Football.

Manawatu Herald, 9 July 1904, Page 3

Football.

WHY THE ENGLISHMEN LEFT THE FIELD. Sivwright, in an interview at Sydney, declares the referee in the Newcastle match was incompent. His incapacity not only affected the Britishers’ play, but when be took the position of reflecting on their personal honour he thought it was time to show their resentment. 'lhe matter could not rest where it was. On the other hand the referee maintains he made no mistake. A REMARKABLE RUMOUR. The Auckland pape- s publish the following Some remarkable rumours are being circulated in connection with the senior football match between the City and Newton teams lost Saturday. A prominent player in one of the teams has made a sworn statement in which he confesses having received a sum of money from a member of the opposition team, the money having been handed to him as an inducement not to use his best efforts in the field on behalf of the team he represented. The statement is in the possession of the management committee of the Auckland Rugby Union. The whole matter will bo sifted at a meeting to be held by that body. MOTUITI v. POROTAWHAO. The ; Motuiti team' journeyed to Porotawhao on Thursday to play the Porotawhao team a friendly match. The visitors were treated right royally . by their native friends, on arrival they were met by the local band and escorted to the meeting house weie a * ' good lunch was partaken of. .Atte.i lunch both teams, headed by the band, marched to the field of battle. Play. was soon commenced, and alter a few minutes Tuo crossed s Pdl&vsCdriUg first . blood for the -home team. No goal resulted. Some good play then took place, when Tomy. * getting possession of the ball and beatMotniti’s backs, scored Porotawhao’s second try. The kick at goal failed to increase the score. After a lot of uninteresting play, and just before halt time was sounded, Tartana scored again. The first spell ended Porotawhao 9, Motuiti o. At the call of . time both teams were in their places ' ready to resume the struggle, but within a very few minutes of the commencement of the spell the Porotawhao backs got a splendid passing rush on, and scored again. The Motuiti team now seemed to wake up and were plaving a dogged up-hill game, and getting a determined rush ori, Potaka scored. No goal resulted. A few minutes afterwards the game ■ ended, leaving Porotawhao victorious by it points 3- Li fbc evening the visitors were entertained at dinnei.