League

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1025, 16 July 1930, Page 8

League

Notes and Comment.

E-c ss*e c-f New Z«a a-’i Z * 2fe%lanV team of season - V A '•' *»e«d *of Sob Stuff Z . : ' . - - - '- . ~ -' i XeV Zealand. The AUSTRALIAN TOUR Outlsok Not Very Bright The New Zealander*’ tour U now a I ov' r, ar;d If the team .- going j - . velop into the fine side the Sydney • '/. has prophesied, it had better not j * tco long about it. Present to- j I'.oiui are that the All Blacks will [ r win any of their gaa>» against ‘ ; < v Houtb Wale*, and a* Queensiiand . deieated New South Wales on one a Mon this season so far, they will I - find the men of banana-land . *oo classy for them also. However, j wonders can happen in football, and j >'ew Zealanders can cling: to the faint -ope that the touring team will return j * - .Sydney from Queensland a different .-ide and pay back with Interest the defearj* inflicted in the first two Test , Big Crop of Injuries The severe crop of in., tries * e New Z f have had to stand has beer, one of the most unpleasant features of t o tour so far. It la ex‘raordinary tnat to the first three matches, seven men should have been more or less severely injured, and probably several more well shaken up. This has in-, c - ased the troubles of the side. In , the first match against New South V.'....’e* New Zealand finished with only nine sound men on the field, and in the match on Saturday, although there - re twelve men on. the field at the close of the day two of them were use- j >«u, and perhaps more than useles-. as I he result of injuries. • * * No Replacements Allowed No replacements are allow*- i in A;-- * .a now, not even in trie first spclL i a r ile, previously applied to representative matches, has now been ap••d to club matches in Fydney also. T; <, best in the world, when reel j' *-d to 10 men. or 10 sound men. .s liable to bo beaten by the worst, and •here can be little doubt that the col- ! lapse of New Zealand in the closing -*.age» of both Test matches has been j a direct result of the gruelling re- ( ceived in this direction. * * * Something Wrong Somewhere Th'-re is surely something wrong somewhere when seven men of a touring j team, which presumably is as fit and i perhaps fitter, man for man. than the 1 homo team, can be injured in th<- first three matches. Furthermore, only one of the New Zealanders’ opponents mis j b*-en injured in the same three matches. This seems to indicate , that there has been unnecessarily ;;ard play somewhere. This is re- • v ret table, and the only cure is for j »he controlling authorities in the j .—ltales, or the Australian Board of Control, to take firmer stands than has apparently been the cas*- in the pa .t. • * * Gregory and Dufty Timms, Tittleton and Wetherill v, <-re injured in the first match and

Brisbane in the second. However, Brisbane made a good enough recovery to allow him to take the field three days later. Dobbs, Pearce and Barchard were injured on Saturday, and according to report* are all 1 with the exception of Dobbs) | well on the way to

recovery. According to the order in which the New z.em land tea ma a a caUO<J t o xe w zea - land, it appears that Gregory was playing fullback on Saturday, although this was not stated specifically. It may bo that Gregory has not been able to tand up to the severe gruelling the inside backs must have had to go through. * * m How is this for a record? The , Ponsonby third grade open team this season has won all its ten matches and scored 309 points and had only 30 scored against it. One player, H. Dear, has kicked no less than 44 goals! Another Forward for Australia? The council of the New Zealand Jtugby League has not yet had any official advice about Dobbs having to return to New Zealand. When that oom'-s it is probable that another forward will be dispatched to Australia post hast". M. O’Brien (West Coast) was to have been given first consideration, but he is not yet fit to play, so that it is probable that A. Clarke (Marist, Auckland) will go. If not, TESTIMONIAL FROM STOKE ANOTHER MOTHER PRAISES “BAXTER’S” Writing from Stoke, near Nelson, a. woman expressed her appreciation of wiiat Baxter’s Lung Preserver had done for her family. She said that they used it constantly for coughs and colds, and were very pleased with the results. It had never yet failed to give the family relief when they got coughs or experienced throat troubles. Baxter's Lung Preserver has been the favourite cough and cold remedy in New Zealand for over sixty years. . It is a rich, red, warming, soothing compound that does good from the ; first dose. It also possesses unique ' tonic properties. “Baxter’s” bottles f are now fitted with a screw cap which 5 makes a perfect seal and preserves * the contents. > Obtainable at all chemists and ■ stores. Generous-sized bottle half-a- I crown; large economical family size, 1 4s 6d, and bachelor’s bottle, eighteen- I pence.—l. j

