TORRID AFFAIR

Northern Advocate, 23 October 1935, Page 7

TORRID AFFAIR

MANCHESTER INSPIRES SIDE ( SADLER’S FOOTBALL BRAINS typical all black game. r United Press Association.-By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright! (Received Noon.) LONDON, October 22. There was intense enthusiasm over the visit of the All Blacks to Llanelly, says the special correspondent of the United Press Association. . Nowhere in Great Britain is Rugger taken so seriously.: , The whole town was interested. The crowds were in the street all morning discussing the prospects of the local team, whose supporters were convinced that Llanelly would win, relying on their forwards to overwhelm the AH Blacks. Llanelly up i, till today had lost only once during the season. . Today’s match by agreement lasted 80 minutes; The crowd was simmering with excitement and singing Welsh songs long before the game, - The Llanelly team was . greeted with “Scarlets,” There followed deafening applause and shouts of “ShoW ’em how to play, Ivor,” as Llanelly’s, dwarf mascot; dressed in scarlet, paraded on to the field. v The forwards clashed fiercely right away. The game promised to be a torrid affair. The crowd of 20,000 was stunned when the All Blacks scored a try in the first minute. The All Black forwards, were using their weight vigorously and they once pushed a scrum over ten, yards. £)ai John, the “Welsh field-goal king” sought every opportunity to pot at goals. The tourist backs were handling well, and were dangerous nearly every time they secured possession. Far More Life. ; Griffiths, who was wearing mittens, Sadler, and Gilbert, Often gained ground with, well-judged line, kicks. The whole team exhibited far more life and dash than recently. The forwards were , scrummaging 'earnestly. Vorrath and King were playing in the middle of the second row, with Manchester and Wynyard. oh the outside.

Manchester was an . inspiring example, and the forwards were following up grandly in the tight stuff, coming round the scrum speedily and worrying' the opposing halves. The forwards generally were seldom better than in the first half. Really Good Pack. Hore, King, Vorrath and Hadley were prominent in many dribbling rushes. Their play was more impressive, as they were against a really good pack, although they were not provided with scoring movements, and did not have a great advantage territorially. Their display was heartening, compared with, recent games,, as they combined much better. Their, . liveliness may,be due to going to bed edrlier. Sadler showed real football brains in scoring a try when he saw an opening. He does not hesitate and has a tricky run when he gets going. Griffiths Excellent.

New Zealand’s scrum was occasionally pushed and jarred, due To the failure of the tourists to get down sufficiently and quickly. Nevertheless, when the scrum was formed properly, the All Blacks held Llanelly, often gaining ground. Griffiths was excellent, showing unexpected thrust, racing with pace and passing Dai John. Llanelly played gallantly. The veteran, Ivor Jones, is still a cunning player. He was often dangerous in the loose, pluckily diving for the ball at the feet of the charging forwax’ds.

The game was punctuated with exciting moments. Oliver’s first try was the result of a typical All Black movement. Manchester snapped up the ball in the loose and it went along the chain to the vice-captain, whose pace carried him through. Similarly, Oliver’s speed enabled him to score a second try by the posts after a forty yards’ run, after Mitchell had beaten the defence.