DEFEATED AGAIN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 45, 16 November 1907, Page 5

DEFEATED AGAIN.

ALL BLACKS.' LUCKY WITH A THREE-POINT MINORITY. DY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Lcndorii November 14. Tho New Zealand football team played tho eleventh match of tho tour at Barrow, Lancashire, and suffered their second defeat. In tho first spell play was'of an even character, and each team scored a try. In tho second half, however, Barrow, who had tho better of the gamo, scored another try, and we're unlucky in not succeeding in putting up a greater number of points. ■ The gamo ended: — Barrow ; .;. 6 ■ New Zealand 3 Barrow, at which the New Zealand footbailors him; mot their second defeat, is a North Lancashire mining ami manufacturing town, about the size of Wellington. Tho Burrow team occupied the 11th position in tho Northern Union League's competition during th". season 190(5-7, with tho following record :— Matches played 2(1. .won 13, lost 12, drawn i .1; scores for, -12 goals 80 tries, total points HI2; Bcorce against 50 goals, 79 tries, totiil points 349; percentage in competition' 51.52. . ■ v Tho following table shows thn matches played and tho scores to date. It also shows, in parentheses, for encli of tho English teams, tho matches won unci lost, and tho position gained in tho Northorn Union League Competition for last season, 1906-7:— Bramley—Won by 25 paints to 10—5 goals 5 tries to 2 goals 2 trios. (Won 1, lost 19, 20th position-in the League) ■ IluddcrsficUl—Won by 1!) points to B—2 goals 5 trien to 1 goal 2 tries. (Won 13, lost 19, 19th position in tho League.) Widnes—AVon by 26 points to 11—4 goals 6 tries to 1 goal 3 tries. (Won 9, lost 10, 12th position.in League.) Broughton Hangers— Won by 20 to 14. (Won 17, lost 12. 9th position in League.) AVakefield Trinity—Draw, 5 points. (Won 12, lost 15, 16th position in League.) Leeds—Won by 8 points to 2—i goal 2 tries to 1 goal. (Won 19, lost 9, 6th position in League.) St. Helens—Won by 21 points to 5—3 goals and G tries to l" goal and 1 try. (Won 9, lost 17, 22nd position in Loaguo.) Merthyr Tydvil—Won by 27 points to 9— 3 goals 7 tries to 8 tries. (A new club, not in League last your.) Koighlev—Won by 9 points to 7—3 tries to 2 goals and 1 try. (Won 17, lost G, 4th position in League.-) Wigan—Lost by 8 points to 12—1 goal and 2 tries to 4 tries. (Won 23, lost 10, sth position in League.) Barrow—Lost by ,'i pointa to C—l try to 2 tries. (Won 13, lost 12, 11th position in League.) Record.—Played 11, won S, lost 2, drawn 1, points for 171, poiats against 89. Kecord of the first All Black team for tho first eleven matches: AH won, pointy for JOB, points against 7.