'VARSITY VISITORS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 141, 16 June 1924, Page 2

'VARSITY VISITORS

A DRAWN-MATCH WITH AUCK- .. LAND.' • ;

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„, t , . j AUCKLAND, i4th June. mo third and concluding game between . the Australian Universities' Jf ague during team and Auckland was P uye j - to"day at Carlaw Park, and resulted m a draw—l 4 points all. Auckland had the better of the game in the rust, spell, scoring 14 points to nil. In the second spell the- visitors showed much better combination, scoring 14 e °i?. ts hV §ood concerted play TWt' ll^ jCOrf went t0 Auckland. Dufty. faeided the ball at centre/and rwed down the side line; a couple of exchanges saw Littlewood get the 4all ana score at the corner: Dufty failed to convert. Shortly afterwards from a scram near the. Australian line Poison got the ball and dodged over; Duftv missed with the kick at goal. Anrtrali WH, /?f% but desperate tackling, by the Auckland backs held them up on Av.lT A imeW a -Pen-alty-.relieved. Auckland were penabsed at the twenty-" nve, byt Ryan missed goaling. Alter ?° nle st«nuous play Ghent, who had replaced Poison at half, broke through the forwards -at half-way, passed .to M Donald, on to ' Bass, who scored • Laing missed the goal kick. ■ Just beS%fi mf It Ung' accePti"S a iP ass, > j uT ,the °PPosil>g backs and scored behind the posts; Wetherall converted.

Immediately after resuming the Universities team set. up a fine passing rush Kyan scoring in the comer; Ryan failed at goal. After some strenuous play the visitors, with a good passing bout sent Ryan over near the corner? the try was not converted. Another score went* to the visitors soon after, Jiaibestalier crossing near the posts after a good run; Dunworth converted The visitors were getting the ball from the scrums, 'and made a good open game of it. The scores were equalised by Ryan crossing again at the corner after a fine passing bout; Dunworth failed- at goal. Auckland attacked strongly toward the finish, but failed to add to their ,'