LEAGUE FOOTBALL
NEW ZEA LANDERS ..DEFEATED BY KINGSTON
(By Elootrio Telogxaph.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable AMOoiation.)
, l/i!S(t>6'N;,.lflt Jan. | At Hull, Kingston defeated the. (New ' Zealand League footballers by 20 to 15. The New Zealand team was: Dully, Brown. Kirwan, Davison, Gardiner, Brisbane, Hall, Menzies, Parkcs, Herring, .Mason, Thomas, Avery. Eight thousand were present. The New Zealanders' opportunism gave a comfortable halftime lead. Bielby opened the scoring for the home side, Osborne converting. Then Davison scored a magnificent try, Duftv adding a goal. Osborne kicked a penalty goal for Kingston and Thomas and Brown, playing with resourcefulness, notched a try each, Dufty kicking unerringly. In the second spell the New Zealanders' attack faded away. They were only dangerous once and were then pulled up for offside play. The home side, made a remarkable recovery. Brigham and Austin scored fries, Osborne goating one, equalizing the score. A desperate struggle ensued, the homo team attacking most vigorously and the Blacks defending magnificently. Tn the last minute Cook, By a, terrific effort broke through and Osborne added a goal.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 January 1927, Page 9
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174LEAGUE FOOTBALL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 January 1927, Page 9
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