ALL BLACKS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1924, Page 3

ALL BLACKS.

THK ODKNING GA.MK. On Saturday afternoon next the New Zealand Pughy foothallers will open their lour i.f Great Lrilaiu with a match to tie played against a team representing County Devon. The team has bail a very lew days lo find thcii lei-l idler the long sea voyage, lull they should be able lo give all exposition suHicient irk a victor.) lor tile opening game. Interest will lie verv keen in watching the progress of the tour and if good wishes avail they should have a successful tour. .Much depends on the weather Gun- mi a tour such as the present, and with tine weather they should do well. On wet heavy grounds very

often the best of schemes go astray, in football, there being n far greater amount of luck—good or bad -olten involved. In the opening match ol the la-; All Black tour of Britain in IDOo. the All Blacks proved victorious against Devon by .Vi points to I, and their sensational opening caused a special amount of interest to he imparted to the later matches of the wearers ol the silver fern leaf, the badge ot the All Blacks. Tile dates of matches sof down for the lirsl lew weeks ol the tour, with the results ot the played there by the last touring team ;uv:

Sepl. U —V. Devon (.Vi to DSept, is V. Cornwall (II to ••). Sept, JO— V. Somerset (2J to tl). Sept. 2.l—V. Gloucester ill to OL S,.p| J 7 V. Swansea It to 3). (let, J —V. Newport ifi to 3). (let. I V. Leicester <2S to 0). The Government have decided, in view of the interest shown throughout New Zealand in the results of the matches to he played, that Post Offices throughont the Dominion will he notified as soon as the Press Association messages come to hand, and the results will he posted up outside all po-t offices immediately on receipt. Locally, the result of Saturday's match should he available about HI o'clock on Sunday morning.