SOCCER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 20 July 1925, Page 7

SOCCER

ENGLAND WINS FOURTH TEST (By Electric Teleg-ranb—O'mvr>t-‘ (Australian & N'.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY. July 19. At soccer in the fourth test at the agricultural grounds England defeated Australia by 5 to- 0. fifteen thousand spectators watched the game. The score was 4 to 0 at the interval and could have been doubled before the second spell finished, but the Englishmen simply amused themselves with aimless play in that term. Within a quarter of an hour of the commencement of the first half three goals were on the heard. Simms and Batten (2) being the scorers. . Just prior to the interval Storey and Harris endeavoured to sandwich the inside left Elkes, but the last named ran round them and raised the roof of 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 arxl invariably completed Ins effort by turning his hack on the getil. The Australians were outclassed by more skilful plavers. Simms scored England’s next and final goal. Lambert, of Newcastle, who played centre half for Australia, was a failure. Elkes, Batten and Simms were always in the picture, while Spencer at till times had the measure of his masters.