FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1924, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

JF-NTOR REP. MATCH

The team to represent- the Westland Siilt-lnion Juniors in a match to he played on Cass Square on Saturday next with a representative team from Hreymouth has been selected as follows : - •

K. Aitken. Al 'eson T. Tainiii J. Tainni H. Tainni T. Tainui r. Tainui L. Hahn White Thompson P. Muir Shaw ('. Fleming J. MaclV. rlane C. Preston Emergenciesßacks : P. Biitlnnd. Fleming, Rooney. Forw.rds—P, Ross, Marshall, H. Morris. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. COOK AND PORTER CHEAT. (Received this dav at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. July I !. The “Herald” commenting on t:o All Blacks match, says that "i the serums and nearly all line nuts the Black forwards secured iioss • Vo.i. Dallev and Cooke made the most of their opportunities. Brown impressed more than ever as a centre threequarter. Sveiisoi! ,is a wing *hroequarter of the dashing typo, It'is pace and is no mean detender. Porter helped his side wonderfully. Xicholls on occasions almost did the vorK. >l another wing forward. Porter •: great dashes from tile serum often changed the scene of play when the home team looked particularly dangerous. The “Telegraph” says the All Blacks accepted every opportunity which offered. Their play was classy Rugby, their passing, handling, running, hacking up. combination and general team work being on a par with the best New Zealand has given us. The outstanding player was Cooke. He was heady, nippy and elusive. It is a tribute to his genius that five of the seven tries were annexed hy wingers. Notwithstanding all the brilliance of the hack division it was Porter who won the game for New Zealand. He demoralised the -attacking system of New South Wale? and upset their defensive pi AD 5;