Association Football

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 193, 20 July 1925, Page 2

Association Football

FOURTH TEST MATCH. ENGLAND’S EASY VICTORY. oydney, July 19. In the fourth test at the Agricultural Ground, England defeated Australia b 5 goals to nil. Fitteeni thousand spccators watched the game. The scoie was 4 to nil at the interval, and cou.d have been doub.cd before the second pell finished, but the Englishmen simpiy amused themseb.es with aimless play in 'that term. AVithin a quarter of an hour of the commencement of the first half three goals were on the board Simms and Batten (2) being the scorers. .lust prior to the interval Storey .:nd Harris endeavoured to sandwich the inside left, Elkes, but the last-nani ’d ran round them and raised the root <>t the net with a pile driver. Cartwright was powerless against all four shots. After the interval the Englishmen’s chief difficulty seemed to be to dodge scoring, but the crowd commenced to taunt the visitors for not trying. Elkes danced round man after man. and invariably completed the effort by turn mg his back oxx tho goal.