ALL BLACKS.
; SUCCESSFUL ON A HARD GROUND, f SALFORD MATCH. ' , ttl TELEGRAPH— ritESS 1 ASSOCIATION— COFTIUGH?* x . (ReCi Feb. 10.45 p f m.), , i ■";■■'• Sydney, February 5. . "Sportsman,referring to th© match ° between tho Now: Zealandors.<■ and Salford, 9 played on December 28, /when the New Zeal labors won by 9 points (3 trios) to 2 points (I goal) j says that- the Colonials. seomed(»to r put ; forth ', a special effort \ against . their 1 0 strongest opponents. In meeting Salford they > were thought fco'.havo air; exceedingly difficult task, but, paying thoroughly' good football, thoy won bS"' the convincing margin < of three tries to one goal. ■ Playing with the wiild in their favour, tho soon became aggressive, and, after Messenger' had failed to land a goal from a mark, R. Wynyard crossed the homo line after, a fine run by Rowe. > The hard ground was evidently to the /liking of; the Blacks. ' Thoy a iharkod superiority, and . before tho interval Messenger put'on a sec--0 ond try. r i . After change of ends, tho Salford.'were i' Irioro conspicuous, but tho only real advan'e tage they gained ,wa.s a goal kicked by Lomas h from near the half-way. line. . The New, Zealandors,. however, more'than held their own, ' and before tho close ,of . the game added a t third try through the mediumship of Wrig--1 ley. , v.".' \
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 114, 6 February 1908, Page 7
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222ALL BLACKS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 114, 6 February 1908, Page 7
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