FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 5 August 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE ALL-BLACKS' TOUR.

SECOND TEST MATCH. ! AUSTRALIA DEFEATED. (By Cable—Press Association—Copyright). Received 3rd, 7.42 p.m. Brisbane, August 3. The return match between Australia and New Zealand was played on the Cricket Ground this afternoon. The weather was fine, but a strong breeze was blowing. The attendance was estimated at between 10,000 and 17,000. The teams were: AUSTRALIA. I Back—Dix. Three-quarters—Parkinson, Smith, Russell, Messenger. Halves—Woods, Mandible. Forwards—Oxlade, Oxenham, Barnett, Burge, Caniffe, Fihelly, Flanagan, and Richards. NEW ZEANAND. Back —Coleman. Three-quarters—Wallace, Fryer, Mitchiuson. Five-eighths—Hunter and Mynolt. Half—Roberts. Forwards—Gillett (wing), Casey, Cunningluun, Hughes, Nicholson, Francis, Johnston, and Seeling. 1 THE PLAY.

Oxlade, having won the toss from Hunter, elected to play with the wind, and Francis started by kicking off for the visitors. Russell took the leather, and returned it to the half-way flag, wliere it went into touch. From the line out, the Blacks rushed up the field, and began to look dangerous when they were forced out in Australia's 25.

Oil the ball being thrown in, Oxlade and Fihelly got going, and carried the scene of play back to half way, where Coleman stopped further progress by gathering up the ball with despatch, and although hotly pressed, got his boot to work and relieved his side by finding the line at the half-way distance. From the line out, the Australians broke away with the ball at the toe. Wallace raced along in front, and, gaining possession, attempted to work his way round the field, but was grassed by Fihelly, and the local pack kept the ball rolling in the direction of the New Zealanders' goal line. Wallace again attempted to check the advance, but was carried off his feet. Messenger kicked the ball over the line, and a great scramble ensued for possession.

Messenger eventually touched down, drawing first bbod. He took the kick himself, and registered a goal. AUSTRALIA, 5; NEW ZEALAND, 0. From the drop out, the Blacks forced the Australians right back on to their line, and the danger was only averted by Dix, who was putting in some line foot work, removing play to half-way. The Australians then continued tin attack, and going on with dribbling rushes the New Zealand line was for a lime in serious danger.

By concerted play, however, the visitors gradually, but surely, forced their opponents back into neutral territory. For the res! of the spell, the ball went hither n"d thither, but was mostly In New Zealand's territory, where it was when the whistle sounded ha'/-time, and the hoard r<dd: AUSTRALIA, 5; NEW ZEALAND, 0. Messenger opened the second jpell with a kick to Mynott, who returned it, and the Blacks at once began to inofo forward. Mynott secured possession, and punted lrg'n. Dix fumbled the leather, and beWtre he luid time to make redress. Seeling .vas on top of him, and, kicking over the line, fell on the ball, registering first score for the visitors.

Wallace took the kick and equalled the srores by putting the ball between the posts. AUSTRALIA, 5; NEW ZEALAND, 5. From auother drop out, the Blacks again became offensive, though, if anything, with increased vigor, and gaining considerable ground by means of dribbling rushes, soon got within the local men's 25. Ileie one of the visitors Bkied the ball to Dix who secured it, and with the let'irn found the 11-ie. No sooner was the ball in play agriin than the A-iatralians were forced batk within their 25 whei\! Hunter snapped up the oval, and, after a great run. parsed to Wallace, who crossed the line near the corner. Frafieis essayed the kick at goal, but

the attempt was futile. NEW ZEALAND, 8; AUSTRALIA, 0. On resuming, the Blacks were not long away from Australian territory, and Dix making a further mistake by dropping a very simple thing, gave Francis an opportunity to score, which he quickly availed himself of. He failed In the kick at goal, which left the scores— NEW ZEALAND, 11; AUSTRALIA, 5. The Blacks were now making the game very interesting for the home team, and the ball was scarcely in play again before they were once more at their throats, and were within an acre of scoring, Fihelly just saving by kicking into "dead" country. The game continued to hover in the locals 2a, and a scrum was formed right on their line. Front this Roberts gained possession, and passed to Wallace, who raced round the scrummcrs and touched down behind the posts. He was entrusted with tiie kick, but no goal resulted—

NEW ZEALAND, 14; AUSTRALIA, 5. On resuming the Australians rushed the ball down the field, and carried play well into the visitors' quarters, but Coleman saved with a fine puDt, which sent his side down once more on the ollensive. A free kick to local men relieved iho pressure, and a little later on a similar penalty enabled tlie Australians to enter the Blacks' ground, but they were sent back by Coleman, who found the line at half-way. For a time an uninteresting spell of play took place in neutral territory, but eventually the Australians broke away, and were looking dangerous when they were forced out in New Zealand's corner. Almost immediately the whistle sounded no side, slid the game ended— NEW ZEALAND, 14; AUSTRALIA, 5.

