FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7983, 21 November 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Tlie Now Mantes in England Farther Pra.«s Comments. - Hunter's Meteoric Display. (Hoeeived Xov. 20, 9.10 p.m.) „„ , „ SYItNKY.N.w.ao. 11,0 lrtl,uw »'S,' >we sunic of tho com'V* ily , tho NorMjs tlmtthede- ; :j ™ s t mitl 7:' li!d V the ivitoio., V 0 rn : " <h 1 than was cx,U> Near Znlanders. s.iys do not shine so brightly ,m- - ," 1U • st0l1 "y weather conditions pmwiH for 1.1 uir s.iientiQii a !' !! w v '' oll thought out-.,and so matnematically correct, tlmt such yjathor upsets Uio pa feet \ Voi -kin« of l-mvnmdnmj. If the New JSealanden; », v Uted to a baling tt(i "II; ill y happen H'iiou their nuenineiy .jets M-.j-.v!) out of order, and tneir opp meats, trusting in >ra t., croad luck than goad combination, take" advantage of Uio element* to secure an unorthodox victory. Therefore, all to whom the preside of British Ru?by is dear, WI U probably piny for dirty weather lor (ha IntariMtiouuk The papar pays a high tribute to the visitors camaraderie, and the absence of jealousy, and _ selfishness, ■ to which cau-o is due their homogeneity on the field. • liven tho New Zealanders themselves were surprise I.at the brilliancy of 'the display . 0 f their brilliant little fiveeighths. Hunter, llvjo times getting the ball from behind the scrum, wrigge.l his way through an almost solid phalanx of opponents, yet all the time s -aively deviating from a straight line. A more moteoiie display would be ineoneeivable.

Commenting on the Gloucester mntcli, tho paper says: —The Gloucestoish.iro forwards nonplused the vistors by their low tuckling. The colonials seemed surprised that their opponents should have the imj rudenee to attempt w ' l" !t methods into force, This was c aiirary lo tfieir experience in tho matches ngauist London and the northern teams, wliich led them to imagine that tackling was the on|y iriL-Jitiii adopted in this country. The game v.asa triumph of ifiind plus matter. om- piiu-k midgri;.,minusphysique aim uttgiuairy of conception. Tho iiioa worked twice as hard w but lucked their ;aanbiualion and m;tl:od. Thoir tacklitift wss superb, and their pluck ag; lisla clever and physically strong-, or team wsis ma«nifii;eut. Wallace, the ;V!ir:ir.iVo Ciichtoa of tho Now Zeal««d ttiiiJ), gave a really glorious dirplay at wing threequarW. Ilis kiekmg and fielding is always above reproach, but iI, was loft to "tho GloucSter match to bring out to the full his wonderful powers of attack.