DAY BY DAY.

Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 16153, 1 December 1924, Page 4

DAY BY DAY.

The victorious career of the All Blacks in their

The All Blacks and Defeat of Wales.

tour in the United Kingdom was contributed

to in a marked manner on Saturday, when they lowered the colours of the selected fifteen of Wales by the substantial margin of 19 points to nil. The news was received with the greatest satisfaction by the Rugby enthusiasts in Hamilton and in all parts of New Zealand yesterday. By reason of Wales having placed the only, defeat against Dave Gallaher and his tourists during their record smashing conquest of nineteen years ago, the meeting of Wales and the All Blacks the Second was of particular interest. This time there was no doubt as to the superior side. While making due allowances that Welsh Rugby is not to the standard of some bygone years, there were pre-game evidences that the Principality had great faith in the ability of its chosen fifteen for the latest encounter. In an all-round survey the report of Saturday's game indicates that the combined play of the New Zealanders won them their conclusive victory. Of that and of the unbeaten record of the team in the 21 games played on the present tour we have every reason to feel proud. We are told that the game was not the inspiring spectacle that was to be expected of an international encounter, but there are evidences that a not immaterial part in that can be laid at the door of the home fifteen. This is not the first occasion in which the cable man has impugned unwarrantable tactics in the play of the All Blacks, which allegations have later been thoroughly disproved. That the forward clashes would be of the strenuous order there would bo no doubt. Football is not a parlour game, and hard iplay is too often misconstrued for something which is not exactly above board. The All Blacks have now only seven games to conclude their programme before going to France. On January 3 they will encounter England as the closing contest there, and New Zealand will again pin their faith on the ability of its Rugby stalwarts to include the third, and, perhaps the most important, international in their list of successes.