FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7890, 4 August 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

' ASStiWiTiOH BATCH. ; Hew Hymonlii Defeat Waitara. I A good exhibition of "soccer" game | was giiaa in Utc Recreation Ground j o.i imirsday afternoon, when a com- j i.iiii'il New lTymoiilh ti'aui met a ' V.aitara Warn. Tin; teams were constituted : New lTymoulh :-Krost (goal) ; Bulloch, S. Clark, captain (lull-backs; , j i.ai'tlcy, iU-ii.i, t. oal,cs (half-backs: ; j .xewton, U. A mbiuy, .ycklom, e.lynes j ash A. Ambiirv (forwards). ! Waitara :-Satigsler (g-ai) ; Driiiy,, ' mania U'ull-hacks), HunU r, Richards, I Hwen (half-backs) i i'ros.set', Wilsoa, ' Scholk'ld (captain), Dugdalc. Fulici (forwards). The game, which was refcreed by Mt Kiddles, was wu!l contesUd. 'llie Waitara iorwards Wore superior to the local forward line, excepl-iirg Akloni, Inn in regard to the hack division, Hie reveise was flu: case. S.lowing good combination, SchoticUl i.ml his men tackled line and again, hill, the strong ilrl'euc;- line was to.) good. IVlien, on lite other hand, t'lie New Plymouthites got lire hail in I their opponents' territory They managed Io make heller use of (he attacks. The lirst half ended 2 to 1, in 1 tlw local null's iavour, Hie final score being 4 to 1. At least one of Ike goals was due Io the Waitara goalkeeper's inexperience in the position For the winners Ackl.mi, a welcoim ahdition Io the ''soccer" fra-l-cniily, played a 'dashing game forward, scoring a couple of goals, whiU IJlyircs was responsible for' one. Frost, at 'goal, ami liullock ai.tl ' Clark put in excellent work. Wilson, ' Scliolieid ami Dugdalc (who scored), 1 played a rattling good game forward, for Wailara, wnili: Dring was lire

most iiromiueiiti o-f the backs. In the evening' tire local team enter

tallied the visitors at ilinner at the 'faranaki Hotel. Mr S. Clark presided. After a capiial repast, I'ne compatiy .settled tiiemselves down fo enjoy a pleasant social evening, ami—isuecei'drd. Among the to-asls honour-

I'll were .'—"The Visitor!;," proposed liy the Chairman and responded in -hy .■er Scholi.Jd (captain) ; " Association Kootha.il and Kindred Sports" proposed by Mr Frost anil responded to by Air Murloii ; "The Ladies," proposed by Mr New!on and responded lo on behalf ol the fair sex by Mr Sehoiicld ; "The Chairman," proposed -by Mr Broome ; "The Hosl," elc. A 'diverting programme of voc'ai and instrumental items was contributed to by Messrs Sehoiicld, Wilson I'rosser, Mahin, Kwcn, Gugdale, Newton, Broome, liiirtou, Clark and Ack-