THE – DEWSBURY AND BATLEY WIN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 94, 14 January 1908, Page 5

THE - DEWSBURY AND BATLEY WIN.

dewsbury. and Batley—Won by 18 , points Id goals arid 4 tfios to 1 goal and 2 tries. ' Played on November 1 30. . • f >

(By .A, -FL Baskervillo.)

I K'l'bfc New Ze&landei's Wtin a welbdeseWod last" Saturday^.'(Ndvcnibfei 4 ■ So), viritheir lint representative engagement.' Both 1 tho Dewsbnry and , ilatley Clubs lihve fiiir I teams this year; arid have piit iip good poN 1 liifmanceS |d faf; this ■ ee&soil. It • Wai> pro' dieted'. t hat wo should be overwhelmed, but the ■ Neiv Zfcfthilldefs rtiSfi to ; the flCoiSioil, and BhoiVed." form' Whifih had ■ been- lacking for a fortnight . previous. Ontt thing ;■ Was noticeable in this match: we Will • have rto hiOro difficulty 111;, beating representative teams thah .We 'had il'i overcoming sonlo of tho stronger club teams, slicli as. ißrotoglitoli ltiUgerS, and' Leeds.' AVo y'illiplay' then! toa cortaln extent. 011 neutral gfbiindj. art! mal'os all .tho in the world to Northern .Unionists, The X6W Zealand team in Mum held :> was ilot by any meails the befit one' 'AVl'iftht was added last to tho already lling list of injured. ■ The teafil Vras.!»» '"■■■■ . v> : \■ - '

■ Tnrfill,' Rowe, Smith, Messenger, \V,rigle.v, Tyler, ;)ti AVynyftld, Gilchrist; PearcOi Mack-' 1 ell, JillowCrofeS) Johnston. A.' :' ' / ! - Tyler officiated; as five-ciyliths until an injured anklo compelled him to retiro to Mcs= (.anger's place in file three-quarter lino.-Tho JoVWhrils.tfied a liiiiv s6n\ni i'ormat!6n,' which,' ;,by tlio .Wily,' litfllwl otit' to . bo' tt-' Vory sue--c'essfiil tiliCiThe New ZealandofiS had mare eotitrolsdVef thiv ball.-iri'' tho serumsi than, their epiibtiehts iiaf], Tlio iiiflteh'^v.as"played qj\ ■tho jJoVfSbVxji'y - ? Wliidll is Bihi&tC'd Gri'. thd: efo'wil of ft high bill iieai" the small toWn, of tll&t nanifi. • A .tlllek fhg ollVeldpe'd, tVifiitjwrt,biit 1 tllfe 1 ground tha s\iiV'was shining, as it was. abov©. tliii mist. Had this been genefftlly kriown,'. ctilisidefallly.' nioffe tliflil !)0(jO people would Have elimlied the? heights to Witness, the coUiitei 1 . . Tlio Blacks attaeked front tho kick till-,', and had the best of tlio feaiiie' all thr&Ugh, dventiialiy frilluillg by 18 JiOiiitS 'to .8i v.'-j"- 1 ..Tliero is tdlli of., a , big _ cliaiftj''.' SiatdhV botwecn us and a Northern' Uniort-team, in Manchester before we cOnchido 011 r touf.. To-morrow delegates frbhi .the Zialalidteam , and the Northern '-Unioii pfoceed tfl Wales, and will soiS tho grounds at Aberdafo, Mortbyrj.Ebbw Valej Pehygraig, and Cardiff, which ! have been placed at' our disposal for the.Welsh international match. Ail "inter-: national nmteh Jl botween NeW Zealatd arid tho Nofthorn Utiioh will bo played at' Stafford Bridge, London, on Eebnyry 8. ' |