THE BRITISH FOOTBALLERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1904, Page 5

THE BRITISH FOOTBALLERS.

RETURN MATCH AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES. VISITORS AGAIN VICTORIOUS. [i>R£SB Assort mo>: 1 SYDNKY, 26th June. Thirty thousand people witnessed tho return nuitch, played hero jv&terday, between tho British team and tifteen represoMtmi* New South W«lc«. Tho teams wvio iia Idllowk: — Great Britain: Full back. C. F. Stmngur-Lv-othvd (Northern and Northumberland); threecjuarteio. Jowctt (Wales awd Swnnw.-i;, A. B. O'BrUm (Guy's Hospital <u»d Rent). R. T. O.ibp (Wales, Cardiff; and Mid^le-nex) and W. Llewellyn (Wulrs, Newport, luid Kont.) ; halves, F. 0. llulnip (Kngluud, JMrkt.iilio.id Park, and Uheshim). and P. Bush (Cardilf nnd Ghumngan); forwards, I). K. JFiolcllSivright (Scotland, Cambridge- Univer-e-ity, and West of Scotland), A. I<\ Harding (Wales, London, Welsh, and Cardili), it. W. Edwards (Ireland and Malone), X.' Bovjin (Wales and Swanwa), B. I. Swannell (Nortlmnptim nnd Kast Midlnndti), S. N. Crow t her (Lennox and Surrey), D. 11. Twill (Ouj-'a Hospital and Surrey). P. M'K. Saundvra (Guy's Hospital mid Kenl). New South Wales: Full-back, J, Verge; thrccqur.rf.frB, B. Wickhani, C. Whit*, F. 0. Falter, and Oxwihum; halves, J. Mauning and — Boadur; forwards. A. Burden. CKirkson, J. Wliite, W. Wright, Judd, J. 0. O'Donnell, D. Lulgc, and Walsh. FIRST SPKLL. A strong bitk-ze interfered to. a great extent with passing, but still the Kiir-lj-slnnon cave » good o^ositinn of the game, their pltvy beijig bright and crisp. Tho visitors had the breeze in their favour during Iho first spoil. Tho local men played a better game than, last Saturrtay, having tho Britishers hardly pressed on ttyywnl occasions. WickIw'm was coiKsjiicuous ft»" briUianl play, but much of Ins good work was nullified by hulk of »uuirt support. There verei occasions when tho local players should have scored had their combination been worth anything. The British fchrecquarters improved considerably on Uhs form displayed in tho fiisfc game, and, despite desperate efforts" of tho local men, the firafc spell eTided Britain 13 New South Wales 0 SECOND SPKLL. In tho second half a long exchange of profitless kicking occurred. Then came a Hno piece of pluyumang the English forwards. Swutinel and Sivright dribbled the ball right down to the- fullback, whore Gabe- picked up and ran over. Looso parsing by the local men then spoiled promising attempts to -score from a &( ramble on, the. visitors* line. Walsh got first blood for New South Wu^w, but Verge failed in his attempt to Almost immediately New Snurn Wales were on Iho defensive, but "Wickham intercepted a pßss, and beat every oho up to Leathes, who accounted for him ju>t an a score was imminent. lMny then went hack into local territory, when Btihh, Bevan, and Jowett in <(uielc Kwcesstou obfeained ttie^, of which only on» was converted. Just, on time Burden fell over the visitors' line, thus roistering a m;coihl try for New South Wales. Wickhain failed in tho kick at 1 goal, and tho whistle sounded with the scoreBritain 29 New South Wales 6