FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 854, 18 June 1910, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

The second match, New Zealand v. New South Wales, played on Wednesday, was a much closer than the first one, the result being another win for the “ All Blacks ” by 17 points to 11. The score was made up as follow, New Zealand five tries, one converted, New South Wales three tries, one converted. The attendance was 4000.

In the professional game England defeated the Metropolitan team (Sydney) by 34 points to 25. The closing stages of the game were marked by very rough play, ending in a melee amongst the players. The Maori team played a draw with a fifteen representing the Northern Branch ot the New South Wales Rugby Union at Newcastle. The score was six all.

With reference to the allegation of betting on football matches, the Blenheim correspondent of the Picton Press says : —Everyone knows that betting is rife at lootball matches, not only in Blenheim, but in other centres as well. Betting is becoming the curse of football, as it is of every other form of sport, and there does not appear to be any chance of coping with the evil. Those who know what goes on won’t “give the show away.” The Auckland Rugby Union is making strenuous efforts to settle the “ rugby rough.” At its last meeting C. Savory, of the Ponsonby senior grade team, was suspended until the end of the season 1912- E. Dervan a member of the same team, was suspended for the rest of the season. A junior player named Clark was also suspended for the remainder of the season.