RUNAWAY VICTORY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19694, 28 July 1938, Page 10

RUNAWAY VICTORY

ALL BLACKS WIN AGAIN SHORT PASSING GAME GRIFFITHS IN FORM NEWCASTLE'S FIGHT (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Pross Assn.) (Reed. July 28, 9 a.m.) NEWCASTLE, July 27. Onlv four members of the team that convincingly defeated Australia in the first test match last Saturday, played for the All Blacks against Newcastle at the sports ground this afternoon. They were Mitchell, the brilliant centre three-quarter, who is the captain of the team, and three forwards, George, Milliken and Bowman. New Zealand won by 39 points to 1G after leading by 21 points to five at half-time. New Zealand always had something in hand and won easily, despite plucky tackling by Newcastle and fair success in spoiling tactics. The teams were: — New Zealand.—Wesney, Phillips, Mitchell, Wright, Hooper, Griffiths, Tindill, J-ackson, Lambourne, George, Wynyard. Milliken, Bowman. Williams and Carson. Newcastle.—F. Ball, J. Dean, L. Fleming, J. Moore, J. Brown, W. Dixon, J. Rutherford, H. Norrie, E. Howarth, K. Shortridge, R. Hamilton, W. Harvey, W. Dean, W. Steere, S. Goodwin. New Zealand started at a great pace, Wesney kicking a goal in the first minute and 10 points were up in 10 minutes, with play in Newcastle's half for four-fifths of the time. Griffiths and Hooper were outstanding for New Zealand and Wright scored four tries. Griffiths led most of the attacks, but a feature of the visitors'play was the speed and accuracy of their short passes, which were pretty to watch. The scorers for New Zealand were: Wright (4), Hooper (2), Carson, and Milliken one each. Griffiths converted four tries and Wesney kicked a penalty goal and a field goal. Newcastle's points came from tries by Steere and Brown. Brown converted two tries and kicked two penalty goals.