

When the truce was called, a miinique staled that the troopers scored three points and showed a ked superiority over their oppon-

Supiiorters of the camp team it the interval ugiiniig out Tiow iy pints of indoiunity the l)acker.s lorowhenua would have to pay.

ii resumption of hostilities Horoniin attacked in solid formation on right wing; a good passing rush nised a score, but the troopers cut r communications and Horowhenua back and reformed [or another at- ;. This time it succeeded as did kick at the, goal. The troopers ■ed well, but wero Kept on the deive, and soon Horowlieuna found Lhor opening ami scored a second The kick lit goal failed. No her score was made, and a good e ended—Horowhenua 8, The jpers 3.