FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1920, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 10. The annual match between Canterbury and Otago Universities, played at Lancaster Park in bitterly cold weather resulted in a decisive win for the southerners by 30 points to nil, The game as a display of football, was disappointing. Tbo score at the end of the first spell was six. to nil, but the Otago men ran all over the Canterbury forwards towards tbo end of the second half and won a s they liked. Tries were scored for Otago by Stack oreth (2), Perry (2), Valeiithine (2), Pea and Grenville. . Three were converted. ENGLISH LEAGUE TEAM. DEFEAT NEW SOUTH WALES SYDNEY, June IG. The English team won from New South Wales to-day by 18 to 10. lEach side got a couple of tries, and the Eng. lishmcn’s margin was made up of goals from kicks. There were 60,000 present. The Englishmen .proved conclusively that Saturday’s failure did not truly reflect their skill. From the kick-off the visitors played cautiously. They strongly fortified their goal by resolute deadly tackling which effectively smoth. ered the efforts made by New South Wales to break through. When visiting New South AVales territory the Englishmen threw the hall about clever, ly, almost scoring on several occasions. They were then rewarded by Gronow getting a goal from a penalty kick. Then Hilton scored a try, which Gronow converted, making scores seven to nil. Buoyed up by this success, the English, men continued invasions, Wagstaff, Tho. mas and other backg treating the spectators to briffant passing actions. Gro now kicked two more goals, one from a mark and one from a penalty. Prior to the interval, however, Fraser got a goal for New South AVales. Before half-time, Burge tried,, but failed in several attempts to score. The score at half-time was thus 11 to 2. . 1 In the second half both teams gave exhibitions of fine passing rushes, the play travelling over every inch of the field with lightning rapidity. New South AVales gamely strove to overtake their opponents in a ding-dong battle, hut the luck was against them at tho critical moment. Red scored a try for the visitors, and Gronow kicked two more goals, bringing England’s tally up to eighteen. Then tries were got by Farnsworth and Robinson for New Suth AVales. A. goal was also kicked by Norman. This increased the New South AVales. score to ten. "'AVlien the final whistle went the score was thus 18 to 10.