FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 17, 12 September 1912, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY v. TARANAKI

TO-DAY’S MATCH

One of the best games of the season should be seen to-day, and there are hundreds of other reasons why the public of Stratford should patronise the big match at the Show grounds this afternoon. The practice in Victoria Park yesterday was sufficient to show that the visitors are a good solid team, while the glorious uncertainty of Taranaki’s form should allow of no foregone conclusions as to the final result. The teams are: y CANTERBURY. A. E. Docll A. McDonald, N. Payne, R. Pyle L. Cave, and H. Taylor D. Sandman (Wing forward) L. Parsons W. Maxwell, E. Baxter W. Surgeson, A. Paterson, W. Commings E. Hasell, C. Hegartj (front row). TARANAKI. Tinney Don Cameron, Roberts, Stohr, S. Cameron Franklin Brown. (Wing forward) Taylor; Hawkins Whittington Tamu Pini, Kissick Cain Dewar. Emergencies: Bertrand (back), Ryan (forward).

Yesterday afternoon the visitors were taken for a drive round the country, the route taken being to Eltham and back, via the Opunake Road, Hastings Road, Eltham and Mountain Roads, the team expressing themselves as enjoying the outing very much. Last night Madame Bernard generously issued complimentary tickets to the team for the pictures at His Majesty’s. Tonight the Stratford Football Club’s dinner is the great attraction, and tomorrow the team leave for Wanganui by the mail train.

OTAGO (19) v. WANGANUI (3). (Per Press Association.) Wanganui, September 11. The Rugby representative match, Wa nganui v. Otago, was played to-day in lino weather. The ground was in capital order. Otago won by nineteen points to three. NEW SOUTH WALES M2) v. HAWKE’S BAY (9),

Napier, September 11

In the presence of a crowd of some 3000 people the ,League (game, .Non South Wales v. Hawke’s Bay, was played on the Recreation Grounds to-day in splendid weather. The exhibition of the visitors -Wat? in many respects a revelation, and although they won by a large margin the score hardly indicates the nature of the game. The local men put np a surprisingly''good fight against the superior combination of the visitors, and their tackling wafremarkably7 good,; - The game was remarkably 7 free from anyo element of roughness, and w’as'playcil in an admirable spirit throughout. 'The score at half-time was: New South Wales 18,Hawke’s Bay 3. Tries were scored for the visitors by Gleeson, David (2). and Cann, Frawley converting three and Johnson scored for Hawke’s Bay. In the second spell, Dean, Frawley (3), Gleeson and McCuc scored tries foi the visitors, Frawley converting three of them. Cotterall and “Genncr” Smith scored for the homo team, but neither try was converted. The final score was: New South Whies 42 Hawke’s Bay 9. Mr I). McCarthy refereed. Haddocks and McGregor sustained minor injuries during the game, and Thompson had his collarbone broken. Manning (Hawke’s Bay) had to retire owing to a broken thumb.