FOOTBALL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 2775, 25 July 1907, Page 4

FOOTBALL

NEW ZEALAND v. QUEENSLAND. EASY VICTORY FOR THE "ALL BLACKS.” Electric Telegraph— i’re-ss Association. Copyright. 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 about 8000. The following is the New Zealand team:—Full-back, Spencer; threequarters, Fryer, Alitchinson, Booth; five-eighths, AVallace and Eckhold; Half, Roberts; wing forward, Togan ; forwards, Casey, Hughes, Cunningham, Nicholson, Francis, O’Sullivan and Seeling. Queensland won the toss and Francis kicked off for the visitors. Caniffe returned to the half-way flag, where Alitchinson gathered up the ball and passed it on to Roberts, who handed it on to AVallace, then to Fryer, who crossed the line. Wallace failed with the kick at goal.—New Zealand 3, Queensland 0. A few minutes later from the same position in the field. Roberts got possession and whipped it on to Wallace, and after the ball had passed through Alitchinson s hands. Fryer again took it and scored a further try. Wallace failed to increase the score.—New Zealand 6, Queensland 0. From the kick-off 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 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 at goal, bnt he, too, failed. New Zealand 9, Queensland 0. For a brief space the visitors were on the defensive, but Booth relieved by a fine run into the local men’s 25, 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 tailed to increase the score. New Zealand 12. Queensland 0.

AA lien the bail was in play again a I local man, Parkinson, took ti.e hall over the line, but did not go out and turning ran off and scored. Carmichael failed with the kick at goal. The New Zealanders declare that the > try should not have been allowed, as bouncing was not permitted.—New Zealand 12. Queensland 3. The second spell was opened by AA atson kicking off. AA allace took the ball, and found the touch-line. An inti rval of uninteresting play followed. chiefly characterised by marks and scrums. From a scrum the hall went j out. On being thrown in the "All Blacks, ’ with the ball at their toes, rushed over tiic visitors' goal-line, where 1 rancis fell on it, and scored, hilt failed to convert the try.— New Zealand 15. Queensland 3. For some time after this the local | men were compelled to act on the defensive. and were bein gvery hardly ! pressed. They were only relieved ocj casionally by fortunate kicks by Carmichael. Alter desultory play tie centre an exchange ot kicks saw t’hi ] sci in* ni play removed to the Qr.teiislanders corner, where Francis again | g it possession and scored anoth* r try. I Roberts had the kick at goal, but like i his predecessors failed. N« w /.i aland i IS. Queensland 3. I No sooner was the ball in play than the visitors invaded the horn, terri- . tory. and looked like scoring. I ::t l Carmichael relieved hy .diking p the j field, and Eckhold marked. The hail j was placed for AA allaci*. hut no goal resulted. the hall flying w i<ie. Queensland from a scrum kicked ;n- ---| to the centre ot the field, where AA'aL | laei* stopped tin* hall with ills l ady. hut recovering it broke away ami | "lien being tackled passed on the blind side to Speneer. who sent '4 hack, and the "All Blacks" forced the game down to the line. AA'nllaee or.ee more got possession of the hall, and whipped it across to Atitciiinso:i, who gave it to Fryer, who scored. >p< m* r took the kick ni’.d registered t:« ur.lv goal of the day. New Zealand 28, Queensland 3. For tin* remainder of the gaiiu play continued in the home territory, ai d "hen tin* whistle sounded the sere read New Zealand 23. Qnieii* .im’ 3