FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 111, 8 May 1903, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. Pita PBBM> AKaOOTATIOK. Wellington, M*y 7. The Management Cjmmittea of the N.Z. Union nut to-night. Remnva's of di-qu ilifieatiins from players by the Auohhnd and Wanganui Unions were endorse', but the Nelson Union's applicition rektive to two players was rel'ußtd. The following were appoiu'ed to pick the New Zealand rep. te»m for the New South Wales and Queensland tour: -Messrs F. Mu'ray (AuekUnd), G. 0, Facbe (Wellington), F. T, Evans (Ohristchurch), and the sole seleo'.or to be this week appointed by the Otago Rugby Union. The* s:lec'ors are to mret in Woiliogt-on not hter thin tbe 20th June to pick the team, which will leave for Australia on the lltb July. This team is to play a ma f ch in Wellington on the same day that they depart for Sydney. It was decided to suggest to the New South Wales Union that the last nntch of tha tour be played at Sydney on Tuesday, 18th August, the tßam to leive there for hom , ) via Auckland, on Wednesday, 19 h. It was unanimously resolved that tin North v. South Island match bi playei at Au'klaod on Wednesday, 26th Augus', the teams to ba selected by the aforesaid selectors for their respec'ivd is'ands. A. 0. Norris ws unanimously elected to be manager of the New Zetland teim on its tour rf Australia. A suti corami.tee, omuV.ing cf Messrs Pacha and Dixou, was appointed ti revise the bye-Uws of tVie U';iod, and report to tbe Ojmuiittae before the end of Ju'y. STAR V. TUKAPA. This coite st came off at the Reereauon Ground*, and attracted fully 1000 eprctatois That the taams were tvanly ma'ched was proved by the re>uH, and accounts in measure for the some i what rough play which characterised ; the g itce. E ich side was game and willing, and foroad p'ay was the result. \ The natura of the contest may be guageti 1 from tbe casualties Allen was knockei out for a while. Humphries was sobadly 1 injured in the b'.ck of his head from | a spiko thrutt that the game had to be i stopped threa times on bis account, his gamencss in keeping in tho field being | grea'ly appreciated by the speoators. , Oi the Tukapi siJe Jenkinwn wig ; knooked out for a while, and Rowland ■ had to retire altogether, suffeiing from I concussion, resulting from a violeit , throw. Callaghan took his place. T. Smith wis also disiblsd for a minu'e or two, but resumed play. 1 In tha first spdl Stars had 8"i»h ly the best of the g-un?, Al'en securing a try jut before the whistle sounded, In the latter hilf of the game Tuk-ipi m id') mxtters even, Paul securing a try. Offing :o the frequent interruptions, CiiiieJ, by the acciden's mentioned, tbe gama was not finished till lit? in tha afternoon, the result being a draw—--3 to 3. For S'-ar Allen, Humphries, and ■ Clirko for the b cks played brilliantly and pluikily, as did McPike and Woods fir 'fukipa. Toe forwards on bo'.h siie* were good. Mr Kivell was rtfdiee, OLIFrON V. INGJ.WOOD. This match wai played at Waitara, and resulted in a draw, \ FIEBT JUNIORS. ! STAB A V. STRATFORD. Flay in this contest took place at ( Stratford and resulted in a victory for the hrma teim, the scores being Star 3 , (i trj) Stratford 7 (go \\ from a mark and a try. Mr Spurdle wa? referee. STAR BV. IKGLEWOOD. In this match at Inglewood Star fa led to seor ■, loglawood winning by 6i'x points nude up of a penal'y goil atid a try. Although ba.iten the Star team played a good game throughout gettiug over the line tba'times, but thiir < pponeuis were to>go -d for tn> m, Julim'b sipping beinsr ver. eff ctive. CLIFIOS' v. TUKaPA. Clifton foifcited io this m»tch, SECOND JUNIORS. TUKiPA v. STRATFORD. This match was played at Stratf rd, and resulted : —Tukapt 3, Stratfoid 16. Mr Spurdle was refere?. Sf AR B II V. INGLEWOOD. The Star tesm did not reach Inglawcod till 9 50, and as another mveh was to start at 3 o'clock the Mr Procter, declined to allow the gamu to be started. In the Star B. v. Inglewood match, Mclndop, a member of the former team, had the misfortune to have bi« collarbone broken in stopping a f irward rush, He was attended to by Dr, Harding, and is expected to progress satisfactorily, A pscu iar feature of Thursday play was that all tbe local team? who j »ui - neyed to other places were defeated exo«pt Star B Secjnd Juniors, who arrived at Inglewood too late for the - g4me to be a'aited.- Another curious incdent occurred at Stratford, whenjtwo matches we<e pUyed. During tbe jfirr, ►pell of each match there wag a : perfect calm, but in the seomd spell of both mutches tl e wind became tairly f strong.