FOOTBALL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIX, Issue 3103, 27 June 1929, Page 5

FOOTBALL

NEXT SATDRDAY-g GAMES. -'•..' WAIPA v. CAMBEIDGE. \ • • - > • ■,. . .-.-. On Saturday next the Cambridge representatives will play their first representative match of the season, when the Senior A team will travel to To yA-wamutufto; meet Waipa, while Waipa Senior B, team will come to Cambridge and meet the local B teain at Victoria Square at 2.30. The curtain-raiser will be provided by Tauwhare and Leamington juniors, while junior club games will be played at Leamington. Pinlay Cup Match. Mr.,A; B. Thomas, of Cambridge, has been selected to referee the Finlay Cup match at Matamata'on Saturday. CAMBRIDGE REP. TEAM. The senior selector advises that A. Eusso will not be available for the A team on Saturday, and his place in the three-quarter line will be filled by Morrice (United); Better (Hiutapu) will now go with the A team as an emergency. ... WAIKATO V. KING COUNTRY. FOEMEE WIN 27 TO 8;

In fine but threatening weather the Waikato representatives met and defeated King Country at Te Awamutu yesterday by 27. points to 8. The game was quite an interesting and attractive one, being more closely contested than the scores indicate. Waikato's . rearguard was too superior, but the King Country forwards more than held their own with Waikato, and they also had the advantage in scrurh work. C. Eobertson and W. Bourke represented Cambridge," and both played good games, Eobertson especially being prominent.

Early in the game Quin secured in a back movement, cut in and scored. Halstead failed with the kick. Five minutes later,. from a serum in midfield, Mitchell and Story for Waikato. The ball was sent on to Anderson, and he raced 25 yards to side-step the full-back and score a fine try. Halstead failed with the kick. Por a time King Country applied the pressure, and in tight work following scrums near Waikato's line Fletcher pushed his-way over for King Country. Wepere kicked a splendid goal. Not long after this C. Eobertson secured and threw out to Story, who made a beautiful run half the length of the field'befofe sending on"tb'Graham.. The ball went back to Story, and he scored a try. Clarkin added the extra points, and the half-time score was 11—5 in Waikato's favour. King Country had Waikatb (? Up against it for a time, and then in "the middle west Quin picked up and sent to Anderson, who scored a doubtful try, a King Country player having been badly obstructed. The kick at goal failed. Shortly after this Thomas (Waikato full-back) badly missed a ball, and King Country had hard luck in hot scoring. Waikato came back, and Kay made an opening from a serum, and he sent the leather on to made a fine run to score. Halstead failed with the kick. In the closing stages Quin made a beautiful movement for Waikato and sent on to Graham, whotraced- past two opponents to score. The kick agjiinj, failed. Shortly after this W. Wepere kicked a penalty goal for King Country. The latter were getting the ball consistently from the scrum during this half, but their backs always failed tp top off likely movements... Just at the close Quin made a fine opening and sent on.to Eoberf;son,, who raced Over and round to the posts unopposed. W. Bourke added the extra points, and the game ended in favour of Waikato by 27 points to 8. Mr. Marshall (Hamilton) refereed.

TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. Leamington Juniors: Garland, Lye, Martin, Wiseman, Boss, Penriy, Hjorth, Cooper (2), Kceley, McFarlane, Wilson, Ebbin, Liddingtpri" (2), Broderson, Dagg, Clark.';" ?■'■': THE ALL BLACKS. ! v; AEBIVAL IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, June 26. The members of the New. Zealand football team landed this morning, and were glad to feel solid ground under their fact, after a voyage which most of them, will remember as the worst they have ever knowri. N