FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2262, 6 August 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TO-DAY’S GAMES. ■This afternoon on Victoria Domain the Thursday competition will be continued. Star and Alhambra will meet at 1.40 p.m., ami at 3 p.m. Gisborne and City will play. The following are the teams:

Star: R. Wilkinson, Mnknore, Ferguson, P. O'Neill, dCaipara (captain), Karaka, Turoa, Nicolas, Davis, Harwood, 'Dore, :D. Ferguson, Carroll, Mann, and Sutherland (wing); emergencies : Campbell, .Richards, Ttihoe, Rikirangi, and Potilin. Alhimbra: Tate (captain), Casley, Hart,, Johnson, F. Grey, Campbell, Cantoll, McConnell, F. Olarlco, Wilkinson, Cahill, Hughes, 'Charters, West, and Brady (wing) (emergencies : Kean, Clarke, and ,P. Allan. City: Huston, Malloy, Fitzgerald, Sharpe, AVittv, Grinlinton, Cramp, Lvford, lO’Neilil, G. Puflett, G. Roderick, ‘Bristow, .H. Puflett, Taylor, and J. Roderick (wing). The Gisborne team has already been published. Players in tho Thursday representative team last Thursday are requested to roturn their jerseys to the members of the Gisborne Club to-day, without fail. The first match will he in charge of Mr, A. Pritchard and the second under tho control of Air. C. Somervell. Mr. L. Williams has been appointed referee for the match Kaiti-City v. Tokomarn, on Saturday. REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. SOUTHLAND BEATS OTAGO. [Press Association.] INVERCARGILL, August 5. The first of the season’s home and home matches between Southland and Otago was played to-day, when Southland won by 12 points to 11. The first spell was very evenly contested. Otago scored two tries, while Southland scored a try and kicked a penalty goal. In the second spell Southland forwards outplayed the visitors, and the local backs were attacking all the time. Southland scored two more tries, and lost several chances. Near the end of the game a. bad miss on the part of the Southland backs let the Otago forwards away. They dribbled over the line and scored beside the posts, the try being converted. The Otago team was considered very weak, and Soiitliland’s win being such a narrow one is not considered a good augury for the coming northern tour of the Southlanders, especially as Glasgow and Stead (tlieir mainstays )will not be available for the trip. The Otago 6corers were Dougherty, Bennett, and Williams. THE RANFURLY SHIELD. MATCHES AT AUCKLAND. [Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 5. Tlie Auckland Rugby Union received nn intimation to-night from the Wellington Rugby Union that the representative team to play Auckland would leave Wellington on August 12th, arriving in Auckland the following day. The AVellington Union also notified that the match would be a challenge for the Ranfurly Shield. The Auckland Union decided to suggest to the AVellington and Neiv Zealand Unions that Air. Williams, of Dunedin, bo appointed referee for the match. No word has been received hero of the expected arrival of the Marlborough team, which plays Auckland for tho shield on Saturday. Owing t 0 injuries, Morse and Bater will be unable to play for Auckland next Saturday, tlieir places being filled by AVindcr and Coote. THE BRITISH TEAM. DEFEATS NEW SOUTH WALES. Dnited Press Association. Copyright (Received August 5, 9.15 p.m.) . SYDNEY August 5. To-day New South AVales met the British team. Tho game was played in mud inches deep, with occasional heavy rain squalls throughout the afternoon, and after the first few minutes it was almost impossible to distinguish one team from the other. The ‘British forwards packed splendidly, and came through the local team like a wedge; Half-way through the first spell, the hall was kicked over the AA r elsli line, and Morgan racing several of the local men, dived on the ball and secured a try. The angle was difficult, and Harding faded to add the major points. The Britishers were too powerful in the scrums for the AVelsbmen, and continually broke through. Only twice did New .South AVales in the first half approach close to the British line. In the second spell the game was -stubbornly contested. The Welsh backs saved frequently. It was an exciting moment when the Britishers were penalised right in front of tlieir goal, but 'Bede Smith made a poor kick, and New South AVales bad no further chance to score, Britain winning by 3 points to nil. A HAWKE’S BAY MATCH. [Press Association.] NAPIER, August 5. The football match between the East Coast (Porangahau) and a Hastings suburban team was played today, when Hastings won easily lay 18 points to 3. A SCHOOLS MATCH. ... [Press Association.] OHRrSTCHURCH. August 5. The annual match between the Bovs’ l-ligli School and Christs College was played this afternoon on the College grounds, and resulted in a Avin for tho School by 22 points to Id. THE MAORI TEAM. A REVERSED DECISION.

United Press Association, Copyright SYDNEY, August 5. Owine tn inability to secure a playing ground the Maoris reversed their decision to form themselves into a New Zealand Native team.