LEAGUE TOURISTS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 79, 30 September 1926, Page 11

LEAGUE TOURISTS

widnes defeated;

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(Received 30th September, 2 p.m.) LONDON, 29th Sept. The New Zealand League football team defeated Widnes by 15 points to 5. The New Zealanders- scored' three tries and threo goals; Widnes a penalty goal and a try.. At the outset the New Zealanders had apparently overcome' their scrummage troubles, and obtained

V. possession very, often..Later they were ' less effective, but. the Widnes backs were■ too slow in tho use qf their op- .; portunitics. Tho success of tho visi-

tors was due to backing-up, and •'every man tackled found a colleague awaiting a pass. Hall was most elusive, at half, but Davidson was most prominent, although prone to hesitate . when in possession, Infringements were frequent, but Widnes wcro the

worst offenders. lioey opened by scor- . ing a penalty goal. Cole scored a try „, and Mouat goaled. Then Mouat and "■ : Brown secured tries, Mouat goaling. _^ Crompton scored a try in the final ,' stages. Six .thousand ,were present "■The gate money amounted to £420. The New Zealand team was: Gregory, n Delgrosso, Davidson, Brown, Cole, Bris 'bane ,Hall, Henry, Carroll, Herring, I Mason, Wright* Mouat.