FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 184, 18 August 1903, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NBW ZEALAND v. AUBTB4UA. COMMBNIS ON THIC PLAY. ?£B PBESS ASSOCIATION. Sydxky, August 17. Estimates of the attendance at Saturday's matoh range from 30,000 to 35,000. The Herald ssys the game » hard one all through, and in the fir*t hilf the Australians fairly well hsld their opponents in tbe scrum? and tackling, but in the second half tbe visitors ran okaa away, and won in . every department —in condi ion, ia lioe kicking, in pio«, in the certainty of givi-jg and taking passes, and iq, goal kicking. It adds that New Zsa» land can reasonably claim to be the headquarters cf football in tbe southern homisphre. Australians have a great deal to Jet n, but the vi-its of the New Zsalander? hare bean bo few and far beween, that it is doubtful if what they li.araod from the present tour, will re* m-iin permanently with us. The Telegraph says the play of both sides in tbe first half was brilliant', but afterwards the Australians went off, aud excep'ing, perhaps on the line, their forwa-ds wera b atcn all round, Sptcial praise is given to the New Zealand backs. The fnot is the better team won, and it was in the matter at combination that it was most effective*

BAHNBR PRESENTED TO NJW ZSALANDERB.

KULOGZ BY THE QOVIRNOB. Receive 118, 041 a.m. Bydset, August 17. The movement ini iated by New Zealandats resident in Sydney to present the New Zealand Union with a banner to mark ths success of (he tour was consulted between the acta at the theatre to-night, when Sir ff. tJ. Rawson, the Governor, met tbe team on tbe stage and presented the [manager with a banner of black sit in with fern leaf and a motto,worked in silver.

Tbe Governor expressed the great p'e sure he felt at being present at tha matches, and as an old footballer conftsitd he never Vetera witnessed such magnificent combination in any team. He trussed the banner would bo oarritd to victory in Britain if the team decided to visit there.

Mr Nor a", the manager of thanked tho Govercor far the honour done to them and to the oolony in making the presentation. At Sir H. Ravtson's requss*, the members of the team were subsequently presented to him.