FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 278, 17 August 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

♦" —r— BRITISH TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. , MATCH WON JUST BEFORE CALL OF " time; - (bt telegraph—press association—cormanT.) (Rec. August 15, 8.35 p.m.) Sydney, August 15. In the fourth match, of their Australian tour, the British footballers beat a Metropolitan toam by 16 points to 13. The teams were: — - ' , BRITAIN. . Full-back, Dyke; three-quarters, Gibbs, " Polity " Jones, M'Evedy, Chapman; halves, Morgan and Tuan Jones; forwards, Dibblo, Down, E. Morgan, Archer, T. Smith, Kyrke t Williams, Green. '' • ... METROPOLITAN. Full-back, Verge; three-quarters, Lusconlbe, Farhworth, Lviddy and , Burton; halves, Corbett and Matthew; forwards, darken, Dibley, Fitzhardinge, Burge, Eagar, Jo]in Hughes, Ritchie, Bullock'. The weather was finer, and the ground was in good'-'. condition. Tho • attendance was about 35,000, and the game , was fast and interesting.. Tho home team won tlio and the opeining stages were marked with some fine'rushesj' which' kept the visitors well on, the defensive,. Hughes eventually getting' oVer. Verge converted, giving Britain a five points lead. Th?' Britishers got going, and J. Williams secured a try,.. which V.:bbs ' converted. ~ Almost immediately afterwards Gibbs added a difficult..goal from a mark, Open play fol- '... .. Just'before half-time Tuan Jones, by clever feinting, got a try, and' Gibbs added the estra points, the spell ending: Britain J3 Metropolitan 5' In the second half the local men, stowing much bettor combination, made the pace 1 hot. As the result of fine passing, darken got over, and then Corltett, with a brilliant dash, secured a second try, Burge converting one of tlietn, and making the scores eveii. The Britishers warmed up, and there was fino even play. Just before the whistle sounded Gibbs scored a try which was toot converted, tho game ending : . Britain ... ... , tM jg Metropolitan ... 13