THE ALL BLACKS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 81, 30 December 1907, Page 7

THE ALL BLACKS.

MATCH AGAINST SALFOBD. WIN FOR THE NEW ZEALANDERS. BY TKLEGItAPH—PUESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Rcc. Deo. 29, 5.9 p.m.) London, December 28. The match between the Now Zealand professional football team and the Salford representatives resulted as follows:— . New Zealand ... 9 Salford ... ... ... ... 2 Tho New Zealandcrs scored three tries and Salford one goal.. Tho New Zealandcrs scored six points to. nil in tho first half. Tho game throughout was-fast-and keen. Salford held 10th position in tho Northern Union's League competition (or 1906-7, with tho following record: —Played 32, won IS, lost U; points for, 79 goals, 92 tries, total points 464; points against, 71 goals, 69 tries, total points 349; 56.25. • • Tlw following table shows the matches played and the scorcs to date. It also shows, in parontheses, for each of tho English teams, the matches won and lost, and tho position gained in tho Northern Union Leaguo Competition for last 6oason, 1906-7: — , 1 Bramley—Won by'■ 25 points to G—s goals 5 "tries to 2 tries. (Won 1, lost 19, , .26th position in tho Leaguo.) Euddersfield—Won by 19 points to B—2 goals 5 tries to 1 goal 2 tries. (Won 13, lost 19, 19th position in Leaguo.) Widnes—Won by 2G points to 11—4 goals G tries to 1 goal 3 tries. (Won 9, lost 10, 12th position in League.) Broughton Rangers—Won by 20 points to 14 . —( goals 4 tries to 4 goals 2 tries. (Won 17, lost 12, 9th position in' League.) Wakefield Trinity— 5 points. (Won 12, lost 15, 16th position,in League.) Leeds—Won by 8 points t<- 2—l goal 2 tries to 1 goal. (Won, 13, lost 8, 6th ' position in League.) St. Ilolen's—Won Dy 24 points' to 5—3 goals and 6 tries to 1 goal and 1 try. (Won 9, lost 17, 22nd position in Leaguo.) Merthyr Tydfil—Won by 27' points to 9— . 3 goals 7 tries to 3 tries. (A new club, not in League Inst year.) KeighleT—Won by 9 points to 7—3 tries to 2 goals and 1 try. (Won 17, lost 6, 4tli position in League.) Wigan—Lost by 8 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 3 tries. (Won 13, lost 12, lltli position in League.) i Hull—Won 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 9 points to 35—3.g0a1s 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 jrasition in Leaguo.) Runcorn—Lost by nil to !>—3; tries. (Won ' 23, lost 7, 3rd position in. League.) Dewsbury and Batley—Won by 18 points to B—3 goals and 1 tries lo 1 goal and 2 tries. (Dewsbury, won 12, lost 15, 14th position; Batley. won 8. : lost 15, 21st position:) Swinton—Won by 11 points to 2—4 goals and 1 try to 1 goal. (Won 14, lost 18, 17t.1i position in League.) Rochdalc Hornets—Won by 19 points to 0— 2 goals and 5 tries to nil. (Won 9, lost. IG. 2ftth position, in League.):. ; Bradford—Lost by ,2 points to 7—l goal to 2 goals and 1 try... (Won 12,-lost IG, IBth .position in League.) Halifax—Lost by 4 points to 9—2 goals-to ■. 3 tries. (Won 27, lost. 5, Ist position in League.) Yorkshire—Won by 23 points to 4—7 glials and 3 tries to 2 goals.' Warrington—Lost by 7 points to B—2 goals and 1 try to 1 goal and 2 tries. (Won 21, lost 12, Bth position in League.) Ilunslet—Draw, 11 points— 4 goals nnd 1 try in each case, (Won 21, lost 11, 7th posi- • ■ ition. in League.) Salford—Won by 9 points to 2—3 tries to 1 goal. (Won 1 18, ; lost 14, 10th position in League). Record—Played 24, won 14. iost 7, drawn 3, points for 313, pointy against ISI.