FOURTH TEST

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11280, 9 August 1930, Page 5

FOURTH TEST

CROWDS RUSHING TO WELLINGTON. ' ’.ACCOMMODATION TAXED, * . - ;J ' ! ■ ■ -i •(Press Association.) WELLINGTON; August; 8. The New Zealand .’Rugby team is expected to arrive in town.this afternoon. ', l V 0 . ■. ; • • v “ V. - The .weather is delightful, and crowds are arriving from all over the country by rail, road and sea. Hotels and accommodation houses,are feeling the pinch for room,, and one .proprietor declares:.that,if : his place were six stfories; • high it would hot he big' enough to liolcß-the people who havo applied., . PrpVision has been made at Athletic Park to hold between' 45,000 and 50,000 spectators.. THE 'TEAMS. (. r \ ; (Special To The Times). - , WELLINGTON. August, 8. Following are The teams for to-mor-row : NEW ZEALAND. Fullback: Nepia’ Three-quarters : Hart • Cooke Lucas Five-eighths : Lilburne Strang Halfback : Corner Wing-forward : Porter • Forwards: l Cottrell Hore L McWilliams " Steere Tlazlott ; : McLean Batty ENGLAND. Fullback: Ilasseit .Three-quarters: Reeve Rowcott Aarvnld Novis Halves: Spong Murray Forwards: Row Parker O'Neill Black Farrell. Welsh Beamish Ivor Jones RUMORED BOGUS TICKETS SATD TO BE TN CIRCULATION (Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 8. • There are rumors to-day that bogus tickets for the tost match are in circulation. 1 The Rugby Union officials stated steps will be taken to prevent persons with such tickets gaining admission' to the ground. SO BEY FEELS POSITION KEENLY - "' 1 / Sobey, the crack . British halfhack, will not he .available further on this tour. Hoi is feeling his position. ..very keenly, and tho team is considerably disappointed that he will be .rumble, to aicl ,them, in the last struggle ,at Wellington to-day. Murray, who played his first game since lie dislocated his shoulder at Christchurch in the second test, was the hero of the British side in their match against the combined unions at Hamilton. He will he ' Britain’s pivot in to-day’s test.

TEAMS AT GO VEUN A! FA 1 ■ HOUSE.

GUESTS /OF LORD BLEW SLUE AT AFTERNOON TEA.

FIRST ARRIVAL OUTSIDE ATHLETIC RAR-K.

(Press Association.)

WELLIN G TON,

August 8

The British and New Zealand Rugby teams were tlie guests of the Gov-ernor-General at afternoon tea at Government House today.

if'The New Zealand team arrived in ■'Wellington from Otaki shortly alter one p.m. Members of both teams remain, fit. At : least one man is determined that he: will not nrirss the match tomorrow. Before ten o’clock to-night lie sat- down on a box outside the gates at Athletic Park and commenced a 16-i hour vigil. The weather remains fine, as it has been for the last two days, with-a. light northerly, and '■passing,clouds.