FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 510, 25 August 1902, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

VICTORIOUS AUCKLAND. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] Auckland, laafc night. Tho Auckland-Taranaki football match Was played yostorday, tho result being : Auckland ... 21 points Taranaki ... 3 points Tho game was fairly even in tho first spoil, but in tho second the local team had considerably tho best of it. For Auckland, Ashor and Thompson each scored two tries and Bispham ono. Cunningham converted three of thorn. Glon scored Taranaki’s only try from a forward rush. SOUTHLAND DEFEATS OTAGO. By Tolegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, last night. Tho first homo and homo football match botwoon Southland and Otago was played on tho Caledonian Society’s ground. Bain foil beforo half-timo, and the ground and ball became greasy. Tho gamo resulted in a win for Southland by a try and ponalty goal to a penalty goal, tho score boiDg : Southland ... 3 points. Otago 3 points. Tho Southland team boat tho local men in ovory department of tho gome, being woll trained, whilo the local men showed no combination, and tho backs wore weak, with tho exception of tho halves. A RUNAWAY GAME IN CANTERBURY.

By Tolograph —Pross Association. Christchurch, last night. Tho football match South Canterbury v. Canterbury homo toam was won by 29 points to 5, in a runaway game. WELLINGTON BEATS WAIIIARAPA. By Tolograph—Press Association, Wellington, last night. Tho roprosontativo match, Wellington v. Wairarapa, was playod on tho Athlotic Park. Tho woathor was cold, and a strong northorly wind swept ovor the ground, which mado passing difficult and kicking moroly a matter of luck. During tho first spoil Wallace scored a try for Wellington. This was converted by Spence. No further seoro was made during tho game, tho visitors boing dofeatod. Tho scores woro : Wellington 3 Wairarapa 0 Tho Wellington toam playod a poor gamo, and woro successfully emulated by their opponents. Packed scrummages and ineffective back play woro the most noticeable foatures of tho match. Prodigious efforts wore made by tho burly vanguard from tho country to run over the city players. They succeeded in doing this in most cases, but showed utter lack of reason in subsequent methods of attack, and thoir back division went all to pieces when combination was necessary. The Wellington backs woro also o good deal bolow par, and tho forwards certainly not up to tho form of previous years.