FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1928, Page 1

FOOTBALL

WA RATA lIS (KICK K.T SC'ORK. <l’r Telegraph—lVr Press Association.') \'A.\C'Or\’KH. Fell. -20. The Witi'iitails (.V>) defeated the I Diversity of British Coluinhia (:(). Smothering the ('niversity of lirit-i-h Cnlnmhin with an avalanche of tries ami coals at. the start the Waratahs gained a no to .'i victory. They displayed the greatest sliced and science locally witnessed for manv years, and amassed IS points ti> nothing in the first twenty minutes. Their remarkahle passing and deadly kickin 54 bewildered their opponents t hrougliout. The Warntahs gave a wonderful display of passing, kicking and running. 'Wallace, their captain, excelling in every department of the panto. At half-time the score was 27 to H. Towers obtained the first try and Wallace followed up Gordon’s punt for n second. Ross converted ImtTi. A. Tattered plunged over the line offer a forward rush, and Wallace then made an opening for Ford, who stored; Ross again converting the try. Ross kicked it goal front a penalty. Richardson ran fifty yards on a' (Tribble, to give Varsity their try. Gordon again scored, after a run with Towers nnfl Wallace; and .1, Tattered went over on receiving a pass from .T. Ford. In the second half, Alami completed a fine rim by scoriug.-Dtmean converting. Gordon next went over, alter a run front the middle of the field. Then Tailored dribbled over the line, Ross 'converting. Mann again scored front a pass by Wallace and Breekenridge from a pass by Mann. Towers completed it run of twenty-five yards by scoring, and Gordon got over after a run front behind his own line. Wallace scored the last try.