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AUSTRALIA'S SOCCER TRIUMPH

ENGLAND'S

GREAT

FIGHT IN THE

DECIDING TEST

GREAT GOAL-KEEPING AND FORWARD WORK

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Sydney, July 21.

AUSTRALIA beat England by four goals to three in the third and deciding Soccer test match, The Australian played at Newcastle yesterday. team had to work tremendously to keep in check the attacks of an English side, which, despite the misfortunes which made Joy and Finch unavail- able, was transformed by superb team spirit to the most efficient scoring mechanism placed in the field against Australia during the tour.

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tion with the ball at toe.

McNabb established

BRITISH WIGHTMAN

CUP DEBACLE

America Win By 6 Matches To.1

KAY STAMMERS OUTCLASSED

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Forest Hills, August 21. The United States scored smashing victory in the Wightman Cap series here, reeling off six matches in a row and losing only the last doubles, thus taking the two major tennis series.

Three up yesterday, America had the Cup in her possession after the first match played to-day, when Miss Helen Jacobs beat Miss Mary Hardwick after a three set fight.

Miss Hardwick won the first set himself in at 6-2, being aggressive with fore- goal as the champion of Australian hand and cross-court shots and keepers. His work in resisting often advancing to the net to kill closing English attacks was magni- the American's chop strokes. Id recovery and saved six set points. ing was a chief asset to the side. THE AUSTRALIAN FORWARD WORK AND GOALKEEPficent, and the length of his kick-the second set she made a brilliant before conceding the set at 64. ENGLAND'S LUCK ING WAS THE BEST SEEN IN THE TEST SERIES. THE BACKS ****

The English team's troubles were The third set went to Miss Jacobs, WERE AT LEAST AS EFFICIENT AS IN THE FIRST TEST WHEN THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE TOUCHED ITS PREVI-in the forward line. Every man 16-2 OUS HIGH WATER MARK. THE TAKINGS OF THE MATCH, worked well, but the attacking $1,100, AND THE ATTENDANCE, APPROXIMATELY 15,000, tactics which could be adopted NEWCASTLE SPORTS GROUND. were not sufficiently penetrative. WERE RECORDS FOR THE

The resourceful left wing, Davis

.

KAY OUTCLASSED

In the next two matches,

The last match, between Miss re-Stammers and Miss Freda. James and Mrs. J. Van Ryn and Miss-For- othy Bundy, saw the only British victory when the former pair won at 6-3, 10-8. Miss Bundy is the daughter of May Sutton, one of the early Wimbledon Women's Champions, and was making her debut in these matches.

-America thus won by six matches to one-Reuter.

to

Miss Twice in the match-when they lead 2-0 in the first half and and Riley, lacked physique and Alice Marble outclassed Miss Kat- 4-1 in the second half-Australia seemed to have matters com-height. Mathews, in perhaps his herine Stammers to win 6-3, 6-1, pletely in hand, and nothing in a season of tremendous soccer ex-best game, revealed himself more and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan opportunist rather than a beat Miss Margot Lumb by a sim- citement has been more convincing than the manner in which, at as an both stages, England fought back and almost succeeded in equalis-centre forward. Eastham was less ilar score. Miss Lumb's only vir-

noticeable than before.

tue was that she hit hard, but she ing the scores.

The Australians had learnt his was no match for her experienced Two incidents in both of which, him. As Eastham kicked, McNabb style of play, and the dummies opponent. the Australian goalkeeper, I dived, stopped the ball, and before which once he sold to eager buyers McNabb, was a principal, will be anyone could reach him was up to-day attracted no bids. His

moval after the interval to right discussed for many years. The again to clear it beautifully.

the opening English AUSTRALIAN FORWARDS: WORK half to make the introduction of first was

The Australian forward line was Lewis to the forward line possible goal, about which there was con-

Murray, the most hostile this country has was justified. Collins was tricky siderable argument. Australia's left half, miskicked, ever fielded. At times it seemed to and resourceful on the right wing and the ball went straight back have the game completely under its but lacked the shooting powers into the goalmouth. As it des domination. The English defence get full final value from some of cended, Riley, England's inside never relaxed, but the combined his approach work.

