FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7840, 5 June 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NORTH ISLAND v, SOUTH,. RC.NOVER WIN FOR NORTH. (Per Press Association ) WELLINGTON, June 8. TKo football match. North Island, v. South Island, was won bfc' the former by 26 points to nil. South [land never had a chance. The'r backs had practically no conWatlon andi forwards were bbaten Jn IqoM work, and it was not until the second spell thai they showed any good work. - , 11 About seven thousand people werer present. There was no wind, and « heavy slippery, ground, with toe wea-t thtr overhead. The game, with the one exception! of a brilliant back, run toy Southern backs, and occasional short _ q*ilck passing, runs by tho fast Northern backs, was below expectations. The ground was responsible for much of this. The North lAand backs wer« far superior to their opponents in line kickingv handling the ball and! in pace. Thomson, Wangnnui, watt brilliant in _ pace, and attacking; rajllits from tha South rarely passed 1 Roberts and Hunter (haU) and Mynott (five-eighth). Tries were scored by Hunter. Thomson (2),, Johnsoni Glenn, anil Smith!. Four of these were converted by Wallaso,

THE TEAM FOB ENGLAND. WELLINGTON, June 4. The football team for Australia and Grant Britain was picked on Saturday night, and endorsed py the committee of the New Zealand' Rugby Union. The following era tha names of those selected '.—Backs J GiUett (Canterbury), E. Booth (Otafio), Wallace, McGregor (Welli!»ton),. Thomson (Wanganui), G. Smith' (Auckland), Harper (CantaAnury), Mynott (Taraoalti), Deans (Canterbury), Hunter (Taranaki), Stead (Southland), F. Roberts (WelMngH too). Forwards: Casey (Otago), Tyler, Gallagher, Mackrill (Auckland), Glasgow (Taratttabi), Corbett (Weslland), Johnstone, McDonald (Otago), Newton (Conteijbury), ling, Nicholson (Auckland), O'Sullivan, Glenn (Taranaki). The following will take the trip to JVusitnflfe McGregor, Thomson, Smith, Mynott, Hunter, Roberts, GiUett., Glasgow, Casey, O'Sullivan, Coifcett, Glenn, Seeling, Nicholson, Gallagher, McDonald, and Johnstone.