N.Z. TOURING TEAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 124, 29 May 1933, Page 13

N.Z. TOURING TEAM.

FIRST MATCH IN SYDNEY.

COMBINATION LACKING

(From Our Own Correspondent.),

SYDNEY, May 26.

The New Zealand Soccer team made rather an unpromising start for their tour last Saturday. It is 10 years since an All Black Soccer team toured Australia, but the tradition of their prowess is still maintained, and most people expected the New Zealanders to put up a good fight against New South Wales. Unfortunately they struck a strong team and a wet day —and they have had no previous practice together. These facts are quite enough to account for the score when "time" was called—s—o against New Zealand. Before play started most peopde thought that the soft grounds would be in favour of the lighter team, and the All Blacks themselves seemed to think that the conditions would suit them. But the combination of the New South Wales men was really splendid, and their robust kicking and vigorous attacking methods gave the All Blacks very little chance of finding their feet and organising any sustained and effective counter-attack. In 1923 both matches with New South Wales were drawn, but the All Blacks will need to improve a great deal on their display of last Saturday if they mean to retrieve their fortunes, and avert further defeat. Our goal-keeper, Zuill, gave a splendid display, but the rest of the team, though individually clever, could not combine, and were seldom in position to back each other up effectively. Also the kicking of our wings, in centring the ball, was weak and inaccurate as compared with the New South Wales attack; and in actual play the All Blacks were no better than the score suggests. Happily, they have over a fortnight to prepare for the first Test at Brisbane, and no doubt they will have improved vastly by that time. The A.P.A. is extremely anxious to make the tour a success, as it will cost quite £2500 to finance it; and the All Blacks can be depended upon to provide the spectators with an attractive and thoroughly sporting Rame when they have played together for a time. REPRESENTATIVE GAME. r- '; r KING'S BIRTHDAY MATCH. Mr. A. E.- Backhouse, sole selector for the A.P.A., has selected the following team to meet the Navy in a return match on Saturday next. The players will attend at Blandford Park for practice and training on Tuesday evening at 7.30 p.m.:.— Oowie (Y.M.C.A.). H. Stone (Glen Innes, Stewart (Ponsonby), Chanman (Y.M.C.A.), Jones (Tramways). Davis ■(Onehunga), Tnnes (Ponsonby).'Dunsmore (Thistle), Spencer (Trams), Hislop (Thistle), Skinner (Comrades). ■ , In connection with the senior programme for next Saturday, which was to have been carried through in the afternoon, a movement is on foot bv prominent club officials to have the games played in the forenoon, so as to leave supporters clear for the afternoon match. An announcement may be made on the subject to-morrow. GRADE GAMES. SECOND GRADE. Tramways- 2, beat Tamaki A 1. Y.M.C.A.: 3, bent Tamaki B 1. .; tSibd grade open. - - , geamea?! United %, beat Pajxitoefo* %

THIRD GRADE INTERMEDIATE. Comrades 10, beat Y.M.C.A. 0. North Shore United 8, beat Glen Inncs 2. Metro-Coll. 3, beat Mount Albert Grammar 2. FOURTH GRADE. i Tamaki 5, beat Y.M.C.A. B 0. North Shore United 8, beat Henderson 0. Metro-Coll. 4, beat Papatoetoe 0. Y.M.C.A. 3, beat Comrades 0. Mount Albert 2. beat Tramways 1. FIFTH GRADE Y.M.C.A. C 2, drew with A bel 's 2 - Comrades B 0, drew with Metro.-Coll. 0, Tamaki 3, beat Y.M.C.A. B 0. SIXTH GRADE. North Shore United 1, beat Metro.-Coll. 0 Comrades A 12, beat Tamaki 0. Glen Innes 2, beat Y.M.C.A. C 0. Y.M.C.A. B 1. drew with Comrades B 1. North Shore United B 4 (scored in Inst 15 minutes), beat Comrades C 3 (scored in first 10 minutes). SEVENTH GRADE. Tamaki 2, beat Comrades 0. Onehunga 5, beat North Shore United 1. Y.M.C.A. C 6, beat Y.M.C.A. B 1. MIDGET GAMES. Comrades 6, beat Y.M.C.A. 0. North Shore United 0, beat Tamaki 0. SECONDARY SCHOOLS. SENIOR. Auckland Grammar 3, beat Takapuna Grammar 1. INTERMEDIATE. Mt. Albert Grammar A 4. beat Takapuna Grammar 0. Auckland Grammar 7, beat Mount Albert Grammar B 0. JUNIOR. Auckland Grammar 6, beat Kowhai Junior High School 0. GAMES IN THE SOUTH. CHRISTCHURCH. St. Alban's 4, beat Linwood 2. Thistle 2, beat Western 1. Rangers 3, beat Technical 1. DUNEDIN. , Seacliff 6, beat Port Chalmers 1. " Northern. 6, beat Roslyn Wakarl 0. Mosgiel 3. beat Kaitangata 0. Maori Hill 3, beat Technical Old Boys 2. High School Old Boys 3, drew with Mornington 3.