FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7973, 9 November 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

sNew Zealand v Oxford UniYerstty, Maintaining the Record. Wallace Has Bad Lock. LONDON, "Nov. 7. The New Zealand footballer;) took easy honours at Oxford, where tliey were, pitted against the best team the University cuuU put in the field. '1 he visitors scored a victory by 471 points to nil, the men of cap and fcown being completely outclassed. 'llie match was played in brilliant wealhtr, and attracted 10,000 spectators. For tin first quarter of an hour play was even, the University well ho'<l ng their own. Later on their defence went to pieces, and the New «i> s them a ' their mercy., Wallace (Wellington) was again the lust t-o- draw blood, getting across o° *'« lw ' Was sickly followed by Hunter (laranaki)-. Both tries were converted by Wallace. flpforc half-time Hunter, who was' displaying exceptional brilliancy, plai 7,1 D more uies t0 his credit (Taranaki ) also notched K .P.II S.w-"*'"' 11 m ' " iM ' Sir*""-:-In the next spell Oxford were at once placed on the 'defensive anS tries were quickly obtained,' Booth (Otago) scoring two, Wallace Hunter, McGregor (Wellington) and Glasgow (Taranaki) one each, A feature oMhq play was Wallace's comparative failure to add the major Points, he missing several easy shots. • » two instance* only did lie send the lull between the posts. Wai ;. i:illle<l with the University Mill in the position of not having scored, while New Zealand had U'les) 17 (f ° ,U ' g ° al ' S and ni «° New Zealand ... ... . University ... 0 THE GOVERNMENT CABLE. The Government cable slates that, New Zealand won lit 41 to fl—four fioa's. and nine Irics-a'nd (hat Hunter, scored five dies, Rooth and Wallace two each, ni l Johnson and McGregor one each. Cilm Government calile does not Jiflj

The iK'.vt mutch is ag-amst Cambridge University, Ut be play**! toflay, the fixture for Saturday bring ngiiinsl Hieliiuoml.

JtISSUI,TS OF THE 'J'OL'H. -- Tlio results of iho mutches playctl aru as follow Mutch. lHs. for. rts. oust. J '« v on r>5 4 Cornwall <11 0 Itiistol 41 0 Northampton 32 0 Leicester 28 I Middlesex j 31. 0 Durham XG 3 Hartlepool (53 0 Northiimbiirlaml 31; o (•loueesterf 44 0 Sciner.seL 22 0 Devonport Allium 21 3 Midland Counties . 21 5 ' Surrey ' n 0 Blackheath 32 0 Oxford 17 0 Total 03'J 15 • —