FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7889, 3 August 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

SOUTHLAND Y. MAMAWATU. (Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, Aug. 2. After the spell of fine dry wcathur, the condit ions were ideal for the first football match, Manawatu v. SouthIan;!, to-day, and the turf was in excellent order. 'l'le general opinion is that tin. UMteii was the poorest exposition of inlerpi'ovincinf football seen 'hem, the l>ic'.< pay of both sides toeing ihurac ■ eris.-d us only -up lo junior form. . Tie forwards were evenly matched, 1 the home men being rather the' better. Ti.e visitors won the toss, and played wijth a light wind anid the sun . behind them. tihrec minutes of the.start Manawatu had a try scored against them by s Clark, and Lung uipking another after thirty minutes' pl»y, the spell enUwl Southland , 6 Manawatu 0 Of the second half nearly twenty minutes had gone before Hewitt placed a penalty goal for Maniawatu. The visitors pressed very hard on several occasions; and jusit \ oil, call of time Hep(bwnl, out-paoing several of his opponents in a rush from half-way, scored a try,, ;the ending in a draw. Southland 6 Manawatu ... 6 The visitbra Vhowed the best staying powers. A. McMinn did not play in the second spell, having injured his leg, end Kinsett took his place. . KIIA TOA v. NELSON., NELSON, Aug. 2. Thfl football match Kia Toa (Palmerston North) v. Rivals" (Nelson) to-day was won by the visitors Iby four points (a potted goal) to nil.