ALL BLACKS v. QUEENSLAND

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1847, 31 July 1907, Page 39

ALL BLACKS v. QUEENSLAND

ANOTHER SUBSTANTIAL VICTORY seven' tries. New Zealand . .. .. 23 Queensland ... ... .. 3 BRISBANE, July 24. The New Zealand footballers played tho fourth match of their present tour on the Brisbane Cricket Ground to-day, when they defeated the .representative fifteen of Queensland by twenty-three points to three. Tho weather was perfect, and there was an attendance of about eight thousand persons. THE PLAY. Queensland won the toss, and Francis kicked off for the visitors, Oaniffe returned : out to the half-way flag, where Mitchinson gathered tip the hall and passed it on to : Roberts, who handed it on to, .Wallace, then to Fryer, who crossed the line. Wallace failed with the kick at goal, A few minutes later, from the same position in the field, Roberts got possession,' and whipped it on to Wallace; and after the hall had passed through Mitchinson’s hands, Fryer again took it and scored. Wallace failed to increase the score. New Zealand 6, Queensland nil. From tho kick-olf the local team shifted the scene of operations into the visitors’ territory, but the effort availed them little,, as the All Blacks were again soon aggressive, and Roberts, snapping up the oval, passed to Nicholson, who sent it along to Francis, enabling the latter to register a third try for the visitors Spencer was on this occasion entrusted with the kick at goal, but he, too, failed. New Zealand 9, Queensland nil. lor a brief space the visitors were on the defensive, hut Booth relieved by a fine run into, the local men’s twenty-five, where he was stopped by Carmichael, tho local fullback. Fryer, who was following up smartly, dived at the ball and crossed the line. Spencer again failed to increase the score. New Zealand 12, Queensland nil. When in play again a local man, Parkinson, took the ball over the line, hut did not go out, and, turning, ran off and scored: Carmichael failed at goal. New Zealanders declare the try should not have been allowed, as bouncing is not permitted. Half time was then sounded with the score—

New Zealand 12 Queensland ... ... ... 3 SECOND SPELL. T’he second spell opened by Watson kicking off. Wallace took the ball, and found the touch-line. An interval of uninteresting play followed, dhiefiy characterised by marks and scrums, and from one of the- latter the ball wont out. On ; being thrown in, the All Blacks, with the ball at toe, „ rushed over the goal-line, where Fra.ncis fell on the ball and scored, but he failed to add the extra points. Now Zealand 15, Queensland 3. For some time after this tlie local men were compelled to act on the defensive, and were being very hardly pressed. The position was only relieved occasionally by fortunate kicks by Carmichael. After desultory play in the oentre an exchange of kicks saw the scene of play removed to the Queenslanders’ corner, where Francis again got possession, and put up another try. Roberts had the kick at goal, but, like his predecessors, failed. New Zealand 18, Queensland 3. No sooner was &he ball in play again than the visitors invaded home territory and looked like scoring, but Carmichael relieved by kicking up the field, and Eckhold marked. The ball was placed for Wallace, but no goal resulted, the ball flying wide. Queensland, from a scrum, kicked into centre, where Wallace stopped tho ball with his body, but, recovering it, broke away and, on being tackled, passed on tho blind side to gpenoer, who sent it back, and the Blacks forced the game down to the line, where Wallace once more got possession and whipped it across to Mitcbinson, who gave it to Fryer, who scored. Spencer took the kick and registered the only goal of the day. For the remainder of the game play continued in home territory, and when the whistle sounded the score read— New Zealand... 23 Queensland ... ... ... 3

THE SECOND MATCH. DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRALIANS. FRYER SCORES FIVE TRIES. / New Zealand ... .. ... 17 Queensland • ... ... 11 BRISBANE, July 27. The return match between the QiteeT-l land and New Zealand football toamn was decided on the Cricket Ground this afternoon in very pleasant weather. Tho attendance is variously estimated at between fourteen and fifteen thousand THE TEAMS. Queensland (maroon)—Full-back, P. Carmichael;. three-quarters, Pearce, Corrie. J. Carmichael, Parkinson; halves, Heaslop, Ahearne; forwards, Filielly, Richards, Flaf na.ga.n,,Sampson, Caniffe, Oxenham, Oxhide* and Brighton. New Zealand (black) —Full-back, G. Spencer; three-quarters. Fryer, Gillett, Booth; five-eighths, Wallace, Eckhold; half, Roberts; forwards, Hogan (wing), Hughes, McDonald, Nicholson. Cunningham, Johnston, Seeling, J. Spencer. FIRST SPELL. Roberts won the toss for tho New Zealanders, and selected the end which gave them advantage of a light breeze. Tho local full-back started the game by kicking well down the field, and the oval Vi 7 as returned by McDonald to Parkinson, who found the line within the New Zealanders’ twenty-five. A ! free kick relieved pressure upon the visitors, Gillett using the line well and thus gaining considerable ground. This advantage placed tlie home team on the defensive for a time, and the backs were kept busy preventing the New Zealanders scoring. Ahearne endeavoured to remove Hie scene of play, by kicking down the field, but the ball went high, and Spencer marked in front of his opponents’ goal.- He took a shot, and, though the effort was not 'attended by success, he sent the ball dangerously near scoring. It struck one of the posts and rebounded into play. The Blacks at once charged

