FOOTBALL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3545, 5 August 1920, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

E NEW ZEALANDERS IN AUSTRA- ~ LIA_ l ANOTHER WIN. ‘ SYDNEY, Aug‘. 4. The New Zealand v. New South VValos .s'eooml test: was at bes-1 nu uninspiring contest. The local men registered two tries by Friend and Quinlivan, the latter’s ’rry..being converted by Mingay before the visitors .~‘('.Q:'ed. The Blacks eventually broke New South Wales’ offensive and initiated a succession of passing movements among the three-quarters, Wilton, Hassell, and Baird crossing in quick succession. the last-named converting I-lassell’g try. _The scores were 1] to 8 at the interval. \

New South Wales opened D 1329 after restarting by throwing the ball about freely, and several tinws wt.-re almost in, O'Brien twice being c1J1:I;‘%0d to Em-ce. Storéy cdnnuaudod I'P:%pr‘Ct

throughout the gauxc, .~ir':«~;‘ul 5ents generally being ready to .<.::z_:.‘=;«r Ihis efforts "to break nihrough. ‘t length, securing in the }<‘o.=.x=: ns. 5.1- 2'2 3 halfway, Storey punted C.m\xl li-:~l:;':. _ [gained the ball and (I(lCl'.§f,v‘i' ‘.'-«:3 - -_ 'pollents, ran Stl'ongl}' and ‘_..;:-_§ fine try. Hassell COn\'el'i€(3 afterwards imflined toward.-< ‘ness, particularly in defzrncfl 13:‘ He); scored from hall’wa_\'. 2=.~..5_3; ,» 3through a misunderstaxxcling 1,; 2;-~11, teams standing in antic-ipat.ioh n.-" " 2 lwhistle. Carroii then '.~'C‘().l‘F'd t\‘.'ic(- «I succession, Hassell C01:-Ve1~finf; 27>, three. Right on time the local nl.-An crossed twice, Mengay con.’-.'er‘.*iv-.':, Final scores: New Zealand .. 31 New South Wales .. 18 THE "LEAGUE GA.M‘E. ENGLISHMEN V. .\'OR'iT‘|{ :'.‘?’.\.‘~. NAPIER; .-Th:':~.. :27: , -» The League m::r'c}i_ Ehgland ‘I. North Island was played b.<=r-~ fr-=‘ ~,' in the presence of 6000 Sp(><",l:l.‘:‘,>,*"-'. "-“ ‘visitors winning by 46 10 5.