FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 967, 13 August 1903, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Per Press Association

WELLINGTON, last night.

An inter-islaad football matoh will be played at Auokland on August 26. The South Island selootors have chosen their l team os follows (one front-ranker, short): Full-back, S. Turtill; threequarters, D. I McGregor, Stead, Stalker; five-eighths, i Dun can and Woods; half, Harvey; forj wards, MoNIe, Fanning, Cooke, Given, ! Dennehy, Scott* Porteous; emergency 1 backs, Smith and Nelson. In regard to f the North Island team, a complete for- | . ward team can be got from,a team now in Australia. The certainties in the backs are Kiernan (half), Asher and Wilson, of Wellington (threequarters). The positions of somo of the other cortainties have not § been decided on. { SOUTHLAND DEFEATS WAIRARAPA. ([!E**b Press Association^ Invercargill, last night.

•The'footbafiatintch Wairarapa v. South1, q an a was won by &e latter by 14' (8 tries I -and a goal) to B'(a .penalty goal). Sharp t showers' in the forenoon made the ground L greasy, and in parts muddy, and a good S exhibition was scarcely expeoteq,. While the ball was among the forwards the visitors held their own, and in foot work they! > eE e superior to the looal men, but in back ■ t jpiay the Northerners were outclassed. The: i -state of the ground was therefore in their .favor. The visitors winning the toss, the local men started against a fairly strong wini Wairarapa's score was got early in ithe game by Rogers. For Southland f Christopher' got two tries and Bain one, i which J. Taylor converted. The game was notable for an entire absence of rough play. The visitors were frequently penalised for off-side.