FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1926, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

[Australia »& N.Z. Cable Association.] PARTS, September 27. The Alaoris were hard put to maintain an undefeated record. Half way through the second half, the French held their own, but at tlie end, the. -Maoris staying power told. The Alaoris showed themselves superior in individual fitness, pace and dexterity, blit' “ Captor’s ”, critic, might remark 'they! tend somewhat to sacrifice science of back combination to a forceful game,, gaining ground lit all costs. The Alaoris in the first half ndtwith-; standing flieir continuous pressure,, crossed their opponent’s line only once, Barclay scoring a try which was unconverted. Frequently the Frenchmen were within an ace of scoring but did not succeed in doing so in the first half. In the second spell tlie game was even but faster and more furious. Piquitral, snatching the ball from a line out near the goal line, adroitly circled his adversaries and equalised the score with a brilliant try. Both sides redoubled efforts. Twice Barclay secured and found an opening and scored by sheer speed. Lyons towards the end began to fatigue perceptibly. Ain tone and Crawford added tries to the Alaoris total and Potaka converted Crawford’s. Barclay and Bell especially distinguished themselves. Barclay was solely responsible for his three tries, while Bell was almost super-hitmanly active in combined movements. , N.Z. LEAGUE TEAM. LONDON, September 27. “Sporting Life” says that the.complaint of Air Atair, the manager of the New Zealand League team, regarding the rules (as cabled on September 22), is further evidence that the time has arrived for the Home and the Dominion Unions to confer and agree unanimously regarding the methods of play. This trouble is bound to rise unless there is uniformity in the interpretation of the laws of the game. Til the final of the Newman Shield com]>etition for AYest Coast school teams, played at Greymouth on Saturday afternoon under unpleasant conditions, Boefton High School with 8 points (two tries, one being converted) defeated Grey Technical School, 3 points (a try). e