FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 202, 27 June 1903, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

VISIT OF NEW ZSALANDEIHTO NEW ] SOOXH WAIiKS. Par Press Association. Kecked 26. il.stp.rn. ' SiDNßir, June 26. | Considtr-ble inteier. ia evinced in ! the approaching visit of the Now Zea- i' l\nd footballers, especially in view of ' th-j improved form of tha local p'ayers. j 1 Mr Henderson, tha managpr of the Us l :l' team ta Now Zs'iliud, says the lccal ' mei must no 1 ; enter tha fiel 1 under the I impression that the name of New Zealand moans defevt to thorn. The Tele- ' graph comments favourably on th« forwards, esptcially tha Wairarapa tin, and believes physically it is the best forward team ytt sent to Australia, but; has doubts abou l ; the bicks, and rermiks on the pre-Alamite flivour given by the incluuoa of Dunc*D.

The Wanganui Herald writer,r»Earring to the New Zeal tud team, says: " Tbis cobs'; bBS breh beautifully noglected, neither Wetland-, Manawatu, Waogv nui, or Taranaki being represented. Shades of Billy and Co. 1 Fancy a New Zea'and team without a IVranaki player io it!" The writer thinks a mote repres-ntitive team cculd have been picked wi bout impiring it? strong hj, The following team will represent the S'iMtford School in >he : r match ogams'; the New Plymoith High School to-day, at Ne« Plymouth: Full-back, Ktv. II j three-quarters, Tbomas, Kiikwood, Mackey; fiveeighth, Cameron ; hilf, Tccber; wings, Evans, Walsh; forwards, J. Mackay, McK<iy, Bonner, Woods, Kennedy, Brown, Bagent. Emergencies, Thompson (2), Walsh, Greig. Tne Wanganui Chronicle siys : -The Taranaki Union is adopting a nth*r I harsh altitude thn yeir. It will be [rcilnmbrced tint a if.w seasons ng> home and home ma'ch 8 were at ranged between the Wanganui and Taranaki Unions. At ths lat'ec r nd of lha-1901 seasoQ tha Wanganui Union fou-d it : impessib'e to gel a t am away to Tatanakj, so bnke through the arraoge- . ment. However, a visit wis piid the e in August last. 0:i er.quiii s being made as to the proba 1 le date Taranaki would visit Wanganui this feasin the following reply hf.s been 1 Srs'ford, Juno 24, 1903. 0. N. Firh, Esq., Hon. S.cretiry, Wanganui Rugby Union, Wanganui. De»r Sir,—R plying to your favour t of the 17th, as you st'll owe ui a visit we will be unable to play your Union tbis year. My .committee di sire me to Siythat we would lika to meat 5 - ou, but owing to cur ongiof men's where wa are absa'utely du-s being numerous, wo must positivlv 'eavo y-ur fixture 1 out tl.is seaeoo,—Yours truly, ! 0. H. Arsdt, Hon. S c. T.R.U. I Referring to tha Stratford 111. v. I Star 111. B mi»ch the Settler says: Tie abo?B ma'ch took place ia the : Viotoria Park yesfc r.lay afternoon, and, as foas expected, r sul ed in a hollow victo-y for the redoubtabli " g 11 pais." At the end of tbe first spill they wera 15 pain's ahead. Tbe s o.icd was made a li'tle doto io'eres'ing by I'ocker, Barney Brawer, and other locil players " assisting " tha St;rs, but i Thorn ip, Kirk wood, (Jam.-ron and Co. [ were too good, and forward ru-he* and passicg rurs put sj rainy poin's up . that tho spoiators lcs; count, a' d 'he Bars finally gava up. Cameron, Thomas, Kirk-vood, Dat'ob, Burgss, Woods, ELlpi'ritk and others scored tries. Oollius' place-kicking wts ex'cellent.