FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 6 October 1905, Page 3

FOOTBALL

I THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN ENGLAND. ; Middlesex Defeated. i Colonials' Splendid Combination. A Crack Team Out-Flayed. (per tress associaiion.) I [bx electric telegraph— cop*_ right j LONDON, October 4. | The New Zealand Footballers added further laurels "o their already successi fid tour by handsom-ly <-efeat.ing ■ Middlesex, which is regadel as one 1 of the crack Rupby football counties, i Interest in the New Zealanders continues to grow and there was a large attendance of spectators, including many New Zealandere, to witness the game. ■_ From the very start tha Colonials became aggnesive and within almost I a minute from the kick-oli Johnston (Otago) obtained a try I y a sp'endid dash through the opposing back."; Thf ombination of the New Zealanders kept tho Englishmen continna'ly on' iho defence, and as a result of the repeated rush-s tx-'cs were obtained before Imlf-liine by Hunter (THranaki.. Smith (Auckland), Wallace (Wellington) in smait r-ncccssion while Smith c>u-id n,e»m befure tho interval was fca'.cn. Mi Id'o v x was quite out-played in a'l departments and their threequarters rarely touched the* ball. Of five 1 1 ies rcourded in this spell Wallace succeeded in converting four, th" *core standing at the end of the spell :— New Zealand 23 Middlesex 0 lii t'-e second half the visitors took the matter a lb tie more easily, but still kept tho Englishmen etriclyon the defensive. Seeling (Auckland) was the first to icoro in tlm spell, but Wall -co failed to add the extra p ints. Continuing the attack, Deans (Canters Mir}*) crossed tho line, and Wallnce ag-in 'failed: From the kick-off pay at once went in'.o MiddWox territory, and just b fore the whistle son 1 ded Hunter scored bis second try and third for the spell. Wallace succeeded in the kick and rahed ihescoie toNew Zealand .. ... 34 .Middlesex 0 Tlrs vscore was unaltered when the teams left the ground. THE GOVERNMENT TELEGRAM The text of the Government, telegram is: — "New Zealand t.am beat Middlesex, 34 poiuts to nothing. Five goals fiom tries (Huntc-, Wallace, Seeling each one and Smith and Deans each two) Gr-at gathering New Zealanders present cheering tos.ii.:' RESULTS OF THE TOUTt Tha followin e table will serve to show the position of the New Zealanders have "attained to date: — Match Pts for Pts agst. Devon County ... 55 4 Cornwaill 41 ... ... 0 Bristol 41 ..; ... 0 Northampton ... 32 ...... 0 Leicester. ... ... 28 0 Middles* 34 0 Totals 231 ... ... 4 The next match is against D.irham and will be p'ayf d to-morrow.