LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 193, 20 July 1925, Page 5

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

WIN FOR NEW ZEALANDERS. SYDNEY, July 19. In the presence of 10,000 people and in fine weather, on a heavy ground, the New Zealand League football team scored its initial win of the tour, defeating Newcastle by 29 points to 11. The game was patchy and sometimes uninteresting. Newcastle’s defeat was mainly duo to lost opportunities and faulty passing. A feature of the game was Dufty’s goal-kicking and long line kicks. Although the Newcastle men almost invariably won the ball from the scrums, they handled it badly and were unable to follow' up their advantage. New Zealand forced the game strongly in the first half and led at the interval by 11 points to-three. In the second spell Newcastle’s tackling rvas deadly, but the visitors’ superior weight told. The game was very fast in this spell and the local men were holding the visitors well, the score 15 minutes before the no-side whistle sounded being 11—8 in favour of New Zealand. At this stage New Zealand ran away with the game and added the extra points in the last 10 minutes. The scorers for New Zealand were Brown (2), Dufty, Saunders, Weatherall, Herring and Avery (tries), and Dufty (four goals). The scorers for Newcastle were Symo and Brown (2) tries, and Hodgens (one goal).—Press Association. ,

League games in Auckland on Saturday resulted:—Devonport 19 v. Athletic 10, Otahulm 15 v. Northcote 6, Marists 26 v. Newton 6, City 34 v. Richmond 22.