The New Zealand Football Team in England. DETAILS OF THEIR MATCHES AND TOUR. (FROM OUR SFECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) London, November 9.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 330, 2 January 1889, Page 4

The New Zealand Football Team in England. DETAILS OF THEIR MATCHES AND TOUR. (FROM OUR SFECIAL CORRESPONDENT. ) London, November 9.

Tiik New Zealand Football Team are now in the tar north of England, and rather beyond mv ken, since Newcastle is too far of! to send a reporter, and neither Mr Scott nor his "boys" aye the best ot correspondents. Still I have managed by dint ot badgering one or two good-natured follows to extract a lew items. The team travelled from Hull to Newcastle last Friday, and on Saturday played a picked 15' representing: Northumberland county. The weather was infamous, and the wet sloshy ground troubled the Maoris a good deal ; yet they managed to win the game by Ihe .skin ot their teeth, the score at time standing one g'-al and five minors to a goal. Some of the sporting papers chose to ignoie the minors and call the match a draw : Jaut in the results of the tour it will of course count as a \ictoiy. Ilam fell heavily all the afternoon. Towards the close of the match some ot the rougher of the Northumbrians lo^t their tempers, and exhibited unmistakably nasty tactics. The Maoris, wet and miserable, retaliated, and the spectators hissed. This brought both sides to their .senses, and till time was called no further fault could be to u rid. Scott has managed to arrange several " bye '" matches in the north, and of these he takes 65 and 75 per cent, of the gate. The first came oft' at Stock ton- on -'rees on Monday last, the Maoris having to make a tiring backward journey there from Newcastle. Of this Stockton match I have not, at the time of writing, managed to learn much (save that the weather was fine, and that the New Zealanders beat an exceptionally strong 15 by two goals and three minors to a try and a minor. Returning to Newcastle, the New Zealanders had a much-needed "slack" day, none of the team — what with colds and bruises — being altogether well. On Wednesday, however, they took train again for North Shields, and in the afternoon played Tynemouth at Preston Avenue. The local team was made up from the Percy, Tynemouth, and Rockclifl" clubs, and at fiist seemed quite equal to the visitors. The latter, however, soon wore them down, and eventually won by two goals, a try, and three minors to a try andibwo minors. Joe Warbrick took the field here for the first time in England, and played a serviceable game. It soon, however, became obvious that he ought not to have tried his " game " leg so soon. A blow seriously disabled him, and it is doubtful yet how sserious the injury may prove. The New Zealandcrs play Hartlepool this afternoon. They will apend next week at Carlisle, playing Cumberland County at Maryport, and the local club at Carlisle. At Stockton the two goals which won the match were kicked by McCausland in the last live minutes. Lee, who proved a failure at three-quarter-back early in the tour, has developed into one of the New Zealanders' most brilliant forwards, and, in Ellison's absence, proved of inestimable value. Ellison fortunately is getting better, but was unable to play at Newcastle, Stockton, or North Shields.

soil, J. Watson, J. Sbyan, T. Male, and C. H., iHamilton, foxnvards.