NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL TEAM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13032, 24 November 1905, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL TEAM.

t <■ _t.n--.iM mm mtiHHwmltgg&miLUWr '■■■■llll'HH' „ f r - -3- ~ '...*.*..'_..:,..■■.'.. »-..;_....■.-,.. j-....••.*..'-.■•. „v-.:i.-"■;••. .■;.-, i.«V--.- ' '-:;•■■•;■ MATCH WITH WEST OF, SCOT. '. .'land.'" "•:.. - ■■"'-" I . : ' • - • ■ • '•.■"■'■.'■,- ■'' ' ';,' } SCORE 22 TO NIL. - ~ "" By Telegraph.—Press Association—Copyright* - • I , London, November 22. ' Twenty- thousand spectators witnessed; thai match with West* of Scotland, at Glasgow, to-day. The turf was very soft, owing tot heavy tain. '■'•■ '.';.'_',:.'';':.•■ ■~".- .■-..• ■ In the first-half the New Zealanders had the advantage of the wind, and pressed the home team from the start. \ ' ' ' ; 'V'.. '-•'"' ..-. McGregor secured a try within nine minutes. Wallace failed in the shot for goal. The Scotsmen then livened up, and :'" played brilliantly for twenty minutes, but failed to score. . Smith next got a fine try fair' between the posts, which Wallace converted. Ths score at half-time was •'".'; \ ; ' ; • .v.-"•• - '■'-: : '"•• - ■•■■ ' : :" ■■ ';■'' :: •-' : . *. ■' ; swv-':'rt-ft ; j l '- : " ; ..;•':::' ■" ■.-^stvV/,? : :i*ii V-jki'Vivil'^Ss New Zealand, ... . ,„■ ».« 8 West of Scotland .„ ... 0 The brilliancy of the display of the horns team in the first, half was not maintained in the latter portion of the game, and they \ were outplayed and outpaced by the visitors^ Roberts, Smith, Mynott, and Seeling obtained tries in quick succession, but only one, that secured by Mynott, was converted! by Wallace. The game ended:, ';]'■ ~ New Zealand * ... ■ ,_, . >_, 22 . West of Scotland' _ ,_, 0 ■ •— — ' ' ' ■ 'y%.'.--.-: : \ The New Zealanders have now played 21 matches in" the Old Country, all of- which they have won. They have scored 645 points, and only 29 points have been scored against them. To-morrow (Saturday) they play the second international match,.their* opponents- being Ireland, at Dublin, and on Wednesday next they meet the Minister team, at Limerick.' The third international, that against England, will be played io ■ London on Saturday, Dewmber 2, " ' _______ ■ -- ; '•'" - - "" ~*: •.•'■': ' ;* ■-' THE BANNER RETURNS* ' ■' [by telegram.— "correspondent.] Wellington, Thursday. The banner belonging to the New Zealand football team was brought back to New Zealand yesterday by the,,steamer Rimutaka. The only explanation that can-be offered locally is that the Gamier was forgotten, as that the manager of the team fbund it waa not customary to flaunt a banner in tha Homeland. No.mention of the banner being returned is made in letters received by the secretary of the New Zealand U_o». . from the manager. , • - ,