NEW ZEALAND AT BARROW

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 14

NEW ZEALAND AT BARROW

!_ BEATEN BY-THREE POINTS.- . I ' a' wet ground. : .1 i • Barrow—Lost, by 3 points to o—l try | I-. ... ito 2 tries. Playod on November. i ..T-'- ,1 j . (BT A. H. Baskerville.),.' [ The* visitofthe New ZeaLinclcrs to Barrow r to-day created the usual amount of interest, i ' iWe- .wore: received by a largo: and enthusiastic crowd:-atrtho: railway .station,-wore i ' . escorted to . tho Town Halli' . and thorc acf - corded.a civic reception:by thovMaypr..Un-fortunately-wo arrived too late. to bo shown j , over.; the .enormous■, shipbuilding and, ii;on i- works of Vickers,;Sons,_. and Maxim, although i. an invitation to/do:this h?.d been,extended. | Outside '.of Barrb*, ion <the : ' way,:.-through,',-an - opportunity vas taken to; see the world* i 1 famed- Furaess Abbey, an . historic , him ■,on i. the Cavendish,or Duke of Devonshire's largo jV-'-';-" (estates. r'i:":':".!. . ' ''Barrow, are doing very'-well' this:ybar-:in L.' . tha Northern Union League Championship. |.. They have not- yet 'lost a. match on 'their own ground,'-' and; aredoing '< very ' well : in outside fixtures.- 'As usual,'agaiiist us'to- •: | day' they piaved, far, above '.•even' their • tins . year's, reputation, and, with the aid of . the •..wretched:.weather, snatched, a'victory from us by a narrow margin.■i We still have several players 'on . the injured list: : The against Barrow to-day was—Wrigley, Lavery, Smith, Tyne, M'Gre- ■ gor; -Todd, K. Wynyard, Pearce, Galium, : 'Life, Cross, Byrne, .and . Wright. Fine rain in the., moniing made., the ■ ' .ground rather, hesvyi'-and interfered with ' the attendance ;a,;'little., ': Excursions from f all over; Cumberland! aSdt^prth;.Lancashire' ■ were run, and'were well patronised. Micro 3 than 7000 people :paid .for admission, the < . "gate" amonnting approximately to £340. i: . Tto' easily beat 'their,.last "record:;gate,'.'; > which stood \at £180. Tho , ac- . ~ ;coismodation, : to-day ; was strained'.;to .the - -utmost, quite .a crush resulting, at ono entrance. If tho, ship-building . yards . had. ■closed down, as was their original intention, i ■ V and ; released their 8000; : mecnanics, ..and, if •ttie weather had boen favourable, goodness knows where the pooplo would have -.boon " PUt. ■' ' W :i,' . " AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT. • Barrow lost' tho itoss, and New Zealand, p took thex unfavourable end • first, playing ; against a . strong breeze. 'This just.- about ;■ /lost us the' match, because, at : the(interval' i blinding rain commenced to fall, and spoiled our game We should;ihavo .made-sure of- ; jv .-'• the first spell.-, . ■'vi-'.-;' " ! ( A series of., scrummages,-about--the of-the field followed the kick. off. B. Wync y&rd- was given' offside from,one ofi these,. and their free-kick put them in an attacking. 1 , position. More scrummages followed; until : ' . the ball was brought to tho Now Zealand 'lino, but it went into the ,dead-ball area, f R. "Wvnyard, with a..nippy ! ':run,' relieved' i foT a while, , and, ■ later, Todd saved a .dangerous situation' in 'fine ..style.; They-con- ( ■ .''..-•tinned'' .to attackuntil; fiill-, back, broke 1 through from ;his. own -goal -line' almost to half-way. with,a strong rim.'Back - came tho Barrow, forwards with a finb-.ru6h, but again tho ball .was kicked dead. "A freekick, a few minutes''later was nearly-, taken ' „ advantage. of, the ball .going a few, inches our. goalpost, j.Tie 'attack- was: con- «••* turned- until Wrigley. saved ;with' a -fine-.mark. R. Wynyard secured from a sorum,, and cut through beautifully; from his own twenty-five . to their territory.