CANTERBURY LEAGUE Some Notes And Comments On Play

NZ Truth, Issue 1081, 19 August 1926, Page 15

CANTERBURY LEAGUE Some Notes And Comments On Play

' (From "Truth's" Special Christchurch Representative.) The\Otag;o touring' side deserved to win against Canterbury, but the red-and-blacks won out by 29 to 20. x ' #

OTAGO lost color m the .first spell; but gave a superb' exhibition m the whirlwind second period, the team work of * the visitors improving greatly. ... .;.'•' But Canterbury had run up 16 points by orange , time and the visiting team could not head Canterbury. What a change after that. The Otagans toyed and juggled with the ball delightfully. It travelled from scrum out to either wing where sure hands and speedy feet made fast, spectacular play. ]f Canterbury held .the balance m the first half, Otago overran Canterbury m the second spell. League in' Otago is but two years .old but the material is there. ( Yet they say the best team did not come north. .- F. Warr (centre), ..Eddie Fitzgerald (half) and F. Tonkin (five-eighths) were the big.'.guns m; the .Canterbury j

backs, though G. Falgar's defence at Cull-back, and C. Batchelor's cleverness at .'right wing" must not/ be overlooked. The visitors failed In goal-kick-ing. Out of six tries only one was converted. Canterbury converted four. . '■'■■' Of four games played. Otago has won two, Canterbury one, and one was drawn. .">..,. Tt is said that Frank Henry, the Hornby forward, now oh route for England wilt play for an Auckland club on his return. ' The following team has been selected to represent Canterbury against Auckland: Full-back, . /G. Blazey; three-quarters, G. Falgar, : .F. Warr, C. Batchelor; five-eighths, F. Tonkin, A. Mundy: half-back, J. 6'Malley; forwards, ; V B. H. Ellis, W. Le Warrie, W. Woodgate, 33. Spencer, A. Collie,' P. Burns, ■ - • - • ' - . ■ . i ■