WATER POLO

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1937, Page 4

WATER POLO

AUSTRALIANS WIN AGAIN

(Special to the "Evening Post.")

WANGANUI, This Day. A water polo match was played at a carnival held here last night' between teams representing the Wanganui swimming clubs and the affiliated clubs of New South, Wales. Although Wanganui had occasion to use no fewer than three emergencies, they put up a great show and were perhaps a little unlucky tq lose after leading by two goals to nil at half-time. The final score was: Australia 3, Wanganui 2.

For Australia Mills and Hodgson were outstanding, but J. Carde, of the Wanganui Central Club, was without a doubt the best player taking part in the game. The goal which he; threw just after the start was a fine one, but the Australians were very quick to size up the position, and from then on Carde was well and truly marked. ■

. Should New Zealand send a team to the Empire games this .young man should certainly be one of those to represent his country. The writer has seen all the best players. we have in this country and has yet to find one who has anything on Jack Carde, either as an attacking player or on the defensive, His control and throwing of ths ball is a revelation and the speed arid accuracy with which he th his goal from over half-way last evening left nothing to be desired. At the start of the game K. Harrison, the young Wanganui player, was the first man to the ball. .He flipped it out to Carde on the wing and before thj Australians knew what had happened the ball was in the net. Shortly afterwards Harrison threw a backhand goal when near the goal mouth, but completely hemmed in.. The -Wanganui team was dominating the play, but several long shots of Carde's went astray and no further goals were registered until after half-time.

When the teams took the water fo? the second half one of the Australians was forced to retire owing to a minor eye injury, so'the local team sportingly fielded a six-man tearm From now on the visitors received more than their share of the ball, and swam the local players out of position. J. King, A. Hart, and A. Carrier scored for Australia, and with the Wanganui team failing to. tackle, the Australians had things all their own way. However, the game was very exciting and. had the local team been of full strength the result must have proved very'different.