FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7875, 18 July 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S MATCH IN SYDNEY PRESS COMMENTS. SYDNEY, July 17. The Herald says : "After the preivious matches the result came as a great surprise to everyone, and aniav.|«d none more than the visitors. Play was never uninteresting, and frequently, brilliant. All agreed that it {was a very great match. It there was any advantage at all ii was Willi New Zealand, who twice crossed the home line, while New South Wales did not cross at all."

Tlte Daily Telegraph states : "The .results of the games on the previous Saturday and Wednesday, very nature ally created the impression that there, was only one side in it, but before the match had been in progress many minutes it was realised that the New South' Wales men were playing the game o[ a lifetime. It was a question whether they would last, but as the match proceeded it tvas found to be no spasmodic effort. In a word, the New South Wales forwards were fast, dashing and fearless, played New Zealand at their game, and beat them at it. And to them it was a triumph due. When the New Zcalamlcrs scored at the finish the New South Wales forwards stood still.likc graven images, In the traditional, exasperating New South Wales fashion, whilst Roberts wcaved his way in and out among them with his backs following at top speed. It was a brilliant rush, but it was the fault of New Soutb Wales that it succeeded so thoroughly. In, the first place, Roberts should not have been allowed to make the opening he did, and- in the second there should have heen no.difficulty in blocking McGrc-. gor,"

AUSTRALIAN TOURING TKAM.

The following Australian team has been selected to tour New Zealand : -Back, Penman ; threeijuarters, McLean, Carmichael, Mac Smith, Ruthivm, Russell, Wicfcham, Nicholson; lialves, Anlesark, Dore, Woods • forwards, Lamb, Burden, Oxlade, darken, Judtl, Richardson, Swannell, Burge, Murnin, O'Brien, Col ton Lucas.. ' MATCHES ELSEWHERE. AUCKLAND, July 15. J n the senior football matches to,n} y bt ' at p «"»sonby 23 to 0, and Grafton beat I'arnell by G to nil Aewton won from North Shore bv deiuult. The City has vir,tu»lly won

OHRISTCHURCH, July 15 In Hie senior football competition mis afternoon, Albion beat Old Dovs Ij.v 1U points to nit, Sydenham Iwtt Uinsitchuich by J4 uoiiws in 5, „nd Lmwooti (,va<, ty'rivalo by 24 to ;j DUSEDIN, July 16. ' In the senior football mat/Jies yesterday, Alhambra boat IJuiitolln by < points to nil, Southern beat Union )j; u io nil, Kakorai and ZingurlRichmond drew (0 i)oints each), Uni--versity and Pirates played ft drawn tfiiuic (no score). Alhuiubvn has ww . tup championship, lead ng University •iy one point, WELLINGTON, July 17, Old.. Boys beat Oriental by 0 io nil, Victoria College beat Ponekc by j ■■> to .>, Southern beat SMrosy by l> j to 3, Petone beat Athletic by 2-1 to I

The plu v v-,off (or the first junior premiership, between Stratford 11 and Nannate 11, played at Manuia, resulted in a. draw. The next match will probably bo playud u t Stratford. The trial mutch Niorth v. Sout'h Taranaki will bo played at Eltham in about a fortnight. The nuitch to decide the third grade premiership, was played at Stratford, and resulted in thfl Home team udfealjng /EKhafci t\V a jrennfey goal