NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALLERS
NEW ZEALAND BEAT HARTLEPOOL BY 63 TO 0. By telegraph. Press Ass'n, Copyright London, Oct. 11Tho Now Zoaland football representatives met a team at Hartlepool to day. The gome icsu't.-d : New Zna'and ... ... 63 Hartlepool ... ... ... 0
Later. The growing popularity of the New Zealand foitbaders war evideooed by the matoh against Hertlepcol attracting 13,000 spectators. The visitors, having a'ready proved themselves moie than equal to a team representative of tbe full strength of Durham J county, bad an easy task set them to-day. The Hartlepool players were completely outclassed, and fiom the beginning to the end of the game they were never given a look in. The New Zealanders made things exceedingly lively from the start, and invading their opponents territory, kept interest centred theret In rapid succession tries wore obtained by Smith (Auckland), Deans (Canterbury), Roberts (Wellington), Stead (Southland), Hunter (Taranaki), and Abbott (Taranaki), while Smith later on secured another. Wallace was sucoessfal in securing six out of the seven tries, ana at half time the scare stood : New Zealand 83 Hartlepool 0 In tho second epell the New Zealanders made tho pace oven faster, Hunter and Abbott ehowiog exceptionally brilliant play. The latter scored two aod _ tbe former three tries, while O’Sullivan, Roberts, and Wallace (Wellington) each obtained one. In three instances only were the attempts to add the extra points successful, Wallace geting two over the bar, and Glasgow (Taranaki) the third. No side was called with the home still busy defending, end in the position of not having scored. The final score was : New Zealand 63 Hartlepool 0
The Government message states: — New Zealand defeated Hartlepool by 63 to nil—nine goals and eix tries. Hunter seoured four tries, Abbott three, Smith two, Roberts two, Deans, Stead, .Wallace and O’Sullivan one each.
[The New Zealanders’ record stands : Matches played 8, won 8, points for 310, against 7.]
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1583, 13 October 1905, Page 2
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