FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 16 August 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL

THE NEW ZEALAND DELEGATE'S' KEFOItT. I'er Press Association. Wellington, August 15. Spoakng of the tour of the football team, .Mr Ualbraith, who accompanied' them, says:—"lt was form that beat 1 our men. With accidents ami an epidemic of influenza, it was a most disas-! trous trip. The whole of tile time the men were sull'ering more or less. 1 consider that not in one single match | did the team show true Xew Zealandj form, and uo form as good as that witnessed in the match agiinst Wellingtonl or in the inter-Island game. The Aus-|, tralian forwads boat ours in the last match. In mv opinion the Xew South , W ales men have not improved auv ill ' comparison with tlie team that drew - with us in but there is quite an improvement among the hacks. Tlioy ' have learned cutting-in tactics in their 1 passing attacks, and this is quite a new \ thing over there." j Mr Galbraith principally went toAtis- ] tralia to attend the conference of dele- j gates to discuss arrangements for ture inter-colonial ennpaigns. The old agreement of 11101 has expired. and Xow Zealand desired better terms in any future programme. Tn the past, Xew y Zealand his taken the monev 'or n

matehes played hero, and his paid il s own teams' travelling expenses abro.d. Xew Smith Wales lias followed a similar practice, hut it is considered tins policy gives Australia much the bigger end of the stick. New Ze.ihnd enterprise has helped to put the New South Wales Union in a strong financial position, and it is maintained that the island colony should he ajile to get a hotter recompense. The delegates were generally inclined to the opinion that New Zealand should receive more favor- ' able treatment, but they did not reach ' a definite agreement. The matter will ( bo the subject for further correspond- 1 enee, and Mr Gnlbraith has no doubt f this country will get something eon- i Kiderably better tfinn it has had in the 1 past. Probably the next teim from 1 Australia to invade New Zealand will s be ft Commonwealth combination. There wis a certain amount of difficulty about :1 refereeing, because it was found'on 'iie 1 field that the Australians were play- a in# under some decisions that were two '' years behind the times. It was diseov- s ercd tlmt either bv the neglect, of the secretary of the English Rugbv Union, or the Commonwealth's representatives 11 In London, law rulings received in Nnv n Zealand a couple of years back had not '< reached Australia. However, as the to- li' suit of the recent Australasian conference of referees, at which Now Zealand was represented by Mr Wyllie and Mr st Robb, this undesirable state of affairs A is not likely to be repeated. li

ALL BLACKS AT WELINGTON. Wellington, August 13. The members of the football team who returned to-day are: Wvlie (manager), Wallace, Roberts, Mitchinsou, J. Spencer, G. Spencer, Hunter. Mynott, Hogan, Eckhold, Paton, McDonald, Casey. The Auckland division was to leave Sydney for Auckland yesterday. Fryer will leave on Saturday, and Booth and O'Sullivan intend returning via Melbourne. Johnston is expected to join the piofessional team.

Sydney, August 15. 'I he footballers uillctt, Cunnin<;haui ) and Nicholson are among the Mokoia's passengers. NORTH v. SOUTH. The second trial match at Str.itford yesterday afternoon was not very interesting, and assisted the selectors but little. The ground was very slipperv. South won by 14 points to 5.

THE TARANAKI REP. TEAM

Ihe following is the TaranakTrepreseiitative ,-im to meet Auckland en Tnursday next at New Plymouth lull-back, Hardgraves (Tukap.,); thr»equarters, Sheehan (Patea), Cameron (Stratford), C. Bourke (Patea); fi VQeighths, Hunter (Hawera) ami Mvnott (TukapaJ; half, Coleman (Hawera)Wing forward, Sheehan (Patea); forwards. B. Kivell (Stratford), Whit tineton (Hawera), Prouse (Patea), Smith (Opunake), Crowley (Okaiawa), .Toe Thomas (Star), and H. Rotherv (Clifton). ' *

Dive is at present disabled, hut will go south with the reps, should hit ' he lit. Potier (Tnglewood). Forsyth (Opunake) and Storey (TukapaJ "arc also selected for the southern tour.

THE O'BRTEX SHIELD. STAR If. v. TL'KAPA 11. The Star and Tukapa fi,- 9 t juniors Hi't at Western Park on Thursday ai ternoon to decide the premiership of tie town second grade teams, with which goes the O'Brien Shield. Tht , shield, wiueh wa 3 won by Tukapa last year, i B awarded to that team of the i° 'which proves its superiority in two out of three contests. Should „nel Cl " both Cup matcho ( club holds the shield for the vear. B it it, as in the present season, each side scores a win, then a "conqueror" has to nr,l P V° ,1. Tho R rol,nd was in One order for the game, which was hard and ' flt times exciting. The Star packsave about the hest forward display seen on a local ground this season, but hat advantage was needed to cope w,"h the superior pace and science of the onposmg rearguard. The better team won and more decisively than is shown bv ''rT™ ot ? to nil !n fnvor of the M >r*. The winners were in better eondition than then- opponents. havin<* been engaged in play-off and outsit gnines since (he Tukapas wound up the northern division cup fixtures. }Jr \ ~ Mart '" wns referee, and controlled the gmie well, though be rested Ihe whistle a little- too much for some of tin*

