THE TABLES TURNED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 153, 29 June 1914, Page 2

THE TABLES TURNED.

ENGLAND BEATS AUSTRALIA IN FIRST TEST 3__TCH. (By Cable.—rress Associalion. —Copyright.! SYDNEY, June _S. 'After a Miccovsn-rn! counl-rv ujut. the v Englinii Northern I'n-ion team pl_yod the ifirs; in" the three tost .-iKitdnis a.trainst _ir_fcr_lia y.sterriay. in dull wcauher. The rain of overnig-ht. had isoftrned the ffr6und. ami This eircutuftiaJK—: was in the vivs-ifcon--' favour. It w-ius qniekly troticeaable th_t the eouuiry m-atc-hcis had improved th-e >;n-Tl"shuian.Vs form, for thfy played vrith sjrosMttir d_»h and a W[ilendid ' comhimttkm. wtiich rdTectnally ntoppetl ' the Australians. vivsitnrs' nrs.l _o,H came from a ' iref kick, bririiamly rak-.-n by Lonasiaffio. Kv-en play l'oLl-nwcd. until the F.nelisb tlire-e-.pra.rtors (jot, anray. and aftiT a fast, brillkint. pacwin"; run. MoorI sol its c t-v-ored between the -larmttn failed to convert. A few ranraenttj 1.c.-r play fettled down in Kbifrland"* half, and some close [day followed. Fn-r----bind makitifr penshsteut attetrtpte to get tin- back,, jjoin;;, but they tailed. Inrntcri'Slini; play followed, and the ba.ll remained in KnglanuTs lialf until a forward rius'i t>ok it. into Australian ter-rifcrr-y. .'Phe v : -» : ti\rs were urrable to enj-s ihe line, an.l l there followed vsotme uiiiuiori-ntinp long-kiickinp beliveen the backs, -several dashes w-itc nwide by hs-iib sides-towards the erid of the li-nst half, hut nothing rcKtifted, and the scores at halftimv vver": Kn.hind o Aivtiali.i (I ißvpitinjj play mtrkui v\u- openinr/ rtns-os. ~f the mnil half, the EiißHshuicn again showing a d-etermitiatinn to 'vii'D-o previous ih-feau,. LMtlrouffh the (game ci aiTid dantgeiroUv?Qy near the vit-rt'.r.s - c-irai phe Australianis failed to i-e ire. -Afti-r some clever t , .inM--qiiartcT work, ("hirkc s,-ored anailinr try lor F-ngland. Ro!iiii-on converted. The ICrrglish team confirm' _ 10 and i.iviigvstafTe add«d a IvrilUant penalty ir'-.il fi-inn ;ite half-Wiiy line. After some o; w -n play mar t-be e'entrv, the At_. l-.iii.insi followed ihe ball .-it-rivss K-ng-jlamiV ! : ih-. but :he visitors toih-_ed down. The Au»: ralia-s i-oTMriiiued to ],:: -n hard. Inn rile Kngrii-.rmien got going, and by brill-iant i'as.sirg Robiti--•n iv-.'s. rn.vf.ltxl ;.. .-wr; LongKt-aHe The Iviglivsh-men tirr-k-* fr;v.vn AustraiiaV ik-fcrce. and Holland iscorrd an easy try. i-t.ibi._ron converted. I'lay coniiniird ;-■ !«■ fas; and and Mooehourte added a 'furiiicr try. ivhi:-'-i simrr.d tbe \ intra Hans to make a linal ifTon. "iv -csnilte-i in Norman ecors-ng Auftiali;) - * only try. Ro'ow.-ki ,-onverteil. 'Pile 1i::.tl s..'orcr. were: F.nglnnd »l Australia ', SOLIDLY TH-OUNCED. ,Rocr-ived '.1-7, a.m.l SYDNEY, this dai. The papers -o,T<r no exctis. s f:ir Ausdefeat. T.'ivy admit that Aufltralia. ».is solidly trounced hy a team which excelled -in _ve-ry c'ei _rtinei>r.. The Biigiirshnfen held ?.heir own in the scrinrnragci;. bnri<-hrd noget'lrer ex.-el-le_(ly. and supp.>ried' the hacks eonvsis*cntly. They were c-qual to Che Australians inrWvid-tiaily. ami tsuperinr collectively. t-'-ftvcTal alterations may be made in Ibo Arrs-traliaii loam fur 10-day's mafi-b. while the visiting; Drrgkimlip-ra play the Bime team.