FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7976, 13 November 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND Y, RICHMOND.

A Very Keen Came.

Hunter Starts the Score,

(Received Nov. 12, 4.3D p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 11. Tlio mutch against Richmond at Iticliiiiond wus ■witnessed by 8000 people. The ground was very heavy.

For the first halt hour play -was splendid ami very keen, then* Hunter (Taranaki), by a brilliant piece of work, manag'ed to cross the line, ■hut Wallace failed; at goal. Wallace scored the second try, Jjut was again unsuccessful in the nltcmpt to increase the score. Half time was called with tho score : New Zealand ! r, Richmond ... o Karly in ihe Seeoml spell'I In- New /eiiliii.ders became njrgivssiw. Stead (Southland), outpacing Iris opponents, /rot 'a try. .followed in| raphl succession by tries by Deans (Canterbury) and Wallace, but Wallaco only succeeded in 'converting Dean's ley. Richmond then attacked strongly till thij close, oli.the game, but, the New Zealand 'defence prevailed. There was no further scoring, and the game ended : Richmond o New Zealand ... 17

TDK I'HBMJEK'S MESSAGE. The New Zealand football team beat Kichniond by 17 flo nil—ono goal and tour tries-, Hunter, Stead, and Deans one each, Wallace two A very keen game,

HESIiLTS OF TtlW TOUR. 'l'lii! results of the mutches played arc as follow :

Match. iHs. for. J'ls. ngst, I'ovoj) 55 4. Cornwall .|i_ () Jti'iHtol .11. 0 j\ortli!un|!t<jii ,'!2 (j Li'ici'sttT 28 0 Middlesex j ;il 0 Durham ](i 3 Hartlepool 63 0 NorHiiiinliwliimi .... ;il: 0 (lloiiccstcr ,m 0 Sr ■si'l. ■»> 0 Dcvinijiurl Albion i!l jj Midland Comities I 2L 5 lilacklu'iiUi , ;u 0 Nurn-y I I a Oxford .17 (| I'inol'nilBi; I I „ Kidiiuond 17 0 Total .-,70 15