FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 11 September 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

HAWKES BAY v. AUCKLAND. THE NORTHERNERS DEFEATED. Per Press Association. T) Napier, Last Night, lie representative football match Auckland v Hawkes Bay was played on the Recreation Ground to-day before he largest attendance ever seen at a lootball match on the local ground. The Same was cluelly confined to the forwards ol both sides, and in this respect , -nvkes Bay was .lightly superior. The Hawkes Bay backs, hmv-vcr, played a more dashing game than the visitors, t though the passing on both sides was erratic. Hawkes Bay won by 10 points (two converted goals) to nil.

NEXT KAXFUHLV SHIELD HATCH. Per Press Association. ~„ „ , Auckland, Tuesday. the final match of the season for'thc Ranfurly Shield is to be played ilt Aucklandnext Saturday.. when Auckland will' meet Vwuiganui, who have challen«ed for the trophy, air. D. Callaghcr, .folo selector, has picked the Auckland forward division, out will not ) K able to select the backs till the return of the representatives from their tour on Ihursday. The forwards are as fol lows--F Herring and fi. Tyler (front tow) A. Francis, W. Cunningham, and I'. .Nicholson (middle row), C. Secliii" and If. Hayward (back row); wim-s", McDonald and Hull. If. Kiernan will play behind the scrum, and (ieortie «illett will also play in the hack division, j _,. „ t Wanganui, Last Night. , the Wanganui representative foot- , bailers leave for Auckland to-morrow

ALLEGED ROUGH PLAY BY AUCKLANDEKS. Per Press Association. ~ „, Auckland, Tuesday. -Mr. Shoahan, Chairman of tin- Management Commitbe of the Auckland Kugby Union, questioned as lo whether the committee intended takinrr . inv action with reference to the aliened rough play of the Auckland rcpres>ntativcs against Canterbury, said they jvould await thercport of their manager before doing anything. Mi: Sheahan expressed sunrise that the Auckland forwards should be charged with playing a rough game. He had attended every I game, in Alexandra Park this season and saw practically nothing to take exception to. They played a hard and strenuous game but their play hud been tree from unfair tactics. Dr. Ilardie Kiel, medical officer, who attended the matches, is prepared to testify to the small number of injuries received by footballers this year. Those wore the result of accideiil pure and simple, and not of rough play.