"STOP PRESS" NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16497, 6 August 1921, Page 1

"STOP PRESS" NEWS.

fßewrwd far Me awn reoaTrcj after the paper has goae to press.] * ■ HOCKEY. r-'lin ;t a defeat d t | . •. KIKBY FOOTBA L.L. I t OAaTLRBUR i V. WAN A U In tb final e»a e»- of Ibr ea <, } rh J k eked f fine p; anlP a - | .Cam in -tued » trj, hi j h match between Maun in | if - e'-enr' ended in a dre > j t-n-h • b-nt V Ot ~o bv « to *t >|,h J. A. I '• C i>:i*ohTAVi a . t.-Wli-TEE SA_LE LUKLvG i.A1.0 WEEK AT N.Z. CLOTHING FACTOI.Y .Li w.UKa w. -OU LtiLAN :. INVEKC- R j Au,u»t 0 I'h. mat. h bet - eon the cprw bok and Southland was pleyed in bn.h u him Th-u-b thr am.r_b.rr al b !y and -be ground heavy owinx »... pi ev.ou? rain ibe attendan-.* v. r .t. mated .;t 15.0C0. The v •' « • th- toss, and plavcd with tie sun and a *U_h: wind at their .back. Art*r fast trw.;rd work .^i iner rush by tho Green, backs resulted in Van Heerden scoring' in tbe corner. The kick failed. Vroru a :o:rw urd 1 rush Morkel passed to Meyer, who j eoorod, but tbe kick again failed. An | off-side by Brett gave the Africans a free kick, but tko ball went wide, Southland forcing. In spiio of tbo ; condition of the around play n m fust, and some brilliant passing by tho South African backs vas wiluesocd. At liali time, when. play was in tho centre of the held, tho scores were—Springboks 0, Southland 0. lu tho rlrsfc part ©£ the second half Southland teeb tb*?. offensive. and a looked like scoring, but s.---ori*l oper.* M ings were spoiled by off-side play- The Southland backs were reluctant to attempt passing rushes, and weak line kicking gave the visitors relief, their accurate fielding magnificent line-finding px<wing the feature ol the match. Two trie* were moored in the latter p«rt o£ the spell from brilliant passing- the backs giving lu 'attractive exhibition in spite of a greasy ball and heavy ground. Henry Morkel scored the first from a sorum. For the final try Townsend made an 'oning from thx scrum, the ball going .--.t to Van Heerdan* who ran tw*nty?7e yards, fending off Gilmour tc score •vide out.. Villiers failed with all four kioks, the game ending—Springboks 12, -o-.th’a''d 0 Mr MKonzie iTmnedin>