DIGGERS 16, AUCKLAND 6.

Thames Star, Volume LIII, Issue 14020, 20 October 1919, Page 3

DIGGERS 16, AUCKLAND 6.

(Press Association,.) AUCKLAND, This Day. The N.Z.E.F. football team—the

■ winners of tihe Empire Ouip as tlie ,'t'-crack Rugby fifteiem in, the whole oi g the British, Army;—.were in popiulai i, iavoui< among 1 the uuodeiiatersiizecl -' crowd that asiseanbled toi watch them r' play Auckland and beat tiheimi to t,Ue iuhe of 16 points toi a baa© Aait- %. dozen/ on Saturday. i | WitJi a. breeze a-rud thei sun behind ? •' them till© Army boys had the advuiii- • : lage otf tlie opeaiLnig 1 etxoJiamges, but - when the Auckland facwujrds got together they carried the ball back to t the cemtli I©. The gjaan© waged'-fast het, vween the fofrwau'ds, Avitih Stoa-moiit f doing fine wot-k foir Auckland, and i BeMis .paxjanjinent on the other side. I Tlie Diggers worked toi the Aucikkiiiid ' lisnie^ but whem they opened oiuit to . the backs Stormoaub out off, and sent •the ball to hris foaciks, whol removed, th© danger. The miilitairy boys set up a strong atitack, theiir forwards r&llyj ing in great style, while each till*6 1 the local mem broken away o'Brian used the sideline ten etad them back. Aociklaiid ctleaa-ed 1 eventually, only to bo seint back by a great breaikiaiway by Singe, who had a tiry.at his mea-cy wljbein he slipped, and the ohanciei was gome. The first saore aim© when ;i, cemitaiing kick, by Roberts was fuimbled \ by Biirns,- and. buistled; the ball away framf hami, dribbling; over, and sooir- , mg beitweein thio poa-tsi, ai try tiiat wma noti .improfvied. Just immediately afterAvards Kissick broke cleai-, and scored «igtain. Auckland, mow 6 pointsi down, rallied, and 1 Nicihoilsioni and WdlsO'U ■ sihoiwed up inj successive breakaiways. j The Daggers woike wp } rmd poiti in old .; style breakaiWay fott*ward work that tested the Auckland defence to the ! t-ibtennosti. A great high kick by : StoirmoDt enabled tihei Auckland meni ■ jto .nfttack, bpti oxno& agami the Digigjar 1'! foi'wiairds shoiWed their paces mi cleai 1- ■ 1 ing, and a dribbling, rush ended in Siifgte and Lucas i'ndulg'inig 1 in a pas si-, ing boait, and sending on* to Stotir, j who outpactd Burns, and scored- at! the ooa'iiier. Stohr conveirtedj and) ac; half time the Service boys had 11 poinf on ' tpi nil. When, the seooind iPteili opened th& Army forwards wein.t away with gi'©a.b da^h and tooik tlio ball to tihei Amaklaind Lne', whore in ruck play Ford goit a try which, Stohr converted. 16—0. Auckland: rallied and a nice run- by Biadeley taok him to the lin)© where his pass we>n>t astray, but inknediiatedy aftei*wao:ds i Stormonrti opened Auckland acc/outit !wi bh ,ai. gioal froan. a freiei. A girteait brea-kaiway., by Belli^ .and S'imgei was stopped' only on the Auiokland linsi, J'liit ltfc«i local' men. \, ietal/iated and ■ clearedj'.'iThem Auckland took ai turn ... cc attack^ a>n)d ■ the .Diggfeirsi were waillod o-n tio ■ exhibit thfiir defensive 7 powers. :Time <aind iagaini the laoal rire.iv ! carao . on; y '. and- wea-'e repelled.!, till: ; <v ' heady cross-kick by Wilson (biaick)' sent the ball! to the fa'otnt of the posts, where.; Wilson, (forwaipd) ipiicked up and scored. Stoiriuont. miissing am "«*>'sy shot at igviall—l6—-6. .Again Auckland , rse.it vip i;: a, ipiroloinged attack 1, bujti tJifi/V | Diggers,, thofuigih■ ..p^lpiaiblv tfired, held'; them off till "the wMsitle blew, with] the scores 16 to 6 in, th.«ir-faviaur. j