FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1921, Page 4

FOOTBALL

i A OUT .-LILIAN iV, N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION J X. Z. UNIVERSITY BEATEN.

! (Received this day at 8 a.m.) | SYDNEY, Alay 15 i The Metropolitan fifteen defeat New Zealand University nigbyites by 31 to 17, in a keenly fought contest, which fluctuated considerably from the kick off to full time. Neither side displayed combination, whilst the Blacks laid hardly shaken off the effects of their sea, voyage The latter’s three quarters several times gave glimpses uf brilliant nippy passing but they did not receive sufficient support from the vanguard to ensure success. Hnrtney drew first blood with a penalty goal, Nothling responding with A similar score, three all. A. Jackson put New Zealand again ahead, hut, Carr, the N.S. Wales champion, sprinted and equalised with a brilliant try which Nothling converted. A try by Lane made scores 11-fi in favour of tlie Metropolitan. The same player crossed the line again making the local fourteen, to which Craven replied with a try flartnoy converting the half time scores being Metropolitan fourteen. New Zealanders eleven.

Lane was awarded penalty try in the second half. Elliott, Humphreys, Carr, Davies also registered three points each and Humphreys converted one try. Wiseman scored two tries for the Blacks.