ALL BLACKS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1924, Page 1

ALL BLACKS.

DEFEATED HY I I TO

fI!V TELEGRAPH—I'KIt PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AITKI.A.M). July L’A. Tim All 151:i'•!.s cave :i disappointing display :iyr;iiii-L Auckland l<>-(I:iy. Tim •rioiind was In :i\y, T in* play v.r.s | riiM-ij ally am ug tin* forwards. T in* All Black laniards Wen* 1 *i*;ttmi mi*.sisientlv lT,i til-.* hall in tin* .-cninis. iiinl ill ..* v.n*. lack i*!’ i*i,i<*rj:i■ i*-:• among the hacks. 1I e»I lull liny led I>v llicir forwards from iln* lim* outs niul ill.* he.-*. The I>: i. T-: ' 11 niVi* in c 11 1 •> wore in I In* majority nf eases acro-s tlm t!i*lil. I his lining duo only partly io the solid in* kling. The All Blacks' (lefeii e in tin* iir-l hull' wns weak, hill ill tile second spell they held tilt* Auckland team. The Itieal forwards gave their hacks noire suppoit v-peoially <ai defence than tlid tin* New Zealand vanguard. The f i |-~t score Weill to lie* Blacks from a j ;is-iug limit. C. Drew lilt-.’ i• *k the final transfer and s"ii:ed nt*:t >■ tlte enriier. Nepia's kirk failed. Auckland hacks shotted good toinhiiiation, the ,1 all travi-liinyi fo X. Ifttersoii, vho crossed inn j ; esrd. K. liweison failed with the* kick. Soon after, from a l* I'wal rush. Afe Williams trtiu.slerred to Keary. v.lut seired. lfwer.son converting. The All Black forwards attacked. I fort being in-IJod twice in succession just on tlx* line. Ifweison landed a |.enalty.

In a hot melee. I.oinas dived ever and stored. K. ll'werson not* converting. At half ti.nie Auckland led hv 1 I to three. In the second swell play was chiefly eontined to the forwards, with oeea.s|i *ll a I Hashes hy the hacks, Be.ddeloy. Jiiov. ii ami r.u. as dashed t > ike J.unl *_>.-,. where Xepia potted fruitlessly. An f. kind’s dishes were held, and the All lihu ks foiled Auckland. An o] en-. inn hv Iv. llwerson lai.led hy trinity handling. Then* was no score in the is.*-: ml half, and the game ended: Aneklam! U. All Blacks A. A lilt: «C<>!M\. .MASTKUTOX. July L’A At Httgliy, Wairarapa defeated the Hu*-h IT'ioti to-day hy IA to A. So('Civ's fOOTBAI.I.. NAIM KB. July -A. The Chinese ITiiversity Students’ Association Football team gainel their fi,* >t victory in the Dominion this at'toriio*i.n. when, tin Mel.enn Park. Napier, they defeated Hawke’s Bay reps hy a narrow margin of two goals to nil.