FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 855, 21 June 1910, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

ANOTHER WIN FOR ALL BLACKS. MATCH AGAINST QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, June 18. The weather was dull and cool for the New Zealand-Queensland match. Queensland won the toss, and Baton kicked off. A scrum was formed in the Queensland corner, from which the ball was passed out. The New Zealanders then concentrated their forces, and Francis, dribbling over the line, fell on the ball and scored. O’Leary failed to convert. New Zealand 3 Queensland o Following the drop-out play was for a time confined to the centre. A combined rush by the vFitors’ three quarter line carried the game to the Queensland twenty-five, but a forward pass by Ryan prevented a score. The Queenslanders then pressed the attack, and the New Zealanders were in difficulties, but they succeeded in relieving the situation, and play went back to Queensland twenty-five. Here Paterson rushed through, but lost the ball. Shortly afterwards O’Leary kicked a penally goal. New Zealand 6 Queensland 0 The visitors continued the attack, and nice passing by the three-quarters ended in Mitchell scoring. O’Leary converted. New Zealand 11 Queensland 0 Almost immediately afterwards Fuller crossed the line, but O’Leary failed to convert. New Zealand 14

Queensland 0 During the remainder of the first half Queensland was on the defensive. The visitors were repeatedly on the line, and the local men had many times to force down to save a score.

The New Zealanders were playing splendidly, and made few mistakes, though forward passes a couple of times prevented the visitors obtaining what looked like easy tries.

On resuming Kent kicked off, and O’Leary returned to half-way. The Queenslanders then moved up, and held the visitors in front of the posts. A penalty for offside gave Stanley a chance, but the kick was mulled, and the game flowed down the field. Murphy then secured and broke through the pack, but was opposed and passed to M’Cabe, who was too far back, and the opportunity was lost.

The local men were now playing better than in the first spell, and held the visitors to their own ground. M’Cabe failed to accept the ball, which bounded to Mitchinsou, who made off down the line. He was tackled, and passed forward, and the advantage was lost.

Shortly afterwards Burns accepted the ball from the toe of an opponent, and bolted. He passed to Mitchinson, who, in tnrn, transferred to Francis. The latter went along the line like a streak and scored, O’Leary converting. New Zealand 19

Queensland o The Queenslanders now opened up the play, and began to force the pace. They pressed the All Blacks back to the line, but could not break through. A penalty against the All Blacks, however, resulted in Stanley kicking a goal. New Zealand 19

Queensland 3 Following the drop-out the local men freshened again, and the New Zealanders were defending. Avery was penalised for off-side play, and Stanley kicked a penalty goal.

New Zealand 19 Queensland 6 The New Zealanders then took a turn at attack, and carried the battle into their opponents’ ground, where they hovered dangerously close to the line. A free kick sent them back to neutral ground, and both sides began to put their whole life into the play. The Queensland pack,Reaching the ball, Athow secured and sent to Stanley, to Farmer, to M’Cabe, to Farmer, and the last named crossed the line and scored, with a bunch of men clinging to him. Stanley kicked a goal. New Zealand ig Queensland 11 Queensland was penalised in their twenty-five, and O’Leary took a shot at goal, but just missed. Shortly afterwards Tucker, for Queensland, kicked a goal from the field. Time was then called, the score standing ; New Zealand 19 Queensland 15