FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 71, 15 July 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

THE ALL-BLACK TOUR. (Bx Ei-kotiuo TsxEiuuPH— CopyiuGn-r! [UhITED t*HKSS ASSOCIATION. 1 Sydney'," July 1-1. It is rumored that three members 'I -,!ie visiting New Zealand Rugby Union team' expressed a desire to play Leasue fontbnll. The' rumor cursed a Intter in amateur circles, and it b suggested-that the maager of the team ihculd compel »H the'memher.x thereof ;o sign ? bond that they will ( play '•.Jirough the tour as amateurs. THE LEAGUE CAME. London, July 14. Cables that have hew received in he north of England recapitulating he injuries to member* of the team uafcruned in Sydney, conveyed the mpreSsion «f rough play. A sportnjr papers explain that the ground vas cxVeptionally hard, besides %-hieh Jif> player 1 * run the risk of bloodjojaouing because of foreign subdances in the soil which are tla'nger-

A SPECIAL MATCH. The Cup fis'iufas for next Saturlay have been called oft', and instead if )-. special match-, Clifton againsi he vmi of tlie northern teams.- will V played at Waitura. The combined team is as follows:—Fullback, !)ive; three-quarters'. Young, Whitingtpn, Stohr: five-eighih. Stewart: iali'. Brown; wing forwards, Pewnr. VlcAUum"; forwards. Ward, tfeid, Oarey, Paul, Morshead, Kauruller ("fuglewood); emergency, Smith (indewood). The Stratford members leave by ■ar at. 1 p.m. on Saturday. Owing to several of the Waimate'!being injured, the match arranged with Southern Taranski trill not be held until next Saturday. Club ma! rihea vril! be played as usual on SaturThe following players have been ■.elected to represent the Ist juniors : :i their match against N.P.H.S., a 1 Vew Plymouth, on Thursday, the team, 'ee.vihg by the 3..10 train: Collins, '■'nyday, Okey, Rogers, Howler. Sp.r/tt. ")liyer, Miers, Kilpatrick, Grigntmi.' iuss, Jor.es. MeDavitt, Anderson,' Kennedy. Emergencies, Miers am! VTalone. The following players bar* been .elected to represent the Thirds in '-.heir match against Clifton on the Show Ground," on Thursday, play eomtienctng at 8 sharp:—Yiekers (3), Collins ('2), Syme. Corkill, Crossan. •Sharrock. Till, Shotter, Black, Sang?ter, Cameron, Frydny. ( Emergencies! Uiciimond, Bishop and Sbaehan.