FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1920, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

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THE LEAGUE GAME,

VISITORS REGISTER A WIN. SYDNEY, June 6. in the presence of GO,OOO people,, the English team yesterday opened here with a match against the Sydney Metropolitan team. The teams were slightly alteerd, Tye replacing Burge in the local team, and Hilton replaced Clarke fur the Englishmen.

The visitors won the tqss. From the kick-off th'ev forced the game, rushing the ball to the home twenty-five. /Then, after much close work a visitor (Johnson) secured the hail from the pack, find, crossing the line, scored. Gvomiw cun--verted, s—o.

Sydney now tried to force the game. The combination of the visitors proved too good to allow of this. Rodgers soon after scored a try, which was not converted. 7—o, A few minutes later Rodgers again scored, and Gronow converted. 12—0. The home team here livened up and began to force the game. After much close work, Harold Horden opened Sydney’s account by scoring a try. Eraser converting it. 12—5. Gronow then kicked a penalty goal. 14-5.

After their first score, however, the. homo team had livened up, and kept up an attack. They continued to force the game for the remainder of the first

half. Harold Hordern scored another try, which was not converted. 14—8. These were the half-time scores.

Sydney opened the second spell with a display is dash. They added more points after rushing to the Englishmen's twenty-five. McGower scored a try, but it was not converted. 14—!).• In the." play which followed, the local men show, ed they had a superiority in tl'e scrums. Then Harold Border kicked a penalty goal. 14—11. A few minutes later Herder kicked another goal, thus' equalising the scores. The Englishmen now picked up again, and forced the game. Stockwell scored twice and Gronow converted each- try 24 —14

Sydney now" rallied and tried hard to equalise. They brought the score up t.) twenty, Horder scoring and converting a try.-

j A few minutes before time Gronow I kicked a penalty goal. This removed the hope of a Sydney victory. Sydney were thus beaten by 27 to 20. LEAGUE FOOTBALL. (Received, this day at 10.35.a.m.) SYDNEY, June 7. 1 The New 7 South Wales team to meet the Englishmen next Saturday is considerably altered from Saturday’s players. Vest, Watkins, Burge and Johnstone replace Lawrence, Caples, Tyo and Latta. Critics are impressed by the strength of the visitors, who deserv ed to won, as they were the better on the day, and showed excellent combination. Their wonderfully fine backing up. in which the home team was weak, largely Won them the game. Only the line individual play of some Sydneyites saved them from a worse beating. With further practice the Englishmen are considered capable of even better things.