AN ALL BLACKS' DRAW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 52, 25 November 1907, Page 7

AN ALL BLACKS' DRAW.

AGAINST OLDHAM. HX TELEGRAPH—rKESS- ASSOCIATION— COFTIHOIn. (Ree. Nov. 24, 4.53 p.m.) London, November 23. Tho fourteenth match of the. tour of the Now Zoaland team, against Oldham (Lanoashire), resulted :— Oldham • 8 Now Zealand ... 8 Oldham scored a goal and two tries, and New Zealand scored two goals and ono try. Rain and snow fell during the match. Oldham led throughout, New Zealand scoring a goal just beforo timo, Tho messago is given as it came. It has all along been understood, however, that under the Northern scoring rules' any goal has only one point-value, i.e., 2. If this is 60, and if tho text of the cablegram is correct, Oldhara scored 8 points, the Aew Zealanders 7. Oldham 'occupied tho 2nd position in • the Northern VJnion League's competition during tho season lflOG-7, with the following record:— Matches played 3t,\won 2G, lost 7, drawn lj scores for T7 goals, 101 tries, total points -t57; scores against, 37 goals 51 tries, total points 227; percentage in competition, 77.94. Tho next game is against Kuncorn, which ranks next to Oldham on Inst season's League record. ' ' ■ ■ Tho following tablo •'■ shows • tho matches played and the scores to date. It also shows, in parentheses, for each of , tho English teams, tho matches won and lost, and the position 'gained in tho Northern Union League Competition for last season, 190G-7:— Bramley—Won by. 25 points to -10—5 goals i $•,trios to 2 goals 2 tries.,., -.-(Won.l, lost 19,. I 2GtK position'in tho Xeaguo.) >■'-.: ,! Euddorsfield—Won by 19 points to B—2 goals 5 tries to 1 goal 2 trios. (Won 13, lost 19, 19th position in tho League.) : Widnes—Won by 26 points to 11—4 goals ' 6 trios-to 1 goal 3 tries. (Won 9, lost 10, 12th position in League.) , Broughton Rangers—Won by 20 points to 1: (Won 17, lost 12, 9th position in League. Wakefield Trinity-Draw, 5 points. (Won . 12, lost 15, 10th position in League.) Leeds—Won by 8 points to 2—l goal 2 tries to , 1 goal. (Won 19, lost 9, Gth position in League.) St, Helens—Won by 24 points to 5-3 goals and G trios to .1 goal and , 1. try. (Won ' 9, lost 17, 22nd position in I-eaguo.) ;, ' Morthyr Tydvil—Won by 27 points to 93 goals.7 tries to 3 trios. (A new club, not in. League last year.) , Keighlov—Won by 9 points to 7—3 trios to 2 goals and 1 try.- (Won 17,' lost G, 4th in League.) ■ Wigan-Lost by 8 points to 12—1 goal and 2 tries to i tries. (Won 23, lost 10, sth position jn League.) Barrow—Lost by 3 points to G—l try to 2 trios. (Won .13, lost 12, 11th position in League.) . Hull-AVon by 18 points to 13-3 goals and 4 tries to 2 goals and 3 tries. (Won 15, lost 17, 13th position in League.) Leigh—Lost by 15 points to 9—3 goals and 3 tries to 3 goals and 1 try. (Won 12, lost 15, 15th position in League.) Oldham—Draw, 8 points. (Won 2G, lost 7 2nd position in League.) Record.—Played 14, won' 9, lost 3, drawn 2 points for iO9, against 125.