FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 74, 7 August 1901, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

——* WELLINGTON-WANGANTJI COLJL.KGIATK MATOH. PUB plffiS ASSOCIATION. WeUjDtgtot, August 6. Tin annual match betweon the Old Boys of the Wellington and Wanganui Colleges wis played at the College ground this afternoon, and was won by the noma teim by 8 points to nil. Wanganui Old Boys held their own well in the first spell, nearly scoring on mreral occasion*, but had the worst of the pliy in the second half of the game. BOUTHBBN END HATCHES. On Thursday afterncon a match will be played in the Recreation Ground between a team comprising the probable Northern representatives and a team of 18 all-comers. The following : will play for the Northern team : Full-bark, D. Callaghan; three-quar-ters, W. Fookes, Dr. Fookes, T. Carter; five eighth, ?. Mynott and L. Allan ; half, A. Humphries; forwards, Dawes, ' Loveridg*. O'Dowda, Greenback, Bi 1ing, Thomas, Bellringer, Seimark. 1 All-cinere— Backs: Pillieger, Smith, Lidntr, W. Becker, Woods, Rock: Morey. E'der, JeDkinson; forwards, Ballot, De Lanaay, Hoik, Davidson, Inch, Murphy, Strong Duffin, Sarten. Opunake Seniors defeated Eltham at \ Eltham on Saturday by 8 to nil. At Btyly Park on Saturday Hawera , Seniors baat Okaiawa by 17 to nil. ■ Beth teams played with several substi- j tutes, aad the game is described as no real test ef the teams' strength. Opunake 11. defeated Eltham 11. at : Eltham by 3 to sol, after a hard-fought game.' Opunake and Waimate have to play off for the senior premiership of the : southern end.