All Blacks Win Thirteenth Game

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6671, 26 July 1928, Page 9

All Blacks Win Thirteenth Game

Pretoria Beaten 13 Points to 6 ' * —- HALF-TIME SCORE, 13-3 Special to Press Association Received' T&irsday, 4 a.m. CAPETOWN, July 25. The All Blacks played the thirteenth game of their tour at Pretoria to-day against Pretoria Districts. The half-time scores were: ALL BLACKS 13 * PRETORIA ’3 The final soofM were:— '• ..' 13 PRETORIA 6 STRONG ALL BLACK TEAM . ; CHOSEN TO TAKE FIELD. hr ; . PRETORIA, July 24., ; . Tie match between New Zealand and the Pretoria Districts to-morrow la like-' iy to bo one of the hardest of the tour, and is regarded as a minor test. The. homo team’s pack is considered to bo as good as the Transvaal pack, and good things are expected of the ' Pretoria backs. \ , The teams have been chosen as ! follows: ‘ NEW ZEALAND. , - ‘ ‘, v. .’. . ' FuU-back: V' Lindsay. . ' Three-quarters: ' ;'% IfUcas, darlcton, Grcnside. Five-eighths: ■' ; • . • Nicholls, Johnson. \ . Half-back: - ,v; •: ■;* 1 Dailey: i Forwards: : ,_v' ; Hote,. Swain, AM/Brownlie, Alley, C. Brownlie, Ward, .Mf Williams, yi (The player for . the wing-forward position was. not stated in the cabled message). PRETORIA DISTRICTS. 7/ 'v- Full-back! Gush. Three-quarters: - Do Wit, M‘ intyro, Dobie, Licbonberg. Halves: • Kotzc, Chapman. Forwards: Van Druton } Kruger, Nykamp, ■ Mortimer, „ Cleere, Glatthaar, ’ Strachan, ■ Geyser. , ‘All Black Casualties. Harvey- comes oui of hospital on Saturday, and it. is proposed to send Mm to Capetown, where ho should be suittod by the climate. Ho will not play for the rest of the tour. ' ■ Hadley’s shoulder has been X-rayed And found to be badly damaged. Ho is unlikely to play again on the tour. Hadley is particularly unlucky, as he has been one o'f the best all-round forwards bn tho side. ■ Barrows ; is . almost fit again, and should be able to taka the field in about a Week. M‘Gregor’s knee is improving, but it will be some-time before he is able to.play.,' | ’

ankle .will be taken out of plaster on Thursday. After that ne should be able to . limp about, without crutches. ! ' Rushbrbok is suffering from influpnga. .