POLO IN SYDNEY
NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST VICTORY.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPXKIGHT.)
. SYDNEY, 19th May. The Ne:W South Wales polo team which defeated New Zealand on Saturday .was tho Red, riot the White. To-day New Zellaitd, .in the defeated team's contest, met the New South AVales White team, which recently; suffered defeat by the-. "Victorians.. .The weather wm Wretctied, with. freqtleiifc, heavy slioMfers; which, iiiade the grb'uJid exceedingly sloppy; . ....-' The' New_ .Zealande'ts t'opk tlii> field niifiiis Nelson; who is still on ilia injured list., Their combination shoi>ed considerable imprbySnierit b'ii Saturday "c display. • W. MacKenzie repeatetU^ thrilled the spectators iyiili his , daring successful dashes through the field; 0. MScKeiizie' ably seconded Kirn'; and Lyotis aiid Campbell were al/i'dys enterprising and aggressive^ . Though Hie defence 1' Of ...their, opponents was imich weaker tliati dri Saturday, at the foutah chiikka the scores were two all; .Campbell and Lyons being the' scorers for Now Zealah'd; Diiririg bliiicJihg rain in tho fifth chukka Lyons put tho visitors ahead, and i'ib'm then oil they easily held the lead, C. MacKenzie adding two goals,, making the final: New Zealand sKoals. New Sb'iitli. Wales 2.
The New Zealahdeis will play iii tile final bf the Beateii teams' iiiateli on Saturday. t . .
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 116, 20 May 1925, Page 5
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202POLO IN SYDNEY Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 116, 20 May 1925, Page 5
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