FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 194, 29 August 1901, Page 3

FOOTBALL

HBW SOUTH WALES v. QUEENSLAND. rELKCTBio Telegraph.—Copyright.) PSB PRESS ASSOCIATION. . ._.„, (Received 28, 9.47 pm.) V""„ 7 Buisbane, August 28. '■ New South Wates beat Queensland by 21 points to 13. CANTERBURY DEFEAT NEW BOUTH WALES. The Canterbury v. New South Wales Football match was played today. The game was very uninteresting in the first spell, during which Ayers scored a try for Canterbury. Ir the second spell p'sy was much faster, the backs of bath sided taking a hand. .Phillips added two more tries ti Canterbury's score, Rice converting one; and Shortland gained a try for New South Wales, See converting Canterbury won by 11 points to 5.

HAWKB'S BAT DEFEATS OTAGO. Dunkdin, August 28. The match Hawke's Bay v. Otajjo wsR won by Hawke's Bay by 5 points to 3. The gtme was the most interesting of the teries here from a spectator's point of view, being fast and open from start to finish. There was not much science in some of the play, which was scramb'.y, but the bold tactics of the vi-'itors, who whacked the leather hard, and if ten regardless ot consequences, were rewarded, and strive as Otigo playe r s would, they could not cross the line of the visitors a second time.

N.Z. BIO'S AT PK&OTIOE. Waxaams, August 28. About 1000 people turned out to see the New Zealand team play a practice m*tch against a local fifteen. The Utter were not strong, as a number of ra»n could not get leave. Burt and O'Britn filled the places of Drake and Dross in the reps' team. There was* a chilly wind blowing, and wjth its help Wellington did well enough in the firs' 8p?H", scoring 5 points (a goal kicked by Wallace from a try) to 8. Wood scored for the New Zealand men between the pojts, and kicked a goal, aod later Smith gave a specimen of one of his famous sprints and secured a try. Before this he had followed up a welljudged kick of hi* own, and was only baulked of a score by the ball crossing the deid Hop. During the interval Duncan experimented with his scrumnugers in various formations, and more satief aci ory results were obtained. On resuming four more trieß were secured by Allen (2), Smith and Duncan, and Wood kicked two fine goals from them, making the to f al 24 to 5. The local men made some vigorous rallies, but were always driven off in the end, aud could not add to their original rcore. Some of the selected players were very much at sea, particularly the full-back, a»d would ba a'l the better fer som» more practice; but the team looks quite strong enough to give a good account of the Sydney man, especially if the ground is wet on Saturday. MOTES ON THE GAVE. Wkluhgtov, August 28. The play was generally open, and occasionally fast, but on either side there was a lack of effective combination. The weak point in the colonial team is its back division. McKenzie, at full, hid not a great deil to do, but he did that little unsatisfactorily. Allan's play was also inferior, both his tacking and handling of the ball being poor. Smith and Jacobs played well, the former putting in some particularly fine work. These two, and possibly Due aa, were undoubtedly the best met on tee ground, though the latter was frequently b'atea by his opponents. The vauguaid proved themselves a rally good lot, but had a markei tendency to play rff-sidp.

The Tukapa-Opunnke play off for the championship of Taranaki will tike placa at Eltham, as first arranged by the Union. In tbe Recreotion Ground this afternoon, a match will be played between tbe Tukapa first juniors and the Pirates team from Okato. The following will play for Tukapa:—Full-back, A.Murphy; three-quarters,R. Honeyfield, W. Wood, A. S'urmey; fiveeight*, {!. Moroy, Thomas; halves, Scanlan, Preston ; forwards, Griffiths, D. S. Connett, A. Liveridge, F. Doughty, Webs'er, J. Howell.

For some unaccountable reason the Taranaki Rep. men from ou'side New j Plymouth have not yet put in an app?arance for pracica. It looks as if the nun will have to nuet Hawke's £<y next week without previous prac tice, as usual. A match was played on Wednesday in tbe Recreation Ground between fraras from tbe Central ar,d High Schools. After a fairly fast game, the Cntrals wan by 7 points to 3. Fo< Central?, McLean scored a try, and Black kicked a goal from a mark ; end for High School, Hill scored a try. Mt S. Humphries acted as referee.