AUSTRALIA V. NEW ZEALAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 149, 26 June 1922, Page 8

AUSTRALIA V. NEW ZEALAND.

A DRAWN G.\MK. :. ONE GOAL EACH. (Fly Telegraph.—Special to ''Star.") , WELLINGTON. .Saturday, The second Soccer ■ test, New -Zealand v. Australia, was played on Athletic Park this afternoon. The weather conditions could not have been bettered. The attendance when the game commenced was well upwards of 11,000. The Governor-General was present. It was easily the greatest and most enthusiastic .crowd ever seen at a Soccer match in Wellington. Generally the Australians' "chance of winning was favoured. The ground was hard and fast.The teams were:—

Australia (light blue and maroon).---Cnrtwrlght, Fisher. I). Cumberford. Doyle, Gibh (captain), Stenton, Rrattcn, Maunder. .1. Cumberford. Brown, Ward.

New Zealand ihlnck).—Craxton fAncltland), Hraithwaitc. (South Auckland), McAuley (Otrgoi. Itrownlce (Wellington!. Corbel! (Auckland), Jones (Wellington), Itrundell (Otago), Anton (Wellington). Cook iSouthlandi. Campbell, captain iWellington' Mallard (Wellington!. The referee was Mr. 1!. S. Llthgow, of Wellington.

The game was opened up and within two seconds Brown put one Into Crnxton, but Brownlee cleared. Australia came again, and McAulcv sent away the hall for a third time, 'flic blues rushed down, and .1. Cumherford had a shot from well out. Maunder sent In a beauty from forty yards out, but Crnxton jnsf. tipped II over the bar and nothing resulted. From a corner Braltltwaile opened the lirst New Zealand rush, Anton, Itrttndcl! and Cook getting well away with pretty combination, hut Fisher cut across and hooted Ihe hall away over the half-way mark. There Is 110 doubt that the blues had It all their own way in the Ilrst ten minutes. Corhett. crashed badly with Australia's Inside left, and had to leave Ihe field for lirst aid. Australia were still willing on the attack. Brallliwalla nils-kicked in a mighty dangerous position, deflecting the bail to the left. Maunder slammed In, and Craxton had to give a corner. Cool; got llrundell tinder way, and the latter tried a long shot on flic run, the ball going somewhere near the goal. Play was not fast, till Cook took an opening, and seizing the chance sent It across with great judgment to Ballard, who tricked Fisher and sent It In past Cartwrlght. who never got near. New Zealand 1. Australia 0. .lones was strong both In defence and attack, and was the keenest tackier, taking 011 his own work and Corbott's till the latter returned to the Held. Piny at a moderate pace followed for five minutes. From a throw-in Maunder sent it away across to the far side, Bratten slam, med In a grand shot, Craxton fell, and the scores were evened. Australia 1, New Zealand 1.

Maunder struck something In a tussle at a throw-In, and went, off with a ricked knee. Jones, Campbell nnd Ballard did some combined work, but a foul against Ballard pulled them up. Somehow neither side speeded up play, but all tlw ««mn it was pretty slick. Cook nipped away, ana gave to Ballard, hut he overran the ball, and Fisher booted it away. Quick alternate attacks followed. Glbb. a great, spoiler, pushing Ballard away out of play, tipped It. over to Brundcll. who beat everything hut Cartwrlght. There was nothing much doing till half-time, play being largely In the way of Interchanges and long kicking from about, half-way. Brownlee looked like getting away, but Fisher and Maunder came back.

In the second spell there was no advantage gained by either side for a while, but Rratten was just a hit high for a very long shot. A (rood deal of heavy work was put. in, and rather too many players were Injured. Brownlee pave Ballard a rare chance, but was ruled oft-side. Cook a lid Ballard took shots, and were given a corner, but this Rained no advantage. Things started to speed up. Australia's left combined In rattling passing work for the length of the Held. Oraxton saved from Maunder cleverly. The New Zealand rlpht dlvlslou. started by Brownlee, went the length of the flcld In a rush, anil Jones sent In a beauty frnm thirty yards out. Cartwrlght .lumped and lifted it over the bar. The ball went up ami down and across, the pace Increasing all the while. Doyle missed a shot at ono end . and Ballard at the other. The blacks kept, about the blue goal, and got a corner. Cnmherford got himself disliked through a bad foul against Cook. Brownlee hammered in a long one, but, Cartwrlght lifted It over.. A comer to New Zealand kept play down at Australia's end till Ward made a spectacular solo run, but could not pass Bralt.liw.ilto. Brundcl galloped down, but the Australian right came again, and set. 1 a cracking pace. .loncs cleared twice at the. goal, ( umiierford, Rratten. and Maunder kept hard at It, and had four or live shots. Brownlee and Ballard streaked away in a Idg rally for the Australian goal, and Campbell just, missed from live yards out. New Zealand kept at it, filbbs blocking a dozen rushes. Australia at last got away, chiefly on the right, but they were not able f o hOlil the play. Corbett gavonbo bull to Brownlee, who carried It on and then passed 1 to- Campbell, whose shot ■ hammered the cross-bar;' Brownlee started oil from balfwav, but Bralthwalte beat him to it. McAnloy (New Zealand) cleared, but New Zealand were .not past the half-way when the whistle blew, and the game ended one nil.