FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1844, 27 August 1906, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

AUCKLAND 48—SOUTHLAND

I’KKSS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night, Tbeinto;provincial football match Auek land v, Southland, for tho Rnnfurly Uhalloogo Sbie'd, was played at Alosaudrn

Park yesterday afiornooD, in tho presence r"' of about 6000 spectators, aud was won by Auckland by 48 points to 12. Wish Gilloit, Auokland’u oraok wing forward, and Seeling and Hayward, of tho forward division, standing down owing to injuries, it was ospeotod that tho 10.-a! men would bo kopt hard at it to defend tho shield, but they won very easily. The Sou.bland forwards p'ayod a hard, solid game, but laokod tho dash aQd cleverness of tho Auckland front division, while thoir backs, though at limes given chances, seldom iooked lika sooriog. Tho Auckland team played a more open gttma than in previous Jjfepresenta'.ivo matches, aud She backs pe flung tho ball about to good purpose. In atlaokiug movements their wmk goner™Hy showed a marked imp - ovi mint. Southland won tho to*?, and elected to play agamst a strorg wind in the fi.st spoil, during which tary failed to score, and had SO points hoisted egainst tli.rn. In tho second half they rallied a l it, and beoame bggressive, but worn worn down, and the looal men added 18 more points, while tbo visitors soorod 12.

WAIKATO’S WIN.

t'KESS ASSOCIATION Hamilton, last n : ght. Waikato defeated Auck'aad at fooibai by nine points to eight.

The players in training for the annual tnatoh with Hawke’s Bay nest month put in some useful praotioe at the Victoria Domain on Saturday afternoon. Afier the mitoh the seleo'ors, Mess-s Eaton, Hallamore and Shorriflf, pick-d tho following 20 player?, from which tho final Goleotiuu will bo made when the date of the matoh has been deoidedFullback, Ertkina (Kaiti City); three quarters, Broughton, Kaipara, Peflost (Ksiti-Citv), Howe, Roderick (Wo-t End); five-eighths, Robinscn, Brown (West End); half, Pouison (Kaiti-City) ; forwards, Brooking (Tckrmaro), HaDsen, Pa kec Turei (Kaiti City), McKerLe (Tnkiiimu). Heka, P.ne, Stewart, Wepiha, BlaL, H-.kawai, Wi Friday (We9t End). Theso players are requested to meet at Miller’s oomo: at 7.8 C to-morrow evening.

Tho names cf tbo two orack Takuima forwards, Wyllie and Bruc-j Thompson are cjnspiouous by tbeir absenao, but the selection mutt be regarded as a very fair one, end the final eoltc.ion should wed uphold tbo prestige of the distrio' in the representative matob.