FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2754, 5 July 1924, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

A. VERSUS B. TRIAL MATCH.

The trial game between A. and B. teams for the purpose of choosing a team to represent Horowhenua against 1 the Bush Union in the match for the Bebbington Shield on July 27th, was a disappointing exhibition of football and certainly-does not argue that Bush will have to put forward a very serious effort to beat the local team, says the Levin Chronicle. Tfie teams, as picked, represented really Probables against Possibles the A. combination being practically the rep. team which played in Foxton against Manawatu and the gen-eral-opinion was that they would have no difficulty in getting through their opponents’ defence when and where they wished. That the score % was kept down to 13—6 was largely due to the hard work put in for B team, by their fotwards, who had the best of. the game right through and kept play in A’s territory for the greater portion, of both spells. In the backs, however, the A team was superior and this was the winning factor.

Jacob opened the scoring for the A team within ten minutes of the kick-off, taking the ball from a scramble on the 25 line and giving a nice dummy to Robinson, he walked over and planted the ball by the posts. His kick was an easy one and gave his side a start of s—o.5 —0. The immediate impression was that this was only the start of a series of similar incidents, but from the kick-off the B forwards got going and took the ball down to their opponents’ line in a solid rush*. Udy forced and from play at 25 a free kick was granted to B, which Hopa took in line style. 5 —3. A long spell of dull scrambling play followed in mid-field, both (earns handling ihe ball freely, but'' without finish. It was almost on the half-time whistle when, after being penned in their 25 for the greater part of the spell, the A team made a break through into their opponents’ territory and Mita Johnstone kicked the ball towards home. Wallace, playing fullback for B, missed the leather badly and Meta following up fast, lifted it. out of his hands and scored. Jacob made no mistake with the kick. 10 —3. The B team was anything bnt done and another forward rush some time later took the ball into the danger /one. Udy missed and a certain score was only averted by Jacob kicking back over the dead-ball line. B continued to press and from a mull at the 25, Bryant, the smart. Hui Mai three-charter, quietly picked out of the ruck and slipped across the line. The kick missed. 10 — G. . /

Meta Johnstone scored the final try for bis side after a nice piece of passing right across the field to the wing from Jacob on the other side and a swerving rush which beat two of the opposing backs. The kick missed. Five minutes later the whistle went leaving the score 13 —G.

ALL BLACKS TO MEET NEW SOUTH WALES.

The All Black team to meet New South Wales at Sydney to-day has been selected and is as follows: — Full-back: Nepia; three-quarters: Hart, Lucas, Brown j live-eighths: .Cooke and Badeley; half-back: Mill; forwards: Porter, Irvine, Munro, Masters, M. Brownlie, C. -Brownlie, Richardson, White.