FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 144, 12 July 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

I TUKAPA 11. v. STRATFORD 11. Tin? antch, p'ay d a l -. Stratford yesterday, was won by Tukapa by 6 to nil. STAR 111. v. TUKAPA 111. These teams met s iu the Recreation Grjunds yesterday. The grouni whs very heavy ai d prevented any exhibition of good play, the gimo res living its'lf iu f o a succession of scrambls , Shortly sf er the game cimuaeuc d W. Humphries mv to take a difficult I p\ps from Jenkins n, a >d yot ov- r thy line. The kick it god failel, and the sp II ended without further score. The Star forwards were (o) go d for tie Tubapas, ahi kept th m con'inually rn he def nsive. In the second spMl the Tukapas seemed to rouse themselves a •bit, but wrhiut ava : l, aid Humphries i again scored a try after a fine run through the ruek. Pvcroft was unsuccessful in tha attempt at goal. Tie game thus ended in a v.ctory for Stars by 6 to nil. Want of combination wai vsry notice-abb aming tha Tukapi men, for whom the best players were: — the backs, Fiewia; and in tbe forward division Siffletfc, and Oonnett. For Stars th<i following showed up well —Bicks, Humphries and-Elder;.and forward?, Bro*n and Wall.