FOOTBALL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume L, Issue 8911, 27 October 1905, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALANDERS v. DEVONPORT ( ALBIONS. DESCRIPTION. OF THE GAME. [press association.] LONDON, October 25. Special interest centred in the match between Devonport Albions and the New Zealand footballers. The former hold a high, if not the highest place amongst -England's crack clubs and combinations, and it may be noted that ten of its members played 1 for Devon in the initial match of the tour. English critics pretty unanimously predicted that whatever the outcome of the .earlier-, engagements the Maorilanders would be put to the test, if they did not find their Waterloo, when they met fche Albions. The result, however, falsified the predictions, the visitors, after a well-contested ga me, proving victorious by 21 points to 3. The weather conditions were perfect, and. the attendance a. record one, 20,000 spectators witnessing the match. The New Zealanders were handicapped to some extent by the absence of Wallace, who was not included in to-day' 6 team. _ - , - The visitors attacked from the kick-off, and at aJi early stage Thomson (Wanganui) crossed the Albion's line, and secured a try, which Gillett converted. This was the only' scone made in the first half. ', T.}ns-.. was thd orJy score made in the first"half.| New I Zealand ... 5 Albion . 0 j The visitors appeared to more advan- j tage in the second half, and kept the i Home team on the delensive, pressing them for the greater part of the time. Tries were secured by Thomson (Wanganui), Mynott (TaraJiaki), Tyler (Auckland), and' Gallagher (Auckland). Gillett, in two instaaicee, succeeded in sending the ball over the bar. In the last few minutes the Albions invaded New Zealand territory, and, pressing their opponents, were awrded a free kick for a breach of the rules, from which they pla-ced a goal. I Shortly after no-side sounded with the | score : j New Zealand 21 Albions .. ••• 3 j