FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 13 July 1907, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

FIXTURES FOR AUSTRALIAN TOUR.

July 13: v. Xcw South Wales at Sydney July 17: v. New South Wales at Sydney July 20: T. Australia at Sydney. July 24: v. Queensland at Brisbane. July 27: v. Queensland at Brisbane. August 3: v. Australia at Brisbane. August 10: r. Australia at Sydney.

XEW ZEALAXDERS IN AUSTRALIA.

Sydney, July 12. The following local team lus been picked to meet the All Blacks to-mor-row: Back, Dix; three-quarters, Messenger, Smith, Hansel), Waddell; halves, Mandible, and Wood; forwards, Rosewell, Griffin, Barnett, McCae, liurge, Eowe, Hughes, and Murnin. The arrival of the team yesterday was

marked as the anniversary of the departure of the first New South Wales team to New Zetland twenty-five years "ago.

The Herald, in a leaderette devoted to

the All Blacks, savs in the interest of healthy sport, it should receive a strong stimulus and encouragement by the visit of the New Zealand footballers, and the local feeling, amounting almost to enthusiasm, which it ha* excited.

TO-DAY'S INTERNATIONAL MATCH.

Keen interest is being manifested in the New Zealand-New South Wales match which takes place at Sydney today. Critics on the other side believe that cornstalks will put up a big fight and will give the Maorilanders as much as they want. If hard and careful training wilt do it, the Welshmen should be able to hold their end of the beam up, bat the "All Ulacke'' are placing in the field a splendid team, and few nf their followers will donbt their ability to prove equal to the task before them. They will have had practically three days' spell on land, and should have recovered from the effects of the knocking •bout they received on the boat on their trip across. Monday's "Taranald Daily News" will contain a cabled report of the match. Agent* throughout the province are asked to send in their orders early for extra papers.

A good deal of interest is being taken in the Hawera-Patca senior match today. These teams are leading with 14 points each for the championship of the soathern division, and the winner of today's game will meet the winner of the northern division for the provincial premiership.