FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 74, 18 July 1914, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NEXT WEEK'S FIXTURES. THURSDAY. Taranaki v. Manawatu (Ranfurly Shield match), at Recreation Grounds. Also, a curtain-raiser, Tukapa Juniors v. In*wav Plymouth High School. SATURDAY, JULY 23. Clifton v. Inglewood, at Inglewood. Okato v. Tukapa, at New Plymouth, Stratford v. Star, at Stratford. REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. RESULTS TO DATE. v. Wanganui, won by 9 to S. v. Wellington, won by 14 to 10. v. Wairoa, Sub-Union, won by 8 to nil (B team). , v. Wanganui (Shield match) won by 17 to 3. FIXTURES ARRANGED. July 23—v. Manawatu, at Taranaki. Aug. I—v.1 —v. Auckland, at Auckland (73. team). Aug. 13—v. Wairarapa, at Taranaki. Aug. 20—v. Canterbury, at Taranaki. Aug. 22—v. Auckland, at Auckland. Aug. 27—v. Southland, . at Taranaki. Sept. 10—v. Wellington, at Taranaki. Sept. 17—v. Auckland, at Taranaki. ALL BLACKS IN AUSTRALIA. RESULTS TO DATE, v. X.S.W., won by 27 t<> 6. v. Western Districts, won by 59 to 10. FIXTURES. July IS—Australia, at Sydney. July 22—Northern Districts, at Armidale. July 25 and 29—Queensland. August I—Australia, at Brisbane. August s—Olympics—Olympic Fund match, at Sydney.

August B—New South Wales, at Sydney. August 15—Australia, at Sydney. N.Z. v. AUSTRALIA. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] Sydney, July 17. The weather is showery and bitterly cold, and the outlook for to-mor-row's New Zealand-Australia match is not promising. Tlie New Zealand team has been selected as follow : Full-back, O'Brien ; three-quarters, Lynch, R. Roberts, Y. Taylor; liveeighths. Ryan and Black; half, E. Roberts; whig forward, Graham; forwards, Francis, Cain. Irvine, "Wilson, Downing, Bruce and McNeece. TARANAKI RUGBY UNION. A meeting of the management committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union was held at Stratford last night. REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. The Horowhenua match was lixed for August sth at Hawera. It was found impossible to arrange a match with Poverty Bay this year, but the latter union hopes to travel next year., Regarding the Auckland matches, Taranaki will play Auckland on August 22, and the union will endeavor to arrange for the steamer to leave New Plymouth on Thursday instead of Friday in that week. Owing to the long list of fixtures Taranaki will be unable to play Auckland' at Taranaki for the Ranfurly Shield'until September 17. ■ New Plymouth High School v. Palmerston North High School will lie played as a curtain-raiser for the Southland match.

The Railway Department lias grant* ed accelerated and delayed trains for Thursday's Manawatu match. To-day's match at Waitara and next Saturday's match between Waimate and the rest of South Taranaki will be Tamu benefit matches, and, if possible, on August 5, another match between the Kaspar Cup winners and n team from the Wiiangamomona subunion in aid of the Tamu fund will he played. For the play-off match, north v. south, at Stratford, on July .30, the Union will endeavour to get excursion tickets issued and to arrange to have the train stopped at the ground. The Maori members of the Star Club will be requested to attend a special meeting of the union at New Plymouth on Thursday morning next to explain their action at the match with Tukapa last Saturday. Mr James Garica was appointed to manage the B team on its Auckland tour. CLIFTON 111. V. STRATFORD 111. After a hard willing fight afc Stratford on Thursday, the Clifton second juniors retained their unbeaten certificate by II points t" 5. The Clifton team has played five games, and won live, scoring GO points, while only i. 1 have been compiled against them. Star forfeited once. THE ASSOCIATION CAME. Wellington, July 17. The Canterbury Football Association, holders of the Brown Shield, have arranged to play the next challenge mulch with Wanganui on August Ist, a[, Christehurc.h. The Association's London representative states that there is a possibility

of an overseas team visiting Australia and Xew Zealand next eyar. Ti-iE LEAGUE CAME. THE TOUR OF THE ENGLISHMEN XEW ZEALAND RESULTS TO DAT)] Against Wellington, won by 14 to 7. NEW ZEALAND ITINERARY. July IS.—v. Hawke's Bay. July 23—v. Tarr.uaki, at Eltham. July 25—v. Auckland. July 30—v. Wanganui. Aug. I—v. Now Zealand, at Auckland.