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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 121, 12 August 1927, Page 10

that he is the best we have. Lucas again beyond compare, and scored two tries from his own openings, and made the openings for two others. How much more valuable he would be to oc-' representative team in the position of centre, the “key” position for making openings (especially with the backs a’ our worthy selector’s disposal) is hard to estimate. Sheen as centre was very poor. Meyer acquitted himself well, be* behind a badly disorganised pack h»d few opportunities of showing bis true worth. In the forwards the playing Knight in the postion of lock was a success. Wanoa who (with Hadle and Linton) was the best 0I !^ playing during the afternoon, SDOUbe filling this position. No against weak opposition the Au . c team of Saturday will go on but* up against teams of th«* strens of Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay. " Manawhenua and Wellington it meet with disaster. 9 In conclusion I would following as our best side:—tu* 1 Butler, threequarters. Woods, f-* Hook; five-eighths, Berridge, W-half-back, McManus; rover. forwards, Hadley. Palmer, Mcwh . Wanoa, Knight, Linton and Batty available); if not, Fletcher.

Warning to Newcastle “If boxing at Newcastle not made cleaner by adhering . to the Marquis of Queensbery steps will be taken by the P ( '* c •stop contests being heldRamsay, of the Newcastle P° llC issued this warning: it ing,*’ he added. “It is now a of the fittest. We are fed UP v Referring to infringement o added: -Both Superintends t and I are of the opinion that slipping in Newcastle distric