"ALL-BLACKS” IN AUSTRALIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2133, 16 July 1907, Page 3

"ALL-BLACKS” IN AUSTRALIA.

CRITIQUE OF THE SYDNEY GAME. United Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY, July 15. The Sydney Morning Herald, referring to Saturday’s match, says tho New South Wales team fought magnificently, taking the honors in tho first half in scoring a brilliant try. The weight of tho opposing team, however, broke its dofenco to pieces, and concentrating its splendid manhood, pushed tho gamo three times across the blue champions' goal-line, thus amply avenging the New South Wales score in the first half. The Herald considers that tho New Zealanders played far below; their reputation in the first half. This may have been due to the pace of some of the team or lack of vim of the visitors.

Tho Daily Telegraph says, without detracting from the merit of the splendid all-round performance of the New South Welshmen, it cannot be claimed on their form on Saturday that the New Zealand team wenequal to their predecessors. It may be there is too much All Black in it, tho ghosts of former giants, or that thev were clearlv below their form, but it is certain that for the greater part of the gamo there was no fire in them. If Snturdav’s d,splay was theii best, then the New Zealanders will find themselves fighting for their lives for the remainder of the tour. It was their stamina above all that pulled them through.

THE QUEENSLAND TEAM. BRISBANE, July 14. Tho following team lias been selected to represent Queensland against Now Zealand: Full-back, P. Carmichael; three-quarters, Parkinson, Watson, Pearce, Corrie: halves Ahern,' J. Carmichael; forwards Briglitson, Oxenham, Oxlade, Canliffe. Sampson, Richards, Flanagan. Filiilly.