FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7986, 24 November 1905, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND V. WIIST OF SCOTLAND. TWENTY THOUSAND SPECTATORS. LONDON. Nov. 22. Twenty thousand .spectators witnessed the match against the West of Scot'and at Glasgow. The turf was verv soft. In the first half the New Zcalnnders had the advantage of the wind,ami piessed the home team from thf start, )'c'>ieror seeming a try within nine mini.te ; . Wallace failed with the six t for gool. The S.hils then livened up, and plaved brilliantly for 20 minutes, but failed to score. Smith next got, a line trial fair between the posts, which Wallace convei ted. The score at half time was New Ze land.. .. .. 8 West < f Scotland .. .. 0 The brilliance of the dis: lay of tl e. home team in the tirsD hi'lf was not maintained !n t'ie la'ter portion of the f,auie, and they were on 11 yed and ( U paced by the visitors. Rolierts, Smith, Mynott, and Seeling obtained tries in ([nick succession, but only one - that secured by Mynott was converted by Wallace. The game enr'e 1 New Zealand .. .. .. 22 | West of Scotland .. .. 0 GOVERNMENT CABLE. The Government cible states that New Zealand won by two gaols and four tries (22 jioinls) to nil. Tries were scored by McGregor (2), Smith, Reberts, Mynott and Seeling.