FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 October 1926, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

N.Z. LEAGUE TEAM. BEATEN BY WARRINGTON. LONDON, Saturday. Warrington defeated the New Zealand touring team by 17 to 5. The attendance was only 7500, due to the heavy rain and a gale of wind, which also hampered the New Zealanders’ playb ■ The New Zealanders were never impressive because the Warrington forwards consistently controlled 'the scrums. They were also exceptionally clever in loose play. Consequently the New Zealand backs had few opportun•ities. Warrington gave,-their best display of the season, the front rankers being in their element, and the -backs full of enterprise, quite bewildering the opposition with their scientific movements. New Zealand had 'the advantage of the wind in the first half, but made poor uso of rt whereas "Warrington .made the most of every chance that came their way. The New Zealand team comprised Gregory, Brown, Brisbane, Cole, Gardiner, Davidson, Webb, Avery, Mcnzies, Mason,' Wright, Herring, Carroll. A THIRD-RATE TEAM. * (Received Monday, IS.od p.m.) -LONDON, Sunday. t The Daily News says that the New Zealand League, players are distinctly a third-rate team. They did not maintain the- improvement shown in the test pmteh. , Their failure in the serums is nothing compared to their weakness at the base of the scrummage, Cole and Webb proving.negligible in defence and ineffective in attack. During Davidson’s half-hour absence, ( owing to a dislocated thumb, Warrington scored eleven points. Even after Davidson returned, playing 011 the wing, Warrington was supreme. Despite his injury, Davidson was New Zealand’s best player, after Gregory. Gardiner’s prowess is overrated. AUSTRALIAN ACTIVITY. (litcc> v 1 d Mon.i'v i l ' Ci n.in.) , ' ~ BRISBANE, This Day. • The Australian Rugby Control Board has to invite an English team to-;Australia in 1928, or, alternatively, that permission be sought from the English Rugby League to enable : a premier. English club to visit Austin--iia next season. It. was also decided to send an Australian team.to New Zealand next season. A POOR TEAM. PARIS, Friday. Although the Maoris have not yet been beaten, the French Press confidently predicts a win for the Paris team on Sunday. ■„/. • . Rome critics assert that the., Maoris ■: is.poor and unintelligent,'; an do. aiiy,,representative' French, team WonhJi beat them easily. •'■' MAORIS DEFEATED. (Received Monday, 9.15 a.m,.), PARIS, Sunday. Paris defeated the Maoris --.by II points fo 9. FOOD DOES NOT SUIT MAORIS. (Received Monday, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Sunday. The “Evening News’ ” Paris correspondent states that the Maoris are expediting their departure for London, arriving to-night, or to-morrow morning. They declare that French feeding has caused havoc. The team steadily lost weight during the Continental stay. Matene lost twenty pounds, and several others at least, a stone, through the unaccustomed food they had been getting in France. The correspondent .says that Matene is anxious to get to England to get some good steak, and solid plain food. Rutherford, a member of the French 1 7 nion. has done his best, to ensure that the Maoris receive their accustomed food, but it has been, difficult, as the hotel chefs are not used to it.' MAORIS GREAT FAVOURITES. (Received Mondfiy, 10.10 a.m.) , PARIS, Sunday. The Maoris have captured the capital’s imagination. People are impressed by their magnificent physique and musical talents. Much space in the newspapers is given to the piano playing to Wincera. and Deniss and Grace’s singing, and the general chorus singing of the team. SOCCER CODE. N.S. WALES CHAMPIONSHIP. (Received Monday, 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Glndcsville won the Soccer Premiership, defeating Granville 2—o. An Auckland telegram states that the Rugby Charity Cup was won by Grammar Old Boys, who defeated Ponsonby (senior champions) by eleven to