THE ALL BLACKS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1925, Page 1

THE ALL BLACKS.

THE WELSH MATCH. “Wild) AND ONE-EYED SPECTATORS.” Writing from the Hotel Metropole, .Swansea, on December 1, to a member of the literary stall' of the Lyttelton Times”, one of the All Black party says the team had a great victory over Wales. There was plenty of “stoush” introduced by the Welshmen, but they got tired of it first. The spectators wore a. wild and one eyed crowd. and hooted the referee every time he awarded the All Blacks a decision. The writer concludes: ‘‘l can quite understand wliat the 1005 chaps had to put up with Sorry [ am not able to send you my opinions

of the referees.” With his letter the writer encloses the following paragraph from the "Daily Telegraph” concerning the match. It was written by Colonel Philip Trevor, who said: "It was lint, I i eliictantly admit , a nice game which we saw played, and there were two periods in it. just, prior t>> half-time, and just after half-time, when it was distinctly unpleasant. It is almost impossible to spot tin l original leper, but leprosy spreads fast. 1 saw a Welsh man deliberately kick a New Zealander. I saw a New Zealander give a Welshman the epper-eut with his elbow, (in belli occasions the ball was some vards from these fighters, and in each ca.se the scrummage screened the malefactors from view of the referee. Always was there unnecessary vigour displayd, and the tone- was not the tone of the matches played, say at London and at Oxford. Far too large a section of the huge crowd—and many of these had sportsmen were. in the grandstand! Mfjooed’ .the referee whenever be penalised Wales.” W \KEKI ELD’S ST AT KM I’.NT. LONDON, dan. 7. rn view of the conflicting si at omenls attributed to him. regarding the Brownlie incident, WakeJield (captain of Hie English team) stales that after *|,,' math he said that he did not see the incident. ami therefore he had no statement to make. Any other remarks attributed to him were untrue. The English forward. Edwards, interviewed, denied Unit he was personally cautioned, but lie stilted that both packs were spoken to generally. f would like the public to know.” lie said, “that Cyril Brownlie did lot kick me while T was on the ground, but three or or four minutes before be was sent off. Brownlie struck me on the face in the line-out, giving me a black eye. The referee saw that incident.” GA I.LAG II KR’ri GRAVE. LONDON. .January 8. The All Blacks placed a wreath on Gallagher's grave. They have resumed training in Baris. COMING MATCHES. .Tail. 11. V. France, at Haris. Jan. 18. r. A. French fifteen at Toulouse.