NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS

Otago Witness, Issue 2785, 31 July 1907, Page 61

NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS

FIRST MATCH AGAINST QUEENSLAND VISITORS WIN BY 23 POINTS TO 3. BRISBANE, July 24. The football match New Zealand v. Queensland was played on the Cricket Ground this afternoon. The weather was perfect, and the attendance was about 8000. Queensland won the lo?s, and 'Francis kicked off for the visitors. Caniffe returned the ball into touch at the half-way flag. Mitchineon gathered up the ball, and passed it on to Roberts, who handed it to Wallace, thence to Fryer, who oros&cd the lire. Wallace failed with the kick at goal. New Zealand 3 points Queensland Nil A few minute* later, from the same position in the field, Roberts got possession and whipped the ball on to YVa'laco, and after it had passed through IMitchinson's hands, Fryer again took it and scored a further try. Wallace failed to increase the score. New Zealand 6 points Queensland Nil From the kick off the local team shifted ■fhe scene of operations into the visirors' territory ; but the effort availed them little, as the All Blacks were soon aggressive again, and Roberts, snapping up the oval, passed it to Nicholson, who sent it along to Francis, enabling the latter to register the third try for the visitors. Spencer was on this occasion entrusted with the kick «t goal, but he also failed. New Zealand 9 points Queensland _. .. Nil

For a brief space, the visitors were orf the defensive, but Booth relieved by a fine run into the local men's twenty-five, where . he was stopped by Carmichael, the local full back. Fryer,- who was following up smartly, dived at the ball, and crossed the line. Spencer again failed to increase the score: t New Zealand ... ~. .12 points Queensland- • . . . Nil When the ball, came into play again 8. local man, Parkinson, took it over the line, but did not go out, and, turning, he ram off and scored. Carmichael failed with the kick at goal. The New Zealanders declare that the try should not have been allowedV ac bouncing is not permitted. New Zealand .».* 12 points Queensland .». ... .... 3 points Half-time was then sounded. The second! spell opened by' Watson kicking' qff. Wallace took the ball, and found the touchline. An interval of uninteresting play followed, being chiefly characterised by marks and sorums. From one of the latter* " the ball went out, and when it was thrown in the AH Blacks, with the ball at their! toe 3, rushed over the local team's line, where Francis fell on it, and scored, bufi failed to add the points. . New Zealand ".'.'. V*. ... 15 points Queensland ... ..'. ... '3 points , For some time after this the.local men l-." were compelled to act on the defensive, and were being very hardly pressed, being only relieved occasionally by fortunate, kicks by Carmichael. After desultory play,, in the, centre an exchange of kicks saw . the scene moved to the Queenslandem* corner, where Francis again got possession and put up/ another score. Roberts had the kick at goal, but, like his predecessors, he failed. New Zealand 18 points Queensland ... ... 3 points No sooner was the ball in play again than the visitors invaded the home territory, and looked like scoring, but Carmichael relieved by kicking up the field, and Eokhold marked. The ball was placed for Wallace, but no . goal resulted, the, leather flying wide. Queenol«ud, from a' scrum, kicked into centre, ■ where Wallace stopped the ball .with his body, hift, on recovering it, broke away, and when being; tackled, passed 1 on the blind side to Spencer, who sent it back. The All Blacks forced] the game .down to the line, where Wallaces once more got possession, and whipped the ball across to Mitchinson, who gave it to Fryer, who scored. Spencer took the kick and registered the only goal of the day. , - : New Zealand ... , 23 points Queensland 3 points / For -the remainder-of the gam'©., play continued in the home territory, and whei the whistle sounded the scores-read: New Zealand « -. . 23 points Queensland 3 points