FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXV, Issue 181, 14 August 1903, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

! TAHANAKI V. WANOiNW. ?BB PBESB ASSOCIATION. Wanganui, August 13. The match Taranaki v. Wanganui was played today and resulted in a win for Taranaki by 5 to nil. The first spell was fairly even, Taranaki scoring a luoky (?) try from a forward rush. The try was converted, During the whole of the second spell Wanganui bad Taranaki penned in their 25's, Taranaki only getting over the half-way line once. There was floe weather and a large attendance.

The follo'wing are the results of the matches played between the two unions from 1889 : 1889.—Wanganui 3 goal?, Taranaki 1 goal 1 try. 1890.—Taranaki 1 goal 4 tries, Wan-

ganui 1 goal. 1891.—Wanganui 4, Taranaki nil. 1893.—Taranaki 23, Wanganui nil. 1894.—Taranaki 22, Wanganui 5. 1895. -Taranaki 29, Wanganui nil. 1896.—Taranaki 11, Wanganui nil. 1897.—Taranaki 26, Wanganui nil. 1898.—Wanganui 4, Taranaki 3. 1899.—Wanganui 5, Taranaki nil. 1900.—Wanganui 5, Taranaki 3. 1900.—Wanganui 8, Taranaki 3. 1901.-Wanganui 8, Taranaki 3. 1902—Taranaki 24, Wanganui nil. 1903.—Taranaki 5, Wanganui nil. It will be seen, prior to Thursday's match, each of the teams bad won seven games, so that Taranaki now leads in these contests. On the question of points, from 1891, Taranaki h*s secured 152 as agaicst Wanganui's 39, a majority of 113. a BTBAUAN RKP. TEAM. Received 14,1.13 a.m. Sydney, August 13. The following team has been selected to represent Australia against New Zealand on Saturday:—Buck, Maund; three-quarters, Whitp, Wickham, Riley, Redwood ; halves, Evans, Gratton; forwards, Burden, Larkin, Nicholson, Lettge, Joyce, Hardcastle, Boland.