FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8158, 16 July 1906, Page 3

FOOTBALL

5.5. walks defeats Queensland. Received 14, 8.18 p.m. Sylnkv, July 14. New South Wales beat Queensland by twenty-fire points to three.

CITY (AUCKLAND)-GLEBE, j VISITORS WIN A HAKD GAME. AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. Beceived 14, 8.4S p.m. Svusev, July 14, Preliminary to the New South Wales •Queensland inter-State match, tie Aucktanlers tried conclusion- with Ihe Olebe CluW on the Sydney Cricket Ground, a hotly fought game resulting in the visitors retrieving Wednesday's defeat.

The weather was fine, bnt a strong wind wai blowing across the ground. The attendance was yery large. Mc KlhoDe, V. Little, and G. Nicholson itood out of the City team. Flay daring the first spell was even. The visitors appeared to get the ball more often, chieflythrough screwing the pack, bat Glebe had the stronger scrum. The only score in the spell cam< towards the close. Giebe was awarded a free kick, and Cotter, taking a shot just on the boundary, tan le l a great goal. For the visitors Plant and A. Little were prominent, owing to their fine kicking. The spell ended— Glebe 3, Auckland 0. In the second half, Glebe opened with Riddell placing a goal to their credit. The Auckland forwards then livened up, and W. Tyler got across, bat his shot flew wide. The visitors continued to attack vigorously, and a spel! of exciting play resulted in tin Ancklanders being given a free kick. McGee landing a nice goal. Front this out the visitors kept their op ponents strictly on the defensive, and though not so strong, their clever tactics and line rushes proved effect ive. Some clever passing by McGee. Ged ding, and Smith gave the vsitnr? another chance to score, and a goa' resulted. Just before the close a nasti accident occurred. L'ttle and Riddell both made a kick at the ball ane missed, each sustaining a broken leg The whistle went with the scores

Auckland 11, Glebe Keceivud 10, 12.13 a.m. Si dxkv. .Inlv l.j. Eitimate< of the attendant:* m tlx match range from thirty t" tliirtvfive thousand. Xlagee pla.'e.i urn New Zealand's three goal-, one fr.nn free kick, and the other from a tn by Gledding. Little and Riddle arc projpessint satisfactorily. Tlie ariilent happened In a peculiar manner. Kiddell, win t an old New Zetland player, wa* ki' - » lag the ball, ami Lit I!e kiekal to -1..j it. Both swung at the same time, an. eich had his left leg broken. Ti" game, which was within a tew minute, of closing, immediately terminated.