THE ALL BLACKS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 58, 2 December 1907, Page 7

THE ALL BLACKS.

SIXTEENTH MATCH. DEWSBURY AND BATLEY BEATEN BY TEN -POINTS. • si telegraph—press ASSOCIATION —corinioin. (Received Dcc. 1, 4.8 p.m.) London, November 30. Tho sixteenth match of the New Zealandors' tour' was played at Dewsbury (York : shire, West. Riding) in ideal weather against Dowsbury and Batley. There was an attendance of 8000. The first half was severely contested. Dewsbury and Batley drew first "blood by obtaining a try. Afterwards, tho visitors' three-quarters proved stronger than thoso of the homo team, and the match resulted Nov/ Zealand- ; 18 DewEbiiry and Batley .; .v.. 8 New Zealand scored three goals, anfl four tries, and Dewsbury' and Batley one goal and two tries. . Dewsbury and Batley' played as separate teams in the Northern Union League's competition during the; season 1006-7. Dewsbury w,-.s 11th, with 12 wins nnd 15 losses; Batley was 21st, with 8-wins and 15 losses.- The next match is against Swinton, which was" 17th in the competition. Dewsbury and Batley are to'vns m the West Killing of Yorkshire, about a mile di.v bint from each other, the populivtion of each being about 30,000. The.r are-in- the same parliamentary electorate, and they ore' th« centre of the" shoddy manufactures. There are also manufactures" of blankets, yarns, and "tLo following -, table shows tho matches played and the scores to (late. It also shows, in parentheses, for each-of-t he-English, ieams, tho matches won and lost, and the position gained in tho Northern Union Leaguo Competition for last season, 1900-7 :— 13 ra in ley—Won by 25 points to- 6—5 goals 5 tries to 2- tries. (Won 1, lost 19, 26th position in the League.) Hndderslield—Woi)-. :hy - 1!) points to B—2 goals 5 tries to'l goal 2 tries. (Won 13, lost 19, 19th position'in the League.) Whines—Won by S3 points to 11—4 goals G tries to 1 goal S tiies. . (Won 9, lost 10, 12th position-in .League.) . Broughton dangers—Won by 20 points to 14 —4 goals 4 tries ■to 4 goals 2 tries. (Won 17, lost 12, 9th position in League.) Wakefield Trinity—Draw, 5 points. (Won 12, lost 35, -16th position in League.). Leeds—Won by 8-points to 2—-1 Roal 2 tries to 1 goal. (Won 19, lost 9,. Oth position in League.) St. Helens—Won by 24 points to 5—3 goals and G tries to lj goal and 1 try. (\Von 9, lost 17, 22nd.-position,in League.) . Merthyr Tydvil—\Von by' 27 points to 9—' 3 goals T tries to 3 tries. (A now club, not in League last, year.) i Keighley—Won by-0-points to 7—3 tries to 2 goals and 1 try. (Won 17, lost 6, 4th position in League.) Wigan—Lost by B..points to 12—1 goal, and 2 tries to 4 tries. (Won 23, lost 10, sth position in League.) - ■ ■" Barrow—Lost by 3 points to G—l try,to 2 .tries. (Won 13, lost 12, lltli position in League.) Hull—Won by 18 points to 13—3 goals- and 4 tries to 2 goals and 3 tries. (Won 15, lost 17, 13tli position in League.) Leigh—Lost by !! points to 15—3 goals and 1 try to 3 goals and 3 tries. (Won 12, lost 15, 15th position in League.) - ; Oldham—Draw, 8 points. (Won 20, lost 7, 2nd position in League.) Runcorn—Lost by nil to 3—3 tries. (Won 23, lost 7, 3rd position in League.)' Dewsbury and Batley—Won by 18 points to B—3 goals and 4 tries to 1 goal and 2 tries. (Dewsbury, won, 12, lost 15, ].fth position; Batley, won 8, lost' 15, 21st position.) Record.—Played 10, -won 10, lost 4, drawn 2 points for 227, against 138. '