ALL BLACKS SAIL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 July 1938, Page 2

ALL BLACKS SAIL

TOUR OF AUSTRALIA. FAREWELLED BY LARGE CROWD. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The team of 25 All Blacks, with Dr G. J. Adams and Mr A. McDonald as managers, left Wellington by the Wanganella yesterday afternoon on the Australian tour. In addition to Mr McDonald, the 1905-07 All Blacks were represented by Mr J. J. O’Sullivan, Taranaki, who travelled with the team. Five of the players, Griffiths, Lambourn, King and McKenzie (1934 All Blacks), and Phillips (New Zealand Maoris, 1935), were bound on their second Rugby tour of Australia. To farewell the team a large crowd gathered on Queen’s Wharf despite the rain, though not all waited from the scheduled time of departure, 4 p.m., until 5.10 p.m., when the Wanganella left her berth. The first match of the tour will be against New South Wales, at Sydney tomorrow week, so that the members of the team will have plenty of time to find their land legs. Three Tests will be played for the Bledisloe Cup, regained by New, Zealand in 1936—0 n July 23, August 6, and August 13. Auckland players will possibly leave after the third Test on their return, but the remainder will leave for home on Monday, August 15. CASE OF J. DICK. TO TRAVEL LATER. WELLINGTON, This Day. The case of J. Dick, Auckland, who was replaced in the • team because of an attack of measles, was discussed at a special meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union executive yesterday afternoon, when it was reported that Auckland followers were raising money to send Dick to Australia later in the tour. The executive decided that he should be?permitted to join the team on condition that he obtained a clearance from the medical officer of the Auckland Rugby Union, and that he left New Zealand not earlier than July 19. The financial aspect of the case was left open.