FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL

lfague .Maoris beaten. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. I'.WILF. ASSOCIATION. (Received this (lay at - 8 a.m.) BIMSBAXF, June 15. “ Ipswich defeated the Maoris hv 20 to 0. !i. i’aki secured the solitary score for tile Maoris.

OTAGO ’VARSITY V. CAXTKRBi'RA COLLEGE j I! II ISTC.T I UIICII. June 14 1 V11-■ r a fast spectacular game, Otago University heat Canterbury ' ollege today hy 17 paints to (!. The Otago harks saow.d a decided suporioi I Ly. hut in the forwards. Canterbury more than 'held their own. For Canterhiirj (‘aider scored, and Cooper kicked a penalty goal. For Otago tins were recured by Gray, Robertson. PoinU. ' Stewart, and Hull, one being converted. MAORIS V. WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON, June 14 i The New Zealand .Maori Rugby team drew with Wellington to-day. There vms beautiful weather. The score was six all. There were (LOT! present. The Maoris won tin* toss, and played with the sun at theii hacks. The play was fast and open. Wclliiig'on fia.il tne advantage in the first spell, attacking consistently, their hacks being aggressive. hut the Maoris’ defence was 100 good, and there was no score till the

spell was well advanced, when Jackson made a nice run nod was tackled. Trov following fast scored. Tn the second swell Jacob, foi the -oaorts, scored a try. Later the ball was dribbled to Wellington line, and Ti'egises ...curd. Maoris six: Wellington •'!. Wellington made great efforts to score, hut, were not : '.we 'ssful. until .MeClary secured, and then pas-ed to Siddeiis, , v 1,,, s „;,j it 1,, .tackson. The latter l.p-koil. and Ton. again billowing last, seemed and bii.thd e.V' i : lie line. bo place kicking was poor. Tbs' Alnoiis sliowed noicli inipl’ov d lerin, combined effectively. and made tlm play last, open and interesting.

AUSTRALIA DEFEAT OTAGO. DFNFD! N. June 11.

The Association football match \ustralia v. Otano took place to-day. ideal 'omlilions prevailed l'»r ‘‘ , -‘ match, s' I’icli was played at tin' Carisl.rook <. omu!. in i! o presence of IV' XI ~,-tatoiA few of Ansi ralin’s test; plevers were resting, in view o! tlie |ii- S ! test, matcli in Dunedin on Satur[la \. The match was vry last, ll

was evenly contested and full of inter-\o-l rrlia showed superiority in e-meerted work. lint in the cord sen,-inn; 1 onportunities were equally shared (Ice imposin'; teams. In tl'O first spell a d..fence liv liotli sides was too good, neither side scoring. Australia itad two |> lial'y kirks. lot-, ot which «eie well saved liy -Mantel! ill goal for 0ta- ,,,, i M Hu. '-voii'l spoil Kislmr scor'd fr'oi a neneltv Ui I a,VI Hone from a ip | loue: drive for Vustralia. Hoh-in-on v-n-d ier (Hem from a peualtv pp.|. |>;,.| ,| ~f (Jteg'i was responsible for '• iviii" Austi ilia Hire- penalty ItThe final scores were tj-ilia *wo coals. (Mae.) one. Mr '\ .

I*. Smith was rHmvi*. F.very moml»or of the Kiwi l’ootliall Cluli is. requested to lie at the Kiwi Hall to-night at 7 o'clock sharp, lor practice. followincc will represent l nitcds in their mot-hV.ll, Ilnri 11 ari an Square on Saturday. Askew. ( mints. Cl). I’.,own. 11 agar. Devaiu-v N\ HInughhy. Curran. Cilford. «e : k .I'Alannawny. O'Connor. Class. .Mnergeliev : nuiieail.