FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7934, 25 September 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

HEW ZEALAKDERS AT HOME Third Victory WELLINGTON', Sept. 24. The Oovurnimen't' received information that the New, Ziealand team gained ai victory over Bristol by 41 points to 0. ' (Kccuivedi Sept. 25, o|j2s a.m.)< LONDON, Sept. 24. The New Zealand football team played i'h« third match of the tour •against a Bisitol team. As in previous matches, the Colonials had things all their own < way, and put u» exaclly the same score (41 points) as they did against Cornwall. The Home team were outclassed at all points of the game, and failed to score. New Zealand's score comprised KCVfii goal;; and two tries. WELLINGTON AM) iIAN.UYATU MtAW.

(Per Press Association.) WKLLISUTUN, Sept. 24. Wellington and MuiiawutH Kugby reps. Una on tins Athletic Hark in the last representative game that Wellington will pluy this season. The ground was wet and 'heavy. The ganu; . was. of an uninteresting character throughout, ami ended in a draw with ,ij points each. Ryan scored in the first spell for Wellington, and Stalker in the second half for Manawatu. Both kicks at goal failed, For the .greater, part of the first spell the visitors wasted a lot of time in useless, haphazard passing, the play generally being hardly up to secoud-class standard. , In t'ho second 'half, however, t'hey did. 'better, and really had the best of. the game. Time after time they nearly scored, but Wellington managed to keep off the offensive onslaughts with the exception of one, which resulted in a try..

DEATH ON FOOTBALL FIELD. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 24. Charles Robertson, aged 36, a coppersmith, employed by Danks and Co., fell dead while playing football at Miramar, yesterday. The cause of death was heart- disease. WANGANUI DEFEAT TARANAKL The annual match between Taraftaki and Wanganui was played at Wanganui on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the home.team )ty 11 to 3. The Taranaki touring "rep." team, after a fairly successful tour, tplurned on Saturday night to Hawera, were the members disbanded.. Hardgreaves, the "rep." threcjjuartcr, who left the touring team at Wellington, has expscsscd his determination of setting up a ■defence to any charge that may be brought against him. The math* will probably come before the Taranaki Union at an early date.

Patrick Keogh, the famous halfback, who was a meniWer of Warwick's native footiball team that visited England in 1888, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for wife beating, at Dunedin. The Government have arranged to distribute their football messages to all telegraph and telephone stations in the colony, as they did with the Boer war news. Newspapers can arrange to get copies. A Sydney, cable messajje states that at the welcome to the returned touring football team, speeches congratulatory of the way they had aeqiuiltof themselves in New Zealand were made. The manager, replying said the members had upheld the reputation of Rugby in a manner he thought New Zealand would never forget. He considered there was very little difference in the standard ot play in New Zealand ami Australia.

A writer in tin: English Rugwy Union's Annual for VMi-5 says ; "At the time of writing tows) lias just come to hand of the defeat of the British football team hy New /.calami, ami be it remembered that Uk; former went through their Australian tour without defeat., iWe may Heretoi*, take it for granted that the visitors will prove a very warm sale, especially forwaid. ft j s interes ting to note that iji their r#ccnt victory they stuck' to three uiroc-ailirtcrs against the EndUs'li four. If they adhere to this arrangement on vheir visit here additional interest will attach to their meetings with the highly scienced tVelsh clubs." The writer concludes that "none but our strongest teams will he able to beat them."