down, but the ball went out at a corner. From the line-out desultory play followed, and Queensland relieved by forcing down. The Maroons kicked off again, and, following up well, carried the game into New Zealand’s territory. The local forwards got possession of the oval, and a fine dribbling rush looked as if they were about to score, hut a too energetic kick near the line sent the leather into touch. From the line-out the New Zealand forwards swooped down on the ball, and the Maroons w r ere soon hard at work to prevent dogged attacks on their line proving successful. -Eventually Pearce, three-quarter, kicked to Seeling, who marked. Tlie result of Hie kick was to remove play to the . oentre of the ground, where Roberts gathered up the ball and swiftly passed to Wallace, who in turn whipped it along to Fryer, and the youthful 'Canterbury representative crossed the line. G. Spencer was called upon to attempt to make the major points, but failed. The game had not long been resumed, before Gillett returned the kick to tho local full-back, who fumbled the ball, and, before he had time to recover himself, Fryer, following up smartly, had gained possession and forced hia way across his opponents’ line. Wallace had the kick at goal, but he, too, failed. Play hovered about the oentre for a time; then, from the loose, Roberts once more started a passing rush. When about to be collared he passed to Wallace, and the latter, by feinting, upset the calculations of the local backs, and before they were aware what was happening the ball was sent along to Fryer, who had no difficulty in registering bis third successive try* No goal resulted. On resuming, the Queenslanders raL lied, and with a dribbling rush bore away into the New Zealanders’ country. The visitors were hard pressed. Tlie Maroons had reached as far as the last line of the Blacks’ defence, when a “speculator” by one of the Blacks senrt. the Queenslanders scurrying back to dear their own line. Pearce arrived just in time to prevent a further score against his side, and then halftime sounded. :• Vew Zealand... ... ... 9 Queensland ... ... .... 0 - ; THE SECOND SPELL. ~' 1 ay was re-started by Seeling kick-

ing down to Ocrrie, who returned well up the field, the ball going out in the New Zealand twenty-five. Shortly after, Heaslop marked, and then kicked to Fryer, who returned it and followed up quickly. Carmichael, the full-back, took the ball, but, being flurried, failed to get in his kick, and a scrum followed. From this Wallace got the ball, and, transferring it to Fryer, tlio latter scored his fourth try. Wallace failed to convert. The Maroons rallied, and for a time had the visitors putting up defensive work, but it was only for a brief period, the Blacks gradually shifting their opponents back past the centre of the field, where Wallace, gathering up the oval, sent it on to his wing (Fryer), who, taking the ball nicely, evaded the opposing backs and onee again crossed the line. Gillett was entrusted with the kick, and he succeeded in placing the only goal the visitors soared during the afternoon.

At this period of the game McDonald injured his back, and had to retire from the field. This misfortune to the visitors was almost immediately added to by Hogan being placed hors de combat. Benefited by the brief spell which these accidents necessitated, the Maroons returned to the attack with increased vigour, and, forcing the New Zealanders back into their twentyfive, Carmichael marked and kicked a goal, the first soore on his side. Fortified , by their success, the home team put additional energy in their work, and it was not long after the game resumed that Oxlade got the ball and passed to Heaslop, the latter whipping over the line. Carmichael failed to increase the soore. There was not now many minutes to play, but the home team were making strenuous efforts to retrieve the position. On the ball being kicked off it went into touch, '-and from the line-out Brighton succeeded in crossing the visitors’ line. Carmichael placed a nioe goal, and then the game ended. New Zealand... ... ... 17 Queensland ... 11 The feature of the game was that Fryer was the only one to score on the New Zealand side. Had the placekicking been up to the usual standard the visitors’ total would have been much larger. SYDNEY, July 27. -A private telegram from Brisbane states that the injuries suffered by Hogan and McDonald are not serious.