AUSTRALIA V. WANGANUI.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 125, 29 May 1922, Page 8

AUSTRALIA V. WANGANUI.

WIN FOR THE VISITORS. THREE GOALS TO ONE. (By Telegraph—Special to "Star."') WANGANUI, Saturday. The Australian Association football team . played the first match of their tonr in X«w Zealand against Wanganui on Satnrdav 3 - The weather In the morning was dull an"i t threatening, but the afternoon turned ont s line, though a strong ami bitterly cold I southerly was blowing. This militated • against the attendance, out a fair crowd •> wns present. :, The teams were:— * V Australia.—Goal. G. Cartwrlght; backs, y A. Kisber (captain), l>. Cumberford; halve* >. A. (Jlbh. r. Shenton. P. Doyle: forwards' c \V. Brattrn. W. Maunder, J. CumUerforil 3 U. Brown. T. Thomson. Wangnmil. -Goal. Thomas: backs, Healr O'Xrtll; halves. MrGomni. Mitchell. Parker forwards, .Ma'kloy, Beckett, Uk-hards, n c ; Ke-blc, Cooper. Tbe visitors won the toss, and chose to play with tbe wind behind them. In the ° early stages Australia got down, hut a mis--1 kick by O'.Wlil saw Thomas ,-.,me out aid s dear. Good pi-y by MiX-hell looi; the ball [' to Australia's half, but i'isher cleared. Mitj" «-hell aud Mackley g<;t In some good play . for the locaK and Mackiey shot by. At ." tbe other end Thomas saved from a shot i !hy Maunder. Ttree I'orncrs to Australia ° iri qub-k succession followed. Thomas saving well. KxfcUent parsing by Rrown and Rratteu saw Brown's rtnal shot j;:st no by. ' Thomas then >aved fln.ly. but the visito % catue again, and .1. t uniherford sco;ed 3, c fine goal with a long shot. Australia 1. Wanganui O. rt From this on till half time the visitors p had the better of ihe play, but cnuld not ndd to their score, rlip io.-nls defending i well, haudicapped as they were by playing g against a strong win;!. On chansrinff ends YVangannl showed uj ~ in Fomp bricht play, and I Hoper shot hv. c Good individual play by Thomson followed. 1 but Barker cleared. Australia again ! attacked, but Healy cleared. Beckett, and n M.ickley, for Wanganui. took play to the I visitors' end. but Fisher put in n big sarins 1 kirk. Mrijorram had a chance, but shot . by. Wanganui continued to press, and t Cooper landed a goal with a long «hot amidst ~ enthusiasm. Avstralla 1., Wanganui 1. From . tliis on play was of an even description, c one side and then the other having the t advantage, lim no further -"-.iring was regh--0 tered until about seven miniires from timp, c when Australia added two goals, one clevp ly t snored by Bratteu. and Then another by J. ti ICumbei-ford. In tbe Inner .-ase the Imal r players thought a corner had been rfgUtered, and stood still waiting for the f whistle. allowLng :li" vlsuors to score up- - opposed. The game ended shortly aftert wards In a wiu for Australia by rhree gcais t to one. 1 The game was a well-contested, one. and more even ihfin t sforp*- wi >ulfl indlcstp, r though umiuesilomrbly the T.etter side won. 3 The visitors lucked i-oiublnation ar the star: of the game, but Improved in the seconl " speil. and it is safe to predi.-t they wi.l b^ a strong side when they have hail a few games together Tbev were faster on tte> r hnll than the lcc.iK owing to the fact tbat ' they were younger players. 1 For Wanzanui. Mitchell (ceatre-halfi anf Tliomas (goal-keeperl "were the most promi- ? nent. the latter being brilliant. Five mmn:e3 1 ! before the game ended Maunder, the vis!- ---," i tors' centre-forward sustained a knock on 1 the head and had to be carried off the field. He soon recovered. ' Mr B Salmon. New Zealand's selector, witnessed the game. He says tbe 'bustling tactics In obstructing allowed in New Zea- - land put the Australians off their play. Tie visitors will lie a greatly improved team when they play tbe first test. To-day> • display by the Australians was. he says, really' good for the first match of the tour. Fisher (captainl and Thompson were the ( pick of the teair. I Mr. Morgan, the manager of the AustraI liau team says the game was a good one, i though to spectators, a trifle tame. From - the Australian standpoint the outstanding • I feature was their good combination, considerine it was the first game in which they had ■ ' played toeether. The Wanganui defence !•« ■ sonsidered sound. Mitchell icentre-hßlfi beinc ■ clever and effective, while the display by • Thomas of goal-keeping was very fine. Hβ ■ thinks the Australians will do better m the future. 1m! were a trifle lucky to win • 'by three to one although in the first hull Ws team bad plenty of chances to score.