WAIKATO V. KING COUNTRY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 185, 8 August 1927, Page 12

WAIKATO V. KING COUNTRY.

BIG WIN FOR WAIKATO. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) TE AWAMUTU. Saturday. The King Country reprcsentive team which is touring the province played their initlnl game in Albert I'ark this afternoon agalnM Waikato. King Country kicked off sigainst the sun. and Quln immediately set the backs in motion, pasting to Carter, to Kemp, to Winter, (o Storej. and back to Kemp, who was tackled on the line, a free kick relieving. Storey tielded the kick and punted high. Wllkes followed up fast, and opened Waikato's scoring by touching down near the corner. Winter failed to convert. On resuming Nieholls, Finlay and Wlenberg initiated a passing movement, but no ground wan gained. After a period of even play Jlolmes secured and sent to Carter, to Kemp, to Winter, to Rtickinpham. but a knock-on pulled them up. Lejrpett relieving. Montgomery returnee! play to King Pountry terrltory, where Taylor intercepted and took play right to Waikato's twmty-flve. Flnla.v missed with a penalty kick in a gnod position. Taylor was apa in eon■picuous at the head of a forward rush which Quin broke down. From the loose Bayly snapped up the ball and transferred to Wllkcs. who cut in and then passed to Carter. The latter slipped when nearly over, but Bourke was handy, and ecoreil between the posts. Winter converted.

After evon play Kino gathered in the ball going at top and paused to Lett, who knockeil on when n try looked certain, from the scrum Wilkes. Carter. Winter. Htore.v and back to Winter, gained ground, the latter mieeing with a penalty kick. Then Bayly opened up to Carter, to Kemp, to Winter, and on to Storey, who scored near the. corner. Winter (ailed to convert.

Skelton and Taylor headed a forward rush which had Wnlkato defending desperately, halftiine pounding and bringing relief without further score.

The Waiknto backs opened the second half with a nice pausing movement, but the Kins Country forwards worked play to halfway. Hlelop picked up emartly in the loose and caught the Walkato backs out of post tlen, and running strongly scored a good try. Finlay failed to convert. After even play a scrum in neutral territory saw Wllke* take the ball through at his toe to score a brilliant try for Winter to conyert. After King Country had had a period of attacking Bayly intercepted, and racing to the halfway line passed to Kemp, who was graaaed on the line. From the scrum WiHces worked th« blind side nicely for JHorey to score unopposed. Winter failed with the kick. Waikato's next try was started from a ilneoat by Bayly, who passed to Montgomery, wbo inpasaed to Cameron, to score unopposed. Montgomery failed to convert. The Waikato backs were playing well together, and Initiated several pnssing bouts. A King Country attack saw Skelton and Qutn race for poMeaalon, but the latter forced. Then Bkelton and Taylor returned play to Waikato'e twenty-flve, where Kino kicked a goed penalty goal. Shortly after Carter, Kemp, Winter and Btor»y broke away, the latter flnishlng off a pretty piece of play by scoring at the corner. King Country livened up aDd had Waikato penned for some minutes but could not score. Then Winter opened up to Storey, to Thomas, who lnpaeeed to Courtney, the latter scoring unopposed. Winter converted and the whistle sounded shortly after with the scores: — Wnlkiito at> King Country 6 Mr. B. Chapman (Morrinsville) refereed.