FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1928, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

ARMY BEATS NAVY, (Australian A- N.Z. Cable Association.) ' LONDON. March 2. The King iilti'iidcd Twickenham on Saturday and witnessed the intci-Scr-vices match, ill which the Army heat the Navy by 11 points to 5. WAR ATAII’S FINAL WIN. (Received this day at 9 a.in.) VANCOUVER. Man’ll 3. Waratahs easily defeated Vancouver representatives in their last game before sailing in the Aoiiuigi. showing immense superiority, ’they went over in the first two minutes Ross converting. Tlicn they were over again ten minutes later. I lie representatives were almost helpless in the scrum anil open play. At half-time the score was 1-1 in nothing. The representatives then improved. Imt were not good enough, the game ending seventeen to nil. I!m visitors could readily have doubled the score. Tbi’ fundamental dillerence between Waratahs and All Blacks is that the latter went over when and how they could, and the Waratahs made the game sale and then paused vert deliberately and watched and blocked while the opposition did its best. Flm playing of Duncan and King behind i lie sci urn and Hashing hack linepassing movements evoked gieat up plans*'. Ross made it six to nil from a penalty kick and in a few niiimf.es finally ran over. Ross converting the tiy. King did a sensational run lii'iough the broken field, dodging and swerving liken swallow in flight. Gordon went over. Imt was called hack lor an inl ringi incut ol the rules. lilaii. however. scored immediately al torwards hilt the shot at. goal missed. Fa liner made a spelmlid shot at goal well out ill the field just before hall time. The representatives had a big cliane in the second halt when the Waratahs eased up, but they could not get going beyond midfield owing to the defensive methods of the visitors, and the brilliant full-back playing of Ross Mnnn scored the Waratahs only try in t| h - second half but Ross again missed by inches from a didioiilt angle. Waratahs inside passing movements wore wonderful.