TO-DAY’S SPORTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20043, 4 September 1920, Page 10

TO-DAY’S SPORTS.

J : ’VARSITY RUGBY, if, ~~ I ‘ NEW ZEALAND WINS, a.i, Bright sunshine and a perfect .ground fav■OutcrlMhe meeting of Sydney University aaid Jgew Zealand University to-day at Lancaster «srk, and there was a very largo attendance. Sydney, after their runaway victory against ,Wta.go, were expected to give the New Zee■tend Beam a good shako up, if. not a substantial beating. The only alteration in the. Zealand team was in the throe-quarter ■ino, where Phillips, of Wellington, replaced iiockereth, of Otago, Aitken went centre. .The teams were as follow; • ' Sydney—Full-back, 0. B. Nothling; threov«l,uartotß, H, Goldsmith, R. 0. Slaney, R. L. Raymond; five-eighth, C. Farquhar; halfbacks, T. .Lawton and J. Morgan (oa.ptain); (forwards, S. Eiby, I). Fowles, A. Kendall. A. d. .Murray. 0. Stuckey, H. Hingst, B. Buck;iata,n and F. M. M’Goten. ' New Zealand— J. Siddelliqthree.quarters, G, Aitken, Phillips and A. M'Leod; i-ihre-eigliths, A. Perry and W. Foa; half. A. .'I. ■ Begg; forwards, T, Hutchison (vrrny?, ' ul. JacKsou, T. Millikmi, J. M’Kemic. E. .ijHurty, C. Campbell, A. 1). Munvo and J. iMolloy. -Mr.L. \V. Ouiney was referee. .New Zealand kickoff off against sun and .wind, and them ’was a good deal ot tussling! between (ho forwards, Sydney having a very (fast, tall pack, who broke up vary quick■V. A couple of fast dashes by tne Sydney tight Wing took play into the home twentyfive, but Siddolls cleared with a great kick. Thou Morgan passed to Lawton, who gathered it willu one hand and streaked , through like a greyhound. He was running' .jhtd trouble, and . passed well out. but (Farquhoi- fumbled.' Two New Zealand forAv4t.de broke away with' a dribbling rush, hut Farquhar whipped the ball away from them. Running from hia own twenty-uve :,he passed 'in-field to a bunch, but Siddolls came to light with a steam-hammer tackle Awhich ended, .-tho, movement. Inside a k tniivute, However,;, Morgan was dodging round v. .Ike scrum. against the feeblest, possible tackling. . Ho, passed to Lawton, who sent , It oh to Hingst, who scored well out. Law- , ton failed to convert. ■••••• Sydney . , 3 ■ ■it .-> Hew Zealand ... . • _• • 0 . g iFailuro to keep position put New Zealand Tiftder a handicap in attack and defence. ’.Unco Siddells made a dash, but miskickcd, ■and Goldsmith, picking up, ’lotted, but '.missed, A feature ot the visitors' play was -the lightning rapidity with which they got •Vid of the ball. New Zealand rallied, and a.'pass from Begg to Milliken was responsible for the most determined dash made ‘■by’ the homo team; but larquhor cleared - Spiettily, running: back inlko his own goal. aSydney’s three-two-threo formation seemed. . p'-o.lgive them a big advantage in tho scrum, land they hooked the ball regularly. Once, ■however, Begg broke clear of the ruck and ■passed to Fea, who sent it on to M’Leod on , ; the. wingL The movement came in a flash, and the 11 ' first thing the crowd knew , :,w»3 that M'Leod, Canterbury hghtAiin'g back, ' bud tho ball 111 , .. 15 - -%t\ n with a clear -run down the touch-line. 'lt •■was his pace against Goldsmith a, but v 'instead of going for tho line ho kicked and ■■faced down to recover the ball. The splitfaWond in v/hioh he kicked cost him the try*; for the backs forced. The enthusiasm j ■ surged up when Aitken passed out to the j • • New Zealand right wing, but the movement j was blocked a yard out, Sydney pack I cleared. In an up-and-unc!ev kick by New i '.Zealand M’Kcnzie (New, Zealand) and Eiby I .(Sydney) were knocked out i and Craven went |‘ • ~btt;;in place of , M’Konzie. Strenuous and | ‘rather unscientific play between • the two ■ ■packs culminated in a scrum five yards in ! front of the Now Zealand goal, but a penalty ( -.1 'relieve Play; continued in the New Zea- i Hand- twte.tj-tive, until , the forward* led a determined rush, of the kind that New 1 Zealand is nctfccf for. The ball was whipped 1 but to tho, loft wing, where rapid passing, -between Aitken, Fea and M'Leod carried ’the attack ’clear and M'Leod passed infield , ;1o.; Fea. who just eluded the grasp of the. •‘•■Sydney. books,, end scored in. a fairly good ■position. Campbell converted ; as the bell ■rang, the half-time score being—i ; New, Zealand ■ S i ' Sydney "'.j, , . .3 I ■ '" second . Spell! ■ S' tyilh wind and suu, New Zealand had ■ a chance in, the second spell. The first "attack came from the visitors, Farquhar, at top speed, taking the final pass, but going - >-»;vn tackle. Long kicking forced the ■ visitors who'were again bn tho defensive when the home backs spado a hard j . thrust on . the right wing, where Phillips . .. wlas • held up by Farquhar. Snapped-up oppdrtumtics by the Sydney backs, coupled with' loiig line-kicking, brought p'lay back, and Nothling, had, a shot from a mark by Raymond. In attempting to clear by meagia of. short passes, the New, Zealand backs , nearly got themselves into trouble. One re- , BV'ii was a period of scrumming on-the line, at the cud of which a force relieved. New Zealand had to continue on the defensive, and a long pass from Morgan to Farquhar threatened.. danger, but Phillips again . grossed, his, man. Then, a short kick by a , , i ' iew Zealand forward from a .line-out was h , gathered by Lawton, who set the backs goifig,:. and Raymond handed to Goldsmith, , who outpaced M'Leod and scored at the flag. " Nothliug's kick missed. Sydney ■ .fi Now Zealand . .... 5 "Within five. minutes New Zealand iormd nljead. h'or pnee in a long spell Now Zealand hooked the ball. By short passes it went out ■ Vtp . Ahkeii, who streaked’ fast befortf transferring to M’Leod. Tho Canterbury man, put 1 -:« l PIK*. 'there was a tenao five seconds .as ■. .the yebow jovnoYs strained after him, but 'he ball over the line, just iat Campbell’s kick was a foot outBBBWKNew Zealand g KlSaßb'ffitey « Pnjßr’t twin the drop out tho Blacks wire cgo.u—a vastly different team than they Shown- themselves before. Bv short paste,-; the ball travelled fwiltlcgaly across to Phillips, .who dashed over well out. M’Leod's kick (just missed. New Zealand . 11 a 7d»?y . . . '.g Another hot attack- by tho now dominant, lorq-arda was well stopped by Farquhar, but Ho was .'penalised Tor lying on the ball, and Campbell kicked a fine goal. New Zealand pi , Syduby. •• • . 0 ' -Sydney, ivqro determined to die hard. The ieruni-halt put iu some good work in the New - -Zealand tweuty-fivo, where’a. rebound {»ve the visitors, an opening from which f’Qoreu scored, but the kick missed. ■ r Now Zealand . . . , pt Sydney ..... 9 ‘ 1 . Raymond, the brilliant Sydney runner, was j jecii in his best form when Goldsmith gave him. nn opening. He swerved dowcfteld light in front of the posts. Siddolls got him, but the trouble was not over and M’Leod just forced. A fine long kick by Aitken took play tight on to tho Sydney line, but the forwards cleared, and M'Goren was clean away with tho ball. A very weak pass lobbed bis side ot «n almost .certain • score; but Sydney maintained the attack, Eiid. Siddolls came across just in time to : , force. Flay went back by loose rushes from which the ball was whipped out to the hacks; and a whirlwind attempt on the tight wing saw Phillips go over into touch-in-goftl, .Ho was injured, and Robertson took bis place. The drop-out was returned over the dead ball area, and New Zealand maintained tho initiative thrusting hard at the • visitors’ goal. Perry marked in a handy position, but M’Leod missed. In another attack M’Leod knocked on when he had a straight run in. The All Blacks kept Up the pressure, and a wedge of forwards awept into the twenty-five, where Craven picked up, and looking around for some- - body to pass to, found that it was easier ■ to go on and score himself. This cemo off but M’Leod failed to convert. Tho final gcoro was— New, Zealand X 7 Sydney 8 , RANFURLY SHIELD. WELLINGTON, September 4. Iu the Ranfurly Shield competition, at the end, of-the first, spell, tho score was;—'Weiv lingtou, 5, Auckland 3. WANGANUI V. OTAGO. HHNEDIN, September 4. Tho ipflf-tiujo score was:—Otago 17, Wangs, nui 3. THIRD GRADE. . I'- Ricoarton v. Mariets, played at Lancaster i Hark (west), wa? won by Marists by '6 points :■ '.'top,3.---, Scorers wars Brit tandem and' Ellis , ; Marists, and Wilson for Riccarton. Referee, Mir W. Duggan. . , .'Marists have to play Boys’ High School : (.•for/' the final. FOURTHM3RADE. -JRAiapoi Cadets v, Mansis, played at Lancaster Park (south), was won by Kaiftpoi by 3 points to 0. Scorer was Tookey (a. -' . penalty Igonl). Referee, Rev W; B, Scott, G; Kaiapoi have to play 86th. Company for tlw '£'* final. !■ pfasr ■’ ... a . V / M jja