THE ENGLISH FOOTBALLERS. ENGLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, June 2.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 270, 6 June 1888, Page 5

THE ENGLISH FOOTBALLERS. ENGLAND Y. NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, June 2.

The English (earn of footballer pl.iycd their fii^l match here to-daj , boin<» pitied against a Xcw South \V;d<-. fifteen. The Englishmen had the ho-.t of tlio tratno tluonghout, and won by eighteen points to t\\ o. The weather was all that eon id be downed, and ten thou-and pei'sonswerc picsont, including tho (iosernor and parly. 'The English team played a capital game. The jxifesiujr of the locid team wn,, vei) weak, and the fonvaidr- were slow in followin i; the ball. In tho ln,-,( s|)cll [Ca^di^, Seddon, Bumby. and Stoddait -ecuicd tiic-, one of which was comerted into a <;oal by Andeilon. Jn the second spell llaslam and JJumby weio succe-siul in croHsintr their o}i}>oncnts' goal line, and fiom one ol tho hies Paul kicked a goal. Hales, of tho local team, made a brilliant urn during tho latter pai t of tho spoil, and passing tho English I icks sect l red the only try tor New South Wales:.. Tho kick at goal was a failure. The sconng was under the old rulcf>, the Englishmen thus winning by 18 points to 2.