FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13484, 25 July 1907, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

FIXTURES FOR AUSTRALIAN TOUR. July 27 — V. Queensland, at Brisbane. August 3 — V. Australia, at Brisbane. August 10 — V. Australia, at Sydney. NEW ZEALAND v. QUEENSLAND. "ALL BLACKS" WIN EASILY. - United Press Association — By Electric T«l«graph. — Copyright. BRISBANE, July 24. The football match, New Zealand v. Queensland, was played on the Cricket Ground this afternoon. The weather was perfect. The attendance was about 8000. Queensland won the toss, and Francis kicked off for the visitors. Caniffo returned out to the half-way/flag, where Mitchinson gathered up the ball, and passed it on to Roberts. The ball was handed on to Wallace, 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 the ball on to Wallace, and after the ball had passed through Mitchinson' s hands, Fryer again took it, and scored. 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 soon again aggressive. Roberts, snapping up the ball, passed to Nicholson, who sent along to Francis, enabling him to score the third try for the visitors. Spencer was on this occasion entrusted with the kick at goal, but he, too, failed. New Zealand 9 Queensland 0 For a brief space the visitors were on the defensive, but Booth relieved with 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 failed to increase the score. New Zealand 12 Queensland 0 When in play again, a local man, Parkinson, took the ball into touch. He did not throw out, but, after bouncing the ball, ran off and scored. Carmichael failed at goal. The New Zealanders declare the try should not have been allowed. \ New Zealand 12 Queensland 3 Half-time then sounded. The second spell was opened by Watson kicking off. Wallace took the ball, and found the touch line. An interval of uninteresting play followed, chiefly characterised by marks and scrums. At length, from a scrum, the ball went out. From the throw-in, the All Blacks took the ball at toe, and rushed over the visi • tors' goal line, where Francis fell on it He took the kick but failed. New Zealand 15 Queensland 3 For some time after this the loca't mon wero compelled to act on the defensive. They were very hard pressed, and were only relieved occasionally by fortunate kicks by Carmichael. .Afte-.-desultory play in the centre, an exchange of kicks saw the/ scene removed to the Queensland corner, where Francis again got possession, and put up another score. Roberts had a kick at goal, but, like his predecessors, failed.

New Zealand 18 Queensland 3 No sooner was the ball in play than the visitors invaded the home territory, and looked like scoring, but Carmichael relieved by kicking up the field. Eckhold marked. The ball was placed for Wallace, but it went wide. 1 Queensland, from a 'scrum, kicked into the centre, where Wallace stopped the ball with his body. Recovering it, he broke away, and when being tackled passed on the blind side to Spencer, who sent it back. The All Blacks forced the game down to the line, where Wallace once more got possession, and whipped across to Mitchinson, who gave to Fryer. Fryer again scored. Spencer took the kick, and registered the only goal of the day. New Zealand 23 Queensland 3 For the remainder of the game, play continued in the home territory.