THE ALL BLACKS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18217, 30 October 1924, Page 10

THE ALL BLACKS.

—« MAY PLAY IN SCOTLAND.

(nv C4ai.lt I'P-KiiM ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT) arm I! MI AN ANK N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.)

LONDON, October 28

Tin* lamest disappoint merit and a ivrtain amount of resentment are felt l'v Kugl>yit<-s throughout Scotland a? tlio failure of the authorities to arrange matches with the New Zealanders.

Although tiic Scottish Rugby I'nion is not taking action, and is unlikely to recede from its original attitude, it is generally believed that efforts are afoot to arrange one match later in the seasou, independently of the union's management.

The greatest difficulty will be in securing a ground, unices the union sanctions the match. It is pointed out. however, that it might be possible to secure a Soccer ground if the match were nlaved in the middle of the week.

CABLING OF REPORTS

NO PRIORITY FOR FOOTBALL.

(fbess association telegbah.j WELLINGTON, October 29. Notice has been received from the Telegraph Department that owing to a protest having been made by a NewZealand firm against Press cables receiving priority, the Pacific Cable Board cannot now see its way to expedite the transmission of football reports as promised. It lias also been ascertained that there is great delay in the transmission of these reports from the Provinces to London. Arrangements were made to lodge a report of the first spell at the interval, but the only result so far is that this message comes to hand with the remainder, which is lodged at the conclusion of the game.

THE CORNWALL MATCH. ALL BLACKS' IMPROVEMENT. (By A. J. Harrop.) (Special Representative of "The Press.") WESTON-SUPER-MARE, Sept. 19. The second match of the tour possessed a special significance. It would prove whether the All Blacks possessed attacking force sufficient to warrant a certain degree of optimism. Accordingly I endured the long and tedious all night journey from Paddington to Camborne -with a patience which met its just reward when the glorious morning sunshine proclaimed that the day would be a splendid one for football. Through Truro, with its cathedral, and Redruth, one perceived signs that there was a general exodus to Camborne for the match. At Camborne a large crowd had assembled outside the hotel where the All Blacks were staying. Naturally the match was the one topic of conversation. I found the team in the last stages of preparation for the game. There was an air about the men which gave confidence.;'■■ They were obviously determined to win. A huge crowd-had gathered on the beautiful Camborne ground.when the match was timed to commence. The All Blacks received a terrific roar of welcome when they filed out to the strains of "Land of Hope and Glory." The cheering was renewed when the Cornwall team appeared. The band played—very appropriately "Trelawney."

"And shall Trelawney die? Here's twenty thousand Cornishmen Will know the reason why."

Mill led the Maori war-cry, which was received enthusiastically, and in a few seconds Cornwall had kicked off. The All Blacks were immediately penalised for some breach not perceptible from .the.Press desk, but the somewhat optimistic shot at goal fell very short. The All Blacks then took charge of the game, and it was obvious immediately that the Cornish forwards were not so formidable as those of Devon. It was only four minutes after the start when McGregor and Cooke initiated a characteristic movement which made a fine opening for Parker. The Christchuaeh man made full use of it, scoring in a handy place for Nepia to convert. This early success was just the eacouragement the All Blacks needed, and they played in a most convincing manner. McGregor was playing in splendid style. He made a brilliant straight dash which bewildered the opposition, and transferred to Cooke, who seems to have an instinct for being in the right place. The Aucklander dashed over, and Nepia again converted. Soon afterwards Cornwall were penalised for a more than usually flagrant breach of the off-side rule, but Nepia failed, at goal from a very good position.

The next remarkable incident was a piece of inspired individualism by Parker. He caine round the scrum, dribbled the ball away from the half, .and dashed over before the Cornishmen realised what was happening. The kick failed, and at half-time the All Blacks were leading by 13-0. The Second Spell. The interval inspired the Cornish forwards with more dash, which they utilised immediately in a dangerous attack on the All Black line. Nepia was surrounded by a crowd of Cornishmen, one of whom gathered his pass, but Svenson, whose faculty of falling back when necessary has saved the side several times, secured possession and kicked out. The All Blacks cleared from the line-out, and Cooke, varying the attack with a brilliant cut-in, was pulled down within a few yards of the Cornish line. The All Black forwards then apparently decided that it was time a try should be secured from a forward rush. M. Browrlie and Harvey headed a dash, the former scoring under the posts, Brown kicking a goal. Though now 1§ points down, the Cornishmen rallied. They penned the All Blacks on their line for a few minutes, but their attack lacked finish. Svenson gathered the ball in the loose and dashed away, closely followed by Parker, who, receiving the ball at the half-way mark, beat the fastest Cornish threequarter in a thrilling race for the line. He scored his third try wide out, the kick at goal failing. There had been several minor injuries on both sides during the game, but at this stage Wakeham, a Cornish forward, had to retire. Irvine made a good individual dash, to score under the posts, and Brown converted. Mill went over for another try before the end, the final score being 29 points to 0. Impressions of the Game. A margin of 40 points would scarcely have exaggerated the superiority of the All Blacks. The referee was very lenient to the Cornwall forwards, three or