"The All Blacks."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 56, 27 July 1914, Page 5

"The All Blacks."

I QUEENSLAND KASII.V- HKFKATED. SOME BRILLIANT IV..SSIXG. By Cable-Press Association-Copyright Received 20, 5.5. p. m , r„, , • Brisbane, July 26. the match between Queensland and W Zea.and yn* played in flue but dull 5IM)'() "''' "" """"'ance of

<,>'.r.:ui ;s ::i!id ki.ked off against a light 'breeze. After the game bad been in I'wgyess for a while, New Zealand as. siiiiied command and had Queensland in I dJik-uUiwi, Then E. Roberts secured from a serum, passed to Mckenzie, t A l\van, to I{. Roberts, to Lynch, back to n. Roberts, who scored in the corner, (iraham failed to convert. « A period of fast and exciting play followed. Tl u . Queenslanders made desperate emnts to s-.-ore, but the defence was so id. Another brilliant passing niA among the New Zcalander Wi£ mM m Lynch vulZi in the"co?nt and Graham convert?'!; Tll<J New Zea"Olid forward opposition. Oockroft landtwenVnle. "* Q " eenS ' anJ Jred fat nf PCT f e ? tra & e > Williams time ,ml Q." e ™ s, and just before half£dl e„"l ( ed.~: Vnn The New Zealand .. jo Queensland .......,..'' 5 *™ Zealand "attacked stiongly but faded to pierce the deo ? ue( -'! ,s,and ** a while showed ~l,f •if h ' antage - Thoir for ™rda played witili great da-*, but the New Zealande-rs defence was solid. With nlaT near the centre, E. Roberts picked\p froni the ruck and to Taylor, to 1. Roberts, to Lynch, who scorei in the corner. Cockroft failed to convert A few minutes later Taylor and Lynch (2) scored tries, ,as the result of brillmnt rashes bv the hacks. Graham converted the former. The closing sta«ei were grea% in favor of the New Zealanders, and the game ended: New Zealand 26 Bueensland ' 5

CLIFTON v. INGLEWOOD. A,t Inglewood on Saturday Clifton d«featcd the local team by 20 points to THE MATTER OF PROFESSIONALISM. A DENIAL BY THE LEAGUE. AND A OHALLENGF., Received 20, 5.5. p.ji. .., T Sydney, Jvly 28. Mr. Larkin, secretary of tu„ Rugby League, interviewed, declared that the League's alleged offer to members of the New Zealand Rugby Union team wa« all pure fiction. The League's executive had never considered the matter in any shape or form, What happened was that some of the New Zealandera saw ihim and discussed playing with the League clubs, but how tie interview could he construed into an offer of £3OOO was more than anyone can imagine, no matter how elastic one's cr-pacity for thinking things. Then a3 to the statement that the League wa? short of players, he offered to produce a thirteen who would take on the visiting New Zealand fifteen, the proceeds to be devoted to charity.

NO GAMES IN WELLINGTON. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. _ No Rugby matches were played on Saturday, owing to the grounds not being available as the result of heavy rain during the morning. Other games proceeded, however, under more or less adverse of wind, rain, and hail, mud being munch in evidence. BUSH UNION 1 v. DANNEVIRKE. Miiatua, Last Night. The annual Rugby representative match between Bush. Union and Dannsvirke sub-union was played here to-day, and resulted: Bush Union 10, Dannetirkc 3. The Bush forwards proved superior to the visitors. WAXGAJCUI DEFEATS MANAWATU, Wanganui, Last Night. The Rugby representative match, Manawatu v. Wanganui, wag played here on Saturday afternoon in very wjntry weather. The ground was in capital order. There was no score until well </i> in the first spell, when Collerton ran through the visiting backs and touched down between the posts'. The try was ii!it i.ii'proved upon. In the second spell. Wanganui's points were added to by Beilis, who dashed over. The kick at goal was narrowly niissed. Immediately afterwards Wanganui's backs set off in a passing rash, It. Collier scoring a fine try just in from the corner. Crockett converted with a good kick, and the game ended: Wan gfiniii 11, Manawatu 0. AUCKLAND JUNIORS WIN. Auckland, Last Night. On Saturday the Auckland junior Rugby reps, defeated Thames juniors by 9 points to 3. The game was played in showery weather. All the other Rugby games, including the cup final between City and University, were postponed on account of th« state of the ground.

PIHAMA DEFEATS RAHOTTJ. At Rnhotii on Saturday in the final of the Kaspar Cup compeiition, Pihama defeated Rahotu by 11 points to nil. The Tukapa first juniors to play High Rlt-'hool onj Thursday next arejaa follows: IT. Patterson. W. Whittakcr, West, Stolir, L. Whittakcr, N. Loveridge, Fuller, F. Loveridge, Smith, O'Grady, Amaru, W. Patterson, Leary; emergency, Julian. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. WELLINGTON MATCHES. Wellington, Last Night, Corinthians beat Thistle, 3 goals to) 1; Diamonds drew with Hovers, 2—2; Swifts beat Brooklyn,- 2—l; Y.M.C.A, drew with Wanderers, no score; Hospital won from Petone by default.