FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 201, 10 September 1903, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

AUCKLAND v. SOUTHLAND. Invbrcahgill, September 9, For the firs; Auckland and Southland football match tin weather and other conditions were ideal, but a little too warm for the local men, as shown by their condition at the eid of the Srst spvll. The play was rematktble for its patchy character. Certainly the visitors mado tho besi show, and in the second half play was almost steadily in territory, tl e local team opened we 1, having flv.! points to the good b fore Auckland scored,' a try by Murphy converted by j Reid. Long kicked badly and mulled, letting Nicholson over, and he scored a try for Auukhnd, but Ea'ion did not j improve tha points. Southland .. ..5 Autk'a'id .. ..3 the second spell Harrison finished up a big run by scorirg near the p sts, and fiaton missed an essy shot it goa', the bill going outride th posts, The suporior form of th 9 visitors' forwards was beginning to tell, and here was a general cpiuon that the game was practicilly over, but in the last few rninu'es the ur.exp3Cted h-pperel. Ward got the bill in his own 25's and was hustkd. Then S'ead carried the leather well down the fisll, finishing up with a kick. Thsn Bain !o ked l.ko scoring between the post*, but was stopped and Auckland relieved to the 25's, There Reid obtained a mark and Taylor kiikcd a goa', the game etding Southland .. ..9 Auckland .. ~ Q

The 5000 fpeofcators were delighted . with the m.itcb, especially w.th the visito's' play, and it was generally con- . ceded they were tha best combination seen here end that they deserved to win. There was no pointing or wrangling, and the game was very fasr. ? THAMES v. TARANAKI. This mitch which takes place to-day J should prove a great attrac ion to all football enthusiasts in the district It ' is the last important match of the seasor, and as Taranaki will have every ' inducement to keep their reoord in--1 ract, the gsma shou'd be exciting and produc ive of exoelknt pliy. The teams aie as follows: t TARANAKI (amber and black). i Full, : B'ythe. , Three quarter?, Burke, Myco-.t, Hunter. Five-eightb, , AUen (captain.) ) Half, : Humphries. j > Wing 3, 1 Guy and Hamblyn. Forwards, Glasgow, Piham', Glenn, McDonald, , Phillip", D juglas, and another. > Emergency back, i Clarke. I THAMES (blue and black). t Full, > Nowdick. Three qn^rters, ' Keating, McC/llum, Morgan, Fivo-oighth, Fiynn. ', Half, : Houghton (captain). Wings, ! Cameron and Fraser, Forwards, Ansel, Newland, Molley, Dualop, Renshaw, Mullens, and Piant. It is very doubtful if Blyth wi'l be able to pky. A sptcM train will leave Stratford at 12,25, arriving at New Plymouth at. 2.25, and tbe outward train from here to Hawira will be delayed till 5.20 p.m. " in the Opunake Times, says:- A;;o; hii.d will have to make a win agaiust one of the big Unions so ' as to stve th'mselv.s being labelled . second-cUss. Canterbury reps, will he an improved team against Auckland, as Words, Cock, Fanning, and Harvjy ' 'era absent when Hiwke's Biy mot them. O ago will also bj an improved team. The prospect of Auckland having a majority of players in the New Zealand taam for England is now r.miote. With seven New Zeahnd reps, in their prosent jteira and thre9 difea's to start with, leads one to the belief that they havo had thoir shai e of New Zaaland hoiors for a season or two. Pihama, with bis whiskers eff, was in Opunake on Saturday, tie Maoti wahiues m.de inquiries as to where he left the wbiskeis. Pibama enjoyed the trip, he thoupV Napier "a nice clean < town," Master on the bos'; place fur sight?, as hd saw two fires and a ' there. He consid-red Wellington for- : wards very rough in their pliy, ns they < kick " when you got no hall, the same i as the horse." '