A GREAT BATTLE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11252, 3 July 1922, Page 11

A GREAT BATTLE

NORTH ISLAND TEAM LOSES EXCELLENT EXHIBITION L’NDEIR ADVERSE CONDITIONS. FES PRES 3 ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, July 1. Thu North v. South Kupby match wn;, plavc-d at Helen Park in wretched weather. The ground was sodden and heavy from rain jvernitht and drizzling ram throughout tire forenoon. Thero was an attendance of about, five thousiwul. \V hen plav rain had ceased. South kicked off against a fresh westerly breeze, and Ctoodall headed an invasion of North's twenty-five. Mathisou opened a passing rush, and Hickey took a had pass beautifully. His forwards rushed the 1 ball over the line, hut hard kicking reached the dead ball boundary. North attacked, and the forwards carried on. Hickey failed to stop the rush, and Brownlee dribbled over and scored. Nicholis converted. North J South 0 A The game continued at a great pace, the South being mostly on the defensive. They forced as the result of a long kicK by Steele. A fine run by Byrne afruin put them at a cK«ndvanti»<«*. but a niaih and touch-line kick by Brook put play well into the centre. A breakaway by Dickinson saw South attacking. Goodall improved the position, and Hickev t?”” 6 a trv imminent as tea tic,(lesl the ball, but Svnnson knocked on the pass close to North’s coal and from, the scrum North cleared. Nice "]>" by Fea and n tricky run by Fitzgerald saw a certain trv thrown nway ns the result of bvenson failing to gather the pass.. hotmii lost another score from o free-kick taken by Bell close to the goal. EAST KICK AT GOAL MISSED. , Fca led a fast forward rush, and play 'settled in the northern ouarter. H L. Nicholis broke awav, and play went to the South twentv.five. Three Northern forwards carried the ball m front of the Southern coal line, where Svenson cleverly saved with a force down. A sweeping rush by South was stopped by tt. Nicholis, and plav went to half-way. O’Brien Tetired hurt, and was replaced by McNab. A breakaway led by Beilis was stopped at South’s line, end a nesting rush from Fea- to Flt7.ce'. aah White and Steele. tho-Tatte' was downed elose to th- North line. Heeling from the serum North forced. Fine work by Fen. Fitz-erald. end Richard son carried plav to the month of the North goal, where the defenders infringed, and Bell "gain missed an ease shot. Carnegie and GoodnF headed a raking South foot rush, hut North connter-attarVed. In scramnlvdov on the South line Fitzgerald »voq s—druous for fino defensive play, jr. N-’eholl. was bustled into drowning a pass, hut Siddells reeovered the ball and sent'it to H'ekev. who went down, lilt recoi-nred the *---'1 from a nass and erp-o<L TT. N : ,-hells failed with the kick. The swell ended with the score: North - " Smith 0 SCriRE RT SOUTH'. Chancing over Smith set up a 'lctermined attack. The North full-back drowned +h-> bill at a critical moment. Steel made a good opening, but overran the hall a few fe-t from the line, a Northerner kieh : ng into touch. From the throw in Beilis headed the North forwards in a <rreat m«h. which « stopped by Mathiesnn. who turned defence into atteck. He passed to Fen. who beat several of the owwosme players and transferred to Ste-L who raced over the line and scored. Bell failed to convert. „ North J South ........ 3 White Tetired, and Stewart took h’s nlace. and wlav zigzagged across the field. South having the better of exchange kicks. Several beautiful passing rushes, inflated hv Mathieson, opened with promise but broke down as the result of infringements. North became dangerous, and Brook sav'd the situation freonently hv turning defence into attack.. Steel gained possession in a good position, kicked Bcrius to Dickinson, and tbe latter w-s almost even, off-side winy snoiling an almost certain score. North forwards then name awav with n dribbling rush, and Son Hi was forced down. Steel retired, and G. Faddeley took Jus place hie hvother. V. B-dde'ey. having replaced Borrell in the North team. A few minutes late- Fellis was carried on with an injured left lew. A GOOD EFFORT. gonth set nw a determined attack, and overcoming the opposition Williams scored. Bell failed to convert. North * South * Returning to the attack Mathieson opened uw the ~nme. and the South backs —are a good exhibition --f na c sing, considering the conditions: Fitzgerald scoring again. Bell failed with the kick at goal. Booth if North * A few minutes later C. Baddeley almost sco-ed for South. North made a determined effort to retrieve the pos’tion, and w!a.v went nn and down the field at a great ware, the Southerners changing defence into attack in a wonderful manner. and evoking cheers from the crowd. SFCeESR BY A SMALL MARGIN. Tim" arri again North attempted to c»t through on’v to he sent back and rdaced on the defensive bv the work of Mathieson and Fea. and a great battle iumne the forwards w-ged. of which Vnrthftrnnrs had a slight advantage The Sniitlie-n h«cks. however, more than made im the difference, and the game ended without fnrthcr score with the Southerners attacking. Final score was Couth Tsland 9 North Tsland 8 Mr W. .T, Meredith refereed. TO TOUR AUSTRALIA N.Z. REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. FIVE WELLINGTON PLATERS. PEB rassf* ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, July 2. The New Zealand team to tour Au&t.ralia is as follows: Backs—K. Bell (Otago), J. Steele (West Coast), K. S. Svenson (Buller), P. Hickey (Taranaki), >l. Nicholis and H. Nicholis (Wellington), G. Dickinson (Otago), J. Fitzgerald (Marlborough), R. Matthew«*>n (Otago), V. Badeley (Auckland), and #. Siddells (Wellington). Forwards. —S. Shearer (Wellington), W. P. Calcinai (Wellington), F. H, Masters (Taranaki), J. Richardson (Otago), M. Brownlee (Hawke’s Bay), L. Cupples ‘Bay of Plenty, A. Whyte (Southland), Beilis (Wanganui, captain), G. )’Rrien (Auckland), F. Smyth. (Canterbury', ,T. Donald (Wairarapa), and L. Peterson (Canterbury). Fea was unable to mak© the trip. AUSTRALIAN SOCCER TEAM. Mr W. J. H. Reynolds is travelling with the ‘Aussies” as representative of tho N.Z.F.A., writes:—"The boys are more than pleased with Q-tol as an embrocation and skin tonic. Several of them have had severe bruises, but one application of diluted Q-tol always works wonders.” Verb sap.