FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8494, 25 July 1907, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND «. QUEENSLAND. EASY WIN FOR THE "ALL BLACKS," By Telegraph—Press Association. Received July 24, 8.6 p.m. BRISBANE, July 24. The football match New Zealand v. Queensland, was played on the Cricket Ground, this afternoon. The weather was perfect, and the attendance about 8,000. Queensland won the toss and Francis kicked off for the visitors. Caniffe returned out to the half-way flag, where Mitchinson gathered up the ball and passed it on to Roberts, who handed it on to Wallace, then to Fryer, who crossed the line. Wallace failed with the kick at goal. New Zealand ... ... 3 Queensland ... .... 0 A few minutes later, from the same position in the field, Roberts got possession and whipped it on to YJallace, and after the ball had passed through Mitchinson's hands Fryer again took it and scored a further try. Wallace failed to increase the score. New Zealand 6 Queensland 0 From the kick-off the local team shifted the scene of operations into the visitors' territory, but the effort availed them little, as the "All Blacks" were again eoon aggressive, and Roberts snapping up the oval passed to Nicholson, who sent it along to Francis, enabling the latter to register the third try for the visitors. Spencer was on this occasion entrusted with the kick at goal, but he too failed. New Zealand 9 Queensland ... ... 0 For a brief space the visitors were on the defensive, but Booth relieved by a line run into th? local men's 25, where he was stopped by Carmichael, the local full-back. Fryer, who was following up smartly, dived at the bull and crossed the line. Spencer again failed to increase the score. New Zealand 12 Queensland 0 When the ball was in play again a local man, Parkinson, took the ball over the line, but did not go out and turning ran off and scored. Carmichael failed with the kick at goal. The New Zealanders declare that the try should not have been allowed as bouncing was not permitted. New Zealand 12 Queensland ... ... 3 The second spell was opened by Watson kicking'off. Wallace took the ball, and found the touch-line. An interval of uninteresting play followed, chiefly characterised by marks and scrums. From a scrum the ball went out. On being thrown in the "All Blacks," with the ball at their toes, rushed over the visitors' goalline, where Francis fell on it, and scored, but failed to convert the try. New Zealand 15 Queensland 3

For some time after this the local men were compelled to act on the defensive, and were being very hardly pressed. They were only relieved occasionally by fortunate kicks by Carmichael. After desultory play in the centre an exchange of kicks saw* the scene of play removed to the Queenslanders' corner, where Francis again got possession and scored another try. Roberts had the kick at goal, but like his predecessors failed. New Zealand 18 Queensland 3 No sooner was the ball in play than invaded the 'home territory, and looked like scoring, but Carmichael relieved by kicking up the field, and Eckhold marked. The ball was placed for Wallace, but no goal resulted, the ball flying wide. Queensland from a scrum kicked into the centre of the field, where Wallace stopped the ball with his body, but recovering it broke away and when being tackled passed on the blind side to Spencer, who sent it back, and the "All Blacks" forced the game down to the line. Wallace once more got possession of the ball, and whipped it across to Mitchinson, who gave it to Fryer, who scored. Spencer took the kick and registered the only goal of the day. New Zealand 23 Queensland 3 For the remainder of the game play continued in the home territory, and when the whistle sounded the score read — New Zealand 23 Queensland ... ... 3

The following team will represent Masterton against Carterton, on Saturday at Masterton— Ross, Baird, Kinzett, Bennett, Duggan, Minett, Gray, Daniell, Barry, Fielding, Mackellar, Lyall, Ross, Spackman and Brenchley. The following team will represent the Red Star Juniors against Featherston, at Carterton, on Saturday:— Flaws, Smith, Diggans, Welch, Williams, Ball, Easthope, Galyer, D. Ross, G. Ross, A. Fulton, Morris, Bannister, Riley, McHattie, McKenzie. Emergencies—Selby, Hawkc, Keeble. The drag will leave at 1.30 o'clock sharp. Information was received in Masterton, last evening, that the New Zealand professional team will leave for England next Thursday week. The team will play three matches in Sydney. Mr E. Wrigley, of the Red Star Club, who has been asked to join the team, has definitely decided to do so, and will leave Masterton next Wednesday week.