FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 194, 14 August 1920, Page 18

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. i "The war cry! Give us the war cry! IC.-mie on. you kiwis!" This was thp greeting I-ays :i Sydney critic) which Ihe big Saw Zealand footballers received i when they mnrclied out on to the ground j for their first match against New South , Wales this afternonrt. The All Blacks' reception was friendly almost demonstratively so and although the majority of the 10.000 present "barracked" for j the home team, tin-re was an astonish- | inn volume of cheers when the game began to go consistently in favour of ! the visitors. This ua.s 'in marked conirast with the temper of the crowds I which, only Mine three weeks before, attended the [.eau'iio matches against ihe KngHshme.n. Australian-, greet New Xca landers a.- "the cuves from next ■ ln.ir." Th.it Btnin.e b.Mtd of seatimeut e\ists betwi-i-n AiNi'r,:!inn-< and Now Zenh.nder-. blu apart from thai (he Au<- ! iraJiai-.r.jr.ird" !!»• N.-w Z.-alandcr> asl.w ili.sc-i and. imiced, hi- only close relation in the Anglo S.-.vm f rnilv. The New i. ;;■... j.t.-.] a- a"matter 'o| course; but an\ other visiting "liritisber" i- n-. ci\Vd without any ' noticeable lordiality. Following is the itinerary of the ! Svdriev I"nivPr-s.it y teair.. which arrive.- at Wellington on August 23: August i"., j Victoria College, al Wellington: Sep- | teml)er 1. l'(aco I'niver.-it v. at Dunedin: i September '. New /inland I'niversity a.t 'christ.hiir.-h: Sept.-mher S, New Zealand 1 I-uiversil v. Nt Weilintrt mi : Septcmher 11. Auckland rtiiver-ity at Auckland. ASSOCIATION. In ihe w iiiur division at Victoria I lark on Siiturduv, Norihcote dcfeatvc, I Kithimarnmn by 7 goals to 1. While Nortlicote nut their strongest team in the Held. Kohi. hud tiie misfortune to Inplaying with only t''ii men, and under tbc'si. .-.>ii(liti.nis' put u;» a good light, while the score does m,t represent their share in the game. Wol.-tcnliulme, in goal f .1- Kohi.. gave the spectators a fine exhibition of goalkcepiiig, while Ro-.v"et and McDonald also played well for tin , losers. NortbculeV forwards all phiyt-d sound fo..tbail. being ably assisted by tiiriii and Co. Tin- Northcto - ml tonm had hard luck in not ■■> "ring against KvcTton on Saturday. r.ud they have the making of a first class team. Playing against such players in Ufe Kverton team as I Hod. Wcbitcr. S. Webster. Jim O'Connor and -lack O'Connor, all old Kverton s-enjors. iheir defeat by the odd goal was Wellington gained a victory of eight goals t i three over Poverty Hay, and I Auckland, having challenged* Wellington la. second time for the I'.rown Shield (to Ibe play.'.l at Wellington on August "JSi should be getting a movn on to put it; Rep. players into training. The line training the team h:-<l at the Y.M.CA. gymnasium before they w-wit to Wellington last month in i|iiest of tho I Brown Shield, when the challengers were I very unlucky in not bringing it back. , was tinder the personal supervision of Jan old Auckland Rep.. Mr. A Hodson, ■ and the A.X.A. would do well to get .tho j plovers again under his care. BOXING. A. number of prominent, boxers were out. op. Wednesday nir'it, to assist, the Auckland Kir,' Unjra-de al their athletic I cju-niv.-.1. They included Jim Tracey and Albert. IJoyd. tin- Australian heavyweight champion.