LEAGUE TOUR CONTINUED

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 214, 11 September 1939, Page 11

LEAGUE TOUR CONTINUED

ANOTHER VICTORY.

DEWSBURY DEFEATED.

N.Z. BEHIND AT HALF-TIME.

HEMI IN KICKING FORM,

1 J LOXDOST, September 10. ■ , Owing to the raising of the ban on "porting fixtures in certain areas, the New , Zealand Rugby League team was able to continue its tour on Saturday. The visij tors defeated Dewsbury (west riding of ,! Yorkshire) by 22 points to 10. • j The honours of the first half of the game went to Dewsbury, which was strong in the .scrum mi ages, and repeatedly gained possession compelling the New Zealanders to spend their time chasrQg the other side. Dewsbury ju*?t about deserved their twopoint lead at the interval, Hemi levelled the scores-with a magnificent tfoa] from near the touch line. He kicked witii prodigious length and fine judgment.

Solomon and Kay did eapital work, wnicli vvacs countered by the clever ofi'ensive niethods of Hunter, Nicholson and Higgins. Ihe Xew Zealanders played a storming game and both sidus distinguished themselves with their speed and .skill- Dewsbury vigorously rallied, but Solomon relieved a hot attack on the New Zealand line.

I Smith s superb run for a try was one of 1 the best features of the game, but Wood similarly replied for Dewsbury.

Then Beadle h-ccned a try for t'lie visitors after a forward rush and Hemi converted, Wood scored for Dewsbury, but Jerniaine failed to convert. Kay added a further try for New Zealand and Henii converted, the latter repeating the performance after Leatherbarrow had crossed the home team's line. Dewsbury secured two goals and two trios against Xew Zealand's five goals and four tries. The takings totalled £430, and the attendance was 0000. In addition to the goals referred to in the cable. Henii no doubt kicked New Zealand's fifth. This made Xew Zealand's third success over Dewsbury, a« the pioneer team of 1907 won 18—8 and the 1027 aide 13 —9. The New Zealanders beat St. Helens (Lancashire) last Saturday by 19 points to 3, but the game arranged for Thursday against Hull Hovers was called off by the authorities, '('lie next fixtures, if the programme be continued, are: v. Barrow (Lancashire) on Wednesday, and Warrington ( Lancashire) on Saturday. A game against the combined Yorkshire clubs is the next engagement thereafter, and is set down for to-day week (September 18).