LEG INJURY left, rushed through to McNabb, work of the five Australian attack-

Lewis, excellent all-rounder, did and as the ball went on into goal, ers occasionally touched higher Riley was seen charging McNabb. levels than have been reached in fine work at right half and impart ed new purpose to the English for- was brought "The question at issue was whe-Australia before.

Wilkinson at outside right was ward line when he ther Riley was making a legal

the attack. Sutcliffe, "left a great quintet. into tackle of McNabb with the ball in outstanding in

whether McNabb Watching the way in which time half, surmounted the impediment possession, or was without the ball and the goal lafter time he took the ball where of his leg injury in the interests of

difficult to his team and often had the Ar was consequently void through in-he choose. it was as

understand his exclusion from the tralian attack beaten. terference.

"In the defence, the quiet Leek, previous test side as it was easy to realise why some of the English-centre back instead of the injured men, appreciating the greatness of Bernard Joy, revealed his true foot- the injured Crowhurst, whom he ball self. He did everything asked

Riley, one of the fairest players possible, thought that McNabb and he both went for the ball together, and that the ball struck his fore-

head. 'So, too, did the referee (Mr. after the game, said that both

G. Saunders), who, interviewed

the

McNabb and Riley touched ball. McNabb, on the other hand, thought that the ball had not reached him. Several other Ams-

tralians were of the same opinion.

replaced, have continued to regard of him as well as Joy could have TO-DAYS ter with him in the match against headwork in which Joy's superior LAWN BOWLS New South Wales as Australia's height might have prevailed. ENCOUNTERS

Wilkinson since their first encoun- done it with the exception of some

outstanding attacker.

HALF-BACK LINE

without

Strasser, right back, produced his best Australian form. His defence

ous work

GOALKEEPER, SUPERB Woolcock, in goal, surprised

The remaining game in the Third and steady provision of attacking Round of the Open Singles Lawn The half-back work, as a whole, openings were impressive. Bobbins must have disappointed the experi-was efficient at left back, but wilt-Bowls Championship between A.

Coates and A. R. Dallah, "will menting Australian selectors. Coo- ed occasionally under the tremend-

played this afternoon on the Foot- A REMARKABLE SAVE The second remarkable incident lahan again was Australia's tower

ball Club green, weather permitting. in which McNabb figured was his of strength. Returned to ring-half,

Two games in the Fourth Round Civil save of a penalty kick by Eastham. his club position, he did beautiful

cessation. The everybody. He was superb. At will also be decided on the

A. Hyde Eastham is one of the truest kicks things

formed by Wilkinson, least half a dozen of his saves Service Club green, when in the game, and his penalty kick triangle

and himself was the

would have baffled any ordinary Lay encounter J. S. Landolt, and ing ability is now a major tradi-Hughes,

chief attacking asset, keeper, and Australia's final judgA. S. Gomes meets J. A. R. Selby. tion of Australian football. When side's

in defence ..he

was ment on him must be that he is the a foul by Murray gave him bis op- land

Do ordinary portunity against an unassisted always handy. He emerged from peer of McNabb goalkeeper, it looked tremendous the series with only one rival, praise. odds on a goal, which, as the issue Evans, as Australia's No. 1 player. It was pleasant to hear, in con- Opinions of Davidson's work at versation with the Englishmen proved, would have saved England the game. McNabb, assisted by a centre-half varied after the match after the game that they shared the consultation with the Australian Whenever he had room to move he local view that the real test of the rig back, Evans, who from prior did clever things, but when it came comparative merits of amateur ence against Eastham has to a test of strength between him- football in the two countries was some idea of direction in which self and individual English players in the first test match in Sydney, come, was under he was, to an extent, found want, and that the Australian win was His fault was over delibera-deserved. the handicap against

Cycling Champion

Copenhagen, To-day. Van der Vyirer, of the Nether lands, yesterday won the world's cycling speed championship. Geor- of France, was second, and Coms, of the Netherlands, third.