KARORI I BEAT HUIA I
-'■■After their opponents.had had the better .of play" in the first "half of the"Karo'ri(l) v. 'Huia (l).'game at karorl Park, Ear'ori made a great effort in tthe second ispell to- finally ■ defeat Huia' by- the narrow margin of S-l. The game thrpughouf was lively and.open, and maintained at, a fast pace. .Both sets of forwards combined well, and kept hard at it.to penerate the.sound defend 'of the full-tracks; ,Huia :did, mpsf. of; the attacking in the first half, and although they looked- certain1 to.score on several occa-^ sions/ solid defence -by' Moore, the goalkeeper,' tvho fought off some neat clearances, saved the positipn" for-Karbri. • Karori forced a brisk pace right from'the start of the second- spell, and scored their first goal early. Their second was 'addled .about .halfway . through* the. spell.. Hiite "."were allowed few opportunities, but at times they forced Karori .to defend, figoro'usly,-! and in. one. attack they* succeeded in •'slippinsrofto- past Moore. Goals were scored for Karori by. Edwards and Neate. T. Dentlce scored Huia's Sfoali The-umpires were Messrs. S. B. Browne and H.- Hatch. ■
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 44, 21 August 1939, Page 5
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