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ALL BLACKS VICTORY ______ Over Newcastle (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, August 22. Speaking at a reception tendered tJ the All Blacks by the Newcastle Tattersails’ Club, Mr Geddes said: If we cement our friendship in real sport, cannot we cement it also in greater things required of us? Before that can be done, we have to consider those tariffs, which are holding the Commonwealth and New Zealand from each other. We have to be closer together in trade relations. McLean and Bullock-Douglas, as the result of a slight attack of iniluenza, may not play to-day at Newcastle. Hodgson, the crack Australian forward, who injured a leg on the way to Brisbane, but played in Saturday’s match, is now faced with a likelihood • f being unable to play in the final Test, as the injury is giving further t rouble. (Received August 22 at 11 p.m.) NEWCASTLE, August 22. I Showing better combination and team work than in any other match on this tour, and benefiting by Kilby’s generalship, the All Blacks beat Newcastle by 35 to 3, to-day, before a crowd of three thousand. The New Zealand forwards, averaging a stone per man in weight and two inches in height greater than the Newcastle pack, had a tremendous advantage, and kept their backs well supplied with the ball. This advantage was well exploited and the New Zealand rearguard often had an overlap in attack, and always in defence. Despite several weeks’ training, Newcastle were unable to hold the visitors. Although only eight points were scored in the second spell, most of the points being registered during twelve minutes in the first spell, the game was marred in both halves by frequent scrummages and stoppages for injuries, twenty minutes extra having to be played. The All Blacks started slowly, remaining in their own territory for twenty minutes before warming up. Then their backs went away in a pretty movement, Oliver making the first of a series of brilliant cut-ins during the match, before passing to Bul-lock-Douglas, who scored an unconverted try. —N.Z. 3; Newcastle nil. This movement was repeated on. Holder’s wing, and when he scored, Collins converted.—N.Z. S; Newcastle nil.

Newcastle stiF held the territorial advantage, hut they never looked dangerous: but New Zealand, with greater penetration by their inside backs, Kilby’s inimitable style, and able cooperation from the forwards, looked like piling up a record total. Barry and Smith each scored one try, and Bullock-Douglas two more tries before the end of the spell. Then play slowed down to a patchy performance. At half-time the scores were: N.Z. 24; Newcastle nil. After half-time the New Zealand forwards excelled themselves, and, le«l by McKenzie, who replaced McLean, they played some sound Rugby, during which Mahoney scored and Collins converted. The only sensational incident in this spell was when Collins took a high catch and scored from the full-back position. Collins converted four tries and kicked one penalty goal. Newcastle’s points came from a penalty kick for offside play. The ground was soft after rain, which fell yesterday, and suited the All Blacks, particularly after the hard Brisbane grounds, and they all played with more confidence. McKenzie as usual was a most brilliant forward in all departments, and gave a great exhibition of how to work honestly and still shine in the open. Knight, Mahoney and Leeson were good, though they mostly were in the hard rucking. Bullock-Douglas, for the first time, played on form, his tries being fine efforts. Lilburne and Oliver made a strong pair, able in defence and penetrative in attack. The team’s final civic function in Australia was at Newcastle to-day. Mr Geddes said that every man had been loyal to him, all being gentlemen on and off the field, and worthy of praise. Team to Meet All Blacks G. ORMAN INCLUDED WELLINGTON. August 22. The selection of the New Zealand team to meet the team now on tour in Australia, in a special Rugby match to be played at Athletic Park, on Thursday of next week was made today by Messrs E. McKenzie, V. R. Meredith and O. W Pearson, who met at Wellington.’ They announced the following team:— Full-back: M. Davies (Waikato). Three-fuarters: C. Smith (Hawke’s Bay), 0. Stringfellow (Wairarapa), N A. Mif’hell (Southland). Five-eighths: H. Fookes (Otago). K. Fookes (Taranaki). Ha’f-back: H Simon (Otago). Forwards: R. McLeod (Taranaki), G. A. Orman (Buller), A. I. Cottrell (Christchurch, front row; G. T Adkins (South Canterbury), E. R G. Steere (Hawke’s Bay), Fraser Smith (Wairarapa)? R. Clarke (Taranaki), middle row; McCracken (North Auckland), back of scrum. The emergencies will be provided by drawing upon those members of the touring team, who are not chosen ia the first fifteen. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 22. R McLeod, selected in the New Zealand team to play the Al! Blacks, has been working in Australia for some time, and as far as is known, will not return for many months. The two Fookes selected as five-eighths, are brothers.