MAORIS HANDICAPPED

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 25 July 1935, Page 6

MAORIS HANDICAPPED

Pleasing Showing Given in Spite of Ground Difficulties CLOUDS OF RED DUST COMMENT ON DUBBO MATCH United Press, Association—By Electric Telegraph Oopyiiglito Received-11.30 a.m. to-day. SYDNEY, To-day. Commenting on the Dubbo match, the “Herald” says: Playing on loose red soil was an experience which the Maoris did not relish. They comphiined at half-time that clouds of dust which rose in the scrums so obscured their vision as to affect the form of the hooker, Mitchell. The Maoris, however, became used to the conditions and in the second spell they were not greatly troubled. In- rather a rugged game, with , much hard tackling, the -Maoris did not produce the brilliant open play expected of them. Nevertheless, they scored ten tries while their opponents failed to gain one. StuiafF Perkins, writing in the “Telegraph,” says the tourists were perceptibly upset by the state of the ground, but w r hcn allowance was made for the strange conditions, the 31aoris’ showing was pleasing enough, and they would now g;o on to Sydney for the match against New South Wales full of confidence.