ENGLAND WINS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10609, 7 June 1920, Page 7

ENGLAND WINS

LEAGUE TOURING TEAM VICTORY-IN FIRST GAME IN SYDNEY. By - Telegraph—Press ; Assn.— Copyright A as( i idiaa -itud N.Z. Gable Association.: (Received Juno 6 5.5 p.m.) ... ....... .... .... SYDNEY, June a. In the'presence of sixty thousand 'petfple"fhi& English“ League football team opened their tour. The only alteration -in. .the. teams, was that. Tye replaced *BTifgb7 "ahtT“Hilton replaced "Clarke "for tho ...Englishmen,, The., visitors, won tho - tossr~rnict—from— the— kfck=off**forced—t b o game, rushing the ball .to tho. , home, twenty-five, 'where,' after- much"" close work. Johnson-' secured - from 'the’quick,' and 'crossing'tho lino' scored. Gronnojv converted.' Sydney tried' to force the game; but'the combination'of tile Visitors was'too good. ■ Rodgers scoring a try,which was not converted; A few minutes later- Rodgers, again, scored,-and Grodnow converted. - Tho- • home team - here forced the game, .and ’-after much -close- work Border scored-,,’.Fraser converting--(Grad*, now-then-kicked a .penalty goal, but their first -score livenend up the home team, who-forged, the game; for the, remainder of the half. Herder scoring a tiy.-'Svliich was not. oonvcrtetl.' These iwe.ro the .halftime scores. Sydney .opened, with dash,.and .after a rush to'the English twenty-five McGowan scored; but,the try was not converted," In the ■ play which .'.followed'. the,.. local men,. showed .'superiority in, the" scrums,, and ..then. Border kicked.a, penalty goal. A few minutes later .he. kicked another, equalising the scores. '.The Englishmen again, .picked, up. and forced the; game, Stockwell’ scoring' twice,--and. 'Grodnow converting both tries. Sydney rallied' end tried" hard 'to equalise, •’ bringing their score rip" to twenty ' bv.-Border' scoring and .converting, but’n few mifnites'before' time Grodnow kicked 'a penalty -’goal, removing'all hope of 'victory for Sydney,' who were beaten by 27 points to 20. - PETONE v. SUBURBS. This game was iflayed oh No. 3 ground Petone on Saturday afternoon ■ and resulted in a wifi for .the local team by 3F points to'"7.'"' The'. gVouncTwas wet in patches and soon jifter- play, was started the ball 'bPcamo'-'greasv' -and -difficult to’ handle. The Petone team showed superiority in all departments-• of»the' ganle amt displayed‘th&o best' combin-u--tioii. ’The team - has shown - an ■ improve*mtuf 'each ‘Saturday;: and 'in the match against Suburbs 'there- was good individual ' 'and',-combined’ efforts. ' Suburbs lacked' the combination” that leads- -to success,: but there- wore-a number -ofmeritorious : individual "efforts. • For " Petone 117 'Willm-ins, - Nicliolls (3), • Puketap, and- Brace 'obtained, tries (two of which "Whitby converted);: and: Childs one; Baulk kicked a goal -from "tho- centre Of the field,. •; For*tho losers' Rigby kicked two; goals-and scored -a-try. ' ■' JUNIOR, MATCHES. ' In the junior fixture between Petone North aiid Suburbs afPetoiio the- former won. bv IS points to 3.. . Tries were ’ficor-' cd for the winners bv. Scott.' (3), Riddle, Ryan, Buckland,’ and !" TotloV; Piper scored a try for Suburbs. The Petone North team is 'leading for the junior honours and has won all its games so far; ■' • .' • -

• A - very : fast : game .of football ’ was played when Central .--defeated Petone., by 17 points to -nil. , Excellent combination' was.shown by Central's backs, and it is very, pleasing to See such fast and clean playing amongst 'the, juniors.' For-the winners _Sass, os centre' ' three-quarter, scored six, tries;, -while liezar. playing five-eights,, scored -three, and-Thompson, Dew and.,Hayndman each, crossed thclinq ortce. - Bezar kicked five goals. Although • badly beaten- the 1 Petone. backs played a hard game, .but’the oombinatioivwaa too .good for them. Tho, game was 'efficiently controlled, bv ,Mr 'Evans.