A WET DAY WIN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 62, 6 December 1907, Page 7

A WET DAY WIN.

■;v,, ~ ___« . ■*, JNJSW ZEALAND .ESTABLISHED AN. EARLY LEAD. BY TBLEORArH—rKESS ASSOCIATION—COFTBIOZT. London, December 4. The New Zealand football team to-day jlayed the soventoonth match of the tour, igainst Swinton, and secured , a • victory. Sain ' fell throughout the game, and the ;round was in a terrible condition. (Jotting' to work early, tho Now ; Zealinders .established a. strongjead in the first iaif, the scores when the teams crossed over rcing:" Now ' Zealand three, goals one try, Jwinton nil. . In tho second half each, side scored a goal, ihe game ending:— , New Zealand ... 11 Swinton 2 Swinton occupied 17th position in the Northsrn Union Lenguo's competition during the soaion 1006-07, with the following record :- tfatchos played 32, won 14,-lout 18, drawn 0; icorcs for 52 goals 68 tries, total points 308; icoros against 67 goals 82 tries, total points 180; percentage in competition 43.i5. Ihe next natch is against .Rochdale Hornets, who hold !otli position in the Northern Union Leagues !ompetition last season. • The following table shows tho mntohes slaved and the scores to date. It also shows, £ parentheses, for each of the English teams, ;ho matches won and lost, and the position 'ained in the Northern Union League Competition for last season, 1906-7 :— Bramlcy-Won by 25 points to 6-5 goals 5 trite to 2 tries. (Won 1, lost 19, 26th position in the League.) Huddorsfield-Won by 10 points to 8-2 coals 5 tries to 1 goal 2 tries. (Won 13, lost 19, 19th position in the League.) Widnes-Won by 26 points to 11— i goals 6 tries to 1 goal 3 tries. (Won 9, lost 10, 12th position in League.) Broughton Bangers-Won'by 20 points to U -4 goals i tries to i goals 2 tries. (Won 17, lost 12, 9th position in League) Wakofield Trinity—Draw, 5 points. (Won 12 lost 15, 16th position in League.) Leeds-Won by S points tc 2-1 Roal 2 trice to 1 goal. (Won 13, lost 9, 6th position in Lengue.) St. Helens—Won by 24 points to 5—3 goals and 6 tries to 1 gpal and 1 try. (Won 9, lost 17, 22nd position in League.) Merthyr Tydvil—Won by 27 points to 9— 3 goals 7 tries to 3 tries. (A new-club, not in Leaguo last yenr.) KeiKhlev—Won by 9 points to 7—3 trios to 2 goals and 1 try. (Won 17, lost 6, 4th position in Lengue.) Wfcan—Lost by 8 points to 12—1 goal and 2 tries to i tries. (Won 23, lost 10, sth position in League.) Barrow—Lost by 3. points to 6—l try to 2 tries. (Won 13, lost 12, 11th position in League) Hull—Won by 18 points to 13—3 goals and i tries to 2 goals'and 3 tries. (Won 15, lost 17, 13th position in League.) Loigh—Lost by 9 points to 15r-3 goals and 1 try to 3 goals and 3 tries. (Won 12, 'lost *15, 15th position in League.) Oldham—Draw, 8 points. (Won 26, lost 7, 2nd position in League.) ' ■ Jtuncorn—Lost by nil to 9—3 tries. (Won 23, lost 7, 3rd position in Leaguo.) Dewsbnry and Batley—Won by 18 points to B—3 goals and i tries to 1 goal and 2 tries. (Dowsbury, won 12, lost 15, lith position; Batley. won 8. lost 15, 21st position.) Swinton—Won by 11 points to 2— i goals and 1 try to 1 goal. (Won 14, lost 18, 17th position in League.) Record.—Played 17, won 11, lost 4, drawn 2, points for 238, against HO,