FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7940, 2 October 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN ENGLAND Fifth Match and Victory (Received Oct. I, 4.12 p.m.) LONDON, Sept, 30. The success of the New Zealand football team in previous matches aroused considerableiinterest in the match in which they were engaged against Leicester to-day, and quite 12,01)0 persons witnessed the game. In the previous matches Hie New Zealanders had. the. best of the game from the jump, but it was not so today, as the Leicester men held their owii excellently for the lirsl half hour, and the Colonials were unable to ■break through tin- Home defence. Towards the end of Hie spell, however, the visitors- livened up, and made tilings very merry. .Smith (Auckland) wound up a fast run by crossing the line, and drawing first blood. Wallace (Wellington) was entrusted witli the kick at goal, and scored the major points. New Zealand 0 Leicester I) Immediately the ball was put in . play_agaiu the visitors relumed to ' the attack, and Wallace, snapping up the ball, crossed I lie line. Ho took the kick himself, and successfully piloted the ball over the barNew Zealand ~. 10 Leicester 0

From the kick-off the Leicester men were again placed on the defensive, and AbWott (Taranaki), getting posession, dashed through the opposing backs, and registered Die t bird try which Wallace failed to convert. Half time was called with score New Zealand 13 Leicester 0 The second spell was an eye-opener to the Leicester team, who, encouraged by the.; fact, that they had '.successfully held -their opponents at the early stages of the game, were quite unprepared for the exhibition of wonderful passing and running which the Colonial three-quarters and fiveeighths displayed. The local team were completely bewildered by the ehisiveness ot their opponents. A fine forward rush terminated in Tyler (Auckland) securing the fourth | try, which Wallace again placed over the bar, and the score stood

New Zealand 18 I Leicester 0 Mynott (Taranaki) was playing brilliantly, (and added a couple of tries in quick .succession, eacli of which Wallace converted. Score : New Zealand 28 Leicester n i Leicester's efforts to cross their opponents',line were unavailing, and the game ended without further score. MATCHES PLAYKD TO DATE. The matches played to dale are : Against Devon, won.bv 55 to 4. Against: Cornwall, won'hy 41 to nil Against Bristol, won hv -11 to nil Against Northampton', won hv .12 to ml. ' Against Leicester, .won by 28 to. nil. against Middlesex on Tuesday.