FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 166, 17 July 1903, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

Per Press Association. Sydney, July 15. There was a large gathering of footballers on the wharf to welcome the New Zealand team, who had a good passage. They suffered a little seasickness in the early part of the voyage. Spencer's leg is still stiff, otherwise all are in splendid condition. NRW ZEALAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES. TEAMS FOR FIKST MATCH. Received 17, 0 57 am Sydney, July 16. The following are the teams selected: Tew Zealand. Backs, Wallace, Asher, McGregor (2), Wood, Duncan, Kiernan, Forwards, Armstony, Tyler, Gallagher, Fanning, Cooke, Long, McMinn, and Given. New South Wales.—Back, Maund ; three-quarters, White, Johnston, OareWn Fulter; halves, Antezirk, Manning; forwards, Joyce, Judd, Hirschberg, Wright, Moir, Burden, Barton, O'Donnell. ITINERARY OF THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR The movements of the New Zealand team during the forthcoming Australian tour will be as under: - New South Wales.—Wednesday. July 15th: Arrive in Sydney; informal reception by Council and officials. Thursday, July 16 : Reception by the Lord Mayor at the Town Hall, noon ; evening, footballers' smoke concert at JJaron's Exchange Hotel, 8 o'clock. Friday, July 17: Afternoon, drive to South Head. Soturday, July 18: Matcb, New Zealand v. New South Wales; evening, theatre, Sunday, July 19: Harbour excursion. Monday, July 20: Leave for Bathurst by the quarter-past ten a.m. train; arrive at Bathurst ten minutes to five p.m,; reception by Mayor, bar.que', and smoke concert. Tuesday, July 21: Morning, hare drive, bush <iinn-.«r; afternoon, marsupial hunt. Wednesdays July 22 : New Zealand v. Western Branch at Bathurst. Thursday, July 23: Leave Bathurst at half-past tan a.m., lunch at Mount Victoria, arrive at Katsomba at a quarter-past two p.m.. and drive to Leara Falls. Friday, July 24: Arrive in Sydney. Saturday, July 25: New Zealand v. New South Wales. Sunday, July 26 : Visit to Prospect reservoir, Monday, July 27: Visit to National Park. Tuesday, July 28: At leisure, Wednesday, July 29: New Zealand v. Metropolitan team. Queensland, Wednesday, August 12: New Zealand v, Northern Districts, at Maitland; evening, entertainment. Thursday, August 13 : Arrive iat Sydney; evening, Newtown Football Club smoke concert, Friday, August 14: At leisure. Saturday, August 15: New Zealand v. Australia; evening, banquet tendered by Australasian Rugby Football Union Councils. Sunday, August 16: Afternoon drive. Monday, August 17: Excursion to Hawkesbury River. Tuesday, August 18: Evening, theatre. Wednesday, August 19: New Zealand v. Combined County; evening, homeward bound. Farewell. NORTH V. SOUTH TARANAKI. The Southern team for the North v. South Taranaki test match to be played at Hawera on Wednesday, 22nd inst is: 1 —Full-back, Blyth; three-quarters, A.' Hunter, Bourke, Rothery; five-eighth, Forsyth; half, J. Hunter; wings, Guy, J. Bourke; forwards, Glenn, Greenbanks, Young, Pihama, Sullivan, Glasgow, W. Douglas. Emergencies (back) Beamish, (forward) McKay, Cowper. As already stated the names of a team to represent the North were sent up on Tusslay evening, but it seems to be a question as to who made the selection. Messrs Syme, Gray and Young were appointed for this purpose and were to have met at Midhirst on Saturday to do so, but though Mr Gray went down from New Plymouth he could not come across his confreres and returned. Mr Syme appears to have taken no part in the selection, and has expressed his regret at not meeting MrGray, this being due to the former not beiog properly advised of the m anting. We await developments. On Wednesday evening Mr Arndt, the secretary of cbe Union, wired Mr F. T. Bellrioger, the local representative on the Management Oomrait.tce of the Union, ss follows:---Replying to your wire—l have arranged first test mitch at Hawera on Wednesday, July 22nd, and the second at New Plymouth on Thursday, July 30tb. Kindly Will explain later on. Notify New Plymouth players and papers.