FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 78956, 11 August 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NORTH I SOUTH HATCH. The second trial match between ths North and South divisions of T]aranaki was played' at Stratford on Thursday afternoon. The teams were fairly representative of tho division*, but the match was not an especially good que, considering that Ihe selection of the Turanaki rep. team depended to some extent upon the showing of the men engaged. There wus no score until well into the second half, when North socured a try througih tho agency of Smith,' which was not converted. After this some changes were made i:» the personnel of the teams in order to test the probable rep. forwards together. As re-constituted the North team easily sccred another try, but this can hardly be credited against thei Southern Division. Taken on the whole the forward play was, gbod, but tho back play was hardly up to th' 3 form desired. Tir&naki Representative TeamTho selectors havo chosen the following to comprise the Taranaki rep. team':—Full back, Coleman (Hawera) ; threequnrtcrs, Nicholas (I'atea), wing, Hardgreaves (Tukapa) centre, E. Bourke (Waimate), wing ; five-eighth, Thomas (Stratford) ; half, Frewin (Tukapa) ; wing forwards', Guy (Opunake), Rothcry (Star) ; forwards, Osborne (Stratford), Wilson (Hawera), McKay (Waimale), Crawley (Okaiawa), Hyan (Star), Doller (StratHond), Wilson (Stratford). Th..emergencies include in the back line : C. Bourke (Patea), Moir (Patea), Lawson (Inglewood) ; and in tho forward division, Hanierton (Patea'), Cooper (Hawera), and Bourko (WaiHtntef" and wing forward, Masters (Stratford). Excluding! the emergency men, the club representation in the team is as follows : Stratford 4, Hawera 2, Tukapa 2, Star 2, Waitnatc 2, Okaiawla, Patoa, and Opunake one qach.; The Assiciatien Ga®e.

The .match Waitnr* and Tnglewootl v. Now Plymouth Bast and West End, played at Waitara on Thursday afternoon, resulted in ■ a draw, each side scoring a goal through the agency of Scholield and Acton rcspectiviv ly. T)i.c names of tho representative team should bo available to-morrow. MANAWATU HEATS SOUTH CANTERBURY. (Per Press Association.) TIMAUU, Aug. 10. Jtanawatu boat South Canterbury by six points (two trios) to four (a goal from the field). The game was fast and interesting, the visitors having a good deal the best of the play< Tries were score' by iohnson and •V-iott, and the jr al was potted by Horgaa. _________