THE ELEVENTH WIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 249, 20 October 1924, Page 10

THE ELEVENTH WIN.

YORKSHIRE OUTCLASSED. 42 POINTS TO 4. NEPIA'S GOAL-KICKING. (!',r i a .!.*. - T\->>s« As«> ia::on iv.pyriji'..' l.uND'i-V, October 18. I'll.- All lilaeUs sooral another overv. .-liiiin- vctory to-diiy when they ,|efeated Yorkshire at Bradford by 42 i.oints to 4- their highest margin -ince. liio openins of the tour. In the eleven matches played in I'.r.tain the New Zealamlers have scored 274 point-, while γ-j have been registered against them. The weal her w;ls tin", ar.d the contest allractcd an attendance of li.UiM spectators. The pinio \va.< mil last, but very hard, and tliere were frequent infriniemcMits by l;oLh sidps. Yorkshire put up a stubborn defence !ii the early stapes of the match, but were unable to withstand the repeated attacks launched hy the visitors, who were continually on the offensive. At half-time the All lilacks had established ■a lead of IS po'nts. In the nerond spell Yorkshire had the advantage in the scrums, but this was counterbalanced by the da.«hiii2 work of the fast, heavy .New Zealand forwards in other departments and the splendid handling movements by their back division. The New Zealand team was as follows ■ Full-back: Nepia. I hree-quartcrs: Steel. Svenson. Hart. Five-eighths: I'acwae, McGregor. Half-back: Dalley. Wing-forward: Parker. Forwards: Irvine. Mcfleary. M. TSrovvnlie, .Masters. C. Brownl'e, Richardson, Stewart. Strenuous Early Stages. Yorkshire kicked oil", and the New Zealandcrs immediately assumed the offensive. The hall went out to Steel, who almost managed to (toss the. line, anil a little later Hart, on the other wine, made a great run which almost brought the New Zealanders' first score. Yorkshire defended solidly, but were unable to carry operations to their opponents' cud of the field, and pla.y was confined to the home side's territory. After the gjnic had been .'n progress for 17 minutes Richardson crossed Yorkshire's line. Nepia failed to convert. Vie made amends for this live minutes later -when lie kicked a line goal from an infringement, making the b\:ores: — All Blacks 0 Yorkshire I) had to retire at this stage owing to his ankle giving , out. The visitors' back division were throwing the hall about, and, though Yorkshire kept them out for a time, they continued their tactics, and Hart linished otr a passing movement, by notching a I ry. Xepia made no mistake with the kick. There ivas much offside play by both sides, each of whom were vepentedly penalised. Yorkshire worked their wav !nto their opponents' territory, when Lumby secured possession of "the ball and passed -it back to Myers, who dropped a fine goal—Yorkshire's only score. All Blacks a Yorkshire 4 YORKSHIRE MISS A CHANCE. (rood-work by Dallev behind the scrum opened tlic way for the visitors' next score. He sent the ball out to Hart, who touched down, but Xepia was not successful with the kick. Yorkshire almost increased their score when Richardson wa3 penalised for obstruction and Smith narrowly missed kicking a penalty goal. Then the All Blacks launched another attack which carried play into Yorkshire's twenty-five. Mc<irepoi' snapped up the ball from a scramble and got over the line. Xepia added the major points. Almost immediately afterwards Xepia landed a great goal from half-way, and the scores when half-time sounded were: All Blacks 22 Yorkshire 4 After the interval the Yorkshire hookers beat the Xew Zcalanders and secured the ball from most of the scrums, but the All Black forwards seized every advantage, and. making full use of their speed, stamina and weight, wore down the Yorkshire pack, who were the backbone of the team. ALL BLACKS HAITDI-E FREELY. Splendid passing between Hart and Varkcr enabled McGregor to score his second try. He touched down near the posts, and Xepia converted. Tlio visiting backs combined well and handled the ball freely. A great passing bout put Hart across the line, and Xepia asain converted, making the scores: — All Blacks .",2 Vork.3hire 4 Dalley. who wan often prominent, initiated the movement which led to the next score. He "dummied' , has way through the opposition and sent the ball out to Hart, who crossed over. Nepia converted. ' ' -lust on time Hart scored his fourth try for the day. Nep ia was RUCCPaBfu , w.th the kick, and the game ended;All Blacks ~., orkshire "J The smartness of the New Zealanders in handling the ball and tliorouchnp.n of their work was in marked contrnel to the laboured, dilatory movements of the Yorkshire players. Oalley a .-nl Hart were the best of the New Zealand hacks and Richardson. Stewart. M. Brownlec and Masters were the hc-t of the forward*. Xepia kicked with splendid judgment and force. The comparison between the scurcs of the 1005 team and of the present team to date arc: — 1905 1021 Beat Devon .">.-,— 4 11— 0 „ Cornwall .. 41— 0 2!) - 0 ~ Somerset .. 2.')— 0 i; 0 ~ filouccKter 44 - 0 0 0 „ Kwansca .. 4- :i :>!)— :s „ Newport . . 0— :i 13—10 „ Leicester .. 28— 0 27— 0 „ N. Midlands 21— r> 40— 3 „ Cheshire . 34— 0 18— a ~ I>urha.ui . . IG-- .! 4:1 7 „ Vorksliiii' 40 i) 42 4 'I'd-j.U :il2- IK 271 :i2