FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 151, 22 July 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

KB PBUS ASSOOMTIOV. Beeerrad 20, 8.7 p.u. dYDNSr, July 20. At football the New South WaJw eleven defeated Queen»l»nd by eight points. Ohbistohuhch, July 20, Por football to-day it *as very vloppf after the wet. Obristohureh played M«riv-le, and after a very smart game *on by 6 t,o 3. The winners toored two spktidid trie*, and the game was very fast. This means that Christchurch and Merivale will have to play off for tbe championship. WBuuwGioir, July SO. Wellington defeated VTairarapa by 14 to 8 The ground was sloppy, and the weather drizzling. The guineas a whole was interesting and well contested throughout, but there were ao hrilli.nt femtnre;. Wairanp* ]«d by 8 to 6at half-tim*. Mr Norm was referee.

KAITAKI V. TOWN TEAM.

Thii match was pl.yed in tbt High Sobeol ground an Saturday, tin town team winning by 14 to 8. KVHaWf winning the toss, playfd down hill for th« first spell. Parker kioktd offfor tbe T .wn team, the ball being'uioely fturued. Atter some give and take play, the rail w»s taken to the Kaitaki'e end, and Brown getting posseis'oo, raade a dash for the liae, but wii •plendidly oslhred, Mling over the Hb* with two or three Kaittki holding « to him. A try waa allowed, and Dewar kicked a beautiful giaj. McLwn kicked ou', and the Town team wer, giving Kaitaki all they knew to keeo sheir line clear; but the forward*, by « combined rosh, took the play to to* oth.r end of the fi*ld, a «co. e being lost through a knonk ou. The Town%e» pul'ing 'ogether, once more* j took the ball to the Kaitaki'e quarrert. aod Bell, snapping ap the bail from » loote ru>h, m»de a fine iu« and aoeredt in a giod position, but Dewar failes) with the kick. Kaitaki now slaved a> *■• paw, and at onoe took the fell>

en-!, a scrum h-inv yaws from th» litis. up amavlly and dnsbed acoiicg final; D looi for DUt the kick at goal was a Play bow raged up and down ■Bold until Bewley got hold of the Hu, made a good ran to the twsntyVve flag, passed to Elder, ,whq transferred to Brown, who was r ilia-p ion the line. Half-time was then ce He 1, the score being Town 8, Kaitaki 3. The second spell opened with spme fin* passing among the backs of the town team, the ball {ravelling through the hands of the lot of them, a scor« being lest throng'.i a paw forward. Kaitaki, not to be denied, rushed the ball up the £*ld and dtibbled it over the linv, one of their forwards falling on it, a goal resulting from the t»y. The score was bow equal, tut the town tei>m gr-on had Kaitaki ia trouble, and Parker following up well scored in a good position, bat Dswar failed t> convert. After the kick eut Kaitaki gave some trouble, but McLean gstting possession passed to Bell, and he in tarn to Bewley, who was thrown out near the corner flag. From the throw in Kaitaki took the ball up th« field but ov«r eagerness to score lost them a chance, and Brown picking up kicked well down the field, while Bawley following up well spoilt the return, and dribbling nicely down to the touch line soared. Time was called . in afterwards, leaving the Town t m winners as stated above. Fur the Town ttam McLean, Elder, Brown and Bell played well among the backs, and among a very even lot of forwards Bealt, Parker and Hill. For Kaitaki the most preminent were Mills and Bichards. Mr. S. Humphries was referee, but unfortunately some of his decisions did not give satisfaction to the losing side.