ENGLAND BEATEN AGAIN.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 105, 9 June 1914, Page 7

ENGLAND BEATEN AGAIN.

VISITINGjIEAGUE FOOTBALLERS, '.GAME IN MUIK v By Gable. —Press Association.—Copyright. " ' SYDNEY, June 8. In spite A; of' showery weather and xThe conditions, and the fact 1 tHat"thle visitors were jilaciifg a" vastly stronger team in the field, - including Wagstaff, the famous centre threequarter, all in their favour. ; The game certainly an improve- • „ ment oil that of Saturday, and opened ..r With even play iii mid-ieldv The tack- - ling wfts keen. Wagstaff to6k the in the'; local ifien's twenty-five, t and scored the first " Rogers .fftilqd to convert; New South Walesr*s first goal caliie from a penalty, whieh'WSs didly landed £i;om near the; by. Messenger. local n:>en again d - > monstrated fearless attack, but • the visitors, revelling in the xain, , were -i undoubtedly "keener, and r kept the crowd at a high point of Messenger retired lvqrt. Eraser replaced him; Horder dropped a second penalty goal: from half-way . for New' South Wales. Almost - simultaneously*.- Hall ■ (fengl^d's; haif-back) was injured,' and-'; jleilfti The visitors thereafter Horder notched * - a further two points: from an off-side % ■verdict against Wagstaff.; With the ' loss. -of their half, play centred dangerously near th*e visitors' goal, 1 but NeW South Wales failed to score before ; ihalf-tinife ! was* The t ..' r .Scores ■'* theft' were New South Wjales, 6; ,Bng- * land, 3. . -ot: ' . * v 'i>n resuming, the visit^a;'attacked nlesjieratelyj.ibut 3 could not ';owing • •* i tor ><the cleverness oaf^f-tifefe ; ; , - iThfe'Centre of the 'field became ntir% 1 and' the v isitors r coul4" no| Saddle •*' th'fe bair so op ; pejnent's. The game sljorvved /Bigns of slackening until Horder added two . points from mid-field. The final stages Were exciting. From a scruni at the of' the New' South'" Wales; goal, i the ball was kicked to W|iere Kelly secured it ; and scoredi^*r'i„ l The ■effort ai ;Wates left'thie field-winners being: ; ' ■*, • „ ; ; New South Wales .". '.. ' England ' .. *' ' !Hall sustained concussion- ©f -the b?;ain. . - ■ . . •' "BEATEN rORE-AND-AJP^?^ PRESS CRITICISMS. By. Cable.—Press Associatioilir—Copyright. v:. June 9, 9.20' a^ih 1 .")' . . ! Yr/ • June 9. ' ' ! v Thei'<e.. %ere 48,000. spectators at the a. The "Herald 3' says that though the Britishers showed to more advantage than on Saturday, still their display was most disappointing. They were beaten fore : arid-aft; and their position was ' ; 'hopeless.' , . - : ''Telegraph'' J declares that the , game demonstrated that when Wagstaff has worked his team into combination, ' it will do much better, i ■ The visitors were entertained at 4 banquet. Mr Clifford, the manager, said, that - : the players had not hardened, and when they returned from -J Queensland they would show what they wer.e- made of. v ' k Dr Thaeker, of New Zealand/urged' that the visitors should,' consent, tp-'re- , place injured men on tlfe failure WasNew South'- he beat the fuU ptwaogtit of the