FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1929, Page 3

FOOTBALL

AN EASY WIN. •FOR ALL BLACKS. AT MELBOURNE. (Australian Press Association) MELBOURNE, July 14. New Zealand met and defeated Australia at Melbourne yesterday by 25 points (live tries, three of them converted, and a potted goal) to 4 (a potted goal). The weather was showery, making the handling of the greasy ball difficult. The attendance was five thousand. Hemingway, McNeilnge, and Spencer replaced McGee, Freyer and Nairn in the Australian team. New Zealand had the heavier side. The /All Blacks immediately showed out in the serums. Their initial at - tacks, however, failed through .a sterling defence by Burke. Clever passing by the Alii Blacks, shortly after Hire commencement ended in Waterman; $e (curing the* hall, aiul with a fine jiriky. run...mossing: the • drfiw jftfst iijoqd for the ; A 1,1 BlaklcsL: ;The tty Thus! not' converted. ’ l‘ iV N.Z.l'3: Australia 0. ‘ ';C- . The Australian hacks-then withstood a prolonged -'4-ttack. jt if.«»Lilbunre jyas •hewing up to';ii^ s vaji,ti|fijj lot New Zea-*. and, and his! Ayoi|i?jjsis continually applauded. StußHifii'tL-and Duncan .allied the green to 'tfie New Zealand twenty-five for the first time in th • • natch; hut the t-ide was stemmed by. ..lie sureness of the Blacks’ handling. New Zealand was now uecoming accusuimed to the conditions and line com fined play by tile Blacks’ three-quartoi line resulted in the scene df the .activities being transferred to the other end of the field. Stringfellow,- just prior interval, dropped a great goal. • I'lie scores ,'atf half wer'e;i’;i; ji|* , . I ’■ !)*. . f.ts j i , : " -it "| 1 ■- ;f-Zealand... •: i|Auisfcra)iai; i• ’ U; i. ’..ip 0 I?‘i-.-L I: is t, * - ’ • .

On the re-commencement, New Zealand’s forwards broke tlff/nigh repeatedly, but Burke again w:{s- ! responsible! for their attacks bre&liing ' f dhWiU' Waterman, with a heady, swervy run, 'niide i ..an..qPP9?‘tunjty. fyy.,Stringfellow. co go over and score a spectacular try, ..vihieK-Li Ramie'converted;- - N.Zi- 12: Australia 0. The Australian forwards lacked rcsource, 'compared with the superior tactics of the All Blacks. “>• ‘FULL-BACK POTS GOAL. Burke, who" had been one of Victoria’s best player, capped his bright work' by* notching a potted goal. N.Z. 12: Australia 4. The Ne\V Zealand combination , and stamiAii” tviis now evident. Profiting .by AiistrhTih’s faulty piissing, Lilbur.ne, Watehn'aiV; and Greiiside' 'tore through the defence, the last-named diving across the "line, hut' the" try was not converted 1 ."

N.Z. 15: Australia 4. The New Zealanders immediately followed up with another electrifying dash, and Grenside registered another three points, to which Dundy added tho majority with a great kick. N.Z. 20: Australia 4. Temporarily outpaced and outweighed; Australia lagged. The All Blacks, who were now obviously the superior side, neverthelfess forced tho attack, and from the ruck, Lilburiie secured, and with a splendid zig-zag run, crossed the line. Hook converting. Australia rallied near the call of time, but New Zealand had won handsomely. Those who had shown up to the best advantage for New Zealand—although it must' be stated that the whole side gave evidence of an even, high standard of play—were Lilburne, Stringfellow, Grenside, Hook, •Waterman and Steere, who injured his ankle and retired just prior to the finish. New Zealand was superior in the scrums, and in the straight running by their backs. The All Blacks received a great ova - tion from a large number of New Zealand sailors present at the match. The players to-day were entertained on a motor trip.

CANTERBURY RESULTS. . By Telegraph—Press Association!. CHRISTCHURCH. July M. To-day’s Rugby football results were:—Merivale 20 beat Limvood 11: Albion 9 beat West Christchurch Old Boys 0; ’Varsity 11 beat Sydenham 8: Christchurch 9 drew with Old Boys 9. HAWERA, July 14. The southern division of Taranaki senior Rugby results yesterday were: Hawera 9 beat Etlham 0; Qpunake 12 beat Athletic 11; Okaiawa 9 beat Jvaponga 3 ■, Waimate .5 beat Ratoa 3.

PRAISE FOR DALLEY. \ AUSTRALIAN WRITER'S YTEW. SYDNEY, July 4. One of the host descrip! ions of the first game between the All Blacks and New South -Wales was written hv tin* Rev Professor G. V. Port us, of 'Sydney University, an cx-iiitvrna! ioitvi Rugby player for England. in the course of his report Professor Partus pays a tribute to Nepia and Less, the New Zealand and New South A ales full-hacks', and to Da I ley, the New Zealand half-hack and cap'aiu for their splendid exhibitions in ;> game p’ayed i:i rain, and on heavy< ground. ; ; Regarding Nepia the writer says “He twice saved tries when Towers and Mann were* approaching him by forcing Towers to give an early pass' inil then slipping across to tackle Mann. .Nepia .anticipated their mood,* gambled on it and won. Let us acknowledge his greatness. It- was sln'e* full-back genius. Tho crashing tackle of Mann with the' hall would have been the only possible tactic on a dry day hut this was a 'wet day. It becomes clear that Nepia is not only a Maori of dexterity and brawn : lie . has : imagination as well. Thai i- ' why. lie /is ,ny great full-back, and tb; AJj .IPaeks 'in front- of him know U i“Ross was sure, importaiLahlcyaiul • iinpenetrable; It was;now t e.qce'.for The jlittle .man..to. he playing, against /New Zealand, and having'; to drop' jfig j forwards- in a series'*-oF tac.ldes;t|hiit his fed;' hnd' hands LYevcfUfailed. • (iHcj : fielded. and kicked’-and • ... 'iKiij' 'li:;:!:-

wriggled free and found the line time’ and time again and when tackles came his way he bored into them unhesitatingly. As sure in all departments as Nepia, he is not so spectacular as his rival. “Dailey, like a good general, kept the ball in the .air with high kicks, under which his vanguard raced, or closely on the .ground, lie made no attempt to stage passing rushes. Is thiv> a scrum-half in the world -as "no' 1 -s (his little snowy-headed Canterburian ?” A RULING GIYjEX. \ poinr *m connection with Rughv fool Kail ridings was raised at the New Zealand Rugby Union’s Management Committee last evening, when the> New Zealand Rugby Referees’ Association ;tsited that the following question he forwarded to the Laws Committee of the English 'Rugby Union:. “Is it legal for a player in bis own bi-goal tr> doli'bcrnto’.v throw the ball into t'Mich-in-gonl or across the dead b-d! li'w? Tf not, what is the penalty 9 Tt was decided that the action was lo'ot.l and to advise the Referees’ Association accordingly without sending the question to the English Rugby Union.