iukapu won the loan, and Flar kicked oir, immediately assuming the a"grcswvc, and a futile kick at "oal plated Xukapa hard defending, Stohr '>J punting iuty unu-1,. From tile lineout t.lynes got away with the bull ;,t his toe and carried l-lay to the other end, hut .owe cheeked the rush, and th""i n l " territory, where the ball went out. From a serum -Vitt mad,, for U „ lillL , b| , t hj (, ended by i. in,,. j, rum a Sl , ruji] boosted the ball down the field, JMJ. ringer marking. Pearce's kick at goal B . hort > ,tuii Xukapa was forced. l'|-, v muamcd ,n the Xukapa end for son* tinie, seium sueeeeding serum. Stars wero getting the Call, but either the halt hugged too long, or if be did -„. t ml ol it, 11,,- „tlter backs failed to '■=" it., and Hi.- forward, were power-lo-s, u, score. A fr „ kipk , r;(vi . I. .1 chance to clear, and tli.-ir forwards "llowed last. W ell,-, 5t0p,,,,! the rn.li Ibe nines got over the half-wav Hue. and from a. penalty (leorge m-i'de meireetnal attempt at goal. ' p ea ,-,' McCoy, Jirowit and Co. g„t d ow „ to work in eirnext, and put Xukapa a-Min the defensive. Hopkins made a dash and snap,,,,] up the ball, but he dropped it ns ho crossed the line, and Tuk.'pn loieed- _ i lay immediately returned 1 0 Xukapa s , iini | han] ]lli| v d pfHnl clirtiico hoinrr spoiled l>v Wcilor playing (he ball oil the ground] . n)( , Tl| V»ofit,vl hy the free kick. Finn dynes and Matheson rushed play lip near the ,Star line. Morris came ivith a run, and "speculate,l." shooting the ball over the bar. Star forced. The ball .""Oil found its \va\' to the other ,--id of til'' field. Some line dribbling r , ls ; l( , s put the Tuknp-,1 goal in danger. Ulh,' '■"' l of one of the.e McCor .napped up, ' IO to cross the line. ]Vrrv relieving. A. IVare,. and \iitt got in •" smart- piece of work, but ihe Inlter's pass was t„o late, and Pe.nme W . IR thrown on'-. ne;„- the line. The speil ended without score. Titknpa def i„li,-.r. The second spell was almost a rep-li-'ion of the first. Atone [line it • ■« ed th:it Shir h-'ir! fl, orP vvro r too numv Tilnvcrs in Hie lionp

In verify (lie nj-iiral. \ -(■; ie- nf „H,« I>v the Star hicks Iff Tnk.ijin up j|ip line. ami tliev made lively for '•»'»<• -"l'niles, !iiM)i<r an wsy slim nf I'irtl. I'l:' v sell led down in Tid.-nna'H ?r,. ;!!»; T'earoe kicked a , r „nl fi-un a ji'mr)'. (lie only fporo of (lie same. ! For (lie winners none of the backs i I'taved pood foolbnl!. oxcepf tW j !■ r was «ame ;is :i fkdilin" cock in ff. iitfnrr dnwii *■> rushes. Tlie forwards 1 were .ill <wod. mid tliev played with eeiii'irji i(uni. r. Vfitvp, WfCny. ."id T.'iirii vere po-lmps Ui" pick. l'or ■ "'!!■' Mcr-'v. and' Ttouel.is and WVivon. invne... n.,d Af,n„. ,„„si promiu-nt

JUNIOR REP. MATCH.

I The Auckland representative junior tenia arrived in New Plymouth this morning from Onelninga. The Tara-naki-Auckhmd fixturo eventuates on ihe Western Park ground to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon. Play commences at 1.45 p.m., to enable the members of I the local team to return home that . ni>:ht. The visitors are a powerful [combination. and us our junior football |is of an unusually high standard this year, we expect to see ft good exposition of the game on Saturday.

! There is an unwritten regulation that I the Rugby Union shall pay its referees' 'expenses immediately after a match. There is a rather frequent disregard of the rote locally and referees are cum-

plaining. The Jvia Oras met and defeated the High School juniors on the lattcr's ground to-day. Whittakes scored two tries and West one for the Kia Oras, and Oav potted a goal for the School For the winners Allan was tile pick of the forwards, the backs being an even| lot. For the School Gray wiib the best back", and Kibhy the best forward.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME. In tin North v. South "soccer" game yesterday North won by two goals to