ARMY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 309, 30 December 1940, Page 3

ARMY FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND WIN.

BEAT GUY'S HOSPITAL BY 30 POINTS. Reed. 10 a.m.) LONDON, December 29. Hie New Zealand Army team beat Guy's Hospital by 33 points to 3. The Army side was much heavier and faster and its marking and tackling so close and resolute that Guy's were rarely seen attacking The New Zealanders gave the hospitallers little latitude and hemmed them in their own half for most of the V nc - P lO cxv Zealander. G. King, was absent for the greater part of the match, being injured. Tindill was at his brilliant best at halfback. He paved the way for most of the tries ana also <rot one himself and converted one of Solomon's two tries. Parane, the left wing three-quarter, showed surprising speed, crossing the line four times. Solomon, who opened the scoring nine minutes after the start. Mac Lean. Thompson and Doroghne were outstanding forwards. After Solomon's first try otiiers were scored by G. King, Parane and Tindill. The half-time score was 19—0. Parane. whose runnijig was a treat to watch, then got three tires, and Solomon, who was most enterprising, got another, which Tindill converted. The final score fairly reflects the all-round cleverness of the New Zealanders. who improve with every match they play. Another New Zealand Army team lost to Gloucester. 8—33. The New Zealanders played determinedly, but never quite recovered from an inspired spell early in the game, when Gloucester built up a lead of 18 points. McKane and Brown scored trios for the losers, Erickson converting one.