FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15939, 28 June 1917, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

ARMY RUGBY MATCH. YORKSH IKB BEAT NEW ZEALAND. (pnoM oun own connnsroNDEXT.) LONDON, May 18. Tli© New Zealand Military Rugby team found the Yorkshiro backs too clover for" them in their "charity match, at Leeds on Saturday. The passing and Tunning of Uk> County half-backs and three-quarters proved more than they could cope with. Forward, our men packed woll, and dribbled smartly. It was in tackling and iu judgment in kicking that they were lacking. The gamo won enjoyed by 6000 spectators, and the visitors included t Ik> Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of York, the City Sheriff of York, Licut.-Gen. Sir - J. Maxwell (Coinmander-in-Chii'f. Northern Command), Lieut.-Cbl. G. T. llall (N.Z.A.S.C., representing the New Zealand Premier), and Col. G. A. Mackenzie (Commanding Officer, N.Z. Camp, Codford). The game was formally started, by Sir John Harwell, and the All Blacks hud the honour of making -the lirafc score, after '20 minutes' play. sA. corics of doeo forward rushes, in which, they used their feet well, resulted in McLcod picking up the ball and passing it to Newman, who literally forced his. way over the Yorkshire lino. Roberts failed to improve tho points with his goal kick. Tho Now Zealanderß were not ullowed to hold the lead for moro than a few minutes. Campbell supplemented a passing bout with a kick, and Parkin following up fast got to tho ball first and Bcorcd a try. Till® wzs immediately followed by one to Lyman, for whom first Godward, and then Bees, mado tho opening Lyons failqd with each goal kick, hut a little laiter he landed a goal from a. penalty, Yorkshiro were thus leading' by 0 points to 3. but 5 points wore taken off tho lead by Pilkington and Langford, tho firet-namod scoring a try in a quick rush, aod the latter adding a goal. Tho interval was reached with the score—Yorkshire 9 points, Now Zealand 8. In tile second half Yorkshire added two moro goals, and won by 19 point® to 8. The Now Zealand team were: MofTatt (Auckland). Howie (Westport), Torranco (Zingari and Dunedin), and O'Brien, Roberts (captain) and McLeod (Wellington), Patterson (Patoa and Taranaki), Muri (Grafton and Auckland), Seliars (College Rifles and Auckland), Williams (Otago), Seeling (All Blocks tind Shoch.-ui (Murist Bros., and Aucklimdt, Langford (S. Canterbury), Newman (Kaikoura itn<l Dunedin), and Pilkington (Pahiatua). After tho match tli© teams were to tea at Leeds. The Lord Mayor of York presided. Colonel Mackenzie, replying to the toaat of "The Visitors," enid ho was quilo satisfied that the better team had won. . _

"AVX.S.," writing in tho "Sporting: Chronicle," points out New Zealand football is judged by a very high standard, that set by D. Gailagbor'3 men of u, dozert years (m?o, and ho adds: —"I liavo not been greatly struck by tho quality of tho footba.ll played by tho New Zealand loldiero I have seen in this country. Tbey liav c btid plenty of «c----perienc& of "tho game with -their clubs in tho dominion, but <to be candid. th»y hnv® neither the nppearanoo, nor hwe they the methods of skilled performers. Big fellows they aro in tho pack, and heavy enough for anything; they do not e.paro themnelvcß in itho slightest; but all tho same, they liavo not plavcd with particular cffect, and then the backs havo proved extremely moderate." . MID-WEEK COMPETITION. Tho Canterbury Rugby Union's mid-week secondary ecboola competition wo« common cod. yesterday, the following being tHo results: — Technical College defeated High School B bv 9 points to 3. "High School A beat Christ's College by 9 points to G. "West Chriatchnrch D.IT.S. defeated St. Andrew's Colloge by 03 pointß to nil.