FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 181, 4 August 1904, Page 2

FOOTBALL

ENGLISHMEN IN NEW ZEALAND sx'or Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 8. . The team of British footballers arrived from Sydney to-night by the Wanimoo. 'ilhe vessel had a very rough trip. The visitors will be ac-coi-ued a public reception to-morrow afternoon, and go on to Christchurch in the evening. They will have a practice at Mirajuar in the morning. VVAIUARAPA v. MANAWATU. PALMERSTON N., August 8, A fast and interesting match on a wot ground between Wairarapa and Manaw-etu ended in a win for the latter by live points. The teams were very evenly matched, but Wairarapa had a little bit the best of the game all through. About a minute to time in the second spell smart passing among the local banks enabled i'onuuan to score, and a coal resulted, McMinn was pitted aKainst Warner on bhe wing, but neiiter we,e brilliant at any part oi oi ward game on the g rouncl| Udy doing yeoman service in the pack for » Z? l '*\ L ° g<ul - the Wairara' pa half, played a very fine game.. '

BRITISH TEAM'S FIXTURES,

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SOME COMPARISONS,

The statement that tho British tiain Ims ••suiuutlrittij U p jta sloovo .. lends udditional interest to the following la , bJo# gjyj, a,comparison between the victories of the New Zea*wni?T last y™ r Mid the present Mglish touring team : New South Wales-July 19th, 1003 New Zealand won by 12 to nil June ISth, 1004. Uritajn w o n by %l to WestoifyaiigtHcts-July 23ndi 1908 ' ™7/ iS^ a ,; von by 4 ? l » 7;.auno ■una, 1004, Britain won by 91 to (I New South 'Walea-July 25th, iOOa', l%> 00 & 8 *» nil ■■ Ju "o <4sth, 1004, Bmtain won by 29 to 0. Metropolitan Union—July 29th 1903, New Zealand won by 33 to 3 : Jum 29th, .1904, Britain won by lt<o fi. . Queensland-August Ist, 1903, New Zealand won 'by 17 to nil; July 9th 1904, Britain won by 24 to 5. Western Districts, Queensland—Aug* ust trth, 1908, New Zealand won by 29 to nil ; Brisbane clubs—July 13th, 1904, Britain won by, 17 to 3. Queensland—August Bth, 1903, New Zealand won. by 28 to nil ; Jum loth, 1904, Britain won by 18 to, 7. Northern Districts (at Matolandi)— August 12th, 1903, New Zealand won by 53 to n i[ ; 'l'oo.WQomba—July 20th, 1904, Ur|tai M tt ,pn by 12 to 3. Austria—August 15th, 1903, New Zealand won by 22 to 3 ; July 22nd, 1904, Britain won by 17 to 3. The Home players last Saturday defeated Australia in tho third lest match by 16 to nil, Tho foregoing were the leading games played by 'both teams.

At Hawera yesterday the Taranakt representative team, which was not up to full strength, easily defeated a team of the southern division players by 14 points tr. nil. The following will represent the Tnranaki Guards in the match against the Taranaki Riiles this afternoon at S ~'clook on tin Racecourse groundßaker, E. Hau#b. W. Hough, liurnsido, Seon, ArnoM, 'l'wisey.MoEwen, Waters, Crawford, Kibhy (2), Bor.i, Perham, Morris. toaw will wear Twkapa colour »re requested to be on the groiuj,l at 2,ail »!iarp. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. Tho following will represent Omata in the second match ayqipst New Plymouth, for tho Julitut Cup, to bo plujod on WostpfW VarK ground at 8 p.m., to*<tay ir-Frost, Coatcs, Hid--111 nil, Seamark, Were, It. (OXvnes, Prlar, 11. Mure, A. Fenwarden, Allwood. Tho following will represent New Ph. mouth against Omata:—Goal, Broomo; fullbacks, larko, Bullock; half-backs, Bee), McKay, H. Amburv,; forwards, Newton, A. Dyne, Truoman, A. Ambury. Popo. Emergencies, J. Lister, H. Southam.