WARATAHS JUST WIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 February 1928, Page 10

WARATAHS JUST WIN

CANADIANS’ GOOD SHOWING

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VANCOUVER, February'2s. . } The Waratahs scored a hard-fought victory over Vancouver k reps by 9 to Q, before spectators. Mann and E. Ford, scored tries in the first spell 4nd Meagher one in the second, while for the home Side Davidson and Piukham scored in the second, none .being Converted. ... ■ ■ ’ /'.J •; ; ? Ford was.hurt in the. first spell and retired. It was a. struggling gruelling game throughout, the Australians showing to advantage with short snappy passing and pretty kicking. ■ INTERNATIONAL MATCHES LONDON, February 25. '• At Twickenham, in .sunny weather, there were 50,000 spectators, including His Majesty the King. England beat France by 18 points to 8. ; At Edinburgh, before 60,000 spectators; in ideal weather, Ireland beat Scotland by 13 to 5. ! • :■ . ■ ’ . : ■ ! 1 BRITISH TEAM FOR N.Z. LONDON, February 25. ' The Committee of the Rugby Union recommended the International Board to send a team to New. Zealand in 1&30; - • \ ’

“INTERNATIONAL” FOR AUCKLAND

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• 1 ' ’ AUCKLAND, Feb. 27. ’■ The. noted Scottish University athlete, C. E. W. Macintosh, and his titled Wife, Lady Jean Macintosh, who came to Auckland on a visit to Mrs. Carl Seegner, of St.. Stephen’s Avenue, Parnell, aunt of Mr. Macintosh, are. remaining here. He is going into business, There; is' a possibility of Macintosh playing three-quarters for Varsity and in other directions continuing his active association .with athletics. He. was capped for Oxford aM Scotland at Rugby. Macintosh played outside A. C. Wallace; captain ofc and with three New Zealanders, G. G. Aitken, R. N. McCullough and R. Park for. London Scotbish, With the Oxford team of runner.s, he toured South Africa, and as a member of Oxford-Cambridge team, captained ■by. A. E. Porritt, in the contests’ against ’the , American Universities, he met,De Hart Hubbard, the . great negro athlete, when Macintosh accomplished a long jump of 23ft. 61 inches. (New Zealand record 23ftj 3S inches). In the field of alpine sport, lie has made ’liis mark, and purposes endeavouring to organise, a sjtiing team from members of the Ruapehu skiing Club, to journey, to the snowfields of Mount Kosciusko, New South Wales, next winter. ;

iLady Jean is ; the eldest daughter oi the Duke of Hamilton, Scotland’s premier peer. One of her brothers is the Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale, popularly known on account of his prowess as an amateur boxer as the “Fighting Marquess.” A proficient mountaineer iahd fine horsewoman, she'has'ridden to victory in a number of point-to-point races. She accompanied her husband in a motor tour across Australia before coming to the Domfcnibfi. . , . • SOCCER, ' SCOTLAND DEFEATED. LONDON, February 25. ' ‘At ‘ Glasgow in glorious weather, with 50,000 onclbokers, Ireland beat Scotland by one goal to nil.