FOOTBALL

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1541, 24 August 1905, Page 3

FOOTBALL

AUSTRALIAN TEAM AGAIN

BEATEN,

[(Pec Press Association.) Nolsod, last night.

For the Australian match the weather > tfos. fine and the ground perfeot. There were about 8000 people present.- The looal team —including the Nelson, Marlborough, and Boiler nnions—lost the toss, and had the disadvantage of playing against a-strong wind in the first spell, but it lulled in the second. After being foroed down Nelson was penalised, and Wickham kicked a goal. Australians 8. Then Boon (Nelson) seoured a try,.which was unconverted, _ This equalised the scores. In the seoond spell Cornes (Nelson) obtained ,a try, which was .converted by o ! Brien . (Marlborough), and Smith (Nelson) secured a mark, whioh. was. converted. Nelson thus won by 12 points to 3. The visitors were entertained at dinner to-nigbt.

. ’ AUCKLAND,fi, TARANAKI 6. * [(Par Press [Association.) <'■ New’Plymouth, last night. Tho Auckland :t. Tar&uaki match was -played here to-day In fine .weather and on : »"good ground. had the best of the game, mainly jticQPghr'iheir forwards. ’The game was not k good exposition of Engby. Wynyard scored for Auckland in Aba first half, and Hargreaves for Taranaki in th» seoond. He converted his own try. Near the end of tho game McGee scored - Auckland’s second try, the game ending ''Auckland 6, Taranaki 5. Hamertpn, of Pataa, sustained a slight'concussion of the ifotwin -during the first spell, and was taken |0 the hospital. • -

-WELLINGTON 11,' HAWKE’S BAY 3

';(Per Press AESOciation.') ;» Wellington, last nlgHt. m At Rugby the Wellington represents♦•feres beat Hawke’s Bay to-day by H moints to 8. The game' was played on wot, muddy ground, and was really a (forward scramble from beginning to end.