-vSmith;and Lavei-y.'carried .on to the home twenty-five. with. a . dnbble. Barrow secured from,:a,scrum, and,. kicking well ' down, r with - the'-wind,'.'..found;, the-.liiie i<- at halfway. • Splendid open play by both f ! sides followed- for.-a- peHodj oub passingbiiing .i particularly - good. Todd • gained-, much E'.-: ground with a smart individual: run: .We t; - loot ■ advantage .by getting off-side. . A fino ; lock and follow-up by Pearce, and M'Gregor's. fine punting, relieved for .a wliilo. SARROV/ SCORES. f Barrow fonvards rushed down again to ! ' onr line. v got going, and one of them at tho corner.. Though !;: <•- ho knocked the flag down: in his progress, i the referee allowed them a try, which was r not converted. : '. This reverse roused the "All. Blacks,'.' so ■; *■ that- they, attached 'with, vigour... M'Grbgor,/ by good kicking; romoved' play ,to;.tho ,honie twenty-five,;, Todd made . fine run, and' so did .Wrigley. The. latter was pushed into '.. touch just'in time. We continued.to press. . them. It. -Wynyard' served Todd on the blind , side', from a. • scrum,. and . the .latter was nearly over. Others .-made dashes on occasions, ;aiid failed when tho lino was , '-. reached./- -At : last; M'Gregor. .dgshed ..away,. l ■ and, made; ay. fine,' "opening, t for ;Smith;who j . , raced .over ithe lino' well out.'rWngley'failbd to convert. This left tho-scorc— . * ■ Now.; Zoaland' i-.:. ... 3 Barrow . ...' : ... ./ 3v \ Half-time arrived with no alteration., On resuming, tho'Now Zealanders had the wind; but heavy: ,with" the game, .' and ;- rendered ; the „ issue, :, uncertairi v ; feentifib, ; 'i<^m^';Waß::'bnt76f : ;tte.'.sni^6n:^'' The " Blacks". attackod 'for' a while, Todd getting almos't;'6yer;once: The Barrow hacks passed until '. Wrigley' Stopped : well. I Our ■forwards; pushed;' back;,to.j,halfway,...hut, 'a. . lucky line kick'; : chock"ed ; ;therri. ; ' ; Barrow; rushed-;'downj, but*'.we;.saved ,by.;.f.arcmg. r T . They lost anothor chance io' score.; through, f. failing'-to,hold:.;th'e : greasy.^,ball;-,'';A- penalty-, enabled -MiGiegor to,relieve-with a;.fine-:kick., 1 HOME TEAM LEADS. . • ;ToSd, received ,'a 1 bump,, on,, the head,, .and ;/. ' was'-cqmp'eUod ; to'-.leave .the ifieklvfor- a ' few 5 "minutes. ':after Barrow scored again t : from a passing rush, but' failed to' 'convert the try... .••' . " .•• ■ • : ' ,- Barrow . '... . • ..... 6-.- B New-' Zealand '[-■}v'.' ■ Wrigley ' made - a fine- effort to - wipe, out. the deficiency, and Barrow's- goal lino before;-being overwhelmed by numbers. h. A scrum-'resulted. ' New. Zealand.:,sMured, • and started passing.' . R. Wyiiward,' Todd, and Tyne tried, tho, blind side,. hut ,|he :,cqr- ■ nor 'flag stopped., the.progres? ~bf';the: ' latter! . i Barrow relieved' by a", fine forward riish, bnt: Byrne' once more . brought on'; an. "All c, . Black" -attack by; running' strongly down the'.field.Our' other- forwards' carried play. : on .to, Barr.ow's goai;iine bj a';l'oose.;TU3h. ; . A . .hot ~: a 't£ack was . sustained for 'some minutes. Pearce.nearly, dribbled oyer:once, and; R. .Wynyard actually - ran. over ! once, ■■ but I;was 'held 'up .and''b'6fno' r back ; by numbers. Barrow worked down by. means of a forward rush, and as time was drawing nigh, wisely, '.but .iri'liii . contrived ,to "-ivasfa' time" ;a .bit'. : The''issu6' N of the game was in doubt right nnx-till,p x -till, the 1 whistle sounded, -..but Barrow, retained ■- ii : 3 points lead;, R: Wynyard played a: fine half-back game T — : in spite, of the wet. ball, and, Wrigley- was; a great, full back—in'fact, "he waa-'an extra i three-quarfer as :yolli\vTpdd,',:a's'.. ; • ; . formed" brilliantly. : - M'Gregor's filie; judg- - . . ment,' dash,'.and kicking were very-,usernl.' . • Before roturriing to'llkley,''tho'iNew'Zealand team dined with tho Barrow team and officials. .