LEAGUE FOOTBALL
NEW ZEALAND TEAM BEATEN AGAIN YORKSHIRE WINS BY ONE POINT London, December .15. Yorkshire defeated the New Zealand League touring team by 17 point- to 16. Yorkshire scored three tries, and four goals, New Zealand four tries and two goals. Weakness in goal-kicking lost the visitors the dame, which was played at Huddersfield. Yorkshire went off with a great pace, and speedily scored by the agency of Crowther, Gallagher, and Horton. Horton goaled. Then Mason scored for New 'Zealand, Dufty failing with the kick. Yorkshire were leading at the interval by 15 points to 3. Osborne added two points by a penalty goal in the second spell, and then the visitors delighted an assembly of 3000 people bv brilliant football Brown, Herring, and Davidson scored, Dufty converting twice. . The visitors deserved additional tries in the closing stages, but Osborne repeatedly saved his side, his display overshadowing Dufty’s. The New Zealand team consisted of: Dufty, Brown, Davidson, Brisbane, Sanders, Hall, Delgrosso, Menzies, Herring, Thomas, Parkes, Mason, and Avery.
MORE TROUBLE AMONG TEAM London, December 15. The “Daily Chronicle” states that trouble has again broken out among the New Zealanders owing to the reappearance of Mr. Mair, the manager, upon the Selection Committee. Five forwards refused to turn out against Yorkshire, and substitutes took the field. (Rcc. December 16, 7.5 p.m.) London, December 15. The “Daily Mail” states that Carroll, Devine, Petersen, Singe, and Henry refused to play against the Yorkshire League’s team, owing to Mr. Mair, resuming managerial duties, leaving, owing to injuries, only fifteen men from whom to choose a team. —Sydney “Suu” Cable.
GARDINER SUSPENDED Loudon, December 15. The Rugby League Council is not arranging matches for the New Zealand team in Paris, London, Belfast, and South Wales owing to the injuries and illness of some of the team. Gardiner has been suspended for three matches for striking a touch judge in the match against St. Helens on December 8.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 71, 17 December 1926, Page 15
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323LEAGUE FOOTBALL Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 71, 17 December 1926, Page 15
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