FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 17 September 1900, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

AUCKLAND V. WANUANUI. [PISE PRISS3 ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Scptoinbor 15, Tho football match Auckland v. Wanganui was played at Epsom today m wretched weathe;\ The game was a scramble owing to the ground being wet and the ball so slippery as to be beyond the control of tho players. l'he only score in the firs': spoil was a goal from a penalty kick for Auckland. In the second spell Auckland had another penalty goal, and got behiud four times, ono being converted, and the gamo ending, Auckland 20 Wanganui nil. The strangers played a much better game than tho score would udisi'tc. Tliey defended grandly and clayed a s'.uObarn upluli game ali , through and deserved to score, but the , stioi-gi.r team got all (he luck, OTAGO V WELLINGTON. Wellington, Sop'omber 15. The representative Assooiati n football match betweon Ota go and Welling- , ton, was played to-day at Potone. Heavy rain fell throughout the afternoon, and the ground was a quagmire. Although tho Southerners were beaten by tluee goals to two, they had a p'eat deal tho best of the game, and in every department wore superior to the Wolling'ou men. Martin secured the three goals for Wellington, and D. McMillan and fJ. Brown scored for Otago, Brown, ns wing-forward, played tiie best game on tho ground. Otago had iVellington soroly pressod during the greater part of the second spoil, but could not make scores equal. Tho combination of the Otngo team was greatly admired, but thoy seemed to be handicapped by the state of the ground. Both teams leave lor Auckland tomorrow. DUNEDIN V. OTAGO. ])UNiiDiN, September lii. The Otago v. .Southland fo.it,bail match was played to-day in beautiful weather, Ijpfore about GOOD spectators, Otago won by 18 points to nil, but though the visitors were beaten, the I scene scarcely reprcssnts the play, ns j ;he Southland backs missed several | openings. The Ot-go score cousisto.l ; >f live tries, vnr. urn- oi w iiich was ' ionverled.