Se ecton’ V# sdem P*«*arcev7' . */. " -vi - been rewarded, and member*--! v. v v the next touring team Inc a! Sccr ng Register C. hi. Gregory, the All Black captain of the team, with ton points, for the j three rn.av.he?- already played. The j pomes -c - red by New Zealand have ! been made up follow: 1 Trautvetter. Z (one try>. Ne« South Wa si Stronger Although New Zealand fielded a ; weaker team on Saturday. New South Wales v. . '* able to put a stronger tear., f:n the field. Toe newcomers were | Trev,-«-k*r and Hardy, and apparently ; both played well- Judging from the { nature of the report of the game. \ Hhartkiand. the Kangaroo, must have j been the .-.tar of the constellation. : Queensland Next Saturday j Today the Ne Zealanders were to j have played group districts 4, 5 and 1fat Armidale. The team then leaves for Brisbane and on Saturday next • ..i meet the Queensland Stale side | at Brisbane. Latest reports from Australia are that Tittleton and Timms, who were injured in the first match against New South Wales did not eave the field. But with Clark off and Wethertii a so injured the New Zea anders had only nine sound men ptaying at the close of the game. Can Such Things Be? , Ir; Auckland the other day the ..v-r .. card two “dyed-in-the-wool" ■ i a.. 1 ir. conversation. One was ; an admirer of the Union game and the r of the League c<xle. The Rugby ; u.-exporter professed he did not know iv. ': : Carlaw Park was, but was soon enlightened by the League supporter, vv .o w* r.t on to detail the advantages of ;>iayi::g League, as against Rugby. But n A nek lander who did not know where ! Gar law Perk is! Can such things be? Mr. Efds for Sydney Air. Fred Fills, who has b""n treasurer of the

__ urer 01 ms I** Auckland Rugby League since 191&, lias not been 11 ;n the best of II rtr-alth lately, and | has been ordered I) away for a change* I He has decided to j 40 to Australia, { md will leave on |] Friday lor Sydney. I) Inr idenoally he will -* see something of the New Zealand

Mr. F. Ellis t mr ' xeaianu team when it re- ! turns to Sydney from Brisbane. * Dcvonport Was Lucky i On the play on Saturday, Devonport wan very lucky to defeat King.sland- ; Athletic by the margin it did. A few j minute- before time, Shore was only I t .vo points in the Jfead and the Maroons had every chance of passing the hoi.ee »]*• until O’Donnell's brilliant try and A!f Scott's kick put Devonport out of dangerA Good Forward One of the outstanding players in the. Kingsland-Athletic pack on Saturday was G. (“Snowy” ) Simms. He has been noticeable on several occasions lately and on Saturday in particular he played a magnificent game. Wherever weight and speed was needed Simms was there arid his bullocking tactics had the Shore forwards quite rattled at times. He was handy with his feet also and some of his dribbling work was quito effective. | A Near Thing When Minch am took the ball for the penalty kick on time on Saturday when Richmond clutched its thrilling and v/cJI-deserved win from Marist, ■■ ■■ he must have had

no must nave nad much the same feeling as the bats man in cricket who goes In ninth wicket down with one run needed to draw and two to win. If he gets his wicket skittled he is the most unpopular man on the side for that team’s supporters, and if he glances

the ball for one he is the hero of the match. Mincharn must have heaved a big sigh of relief when the ball, after striking the post, glanced in and shot over the bar. It was as near a go as one wish to see. Following His Brother Outstanding on the Devonport wing or, .Saturday was the junior, young Bill Scagar, brother of the Shore stalwart Lar, at present in Australia with the New Zealand league tourists. Bill’s work was excellent against Kingsland-Athletic i,Ufl W* «P'-*'iy attacking and passing earned the plaudits of the crowd many times during the game. It w an oeagar’s first game with the seniors and he aquitted himself well Two other juniors on the Devonport side who showed up well were rstnith. <,n the opposite v.ing to Sean'' r ’ ?,r '/ Donnell in the five-eighths i, Sr ” i . th Particularly was brilliant in combination with Seagar and Donnells try just before tirn© was «x pretty piece of work The Old Rivals Again The big match next Saturday will he the meeting of the old rivals, City and Ponsonby. who also happen to hold first arid second places respectively on the Auckland championship table. Ponsonby was hoping to place its strongest team in the la id .again, but Thompson was injured on Saturday and there Is still sorne doubt about Pat Fkelton being able to play. Jt should be n great match, and no better finish could he wish' d for than that at Carlaw Park last Saturday.