FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 193, 3 September 1900, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

QUEENSLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] [per press association.] (Received 2,5.10 p.m.) Brisbane, September 2. At the football match, Queensland v. New South Wales, the former won by 8 to nil. AUCKLAND V. OTAGO. [per press association.] Auckland, September 1, The Auckland and Otago rep. football teams met to-day under unfavourable conditions, raia having fallen the whole day. Toe match was stiffly <ontested and end,id in a draw, thr.e points each. Tho team 1 ! woro evenly matched, and on the day's play it would . ■be hard to say that either doservad ' [victory. hid, if anything, tho advantage in the forwards, but matteis jwere equalised by Auckland having i smarter men behind. Auckland scorad I a try in the first half through Tyler, j Tho second spell was more than half gone before Otago equalised, through somo dashing play by Armstrong, Duncan, Booth, and M Keozi?. The pl.iy was not brilliant, owing to the heavy ground, bui tho gams was close to'be excitiug, and saving the tactics of B .oth tho teams wero tax d ; to the utmost, there b-itig a deal of hard-work on b -th goal lin-s. In spite ;■[ ll'.o wither the game was witnessed i>y sow ii.'o thousand spectators. Mr fjymc, vi Taranaki, was refeiea.

NOKTU otago v. otago. Du-kiun, September 1. Tlic football match North Otago v. Otago was played to-day. Il un fell all the morning, and the ground was very heavy, 'putting good play out of the question, Otago had much tho best of the game, winning by 12 points (four tries) to 4 points (a potted goal;. It has been rToci-le.l that a Wanganui representative (earn s!:all leave for . Auck'and ou Monday, r l'Uli, and go on to Thames ou the Tuesday,

'returning to Auckland on the Thursday, play on Saturday, 15tb, and leave i for New Plymouth on tie Monday. ! The return match-with Taranaki will be played at Hawera on Wednesday, 19 th September. Mr. Selby Morton has been appointed manager of the team, and Mr. G. Simpson special reporter.