FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 174, 25 July 1903, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

INQUIRY INTO GOOSE'S CASK.)

CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED. Received 25,1.7 a.m. Sydney, July 24. The Rugby Union mce iug to discuss Cooke's case is and no decision has yet been arrived at. The choice of the New Zeala'"' team for -to-morrow's -; cn upon the |lMoa . , Received 25,1.30 a.m. Sydisey, July 24. The Press were excluded from the inquiry. The meeting decided that the charges against Cooke were not sustained.

N.Z. TBAM FOR TO-DAY'S MATOH. FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 25, 1.30 a.m. (Sydney, July 24, The following team will represent New Zealand to-morrow: —Back, Wallace : three-quarters, Asher, Stalker, McGregor; five-eighths, Stead, Wood ; half, Kiernan; forwards, Porteous, Tyler, Gallagher, Fanning, Oooke, Long, McMinn, and Given. The injury to Duncan's wrist prevents his playing.

THEfolllowing teams have been selected as the probable teams to represent the Banks and Law v. Government Buildings, in a match to be played on Saturday, Bth August, th« stake being a dinner. Mr O. A, Ford captains the B inks and Mr P. Tregellis the Government Buildings. The match will be free and should be popular. Bmks and Law—Backs : Townsend, Bullock, Waddy, Standish, Ford {capt), Beckett Jackson, Bell; forwards, Currie, Harknesi, Morey, Nicholson, Nelson, Wright, and L, Gray. Government Buildings Backs : Honeyfield, Buttimore, H»lw, Power, Tregdles (capt), Calendar, Hill, Clark; forwards, Maisey, McFree, Dannie, McIsaace, Tansley, Thompson, and Bennett.

Having beaten the Western Districts, the New Zealand team—the fourth to visit Australia from this colony—is now on the threshold of the match that has provided the downfall of the last two New Zealand teams in Australia To-day, at Sydney, the visitors will play their second representative match with New South Wales. The 1893 team was beaten by New South WaU'B in the second mitch by 25 to 3, though it won the first; by 17 to 8 and the third by 16 to nil. The 1894 team wbs beaten by New South Wales in the second nntch by 22 to 8, though it won the first by 13 to 8, and the third by 26 to 3. These two defeats were the only defeats the 1893 and 1897 teams sustained in Australia. If the 1903 tsam wins all its matches it will have emulated the feat of the 1884 team, which alone came back un beaten. Such a performance by the 1903 team would be, however, of greater merit, for it will meet not only the elect of New South Wales and Queensland, but the elect of both—which no previous team has done.—Post. j