CANTERBURY v. ENGLAND.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 140, 15 June 1908, Page 7

CANTERBURY v. ENGLAND.

i j "A VERY LUCKY WIN." [press association.] CHRISTCHURCH, June 13. » The Canterbury team secured a " very lucky victory" over the Anglo- - j Welsh team this afternoon, the score > i being 13 points to 8. The weather 3! was all that could be desired, and t the attendance was about 15,000. I j The visitors won the toss,) and • ! elected to play with the sun at their V j backs. Gibbs marked, and Deans, r I who took the ball from the kickj sent I 1 it out near the centre. A scrum fol- - i lowed the line-out, and a passing-rush - j which was initiated by Burns a little r | later had Britain defending. Burns 61 made a good, run in the next few • i minutes, but wild passing resulted in V ; the ball being kicked across Britain'? 11 line, and P. Jones • forced. Good '1 . marks by Morgan and P. Jones '• j centred the game, where Gibbs se- - i cured the ball, and fast following uj t , by Dibble from the kick was respon^ '- sible for Doell, the Canterbury full 11 back, being in trouble; but the dan <■- ger was averted by a force. P t Jones found the line well in Canter c bury's territory, and from a scrun c ■ t 1 BURNS AND SCALDS. '. ' ,Even the slightest burn or scald wil !, raise a blister, and often lead to i i painful and chronic sore. Instantly after a burn, apply Chamberlain' V Pain Balm, which will relieve th< > pain, and in most cases prevent th< n formation of a blister or sore. N< h ordinary accident is so likely to lea< c to dangerous results as a burn o: c scald, and if Chamberlain's Pain Bain '. was good for nothing else, it woul< d still be a remedy that no househol< c should ever be without. For sale b; ;_ J. Benning, Blenheim, and W. Syms ' } Pioton.

Chapman secured the oval, but Gray upended him and kicked the ball out in the centre. -The Canterbury forwards then adopted loose play, which was stopped only by fine defensive work on the part of Ponty Jones and : Dibble. Kicking by Doeii kept Britain confined to their own ground for some time, though Morgan and P. Jones tried their utmost to shift the scene of operations. Canterbury were looking very dangerous at this period, but Chapman saved, and thegame was taken to Canterbury s twentv-fivej, where the local team were awarded a free-kick. A scrum resulted through a man being for- , ward, and P. Jones obtained the ball ' and kicked to McEvedy, who initiated a fine passing-rush. Williams, however, failed to take the return from P Jones, and the chance of scoring was lost. A series of scrums iollowed, and Britain obtained the bail ; every time, and through Morgan s i constantly finding the line Canterbury were being steadily pushed back 'i to their own twenty-five. Another : passing-rush was started by Morgan ■ when Canterbury were well on the •! defensive, but Fryer, by collaring '■ Williams, defeated the object of this i movement, and Burns sent the ball i down the field; but Jones returned it with interest, finding the line jusi* about a yard from the Canterbury o-oal-line. Canterbury, however, I managed, to extricate themselves from their unenviable position by a forward rush, in which Mahoney was prominent. Burns got the ball a i little later and kicked it across the ' field but it was carried over. A ■ scrum followed, from which Burns got ! the ball and passed to Gray, who in turn transferred to Fuller, and he scored. He tried to add the major points, but the ball went across the field Canterbury ..'. 3 Britain ° Fuller returned the ball from the kick-off, and Ponty Jones placed Canterbury on the defensive through a fine kick, and later a brilliant passing-rush between the English backs resulted in Ponty Jones scoring, Gibbs's kick went wide. Canterbury ... -..••• 8 Britain; ••• •■■ ••• ••• ** * The game was of a very even nature for the rest of the spell. On resuming, Fryer made, a splendid kick and centred play, but through McPhail being off-side Canterbury were penalised. Deans found the line near the centre when he returned the ball, and from the scrum which succeeded the line-out Burns got the ball, and goo.d passing ensued between Gray, McDonald and Fryer, the last-named unfortunately spoiling Canterbury's advantage by kicking too hard, the ball going over the line. Scrams and passing-rushes by the visitors had Canterbury defending; Gray saving on more than one occasion. Doell, however, found the line near the centre, but.Bntam again returned to the attack, and Morgan was nearly over. A passingrush and a long kick by Deans shifted the' game to England s 2b, where Canterbury, were stopped only by Morgan^ marking. Burns kicked the ball back to. the visitors' territory, and fast following-up by McPhail resulted in a try being scored by him. Fuller succeeded in kicking a very neat gdal. Canterbury ... 8 Britain ••• « Canterbury were now more aggressive than ever, and were stopped from securing another try only through Ponty Jones getting in, a timely kick. The visitors were awarded a free-kick after a line-out, and a similar award was made to Canterbury almost immediately, and Fuller had a shot at goal, but he was not successful. Loose play was then indulged in near the visitors' 25, and Bain, securing the ball, got over the line between the. goal-posts. Fuller easily placed the ball between the, posts. Canterbury ..13, Britain .3 Loose play followed, in which the visitors had the upper hand, and later the ball was kicked over the line. < A great race between Burns, Doell and Archer for it took place, the lastrnamed beating the two Canterbury men easily. Gibbs easily converted. Canterbury ... ... ... 13 Britain ••• ••• 8 After the kick-out Archer started a loose rush, which Dibble and Jctitson continued till over the Canterbury goal-line. They were both away from the Canterbury men, and had a certain score in front of them; but for some reason they allowed Burns, who was following up very fast, to slip in and force. Shortly after play was resumed the whistle sounded, the score being Canterbury 13 Britain 8