FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 22 August 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE i'KOFESSIoNAL TOUII. SECOND MATCH IX SYDNEY. ALL BLACKS WIN EASILY. Received 21st, 8.20 p.m. Sydney, August 21. The weather was line, and there were about 30(10 present. A strong southwesterly breeze was blowing. The local team was weaker thin on .Saturday. A good deal of ragged play took place at tile opening. The home team got liie ball from the serum more often than I heir opponent*, but were generally kept on the defensive.

A superb lull was made by .Messenger who feinted in and out through tin | Hlaeks, but 'he elfort was linally spoilec iiy a forward pass. 'I lie Xew Xealiuu'lev-- again drove tin Blues back, compel.ing tle ni to force. Several times tha SW Zeahuideiv were witinn an ace of scoring, but Imi was against them. Shortly .before half time, they -.cirei; in quick succession. Y\"ynyar.l and T..ild came awa.v, and the latter neatly side stepped Pry, aim seared.

Turtill failed at goal. Tlie Blacks dribbled back, and fi'ton a serum the ball came through to Wrigley. who dived round the paA. and stun j. Tin-till again failed. In the next ft w minutes Lowe go I a try, Vi ri'jley biiiiug ce-iivert. The 'Ifl! ''"'led Xew Z•aland to nil. 'l!:e second spell of the ... tine was fairly even for a lime. The locals then placed tie." libo-ks .in [he defensive, but Todd, intercrjitiivf a puss, got down the field. and scored in the siinolest fashion. Wrigley converted, making the score I ■ to nil.

1 lie local men nopeared demoralised and I he standard of play M|. Thev managed to obtain a seorc. which was the result of ;i fino r ,f passing, in which Chcad'e, Tlollowav and C'aim partieipate'L Holloway scoring. Messenger kicked a goal. 11 too.

On re.-niniin?, Dolibs w.n rather lmdhhurt. ami the .•!< pbyod a ,„. m short. From the throw in. Tyler .rot possession. <uid inn in. V. i"l' r l■.v r'oiivc'i'toil. the spniv rna<l'ii ? : Xeiv Zealand, 10; Xew Poulli Wales, 5.

There was no alteration when the pa me ended a few minutes Jater. AGTIOX AOATXST TTTE PROVESSIOXALS. Per Press Association, Auckland. August 21. The Auckland IJualiy rnion to-nisrht decided to ask (lie Xeu- Zeal-md Union "hat s(eps tliev proposed adopt in.* in regard to the professional footballers.

iWEU.CsT.TOX MF.MP.FRS DISOU\|J. I fikd. Per Press Associalion. Wellington, August 21. The management committee „f the Wellington Rugby t'nion to-night suspended six players for participating in the professional match at Sydney.

OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. OTAGO BADLY BEATEN, A DISASTROUS INNOVATION. Tor Press Association. . . liivercargill, August 21. he thirty-fourth interprovincinl foothall 111, itch, utagn ami Southland, ivaplnycd this afternoon, and re.-nltcd in an overwhelming victory for Southland liv 20 to 5. The large percentage of comi(ry players in the Otngo team was the subject of consideralile comment, but these men by no means nillilled the anticipations of the Otago selectors ]„ , the first spell. Otago, with the advnntage of the sun and a slight breeze, were kept defending, with the exception of a ■single da«h. when Dwver. after a fine mil. was tackled „„ Uie Soutliland'. line, a force resulting. After that. Otago, 10.-iiig (In- l w || time m the smiiiis. were never pn.t ], : ,]f. «;i\, and Sonthlund <lllO trv and potted a goal.

Til (he second spell the (lingo forwards ■showed (O slightly 1 letter ailvnntni»e, hut were oliviously a beat en pack. Ihe Siiiithland backs improved verv nmeh m combinatio,,. tlu , IVs , ]]t of In Inch (wo more tries were added and converted. The second of these m>.,] s

was a particularly fine "(lort bv J."iVc'. .Neeee w1,,, slioit time later eoniplcted nlty goal a fine P ,.„.

