LEAGUE FOOTBALL
BRITISH TOURISTS. WIN FIRST TEST. BRISBANE, June 24. The match was up to international standard and England won a deserved victory. Their team has improved wonderfully. since their match against Queensland. They dazzled the spectators with their three-quarter -work, dribbling, intercepting and bustling forward play. It was expected the speed of the Australians would tell in the second half but the visitors retained their form and speed, finishing strongly. England built up a substantial lead in the first half and in spite of a determined effort on the part of Australia to snatch a victory England successfully held them in check. Faulty kicking on tho part of Australia lost points. The scorers for England were: Fairclough, Horton, Elarby and Sullivan; and for Australia: Armbruster, Craig, Freestone and Aynsley. The final score was: England 15 Australia 12
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Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 225, 25 June 1928, Page 5
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