NORTH DEFEATS SOUTH

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1934, Page 10

NORTH DEFEATS SOUTH

INTER-ISLAND LEAGUE’GAME QUICK CHANGE OF FORTUNE. IMPROVEMENT IN THE SOUTH. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night-. The annual. North Island v. South’ Island Rugby League fixture was played at Carlaw Park on Saturday. North won . by 36 —18. Fine weather .prevailed-.and 10,000 people witnessed a splendid game. In the first half South was superior, the - backs being seen in good passing bouts. - The South forwards dominated- the play and gained possession of the ball, giving : the South an advantage until the North ' changed its hooker... ' .... It was a triumph for Copke,, ex- All Black, who played a brilliant game. The play was fast and exciting and the crowd was' satisfied. The game revealed tor" Aucklanders an improvement in the standard of the South play. J; Amps and P. Scott were the best South backs. Morris impressed on the wing.. . Hamberger, Sco.tt and Glynn Were the best forwards.. Early in the game Powell - beat.-.the South five-eighths and passed to Pren- .w, tice, but Cooke missed a try. Smith made a great run and Amos just missed a try. O’Connor Snapped up. the, ’ ball';' smartly and-passed to Morris, Who raced... amidst applause ,to score a try/.. Scott - kicked a splendid • goal. The South- for - wards, Scott and Hamberger leading,-; swept. to the North line. Wellsmore . chimed in but Hunt forced. ■■ Morris •; raced through, and. Amos made. a..fine;... opening from which Glynn scored.'Scott ■ converted. "? ’ N6rth ' attacked and Hunt - passed to- ■ • 'Cooke, Tittleton and Smith,- who scored/ ; Smith missed with the kick." The South- —* .backs were playing--better football. PL . Scott made a gdbd run- and Amos,. Ham■berger and Morris pushed to touch. From . the-resultant scrum O’Connor scored, and-.. . -South led by 13 to 3. ; Clark rushed over-, the South line but McKenzie • saved. - ■ :North lost a try when Cooke missed a . • ; pass from Prentice. Clark. was over .for:,; the North hut the thy -was.disallowed.. -South roused excitement with brilliant passing. O’Connor,-P. -Scott, Amos. and-.. Morris raced over, but -the lineman ruled - the ball out of bounds.- - South was de--finitely superior' all round and; fast play - followed. ’ North, backs broke through but Amos made a great save from behind. , A few minutes after the start of the, ■ second spell North- Combined -cleverly.;. . W. 'Tittleton,made a-good -opening and' G. Tittleton scored. Smith converted. Amos missed with a long shot. The--South forwards swarmed round the. . North line and Cooke forced. .Morris: and Amos were brilliant. The-latter in,, scissors passing, cut the defence to rib-, ■ bons- and should: have scored.- . North ■ was •up against it. Then Cooke' flashed from half-way for a try.- Smith cOn- • verted and the scores were 13-all. The game rose to brilliant, heights;.. .Satherly placed. North, in the lead with,. .' a simple try, McKenzie, mistaking the dead-ball area. Powell made a good. - opening and passed to Prentice and to W. Tittle ton for a try. G. Tittle ton cori- ' ■verted. Cooke , from a brilliant opening, from a scrum scored and G. Tittleton . goaled. North predominated. .Pren-'' tiefe, Powell and Hunt handled and. Hunt scored. G. Tittle ton’ converted/ Smith raced away, and Prentice scored and ' converted. The South forwards rallied x.. and Glynn scored a good try, Hamber- - ger kicking-a great goal. The final , score was North 36, South 18.