1- a loose fonvard r„-h. Borrie t ' l '-"l sent the ball out to ivlio in ldi- a tin" opening, and iwssrd to Mia.i.bo,- tnTan-cv. Ul . I.i t-named V.-!.-h M converted. Th" Ota-,, back |]„. ] l: ,]| t'.vice t rem tl„. d'li'jthe wliol.-Mat-h.

AITKT.AXD GAMI'S. Per L'rf-ss Association. Auckland. Aii"ii.-( 21. Un> A\erlne<ilav I'nion were defeated here this a ftcnuiou l,v (It" a 1 hi-■•. by five" 1-oinls tn nil after a i-ame.' The Hotorua team vero miinly' Mnoris. and thev -cored near the call of finm. !?„• i'oiira ]:lay Aucklaiid here on Satnrdav.

T T R. • The Star fir>t juniors leave on Saturoay night for Auckland, ami play matches against a Wednesday Union team 011 Wednesday, and against North Shore on Saturday week. The following players, accompanied by Mr I. A. Clarke (manager) and Mr I. Humphries (secretary) will make the trip: 11. Wcllcr, L. Tlrmvn. At. McKoy, ('. TSrown, T. Hopkins, A. Pearcc. fl. T.owc, A. Avery, A. Set ford. .1. I.'eardon, C. Allen, F. 'iveiineily. F. Hock. L, Clow, and A. Dixon.

TO-DAY'R lirATCH. 'i be Auekland-Taranaki senior representatives meet this afternoon on the \\\-<U'vn Park ground. The Auoklanders arc playing the opening match of their (our. and the Tarannki team has not yet played ill a match, so that the teams meet on even terms. At I lit; .same lime Ino effort has l:;vn <p;ired in preparation. and the oaiiic to-day should lie h-M a jjood -rirnlitie i-.xhihitiou of I'-oilt,;!!. Kick-oIV al •) p.m. \ 1 I.iM . ha- provided a iuhulm-v of ni . (i the \ve-| <id e of the I L'loiiitd. just iii>i(|t' the new t'riK-e. All jevl/ra is niu.h- for these.

After the last match in Sydney, ac-| conlinu' to the Sydney Morning FTerald, Ciutninpluim expressed th<> opinion that the teams were evenly mutdied. Asked ii h<* did not think it a lucky draw, he replied. ou sci». it's all in the game oi football. Australia made n mistake, and wr took advantage of it. Alitehinson followed the ball up for fully forty < 'uniiiu'iiijrui intimated to hi(,;i Sattirdny morning thut lie -I"'! it'ti ii"-l well on,.null f,, ]dav. but s here w, ( s no lielp for il. dSiillivan was al-o very bad. He stated that lie had now played his last game of football. The of the team, Mr K. Wyiic. remarked that Australia's -sptiilinjr" '.rame quite upset the combination of t*e Xew Zealnndci's. II u :! > vf.rv

,L r ond indeed. Still, there was influenza ri«lif. throusth the team. They missed l and Af'Donald. whose absence made a bur ditTerenee. Vndev the heading of "Fiouiid the Crouiid.'' a Sydney paper wrote regard- I inn tin- final te-t match: "There were' two hot arguments which ended in bouts with A New Ze;ilaul enthusiast, who s.n'd he ha.d 10s to speculate, appeared on the hill looking for a bet, and talked as if he owned the wealth of Croe-iH. There was more bad Innpruairo lienrd on one Sf-rtiru of the hili than h:is ew-r beon heard them before, probably ; mvuvr to tit" evenness of Hi." contest, ! The few women present had either fo 'j \>v' <-M:| ; liev ijid not he ir if or keep

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'hilaraling struggle it was noted that sumo of llwin exchanged guernseys with opponents. Halt' a dozen gleaming pink back* soon bore borrowed jerseys. Altogether, both players and spectators were mightily pleased with the result,