THE ALL BLACKS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1925, Page 1

THE ALL BLACKS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

SAT CR DAV’S MATCH. NORTH V. SOUTH. VANCOUVER February 21. At Vancouver to-day the North Island All Blacks defeated the South Islam! All Blacks by 25 points to If. The weather was rainy and the ground was muddy and slippery. Four thousand spectators were present. THE TEAMS. The teams were, North Island—Noj:in ; .Svenson, Barry. Lin as; Leroy and Cooke; A! ill; Porter; Donald, Chirk; Harvey; M. Brownlie, C. Brownlie; West and Chippies.

South Island—Brown, Robilliaid, Brown. Steel; Nicholls, M. Rowan; Dailey; White; Alimro, AlcCleary; Masters ; Stewart, Create; Clarke, Thornton.

Vancouver supplied seven men. To the second half Sherwood replaced Clarke while Barry withdrew hurt, and Cooke had his shoulder hurt in a scrum in the first spell. Tries were scored for North by Donald and Alii!, which wore converted by Cooke and Xepia respectively, and for the South, Alunro, Nicholls and Robil--1 ini'd crossed the line, the last named going over from a pass from Dailey, which try Nicholls converted. Donald then added a couple more tries .to Nopth’s tally.

In the sen mid spoil Svenson, 'Donald aval Af. Brownlie scored tries for the North. The scorer of the other South Island trv is not named.

Before tile game there was a presentation of a souvenir silver clip, individual souvenirs subscribed in popularly small sums aggregating seven hundred dollars. The All Blacks leave to-night. They will embark at Sail Francisco.