FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1792, 25 June 1906, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Bjj telegraph, Piwit Abs'e,. Copyright Received 4,39 p.m., June 24. Sydney, June 24. In the football match under Australian rules New South Wales beat Queensland by 76 points to 23.

Brisbane, June 24. Under Rugby rules New South Wales beat Queensland by 11 points to 9.

JUNIOR MATCHES.

I At the Viotoria Domain on Saturday the West End junior footballers avenged their previous defeat at tho bands of liaiti-Oity, by beating that club rather easily. Mr J. Martin controlled the game. Huia were defeated by Tak.’timu after a close gsmo. Mr W. Hay had charge of the whistle.

WEST END V. TAKITIMU.

The senior match was to'.ween the above clubs, the former leaving the field victorious by 14 points to nil The West End forwards had too maoh weight for the oountry team, which was not represented by its full strength, acd cb'ained possession of the ball from the scrum whenever they wanted it. There was not muoh combination shown amongst the backs on either side, although the West End men I at times got in some neat passing. The j game waß principally oonfioed to the forwards, and the .'superior training of the town team was strongly evidenaed. For West End Eangi, at full, proved that ho is a safe man anywhere behind the paok. I The three-quarters also did splendid work, [ but had to dopend upon their forwards for any passing that was instituted. Pine, Wepiha, Heke, and Tier were the moat conspicuous in feeding thoir baoks. The Tskitimu*, who included six of the Huia team, never seemed to get properly to i work. The baoks were mostly on the defensive, and did not get muoh of a ohanoe to distinguish themselves, Of the forwards Wyllie and B. Thompson wore the piok Mr Howard was the referee