THE LEAGUE GAME

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1930, Page 6

THE LEAGUE GAME

DAVIDSON RETUK NIXG

NEW ZEALANDERS WITH WIGAN CLUB. AUCKLAND, -March l'- ; . 'Liie return to shortly of .jc-ii Davidson, the c..-cuy ituguy !, ji'jLiie pin, a.v •oc ijv with-at. n torest to football patrons who watch w..'. pride tiie prowess of men who go abivaii .Hid auip to maintain tile spurting r ; dation ot the Dominion. Erom ad accounts, Davidson who lias hoe n at ladled to tuc Wigan Club, while not pn.du nig the form that gained him internal,ona! honours in the code, has not received the encouragement or chances which he had expected ’from the directors of his did). On Januaiv ]< lio was chosen to play lor Wigan A really the resinc teem, against Rochdale Hornets. lie i l l! to turn out and was suspended. Now wiih his wile, lie is coming home. A nr Id sensation in i'm form of letters to the news't-a' ers d comments on the part of'the Eii"*iMi cr tics generally has followed ' <v” sird:

“it is generally ndtnlld d Mud when Davidson came over with t•“ v w Zealand team lie was a brilliant 'mitre. 1!" did not come up to crpei latioiru :.••• lias the same cotisi 'era l ion been sh-'w 1-0 Idm rs to other nhiv-.-a ? It soenm that some can play badly week after week arid still ret-. o their places. On two recent occas on ' Davidson him played for the first team on the wing, hut 1 ! contend it is unfair t i o"pect him to shine in a strange position. When lie plays a! centre he has a very quick burst and sometimes goes through with o.iit the hall but this is due to the slowness of his supports. He did wrong in not turning out when selected, hut he was justified in making a protest against inferior players being given pri oritv in the first team. If he had played in the game against Dewsbury, \V : ~ n would have w n the match.’ “It is a thousand pities Davidson has not made a ‘l.l’ at Wigan ” saw; Lan-York in the “Daily Express, “and I am surprised he has not been snapped up by another club long before this in view of this dispute. The arrival of Falwasser on January -0 in time to be eligible for play in challenge cup competition was rather timely. r-Te was fit and well, having trained throughout the. voyage. He played for Wigan A against Swinton and .though apparently a little strange to the quicker action of the game, he created a favourable impression, making one hue nnodmr for a try. The defeat of the cini eh»mp : on team the same day by ii,o pwu’to.i era Mi side precipitated ~l, fumes for the immediate fixtures after" one try-out. Falwasser entered the champion ranks the next week, together with a new half-back. Hie most pleasing feature of the re-arrangemen of the team was that Lou Brown, who is ft natural centre but has always been played,on the wing will he on the inside of Falwasser. For that reason Falwasser should have the chance ot his life.’’ The “Examiner” says: “The experiment off playing Lou Brown at centre with Falwasser on the wing was not expected but as Brown is a glutton for work, the nearer he gets to the ball the better. His speed should also speed up +Vie back line and he can be relied on to take the straight and not the lateral path to the opponents’ line. Following the rumpus over Davidson Wigan suffered a costly defeat which deprived them of their position as fourth on the championship ladder. The reorganisation of the team as indicated with a leavening of fresh blood should make a great difference. Spillane, the Christchurch player who is with Wigan is off the scene with a broken ankle.