THE ALL BLACKS TOUR.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2800, 21 October 1924, Page 2

THE ALL BLACKS TOUR.

EASY VICTORY OYER YORK SHT If E. FORTY WO POINTS TO FOUR. Twelve thousand people attended i he match between New Zealand and Yorkshire, a I Bradford, the. game resulting in an easy" Victory for the .01 Blacks by fatty-Iwo points lo Com’. Yorkshire's kick off was the eomiocnoeriicni of Ne« Zealand's at tack for ihr All Blacks ai one“ jai.slicd j lie County team back into

t heir own jerritory. where a sustained attack was unsuccessful for ouiie a while. Yorkshire eonld not break through The Blacks’ alfad and were kepi solidly at it to hold .the visitors and in this they were -ureeSsiul for some time, hut after seventeen mintiti-s' play Richardson f- mid in-- wav itifongh the detenee i'i score a try which Ncpia could not i onverl. Five minutes afterwards, Yorkshire wore penalised in their own territory and Ncpia kicked a file goal. Sleet at this stage was

compelled io retire owing to his ankle giving out. The All Blanks’ attack was continued with increasing vim, hacks ami forwards alike creating anxious moments for the defence. Passing movements were effective in keeping Yorkshire in their own half, and from one of these Hart scored a,ml Nepia’s kick was successful.

Yorkshire had a share ot success when the forwards carried play into the New Zealanders' territory, where Lumby secured and passed back to Myers, who dropped a splendid goal for the County’s only score. Yorkshire 4, N.Z. 11. Dailey was working' well 'behind the scrum and getting the ball away smartly, the visitors registered ail • oilier try (scorer’s name not cabled). Nepia failed with the kick. Yorkshire again pressed strongly, but il wiis not lunk before bounty’s attack was repulsed and when, from ii scramble, the ball came into the hands of McGregor, the Canterbury back snapped up the eliance to cross the line. Nepia converting. Almost immediately the Blacks’ fall-back (Nepia) who was having a day out, landed a great, goal from half-way and the spell elided N.Z. 22 Yorkshire 4.

fn the second half, though Yorkshire secured most of the ball from lb(' scrums. the New Zealanders seized every advantage from I heir speed, stamina and weight, wearing dqwn (lie Yorkshire pack which was the backbone of the County team. With the All Blacks once more on I In- attack, splendid passing between .tart and Parker gave McGregor an . ppurlNiiii v ji- cross near (lie posts. Nepia bad no dilliciiliy in improving 7 i be score.

The N.Z. backs were now showing l rilliaiicc and tbe Imll travelled from man to man with admirable uci-nr acv. llari. finished uric great bon; by scoring bis second try and Nepia converted. Then Dailey successfully dummied bis way rigid through the opposition and transferred to H.ur; who bad a elefir ran in. Nepal's run ut success in kicking continued to bold good and he converted this and Han’s fourth try which was added just on time, making tile iinal score New Zealand 42. Yorkshire 4.