FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 173, 5 August 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

j THE N.IS.W. TEAM. PER FEE'S ABSOOIATIOH. J Received 4, 5.21 a.m. * Stdnky, August 4, 1 The following fuoiball team has been 8 selected to yisit New Zealand:—Full--1 back, Mftund; three-quarters, Mac- '■ Maboo, Wich&m, White, Hughes, Bar 3 ton, L'ndaay; halves, Finley, Harrif, 5 W. Shortland ; forwards, 0. Shortland, * Harriß"D, Beaumont, Cost°llo, Burtler, * Judd, Avero, Lamb, Seelutz, Farriers, 9 Wright. •Lnother half has yet to be * chosen. The team l»a?es on Saturday ] next. j I CANTERBURY DEifE \TS WELLINGTON i, Christghurcjh, August 3. I The interprovidcul football match - Wellington v. Canterbury wa« played . at Lancaster Park to day. Rain 'fell t in the morning, making the, ground. - heayy. The game wa* chiefly confined - to the forwards, and the Canterbury pack pltyed a grand Jgame, their fast s rushes being a feature of tbe game and . winning the match for fieir side. Th' l Wellington backs did not get many , chances, being smothered' befnra the) i got away, but. they gave glimpses o t what they coulJ do ia the way of passing m-ihes. In the fust spell'Oook* a and Blackwell scared trifs, and Drake f kicktd a penalty goal for Canterbury. 8 In the second half Fract scored a try a for Canterbury nnd Wallace kicked a - penalty goal for Wellington, the home 3 team thus winning by 12 poin's to 3. Mr. F. T. Evans was referee. ; OTAGU V. SOUTHLAND. I , Dukedik, August 3. ; The intfrprovincial football match Otago v. Southland was played to-day, , and resulted in a draw, neither side . scoring. The visitors had, however, . the best of the play almost throughout. . Weather condi'ions were of the worst, , and against anything like good p ay. * The ground was scon worked up into » , quagmire, which was not improved by I a heavy shower of snow, sleet and rain