All Blacks' Decisive Victory

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 182, 4 August 1938, Page 7

All Blacks' Decisive Victory

Daring Dew#s Defeated % c iW U DXOK HAS mB FIRffT GAME United Preu Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Wednesday, 10.10 p.m. TOOWOOMBA, Aug. 3. The All Blacks won their sixth match by defeating Darling Downs by 36 points to 6, making a tally to date 188 points to 48. The score at halftime was 19—0. The game was played on a hard ground and consequently the players did not take undue liberties on the eve of the second Test. Outstanding players were Griffiths and Mitchell in the backs, and McKenzie and Parkhill in the forwards. Mitchell’s performance must have pleased the selectors as his form in the match against Queensland suggested that he was carrying a little overweight. His backing up to-day was particularly fine and brought at least three tries. A feature was tho remarkable number of penalties for scrum infringements by both sides, resulting in 13 free kicks.

As a whole the All Black forwards did not tackle over convincingly, but the backs again displayed cleverness in attack. Dick played his first match of the tour, and while his game was not outstanding, his form was sufficient to bring him into the running with Phillips and Wright for the wing position.

Tries in the first half were scored by Mitchell (two), Parkhill and Jackson (one each). Griffiths (full-back) converted two and kicked a penalty, his kicking being outstanding. In tho second half Lambourne, Williams aud Phillips scored one try each, while Griffiths converted one and kicked two penalties. The All Blacks were successful 25—16 in the lineouts.

The opening try came early, a dropped pass by Hooper being snapped up by Mitchell (captain), who walked in. It was the Saxton-Berghan combination that made the next try. Berghan cleverly worked the blind side and Parkhill was there to take the last pass and score. A splendid run. by Dick made the next try for Jackson. A dropped pass by Darling Downs’ centre, O’Connor, allowed Mitchell to snap up and score the remaining try of the first half.

Lam-bourne’s try in the second half came from a cross kick by Dick who showed speed. Williams’ try was scored from a ruck, and Phillips scored the remaining try after Hooper had sliced the opposition. Darling Downs’ team was: Garthe, Meibusch, Hayes, O’Connor, McLean, Murich, Horan, Gibbs, Keats, Birmingham, Brown, Diery, Cooke, Newman, McDonald. ALL BLACKS FOR SECOND TEST DICK AN EMERGENCY Received Wednesday, 9.35 p.m. TOOWOOMBA (Queensland), Aug. 3. The following will represent New Zealand in the second test match against Australia on Saturday at Brisbane: — Full-back: Taylor. Three-quarters: Morrison, Mitchell, Phillips. Five-eighths: Berghan, Sullivan. Half-back: Saxton. Forwards: Dalton, Quaid, George, Bowman, King, Milliken, McKenzie, Parkhill. Reserves: Jackson, Wynyard, Griffiths and Dick.