FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 183, 5 August 1903, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION. j _ Brisbane, August i. I Wood, Kiernan, and Funning ard jesting. D jncan and R. McGregor are playing against the Western D'stricts I tomorrow, this baing tie ktter's first game decs he was injured atßathurst, and his services were enlisted owing to Stalker being confined to bed with a bad cold, th.:ugh at first it was thought to be measles. Wallace plays centre three-quarter, S'ead or R, McGregor takitg his place &b full bank. I

It has been «iir,ing steadily all day, which will impr.vj the Riound provided there is a bi <ak in the weather.

Hospitality, officially and privately, is being liberally meted out to thevisitors.

Queen: land is strengthening its team for the return match with New Zealand on Saturday

At Hawera on Saturday, New Plymouth High School beat Hawera D sti ict High School by 8 points (2 trie?, one converted) to 3 points (a tiy). Ambury and P«rry scored for the winners; and the fotmer kicked a goal from Perry's try. In a letter to Mr L. Allen, A. Hum-~ phries says in the fist match agains* New Zealand, the N.S.W. team playpd fairly well, but did not ccme up to the form of the 1897 team. "Wemettbei combined western unions on the Wednesday, and walked righ 1 ; over them; they are not the team they used to be. Yesterday we had another go at New Sju h Wales, and although they were never dangerous they gave us all we wanted. . . There is no doubt that our team is a dry weather one. I thick if we gei diy weather for the rest of the ma'ches we wiil have no difficulty in going through with a clean sheet, as we have a very brilliant attacking team. The men sra in good health, and a sob', r crowd, and the grounds are sof r, bo that we thould have plenty of them te see us through the tcur without having to p'.ay cripples." Dick McGregor's injury, tays Humphries, is a pretty bad one, and it is probible he won't be able to play for some time, '• which is a great pity, because he is one of the best backd in the team." As to the Cook iccident, the wii'er pays: " Oook did not strike a man at all. It was Judd who struck Cook, but Pauling saw Cook with his hands up, so ordered him off."- Star.