till: professional tram. ( Uy Cubic.—Press Association.—Copyright). Sydney, August 3. The Daily Telegraph, commenting on the Xew Zealand professional team savs it is almost common property now that on August 17, 21 ami 24 the visitor# will bo engaged in combat with teams respectively from the Easter,i suburb#, South Sydney and Glebe. -t Will gome Bcnjse of dfiJUjppointinent to those who have followed the game for the game's sake to learn that prominent- players, indeed some who have been lauded to Kugby .skies for their loyalty to the club and the cause have climbed down from the diz/.y ! height of their elevation to pick berries from the professional ground bud). Several men who. it is said, had previously announced their determination to spurn tho international cap, or the inter-State cap, in order that their clul* might top the list in amateur competitions, are out for the gate.

('ANTERBURY v. TtI'IXKR. Per Press Association. Weatport, August 3. Thero was perfect weather and ft large attendance to-day when the Canterbury representative football team played Jhtllcr. The visitors took advantage of the sun at their backs in the first spell, and made good use of it. The backs also passed splendidlv, and found the line well.

In this spell the visitors scored twenty points, Cotton, Burrows, Murray, Kinney and Fuller scoring, the latter converting one and kicking a goal from a free kick. Most of the tries a,-ere obtained after a fine exhibition of passing, in which probably the whole of the back division handled the ball. Puller's kicking was wretched, and only on a few occasions did they get in*ii Cnntprhnrv's ground, and then only f 1 *]' a <diort time, good line kicking and in.ii V th<> Canterbury backs bringing needy relief. Jn the second spell, Buller played

with more dash, and for {he greater part of the time kept the visitors on their side of half way, and on numerous occasions spoilt good chances of j scoring by faulty passing. In two passing runs, about the only occasions in which Canterbury in this spell wfire in Buller's 20, tries were obtained, one by Gray and the other by Henry, Burns converting the latter. liuller pressed hard again and again, and McNally Rnd Brown each scored a try, and Kerr registered a goal from a I free kick, the game ending in a victory for Canterbury by 28 to 9.

AUCKLAND B v. NORTHERN WAIROA. Pel ?ress Association. Auckland, August 3. The Auckland B team defeated the representatives from Northern Wairoa at football this afternoon by 24 points to 5. Auckland ran over their opponents in the first half, and scored 10 points, but in the second spell the game was more even, each side scoring five points. The game was rather interesting, being open and fast, and some beautiful 'passing was indulged in.

An'KLAND ENGAGEMENTS. Per Press Association. Auckland, August 3. The Auckland representatives play Hawke's Bay next Saturday, and on the following week Wanganui. The team leaves on the southern tour on August 18, going as far as Invercargill.

FIRST JUNIOR TRIAL MATCH.

The following team has been selected by Mr J. Young to represent the Sout'-i end in the first juniors' match, North r. South, to he played a,t Stratford on Thursday next:— Full-back, Ryan (Wnlmate); threequarters, Morrison (Hawera), Koru (Okaiawn,), Miles (Kaponga); fiveeighths, Robertson and Campbell (Waimate), Hunter (Hawera); wing forward, Spratt (Hawera.); forwards, Raxton (Hawera), Bourke (Waimate),Winters (Kaponga), Ryan (Walmsite), McDonald (Hawera), Murphy (Hawera), I Hughes (Waimate). Emergencies:— Brcks, Crowley (Waimate), Cowper (Hawera); forwards, Moffitt (Kaponga) and Hurley (Waimate).

The football match, High School present boys v. the Old Boys, played at the racecourse on Saturday, resulted in a win for the Old Boys by 10 to 8. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union on Thursday night it was resolved "That Edward Howes be called upon to answer the charge that at the meeting held on June 11 he made certain statements to the effect that he did not strike Huston Young, a member of the Opunake Club, during the Opunake-Wal-mate senior match, knowing such statements to be false and untrue."

Rough play would soon cease to be a feature of football if all unions emulated Taranaki in their measures of sup pression, says the Wellington Post. Last meeting the Management Committee of the New Zealand Union was asked to make general several disqualifications. One player, for striking an opponent, had been disqualified by the Taranaki Union for life; another for using offensive language to a referee, was suspended for a term of years. "Somehow or other," said a member, as the letter from Taranaki concluded, "I don't think there will be much rough play in Dairyland next season." Tho action of the Taranaki Union was confirmed, and the disqualifications made general.