SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS OVERWHELM COMBINED TEAM

Evening Star, Issue 26155, 17 July 1947, Page 4

SOUTH AFRICAN SOCCER PLAYERS OVERWHELM COMBINED TEAM

(P.A.) HAMILTON, July 16. Leading by six goals to nil at half time, the South African touring Soccer team gave a great exhibition . of. football to defeat the Combined South Auckland-Rotorua-Bay of Plenty team to-day by 10 goals to nil. The visitors gave a great exhibition of ball control and perfect understanding. Clack, Classens, and Smethurst were outstanding in South Africa’s attacking line, and a feature of the visitors' plan was the excellent defensive work of McCreadie,; who played a brilliaiit game. Pretorius and Forbes in the half line fed the forwards and kept the visitors on attack practically all the time. / SECONDARY SCHOOLS. The following is the secondary schools’ Soccer draw for to-morrow; — Fifth Grade.—McGlashari N. 1 v.' 0.8.H.5. No. 4. at Littlobourne (Mr Hanlin); King’s No. 3 v., 0.8.H.5. No. 3. at Tonga Park (Mr Crimp); Technical No.' 1 v. Technical No. 2 i mid-week). Sixth Grade. —McGlashan No. 2 y. 0.8.H.5. No. 5, at Prospect Park (Mr Pilling); King’s No. 4 v. 0.8.H.5. No. 6, at Oval No. 1 (Mr Duncan); Technical No. 3 a bye.